Message to Trish Larson Clayburgh (’73):
From Lynn Halvorson Otto (’75): Boonton, NJ
To Trish: you have the most amazing life! Best wishes for your new adventures in Montana and beyond. We ( the class of 75) also got the pleasure of seeing Gary at our reunion on July 11th. We had a very nice time catching up on everyone’s life. Best wishes, Lynn Otto
Gospel Music Festival at the Peace Garden
Posting from Don Boardman (’60): Bottineau, ND
Hi Gary
Just thought I would send you some information for your blog. We are having a Gospel Music Festival at the Peace Garden in the Burdick Center for the Performing Arts this weekend. It is the “International Country Gospel Music Fest” and the website is www.internationalcountrygospelfest.com. You can see all the performers, the write-up on each with pictures, the schedule, and other information on the festival. This is the 11th festival we have sponsored with groups from the US and Canada. No charge to get into the festival except the charge to get into the Peace Gardens itself. The Gardens are beautiful this year as usual.
Don Boardman, Tina Bullinger, and Jerry Olson
Ackworth Cemetery
Folks, the Ackworth Cemetery is looking very nice. The Lagerquist boys are doing a wonderful job taking care of it.
My Brother Darrel and his wife Debby looking at our Parents graves.
Gary
Ackworth Cemetery – July 2015
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Blog (331) posted on January 7, 2009
From Warren Anderson (65):
Hi, Gary we are talking about WWII alot and a friend of mine sent this to me. I think it is great as we only studied about “Betty the
Ribbeder” in History Class but here is another nation that used wood. Maybe Mr. Hosmer can say alittle more about it. Class of ’65 Warren
Warren, This is a very interesting movie about the 1944 Australian fighter bomber manufactured out of wood called the Mosquito. This movie is a bit large to be sending out with a group message.
Folks, please get in touch with Warren if you’d like for him to send you an electronic copy of this video. It’s an interesting clipping. Gary
Reply to Neola from Chery Larson Dakin (71):
To Neola Kofoid Garbe, good luck on your surgery tomorrow. You are in my prayers for a quick recovery. Take good care, and let us know when you can how you’re doing.
Cheryl Larson Dakin
Neola’s reply following Lumectomy Surgery:
Hi Everyone,
First, THANK YOU to everyone for your prayers. They were definitely answered. 
I’m so blessed to have so many “praying” relatives/friends. I did not worry about the surgery before I had it, and I’m not worried about it now. I don’t expect cancer will be in the tissue they removed. If, by any chance, there is, we’ll take it from there.
Wally and I got home about 20 minutes It[It’s taken me 15 minutes to write this email, so it’s a little long ago now)ago (after dropping off a prescription for pain pills and buying a few groceries for me to take along to Bottineau tomorrow). Annn Kofoid’s funeral is tomorrow at 2:00 at Nero Funeral Parlor. At this point in time, I plan to go. I’ll see how I feel tomorrow. I’m feeling fine right now–the pain pills will wear off sometime this afternoon, so that might change. I’ll take a couple more pills if I need them.
I am very fortunate in that I heal quickly. The first thing I did when I got back to my room was to ask for Diet Coke (Yes, I KNOW it isn’t good for me!). Then I had two slices of toast/jelly and a cup of coffee. After that, I had to prove my kidneys/bladder worked. They do.
I see the surgeon on January 19, unless something comes up. I don’t plan to see him before the 19th. I imagine that’s when I’ll find out when the radiation treatments start. Again, I don’t anticipate any probelms before/with the treatments.
Again, thanks for all the prayers, emails, cards, anything I might have missed mentioning. Like I said, I am BLESSED!
Neola
P.S. We stopped for groceries to buy ice cream. Wally says I can rationalize anything; I didn’t want to let him down, so I “rationalized” that I need to indulge myself and have some ice cream–half-gallon, of course!! (Two of them!)
Tim Martinson’s reply to Larry St. Clair’s photo posted in message (328):
Hello Gary, I had to comment on the picture that Larry sent to you. I had mentioned that Larry was part of the
class of 1966 and you had said that he was from the class of 1965. It kind of puzzled me that was I wrong
and my mind slipping but has the truth come forward at the bottom of the picture. Tommy was a senior that
year as his 4 year stripes on the letterman’s sweater attest to. I could still be wrong and Larry was eligible to
play an extra year as in a red shirt freshman status. I sure hope this does’nt raise a stink and DHS has to forfeit
all those games that were won that year!!!! Maybe we should keep this quiet? Hope your web site is secure?
Anyway the picture brought a smile to my face and fond memories of loud cheering and fast paced basketball.
Always looked forward to the next day breakdown of the previous nights game at the bakery. Back then it was
slaps on the back, way to go, and usually a win, that paid off for off for all the hard work put in at the lengthy
practices. Take Care, Tim
Yes Tim, you were right. I had Larry in the wrong year. He’s listed with the class of 66 now though. You are not the only one that brought this to my attention. It’s wonderful that you guys catch this stuff so it can be corrected. Future generations will be looking at this stuff in years to come and we want it to be right. Gary
Reply from Dale Pritchard (63):
Gary,
I did a search for “USS Cole” on the internet and it brought up several
newsworth and interesting things. On the first page are listed
“Recovery of the USS Cole” and “U.S.S. Cole.” The first one is a video
of the recovery with music. The second is a tribute with music to the
17 sailors who were killed in the terrorist attack. Scroll down on each
to see it all.
You mentioned going through Clark Air Base in the Philippines. When I
was stationed in Okinawa and both times in Japan we spent a lot of time
there working with our sister unit. I guess you know that Clark was
closed after Mt. Pinatubo erupted and buried it in ash. It wasn’t
practical to rebuild it after so much damage was done.
Dale
Reply from Bev Morinville Azure (72):
Mel Kuhn, I think you should come and live in our house with me for a few weeks I could train you and send you home after that and your wife would be soooooooooooo happy, After all most men are trainable lol
GOD BLESS YOU …………BEV
Reply from Bobby Slyter (70):
| To Mark Schimetz: Thanks for that wonderful picture of your mother at Minnie Flynn’s birthday party, she looks great, when we where in school I could not wait to go to lunch so I could see your mother she is and was then too, a wonderful person, I did not realize until years later that we where related as her brother Ernest Richard was married to my aunt Beatrice slyer, next time you see your mother give her a hug from me
JUST LITTLE OLE ME FROM KANSAS
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I hope this comes thru ok…happened across it this morning and thought you might enjoy it. Thank you to all our veterans for all you did and continue to do.  |