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Blog (319) posted on December 28, 2008
Season’s greetings to each and everyone of you from our house to yours. Today marks one year of continuous distribution of our daily blog. You guys have done a wonderful job of keeping this going. It’s so nice coming from a smaller community where everyone knows or knows of most everyone from the distant past to the present. All of your contributions are greatly appreciated by most. I and I know a lot of you look forward, each day, to what will be sent in. It’s always so exciting hearing from new folks and folks we have not heard from in a while too. For general info, we currently have 641 folks on our Dunseith email list and growing.
Folks, turn up those speakers and enjoy.
Gary & Bernadette.
Carol Allard Buxbaum’s (65) reply to Gary:
Patty Boguslawski
Carol Allard 7/12/07
Gary, My computer is working now, I just don’t get on it enough. I’m on the communion picture, and my brother Larry is too. He is the second from the right, in the second row. Ginger had me right. Dark hair and bangs. I like getting these e-mails Gary. You’re doing a great job. Thanks for the cheery music. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All!! Carol Allard
Carol, I have included that Cajun music with today’s message for everyone’s enjoyment while reading this message. Folks turn up your speakers and enjoy. Thank you Neola for providing.
The communion photo of Ginger’s that you referenced was posted with message (312) on 12/18.
I have known both you and Patty Boguslawski Gottbreht for many years, but I never knew you were first cousins until recently. I didn’t know you and Mel Kuhn were first cousins on the other side of your family either. Gary
Rita Anderson’s reply to everyone’s articles (Former owner of the Gamble store):
I enjoy the articles that you write, they are very interesting and informative. Just want to say that you were right about the Santa Clause. Walter Hiatt and Junior Mellhmer were the Santa Clauses. The suits that they wore belong to us at the Gamble Store, I had made it for our use. We always had a Santa Clause that would pass out candy to whoever was in the store at a certain time. We also used to play records outside over a loud speaker, I am sure you would remember that. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Rita Anderson
| From Erling Landsverk (44):
DEAR GARY AND BERNADETTE: MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO BOTH OF YOU FROM JO ANN AND I. AS I READ THE DAILY MESSAGES FROM THE ISLAND OF CEBU AND THE MANY FOLKS FROM DUNSEITHI AM STRUCK BY THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU HAVE MANAGED TO BRING OUT THE KINSHIP THAT EXISTS AMONG THE PEOPLE OF DUNSEITH AND THE HILS TO THE NORTH. I CAN FEEL THE LOVE AND AFFECTION IN THE WORDS OF EVERYONE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO YOUR DAILY MESSAGE. I REGRET THE TARDINESS OF THIS MESSAGE, BUT JO ANN AND I HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH A VIRUS FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS. WE ARE MUCH BETTER NOW. THANK YOOU GARY FOR YOUR DEDICATED AND DETAILED WORK. IT SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT A GREAT GUY. JO ANN AND ERLING LANDSVERK |
Reply from Sharon Longie Dana (73):
Reply to Gary
Dennis and Dallas LaVallie are brothers but not twins. I don’t know why Dennis isn’t listed. Can someone
tell us.
Sharon Longie Dana(73)
From Janice Leonard Workman (56):
Gary,
The thing I remember about Christmas in Dunseith is that Carols were playing over a loud speaker, I think at the Gamble Store but you could hear them all over Main Street. I loved them all but especially “Silver Bells.” That song always made me sing and I am a horrible singer. Here is the Auburn area we have about 8 – 10 inches of snow and the temp was at 30 degrees a couple of days. Lots of activities were canceled and school was closed a couple of days early for the Christmas vacation. I know those of you in ND and MN are probably laughing and I don’t blame you, because I know there is more snow and it is colder there than here. But we complain anyway.
So Merry Christmas and Happy of New Years to you all. Hope to see lots of you in July,
Janice
Janice, Having lived in the Bremerton/Seattle area for nearly 37 years, I am very familiar with the affects of the snow in that area when it snows. The snow in Seattle is very heavy and wet. It packs to ice very quickly causing very slippery roads. The icy roads combined with lots of hills and inexperienced winter drivers makes for some very dangerous driving conditions. The wet snow causes peoples cars to get high centered too. Then they are really stuck, even with 4WD, chains and studs. Bremerton currently has a foot of snow, but it’s suppose to melt soon. Gary
Folks, this is a picture of Bernadette with all her siblings that we took last night. Bernadette is the oldest (60), Jose (58), Berlinda (56) & Alot (54). They are all home for Christmas. I will say one thing and that is the fact that the relatives and folks in our compound, including our helpers, had an extra special Christmas with Bernadette’s sister, Alot, being here from Japan with all her generosity. She, like Bernadette, is very generous. Gary
Back: Bernadette & Berlinda (lives next door)
Front: Jose (from Mindanao, PI) & Alot (From Japan)
Picture from Wendy Strietzel (Dorothy Eurich’s (75) Daughter):
Gary,
I thought you might get a kick out of this.
Wendy Strietzel
Spring Break in ND
