Folks, I’m sending this a bit early today. Bernadette and I have doctors appointments this morning and probably won’t be home until later this afternoon. Gary
Tribute/Condolence – Evelyn Pladson family – From Erling Landsverk (44): t
GARY:
WE LEARNED OF EVELYNS DEATH ON SUNDAY WHEN SHARON CALLED US. AS YOU KNOW, EVELYNS WAS OUR COUSIN, AND I HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE OF KNOWING HER SINCE SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL. I REMEMBER HOW KIND AND HELPFUL SHE WAS TO HER MOM AND DAD WHEN I STAYED OVER WHILE VISITING THEIR HOME DURING HARVEST IN 1944 SHORTLY BEFORE I LEFT TO JOIN THE SERVICE. SHE WAS ALWAYS CHEERFUL, AND KIND TO EVERYONE. SHE GREW UP DURING THE DIFFICULT DEPRESSION YEARS, AND HARD WORK WAS NO STRANGER TO HER. I BELIEVE IT TEMPERED HER SPIRIT INTO BECOMING AN OUTSTANDING LADY, AND MOTHER AS WELL AS A SIBLING THAT HER BROTHERS AND HER SISTERS WERE PROUD OF.
WE ALL LOVED EVELYN AND EXTEND OUR MOST SINCERE SYMPATHIES TO HER CHILDREN, AND GRANDCHILDREN. AS WELL AS HER BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
AS FOR ME I WILL ALWAYS CHERISH HER MEMORY, AND AM GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE KNOWN HER.
ERLING
Reply from Rod Hiatt (69):
Hello Gary
I do remember the Awalt Anniversary and the duet. Vonnie played the
piano and I was on the accordion. I don’t think I was asked to be on
Laurence Welk Show after that either. Seems like my musical talent was
mainly in my mind and not in the ears of the audience.
Yes Vonnie was a big part of the auction business as she was no doubt
the best clerk that you could ever want. In all the years that she
worked with me, I don’t recall having to repeat the selling price or a
bidders number to her. She did that as well as caught bids at the same time.
She was also the best part of Hiatts Western Shop, as she could sell ice
cubes to an Eskimo without trying. At Christmas, the men would come in
looking for something for their wife, having no idea of size, colors or
style and Vonnie would put together an outfit, boots and accessories,
wrap it up and it was surprising how many wives would come back saying
how happy and thrilled that their husbands took the time, new the right
size and had such good taste. Vonnie just smiled and never said any
different.
It was 5 years ago last month that we lost her, but little things like
your newspaper clipping bring back the good memories and all the fun and
laughter that she brought into our lives She is dearly missed but Never
Forgotten
Ron Longie’s (65) reply to his family picture (Message 266) posted with all the comments:
Gary,
Thanks for the memories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! of a great town to grow up in, the life long friends made to this day, for the values, and quality of life I believe we took with us for that I’ll always say Thanks ..
Ron Longie
Ron Longie’s reply to Dick Johnson’s question (Message 271):
Gary,
In regards to Dick’s question about the girl injured while skating, that was my cousin Della Mae she and her family had come up from Arkansas. Patti was to little then she would have been about 9 or 10 years old.
Ron
Reply/memories from Allen Richard (65):
Reply to Lyle Olson
Herman Martinson and Glen Shelver were the true essence of what humanity should be. Their character crossed several generations. I think the bakery was the unofficial headquarters for the guys form the class of ’65. 3 Bismarks for a quarter. I wonder why I had zits. In our high school years I , along with a number of the guys from the classes of ’65-’66 would have lunch at the bakery and go to the pool hall. I had to take a time out from the pool hall because of a ball somebody knocked off the table, so we played ping pong at the stone garage, which was operated by Dale Fugere, Darrel Fugere’s twin. Heck of a mechanic!
I was very young when Glen shut down the soda fountain at the drugstore. I think he had two or three booths. Edna Leonard would be considered a celebrity chef today with what she could do to a banana split! Edna was very protective of the comic books we used to read–maybe had to do with the toppings on our fingers. Glen was more than a druggist. He was an advisor on all things medical, with amazing skills in the area of veterinary medicine. All you needed to do was go in and say my cow is (pick a symptom – any symptom) and you went home with a fix. I think he stitched up more than a few kids and adults that needed a little patchwork. Probably worked a little overtime when the Snake Pit had an unusually busy night!
And the Crystal Cafe. When I first got to Dunseith School in 2nd grade, until we had hot lunches, it was either a lunch box, or if the weather was tolerable–warmer than -20, I had my daily grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup while sitting at the counter with the grown ups. You don’t find food like they cooked at the Crystal these days. Other than French Fries, I think the deep fryer was unemployed.
My cholesterol is out of whack anyway, but it was worth it!
aLLEN rICHARD
Dunseith History from Gary Metcalfe (57):
| Hello Everyone, Documented history is amazing. The internet affords me information complete. All I have to do is put in 34th with my one finger approach and it is right there. Everytime Ole was wounded, I take his discharge papers which show the dates and tell each move for the day. First wounded in Tunisia, Hill 609; then Cassino, then Rosignano.
Another man many people may not know, was a cop named Clarence Michaels. He came from same town Joe Spaeth did. He was a Ranger, now I know how special they were by the way they were mostly from the 34th Infantry, also 1st Infantry. I saw him handle a couple guys that thought they were pretty tough. One night two carloads of wild ones surrounded me at the cash register at Dale’s. Some gal just leaving from her closing of the restaurant called the police and Clarence slid sideways across the island, stuck his revolver up the nose of the guy that thought he had full control of the guy on the bottom of the pile. I am probably the only one that knew Axel Johnson was covering me from the shadows of the shop. I think Axel knew about the element of surprise, the ring leader and that Big Iron Scoop Shovel. Axel did that again one night, just a smaller frey. I guess he had a sense of when to be there. I am not sure, but maybe both times Axel was coming to work about midnight. If anyone thinks the many cops we had didn’t earn their pay, they just did not know Dunseith that well. I still have high respect for law officers, from the way the old cops handled us, they didn’t take away our beer or make us go home at midnight. I guess I could name 20 of them and they worked alone most of the time. WOW Some may ask,”Why the scoop shovel?” I say if you were an old warrior and when old age came on and you didn’t want to go to the safety of your house when it got dark, then use Teddy Roosevelt’s theory, “Walk softly and carry a big stick!” Gary Metcalfe |
Pictures provided by Noela Kofoid Garbe:
Cote Sisters
Mel Kuhn, I think one of these ladies is your mother. That would make the other four your aunts.
Can you identify each of these ladies for us with their married names and husbands with a little
history of each. You mentioned once before that all 5 sisters were at Good Sam. You also provided
a little history at that time too, but we didn’t have the picture to related it to. Thanks, Gary
I believe this is pastor Bakken. Who are the one’s being confirmed?
Can anyone idenify this solidier?
Dunseith High School Class of 1976
| Last | First | Address | City / State / ZIP | Phone | ||
| 1 | Abrahamson | Gary | Born April 20, 1958 – Died October 23, 2006 | Deceased | ||
| 2 | Azure Allery | Arlene | 100 E Wachter Avenue | Bismarck, ND 58504 | (701) 258-2962 | |
| 3 | Campbell | Jeff | #7 Squaw Pt. Rd. | Bottineau, ND 58318 | (701) 263-3254 | |
| 4 | Counts | Garry | PO Box 451 | Dunseith, ND 58329 | (701) 263-4758 | |
| 5 | Davis | Curtis | Dunseith, ND 58329 | (701) 244-2442 | Listed Phone number living in Dunseith. Unable to contact. May be out of town | |
| 6 | Davis Gillis | Debra | PO Box 276 | Dunseith, ND 58329 | (701) 244-2182 | Listed Phone Number/address. Unable to contact. May be out of town |
| 7 | Enno | Everette | 1830 29th St W | Williston, ND 58801 | (701) 774-0915 | |
| 8 | Fugere | Kevin | 2175 94th St NE | Bottineau, ND 58318 | (701) 228-204 | |
| 10 | Hanson Enghusen | Diane | 18412 135TH ST | RENTON, WA 98059 | 425-226-5249 | |
| 11 | Metcalfe | Travis | 2904 E Jerome Ave | Mesa, AZ 85204 | 480-580-3705 | |
| 12 | Morin | Bernard | PO Box 627 | Dunseith, ND 58329 | 244-5744 | |
| 13 | Nadeau | Elmer | 1211 Sixth St NE | Devils Lake, ND 58301 | (701) 662-8818 | No email address |
| 14 | Parisien | Elmer | Unable to locate | Recently moved to Minot | Sister Rita (701) 947-5754 – Out of town, unable to reach | |
| 15 | Poitra | Alan | 9808 Brookside Avenue | Bloomington, MN | (952) 881-9820 | |
| 16 | Robert Johnson | Diane | 110 Second Ave NE | Rolla, ND 58367 | (701) 477-6818 | |
| 17 | St. Claire | Merle | PO Box 533 | Dunseith, ND 58329 | (701) 244-5560 | |
| 18 | Taylor | Eugene | No one has any idea of Gene’s fate | Gene only went his Senior year to Dunseith | Father Frank was a teacher, hired in Dunseith in 1975 | |
| 19 | Lamoureux Blassingame | Joni | ||||
| 20 | Striker Robinson | Donna | Swift Current, SK | (306) 778-2013 | ||