Happy Birthday Karen Loeb Mhyre (’65): Bellevue, WA
Happy Birthday Lee Stickland: Dickinson, ND
Reply to Bill Hosmer’s Recollection of Dunseith.
From Joe Johnson (’77): Lindstrom, MN
Gary,
As a reply to Bill Hosmer’s wonderful recollections about Dunseith. I remember anytime I heard my father and uncle’s talking of Bill Hosmer it was with the highest regard. Also, Bill’s mention of Sy Kadrie’s pool hall and Neil Hassen brought back some memories of conversations overheard about the pool hall and visits with my father to Neil Hassen’s store on main street in Dunseith. Growing up in Dunseith was definitely good times! Gary thanks for keeping us all in touch. Joe Johnson
Justin Abrahamson
Born: November 20, 1980
Died: October 06, 2015
Justin Abrahamson, age 34 of Aurora, CO died Tuesday October 6, 2015 at his home. Funeral will be held on Friday at 10:00 am at the Peace Lutheran Church in Dunseith. Visitation will be Thursday starting at 6:00 pm with a prayer service at 7:00 pm both at the church. Burial will be at the Little Prairie Cemetery rural Dunseith.
Justin Abrahamson, a son of Doyle Abrahamson and Lynda Biffle, was born on November 20, 1980 at Englewood, CO. He graduated from Ponderosa High School in Parker, CO. He helped his dad for many years, including doing the survey work for home plate at Coors Field. Justin began working for Merrick and Company in Aurora, Co in 1997. He progressed from rodman to instrument operator to party chief. In 2006, along side his dad, he was part of a team who made multiple climbs on the Continental Divide to retrace and re-monument the original Base Line dividing the Kansas and Nebraska territories in which is now Colorado. He attended the University of Colorado and obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering on December 13, 2008. Justin worked on Merrick & Company projects throughout the United States.
Justin enjoyed off road four wheeling. He was twice nominated for the Merrick Way award. First for providing CPR to a motorcyclist suffering from a heart attack and also for designing and building theft prevention measures for the Merrick ATV trailer.
Justin is survived by his mother and step-father, Lynda and John Biffle of Parker, CO; half brother, Paul (Tracy) Martin of Olympia, WA; step-mother, Cindy Abrahamson of Aurora, CO; step brothers, Paul (Nicole) Davis of Aurora, CO and Matt Davis of Columbus OH; paternal grandmother, Maude Abrahamson of St. John, ND; maternal grandmother, Vivian Kent of Park Rapids, MN; aunts and uncles; Darrel (Phyllis) Abrahamson and Tom (Betty) Abrahamson all of St. John, Laurie Inkin of Victor, NY, Lynn (Lynette) Kent of Dickinson, ND, Landis (Ann) Kent of Gillette, WY, Ladyn (Susan) Kent of Parker, CO and Larry Kent of Park Rapids, MN; girlfriend, Cassandra Thacker of Aurora CO and nieces, nephews and many cousins.
He was preceded in death by his father Doyle; grandfathers, Howard Abrahamson and Les Kent and one aunt, Jeanmarie Abrahamson.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donation be made to your Toy For Tots, an organization that was very important to Justin.
Arrangements were with Nero Funeral Home in Bottineau. Friends may sign the online register book at www.nerofuneralhome.net.
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Posting from Vickie Metcalfe (’70): Bottineau, ND
I love the wisdom of A.A. Milne’ s Winnie the Pooh!
Here is more of Winnie real Canadian history on todays Canadian news.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?playlistId=1.2616492
Vickie
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
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Blog (369) posted on February 13 , 2009
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Mavis Hagen’s passing posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe:
This came from my friend, Ruth Gust.
From Lynn Henriksen (64): Hi Gary, I gave so much thought yesterday to old friends and what they mean to me, so I wrote the attached post for my blog & published it just now –thought you’d appreciate it. <<…>> Keeping Spirits Alive, Lynn Henriksen Website: http://www.telltalesouls.com Blog: http://www.thestorywoman.com Lynn, I copied and pasted below, from your blog, the article of discussion that you just posted. You, unlike me, are a very good writer. You have written a wonderful heart wrenching story. Thank you so much for sharing. Gary Folks, please visit Lynn’s web and blog sites. She has put a lot of work into these wonderful sights.
Be Mine, ValentineFebruary 12th, 2009 Just a couple days ago something extraordinary ‘happened’ to me, that I want to tell you about. I was raised in a wonderful place in the Turtle Mountains of North Dakota at a little country store, Kelvin, just 4 miles south of the US-Canadian International Peace Gardens and 9 miles north of Dunseith, pop. 800! We, kids, were the Dunseith Dragons, “Blue & White Dynamite, Fight Team Fight.” Yes, I’m reminiscing way back to my formative years where a “man’s” handshake was his word, where the work ethic was not asking, “what’s in it for me,” but rather, “what can I do for you,” where the community came together for what we called a ‘building bee’ if someone lost a home or barn or store to a fire, where we could wander the town without fear or supervision and swim in the lake without life guards (luckily, no one drowned). Of course those were simpler times then everywhere, but I cherish my childhood where Turtle Mountain Memories are irreplaceable. A huge piece of my heart lies in the Turtle Mountains and Dunseith, especially Kelvin. I’m thankful for the Face Book link and Gary Stokes for consciously reconnecting me to that time and place and to those good people. I joined Face Book just last weekend – had my arm twisted, heels dug-in not to go that route, but I have to say it was a very good thing I joined, because Gary Stokes, the Dunseith Alumni guru with a mighty following for his email Blog-blasts, found me and lured me in. He then blasted my unassuming response to that message he sent to me literally all over the place! Little Valentines have been blowing my way the past few days through direct emails and website contacts reawakening in me tender memories, friendships, and ties. What’s more, many people are interested in writing a bio-vignette about their mothers and sending it to me – others have subscribed to my Blog feed – Wow! I hope they know I feel that the inspiration they say I’ve given them to write a “Mother Memoir” is truly a gift they’re giving me. Harking back, once again, to school days, when Valentines were a really big deal, I remember we were allowed to build elaborate hearts and houses and chambers to place on the ledge under the windows inside our classrooms, hoping to attract as many Valentines as possible. It was a creative time filled with hopes for love and friendship, as well as dashed dreams, if Mr. or Mrs. Right-for-me didn’t deliver the longed-for “Be Mine.” Politically correct wasn’t even dreamed-up back then, I don’t think; we weren’t expected to give a Valentine to everyone in the class, and each of us knew we wouldn’t get one from everyone else, either. Most of us had our feelings hurt occasionally, but isn’t that real life? Expectations weren’t such that we believed attention, awards, friends, college, or jobs were a given – we knew we had to work for what we got, in return we learned to value what we did receive. I value my Valentines past, present, and future. Thanks for being in my life. I used to think online cards were not sincere enough or the easy way – but I roll with the times and blogs.
Lois Hiatt Fugere’s Obituary posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe:
Arnold Wenstad family posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe:
Folks, I don’t have an email address for either Gary or Karen. I’m hoping that someone can pass this message along to them if you/they should happen to see them. Gary is living in the Willow Lake area and Karen is living in Kansas. When putting their class lists together, I had a nice visit with both Gary & Karen. Gary
Karen, Gary Arnold & Arlene Wenstad
Winthrop/Clara Smith picture posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe:
Pictures posted by Dick Johnson (68):
Gary and Friends, Here are a few pictures of Deerheart Lodge from the Dunseith History Dick |
