5/12/2012 (1482)

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Happy Birthday Evie Gottbreht Pilkington (DHS ’65): Irvine, CA
 
Class of 65 reunion 7-12-07 
L To R: Angela Berube, Evie Gottbreht, Gary Stokes, Bill Grimme
Standing  in back:  Allen Richard & his daughter Alaina.  Sitting in Back: Bob Lykins
 
Alcide Lajimodiere Memories
From Jim Metcalfe (’52):  Kingman, AZ 
 
I have been reading the anecdotes about Alcide Lajimodiere and felt compelled to add one of my experiences.  I also remember Alcide well and agree with the observations about what a good and interesting person he was.  Anyway, one summer after the crop was in, it was fencing time and my dad, Jim senior, decided he would like to have a new fence put through a field near a creek and meadow.  It was a long and straight fence.  If it wasn’t straight it would need to be done over.  Anyway it was about the hottest muggy day in June I ever remember when Alcide, who was our hired hand at the time,  and I set out with post maul, wire stretcher, fencing wire and home cut oak posts. We had a good start and were sweating profusely when we were maliciously attacked by hordes of mosquitos, which we had disturbed, that came swarming out from the meadow  to chew us out.  Never-the-less we kept to our task although not exactly in good humor.  Finally it was lunch time.  We were relieved to get out of the sun and away from the insects.  My mother, Ella, seeing our plight, decided that we needed some protection from the pesty little beasts.  She dug through her sewing basket and come up with some old lace curtains that she had kept in case she should find some use for them.  So Alcide and I were fitted out with some pretty lace coverups that we wore under our hats and over our shoulders for the remainder of the day.  When my dad came home. he seemed to find some humor in the fancy accoutrements of his hired hands.  I think my mother took a picture with her old Brownie Kodak, but I don’t think I kept a copy.
 
 
Alcide Lajimodiere picture
From Dick Johnson (’68):  Dunseith, ND
 
Gary and Friends,       Here is a picture of Alcide from a quite few years ago.  This
came to me from Debbie Poitra Rondeau who got it from her mom, Betty
Counts Poitra, at my request.  I had no pictures of Alcide Lajimodiere
or Ward Anthony so I asked Betty  and she looked until she found one
with both of them on it and I really appreciated it.  I did separate the
two of them for picture enlargement reasons.  These two guys were
‘fixtures’ in the neighborhood for many years and I wanted a picture of
them to keep for old times sake.  Thanks Gary!Dick

 
 
Reply to yesterday’s ‘Post of the Day’
From Dick Johnson (’68):  Dunseith, ND
 
Gary and Friends,       Thanks to Sharon and Mary for the ‘Post of the Day’ about old
terms not heard much anymore.  Being I do a lot of work on old
vehicles,  I still use many of the terms mentioned.  Other old car buffs
use the same terms so we all know what part we are talking about but
younger folks think we’re talking in a foreign language.  One
example—-One day I went into the big NAPA auto parts store in Minot
and a younger kid with a spiked haircut came up to the counter and asked
what I needed?  I told him I was looking for a ‘points’ screwdriver with
the little clamps to hold the screws when putting in a set of points.�
He stood there dumbfounded and asked,  “What are points?”  I take it
that his Honda Civic with the painted windows and 6″ boom pipe exhaust
doesn’t have points.  I noticed another parts man, with gray hair,�
behind the counter and told the kid maybe we better ask him.  He said, ”
Hey Joe,  this guy wants a ‘points’ screwdriver.” The older man said,�
without hesitation,  ” It’s on the back blue board,  839150″ (or some
similar long number), and the kid walked back and picked it off the
board.  When he got to the counter with the screwdriver,  has asked what
it was for and I explained it’s use.  He had never heard of such a thing
or what it would be used for.  Moral of the story—Find the older parts
man first if you work on old cars.     Another example was when I took a pair of heads for a 409 Chevy
engine to a rebuilder for getting new hard valve seats installed.  He
was an older gray haired guy and he just took a quick look and told me�
no problem.  These heads are very spendy and I wanted to make sure he
knew EXACTLY what he was doing as some of the 409 heads are lighter duty
and can be ruined permanently by cutting out the valve seats and going
into the water jacket.  He was just too sure of himself so I asked him
if he was sure these heads are OK for the job or might he go through
into the water jacket while cutting the seats?  He looked at me with a
disgruntled look and pulled out an old dirty ring binder and flipped it
open and pointed to the number on my heads and then pointed to the top
of the page where he had written ‘Good to Go’.  The other column said
‘NO Good’.   He knew what he was doing and had done it many times when
409s were common.  He knew the 6 digit head numbers by heart and there
are lots of different heads with different numbers.  I left with
confidence and he did a great job.  As I said,  find the old guy. Thanks
Gary!

Dick

 

5/11/2012 (1481)

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Alcide Lajimodiere Memories
From Vickie Metcalfe (’70):  Bottineau, ND
 
Gary and friends,

Thank You Dennis for sharing about Alcide.
By instinct, I believed there is more to his story.
I have an inquiring mind.

Alcide was part of my childhood.
He worked for dad and would stay with us. 
If I needed help getting on a horse, he’d ask if I needed help?
then boost me on.  

He was cheerful, never complaining.  He had character.
He worked hard  sharpening fence posts, fencing, working cattle.
If wood was needed he’d bring it in. 
Our Mom always cooked his favorite requests.
Especially, a favorite  of his, “Chop Suey”.
Alcide always was  appreciative and thankful.

Alcide had many friends in our neighborhood, 
including,the Seims, Carroll,many Metcalfe’s etc.
And the Anthony’s.

One cold winter January Day,  about 4:30 in the afternoon,
my little green ford Maverick was stuck on the ice,in the snow,in front of Evan’s Hardware.
Many younger guys walked past,shrugged, giggling on their way to the Garden Tap.

T’was  Alcide and Ward, they were old.
 But they were two good men, they saw what was needed,
and pushed my car  out. They, tipped their hats and went on their way.

Alcide and Ward, two kind, thoughtful, most respectful unassuming gentlemen.
Alot of guys could have learned from them!

As kids, Nancy and I loved it when Alcide came.
He was kind to children.  He listened and he was a story teller.
We’d listen for hours. 

Sometimes my eyes would grow big and he’d notice and soften the story.
Boy, could he entertain with whoppers!

I continue to collect stories about Alcide.
What stands out in my mind  in particular.
Alcide was most proud to be an American Indian Veteran.
It was a privilege to  have known him.
 
Vickie
 
 
 
Clayton and Dorothy Gagner Memories
From Floyd Dion (’45):  Dunseith, ND
 
Gary
Clayton and Dorothy Gagner were very nice people. In 1944 I worked for the Associated Shipbuilders, later Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company and the newspaper said that the farmers in north Dakota were crying for help, so I took a 4 or 6 weeks leave and came back to ND . I worked for Clayton with the harvest which was around Lords Lake. Jim and Marion Coleman lived in the yard too.They both were very very nice to work for, They were the best of the best.
Floyd

5/10/2012 (1480)

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Larry Millang (’66):
Message from Toni Morinville Gredesky (’68):  Farimount, ND
 
Gary,

I teach with someone who used to teach with Larry Millang in Hannah, ND in 
1973. He is curious to find out about Larry.
Does anyone have any information?
Toni Morinville Gredesky
Yes Toni, I think we can locate Larry. Following his career, Larry has moved back to Bottineau. Larry has now taken on another job that fits his mold very well and one that I think he likes very much too, greeting folks at Wal-Mart.  I had many chants with Larry with my visits to Wal-Mart when we were back there in May 2010. Larry is very much alert, at any given moment, to all that is going on in the forward end of the Bottineau Wal-Mart store. He is there to lend a helping hand and to answer questions from the customers and of coarse with a little visiting too.
 
Larry, I have pasted Toni’s email address above.
 
Gary
 
 
Mothers day performance by Gary Fulsebakke and the Fauske Fiddlers at the Peace Garden (Free entry too)
Message from Gary Fulsebakke (’71):  Devils Lake, ND
 
Dear Gary and Friends,
 
         On Mothers Day, this coming Sunday, I will be performing along with the Fauske Fiddlers and others at the Mothers Day Buffet in the Visitors Center at the International Peace Garden.  The buffet starts at 11 am.  and goes to about 3pm.  There is no cost to enter the Peace Garden that day and the new Visitors Center is a great place to listen to music and enjoy a great meal!  Hope to see you on Mothers Day!    Gary Fulsebakke
 
 
                Thanks Gary,
 
 
 
Reply to Vickie Metcalfe’s Memorial day posting
From Dennis Dubois (’63):  Minneapolis, MN
 
Wow! Thanks Vickie. I remember Alcide Lajimodiere well, as he lived with us for a period of time in the early 1950s. He was captured and tortured in the war. He escaped and caught. They cut his tongue from the back to the front in two.. That is why he could not talk clearly. Another thing I remember about him was that he loved curdled (clobbered, he called it) milk and brown sugar. I can remember Mom and Dad always treated him with so much respect. I didn’t know why he didn’t have to do chores with us or a lot of other things. He was a true American hero. He also had some sort of medal that I remember that he was real proud of. He would show us kids and barely let us touch it. He told some stories, but not many. I wish I would of understood him a little better so that I could of thanked him for his service, but I ws just too young to understand. A belated thanks to Alcide. Hope you all have a good day and remember Memorial Day.
 
 
Lyndsay Gunville Ulrickson
Posting form Debbie Fauske Fugere (’75):  Minot, ND
 
Hi Gary:
 
I wanted to pass along this great article on my niece, Lyndsay Ulrickson.  Lyndsay is the daughter of Mark Gunville and Diane Fugere. 
 
Debbie, what a nice article. Thank you so much for sharing.  Gary 

 
 
 
 
Cebu City, Philippines
House blessing and house warming of Rose Hohl’s new Condo.
 
Rose sold her 5 Bedroom Townhouse that she lived in 18 years and downsized to her new Condo. Art Hagen was very much a part of this whole process too. When Art was here, together they decided on this Condo. Her new condo is located in Tower two of a complex of 4 condo towers located high on a hill that can be seen throughout the city and the surrounding areas. Her condo is on the 8th floor with a magnificent view of the city and the mountains.
 
As you can see in the picture, the catholic priest was summoned to bless her new home. This is standard tradition here in the Philippines. Bernadette had each of our buildings blessed too.
 
Gary 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Clayton Gagner’s Passing
 
Folks,
 
Clayton and Dorothy Gagner were very close friends of my folks. I know many of you knew Clayton and Dorothy too. They were a wonderful fun loving couple. When we were back in Bottineau in May 2010, Dorothy called me at my brother Darrel’s (Bud) house. We had a nice chat. At the time, at the age of 94, she said Clayton was up on the roof of their house repairing some shingles.  At that time they had been married 72 years. Since then Dorothy has passed on too.  Great memories of a wonderful couple.
 
Gary  
 
 
 
 
 
JOKE OF THE DAY:
Posted by Gary Fulsebakke (’72):   Devils Lake, ND
 
A duck hunter from Illinois was enjoying a great day of hunting in rural Wisconsin when he dropped a duck into an ajoining field.  As he was crossing over the fence to retrieve the bird, an old dairy farmer came driving up on his tractor and asked what the hunter was doing.  “I’m going to get my duck,” the hunter replied.  “Oh, no you’re not! said the farmer.  “Well I’m from Chicago and I’ll get my lawyer to sue you,” replied the hunter.
The older farmer smiled and said, “Apparently, you don’t know how we settle things around here.  We practice the Wisconsin 3-Kick rule.  I kick you three times, you kick me three times and so forth and so on till one of us gives up.”  This sounded pretty good to the hunter because he was bigger, stronger and younger than the farmer.  He agreed.  The old Wisconsin badger crawls off his tractor and walks up to the hunter and plants a hard kick to the shin of the hunter with his steel-toed workboot.  The hunter sreams in pain and drops to his knees at which point the farmer kicks him in the stomach knocking the wind out of him.  Finally he lands a hard kick to the side of the head.  When the hunter comes to,  he struggles to his feet and says, “Alright, you old codger, its my turn.”  “Nah, replies the farmer, “I give up.  You can have the duck!”  
 
 

5/8/2012 (1479)

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Folks,
 
Several days ago we received two large boxes that we shipped from Bremerton when we were there in March. Bernadette now has her new bowling ball, bag and shoes that she purchased in Bremerton. I too have new bowling shoes that were also in those boxes. Today is our bowling day, so we’ll see how all goes with our new purchases. I am still using the same Brunswick 16 lb bowling ball that I purchased back in 1971. It looks as good today, with no scratches, as the day I bought it 41 years ago. I am still using the same bag I purchased back then too. They just don’t make things to the same quality anymore. I still have the original shoes too, but for some reason they shrunk over the years.
 
Gary 
 
 
 
Reply to Allen Richard (’65)
From Bob Lykins (Teacher):   Hutto, TX.
 

To Allen Richard:  At my age it is all I have left.
 
Bob Lykins
 
 
Catholic Ladies Picture:
Comment From Toni Morinville Gredesky (’68):   Farimount, ND
 
Gary,
Regarding the picture. My grandmother, Eva Peat, died in August 1962 and she is in the picture.
Toni Morinville Gredesky

Row 4; Stella Schimetz, Esther Fugere, Lorna Zeiler, Josie Dionne, Katherine Berube, Eugenie Malo Grenier, Leona Picard, Alma Gottbreht, Phyllis Barbot, Maxine or Carol Barbot, Leona Mongeon

Row 3: Rebecca Cote,_________, Alice Christianson, Eva Siem, Josephine Fugere, _______Volh, Cora Mongeon, Eva Morrinville Peat, Elise Picard, Sylvia Heffelfinger, Melvina Schneider, Flora Casavant, Emeline Boucher 

Row 2; Olivine Allard, Beatrice Robert, Lillian Allard, Helen Haberman, Alma Casavant, Frances Morinville, Loretta Boguslawski, Alice Boguslawski, Dorothy Robert, Mary Ann Malo, Rita Boucher, Irene Pigeon, Lenore Malo, Alma Berube, Germaine Barbot, Lillian Houle

Row 1: Eva Trafford, Stella Vandal, Esther Neameyer, Emma Cooper, Father Wolfe, Lenore Lamoreux, Alice Evans Berube, Hermine Dionne, Gail Lamoreux, Janet Evans

 
 
Grandkids
Message from Larry Hackman (’66):  Bismarck, ND
 
We are very proud of our Freshman Tenor Saxophone Player, Madison,
and also her Sophomore brother, Nathan who was just inducted into the National Honor Society with a 4.0 GPA.
Marion and I continue to be amazed by our Grandchildren.
 
Thanks Gary
Larry 
 
 
 
Remember Van T. Barefoot and Memorial Day
Posting from Vickie Metcalfe (’70):  Bottineau, ND
 
Greetings Gary,
 
This  fwd about Van T. Barfoot was  sent to me today, by Carroll’s nephew.
 
If you think it would be appropriate, would you please share with the people on the Dunseith blog?
 
Through the blog, I have become so much more aware of the contributions of many more veterans from our home community,
perhaps others  too would be willing to share a remembrance.
 
I share this e-mail with my family members about the vets of our family  who have passed away.
 
I don’t want my nieces and nephews to ever forget they are rooted in hardy American roots.
 
And not to forget on Memorial Day, other veterans.
 
Many Thanks. Vickie
 
 
It is May 2012.

Soon it will be Memorial Day.

I pledge to purchase and wear a  poppy, to honor veterans.

I fwd this to each of you to honor the memory of our  family Veterans;

WWII – Pacific  theatre (Grandpa) Cliff Metcalfe, Atlantic theatre  (Uncle) Emil Metcalfe,  Pacific theatre (Aunt Jean’s husband) Waino Maki.

Korea -(Sons of Uncle Bill and Aunt Mary) Jack Metcalfe
 
Viet Nam- (Aunt Leona’s son)Ron Oswell

Each of them had the same fierce pride in our country  as Van T. Barfoot!
God Bless.

LoveV
VanT. Barfoot died at the age of 92 on 2 March 2012.

�
Remember the guy who wouldn’t take the�
flag down?
 

You might�
remember a news story several months ago about a crotchety
old man�
who defied his homeowners association and refused to take down�
the�
flagpole on his property and the large flag that flew on it. Now you can find out who, exactly, that old man was.

On June 15, 1919,�
Van T. Barfoot was born in Edinburg — probably�
didn’t make much�
news back then.�
twenty-five years later, on May 23, 1944, near�
Carano , Italy ,�
Van T. Barfoot, who had enlisted in the US Army in�
1940, set out to�
flank German machine gun positions from which fire�
was coming�
down on his fellow soldiers. He advanced through a�
minefield,
took out�
three enemy machine gun positions and returned�
with 17 prisoners of�
war.

If that wasn’t enough for a day’s work, he later took on and

destroyed three German tanks sent to retake the machine gun�
positions. 

 That probably didn’t make much news either, given the scope of the�
war, but it did earn Van T. Barfoot, who retired as a colonel after�
also serving in Korea and Vietnam , a Congressional Medal of�
Honor.

What did make news was a neighborhood association’s quibble with
how the 90-year-old veteran chose to fly the American flag�
outside his suburban Virginia home. Seems the rules said a flag could be
flown on a house-mounted bracket, but, for decorum, items such
as Barfoot’s 21-foot flagpole were unsuitable.

He had�
been denied a permit for the pole, erected it anyway and�
was facing court action if he didn’t take it down. Since the story made
national TV, the neighborhood association has rethought its position
and agreed to indulge this old hero who dwells among�
them.

“In the time I have left I plan to continue to fly the American flag�
without interference,” Barfoot told The Associated Press. As well he�
should. And if any of his neighbors still takes a notion to contest him, they
might want to read his Medal of Honor citation. It indicates he’s not
real good at backing down.
Van T.�
Barfoot’s Medal of Honor citation:

 This 1944�
Medal of Honor citation, listed with the National Medal of Honor�
Society,is for Second Lieutenant Van T. Barfoot, 157th Infantry,�
45th Infantry:
 
If you got this email and didn’t pass it on – guess what – you deserve
to get your butt kicked! I sent this to you, because I didn’t want to�
get MY butt kicked.�
WE ONLY LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE�
FREE…BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE! AND, BECAUSE OF OLD MEN
LIKE VAN BARFOOT!
Obviously he is not related to anybody in congress!~!!
 
VanT. Barfoot died at the age of 92 on 2 March 2012
 
Follow up message from Vickie:
 
Thanks Gary,
Maybe everyone would contribute to a remembrance page of  area Veterans.
Lest we  all forget.

While speaking  to Raphael Poitra a while back we had a discussion.
He kind of thought, hearing from his dad Ralph,
Alcide Lajimodiere   was captured and  possibly tortured by the Japanese.

Then, I spoke with someone from the Rolette County Vets but they had no knowledge of that.
I recall Alcide’s story of being captured getting away and running, running, running.
We never asked him how long he was captured or what happened…

WWII Vets only told what they choose to tell.

My Dad had a big round dark spot on his shin bone.

I asked him what happened?  He told me after a battle……fighting on the ship,
they were to line up  and report  to the aid station.

He said, something like…… he got in  the line, 
 but kept falling back to let others get ahead,
going to the end of the line because more men kept coming
 and he thought they needed the medic more than he.
Later. Vickie
 

5/8/2012 (1478)

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Condolences to the Enno Family
From Ginger LaRocque Poitra (’65):  Belcourt, ND
 
>Condolences to Clarence John  CJ Enno Family
Ginger (LaRocque) Poitra
 
 
 
Happy Birthday to Quillinan-Halvorson (’65) & Darlene Quillinan Larmore (’65)
From Ginger LaRocque Poitra (’65):  Belcourt, ND
 
>Happy Birthday Denise and Darlene.
Ginger (LaRocque) Poitra
 
 
 
Catholic Ladies Picture
Reply from Dick Johnson (’68):  Dunseith, ND
 
Gary and Friends,       With a bit of reading, I would say Dennis Dubois is getting us
close to the right date of the Catholic Ladies picture.  Evie got it
back to spring ’64 and Dennis said Manuel Cuadrado graduated with him in
’63,  which he did, so I looked up the Catholic Church history  in the
Dunseith History book and it says Father Wolfe died here in ’63 and
Father LaPore came to Dunseith in ’63.  It looks to me that the death
record for Father Wolfe is incorrect when it says he died in 1966.�
Thanks to Evie and Dennis for the correct information.  We have now gone
from the 1980s to the early 1960s in dating the photo.  Thanks Gary!

Dick


 

 
Reply to Bob Lykins
From Allen Richard (’65):  Midland, MI
 

To Bob Lykins —Glad to know your zinger still works.
 Allen Richard
 
Reply to Bob Lykins
From Neola Kofoid Garbe:  Bottineau & Minot, ND
 
Gary,
 
Thanks to Mr. Lykins for his most interesting email. When I read about his liking to “zing” Allen Richard, I laughed out loud.  Such fun! We all know some of what is written in the emails people send to you, is all in jest, which makes it fun for everyone. I’m assuming all of us have a sense of humor/appreciate the “jabs”.  Only good friends do that to each other. LOL!
 
Neola
 
 
Larry Hackman’s granddaughter, Madison
Posting from Larry Hackman (’66):  Bismarck, ND
 
Gary
 
Our Granddaughter, Madison with her tenor saxophone, competed at regionals with a sax group and a mixed woodwind group last month.  Both groups received star ratings for their performances at regionals so they advanced to the State Music Festival, which was held this past weekend in Bismarck. 
The Mixed Woodwinds (1 tenor sax, 2 alto sax, 2 clarinets, 1 bari sax, 1 bass clarinet, 1 oboe, and 3 flutes) received a star rating for their performance at state which is the highest rating given.  AWESOME!!  The Sax group (1 baritone sax, 2 tenor saxes, and 6 altos) received a 1 rating which is the second highest rating in the state.  In between participating for the State Band competition she would run across the parking lots to the Bismarck State College Bowl and participated in a track meet being held there.  She was a very busy girl on Saturday along with hundreds of other student from all around North Dakota.
 
 
 
 
 
Lloyd and Theresa Awalt’s grandson Brock Awalt
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe:  Bottineau & Minot, ND
 
Hi Everyone,
 
Brock is the son of Rick/Tracey Bayne Awalt.  Tracey is the daughter of John/Virginia Baynes, long time barber in Bottineau (p. 529). Brock is also the grandson of Lloyd/Theresa Awalt of Bottineau.
 
Neola
 

5/7/2012 (1477)

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Condolences to the Enno Family
From Lynn Halvorson Otto (’75):  Boonton, NJ
 
My condolences to the Enno family.  I did not know CJ personally but I do know Everett and we are so sorry to hear of CJ’s passing.  God Bless you all.  Lynn Halvorson Otto
 
 
Esther Cote Fugere (’50):   Willow City, ND
Request from Lloyd Awalt (’44): lloydtheresa@hotmail.com Bottineau, ND
 
Esther  Fugere would like to be added on to your blog. Her address is  efugere@utma.com
Lloyd, It is our pleasure to add Esther to our distribution. I am assuming Esther and Theresa are sisters?  Gary 
 

Bob Lykins is still kicking

Reply from Bob (Teacher) to Neola:  Hutto, TX.

 
To Neola and anyone else who might be interested:  I retired after 34 years with the Department of Defense Dependent Schools to Hutto (Austin) Texas in 2008.  To keep myself busy I do some substitute teaching at area high schools and work part time for Pearson Educational Asessment Division of Pearson’s Corp.  I also serve as a commissioner on the Hutto Historical Preservation Commission where I am currently heading up a project to record, on DVD, the reflections of area veterans on their service to our nation. In addition I do a great deal of traveling spending a couple of months in Germany where I have a 16 year old son who lives with his Mom.  I usually also try to make a month long trip up to Minnesota to visit friends and relatives along the way.  This past January I had hip replacement surgery which laid me up for a couple of weeks but things are fine now.  The reason I have not contributed much to the blog is because I have been a bit busy but also because Allen Richard has been rather quiet and when he contributes to the blog, for some reason, I just love to “zing” Allen -:)  Thanks for asking, Neola.
Mr Lykins,
 
It is great hearing from you. You are a busy guy in your retirement years. It is wonderful that you are able to spend time with your son too.
 
I don’t remember my letter Grade from your typing class. All I remember is that I had a card signed by you that I typed 52 words per minute with two errors and that was on the old manual royal machines too. I carried that card in my wallet for 39 years. When I came to the Philippines it got discarded. That class has without a doubt been the most beneficial class I have ever taken in my whole life. When  the computers came into being in the mid 80’s, my typing skills were a bit rusty, but it didn’t take long to revive them though. 
 
The person I remember in my childhood days as being an extremely good typist was my cousin Audrey Hanson Aitchison. My mother frequently seeked her typing skills, mainly for 4-H projects. For you gals that had my mother for a 4-H leader, I am sure Audrey did some typing for some of your projects.   
 
 
Reply from Aggie Casavant (’69):  Fort Mill, SC
 
Gary,
 
Thanks  for  the map  of  the Philippines…I’m a huge lover  of  maps  always  have  been, I  feel  they  always  put you “right  there”. When  I  was  in  school, (especially high school) I  use  to sit  in  study  hall with  my  geography book  and  dream of  all the places  I  would  like to  go  see.. So far  I  visited  38  states, and my dream is to go to Israel…I  want  to  go  so  bad  that  if  I had a free trip  there in the middle of  a war  I  would  go.  I  would  just  see it  as  part  of  the struggle,  part of their history, part of their culture…and  do my best  to  survive. I  found  that Tennessee is  one of  the states, that is  close  to what  I pictured it  to  look  and  feel. Very Very country in every aspect. I have  friends there, and take every opportunity  I  get  to  go spend the week end. Nashvilles O.K, but  I love  to go spend the week end  in some off the road little town,with the true blue  country folks,and eat in the little country diners… The same goes for West Virginia, Spending the week end in  some little off the road little town in the is like going to heaven. Their “continental breakfast” in these little off the road motels are too cute, and the people are a real joy. Like the  waitress  serves you breakfast, then gets a cup a coffee and comes and visits with you.:):):)..A  real  scream,and before you know, be fore you leave, you know the towns history…surprising what you can learn…. Anyway…Thanks Gary!
 
 
 

Catholic Ladies Picture:

 

Comment from Evie Gottbreht Pilkington (’65):  Irvine, CA

 

 
Catholic Ladies PictureI am thinking that this picture is Spring of 1964.  Three reasonsMy mom moved to Minot, with Marc, Lori, Bill and I, June of 1964.  I remember vividly taking the train from Grand Forks, after attending Girls State with Susie Fassett,  to the big city of Minot, therefore my Mom would not be in this picture in 1965.I would also date this Spring of 1964 because in January of 1966 my Aunt Cora Mongeon died and I went to Dunseith to help Uncle Roland.  Since Cora and mom are both in the picture I say 1964.I definitely date this Spring because the hats are spring and summer, this must be an installation of officers for the Ladies Aid Society.  I noticed three of the ladies in the front have a corsage.

My mom is around fifty in this picture, same age as I am now  :-).  The years just fly by!

Evie Gottbreht Pilkington


 
 
Catholic Ladies Picture:
Comment from Dennis Dubois (’63)  Dunseith, ND
 
Gary,
 
just a small correction to Dick Johnson’s note on the Catholic ladies picture. Manuel Cuadrado left Dunseith in 1963, the year he graduated with me. Manuel lives in Omaha. I’ve had the pleasure of talking with him recently. He has done real well with himself. Became a CPA and was still working. Still the gentleman he always was (somewhat of an aberration for that class). Thanks to Dick for bring up Manuel, it brought back fond memories of my classmate.
Dennis, Manny is on our distribution too.
 
Father John Wolfe was the Dunseith Catholic church priest from 1956-1963. Reference – Dunseith “Prairie Past and Mountain Memories” book page 301.
 
Gary 
 Row 4; Stella Schimetz, Esther Fugere, Lorna Zeiler, Josie Dionne, Katherine Berube, Eugenie Malo Grenier, Leona Picard, Alma Gottbreht, Phyllis Barbot, Maxine or Carol Barbot, Leona Mongeon

Row 3: Rebecca Cote,_________, Alice Christianson, Eva Siem, Josephine Fugere, _______Volh, Cora Mongeon, Eva Morrinville Peat, Elise Picard, Sylvia Heffelfinger, Melvina Schneider, Flora Casavant, Emeline Boucher 

Row 2; Olivine Allard, Beatrice Robert, Lillian Allard, Helen Haberman, Alma Casavant, Frances Morinville, Loretta Boguslawski, Alice Boguslawski, Dorothy Robert, Mary Ann Malo, Rita Boucher, Irene Pigeon, Lenore Malo, Alma Berube, Germaine Barbot, Lillian Houle

Row 1: Eva Trafford, Stella Vandal, Esther Neameyer, Emma Cooper, Father Wolfe, Lenore Lamoreux, Alice Evans Berube, Hermine Dionne, Gail Lamoreux, Janet Evans

 
Joke of the day
Posted by Mel Kuhn (’70):  St. John, ND
 
A police officer pulls a Texan over for speeding, and they have the
following exchange:Officer: “May I see your driver’s license?”Driver: “I don’t have one. It was suspended when I got my 5th DUI.”Officer: “May I see the owner’s card for this vehicle?”Driver: “It’s not my car. I stole it.”

Officer: “The car is stolen?”

Driver: “Yes sir. But come to think of it, I believe that I saw the
owner’s card in the glove box when I was putting my gun in there.

Officer: “There’s a gun in the glove box?”

Driver: “Yes sir. That’s where I put it after I shot and killed the
woman who owned this car.”

Officer: “You killed the owner of this car?”

Driver: “Yes, sir… and I stuffed her body in the trunk,”

Officer: “There’s a body in the trunk ?!?”

Driver: “Yes, sir.”

Hearing this, the officer immediately called his captain. Within
minutes, the car was quickly surrounded by police, and the captain
approached the driver to handle the tense situation:

Captain: “Sir, can I see your license?”

Driver: “Sure. Here it is.”

The captain quickly verifies that the license is valid.

Captain: “Who’s car is this?”

Driver: “It’s mine, officer. Here’s my owner’s card.”

The captain cross checks state records verifying that the driver
owned the car.

Captain: “Could you slowly open your glove box so I can see if
there’s a gun in it?”

Driver: “Yes, officer, but there’s no gun in it.

Sure enough, there was nothing in the glove box.

Captain: “Would you mind opening your trunk? I was told you said
there’s a body in it.”

Driver: “No problem.”

The trunk is opened; and, except for a spare tire, it is completely
empty.

Captain: “I don’t understand it. The officer who stopped you said you
told him you didn’t have a license, stole the car, had a gun in the
glove box, and that there was a dead body in the trunk of your car.”

Driver: “Yeah, and I’ll bet he told you I was speeding, too!”

 

5/6/2012 (1476)

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Today’s Cajon Music compliments of Neola. Turn up those speakers, sit back and enjoy.
 

Posteded By Vickie Metcalfe (’70):  Bottineau, ND

Clarence John ‘CJ’ Enno (’81) 

      

Clarence John Enno (CJ) passed away unexpectedly on April 16, 2012 at his home in Littleton, Colo. 

He was born Feb. 4, 1963, in Belcourt, the son of James M. Enno and Gwendolyn T. (Kjervestad) Enno.   He grew up and attended school in Dunseith.There he played basketball, baseball and loved racing snowmobiles. He was listed in Whos Who among High School students and was an honor student of his high school class of 1981.

During his high school summers, he went to Williston to work in construction with his relatives, Kroll Construction and Enno Construction. Upon graduation, he moved to Williston and continued with construction and eventually worked for Pitman Drilling. He then left for Colorado in 1984 with just the clothes on his back and his 1969 Corvette Stingray. He sold his beloved corvette to buy his first work truck and began his construction business, called C Enno Construction. He had this company until his death. One of CJ’s greatest accomplishments in his life is building his dream house up in the mountains. CJ was very proud of this house. He met Brenda Lee Morgan in 1994 and started dating July 1, 1994, and they have been together ever since. She has been his companion and loving partner for 18 years.

CJ was a very free-spirited person. He enjoyed traveling around the world with Brenda and going for walks, hiking, sporting events and also enjoyed winning big at the casino. He also liked to sit around and reminisce about the past with family and friends, always teasing and laughing. He enjoyed fine wine, was a voracious reader, and was an avid history buff. Whenever the family got together CJ would always talk about the places they had been and the history, culture and people they had met. He enjoyed playing basketball or baseball with all the kids while he was here. He also had a heart of gold always willing to help and give you anything you needed.

CJ is survived by his long time companion Brenda Morgan, father, James Enno, Dunseith and Gwen Enno, Fargo, his siblings, Everette (Kim) Enno, Williston, Del (Mark) Enno, Fargo, Allan (Shari) Enno, Horace, Laurie Enno, Rolette, Bonita Enno, Horace, Cherrie (Alan) Belaskie, Horace, his sister-in-law, Arlene (Steve) Nickerson, of Colorado, his brother-in-law Cezar (Deb) Dignadice, of Colorado, his nieces and nephews, Catlin and Lexi Enno, James Mitchell, Andrew and Alison Enno, Kaycee and Jacob Peterson, Jordyn McCloud, Jaide Enno, Lane and Stanley Belaskie, Glen, Logan and Brandon Dignadice, Heidi and Geoffrey Nickerson, his Aunt Blanche Kroll, Aunt Bette Poitra, Aunt Marie Peckham, Aunt Patty Eller, and Uncle Dennis Fredericks, and many cousins.

He was preceded in death by many uncles and aunts, and his maternal and paternal grandparents.

Services are at 10 a.m. on May 11, 2012, at St. Ann’s Church, Belcourt.

 
Catholic Ladies Picture:
Comment from Dick Johnson (’68):  Dunseith, ND
 
Gary and Friends,       I was just studying the Catholic Ladies picture and noticed a
couple things that would date the picture earlier than was indicated.  I
noticed the photo included Mrs. Katherine Berube in the top row.  I
believe she passed away the first year I was in college in Bottineau,
which was 1968-69.  Then I remembered that Manuel Cuadrado was still in
high school here when Father Wolfe passed away, as he was the one who
told me about it.  I believe the Cuadrados left in about ’65 or’66.  My
guess is that it must have been around 1965 that this picture was
taken.  As always,  I’m open to correction.  Thanks Gary!Dick
Dick, I believe this is Father Wolfe’s death Record?  Gary
 
 
Row 4; Stella Schimetz, Esther Fugere, Lorna Zeiler, Josie Dionne, Katherine Berube, Eugenie Malo Grenier, Leona Picard, Alma Gottbreht, Phyllis Barbot, Maxine or Carol Barbot, Leona Mongeon

 

Row 3: Rebecca Cote,_________, Alice Christianson, Eva Siem, Josephine Fugere, _______Volh, Cora Mongeon, Eva Morrinville Peat, Elise Picard, Sylvia Heffelfinger, Melvina Schneider, Flora Casavant, Emeline Boucher 

 

Row 2; Olivine Allard, Beatrice Robert, Lillian Allard, Helen Haberman, Alma Casavant, Frances Morinville, Loretta Boguslawski, Alice Boguslawski, Dorothy Robert, Mary Ann Malo, Rita Boucher, Irene Pigeon, Lenore Malo, Alma Berube, Germaine Barbot, Lillian Houle

 

Row 1: Eva Trafford, Stella Vandal, Esther Neameyer, Emma Cooper, Father Wolf, Lenore Lamoreux, Alice Evans Berube, Hermine Dionne, Gail Lamoreux, Janet Evans

 
 
Folks,
The red star in the middle of the map is Cebu. To give you an idea of distance, Cebu is about 400 miles south of Manila. Vietnam is our neighbor to the west. For all of you Vietnam vets, Ho Chi Minh City is the former city of Saigon. The equator is about 600 miles south of us. We are 10 time zones, roughly 10,000 miles, from Dunseith.
Gary
 
 
 
Cajon Music
Compliments of Neola Kofoid Garbe:  Bottineau & Minot, ND
 
This has been around several times, but I LOVE the music, so here it is again. :)  It’s a real “picker upper” to start the day–no matter what time your day starts!! LOL!  Neola
 
 
 
 

Turn sound on.

 
This has been around several times, but I LOVE the music, so here it is again. :)  It’s a real “picker upper” to start the day–no matter what time your day starts!! LOL! ng
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Turn sound on.

 



 

 

 

Ten commandments In Cajun (Too Cute)

      Turn up dem spekas, dis sum gooud musix and the graphics are great! 

The Ten Commandments in Cajun… (Keeps it REAL Simple)

1. God is number one… and das’ All.


2. Don’t pray to nuttin’ or nobody… jus’ God.


3. Don’t cuss nobody… ‘specially da Good Lord.

4. When it be Sunday… pass yo’self by the church house.


5. Yo mama an’ yo daddy dun did it all… lissen to dem.

6. Killin’ duck an’ fish, das’ OK… people – No!

7. God done give you a wife… sleep wit’ jus’ her.


8. Don’t take nobody’s boat… or nuttin’ else.

9. Don’t go wantin’ somebody’s stuff.


10. Stop lyin’… yo tongue gonna fall out yo mouf!
 


 


 
     

 

 
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
     
 
     
 
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5/5/2012 (1475)

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Happy Birthday to the Quillinan Twins (DHS ’63)

Denise Halvorson: Dunseith, ND  & Darlene Larmore: Bivalve, Maryland

 

Dunseith/Dunseith Alumni Webstie: http://dunseith.net/

Message from Amy Schalesky:  Minot, ND

I am much more than happy to quickly get those few months over as soon as they do the restore.  I was doing it the way you are trying to do right now for the first few posts and it is a PAIN.  Like I say, I will definitely get it just as soon as they pull the rest over. 

You and your network are such a wonderful bunch!  Thank you so much to all!!!  Amy

Yes Amy, they are a wonderful bunch of folks. Thank so much for offering to bring over those last few months blogs that will not be included with the restore. My methods are very cumbersome compared to your abilities to do this. You are our saving grace.  Gary

 

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe:  Minot & Bottineau, ND

 

 Diane Freeman Pritchard Retirement Tea

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe:  Minot & Bottineau, ND

Hi Everyone,

Diane Pritchard is the former Diane Freeman, daughter of Erling/Elaine Evenson Freeman.  She is married to Bill Pritchard, son of Corbin/Doris Smith Pritchard.

Neola

Diane’s Father

ERLING FREEMAN, 92, Bottineau, died Wednesday in a Minot hospital. Funeral Monday, 10 a.m., First Lutheran Church, Bottineau. Visitation Sunday, 1 to 7 p.m., Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau.

As I am posting this message I noticed Erling’s passing posted in the Minot Daily. We are so sorry to hear of his passing. Our condolences are with Bill/Diane and all of Erling’s family with his passing.  Gary

 

1959 State Class B Champs in 2009

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe:  Minot & Bottineau, ND

Hi Everyone,

The picture was taken in a tunnel, so they were unable to line up. (Thanks, Gary.)

“Brother Jim” and “Smuck” were the students managers.  Both of them enjoyed their “job” very much.

Jim is single, lives in Bottineau; Dwite is married to Kathy Kunkel, lives in Bismarck; Gary is married to Charlene Haugerud, lives in East Grand Forks, MN;  Keith is married to Jane.  His first wife passed away a few years ago. They live in Owatonna, MN; Lawrence/Larry is married to Connie Emerson, they live in Valley City; Sheldon is married and lives in CA;  Gary Wall was, at one time, married to Corrine Vandal.  He’s now married to Loretta Neameyer Coleman.  They live in Bottineau; Don Christianson is married to Carol Barbot, lives in Minot; Arlin/Smuck is married, lives in Bemidji, MN.  In the front: Lois Freeman was married to Wayne Gorder. Wayne died in a farm accident several years ago.  Lois is now married to John Weeks.  They have a home at Lake Metigoshe; I think they live in Mpls.;  Mrs. Darlene Selk, East Grand Forks, MN, passed away a very short time ago.  Mr. Selk passed away about a year, or so, ago.

Lawrence Pederson is Erna Walters Pederson’s brother-in-law.

As always, corrections/additions are welcome!!!  Please disregard all mistaken punctuation!  Since retiring, I’ve invented and use my own system!

Neola

I remember well watching this game live on our B&W 21″ TV.  Gary

 

 

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: neolag@min.midco.net Minot & Bottineau, ND

5/4/2012 (1474)

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Folks,

We have a friend, Loida, from Bremerton, WA that arrived last night. She will be here until the end of August. Then she will go back to Bremerton and return with her husband. They are retiring this year and plan to live their retirement years here in Cebu. Loida is from Leyte, an island near by. She visited Leyte 7 years ago. That was her last visit to the Philippines. It has been nearly 30 years since she was last in Cebu. Lots of changes.

I don’t have much today and we are headed to the mall here shortly, so I will go with what I have.

Gary

 

1959 Bottineau Basket Ball Braves “State Champs” Picture in 1959 & 2009 

From Neola Kofoid Garbe:  Bottineau & Minot, ND

Did I ever send this to you?  I see there are a few people in the picture your readers might know.  Dick told me Donnie Christianson was superintendent when Brenda was in school in Kenmare–at least I’m quite sure that’s how it goes.

Gary Berg, Alvin’s son, is in the picture, as is Brother Jim/Gary Wall, Loretta Neameyer’s (sp?) husband/maybe others, too, as I didn’t look at the picture very closely.  As usual, I’m looking for a certain email and saw this one.

Neola

Neola, I had not seen the 2009 photo, but I have the 1959 photo that I have also pasted below. Gary

Folks, Can we ID these folks?  Then we can compare. Gary Wall and Jim Kofoid are the only ones I recognize. Gary

 The 1959 Bottineau BB team in 2009.

  Jim Kofoid                                              Gary Wall

 

5/3/2012 (1473)

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Dunseith/Dunseith Alumni Wedsite http://dunseith.net/

When you get a chance, please take a look at our new Website. As we mentioned yesterday, Amy lost all of the posts from our start in December 2007 to the present that she had copied and pasted into our new site. Hopefully she will be able to recover all but the last 6 to 9 months. I do have them all saved in my systems, so all is not lost. When looking at our new site, please bring any areas that need fixing to our attention.  Amy is taking a look at the search and “Leave a Message” functions for corrective action.

 Folks, We need to compensate Amy for her knowledge and the many hours she spent putting this Website together.  She is not charging us a fee, but we do need to compensate her. Amy is the former Owner of Metigoshe Computers.  With that business she did computer support and Websites. She is no longer in this line of business, but agreed to set up this website for us. My Dad was Amy’s Great Uncle and Frances (Joe) Morinville was her Great Aunt.

I will not post individual contributions, only the total amounts collected and their distributions. Other than for Amy, the only other fees we have are the Annual site hosting fee of $15 and a monthly hosting fee of about $6.  

 For those that wish to contribute: For your payment method of choice; I have Pay Pal, an FPO address and a Bank of America checking account.

 1. For Pay Pal use email address gws123456@hotmail.com

 2. For BOA Checking deposit – Routing number is 125000024 Account number is 000085700094 Account name is Gary W. Stokes

 3. FPO mailing address

    Gary Stoke

     PSC 517 Box RS/CC

    FPO AP 96517-1000

 Thanks,  Gary

 Note: When contributing, please zap me an email message letting me know the payment method so I can monitor. Thanks. gws123456@hotmail.com

 

Mr. Bob Lykins – You are being paged – Where are you:

Question from Neola Garbe: neolag@min.midco.net Bottineau & Minot, ND

Hi Gary,

Whatever happened to Mr. Lykins?  He hasn’t participated in your newsletter for quite some time.  I hope all is well with him.  I’m not sure, but is he back in the U. S. now–Texas, maybe?

Thanks.

Neola

 

San Haven Photo in about 1948

Reply from Mona Dionne Johnson (’48): monajj@webcurator.com Bottineau, ND

Gary:  I am going to take a ? guess and say that #11 is probably  Ben Kupker (Farm Manager), and that #6 is his wife, Kitty Kupker.  I could be wrong, but they are in costume !    Mona Johnson (48)

Thank you Mona,

We have nailed this one. If everyone agrees, we will file this one with the following identities.

 Gary

 
Standing: 1. Mr. Issacson, 2 Myrtle Ermer, 3. Bennie Frovarp, 4 Grace Frovarp, 5 Henry Ermer, Kitty Kupker, 7 Mrs. Magnusson (Maxine?), 8 Melvin Peterson, 9 Ruth M. Peterson, 10 Dr Wallbank, 11 Ben Kupker, 12 Muriel Macdermott, 13 Anna Johnson, 14 Charlie Anderson, 15 Pete Link
 
Front: 1 Mildred Isaacson, 2 Marjorie Lillico, 3 Mrs. Wallbank, 4 Mary Edna,  5 Barbara Schlaht, 6 Arlene Sands, 7 Andy Sands, 8 Red Pearson
 
Irish Joke of the day:
Posted by Larry Hackman (’66): lmhackman@bis.midco.net  Bismarck, ND
 
A Small White Dot
A kindergarten class had a homework assignment to find out something exciting and relate it to the class the next day.�
When the time came to present what they’d found, the first little boy the teacher called on walked up to the front of the class, and with a piece of chalk, made a small white dot on the blackboard and sat back down.�
Puzzled, the teacher asked him what it was.
‘It’s a period,’ he replied.�
‘I can see that,’ said the teacher, ‘but what is so exciting about a period?�
‘Darned if I know,’ he said, ‘but this morning my sister was missing one, my mom fainted, my dad had a heart attack, and the boy next door joined the Nav

5/2/2012 (1472)

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Happy Birthday Mr. Rude (Dunseith Principal & DHS ’39)

          

 

The new combined Dunseith and Dunseith Alumni Web site: http://dunseith.net/

 

Folks,

Several of you asked what the cost would be for Amy to retrieve the blogs that she lost. This is her reply.   

$150 would have brought back all but about the last 6 to 9 months.   Amy 

Amy,

Go for it. That is a little amount compared to all the labor involved. Will the money be debited to my account or do I have to send other money?

Thanks, Gary

Oh wow, okay!  I will call them tomorrow and check how it would have to be paid.  If it debits directly from the account, I’ll tell them to go ahead then?  Amy 

I am a little cramped for time this morning with this being our bowling day, so I am making things a bit brief. 

Amy has restored the core blog section of our site and has added a few of the latest blogs so we can see how everything will look. Later on this evening I will experiment by adding today’s blog to the sight. My plans are to add each day’s blog to the new site at the same time they are sent out via email. As time permits, I will add the last 6 to 9 months that are missing.

 

Thanks again Amy for all of you hard work. The site looks wonderful.  As I told you before, we will compensate you for your time and your talents for making this happen. This site is ours, never to be taken away.

Gary 

 

Reply from Brenda Hoffman (’68): brendajoycehoffman@gmail.com Greenville, SC

Thank you Gary and Amy! You are so right – Amy, don’t be so hard on yourself. We so appreciate all that you have done.

Brenda (class of 1968)

 

Reply from Cheryl Larson Dakin (’71): cheryl.dakin@yahoo.com Bedford, TX.

Hi Gary and all

I just went through the new website. Wow. What an undertaking. I am in awe of your cousin for the fabulous job she did. I know it must have been frustrating at times. She really did a great job, and just in time too. I know I, like many others, have saved numerous emails from the blog, so it’s certainly nothing for her to be  upset with herself over.Things happen but they always have a way of working out. Please extend my sincere thanks to her for a job very well done and very precious to us all. And a big thanks again to you, Gary, for all you do!

Cheryl

 

Reply from Iris Wolver (Bedard): iriswolvert@gmail.com Willow City, ND

The new web site looks great!!

 

Cebu, Philippines.  Life is good.  Bernadette with her fish and me with my Pancakes.

Gary and Bernadette Stokes

 

5/1/2012 (1471)

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Our new Dunseith Web site: http://www.dunseith.net/index.html

Folks,

As of the end of today, April 30th, our current Dunseith Alumni Web site will be deleted and gone forever. My cousin Amy Schalesky has been working some long hard hours to transfer our old site to the newly revived Dunseith Web site. She has done a beautiful job putting this all together too. At the very end somehow she lost the entire Blog section, inclusive of all the daily blogs she had transferred. As of today there are 1,471 total, so this was a huge monumental task. I have all these backed up, so they have not been permanently lost. I’ve asked Amy to get the blog section of the site back to the way she had it set up so that I can post the daily blogs each day and also start adding the back blogs. Amy is so frustrated at the moment. I have pasted below the message I received from her several hours ago.

Folks, please take a look at the sight. All you have to do is type in ‘Dunseith.net’ in the address line. This link will get you there too. http://www.dunseith.net/index.html Amy has added a lot of addition stuff as you will see when going to the site.

Amy, Please, don’t be so hard on yourself. Nothing got lost that we don’t have saved. We will recover. You have done a great job getting this all set up and that is what is most important. What you have set us up with is a great improvement from the previous site. Thank you so much.

Amy’s message

I am absolutely beside myself. I finished everything…had it all perfect. I went to upload the final version of the site and walked away. I don’t know what happened, if a prompt came up and a button got pressed to confirm it, but the entire Blog folder was deleted. I had everything done from the beginning. I’m just in tears. I’m so sorry. I’m so, so, so mad at myself. I called GoDaddy and they said, yes, the folder is gone, no there is no way to recover it without an ungodly fee. I can’t even begin to think about going through all of that again, but I guess that is the only way. Of course now, today is the last day that the Live site will be up, but you mentioned a backup, right? I guess I will have to do that if you still have them. Anyway, let me know whatever your thoughts may be. Thanks.

 

Birthday wishes to Warren Anderson (’65)

From Margaret Metcalfe Leonard (’65): leonardsquarter@yahoo.com Rolette, ND

Hi Gary,

I just wanted to wish Warren Anderson a happy 65th birthday and tell him its not so bad to be this darn old.

Margaret

Margaret,

The age that we used to think of as old, keeps getting higher and higher the older we get. We’ll never be old – lol.

Gary

 

San Haven Photo in about 1948

Reply from Connie Halvorson Kester (’64): jimconniekester@aol.com Bottineau (Long Lake), ND

Hi Gary,

Regarding the San Haven picture, I think that the man behind Arlene Sands looks alot like her husband Andy. Does anyone agree? Best wishes to you Gary and Bernadette and everyone on the blog. Connie Halvorson Kester

Connie, It is great hearing from you and thank you so much for this reply. My guess is that you are probably right with that being Andy.

Folks, we’ve only got two left to identify. Please reply even if it is a guess. That is how we get these puzzles solved.

#11 Back Row, the guy with the Big boobs wearing a ladies hat with his arm around Muriel McDermott is familiar to some folks, but no one has yet identified him.

#6 Back Row, with black wig peeking between Henry Elmer and Mrs. Magnusson. Is that a guy or a gal?

 

Gary

Standing: 1. Mr. Issacson, 2 Myrtle Ermer, 3. Bennie Frovarp, 4 Grace Frovarp, 5 Henry Ermer, 6, 7 Mrs. Magnusson (Maxine?), 8 Melvin Peterson, 9 Ruth M. Peterson, 10 Dr Wallbank, 11, 12 Muriel Macdermott, 13 Anna Johnson, 14 Charlie Anderson, 15 Pete Link

Front: 1 Mildred Isaacson, 2 Marjorie Lillico, 3 Mrs. Wallbank, 4 Mary Edna, 5 Barbara Schlaht, 6 Arlene Sands, 7 Andy Sands, 8 Red Pearson

 

Irish Joke of the day:

Posted by Vickie Metcalfe (’70): Vickie.Metcalfe@sendit.nodak.edu Bottineau, ND

Paddy had been drinking at his local Dublin pub all day and most of the night celebrating St Patrick’s Day. Mick, the bartender says, ‘You’ll not be drinking anymore tonight, Paddy’. Paddy replies, ‘OK Mick, I’ll be on my way then’. Paddy spins around on his stool and steps off. He falls flat on his face. ‘Damn’ he says and pulls himself up by the stool and dusts himself off. He takes a step towards the door and falls flat on his face,

‘Damn,

‘Damn!’

He looks to the doorway and thinks to himself that if he can just get to the door and some fresh air he’ll be fine. He belly crawls to the door and shimmies up to the door frame. He sticks his head outside and takes a deep breath of fresh air, feels much better and takes a step out onto the sidewalk and falls flat on his face.

‘By’Jeebers…. I’m a little crocked,’ he says.

He can see his house just a few doors down, and crawls to the door, hauls himself up the door frame, opens the door and shimmies inside.. He takes a look up the stairs and says ‘No damn’ way’. He crawls up the stairs to his bedroom door and says ‘I can make it to the bed’. He takes a step into the room and falls flat on his face. He says ‘ Damn it ‘ and falls into bed.

The next morning, his wife, Jess, comes into the room carrying a cup of coffee and says, ‘Get up Paddy. Did you have a bit to drink last night ?’

Paddy says, ‘I did, Jess. I was really crocked.

But how’d you know?’

‘Mick phoned . . . you left your wheelchair at the pub

04/30/2012 (1470)

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Folks,
 
For the record, I did not get a blog posted yesterday.
 
Gary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marie Beachler injured in a car accident
Message from Carmen Richard: Rolette, ND
 
Last week Marie Beachler was injured in an automobile accident. Her foot was severely damaged and she required extensive surgery. This week she is being transferred to the Good Samaratian Home in Bottineau, where she will be for the next couple of months until her foot heals. I am sure she would appreciate cards and letters and even better, visits from her friends from the area. Also, she will be turning eighty years old on May 8th, so birthday cards would be cherished also. Her mailing address will be–

 

 

 

Marie Beachler

 

Good Smamritan Home

 

725 10th St E

 

Bottineau, ND 58318

 

 

 

Marie is the mother of Wyatt, Clayton, John and my daughter-in-law Lanette.
 
 
 
May 12, 1980 – Arla Hall’s Retirement 32 years ago
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
 
 
 
 
San Haven Photo in about 1948

 

Reply from Ron Link (’58): San Antonio, TX
 
Gary: In the San Haven picture #15 is not Bud Johnson but rather my Dad Peter Link. I talked with Mona Johnson via E-mail and she agreed with me also.–THANKS— RON Link (58)

 

Thank you Ron,
 
Folks, we’ve only got three left to identify. Please reply even if it is a guess. That is how we get these puzzles solved.
 
#11 Back Row, the guy with the Big boobs wearing a ladies hat with his arm around Muriel McDermott is familiar to some folks, but no one has yet identified him.
 
#6 Back Row, with black wig peeking between Henry Elmer and Mrs. Magnusson. Is that a guy or a gal?
 
#7 Front, The guy sitting behind Arlene Sands and next to Red Pearson I’d think should be pretty identifiable to anyone that may have known him?
 
Gary


Standing: 1. Mr. Issacson, 2 Myrtle Ermer, 3. Bennie Frovarp, 4 Grace Frovarp, 5 Henry Ermer, 6, 7 Mrs. Magnusson (Maxine?), 8 Melvin Peterson, 9 Ruth M. Peterson, 10 Dr Wallbank, 11,12 Muriel Macdermott,13 Anna Johnson, 14 Charlie Anderson, 15 Pete Link
 
Front: 1 Mildred Isaacson, 2 Marjorie Lillico, 3 Mrs. Wallbank, 4 Mary Edna, 5 Barbara Schlaht,6 Arlene Sands, 7, 8 Red Pearson
 
 
 
 
  

04/30/2012

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Folks,
 
For the record, I did not get a blog posted yesterday.
 
Gary
 


 
 
 
 
Marie Beachler injured in a car accident
Message from Carmen Richard: Rolette, ND
 

Last week Marie Beachler was injured in an automobile accident. Her foot was severely damaged and she required extensive surgery. This week she is being transferred to the Good Samaratian Home in Bottineau, where she will be for the next couple of months until her foot heals. I am sure she would appreciate cards and letters and even better, visits from her friends from the area. Also, she will be turning eighty years old on May 8th, so birthday cards would be cherished also. Her mailing address will be–

 

Marie Beachler

Good Smamritan Home

725 10th St E

Bottineau, ND 58318

 

Marie is the mother of Wyatt, Clayton, John and my daughter-in-law Lanette.
 
 
 
May 12, 1980 – Arla Hall’s Retirement 32 years ago
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
 
 
 
 

San Haven Photo in about 1948

Reply from Ron Link (’58): San Antonio, TX
 

Gary: In the San Haven picture #15 is not Bud Johnson but rather my Dad Peter Link. I talked with Mona Johnson via E-mail and she agreed with me also.–THANKS— RON Link (58)

Thank you Ron,
 
Folks, we’ve only got three left to identify. Please reply even if it is a guess. That is how we get these puzzles solved.
 
#11 Back Row, the guy with the Big boobs wearing a ladies hat with his arm around Muriel McDermott is familiar to some folks, but no one has yet identified him.
 
#6 Back Row, with black wig peeking between Henry Elmer and Mrs. Magnusson. Is that a guy or a gal?
 
#7 Front, The guy sitting behind Arlene Sands and next to Red Pearson I’d think should be pretty identifiable to anyone that may have known him?
 
Gary


Standing: 1. Mr. Issacson, 2 Myrtle Ermer, 3. Bennie Frovarp, 4 Grace Frovarp, 5 Henry Ermer, 6, 7 Mrs. Magnusson (Maxine?), 8 Melvin Peterson, 9 Ruth M. Peterson, 10 Dr Wallbank, 11, 12 Muriel Macdermott,13 Anna Johnson, 14 Charlie Anderson, 15 Pete Link
 
Front: 1 Mildred Isaacson, 2 Marjorie Lillico, 3 Mrs. Wallbank, 4 Mary Edna, 5 Barbara Schlaht,6 Arlene Sands, 7, 8 Red Pearson
 
 
 
 
  

4/29/2012 (1469)

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Happy Birthday Warren Anderson (’65)
From Ginger LaRocque Poitra (’65):  Belcourt, ND
 
>Happy Birthday Warren. I hadn’t thought of us being 65 from the class year 65. I
was just thinking a few weeks ago about Anthony and my wedding date, it is (6,5,65)  June 5, 1965.

Ginger

 
San Haven Photo in about 1948
Reply from Karen Loeb Mhyre (’65):  Bellevue, WA.
 
Hi Gary,

 
The latest ID list shows Frank Higgins as # 7.  Not our Frank Higgins.  He died in 1936!  Frank was a large portly type of man.
 
Glad you are feeling better.  Scary when we have these medical “episodes”!  
 
I am attaching a photo of the Hardware store he managed in the 1930s.  Very faded photo, but such fun to look at all the merchandise.
 
Karen
Thanks Karen,  Was this Hardware store in Dunseith?  Gary
 
Frank Higgins Holding Baby Hannah Higgins
 
 
Frank Higgins in a Hardware store he managed
 

 
 
San Haven Photo in about 1948
Reply from Mona Donne Johnson (’48):  Bottineau, ND
 
Gary:  The San Haven Pic –   I think #14 is Charlie Anderson – he was the pharmacist at that time.
Mona Johnson (48)
Standing: 1. Mr. Issacson, 2 Myrtle Ermer, 3. Bennie Frovarp, 4 Grace Frovarp, 5 Henry Ermer, 6, 7 Mrs. Magnusson (Maxine?), 8 Melvin Peterson, 9 Ruth M. Peterson, 10 Dr Wallbank, 11, 12 Muriel Macdermott, 13 Anna Johnson, 14 Charlie Anderson, 15 John (Bud) Johnson
 
Front: 1 Mildred Isaacson, 2 Marjorie Lillico, 3 Mrs. Wallbank, 4 Mary Edna,  5 Barbara Schlaht, 6 Arlene Sands, 7, 8 Red Pearson
 
Joke of the day
Posted by Yvonne Casavant Marchand:  Bismarck, ND
 
SISTER MARY ANN’S GASOLINE
Sister Mary Ann, who worked for a home health agency, was out making her rounds visiting homebound patients when she ran out of gas. As luck would have it, a Texaco Gasoline station was just a block away.

She walked to the station to borrow a gas can and buy some gas. The attendant told her that the only gas can he owned had been loaned out, but she could wait until it was returned. Since Sister Mary Ann was on the way to see a patient, she decided not to wait and walked back to her car.

She looked for something in her car that she could fill with gas and spotted the bedpan she was taking to the patient. Always resourceful, Sister Mary Ann carried the bedpan to the station, filled it with gasoline, and carried the full bedpan back to her car.

As she was pouring the gas into her tank, two Baptists watched from across the street.. One of them turned to the other and said,


‘If it starts, I’m turning Catholic.’!!

 

04/28/2012 (1469)

Posted on by
Happy Birthday Warren Anderson (’65)

From Ginger LaRocque Poitra (’65): Belcourt, ND
 
>Happy Birthday Warren. I hadn’t thought of us being 65 from the class year 65. I
was just thinking a few weeks ago about Anthony and my wedding date, it is (6,5,65) June 5, 1965.Ginger

 
 
 
San Haven Photo in about 1948

 

Reply from Karen Loeb Mhyre (’65): Bellevue, WA.
 
Hi Gary,

 

 

The latest ID list shows Frank Higgins as # 7. Not our Frank Higgins. He died in 1936! Frank was a large portly type of man.

 

 

 

Glad you are feeling better. Scary when we have these medical “episodes”!

 

 

 

I am attaching a photo of the Hardware store he managed in the 1930s. Very faded photo, but such fun to look at all the merchandise.

 

 

 

Karen

 

Thanks Karen, Was this Hardware store in Dunseith? Gary
 
Frank Higgins Holding Baby Hannah Higgins
 
 
Frank Higgins in a Hardware store he managed
 
 
San Haven Photo in about 1948

 

Reply from Mona Donne Johnson (’48): Bottineau, ND
 
Gary: The San Haven Pic – I think #14 is Charlie Anderson – he was the pharmacist at that time.
Mona Johnson (48)
Standing: 1. Mr. Issacson, 2 Myrtle Ermer, 3. Bennie Frovarp, 4 Grace Frovarp, 5 Henry Ermer, 6, 7 Mrs. Magnusson (Maxine?), 8 Melvin Peterson, 9 Ruth M. Peterson, 10 Dr Wallbank, 11,12 Muriel Macdermott,13 Anna Johnson, 14 Charlie Anderson, 15 John (Bud) Johnson
 
Front: 1 Mildred Isaacson, 2 Marjorie Lillico, 3 Mrs. Wallbank, 4 Mary Edna, 5 Barbara Schlaht,6 Arlene Sands, 7, 8 Red Pearson
 
 
 
 
Joke of the day
Posted by Yvonne Casavant Marchand: Bismarck, ND
 
SISTER MARY ANN’S GASOLINE
Sister Mary Ann, who worked for a home health agency, was out making her rounds visiting homebound patients when she ran out of gas. As luck would have it, a Texaco Gasoline station was just a block away.

 

 


She walked to the station to borrow a gas can and buy some gas. The attendant told her that the only gas can he owned had been loaned out, but she could wait until it was returned. Since Sister Mary Ann was on the way to see a patient, she decided not to wait and walked back to her car.

 

She looked for something in her car that she could fill with gas and spotted the bedpan she was taking to the patient. Always resourceful, Sister Mary Ann carried the bedpan to the station, filled it with gasoline, and carried the full bedpan back to her car.

As she was pouring the gas into her tank, two Baptists watched from across the street.. One of them turned to the other and said,

 

 

 


‘If it starts, I’m turning Catholic.’!!

 
  

04/28/2012

Posted on by
Happy Birthday Warren Anderson (’65)

From Ginger LaRocque Poitra (’65): Belcourt, ND
 
>Happy Birthday Warren. I hadn’t thought of us being 65 from the class year 65. I
was just thinking a few weeks ago about Anthony and my wedding date, it is (6,5,65) June 5, 1965.

Ginger

 
 
 

San Haven Photo in about 1948

Reply from Karen Loeb Mhyre (’65): Bellevue, WA.
 
Hi Gary,

 

The latest ID list shows Frank Higgins as # 7. Not our Frank Higgins. He died in 1936! Frank was a large portly type of man.

 

Glad you are feeling better. Scary when we have these medical “episodes”!

 

I am attaching a photo of the Hardware store he managed in the 1930s. Very faded photo, but such fun to look at all the merchandise.

 

Karen

Thanks Karen, Was this Hardware store in Dunseith? Gary
 
Frank Higgins Holding Baby Hannah Higgins
 
 
Frank Higgins in a Hardware store he managed

 

San Haven Photo in about 1948

Reply from Mona Donne Johnson (’48): Bottineau, ND
 
Gary: The San Haven Pic – I think #14 is Charlie Anderson – he was the pharmacist at that time.
Mona Johnson (48)
Standing: 1. Mr. Issacson, 2 Myrtle Ermer, 3. Bennie Frovarp, 4 Grace Frovarp, 5 Henry Ermer, 6, 7 Mrs. Magnusson (Maxine?), 8 Melvin Peterson, 9 Ruth M. Peterson, 10 Dr Wallbank, 11, 12 Muriel Macdermott,13 Anna Johnson, 14 Charlie Anderson, 15 John (Bud) Johnson
 
Front: 1 Mildred Isaacson, 2 Marjorie Lillico, 3 Mrs. Wallbank, 4 Mary Edna, 5 Barbara Schlaht,6 Arlene Sands, 7, 8 Red Pearson
 
 
 
 
Joke of the day
Posted by Yvonne Casavant Marchand: Bismarck, ND
 
SISTER MARY ANN’S GASOLINE
Sister Mary Ann, who worked for a home health agency, was out making her rounds visiting homebound patients when she ran out of gas. As luck would have it, a Texaco Gasoline station was just a block away.

 


She walked to the station to borrow a gas can and buy some gas. The attendant told her that the only gas can he owned had been loaned out, but she could wait until it was returned. Since Sister Mary Ann was on the way to see a patient, she decided not to wait and walked back to her car.

She looked for something in her car that she could fill with gas and spotted the bedpan she was taking to the patient. Always resourceful, Sister Mary Ann carried the bedpan to the station, filled it with gasoline, and carried the full bedpan back to her car.

As she was pouring the gas into her tank, two Baptists watched from across the street.. One of them turned to the other and said,

 


‘If it starts, I’m turning Catholic.’!!

 
  

04/27/2012 (1467)

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Warren,

 
We class of 65 folks are 65 this year. So let’s celebrate.
 
Gary
 
 
Happy Birthday Warren Anderson (DHS ’65): Rolette, ND
 
 
 
Threshing Crew Photo
Reply from Bob Hosmer (’54): Lynnwood, WA

Hi Gary, The threshing crew picture stirred up a lot of memories for me: As a child playing in the grain truck while threhing was going on and when in my teens working on a couple of crews with Art Rude sr. and the neighboring farmers up in the Randal area. Number 9 I’m sure is George Egbert. I remember the ears. Mine also stick out and so was conscious of it on him when I knew him years ago. Bob Hosmer

 
 
San Haven Photo in about 1948
 
Folks, we have a few more identified in this Photo. We are down to just three unidentified folks. Gary
 
 

Standing: 1. Mr. Issacson, 2 Myrtle Ermer, 3. Bennie Frovarp, 4 Grace Frovarp, 5 Henry Ermer, 6, 7 Mrs. Magnusson (Maxine?), 8 Melvin Peterson, 9 Ruth M. Peterson, 10 Dr Wallbank, 11,12 Muriel Macdermott,13 Anna Johnson, 14, 15 John (Bud) Johnson

Front: 1 Mildred Isaacson, 2 Marjorie Lillico, 3 Mrs. Wallbank, 4 Mary Edna, 5 Barbara Schlaht,6 Arlene Sands, 7 Frank Higgins, 8 Red Pearson

 
 
 
Cebu, Philippines
Birthday (32) Cellebration last night for Sharon, the gal in the white dress. Sharon and George have been together 10 years now. Very nice couple.
 
 
 
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
 
 
 
Joke of the Day
Posted by David Fugere: Dunseith, ND
 

Italian altar boy’s confession

‘Bless me Father, for I have sinned. I have been with a loose girl.’

The priest asks, ‘Is that you, little Joey Pagano?’

‘Yes, Father, it is.’

‘And who was the girl you were with?’

‘I can’t tell you, Father, I don’t want to ruin her reputation.’
‘Well, Joey, I’m sure to find out her name sooner or later so you may as
well tell
me now. Was it Tina Minetti?’

‘I cannot say.’

‘Was it Teresa Mazzarelli?’

‘I’ll never tell.’

‘Was it Nina Capelli?’

‘I’m sorry, but I cannot name her.’

‘Was it Cathy Piriano?’

‘My lips are sealed.’

‘Was it Rosa DiAngelo, then?’

‘Please, Father, I cannot tell you.’

The priest sighs in frustration. ‘You’re very tight lipped, and I admire
that. But
you’ve sinned and have to atone. You cannot be an altar boy now for 4
months. Now
you go and behave yourself.’

Joey walks back to his pew, and his friend Franco slides over and
whispers, ‘What’d
you get?’

‘Four months vacation and five good leads …’

04/27/2012

Posted on by

Warren,

 
We class of 65 folks are 65 this year. So let’s celebrate.
 
Gary
 
 
Happy Birthday Warren Anderson (DHS ’65): Rolette, ND
 
 
 
Threshing Crew Photo
Reply from Bob Hosmer (’54): Lynnwood, WA

Hi Gary, The threshing crew picture stirred up a lot of memories for me: As a child playing in the grain truck while threhing was going on and when in my teens working on a couple of crews with Art Rude sr. and the neighboring farmers up in the Randal area. Number 9 I’m sure is George Egbert. I remember the ears. Mine also stick out and so was conscious of it on him when I knew him years ago. Bob Hosmer

 
 

San Haven Photo in about 1948

 
Folks, we have a few more identified in this Photo. We are down to just three unidentified folks. Gary
 
 
Standing: 1. Mr. Issacson, 2 Myrtle Ermer, 3. Bennie Frovarp, 4 Grace Frovarp, 5 Henry Ermer, 6, 7 Mrs. Magnusson (Maxine?), 8 Melvin Peterson, 9 Ruth M. Peterson, 10 Dr Wallbank, 11, 12 Muriel Macdermott,13 Anna Johnson, 14, 15 John (Bud) Johnson
 
Front: 1 Mildred Isaacson, 2 Marjorie Lillico, 3 Mrs. Wallbank, 4 Mary Edna, 5 Barbara Schlaht,6 Arlene Sands, 7 Frank Higgins, 8 Red Pearson
 
 
 
Cebu, Philippines
Birthday (32) Cellebration last night for Sharon, the gal in the white dress. Sharon and George have been together 10 years now. Very nice couple.
 
 
 
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
 
 
 
Joke of the Day
Posted by David Fugere: Dunseith, ND
 

Italian altar boy’s confession

‘Bless me Father, for I have sinned. I have been with a loose girl.’

The priest asks, ‘Is that you, little Joey Pagano?’

‘Yes, Father, it is.’

‘And who was the girl you were with?’

‘I can’t tell you, Father, I don’t want to ruin her reputation.’
‘Well, Joey, I’m sure to find out her name sooner or later so you may as
well tell
me now. Was it Tina Minetti?’

‘I cannot say.’

‘Was it Teresa Mazzarelli?’

‘I’ll never tell.’

‘Was it Nina Capelli?’

‘I’m sorry, but I cannot name her.’

‘Was it Cathy Piriano?’

‘My lips are sealed.’

‘Was it Rosa DiAngelo, then?’

‘Please, Father, I cannot tell you.’

The priest sighs in frustration. ‘You’re very tight lipped, and I admire
that. But
you’ve sinned and have to atone. You cannot be an altar boy now for 4
months. Now
you go and behave yourself.’

Joey walks back to his pew, and his friend Franco slides over and
whispers, ‘What’d
you get?’

‘Four months vacation and five good leads …’

4/26/2012 (1467)

Posted on by
Folks,
 
When I got up this morning we didn’t have any power. After I called the electric company, of which they came right out to fix the problem, it was time to bowling, so I am just now getting the blog out. It is nearly 10:00 PM. I have a doctors appointment tomorrow morning, so I will not be posting a blog tomorrow.
 
Gary
 
Reply from Trish Larson Wild (’73):   Portola Valley, CA
 
Gary,

 
What the???? that is quite a typo on my blog address you gave there.  Bloodspot???

Should I be afraid?

Here is the real address:  trishwild.blogspot.com

Was that a senior moment?  Or a freudian slip?

Yikes!  And here’s a newer photo:  One from GG Park on Saturday with Jeff, an officer on the Mounted Patrol.  He tells me it’s a 27 year wait list to get on the Mounted Patrol.  Says “I smile every day I get to go to work, and laugh every two weeks when I get a paycheck”.

Trish
Trish,
 
That is funny. I know exactly what happened too. I copy and paste everything so it wasn’t a typo. At times my spell check will spell check more than I have highlighted making auto corrections and that is what happened. I’ll tell you Trish, with your superb writing skills I never ever even think of using spell check on any of your postings.
 
This is a beautiful picture. As always Trish, you look wonderful.  
 
Gary

 

 
1932 Willow City Thrething Picture
Reply form Neola Kofoid Garbe:  Bottineau & Minot, ND
 
Hi Gary,
 
Before I went to visit Otto Stockberger, I print a copy of the threshing crew/added numbers to the people.  It’s the only way I know for sure which name goes with which man.
 
I now know why someone thought Andrew Stockberger lived at Good Sam.  Otto said he’s quite sure one of the fellows in the picture is his uncle, Andrew Stockberger #6.
 
Otto’s guesses:
#11 Arnold Schultz
#  9 Jim or George Egbert
#  2 George or Jim Egbert
#  3 might be Henry Durdle or Everett Schultz
#  6 Andrew Stockburger
 
Otto said he was ten years old when this picture was taken, but this is how he remembered these fellows.  I hope this helps with the identification. :)
 
Neola
Thank you so much Neola. You did great!
 
Those not yet identified
#5,  #4,  #7, #3 Henry Durdle or Everett Schultz
 
1932 Willow City threshing crew
4th Row: Boone (Lady), Jim Egbert, Henry Durdle or Everett Schultz, ??
3rd Row: ??, Andrew Stockburger, ??
2nd Row: Dave Eurich Sr., George Egbert
1st Row: Dave Eurich Jr., Arnold Schultz
 
 
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe:  Bottineau & Minot, ND
 
Note: Wendell was a teacher at the Forestery for years. His mother was a Fassett, Sister to Kathleen Grimme.
 
 
 
 
Joke of the day
Posted by Allen Richard (’65):  Midland, MI.
 
After being married for 50 years, I took a careful look at my wife one day and said, “Fifty years ago we had a cheap house, a junk car, slept on a sofa bed and watched a 10-inch black and white TV, but I got to sleep every night with a hot 23-year-old girl.�
Now … I have a $250,000 home, a $45,000 car, a nice big bed and a large screen TV, but I’m sleeping with a 73-year-old woman. It seems to me that you’re not holding up your side of things.”�
My wife is a very reasonable woman. She told me to go out and find a hot 23-year-old girl and she would make sure that I would once again be living in a cheap house, driving a junk car, sleeping on a sofa bed and watching a 10-inch black and white TV.�
Aren’t older women great? They really know how to solve an old guy’s problems.
 
 

4/25/2012 (1466)

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Passing of Gerald Anderson, DHS Class of 58.
Reply from Larry Shirk (’58):   Naperville, IL
 
If I remember right, Gerald was the biggest guy in our class and a good basketball player.  Its always sad to hear about the passing of someone we know, and in this case, a class mate.  There were 18 in our class and I don’t know if any others have passed away. 
 
Larry Shirk
 
Passing of Gerald Anderson, DHS Class of 58.
Reply Ellen Graff Myrich (’58):  Grand Forks, ND
 
Hi Gary,
I was saddened to see Gerald had passed away apparently of cancer.  I believe he is the first one from the class of 58 to die.  Do you have an address for his obituary?  If so would you send it to me.  I wasn’t able to find anything with Google.
 
Thanks for the Happy Birthday wishes.
Ellen Graff Myrick (‘58)
Ellen,
 
I don’t have Gerald’s Obituary, but I am sure some of our readers do and will get in touch with you.
 
My records indicate that Gerald is the first to pass on from your class of ’58. I have pasted your class list below.
 
Gary
 
Catholic Daughters of America Photo
ID’s FromSandra Zeiler Vandal (’62):  Elk River, MN.
 
Hi Gary, 
 
Had a busy day Sun. as Todd came up to mix up some more beer, Dawn was up to bottle wine, and mix another batch, Kelly was up, and Heather, husband Cory and of course a gaggle of grands.  What fun!  Anyway I had to have Heather do the scanning and sending for me.
 
The B.row of 11, are  Stella S., Ester Fugere, Lorna(Mom), ?,?,?,?Picard, Alma G.,Phillis Barbot, Carol Barbot, Leona M.,
 
2nd row down of 13-?, ?,?,?. Josie Fugere, ?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,
 
3rd row of 16,  many very familiar faces,but can’t put first and last names on all. Allards, Boguslawskis, and Lillian Houle on the end.
 
Frontrow,  ?, Estella (Mom)V.,?,?, Fr. Wolf, Lenore Lamoureux,Alice Evans, ?, Gayle Bedard Lamoureux, and Janet Evans.
 
Sounds like your weekend was great.  Must be beautiful there.
 
Take care,
 
Sandy
Sandy,
 
Thank you so much for submitting this.
 
With the un-forgetful memory of Dick Johnson, he remembered this picture being previously posted nearly 3 years ago. It is definitely time for a repost. You did well with remembering everyone. Is that Maxine or Carol Barbot in the 4th Row?
 
From the previous posting below, there were two ladies not identified. Hopefully this time around we can identify them.
 
Gary 
 
Catholic Daughters of America Photo
Reply from Debbie Fugere Fauske (’75): debbie_fauske@yahoo.com Minot, ND
 
Gary:  I picked out my Gramma, Josephine Fugere, right away.  She is 3rd row, fifth from the left. 
 
 Catholic Daughters of America Photo
Reply from Aime Casavant (’66):  Jamestown, ND
 
2nd row from bottom, on right side (looking at photo).  3 of my dads sisters.  2nd person from right to left.  Germaine Barbot of Rolette, Alma Berube of Rolla, Lenore Malo of Rolette.
 
Previously Posted by Sharron Gottbrehe Shen with message #453 on May, 9, 2009
 
Catholic Ladies Photo:

Folks, there are only two unknowns in the 3rd row not identified in this photo. Can any of you identify these ladies?  We’ve almost got it.  Gary

 Row 4; Stella Schimetz, Esther Fugere, Lorna Zeiler, Josie Dionne, Katherine Berube, Eugenie Malo Grenier, Leona Picard, Alma Gottbreht, Phyllis Barbot, Maxine or Carol Barbot, Leona Mongeon

Row 3: Rebecca Cote,_________, Alice Christianson, Eva Siem, Josephine Fugere, _______Volh, Cora Mongeon, Eva Morrinville Peat, Elise Picard, Sylvia Heffelfinger, Melvina Schneider, Flora Casavant, Emeline Boucher 

Row 2; Olivine Allard, Beatrice Robert, Lillian Allard, Helen Haberman, Alma Casavant, Frances Morinville, Loretta Boguslawski, Alice Boguslawski, Dorothy Robert, Mary Ann Malo, Rita Boucher, Irene Pigeon, Lenore Malo, Alma Berube, Germaine Barbot, Lillian Houle

Row 1: Eva Trafford, Stella Vandal, Esther Neameyer, Emma Cooper, Father Wolf, Lenore Lamoreux, Alice Evans Berube, Hermine Dionne, Gail Lamoreux, Janet Evans


Reply/message from Trish Larson Wild (’73):  Portola Valley, CA. 

Hey Gary,

 
I might be wrong, but the “church lady” in the second row, fourth from the left, looks like Eva Struck to me.  (My friend Edith’s mom).  Am I right?
 
I had the pleasure of riding in Golden Gate park yesterday.  I’ve always wanted to, and finally took a trailer with two horses up there yesterday.  It was a fabulous day!  Very horse friendly.  We met the officer on duty at the mounted patrol station, and he gave us an interesting tour of the stables.  He made us “honorary mounted police, sold us sweatshirt with the police logo on it, and even gave us badges to wear.  We then rode down to Ocean Beach, where people were enjoying unusually high temperatures.  There were thousands of folks and kids out there, and almost as many dogs.  It was a great time.  People thought we were police, and kept asking for help, so we did what we could.  (One lady had lost her teenage daughters and weiner dog, so we kept an eye out for them, but they found their mom before we got back).  I will definitely go back, and add this location to my list of places to take people on horseback.  
 
I will be posting photos on my blog later tonight if you are interested:
 
Trish.bloodspot.com
 
Dale Schneider’s parents are Wesley and Evelyn Hiatt (Deceased ’43) Schneider.
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe:  Bottineau & Minot, ND
 
Lots and lots of you folks are related to Dale, many of you being first cousins, on both sides of his family.
 
Florence Hiatt Dahl (’50): Dale is your Nephew too.
 
Dale’s mother, Evelyn Hiatt Schneider (’43), pasted away in 1963. I think she was only 36 years old? I remember well, the time of her passing.
 
Gary 
 
 
 For deer problems: Deer foliage Repellent recipe
 
Boil 1/2 cup of any dried hot peppers in two cups of water covered for 10 minutes. Set aside and cool down with the lid on. Strain through a coffee filter placed in a funnel into your garden sprayer (clean out the weed killer first), then add a gallon of cold water. Spray onto anything you don’t want the deer to munch on.”

                                                        Dunseith High School Class of 1958
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14801 Park Lake Drive,
Bldg.Park 4, Penthouse 5		 Fort Myers, Fl 33919 (Jan-Mar)
2 Anderson Gerald Born 1940    –    Died November 21, 2011 Deceased
3 Bedard Shelver Lynn 52783 Sporn Dr South Bend, IN 46635 (574) 277-7108 Barry – 1955
4 Bott Knoepfle Barbara Ann 9131 14th Ave NE Bottineau, ND 58318 (701) 228-3552 No email address
5 Conroy Martel Colleen/Don 16142 Excelsior Court Rosemount, MN 55068  952-431-3480  Cell(952) 237-4851 marteldc@gmail.com 
6 Gottbreht Brennan Mary Ann PO Box 356 Dunseith, ND 58329 (701) 244-5898 maryannmab@aol.com
8544 Desert Holly Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89134 (702) 240-2780 
7 Graff Myrick Ellen 840 S. 24th St.          Grand Forks, ND  58201 701-775-9944 emyrick@gra.midco.net 
8 Hill Vern 1009 Nichol St Bottineau, ND 58318 (701) 228-3884 No email address
9 Johnson Allen 8850  28th Av Rolette, ND 58366 (701) 246-3657 No email address
10 Kester Boucher Joanne/Elmer Route 2 Rolette, ND 58366 (701) 244-2180 eboucher@utma.com
11 Lagerquist Robert RR 1  Box 128 Dunseith, ND 58329 (701) 263-4232 No email address
12 Link Ronald 10432 Mount Hood San Antonio, TX 78251 (210) 509-4071 rplink2@msn.com
13 Longie Louis 202 N Dixon St Tioga, ND 58852 (701) 664-2090 No email address
14 Pigeon Rumler Alva 557 E Chestnut St. Canton, IL 61520 No number available A relative confirmed that this is a good address foa Alva 1/19/08
15 Pigeon Schneider Rochelle 5912 W Bristol Dr Sioux Falls, SD 57106 (605) 323-1586 No email address
16 Robillard James 1231 7TH  AVE. W. WILLISTON, N.D. 58801   jwrobillard@dia.net 
17 Schneider Haverland Marlene 401 Coney St Perham, MN 56573 (218) 346-6088 hmhaver@lakesplus.com 
18 Shirk Larry 2824 Springdale Cir Naperville, IL 60564 630-369-2084 larryshirk@wideopenwest.com
 
 

04/25/2012

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Folks,

 
When I got up this morning we didn’t have any power. After I called the electric company, of which they came right out to fix the problem, it was time to bowling, so I am just now getting the blog out. It is nearly 10:00 PM. I have a doctors appointment tomorrow morning, so I will not be posting a blog tomorrow.
 
Gary
 
 
 
Reply from Trish Larson Wild (’73): Portola Valley, CA
 
Gary,

 
What the???? that is quite a typo on my blog address you gave there. Bloodspot???

Should I be afraid?

Here is the real address: trishwild.blogspot.com

Was that a senior moment? Or a freudian slip?

Yikes! And here’s a newer photo: One from GG Park on Saturday with Jeff, an officer on the Mounted Patrol. He tells me it’s a 27 year wait list to get on the Mounted Patrol. Says “I smile every day I get to go to work, and laugh every two weeks when I get a paycheck”.

Trish
Trish,
 
That is funny. I know exactly what happened too. I copy and paste everything so it wasn’t a typo. At times my spell check will spell check more than I have highlighted making auto corrections and that is what happened. I’ll tell you Trish, with your superb writing skills I never ever even think of using spell check on any of your postings.
 
This is a beautiful picture. As always Trish, you look wonderful.
 
Gary
 
 
 
 
1932 Willow City Thrething Picture
Reply form Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND

Hi Gary,

 

Before I went to visit Otto Stockberger, I print a copy of the threshing crew/added numbers to the people. It’s the only way I know for sure which name goes with which man.

 

I now know why someone thought Andrew Stockberger lived at Good Sam. Otto said he’s quite sure one of the fellows in the picture is his uncle, Andrew Stockberger #6.

 

Otto’s guesses:

#11 Arnold Schultz

# 9 Jim or George Egbert

# 2 George or Jim Egbert

# 3 might be Henry Durdle or Everett Schultz

# 6 Andrew Stockburger

 

Otto said he was ten years old when this picture was taken, but this is how he remembered these fellows. I hope this helps with the identification. :)

 

Neola

Thank you so much Neola. You did great!
 
Those not yet identified
#5, #4, #7, #3 Henry Durdle or Everett Schultz
 
 

1932 Willow City threshing crew

4th Row: Boone (Lady), Jim Egbert, Henry Durdle or Everett Schultz, ??

3rd Row: ??, Andrew Stockburger, ??

2nd Row: Dave Eurich Sr., George Egbert

1st Row: Dave Eurich Jr., Arnold Schultz
 
 
 
 
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
 
Note: Wendell was a teacher at the Forestery for years. His mother was a Fassett, Sister to Kathleen Grimme.
 
 
 
 
 
Joke of the day
Posted by Allen Richard (’65): Midland, MI.
 
After being married for 50 years, I took a careful look at my wife one day and said, “Fifty years ago we had a cheap house, a junk car, slept on a sofa bed and watched a 10-inch black and white TV, but I got to sleep every night with a hot 23-year-old girl.
Now … I have a $250,000 home, a $45,000 car, a nice big bed and a large screen TV, but I’m sleeping with a 73-year-old woman. It seems to me that you’re not holding up your side of things.”
My wife is a very reasonable woman. She told me to go out and find a hot 23-year-old girl and she would make sure that I would once again be living in a cheap house, driving a junk car, sleeping on a sofa bed and watching a 10-inch black and white TV.
Aren’t older women great? They really know how to solve an old guy’s problems.
 
 

04/24/2012

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Passing of Gerald Anderson, DHS Class of 58.

Reply from Larry Shirk (’58): Naperville, IL
 
If I remember right, Gerald was the biggest guy in our class and a good basketball player. Its always sad to hear about the passing of someone we know, and in this case, a class mate. There were 18 in our class and I don’t know if any others have passed away.
 
Larry Shirk
 
 

Passing of Gerald Anderson, DHS Class of 58.

Reply Ellen Graff Myrich (’58): Grand Forks, ND
 

Hi Gary,
I was saddened to see Gerald had passed away apparently of cancer. I believe he is the first one from the class of 58 to die. Do you have an address for his obituary? If so would you send it to me. I wasn’t able to find anything with Google.
 
Thanks for the Happy Birthday wishes.
Ellen Graff Myrick (‘58)
Ellen,
 
I don’t have Gerald’s Obituary, but I am sure some of our readers do and will get in touch with you.
 
My records indicate that Gerald is the first to pass on from your class of ’58. I have pasted your class list below.
 
Gary
 
 
Catholic Daughters of America Photo

ID’s FromSandra Zeiler Vandal (’62): Elk River, MN.

 

 

Hi Gary,

 

Had a busy day Sun. as Todd came up to mix up some more beer, Dawn was up to bottle wine, and mix another batch, Kelly was up, and Heather, husband Cory and of course a gaggle of grands. What fun! Anyway I had to have Heather do the scanning and sending for me.

 

The B.row of 11, are Stella S., Ester Fugere, Lorna(Mom), ?,?,?,?Picard, Alma G.,Phillis Barbot, Carol Barbot, Leona M.,

 

2nd row down of 13-?, ?,?,?. Josie Fugere, ?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,

 

3rd row of 16, many very familiar faces,but can’t put first and last names on all. Allards, Boguslawskis, and Lillian Houle on the end.

 

Frontrow, ?, Estella (Mom)V.,?,?, Fr. Wolf, Lenore Lamoureux,Alice Evans, ?, Gayle Bedard Lamoureux, and Janet Evans.

 

Sounds like your weekend was great. Must be beautiful there.

 

Take care,

 

Sandy

Sandy,
 
Thank you so much for submitting this.
 
With the un-forgetful memory of Dick Johnson, he remembered this picture being previously posted nearly 3 years ago. It is definitely time for a repost. You did well with remembering everyone. Is that Maxine or Carol Barbot in the 4th Row?
 
From the previous posting below, there were two ladies not identified. Hopefully this time around we can identify them.
 
Gary

 

 

Catholic Daughters of America Photo

Reply from Debbie Fugere Fauske (’75): Minot, ND

 

Gary: I picked out my Gramma, Josephine Fugere, right away. She is 3rd row, fifth from the left.
 
 
 

Catholic Daughters of America Photo

Reply from Aime Casavant (’66): Jamestown, ND

 
2nd row from bottom, on right side (looking at photo). 3 of my dads sisters. 2nd person from right to left. Germaine Barbot of Rolette, Alma Berube of Rolla, Lenore Malo of Rolette.
 

Previously Posted by Sharron Gottbrehe Shen with message #453 on May, 9, 2009
 

Catholic Ladies Photo:

 

Folks, there are only two unknowns in the 3rd row not identified in this photo. Can any of you identify these ladies? We’ve almost got it. Gary

 

Row 4; Stella Schimetz, Esther Fugere, Lorna Zeiler, Josie Dionne, Katherine Berube, Eugenie Malo Grenier, Leona Picard, Alma Gottbreht, Phyllis Barbot, Maxine or Carol Barbot, Leona Mongeon

 

 

Row 3: Rebecca Cote,_________, Alice Christianson, Eva Siem, Josephine Fugere, _______Volh, Cora Mongeon, Eva Morrinville Peat, Elise Picard, Sylvia Heffelfinger, Melvina Schneider, Flora Casavant, Emeline Boucher

 

 

Row 2; Olivine Allard, Beatrice Robert, Lillian Allard, Helen Haberman, Alma Casavant, Frances Morinville, Loretta Boguslawski, Alice Boguslawski, Dorothy Robert, Mary Ann Malo, Rita Boucher, Irene Pigeon, Lenore Malo, Alma Berube, Germaine Barbot, Lillian Houle

 

 

Row 1: Eva Trafford, Stella Vandal, Esther Neameyer, Emma Cooper, Father Wolf, Lenore Lamoreux, Alice Evans Berube, Hermine Dionne, Gail Lamoreux, Janet Evans

 

 

 

 

 

Reply/message from Trish Larson Wild (’73): Portola Valley, CA.

 

Hey Gary,

 
I might be wrong, but the “church lady” in the second row, fourth from the left, looks like Eva Struck to me. (My friend Edith’s mom). Am I right?
 
I had the pleasure of riding in Golden Gate park yesterday. I’ve always wanted to, and finally took a trailer with two horses up there yesterday. It was a fabulous day! Very horse friendly. We met the officer on duty at the mounted patrol station, and he gave us an interesting tour of the stables. He made us “honorary mounted police, sold us sweatshirt with the police logo on it, and even gave us badges to wear. We then rode down to Ocean Beach, where people were enjoying unusually high temperatures. There were thousands of folks and kids out there, and almost as many dogs. It was a great time. People thought we were police, and kept asking for help, so we did what we could. (One lady had lost her teenage daughters and weiner dog, so we kept an eye out for them, but they found their mom before we got back). I will definitely go back, and add this location to my list of places to take people on horseback.
 
I will be posting photos on my blog later tonight if you are interested:
 
Trish.bloodspot.com
 
 
 
Dale Schneider’s parents are Wesley and Evelyn Hiatt (Deceased ’43) Schneider.
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
 
Lots and lots of you folks are related to Dale, many of you being first cousins, on both sides of his family.
 
Florence Hiatt Dahl (’50): Dale is your Nephew too.
 
Dale’s mother, Evelyn Hiatt Schneider (’43), pasted away in 1963. I think she was only 36 years old? I remember well, the time of her passing.
 
Gary
 
 
 
 
For deer problems: Deer foliage Repellent recipe
 
 
Boil 1/2 cup of any dried hot peppers in two cups of water covered for 10 minutes. Set aside and cool down with the lid on. Strain through a coffee filter placed in a funnel into your garden sprayer (clean out the weed killer first), then add a gallon of cold water. Spray onto anything you don’t want the deer to munch on.”

Dunseith High School Class of 1958








Last First Address City / State / ZIP Phone Email
1 Allard Jerome 10849 274 Ave NW Zimmerman, MN 55398 (763) 219 8558 Cell 763 458 1769 jdallard@sherbtel.net
14801 Park Lake Drive,
Bldg.Park 4, Penthouse 5		 Fort Myers, Fl 33919 (Jan-Mar)
2 Anderson Gerald Born 1940-Died November 21, 2011 Deceased
3 Bedard Shelver Lynn 52783 Sporn Dr South Bend, IN 46635 (574) 277-7108 Barry – 1955
4 Bott Knoepfle Barbara Ann 9131 14th Ave NE Bottineau, ND 58318 (701) 228-3552 No email address
5 Conroy Martel Colleen/Don 16142 Excelsior Court Rosemount, MN 55068 952-431-3480Cell(952) 237-4851 marteldc@gmail.com
6 Gottbreht Brennan Mary Ann PO Box 356 Dunseith, ND 58329 (701) 244-5898 maryannmab@aol.com
8544 Desert Holly Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89134 (702) 240-2780
7 Graff Myrick Ellen 840 S. 24th St. Grand Forks, ND 58201 701-775-9944 emyrick@gra.midco.net
8 Hill Vern 1009 Nichol St Bottineau, ND 58318 (701) 228-3884 No email address
9 Johnson Allen 885028th Av Rolette, ND 58366 (701) 246-3657 No email address
10 Kester Boucher Joanne/Elmer Route 2 Rolette, ND 58366 (701) 244-2180 eboucher@utma.com
11 Lagerquist Robert RR 1Box 128 Dunseith, ND 58329 (701) 263-4232 No email address
12 Link Ronald 10432 Mount Hood San Antonio, TX 78251 (210) 509-4071 rplink2@msn.com
13 Longie Louis 202 N Dixon St Tioga, ND 58852 (701) 664-2090 No email address
14 Pigeon Rumler Alva 557 E Chestnut St. Canton, IL 61520 No number available A relative confirmed that this is a good address foa Alva 1/19/08
15 Pigeon Schneider Rochelle 5912 W Bristol Dr Sioux Falls, SD 57106 (605) 323-1586 No email address
16 Robillard James 1231 7TH AVE. W. WILLISTON, N.D. 58801   jwrobillard@dia.net
17 Schneider Haverland Marlene 401 Coney St Perham, MN 56573 (218) 346-6088 hmhaver@lakesplus.com
18 Shirk Larry 2824 Springdale Cir Naperville, IL 60564 630-369-2084 larryshirk@wideopenwest.com

 
 

04/23/2012

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No Blog the past two days

 
Folks, I forgot to mention that I was going to be gone and wouldn’t get a blog out this past Saturday and Sunday.
 
Several times a year the Governor of Cebu Province which includes the Island of Cebu and 4 or 5 other islands has a Suroy-Suroy. Many of our friends have gone on these in the past, but this was our first. There were 10 in our group of friends. Governor Gwen Garcia accompanied us for the two days. Being a high profile person, she has an army of security personnel. Our convoy on the Island of Camotes included 4 large air conditioned buses with the Governor riding in a private van all escorted by the Army, the Philippine National Police and SWAT teams. We toured much of the Island of Camotes and also the city of Pilar on a neighboring Island. At each stop we were greeted by the locals with music, entertainment and of coarse food and a tour of their area. It was a fun filled week end. I have included below a local news paper article that explains our Trip.
 
Gary

From a Local Cebu News Paper

Suroy-Suroy Sugbo goes to Camotes

Camotes Island off the northeastern part of Cebu province will take center stage today in the tourism caravan Suroy-Suroy sa Sugbo.

Camotes Islands is about two hours from Cebu City by motorboat and is known for its pristine waters and white-sand beaches.

About 200 local and foreign guests led by Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia will set off for Poro town in Camotes Island at 7 a.m. in Cebu City’s Pier 1.

The two-day countryside tour called “Enchanting Camotes” will highlight well-known and lesser-known attractions.

There’s Bukilat Cave in Tudela town, Buho Rock resort in Poro, Lake Danao in San Francisco, Mangodlong Resort and the bee farm in Pilar town.

Visitors will take a walking tour around the island to see ancestral houses and other heritage spots.

The Suroy-Suroy started in 2004 as a project of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and was developed further by the Capitol as regular tours to spotlight the beauty of the countryside and outlying islands, and hospitality of Cebuanos.

 
Suroy-Suroy on Camotes Island – Bernadette, Emelyn, Marina, Evelyn & Rose
 
 
Surey-Surey on Camotes Island – Rose, Gary Evelyn and Alex
 
 
Happy Birthday (4/21) Sherri Slyter Millang: Bottineau, ND
 
 
 
Happy Birthday (4/22) Debby Stokes: Bottineau, ND
 
Kristin, Nathan, Darrel (Bud) and Debby Stokes
 
 
 
 
Early 80’s Catholic Ladies picture
From Sandra Zeiler Vandal (’62): Elk River, MN.
 

Gary~

 

Found this with Mom’s pictures. I know a alot of the names and will write then down.

Fun to look at, will send the names soon. Taken sometime in the early 80’s, this covers Dunseith and Rolette.

 

Sandy

Thank you Sandra. This is another classic treasure.
 
Do you know what group this is? Because of the Priest, I labeled it “Catholic ladies”. The lady on the right end of the 2nd row resembles Adeline Olson. She was a member of Salem Lutheran Church, so if that is her, this is not an exclusive Catholic group.
 
Folks, if you know any of these ladies, please identify.
 
Thanks,
 
Gary
 
 
 
Threshing Crew Memories
From Minnie Mary McKay Merrill (’48): Renton, WA
Posted by Phyllis, McKay (’65): Auburn, WA.

 

Gary,

 

I remember Dad talking a lot about being on a thrashing crew. Unfortunately I do not remember any of the stories in detail. I emailed my siblings to see what they remembered and Minnie Mary sent me her remembrances which I have included below.

 

Phyllis, I do remember a lot about threshing time of the year. Roberts always used a tractor for power never steam while I was around. Dad had his own hay rack to haul the bundles—not one from the farmer having the threshing done. His rack had been built by him to haul hay into our barn during the winter. He made it extra large so that he wouldn’t have to make extra trips. Anyway, the bundle haulers would go out to get the shocks of wheat and come back to the threshing machine in order. Well, Dad wouldn’t come in out of order or with a small load so he worked harder than anyone else.

Grandma McKay and Mrs. Gillies were the cooks. I went to the cook car with them, and you had better believe it was hot. The men sat at this long table running down the center of the cook car and ate dinner. As soon as they were finished, the women geared up to prepare afternoon lunch and then supper. Of course, there was no running water and no air conditioning. I think there was ice to keep the milk and cream from souring and the meat cool. Dad would follow the rig from farm to farm. He was down around Thorn I know—and also worked for the Roberts.

 
Correction
From Lloyd Awalt (44): Bottineau, ND
 
Hi Gary,
 
I made a boo boo the threshing crew I hauled bundles for was Louis Fugere not Leo that was a long time ago.
 
Lloyd
 
 
 
Russell Pigeon’s (’63) email address
Posted by Bruce Pigeon (’61): Garrison, ND
 
Hi Gary
 
I am doing this the quick way, I think. Russell would like to be added to your list. His Email address is
 
Thanks
 
Bruce
 
 
 
Gerald Anderson (’58) passed away in 2011:
 
Gerald A. Anderson, 71, Madisonville Road, Hoopkinsville, KY, died at 3:25 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, at his home of natural causes. (Cancer) — (DHS Class of ’58)
Folks, with the passing of Norma Anderson, I just discovered that her son Gerald passed on this past November. I was so sorry to hear of his passing. Gary
 
 
 
Posted by Audrey Hansen Aitchison: Bottineau, ND

 
 
Joke of the day posted by Stanley Salmonson (’61): Dunseith, ND.
 

THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING

Shortly after a British Airways flight had reached its
cruising altitude, the Captain announced:
‘Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your Captain.
Welcome to Flight 293, non-stop from London Heathrow to Oslo.
The weather ahead is good, so we should have a smooth,
uneventful flight. So sit back, relax and… OH, MY GOD !’

Silence followed!

Some moments later the Captain came back on the PA; ‘Ladies
and gentlemen, I’m sorry if I scared you. While I was talking
to you, a flight attendant accidentally spilled a cup of hot
coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!’

Ole, sitting in the plane yelled out: “Vat da Hell now, you
should see da back of mine”
 

04/20/2012

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Posted By Neola Kofod Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND.

 
Note: Melvin Cree, Sharon’s Husban (deceased) is from the DHS of ’65

Sharon Marie Cree-Lenior
(May 29, 1956 – April 16, 2012)

Send Flowers Send Sympathy Gifts Send Sympathy Card
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SHARON MARIE BELGARDE CREE-LENIOR

Sharon M. Cree-Lenior, age 55 of Dunseith, died Monday in a Belcourt hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at the Dunseith Jesus Name Church in Dunseith. Burial will be in the Belgarde Family Cemetery of rural Dunseith. A wake will be held on Friday beginning at 4:00 P.M. with a prayer service at 7:00 P.M. in the Church.

Sharon Marie Belgarde Cree-Lenior, a daughter of Roy and Margaret (St. Claire) Belgarde, was born on May 29, 1956 at Belcourt. She attended school at Belcourt and Dunseith. Later she attended Turtle Mountain College. Sharon worked as a cook at several restaurants in Dunseith and Bottineau. On June 24, 1974 she was married to Melvin Cree Sr. at Rolla, ND. Melvin died on December 20, 1996. Sharon worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant for several years. She then married Leo Lenior. This marriage later ended.

She enjoyed riding around to visit family and friends. Sharon loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Dunseith Jesus Name Church in Dunseith. Sharon enjoyed going to church. She raised her twin grandsons, Davis and Steven Cree. She was a foster mother to several children. Sharon enjoyed baking and she made the best Fry Bread and Carmel Rolls. She loved to ride horse when she was young.

She is survived by her daughter, Melanie and her husband Jeff LaRocque of Dunseith; sons, Garret Cree and his wife Cindy, Marlin Cree Paul Cree Michael Cree and his wife Carrie all of Dunseith, Melvin R. Cree Jr. and Patrick Cree both of Green Bay, WI; 30 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; brothers, Leroy Belgarde, Larry and his wife Velda Belgarde Betti Jean and her husband Kenny Azure, Curtis Belgarde, David and his wife Peggy Belgarde Doris and her husband Verlin Dubois, Ronald Belgarde, Gary Belgarde Jr. Kathy Thiefoe; godchild Brittany Belgarde; special uncle, Clifford Belgarde of Jamestown; uncles, Francis, Leslie, Lyle, Alvin and Darwin Belgarde, aunts, Ronette Morin, Rose Mary Bruce and Norma Belgarde

Sharon was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin; parents, Roy and Margaret; sister, Beverly Parisien; brothers, Gary Belgarde; godmother, Violet Desjarlais and several aunts and uncles.

 

 

 
 
Threshing memories
Reply for Lloyd Awalt (44): Bottineau, ND.
 
Hi Dick, That was a very good write up about the old thrashing crews you did on job in describing the way it was done. I hauled bundles for Leo Fugere when he had his crew. The spike picture that was what he did ,was help you unload when you went in. That was the best time, when it rained we had a day off. One time it was Sat. and we were about done with the place we were working getting done early and we can make it to town, so I climbed on the back of the horse for the other one would follow and head for the barn, Dale Fugere did the same thing only one of his horse’s went home, didn’t make it town, had to catch that darn horse. It was hard work but nobody would mind and we would always make some fun out of it. Sure we slept in hay mows but it was ok you were tired , so it felt good, one thing about it the ladies in the cook car knew to keep you happy. They made some wonderful meals. apple pie for lunch.We used to count bundles when we were loading in the field to see who would get the most on there load to get 150 bundles on a load was very good. Lloyd.
 
 
 
Martin Rude’s Threshing Machine collection
Comments from Dick Johnson (’68): Dunseith, ND
 
Gary and Friends,

On the subject of Martin Rude’s threshing machine collection, his
son LeRoy told me his dad had wanted to get 50 threshing machines in the
collection but had gotten to 46 when he passed away. LeRoy had me haul
one for him and I bought the one at Jack Flynn’s auction for $15. and
hauled it over to Rude’s so I think that one would be #48. It’s getting
closer! Martin’s threshing machines are mostly made of metal with only
a small amount of wood in places. Jack Peterson donated an old Sawyer
Massey threshing machine to the museum a few years ago and that one is
basically all wood and very rare. Had it not been stored inside over
the years, it would just be a pile of steel shafts and pulleys on the
ground but it is in remarkably good shape. I remember the day I hauled
the old relic to the museum on my implement truck. Every time I hit a
bump, even though I was going at a crawl, I would cringe thinking that
it might crumble in a pile behind me. It made the loading ,the hauling,
and the unloading with no problem. My grandpa had an old ‘Yellow
Fellow’ all wooden machine that sat in the woods here for many years
after it had been replaced. I believe it was made by the Avery
Threshing Machine Company. It still showed some of the bright yellow
paint color when I was a kid and played around and on it. Over the
30-40 years it sat, it basically settled into a pile and in the 70s I
burned what was left and hauled the scrap iron to clean up the place. I
don’t think we have a picture of the old ‘Yellow Fellow’ but I still do
have the huge iron wheels from it. Thanks Gary!

Dick

 

Martin Rude’s Threshing Machine collection east of Long Lake

Picture from Dakota Memories Photography (Clayton Parrill ’72): Bottineau, ND

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  

04/19/2012

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Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot ND

 
Norma is the mother of Gene ‘Ole’ Anderson (’67), Lorenzo (’63, Gerald (’58), and Glenda Bergan (’60). She was Oliver and Martha Handeland’s daughter and was Married to Arol ‘Bud’ Anderson, Audrey Smith’s brother.
 
Glenda, Gerald, Lorenzo and Gene, our condolense are with you with the passing of your mother. She will be missed.
 
Gary
 
 
 
 
 
Martin Rude’s Threshing machine collection
Question From Doreen Larson Moran: Usk, WA & Hazelton, ND
 

As to the threshing crews etc. Does Art Rude have pictures of the collection of old machinery that Martin Rude has accumulated? That could be quite a trip back in time.

Doreen,
 
Martin Rude’s collection of old Threshing machines and old machinery lined up along the road east of Long Lake that his son Kenny has displayed is most certainly an impressive sight worth seeing. The Threshing Machine row seems endless, there are that many of them. My dad took me over there several times to see them. I have pictures too, but at the moment I can not find them.
 
Folks, If any of you have any pictures of this collection, please share.
 
Gary
 
 
Memories
From Lois Tweten: Helena MT
 

Hi All,

The threshing “cook car” brought back memories to me also! My Dad, Ken Tweten, worked at John Deere in Botno. During “harvest”on the weekends our family, Dad, Mom-Ann, Johnnie and Lois, would go to Barton to help out the Shjerve’s & Dahl’s-Mom’s siblings! My Dad would help the men and Mom would cook. You are so correct – how did everyone endure the heat! On the raining days I got to sleep inside on the cook stove! Hard to believe! One day, I got a huge cut on my head. Mom put flour on my forehead to stop the bleeding – another WOW…BUT, because of that, I was allowed to take a nap on the blanket on the shady side of the cook car with my DAD! I could hardly believe it!! I was special then at age 5! The men came to the cook car to eat and napped a bit! Wish I had a picture of those cars. So enjoyed seeing yours Dick-a real gift!

———————————————–

Floyd & Luella Dion and Ruth Peterson – it was really lovely to visit you at Good Sam in 10/10 in Botno-thanks for the greeting on this blog! And meeting Emma Kofoid along with Neola was just great too. After all these years for them all to know my folks and me as a little girl & Johnnie (now goes by Ken)!! SO greetings to you all again!

———————————————–

Neola, wow to the pictures of our “dates” at Hostfest!! The picture of you & the date in 2004 & me and the date in 2010 – he really grew tall in those 6 years, ha! Again fun memories!

———————————————–

AND a huge belated Happy Birthday to my Tweten cousin, Rhonda Hiatt!!

———————————————–

With fond old memories, Lois Tweten
 
 
 
Threshing
Reply from Mary Eurich Knutson (’62): Dunseith, ND
 
Hi Gary
I found Dick’s article on threshing very interesting. I had one
comment. I had never heard of a spiker before. I know they had a spike
pitcher in the field all the time. He never got to leave the field and I
always thought he had it pretty rough. When one hay rack was full he
had to go to the next rack and help fill that one etc. etc. Seemed like
the haulers got a break once in a while but the spike pitcher had to
just hope for a break. Was he an entirely different person from the
spiker? Talk later. Mary K
 
 

 

Threshing Crew Picture

Reply Iris Senechal Knoke Wolvert: Willow City, ND.
 
Threshing crew picture..on the right back row, with the cigarette,
sure looks like Delbert Kyle Sr. don,t recognize any others ..enjoy
the your pictures everybody, any of Deer Heart Lodge?? Sincerely Iris
Senechal, Knoke , Wolvert….Mother was Bella Bedard from Dunseith.
 
 

 

Threshing Crew Pictures

Reply from Aggie Casavant (’69): Fort Mill, SC.
 
Hi Gary,
 
I found Dicks posting quiet interesting,especially about the cook car. We had one of those cook cars on our farm for a number of years. Us kids you use to kinda use it for a play house,and I remember opening a door in the floor and hiding when we would play hide and seek. I know it stayed on its wheels and frame for a number of years,then our Dad built a foundation behind our house and took it off the frame and set it on the foundation. He used it for a shop,and kinda a garage,for as long as I was at home. I know there is alot of pictures out there of it,I’m not so sure that I have access to any of them. We must of got the cook car a bit after they quit using them,cuz I have no recollection of ever using it for that purpose. Maybe Aime or Rene can add to this. Thanks for the pictures Dick…I see you have a treasure trove of yester-years in your possession….priceless, again thanks for sharing. :) Aggie
 
 
Threshing Pictures
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot ND
 
 
 
 
 
 
Request From Trish Larson Wild (’73): Southern CA.
 

Hi Gary,

 
I was wondering if you would be willing to share this link with the Dunseith blog readers. Annee Deering is a friend of mine, and a wonderful ICU nurse working at UCLA hospital. She is a contender for the Ironman Triathalon in Kona Hawaii this year, and in order to be allowed to run, she needs to show that there is enough interest in her story.
 
She is opening up to tell her story about overcoming the trauma of childhood sexual abuse through participation in sports. She does this in order to “show the world that anything is possible”. She’s been training like crazy and deserves a chance to tell her story and run for the rewards in Kona. If you don’t mind sharing the link below with your readers, they can check it out and vote for Annee. The more votes she gets in diverse parts of the world the better, so I thought it would be cool if the North Dakota contingent gets involved. She has a story to tell of great inspiration and strength. Vote every day if you want to support Annee, and then stay tuned to watch her performance. She recently was a top performer in the Iron Man in LA. Besides being a great athlete, she is a caring professional who wants to bring light to the abuse of children.
 
HELP MAKE IT STOP – VOTE FOR ANNEE!
 
 
Chad Dion: Floyd and Luella Halvorson Dion’s Grandson
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot ND
 
 
  

04/18/2012

Posted on by

Leah Bergeron’s address

From Carmen & Floyd Richard: Rolette, ND
 
Leah Bergeron
Thomas House 3
412 4th Ave. SW
Perham MN 56573
 
I asked Floyd about the house, and they definately did not move it into Bottineau. We remember her apartment though, as we visited her there quite often.
 
 
 
Reply to the 1932 Threshing Crew Photo
From Mary Eurich Knutson (’62): Dunseith, ND
 
Hi Gary
One of the guys listed on the back of the threshing picture is Andrew
Stockberger. I believe he is a resident at the Good Sam Nursing Home in
Bottineau. If Neola wants to go talk to him thats fine. It would be
kind of fun to get this one solved. I think the guy sitting next to
Dad is Schultz. One was listed as a Schneider but Wesley had stated
it wasn’t. The lady’s name was Boone. Maybe some of these names will
mean something to somebody. Take care Mary
 
 

1932 Willow City threshing crew

4th Row: Boone (Lady), Jim Egbert, ??, ??

3rd Row: ??, ??, Ole Evans

2nd Row: Dave Eurich Sr., George Egbert

1st Row: Dave Eurich Jr., Bill Evans? Schultz?
 
 

Reply to the 1932 Threshing Crew Photo

From Dick Johnson (’68): Dunseith, ND
Gary and Friends,

A couple things on the picture could probably use a little
explanation for folks that aren’t aware of what all is represented in
the picture. The building they are in front of is called a ‘cook car’.
It was a small narrow building that was sitting on large steel wheels
and was pulled by horses from farm to farm. You can see the steel
wheels behind the guys in the picture. This is where the meals were
prepared and there was a long narrow table for the threshing crew to sit
at to eat their meals. The only form of heat for cooking in those days
was a wood fired cook stove. They throw off so much heat into the room
that it’s hard to imagine the temperatures that the women had to endure
to prepare the meals. I bet if it was 80 degrees outside, it would have
easily been well over 100 degrees in the cook car! Those women were a
tough lot. The crew would go from farm to farm threshing crops and each
crew had it’s own cook car. The crew was comprised of bundle haulers
who pitched the binder tied bundles from earlier hand piled ‘shocks’
into hay racks and brought the load to the threshing machine that was
parked in one stationary spot in the field. They pitched the
bundles/shocks onto a feeder housing that took the bundles into the
separator. There was a guy in charge of the feeding operation that I
believe was called the ‘spiker’, although I’m not sure if that was his
only job? There was usually one man in charge of the machine and
another who watched the steam engine that was powering the threshing
machine. This fellow was called the’engineer’. There was a long flat
belt that brought the power from a belt pulley on the engine to the
similar belt pulley on the separator/threshing machine. The threshing
machine had many moving working parts inside it to take the grain
kernels out of the heads of the grain plant and remove the straw which
was blown into a huge straw pile on the field. There were also teams of
horses that pulled wagons to haul the clean grain to the wooden
granaries. I know many of our readers slightly older than those my age,
and some of us my age, remember the days of threshing. Lloyd Awalt and
Floyd Dion, I would wager, both worked on threshing crews as young men
and can give us a first hand account of what it was like. They can
probably correct me too as to what each person’s job was on the crew and
if I have my story straight. The workers/ crew in the old days often
slept in the hay in the barn on the farm they were working on. One of
the guys once told me that even though they made their money, sometimes
just a dollar or two a day, by working long hours threshing the most
sweet sound they would hear was when they would hear rain start on the
roof of the barn as they would get the day off! There were usually
younger kids that had to be up by 4 AM to tend to the horses and get
them ready for the day so I bet they really liked to hear the rain on
the roof! I’ll attach a couple of my grandmothers pictures of threshing
here on our place. In them you can see the crew, cook car, steam engine
with the belt, bundle racks, grain box wagons, straw pile, and the
separator. The guy with the name ‘Louie’ by him is Louis Strietzel, my
grandmother’s brother. You can also see the development from steam
engines to tractors for power and the last picture is of my Grandpa Hans
Johnson with his first combine. This word, ‘combine’ has always puzzled
me as it doesn’t combine–it separates. The story is that the name came
about from the combining of the binder and a separator–thus ‘combine’.
Now we say, “We’re out combining.” Not really.

Lloyd and Floyd, how about some first hand stories of the days on
the threshing crew? Anyone else too please comment. Thanks Gary!

Dick

 

 
 

Murl Watkins Hill’s (’50) family photo

Reply From Lynn Halvorson Otto (’75): Boonton, NJ
 
Hello all, what a great photo of the Hill family! You all look fantastic and so blessed to have this time together celebrating your mom’s 80th. She’s a great woman.
Lynn Halvorson Otto
 
 
 
Murl Watkins Hill’s (’50) family photo
Reply From Joanne Hill Evans (’74): OWATONNA, MN
 
Gary,
I forgot to add the gal’s married names.
 

Back row left to right: Tim, Greg, Bruce, Brenda (Mueller)

From row left to right: Joanne (Evans), Diane (Moline), Murl, Lynn (McKay)


 
 

San Haven Photo in about 1948

Reply Mona Dionne Johnson (’48): Bottineau, ND
 
Gary: I wonder, thinking back to that time, if the lady with her are around Muriel MacDermott is Kay Sauve who I believe was a nurses aid or a nurse then.
Mona Johnson (48)

Standing: 1. Mr. Issacson, 2 Myrtle Ermer, 3. Bennie Frovarp, 4 Grace Frovarp, 5 Henry Ermer, 6, 7 Mrs. Magnusson (Maxine?), 8 Melvin Peterson, 9 Ruth M. Peterson, 10 Dr Wallbank, 11 Kay Sauve, 12 Muriel Macdermott, 13 Anna Johnson, 14, 15 John (Bud) Johnson

Front: 1 Mildred Isaacson, 2 maybe Marjorie Lillico, 3 Mrs. Wallbank, 4 Mary Edna, 5 Barbara Schlaht,6 Arlene Sands, 7, 8 (Lady dressed as a guy?)

 
 
 
Elmer & Mable Espe Striker family
Info from Ken Striker: Dayton OH

Gary- I am sending the following information for publication in the Dunseith Blog, as it should be of interest to your readers…Ken Striker

 

 

Reference: Prarie Past and Mountain memories, A History of Dunseith ND. There is a short article and picture of Elmer and Mable (Espe) Striker, including children Eunice (Patricia), Gary, Donna, and Marie. (Jackie born later). They had lived near Kelvin before moving to Seattle.

 

I am passing along recent information from Striker cousin Dr. Gary Striker:

Children:

Greg, born 7/11/57, died in a truck accident 1-28-2007, 3 children, two girls currently in college, one boy living in Las Vegas

Kristin, born 1/2/60, divorced, 3 children, currently lives in Ogden, Utah

Gary, Jr, born 5/10/63, divorced, no children, currently lives in Spokane Wa

Spouse:,

Married, for third time (one divorce, second wife died of cancer (French)) current wife Helen Vlassara, Professor of Endocrinology.

Residence: Living in NY,

Occupation: Professor Medicine and Geriatrics. Active in research on Diabetes and Aging. Recently published book on “The AGE-less Plan”, which is a scientifically-based approach to diabetes, aging and obesity. It is available on Amazon and will soon be available in e-book format. The cover is attached above.

 

Sisters:

Patricia, lives in Hawaii with her husband, James Morrison — retired

Donna, lives in Washington state, a widow and former accountant

Marie, lives in California

Jackilyn, and artist and counselor, lives in Santa Monica, California

 

 

04/17/2012

Posted on by
Happy birthday Charlene Pearson Woods (DHS ’67): Dunseith, ND

 
 
Happy Birthday Connie Fauske Monte (DHS ’62): Fort Myers FL.
 
 
 
 

 

Happy Birthday to Charlene Pearson Woods

From Paula Fassett (’71): North Branch, MN

 

Hi Gary:

I want to wish a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Charlene (Pearson) Woods……..Tuesday, April 17th! Happy Birthday, Charlene!!!!!

Paula Fassett

 
 
Happy Birthday to Ellen Graff Myrick (’58):
From Shirley LaRocque Wendt (’59): Tukwila, WA
 

Hi Gary
 
Just wanted to say Happy Birthday to Ellen Graff .
 
Shirley Wendt
(LaRocque)
 
 
 
 

Shirley Y. Brennan • 1942 – 2012

Shirley Y. Brennan, 69, Minot, died Monday, April 9, 2012 in her home.

Shirley was born September 22, 1942 at St. Andrews Hospital in Bottineau, ND, to Ray and Jeannette (Pilloud) Brennan. She was raised on the family farm in Holmes Township, Rolette County. ND, and graduated from Dunseith High School.

Shirley devoted her life to volunteering for persons with disabilities, as she was disabled from an accident herself at the age of 17. In July of 2001, Governor John Hoeven appointed her to the Executive Board of the ND State Council on Developmental Disabilities. As a tireless promoter, Shirley was instrumental in seeing that para transit bus service in Minot was expanded to weekends. Shirley continued to serve as a valued member of the North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities Consumer Advisory Committee.

Shirley was employed at Independence Incorporated and later at the ND Center for Person with Disabilities located on the campus of Minot State University. She retired from the latter job in 2005. She was a volunteer at Restore.

Vincent United Methodist was her church home. She taught Sunday School and was an advisor as a confirmation mentor. She served as a coffee lady, greeting people with a smile and her quick wit and helped set up many rummage sales. Many members of Vincent learned about courage and faith from her example.

For several years Shirley had as her best friend, Annie, a black lab service dog who was trained in Jud, ND. Later she enjoyed her lap dog, Mollie.

Those who shared in her life: Sisters, Velma Millang, Rolette, ND; Mildred Reamer, Seward, NE; Patty Groff, Prescott, AZ; and Dorothy (Leroy) Vandal, Cando, ND; Brother, Mike Brennan, Dunseith, ND; sister-in-law, Mary Ann Brennan, Minot; numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and cousins.

Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Jeannette; sister, Faye Lindquist; brothers, Dennis and Bob Brennan.

Memorial Service: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Vincent United Methodist Church, Minot, ND.

Visitation: There will be no reviewal, but friends may sign the register Tuesday, one hour prior to the service in the church.

At Shirley’s request her body was donated to the University of North Dakota Medical School at Grand Forks.


To sign the online guest register for Shirley
To view the online guest register for Shirley

 
 

Marvin Aamodt’s Obituary

RUGBY Marvin Aamodt, 72, Rugby, died Thursday, April 12, 2012, in his home.

He was born June 22, 1939, to John and Mabel Aamodt, in Rugby. He served in the Army from Oct. 22, 1957, to Oct. 20, 1960. He married Lorette Casavant on June 16, 1962, in Thorne.

Survivors: wife; son, Stacy, of Leonard; daughters, Vicki Woidyla, Holdingford, Minn., Karen Hunt, Devils Lake, and Debbie Billings, Bismarck; 10 grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; brothers, Robert, Rolette, and Larry, Goodyear, Ariz.; sister, Jeanette McBain, Osburn, Idaho.

Memorial service: Tuesday, 11 a.m., Anderson Funeral Home, Rugby.

Burial: Thorne Community Cemetery, at a later date.

There will be no visitation or reviewal.

 
 
 
Murl Watkins Hill’s (’50) family photo
Posted by Joanne Hill Evans (’74): OWATONNA, MN
 

Gary,

 

Here is a family photo of Murl Hill’s family from her 80th birthday party. We had a wonderful time ~ our family is so blessed.

 

Joanne Evans

Thank you so much Joanne for sharing this photo. Your mother and all of you guys look so nice. I saw your mother at Wal-Mart when we were back in 2010. Gary
 
Back: Tim, Greg, Bruce Brenda
Front: Joanne, Diane, Murl, Lynn
 
 
 
Reply with Memories
From Art Rude (’71): Bismarck, ND
 
Hi Gary,

It was a pleasant surprise to see my pictures from facebook in the Dunseith blog, but it is certainly ok. I put them up because I thought they were good pictures and my friends might be interested in them, so sharing with more friends is certainly a good thing. I just thought that if you have a “slow” day for material, there are more pictures that may be of interest at my webpage, www.artrude.com for instance I have a pretty good shot of the Hill kids from the same celebration. I know some people are apprehensive about the internet, but I don’t put out anything that can be harmful or too much personal information, with the possible exception of myself. Anyway, if you see something you like, feel free to use it. In a few more weeks school will be over, and I should have more time for publishing.

By the way, since you have been in contact with Art Hagen so much these days, there was a high school band memory that came back seeing Greg Hill at Murl’s party. Art Hagen sat on one side of me, and Danny Boguslauski sat on the other side of me, and we were the baritone section of the band. Greg sat behind us, as he played tuba. I think it was Dennis Dion that started it, but a few of the band members would toss pennies into Greg’s tuba when the band was playing. We would hear a clinking sound, and Greg would issue a certain choice phrase, and would turn his tuba around and upside down, and pretty soon a penny or two would fall out. We thought it was considerably more entertaining than Greg did. I didn’t of course . . . I never had any change, I used to spend it at Casey’s store!
Thanks for all your efforts.
Peace and Power,

Art

Thanks for checking out Art Rude Productions,
webpage address: www.artrude.com
and Art Rude TV at: artrudetv on Utube!
Art,
 
I knew that it would be OK with you to post those FB pictures with folks comments too. Yes, I will most certainly snag a few more of your pictures for future postings too.
 
Thanks,
 
Gary
 

 

Monthly Music Jam at the Bottineau Senior Center

Reply from Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
 

Dick/Brenda and all the musicians did a wonderful job today. Florence Sime’s boyfriend, Clem Schmaltz, played the accordion with them. Three musicians/three wives came from Minot to play, too. Carl and Shirley Melgaard were there, as were David Mettler and Tina Pladson. I don’t know Keith Hart personally, but he played guitar with the group. I’m probably missing someone, but there was a good-sized group who performed. Florence Pladson Sime looks GREAT!!

 

Rita Langer didn’t perform today. A group of women from Belcourt/Dunseith played at Good Sam today; Rita played with them. I would REALLY have liked to have heard them, too. Richard was at Good Sam; he likes to dance. :)

 

Neola
 
 
 

San Haven Photo in about 1948

Reply from Jean Nicholas Miller (’66): Glendale, AZ.
 

Gary,

In regards to the San Haven picture; number 10 is Dr. Wallbank(I remember seeing a picture of him that my parents had years ago. Number 12 is Muriel MacDermott, she was a nurse. Also you have my maiden name spelled wrong, it’s Nicholas. Thanks Gary.

Jean

 

 

San Haven Photo in about 1948

Reply Angela Berube Malget (’65): Minneapolis, MN

 

Hi Gary,

I also recognize the #2 lady as Myrtle Ermer. I am pretty sure that the
#5 man in the white bib overalls is her husband Henry Ermer. He is my
Aunt Loretta’s brother. You may have met them since you got to know my
Uncle Laureus and Aunt Loretta in Bremerton. I know that Henry is no
longer living but I am not sure about Myrtle. They had one son,
Phillip. I think the Cote kids would agree with the identity.

Wishing you and everyone well,

Angela

Angela,

Thank you so much for this reply. The Ermer’s are from Walhalla. Loretta was a patient at San Haven and in the process met your Uncle Laureus Cote. Loretta’s sister-in-law Mary who was married to her brother John Ermer was a very close childhood friend of my mother and her parents when they lived in Walhalla.
 
The following is a reply from John and Mary Ermers Daughter, Betty. Betty lives in Fargo. Many of you may remember the Ermer’s from San Haven.
 
Betty, for your info, we have a combined readership of probably more than a thousand folks, many of whom have San Haven connections. These folks have connections for all of the available San Haven History. With that, I’d like to share your reply.
 
Folks, Betty graduated from Walhalla in 1965. She was a class mate of my First cousin Randy Woodward. Randy’s mother Marjorie was a barber in Walhalla for over 50 years.
 
Gary
 
 
Betty’s Reply

Gary,

Thanks for the email. Nice to reconnect.

I am most interested in the San Haven information you have as my
father, John Ermer, was a patient in San Haven. His brother Henry was
there as a patient as well and that is where he meet Myrtle. She was
also a patient and then they married. Myrtle was a nurse so she stayed
and practiced at San Haven for awhile. She died in 2006 and was over
90 years old. Loretta was also a patient at San Haven.

I had tried to get some information on my dad’s stay at San Haven but
they tell me all the records were destroyed. I am thinking about
seeing if there is anything at the county level regarding San Haven.

How are things going for you? Looks like you are enjoying the good
life on Facebook. I hear from Randy at Christmas some time.

Keep in touch.

Betty

Standing: 1. Mr. Issacson, 2 Myrtle Ermer, 3. Bennie Frovarp, 4 Grace Frovarp, 5 Henry Ermer, 6, 7 Mrs. Magnusson (Maxine?), 8 Melvin Peterson, 9 Ruth M. Peterson, 10 Dr Wallbank, 11, 12 Muriel Macdermott, 13 Anna Johnson, 14, 15 John (Bud) Johnson

Front: 1 Mildred Isaacson, 2 maybe Marjorie Lillico, 3 Mrs. Wallbank, 4 Mary Edna, 5 Barbara Schlaht,6 Arlene Sands, 7, 8 (Lady dressed as a guy?)

 
 
 
Question: Does anyone have Leah Bergeron’s mail address?
 
Reply to Yesterday’s Blog
From Trish Larson Wild (’72): Southern California
 
Hey Gary,

Great “blog” today. Loved the story of the 100th birthday. She’s an inspiration! Any chance you might be able to share her address? I’d love to send her a card…

Also, I LOVED the old nursing photo. I can’t quite figure out what she might be doing to that poor kid! The helper looks scared to death. Maybe suctioning? Or pumping the stomach? He looks quite comfortable with the whole deal, and not terrible sick. Maybe they are just posing for the photo?

Notice how she’s not wearing any gloves? Nurses never used gloves outside of the OR much until the HIV epidemic in the 1980’s.. Now we use them ALL the time, and “gel in gel out” after every patient contact. Nursing practice has changed so much….Sadly, most nurses don’t listen or touch patients much these days, even though patients probably need human contact and attention more than ever. I was also surprised those nurses weren’t wearing hats. That was big back then too. They must have taken them off before the “procedure”.

I also want to add that I thought Mark’s joke was pretty funny, and inspired me to send you my favorite Ole and Lena story from way back. I’ve been thinking about it ever since you folks took that nice cruise……

After many a year of thinking about it, Ole and Lena and Sven finally decided to spend a little money and go on a cruise together. The ship departed on time, and within a week they were far from shore, in the middle of a tropical ocean, when a huge storm struck – I believe a Tsunami wave was involved. Anyway, the ship overturned and dumped the passengers and crew into the cold waters of the deep blue Pacific. It was a testimony to their hardy nature and determination that the good friends from North Dakota were the only passengers to survive.. They bobbed around together on Flotsam wreckage from the ship for a few days before they finally washed ashore on a desert Island.

Excited to get their feet on solid ground, the hearty crew began to explore the place.

It was not like home.

It was hot, and the palm trees on the edge of the island were few and far between. Not much was growing there, and there was no spring water to be found. They walked and walked across the hot sands, hoping to find food and water, to no avail.

But of course they weren’t complaining either! At least they had each other, and could visit and talk about home, telling all the funny jokes they could think of to take their minds off their troubles.

At last, they saw a glimmer of gold a good ways off. They could see it shining in the sunshine from afar – something was laying on the sand! They decided as one to pick up the pace and found themselves running as fast as they could to see what it could be!

When they arrived at the object, they stopped and circled the object.

“Vat is dat?” Ole says.
“I tink it’s one a dem genie lamps,” says Lena.
“Yah Ole, you rub it and see if a Genie comes out!” says Sven.

So Ole picks up the lamp, and rubs it with his shirtsleeve.

Sure enough! Out pops a great big genie from Norway! He’s a giant, and he’s wearing a clean white shirt with puffy sleeve, a colorful striped vest, pants that come to his kneesand knee high socks with fancy knitted patterns. On his huge feet, he’s wearing shiny black shoes with silver buckles.

“UFF DAH!” Says the genie, “I’ve been in dat jar for da longest time! Tank da lord ya let me outta der! Ya get tree vishes den for doin me dat favor!”

Ole blinks, looks at the genie and asks, “Can I share dem vishes with my friends then?”

“Ya sure ya betcha” says the genie. “Who wants ta go furst den?”

Sven says, “You go furst Ole, cause yer da furst one dat rubb dit.”

Ole thinks for awhile, and then says “OKAY den. I vish I vas back on dat farm in Nort Dakota!”, and POOF! He disappeared.

Lena and Sven just stared at the spot where their good friend had stood, a little bit worried.

The genie reassured them, and said, “dontcha worry there folks, he got his vish, and he’s back on the farm fer sure. Now, who’s next?”

Sven says, “Lena, yer the woman, so ya better go next den.”

So Lena thinks for a minute, and then says, “I vish I vas home wit Ole on da farm!”

POOF! She disappears!

Sven stares and stares at the place where his friends once stood. He can still see their footprints in the sand. He shakes his head and looks very sad.

The genie from Norway says, “Well, ya got a vish comin to ya too, so wattle it be Sven?”

Sven stares another minute, and tears just start rolling down his cheeks, he misses his friends so much.

Finally, he cries out, “I vish Ole and Lena were here!”

Thanks for everything you do Gary!
Trish
You are so welcome Trish. It is great hearing from you again too. You are an inspiration to so many of us. Gary

 

 

Request for more info about Leah Richard Bergeron

From Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND

 

Hi Gary,

 

I would like a little more information to add to this article, such as who was the niece she spoke French with? Which brother did she stay with in Madison, Wisconsin?

 

Until I read why Leah walked with a limp, I had forgotten she had a limp; you probably remembered this, Gary. I think I’ve mentioned before that Leah lived on main floor in the house where I have my upstairs apartment. Until after I moved into my apartment, I thought Leah had had the house moved to Bottineau, and it was her house. Not! The farmhouse came from Jean Aasheim Zorn’s parents’/grandparents’ farm. I’m think it was her grandfather’s, as I don’t remember Joe, her dad, as living on a farm. HOWEVER, I could be very wrong about this. Joe worked at Oscar Vikan’s, later Arnold Haugerud’s shop, when Dad did–in the 1940’s. I can’t remember the name of the two men who moved the Aasheim house into Bottineau; they were Alex Pedie’s uncles. They built a new house to the east of the farm house they moved in. I THINK Torhol was their name.

 

Would Carmen know the answers to my questions?

 

Neola

 
 

Reply from Lynn Henriksen (64): Tiburon, CA

 

Thank you, Gary, I hope some of the folks will get a kick out of many references to North Dakota, Mom, Lee Hosmer, Colette, etc….!  

Lynn Henriksen

 

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Joke and message from
Lola Metcalfe Vanory (’68): Dunseith, ND
Brenda Hoffman (’68): Greenville, SC
 
HI GARY — I got this joke from Bremda which reminded me of my Mom telling me of her and dad going to the 1932 opening of the peace garden– and she suggested i send it to you – along with her joke-
—– Forwarded Message —–
From: “‘Lola”
To: “Brenda Hoffman”

HA!!- my folks, Jim and Ella Metcalfe, went to the 1932 open house for the Peace Garden and they were giving plane rides for a penney a pound– my Mom weighed 100 # and my Dad 160 # so they rode for $2.60 — a great sum in those days – must have really wanted to go– but Mom didn’t fall out either- !!LOL!!_- thank God!!-

Brenda’s Joke
 
Bill and his wife Blanche go to the state fair every year,

And every year Bill would say,
” Blanche, I’d like to ride in that helicopter ”

Blanche always replied,
” I know Bill, but that helicopter ride is fifty bucks,
And fifty bucks is fifty bucks! ”

One year Bill and Blanche went to the fair, and Bill said,
” Blanche, I’m 85 years old.
If I don’t ride that helicopter, I might never get another chance ”

To this, Blanche replied,
” Bill that helicopter ride is fifty bucks, and fifty bucks is fifty bucks ”

The pilot overheard the couple and said,

” Folks I’ll make you a deal. I’ll take the both of you for a ride if you don’t say a word on the flight. won’t charge you a penny!
But if you say one word it’s fifty dollars. ”

Bill and Blanche agreed and up they went.
The pilot did all kinds of fancy maneuvers, but not a word was heard.
He did his daredevil tricks over and over again,

But still not a word…

When they landed, the pilot turned to Bill and said,
” By golly, I did everything I could to get you to yell out, but you didn’t.
I’m impressed! ”

Bill replied,
” Well, to tell you the truth
I almost said something when Blanche fell out,
But you know,

Fifty bucks is fifty bucks! “

 
  

04/16/2012

Posted on by
=Happy Birthday Ellen Graff Myrick (DHS ’58): Grand Forks, ND

 
 
 
Leah Bergeron hits the Century mark.
Posting from Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
 
Folks, being a Richard, many of you are related to Leah. This article explains her just the way I learned to know her. She was very good friends with my folks. It wasn’t until I started doing this blog that I realized she is a Richard. I am not sure if my folks even knew that either. Leah has a heart of gold.
 
Gary
 
 
 
 
 
Naomi Amyotte Decoteau
Request from Geri Metcalfe Munro (’59): Fargo, ND
 
Gary
 
Would you please add Naomi Amyotte to the Blog
 
Naomi lives in Fargo–works at Applebee’s in north Fargo where we go often…..in the neighborhood. She is related to the Enno’s from Dunseith. Thanks, Gary–I get antsy if you don’t post for a day—-we had so much fun with you on the cruise—it was a very special time…
Geri Metcalfe Munro
Thanks Geri. I have added Naomi to our daily distribution. Gary
 
 

 

San Haven Picture

From Glen Williams (52): Missoula, MT

 

Have attached a photo of a couple of nurses taking care of a patient in about 1953…Does anyone know the names of the nurses…?

Glen Williams

 

 
 
 
 
 
Book “Tellttale Souls Writing the Mother Memoir” By Lynn Henriksen
From Lynn Henriksen (64): Tiburon, CA
 
 

Hi Gary,

Thought you might be interested in my newly published book that has many North Dakota reference in it!!!

 

Hello all TellTale Souls, you lovely writers of the Mother Memoir,

I’ve attached the press release to give you the short take on TellTale Souls Writing the Mother Memoir: How to Tap Memory and Write Your Story Capturing Character & Spirit.Yes, the title is almost as long as the time it took to get the book out into the world.

·It has taken Amazon a few weeks, since the pub date of 3-31-12, to get the book & author page live with all the important parts working, so I wanted to wait until it was ready to let you know.

·I placed 40 stories, from my much larger collection, in strategic places throughout the guidebook to go hand-in-hand with the writing lessons—prompts and exercises. Regrettably, I couldn’t get all of the stories in at this time, so volume II may happen, and many stories will be published on my website—after I come up for air!

·This has been truly a labor of love, but worth it, since I’ve received terrific feedback on the finished book.

·Reviews are everything, so if you’d like to write yours and put it on Amazon, in customer reviews, that would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

P.S. I’m inserting the press release below, in case you can’t open the attachment. Sorry, it won’t paste in well, but I hope you can get the drift. If you want to send it out to let your network of people know about it, it’ll be best to send the attachment.

Folks, Please see attached document. Gary

 
 
Joke of the day
From Mark Schimetz (’70): Rolette, ND
 
A drunk woman, stark naked, jumped into a taxi in Minneapolis,
Minnesota.

The taxi driver Ole, who happened to be an old Norwegian man, opened
his eyes wide and stared at the woman.
He made no attempt to start the cab. She said to him: – “What’s wrong
with you honey? Haven’t you ever seen a naked woman before?”
The old man said:- “Lady, I’m not staring at you, I am telling you,
dat vould not be proper vair I come from”.
She said: – “Well, if you’re not staring at my boobs sweetie, what are
you doing then?”
He said:- “Vell, I am looking and I’m looking, and I am tinking to
myself, vair in da hell is dis lady keeping da money to pay for dis
ride ?

 
 
 

04/15/2012

Posted on by
Marvin Aamodt memories

From Allen Richard (’65): Midland, MI.

I’m sorry to hear of Marvin Aamodt’s passing. He worked for Dad during a summer or two, as did his older brother Robert. Both great Guys! Mabel, his mother was part of the school lunch crew and was always a wonderful person. Casper — Marvin’s dad was a great neighbor. He would be there for any neighbor at a moments notice. My true condolences and best wishes to the family.

 

On the lighter side, Russell Pigeon, Larry Aamodt and I used to play catch with Greg Hill on the bus rides home. Greg was the projectile.

 

Allen Richard
 
 
 
 
Murl Hill’s 80th Birthday celebration
Snagged from Art Rude’s (’71) FB page: Bismarck, ND
 
Murl, you look fantastic! You look as though you are good for another 80. Gary
 
 
 
Another Picture snagged from Art Rude’s FB page
 
 
 

New Years Eve San Haven Photo in about 1948

Reply Karen Loeb Mhyre (’47): Bellevue, WA.
 
I think it would have been earlier. Both Mrs Wallbank and Linscheid (front row – she has a crown in her hair, her name is Mary Edna) were at the San early in 50’s. Dr Wallbank left the San in Feb 1951 (per San Piper of Feb 1951). Dr Linscheid was a dentist and moved to Jamestown after time working at the San. I am not sure when this was.

Mom said this was a New Years Party, but I agree it looks like a costume party.

I would love to look at some other issues of the San Piper. Maybe the next time I am in ND. Mr. Rude showed my mom and me a collection of memorabilia from the San at the museum in St John when we visited in 2007.

Fun to look at old pictures is it not!

Karen Loeb Mhyre

 
 

New Years Eve San Haven Photo in about 1948

Reply From Jean Nickolas Miller (’66): Glendale, AZ

 

Gary
In regards to the San Haven picture, I think # 15 is probably Pete Link. And for the life of me I can’t think of the woman’s name (#12). But she was an RN. Thank you Karen for the picture.
Jean
 
 
New Years Eve San Haven Photo in about 1948
Reply From Mona Dionne Johnson (’48): Bottineau, ND
 
Gary: I went to work at San Haven in 1951. From memory and the way they are dressed, this is what I think !
the second one in the back row is Myrtle Ermer, the 10th one is Dr. Wallbank, the 12thone I believe is Muriel MacDermott, the 13th one is Anne Johnson, and the 15 one is John (Bud) Johnson. In the bottom row, the 5th one is Barbara Schlaht. I’m not sure on the other ones.
Mona Johnson (48)
 

 

Standing: 1. Mr. Issacson, 2, 3. Bennie Frovarp, 4 Grace Frovarp, 5, 6, 7 Mrs. Magnusson (Maxine?), 8 Melvin Peterson, 9 Ruth M. Peterson, 10, 11, 12, 13 Anna Johnson, 14, 15 John (Bud) Johnson

Front: 1 Mildred Isaacson, 2 maybe Marjorie Lillico, 3 Mrs. Wallbank, 4 Mary Edna, 5 Barbara Schlaht,6 Arlene Sands, 7, 8 (Lady dressed as a guy?)

 
 
Carmelita (Dean ’70 Deceased) Lamb a Finalist for ND Board of Higher Education
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau, ND
 
 
 
 
 
Happy Birthday August “DJ” Johnson
From your mother Sybil Johnson: Chippewa Falls, WI.
 
 
Gary,

I want to wish my son, August “DJ” a very happy birthday, who is 38 yrs today. Also, his birthday falls on the anniversary of the sinking of
of the Titantic and assassination of President Lincoln. Just some historical trivia.

Have a good day,

Sybil Johnson

 
 
Joke of the day
Posted by Larry Hackman (’66): Bismarck, ND
 
A husband had just finished reading a new book entitled, ‘You Can Be THE Man of Your House.

Finding new courage that he never knew he had, he stormed into the kitchen and announced to his wife, “From now on, you need to know that I am the man of this house, and my word is the ‘Law.’ You will prepare me a gourmet meal tonight, bring it to me, and when I am done eating my meal, you will clear the dishes and serve me a scrumptious dessert.

You are going to draw me a bath so I can relax. You will put on soothing music, wash my back, towel me dry, and bring me my robe.

You will massage my feet and hands to relieve any last bit of tension in me, so that I can sleep like a baby.

Then, tomorrow, guess who’s going to dress me and comb my hair?
The wife replied, “The funeral director would be my first guess, unless I have you cremated.”