Happy birthday Arliss Halvorson Lider (’54): Bottineau, ND
Reply from Dawn Gregory Allard (’74): Bottineau, ND
Gary, I think the boy in the class of 73 is Donald Malaterre.
Carl Brudwick
Question form Ginger LaRocque Poitra (’65): Belcourt, ND
Neola,
I see the name Brudwick mentioned a few times in the blog. I have a question, do you or anyone, recall Carl Brudwick?
He was probably from the Bottineau area, married to Cecelia LaRocque, daughter of Zephrine (Pete was what people called him) LaRocque, her mother was Mary (Delorme)LaRocque, from Dunseith. I recall Carl going to Bottineau to visit someone, when the would come for a visit. Carl and his family lived in Aberdeen Washington, from the time I remember. Cecelia and Carl owned a restaurant there in Aberdeen. I just thought maybe someone would know that family. Thank you
Ginger (LaRocque) Poitra class of (65)
Class of ’73 pictures
Posted by Trish Larson Clayburgh (’73): Montana
Folks,
These are the folks in these pictures. I do not know who is who though, but I will take a guess
Vickie Hiatt, Marsha Olson, Brenda Hiatt, Alan Honsey, Dean Stickland, Mark Millang
My guess
(1)Alan Honsey, (2)Vickie Hiatt, (3)Dean Stickland, (4)Marsha Olson (5)Mark Millang, (6)Brenda Hiatt,
Folks, we need some help Identifying these folks.
Gary
Birds of the Wild
Posting from Vickie Metcalfe (’70): Bottineau, ND
Gary and friends,
I love birds of the wild.
All of them, including Robins, Gold Finch, Chic a dees, Geese.
Even Crow which I tend to eat alot of.
Please check out the following site from KIRO Seattle. This takes place in Ballard, Washington.
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/birthday-party-held-ballard-over-70-heron-chicks/nmRgm/
Click on view larger so you can get a really good look see.
It is a really neat photograph following with a paragraph about young herons in Ballard, Washington.
These birds reminded me of another time long ago.
When we were in our teens,
Our Dad, Cliff began to call his girls , “his shi pokes.”
When questioned he always matter of factly replied,
“Shipokes have long legs and are beautiful birds!”
One year, my younger sister and I found out the truth.
What a wake up call!
It was about 1969.
On an after noon, warm, dusty day, bouncing along in Bus #9,
with our driver of many years, Bennie Anderson.
He shifted gears as we traveled East on the Emil Morin gravel road.
The little yellow bus screeched and braked to a sudden stop
at the top of the first big hill, as Bennie stomped on the brakes.
He set the emergency brake.
There was~ the ugliest bird my sister and I had ever seen.
Ugg- illly!
It moved.
~It’s long legs, awkward, clumpsy walking then stopped,
Its brownish feathers stuck up and out every which way, all over!
I thought, “That must be a a real freak of nature”.
“Bennie, What’ is that?” we sang out in unison standing up to get a closer clear view.
“It’s_… a shh i POKE .._” stated Bennie in his high pitched voice emphasizing the last syllable.
With big disbelieving eyes, Cyndy and I sat down.
The bird finally took an awkward leap and slow off up and away.
We said not a word, quiet the rest of the way home.
Thinking. (whoa UGG- illy!)
That night at the supper table looking at dad accusingly.
We finally declared excitedly to our father,
the words were spoken in haste jumbled and tripped over each other.
“Dad, we were riding bus today, by Emil Morins, and finally saw a shi poke.
AND THEY AREN”T BEAUTIFUL!”
We should have known, with our dad we never got the last wor
He began to laugh.
Stopped, and kindly looking at each at each of us said,
“They are kind of gangley and silly lookin
But they grow up beautiful.”
Yes, our Dad certainly knew how to use psychology to get out of a tough spot with his girls
(sorry folks the any and many spelling, punctuation and English errors are, as always, completely of my undoing)
Until later Vickie
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Blog (309) posted on December 15, 2008
Reply from Lynn Halvorson Otto (75):
| Hi Gary, thanks for another enjoyable walk down memory lane. I know the names of some of the people who write but have never met them. Again, as I sit here in Seoul, Korea on a beautiful sunny December morning I have tears of laughter running down my face from another of Larry Hackman’s stories. When you live so far from “home” , it’s wonderful to read about times gone past of North Dakota experiences. I wish our boys could have the experience of playing fox and geese, making a fire out in the snowy woods and boil eggs from a chicken coop! OOOOOHHHHH, the good old days! Lynn Halvorson Otto |
Reply from Sybil Johnson:
Yes Cecilia, I remember those aprons. Both my grandmother and mother wore them. I guess it was easier to hold things in the pockets.
At 7:00 in the morning, its -9 here in Cheyenne, but Im still immune from the cold; after living in ND for 20 yrs. I remember those severe winters,
very well. Sybil Johnson
Reply from Don Aird (Carroll Carlson’s Nephew):
Thanks for these updates – I only lived in Dunseith until I was 3 years old I visited sometimes twice a year until I moved to Texas. I always felt like I was coming home when I could see the TurtleMountains on the horizon.
Mr. Wonderful
Passing of Loretta Morin provided by Neola Kofoid Garbe:
LORETTA MORIN, 65, Dunseith, died Friday in a Rolette nursing home. Funeral Thursday, 10 a.m., St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, rural Dunseith. Wake service Wednesday, 4 p.m., with a Scriptural prayer service at 7 p.m., both in the church. (Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau.
Early to mid 60’s basketball team. Not sure of the year. Please refresh the identities those in this photo. At one time the class of 65 had these folks identified, but without a lot of research, I can not easily locate that info. I’ve got a system set up now to be able to easily locate the identities of those in these photo’s. Gary
My stab at who I think some of these folks are.
Back Row: John Awalt and Terry Martinson with ties. Coach Gene Hepper on the extreme right.
Front L to R: Dan Danielson, ?, Pete Gillis, Terry Espe & Warren Anderson
Cheerleaders for the team above. Again my guess with identities.
Back L to R: Doreen Houle, Patty Boguslawski &Connie Halvorson
Front L to R: Sharon Wheeler, Sharon Peterson & Karen Schneider
