10/3/2008 (240) | Dunseith Alumni

Gary:

Reading about Peter Poole brought back a lot of memories. Pete lived 3/4 of a mile east of our farm on Highway 43. My parents often hired him to help with haying and harvesting He was a good friend of my parents. As a kid, I liked to run over to his log home at meal time as he always had fried potatoes and fried wieners. Pete owned a 160 acre farm and a 40 acre farm where he lived. When I was about fifteen years old, our family bought the l60 acres which adjoined our farm. Vickie Metcalfe’s family now own that land. The note about Agnes and Martin Murray also brought back memories as I left my pony in their barn each day while I attended Central School on the south side of Carpenter Lake. This was Don Johnson’s first teaching job, I believe. Don used to tell us students we were teaching him as much as he taught us.

Another colorful old gentlemen that lived around Dunseith was Lynn Gilbert who had some colorful stories about the prohibition days. Lynn would entertain several of the younger guys on a Saturday night at the Crystal Cafe with his many stories.

Gary, we appreciate everything that you do. Bill Lamb

From Shirley LaRocque Wendt (59):

HI GARY, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW I WILL BE GOING INTO THE HOSPITAL FOR SURGERY ON MY HEART, MOST LIKELY OPEN HEART, I NEED TO HAVE A VALVE REPLACEMENT. NEXT WEDNESDAY I WILL BE GOING FOR A COUPLE MORE PROCEDURES THEN I WILL FIND OUT WHEN THE SURGERY WILL BE. SO I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE LOTS OF PRAYERS. THANKS SHIRLEY

Shirely, Our prayers will be with you. Please keep us posted. Gary

Reply from Rod Hiatt (69):

Hello Gary

I did get the buckles made and handled the sale of them through my
Western store. I sold the remaining buckles that I had left to George
Gottbreht. I am not sure how many I had left, but George may still have
some.
The company that cast the buckles was Award Design Medals from Norman
Oklahoma. They also made the Bottineau Centinniel buckle and I believe I
did 1 for Willow City and the 100 years of the Botno County Fair.
We made up a number of the brass buckles that were sold for $20.00 and 1
sterling silver with 24k gold plate that was auctioned off during the
centennials and the proceeds of the silver buckle was donated to the
committee. I believe my cousin Dwayne Lang ended up with the Dunseith
buckle and I think it brought around $1500-$1600. I know that Jim
Holwell got the Bottineau buckle, I believe Paul Heidbreder the fair
buckle and not sure on the Willow City one.
Dick also forgot to mention that the head of the design department of
Award Design told me that if Dick ever wanted a career as a design
artist to give them a call. He said this was one of the first drafts
that they didn’t have to do any touch up work on.
These buckles and Dick have something in common, when they were cast the
molds were broke and they will never be duplicated.
God only knows that 2 Dick Johnsons would be too much.

Rod, I had a nice visit with your Mother, Vida, several days ago. She sounds great and is doing well. Gary

Reply from Carmen Leonard Richard (Rolette):

Class of 1936 – Estelle Charlebois — born 1916 – married Leo Mongeon 1939 — died April 7 1992

Carmen’s reply to Gary:

She was my aunt. My mothers maiden name was Charlebois. I see that I have made a mistake in the year of her birth, I will have to change it in my book. Her obit was not clear on the date of her birth. sorry!. I was surprised that she graduated from DHS I always thought she had graduated from Rolla.

Charebois Mongeon

Estelle

Born March 22, 1918 – Died April 7, 1992

Deceased

Question from Sharon Longie Dana (73):

Reply to Ann Boppre Perry, Am I right in reading that all the old trophies are not being kept at the school. You are giving them away for postage.

Sharon Longie Dana(73)

Dunseith High School Class of 1937

	Last	First	Address	City / State / ZIP	Phone	Email
	Bedard Nader	Georgette	41130 Fox Run, Apt 110	Novi, MI 48377	(248) 960-7565	No email address
1	Berube Bauer	Laura	Born August 7, 1918 – Died April 12, 2006			Deceased
2	Bibeau	Henry	Born June 11, 1917 – Died September 5, 1997			Deceased
3	Cornell	Royden Noyes	Born August 30, 1919 – Died August 17, 2000			Deceased
4	Dailly Ohlsen	Flora	Born September 7, 1918 – Died August 13, 2002			Deceased
5	Gehres	Gladys				Unable to locate
6	Murray	Eileen	Born August 4, 1921 – Died January 1, 2003			Deceased
7	Pritchard Eurich	Winifred	Bottineau, ND 58318	(701) 263-4827 (daughter Eileen)	St. Andrew’s Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Bottineau
8	Richard	Herbie	Source: Prairie Past and Moutain Memories 1882-1982			Deceased
9	Salmonson Duchesneau	Esther	Born June 8, 1919 – Died June 24, 2005			Deceased
10	Satrang	Alfred	816 Eastern Ave	Grafton, ND 58237	(701) 776-5595 (701) 352-1634	nursing home Rugby. Daughter/Corrine addresscsatrang@gra.midco.net
11	Satrang	Berdella	Born June 3, 1918 – Died March 1, 1984			Deceased
12	Stadheim Pearson	Lorraine	Born September 16, 1918 – Died August 14, 2001			Deceased

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