04/14/2012

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Rolette County Historical Society Museum Old time music Fundraiser

Posting from Dick Johnson (’68): Dunseith, ND
Folks, I missed the poster that Dick had attached to this message when I posted it yesterday.
I’ll be this will be a fine evening. Wish I could be there. Gary

Gary and Friends,

We are again having the Old Time Music Jamboree fundraiser for
the Rolette County Historical Society Museum this Saturday evening,
April 14, 7 PM, at the Senior Citizens building on Main Street in St.
John. We have a full roster of performers again this year and have some
new additions to the program. Klem Schmaltz from Deering, ND will be
playing his accordion and we have Mark Kerr from Rolla who is a cowboy
poet and singer/guitar player. The folks who have been waiting for the
Jamboree should have a fun evening again, as always. I hope everyone
who likes old time country and bluegrass music will make plans to
attend. Thanks Gary!

Dick

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Shirley Brennan (’60) – Deceased
Reply from Diane Millang Volks (’77): Sherwood, ND
 
Thank you Gary for the kind words about Shirley.She lived life to the fullest and believed in God and her church. She will be missed.
SHIRLEY BRENNAN, 69, Minot, died Monday in her home. Memorial service Tuesday, 2 p.m., Vincent United Methodist Church, Minot. There will be no reviewal, but people may sign a guest 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. (Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot)

 
 
 
 
MARVIN AAMODT, 72, Rugby, died Thursday in his home (Anderson Funeral Home, Rugby)
Message from Kathy Casavant Ellingson (’74): Bismarck, ND
 
Gary,
 
Just wanted to let everyone know that my brother-in-law Marvin Aamodt passed away this morning. He was married to my sister Lorette
Thank you Kathy for letting us know about Marvin’s passing. I talked to him several years ago when I was spearheading the 2010 Dunseith Alumni Reunion. At the time he was working for, I think a seeding company or something of that nature and said because of the time of year and the long hours he was working, he’d not be able to attend the reunion. Our condolence are with Lorette and her family with his passing.
 
Gary
 
 
 
Happy Birthday to David Slyter (’70) and belated happy birthday to Rhonda Hiatt (’75)
From Aggie Casavant (’69): Fort Mill, SC.
 

Happy Birthday to David Slyter, and a bit belated one to Rhonda Hiatt….I really didn’t for get you on your birthday my “Cheesey Rider Friend Rhonda” I thought of you off and on the day of your bithday,and by the time I got to my computer to send you a birthday wish here on the blog,I would forget what I came to the computer for in the first place… I know theres a dozen or so of you out there nodding your head yes on that one….LoL :):):) Anyway hope it was a good one,and David hope yours is “GREAT” as well. Aggie


 
 
 
Reply from David Slyter (’70): Sabin, MN.
 
Gary:

Just wanted to drop a line and say Thank You for the Birthday wishes. It was a great day. Started by recieving a call from my granddaughter Anastasia from Atlanta and ended with a supper at Mexican Village with my wife. Doesn’t get any better than that. :)

Dave Slyter (70)

 
 
 
Patti Metcalfe Woods Granddaughter – Allison Coleman
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND.
 
 
 

 

Reply to the 1932 Threshing Crew Photo

From Heidi Hanson Danielson (’69): Willow City, ND
 

Hi, Gary–

I sent the Willow City Threshing Crew Photo to the granddaughter of Edith Yerkie Semler and Emil Semler. Here is what she wrote: “I did manage to print the photo that you sent yesterday to show to Mom. She agreed that the lady in the photo is definitely not Edith, even the body type is all wrong because grandma was always short and sort of stocky. Mom also thought the man was most likely not Emil either; altho she did not know him well (he died about the time she and Dad began dating) she remembered him as tall and slender with dark hair that went to gray. He is similar looking but Mom thought not tall enough.”

Thanks!
Heidi

Heidi,
 
Thank you so much for taking the time to send this picture to Edith Yerkie Semler. It is great hearing from you too.
 
Folks, Heidi is a Bottineau HS teacher. As I understand it, she is now the school Librarian, following LeaRae Parrill Espe’s retirement a few years back. Heidi’s mother, Mrs. Hanson, was also a teacher in Dunseith. At the moment I have forgotten her first name.
 
Gary
 

1932 Willow City threshing crew

4th Row: ??, Jim Egbert, ??, ??

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

2nd Row: Dave Eurich Sr., George Egbert

1st Row: Dave Eurich Jr., Bill Evans

 
 
 

New Years Eve San Haven Photo in about 1948

Reply From Brenda Hoffman (’68): Greenville, SC
 
Dear Gary,

You switched the numbers a bit. Person 3 back row standing, dressed as a woman, is Bennie Frovarp and 4 is Grace Frovarp. I wonder where this party was held? I remember at least two San Haven Halloween parties when I was in elementary school – one was at Charlene Pearson’s house and the other in the rec room adjoining Jean Nicholas’ apartment above the dining room.

Brenda.
 

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, 14, 15 Pete Link?

Front: 1 Mildred Isaacson, 2 maybe Marjorie Lillico, 3 Mrs. Wallbank, 4 Mary Edna (?), 5 Linschied (sp),6 Arlene Sands, 7, 8

 

04/13/2012

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Rolette County Historical Society Museum Old time music Fundraiser

Posting from Dick Johnson (’68): Dunseith, ND

Gary and Friends,

We are again having the Old Time Music Jamboree fundraiser for
the Rolette County Historical Society Museum this Saturday evening,
April 14, 7 PM, at the Senior Citizens building on Main Street in St.
John. We have a full roster of performers again this year and have some
new additions to the program. Klem Schmaltz from Deering, ND will be
playing his accordion and we have Mark Kerr from Rolla who is a cowboy
poet and singer/guitar player. The folks who have been waiting for the
Jamboree should have a fun evening again, as always. I hope everyone
who likes old time country and bluegrass music will make plans to
attend. Thanks Gary!

Dick


 
Happy Birthday David Slyter (DHS ’70): Sabin, MN.
 
 
 
Reply from Glen Williams (’52): Missoula, MT.
 
Gary…

Thanks for remembering my Birthday….April Birthdays are special I am told…

The photo of the San Haven party did not open on my computer…is there help for me?

Glen Williams

Glen,

The San Haven picture was displayed in your reply message to me. Take a look at your sent copy to me to see if it is displayed there. If not, you can view it on our Website. http://garystokes.net/default.aspx

 
 
 

Reply to the 1932 Threshing Crew Photo

From Mary Eurich Knutson (’62): Dunseith, ND
 
Hi Gary
I found out that one of the guys from the threshing crew picture is a
resident at the nursing home in Bottineau. I’m trying to get somebody
to take the picture to him to see if he can identify the entire crew and
she keeps forgetting to take the picture with her to work. One of
these days we’ll get this one figured out too. Then we’ll do
another picture. Thanks Mary K
 
 

1932 Willow City threshing crew

4th Row: Edith Yerkie Semler?, Jim Egbert, ??, Emil Semler?

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

2nd Row: Dave Eurich Sr., George Egbert

1st Row: Dave Eurich Jr., Bill Evans

 
 

New Years Eve San Haven Photo in about 1948

Reply From Brenda Hoffman (’68): Greenville, SC
 
Thank you Karen!!

San Haven photo – Standing back row 3 and 4 – Bennie and Grace Frovarp (sp?). Sitting front row with bangs second from right is Arlene Sands. 15 standing could be Pete Link.
Brenda Hoffman
 

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

Front: 1 Mildred Isaacson, 2 maybe Marjorie Lillico, 3 Mrs. Wallbank, 4 Mary Edna (?), 5 Linschied (sp),6 Arlene Sands, 7, 8

 
 

04/12/2012

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Happy Birthday Glen Williams (DHS ’52): Missoula, MT

 
 
Shirley Brennan, DHS class of 1960, passed away.
SHIRLEY BRENNAN, 68, Minot, died Monday in a Minot hospital. (Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot)

 
Posted on Diane Millang Volk’s Face Book page.
 
The memorial service for Shirley Brennan will be at 2:00PM at the Methodist Church in Minot on Tuesday April 17th. She served on the State Council of Developmental Disabilities. She was an advocate for people with disabilities all of her adult life. In her younger years she played on a basketball team and did square dancing (in a wheelchair) she was always active including kayaking and dog sledding. Rest in Peace Shirley
I am so saddened to hear of Shirley’s passing. Being Paraplegic, she lived a full independent life. As I recall, she was paralyzed in an accident on a school trip, I think in her senior year. I had several nice chats with Shirley when I was putting class lists together. I know she read these daily blogs too. She is one that we can all take examples from for making the best of each situation and not feeling sorry for our selves. She was a remarkable person. Shirley was a sister to Velma Millang.
 
Gary
 
 
Leslie Cushing (Deceased)
Reply from Gwen Grimme Eltz (’68): Spokane, WA
 

Hi Gary,

When the “Tarsus country-school kids” photo was first published on the blog, Leslie Cushing and I talked about it. I sent him a copy of the picture and blog, and he told me that he wasn’t in the picture. He and I had a lot of fun telephone visits over the years, and we often would thread together memories that kept us both interested in the connections people had in the Dunseith/Bottineau areas. I miss him–especially when the Bottineau Courant shows up in our mailbox. That’s usually when he and I would have our long telephone visits down memory lane.

 
 
New Years Eve San Haven Photo in about 1948
From Karen Loeb Mhyre (’65):Bellevue, WA
 
This is a photo of San Haven holiday party. I was told it was a New Years Eve Party but I am not sure of the year. My parents were late for the party so are not in the group photograph. The photo of my parents was taken the same evening.

 
I thought it would be interesting to identify the people in the group photo. I know some of them and I can give you a list of those I know.

Karen Loeb Mhyre
 
 
Dr. and Mrs. Hannah Higgins Loab
 
 
 
Standing: 1. Mr. Issacson, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Mrs. Magnusson (Maxine?), 8 Melvin Peterson, 9 Ruth M. Peterson, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Front: 1 Mildred Isaacson, 2 maybe Marjorie Lillico, 3 Mrs. Wallbank, 4 Mary Edna (?) Linschied (sp), 5, 6, 7, 8
 
 
 
Omemme Grade School
Picture from Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
 

Hi Gary,

 

This is for the Gayle who lived in/near Omemee or Willow City. This picture came from Jackie Paulson Robertson. Clayton Knoepfle, Ardell Willard (Grimm), Jim Fraser, and Irene Schultz (Flory)are my classmates. They came to Bottineau for high school. Gloria Shultz’ mother, Florence, lives in the main floor apartment/below my apartment.

 

Neola

Neola,
 
These kids all look pretty close in age. Clayton Knoepfly, married to Barbara Bott (’58), I think was in your BHS class of 1957 or 58?. I’m guessing this picture was taken in the late 40’s?
 
Gary
 
 
 
 
 
 

04/11/2012

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No Blog posted yesterday

 
For the record, I did not get a blog posted yesterday.
 
Gary
 
 
 
Alvin Berg’s death and the Berg’s
Prior email correspondance from Dick Johnson Dunseith, ND
 
 
I thought you two might enjoy reading these emails between my aunt, Shirley ‘Snookie’ Olson Warcup, you two, and me. This was in 2008. She passed away about within the next year.

Dick

——– Original Message ——–

Subject: Re: Bergs
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:55:13 -0600
From: Ronald Warcup
To: Dick Johnson 

Dick, Alvin died June 11, 1952--I believe it was near Lima, Ohio--the only reason I remember this is because I heard it on the radio when we were living in Grand forks and as I heard Lima, my first thought was "that's in Peru". As I listened further and they told of the accident, they mentioned Ohio. I have never looked at a map to locate Lima--it's possible he was transported to Illinois to a hospital and died there. I remember they said he appeared to be all right (he had been looking after everyone) but died enroute to the hospital. I was really surprised to hear this on a Grand Forks radio station--there was quite a bit of detail. I'm not sure, but I think Clarence Schultz and Reinhard might have been brothers. Martin Berg married Alice Brudvik--I think they had only one daughter, Carol. Arla married Anthony Marteliano--they lived in Port Charlotte, Fl., after they retired. Arla died May 29, 2000. Even after Arla's death,we usually got a Christmas card from Tony, but I don't think we got one last year so I'm not sure if he's still living or not. Ron hasn't read this e-mail yet--when he comes in from the garage I'll have him answer your question about cars. Tell Brenda "hello". Snookie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Johnson" 
To: "Gary Stokes" <gws123456@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:05 AM Subject: Bergs > Gary and Neola, > > Alvin and Martin Berg were brothers and grew up just west of where Bud and > Mary Knutson live, along 43. Bud has since died but Mary and son, Bob live > there yet. Alvin's mother was Clara Johnson Berg, a sister to my grandma > and Bennie Johnson and the rest. Alvin had the bakery in Dunseith for a > while and I think he was also involved in one of the bars. Alvin and > Lillian went on a trip and were in an auto accident, I think in Illinois, > and Alvin didn't appear to be injured. He was helping care for the family > and just suddenly collapsed and died. Martin and Alvin and two girls were > first cousins to my mom, Bernice. We went to visit Lillian and her family > many times. Guy was my age, Gary and the girls were older. The Haugerud I > remember was also my age and her name was Corliss (Corky) Haugerud. She > went to college with me at Bottineau. I remember Mom saying that Lillian > found a very nice man, Rienhard Schultz. She had lived alone for many > years and raised the family by herself. We lost contact with the family > after Mom was gone so I don't know where any of them are today. I did get > permission a few years ago to walk over from Mary Knutsons to where the > Bergs lived. It was sure a trip down memory lane! Both houses, the old log > house and the white frame house are still standing, but in real bad shape. > I remember going there in the mid 50s and having lunch with Albert and > Clara. Albert used to come to visit us in Dunseith after Clara died in > 1957. He reminded me of the pictures of Winston Churcill. He wore a black > longcoat and a black hat and carried a cane. The best part was that he > drove a black 36 Ford two door I really liked! One of his daughters, > Amanda, and her husband, Clarence Schultz, got the 36 when Albert died. > They lived in Donnybrook,ND and had a grocery store with Eldon Hiatt for a > few years. I think Amanda is still living and I want to find out what > became of the old car. She may still have it in a garage down there. Who > knows---the thrill of the hunt!! > > Dick
 
 
 
Reply to Keith Pladson’s comment
From Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
 

Hi Keith/Others,

 

I’m sending this picture in reference to Keith’s mentioning LaVern’s name in yesterday’s newsletter. I thought Keith might enjoy seeing a “grown-up” LaVern. LOL

 

LaVern (I had to check for the correct spelling of his name.) Laugsand is my “second cousin”. His dad, Arnold Laugsand, and my mother, Emma Brudwick Kofoid, were “first” cousins. Arnold’s dad, George, and Mom’s mother, Ellen Johanna Laugsand Brudwick, were siblings. As you can see, I’ve written LaVern’s name above his head. I have pictures of smaller groups, too, but I don’t think I’ve scanned/saved most of them.

 

I’m quite sure I have this picture with everyone in the picture identified (Eileen might have it.), but it’s apparently in my Minot computer–or maybe I just can’t remember which file it’s saved in! LOL!

 

Neola
 
 
 
Keith Pladson’s reply to Neola’s Picture
 
Neola,
Wow! Thanks for the photo and the explanation of the connections to you. As is often the case, I don’t recognize the adult versions of people I knew well in my earlier life but who I haven’t seen now for many years. LaVern is another of those. I would not have been able to identify him in the photo if you hadn’t of tagged him. I have not seen LaVern since Dec 1969.

This reminds me of a benefit that was held for my sister-in-law, Margaret, when she was fighting her battle with cancer. I had come up for a couple of weeks and attended the event. I can’t tell you how many people came up to me and started talking to me and calling me by my name. Too often I simply had no idea who they were until I either asked them or someone else identified them to me. It wasn’t that they were better at recognizing me, but often they were able to figure it out since I was with some of my siblings and they had heard I was there. On my part it was a room full of strangers and I was often left feeling like a fool. One of those who seemed to know me well turned out to me my cousin Bill Pritchard who I had not seen in about thirty years at that time.

By the way, I knew a Dennis Brudwick (I think it was Dennis), while I was still in Bottineau. I assume he too was a relative of your’s and LaVern’s. I didn’t know him all that well, but he was one of my steady customers while I ran the gas station on Hwy 5.

Keith

 
 
Old picture
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND

 

Hi,

 

I sent this email to Carol Vandal Connole and Carol Barbot Christianson, asking them if the fellow I have identified as Leslie Cushing (recently deceased), is indeed Leslie Cushing. I haven’t received a reply from them.

Thanks.

 

Neola
 
 
 
 
 
Cebu, Philippines
 
 
 
 

Joke of the day

Posted by David Fugere: Dunseith, ND

 

 

HOW THE FIGHT STARTED

 
 
One year, I decided to buy my mother-in-law a cemetery plot as
a Christmas gift…
The next year, I didn’t buy her a gift.
When she asked me why, I replied,
“Well, you still haven’t used the gift I bought you last year!”
And that’s how the fight started…..

________________________________

My wife and I were watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire while wewere in bed.
I turned to her and said, ‘Do you want to have make love ?’
‘No,’ she answered. I then said,
‘Is that your final answer?’
She didn’t even look at me this time, simply saying, ‘Yes..’
So I said, “Then I’d like to phone a friend.”
And that’s when the fight started…

04/09/2012

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Happy Birthday to Rhonda Hiatt (’75)

From Alan Poitra (’76): Bloomington, MN
 
Happy Belated Birthday Rhonda!!! You are looking like a million bucks!!!
 
 
 
 
Happy Birthday to Armond Mongeon (’50)
From Alan Poitra (’76): Bloomington, MN
 
Happy Belated Birthday Armand!!! You are a wonderful person and I have always enjoyed our chats!!
 
 
 
 
Lillian Torgerson Berg Schultz Family
Picture posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot, Bottineau, ND
Obituary posted by Eileen Brudwick: Goodyear, AZ
 

Hi,

 

As you can see, this is Alvin/Lillian Torgerson Berg’s family–I thought you might like to have a copy to keep in your “files”. As you know, Alvin was killed in a car accident on the way to visit his sister (can’t think of her name) and husband, Tony, in Chicago. Alvin, Lillian, their son, Gary, and Alvin’s parents were in the car. This accident happened, as you know, MANY years ago. Gary was just a little guy.

 

Charlene Haugerud Berg’s brother, Arlin (sp?) was married to Harriet Petterson Haugerud.

 

Happy Easter.

 

Neola
 
 
 
 

Alvin Berg’s obituary

11/27/1919 – 6/11/1952

Source: Neola Kofoid Garbe:

 

Alvin Berg, 32, Dies In Ohio Car Crash

Alvin Berg, 32, Minot businessman and former Bottineau resident, died Wednesday, June 11, at Lima, Ohio, of injuries received Monday, June 10, in a two-car highway accident near that city.

Passengers in the car with Berg were his wife, the former Lillian Torgerson, his son, Gary, 10, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Berg, Dunseith. All received injuries. The elder Bergs are still hospitalized. The accident happened at an intersection.

Funeral services for Alvin Berg were held Tuesday, June 17, from the Thomas Funeral chapel in Minot with Rev. R. Ulvilden officiating. The body was then taken to Bottineau where services were held from the First Lutheran church with Rev. E. R. Estrem in charge. Interment was in the Oak Creek cemetery at Bottineau.

Pallbearers were Glen Johnson, Erling Sem, William Evans, Carle Kirkeby, Jack Garden and Lucien Bedard.

Special music was by Mrs. Irene Hanson at the organ and a quartet composed of Clarence Bjornseth, Ray Olson, Virginia Winkler and Rev. Estrem.

Alvin Berg was born and raised in the Turtle Mountain area northeast of Bottineau. He graduated from Bottineau high school and was employed for a time at Bottineau Creamery. Later he purchased a bakery at Dunseith which he operated for a couple of years before going into the liquor business in that city. After selling out his business in Dunseith, he moved his family to Minot where he became a partner in the Grand and Vaughn Bars. At the time of his death, they were en route to New York City to visit his sister Arla, Mrs. A. Morteliano.
 
 
 
Easter Dinner in Cebu, Philippines
 

Folks,

 

We Had a wonderful Easter Sunday, Chinese buffet, dinner with about 30 of our Cebu Expat friends. We were pleasantly suprised to be visited by Cebu City Mayor, Mike Rama. He was quite impressed with our group and of coarse he knew several of the Business folks in our group whom he was pleasantly surprised to see. Seeing my reservation name in the middle of all the table, he asked who I was. Before they introduced me to him, I recognized who he was. His picture appears, many times, daily in the Sun Star, our local newspaper.

 

Gary

 

 

 

Easter Sunday dinner with Cebu City Mayor, Mike Rama, pictured with some of our group.

 

 

 

Cebu City Mayor Mike Rama and Gary Stokes

 

04/08/2012

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Happy Birthday Esther Murray Fleming (DHS ’65): Flint, MI

 
 
 
 
Metcalfe Oil Company – Arch Bigwood Oil company

From Keith Pladson (’66): Roanoke Rapids, NC
 

Gary,
Just some quick comments on a couple of items in your 1452 blog.

You asked who the Metcalfe was that owned the oil company in Bottineau. I don’t know the answer to that, but thought I would mention that I worked for Archie for a year. He not only owned the Mobil Bulk Oil Operation, but also the Uptown Mobil gas station (next to Frykman’s) and the Highway 5 Mobil gas station. In mid 1967 I took a job working for the manager, Mr. Tom Boguslowsky (sp?) at the Uptown Mobil and worked there until Archie closed the station that winter. Tom and I then went to work at the Highway 5 Mobil with Tom continuing on as manager. In the summer of 1968, Archie sold the station to Merton Peterson. Merton (who was also the Business Administrator at the college) released Tom and asked me to stay on and take over as Manager, which I did until the following March when I resigned to go into the US Army (April 2, 1969). Archie was always a great boss and a true gentleman in my eyes and I had the pleasure of seeing him several times over the years when I was back in Bottineau.

Secondly, congrats to Rodney and Evelyn Kalk for raising such a driven and successful son and, of course, congrats to Brian. I wish him well. I did not know Rodney as he graduated before I started school in Dunseith, but got to know Evelyn a little through my friendship with her brother Myron. Myron, Gary McNea, Mike Hagen, Laverne Laugson (sp?) and I became pretty close friends for a few years and had some interesting and fun times together. We remained friends until we each went our different ways in 1969. Gary and Laverne joined the Navy, Myron joined the National Guard and I joined the Army all within a few months of each other. Mike moved to the Twin Cities area within a year or so. Only Myron and Gary (after completing his enlistment) remained in the Bottineau area.
Keith Pladson (66)

 
 
 
 

Reply to the 1932 Threshing Crew Photo

From Gary Metcalfe (’57): Forsyth, MO
 

To Rod Evans, thanks for identity of your dad on the thrashing crew photo. Looks like a Dunseith crew, that has to be Bill Evans in front of him, next to Dave Eurich, Jr. First I thought Myron, but he would have been 12, so Bill at 16 would be a better choice. I proclaim that is Fred and Perly Gottbrecht’s threshing rig, which I heard so much about from my dad, as he worked for them.

 

The Dave Eurich,Sr. family lived a number of years on the place I bought from John Bedard, known as the Max Theel place, father of Bruce Theel. Their neighbors were those twin Egbert boys, Jim and George. Dave Eurich lived on the old Fred Gottbrecht farm about 3 miles west on old number 5 in later years. I doubt that Ole Evans would have worked on any other rig than the Gottbrecht’s.

 

Manvil could surely identify all the players, and if you want to know about early street battles in Dunseith, Manvil would be your man.

After all whoever submitted this photo in the beginning, seemed to think there was a Gottbrecht on it and Willow is just a stone’s throw + from Gottbrecht’s farm.

 

Rod, I could show you pictures where your dad looked like Bing Evans, also in a different time of his life he also looked like my Uncle Ole Evans without the mustache.

Gary Metcalfe

Gary M and folks,
 
You guys nearly have this 80 year old photo nailed. Amazing. If we can determine those last three we’ve got it. I nearly put this one to bed a long time ago, but I am sure glad now that I did not. Mary Eurich Knutson (’62) is the one that submitted this photo.
 
Thanks,
 
Gary
 

1932 Willow City threshing crew

4th Row: Edith Yerkie Semler?, Jim Egbert, ??, Emil Semler?

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

2nd Row: Dave Eurich Sr., George Egbert

1st Row: Dave Eurich Jr., Bill Evans
 
  

04/07/2012

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Happy Birthday Cheryl Larson Dakin (DHS ’71): Bedford, TX.

 
 
 
Reply from Susan Brew Roussin (’59): Rolla, ND
 

Love the Easter Bunny joke, thanks much. Have a grrreat weekend. God bless you and yours.
 
 
 

Joyce Iverson Flaata is having double bypass heart surgery

Message from Joyce’s cousin Marie Iverson Staub (’60): Seattle, WA

 

Gary,

 

Thought maybe you could add this to the e-mail. Just wanted everyone to pray for Joyce Flaata as she is having a double bypass on April 17th in Fargo. Harlan is now in Rolette at a care center with Alzheimer’s. I can’t believe how things change so fast.

 

Marie Staub (Iverson) 1960

Marie, I am so sorry to hear of Joyce and Harlan’s not so well being. Please give them my regards and let them know I am think of them.
 
Folks, Many of you know the Flaata’s. They live on Bare Butte Mountain a few miles south of Vinje Church up in the hills.
 
 
Ernest Houle’s Obituary
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
 
Folks,
 
This is an old clipping that Neola had. I am sure that many of you remember Ernest. For those of you associated with the Bottineau Creamery, I am sure you all know Ernest Brother, Joe. Joe worked at the Creamery for nearly 50 years. In 2010 when we were back, at the age of 80, Joe was a greeter at Wal-Mart. When I was talking to Joe in 2010, he was recalling a lot of the hills folks in the Ackworth community with very accurate detail and where they lived too. What a memory. I was impressed. He knew that is where I am from, so he was telling me all these stories.
 
Gary
 
 
 
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
 
Folks,
 
The posting I posted several days ago with Clyde’s complete obituary did not include his picture.
 
Gary
 
Clyde Satrang
Oct. 13, 1932 – April 3, 2012
 
 
 
 
Bottineau Courant News – Metcalfe Oil Company

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
 
Which Metcalfe had this oil company 50 years ago?
 
 
 
 
 
 
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
 
Folks,
 
I am sure many of you remember Leslie. I know many of you had his brother Wendal for a teacher at the Forestry. Wendal and Leslie are also first cousins to Bill and Gwen Grimme. Their mothers were Fassett sisters.
 
Gary
 
 
 
 
 
Brian Kalk Endorsed as GOP for the US Representatives

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
 
Brian’s parents are Rodney (’61) and Evelyn Langehaug Kalk
 
 

04/06/2012

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With this being a predominant Catholic country, yesterday and today (Good Friday) are major holidays here in the Philippines. All malls and businesses are closed. This includes most all of the grocery & convenient stores and restaurants too. Most will re-open tomorrow and Easter Sunday though.
 
 
 
Condolences to the Satrang family
From Lynn Halvorson Otto (’75): Boonton, NJ
 

My condolences to the Satrang family. It’s so hard to lose someone you dearly love. May God keep you firmly in his grasp and ease your sadness.
Lynn Halvorson Otto
 
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
 
Cousin Jean Hanson Pladson standing center back.
 
Please note, this is the Bottineau High School Class of 57. My guess is that this picture was taken in 1953? That is 59 years ago. Gary
 
 
 
 
 
Unidentified Girl
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
 
Do any of you recognize this gal?
 
 
 
 

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
 
 
 
 
 
Joke of the day
Posted by Brenda Hoffman (’68): Greenville, SC
 
 

A man is driving along a highway and sees a rabbit jump out across the middle of the road.

He swerves to avoid hitting it, but unfortunately the rabbit jumps right in front of the car.

The driver,
a sensitive man as well as an animal lover,
pulls over and gets out to see
what has become of the rabbit.
Much to his dismay, the rabbit is the Easter Bunny, and he is

DEAD.

The driver feels so awful that he begins to cry.
A beautiful blonde woman driving down the highway
sees a man crying on the side of the road
and pulls over.

She steps out of the car and asks the man
what’s wrong.

“I feel terrible,” ! he explains,
“I accidentally hit the Easter Bunny with my car and KILLED HIM.”

The blonde says,”Don’t worry.”

She runs to her car
and pulls out a spray can.
She walks over to the limp, dead Easter Bunny ,
bends down,
and sprays the contents onto him.

The Easter Bunny jumps up,
waves its paw at the two of them
and hops off down the road.

Ten feet away he stops,
turns around and waves again,

he hops down the road another 10 feet,
turns and waves,

hops another ten feet,
turns and waves,

and repeats this again and again and again and again,
until he hops out of sight.

The man is astonished.
He runs over to the woman and demands,

“What is in that can?
What did you spray on the Easter Bunny ?”

The woman turns the can around
so that the man can read the label.

It says..

(Are you ready for this?)

(Are you sure?)

(You know you’re gonna be sorry)

(Last chance)

(OK, here it is)

It says,

“Hair Spray
Restores life to dead hair,
and adds permanent wave.”

Happy Easter!!!

 

04/06/2012

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Clyde Satrang (’51) passed away

Message from Marge Satrang: Mountain Iron, Mn
 
JUST A NOTE TO LET YOU KNOW CLYDE PASSED AWAY LAST NIGHT. DON’T KNOW
ANY DETAILS YET. WILL LET YOU KNOW. MARGE
Marge, We are so sorry to hear of Clyde’s passing. Our condolences are with you.
 
Folks, Clyde was a brother to Lila Satrang Wenstad. He was born and raised in the Willow Lake area. He stayed with relatives and attended and graduated from High School in Willow City.
Gary
 

 
 
 
 
Manvil Sebelius
Reply from David Sebelius (’74): Leeds, ND
 
Gary,
Maybe Manvil could help out with names on the threshing crew but he would of only been eight years old at that time. He does receive pictures on his machine, and truly enjoys reading all the posts . He is currently in the hospital in Rugby, but doing well, and his mind is still as sharp as ever.
David Sebelius
David’s Performance Shop
 
 

 
 
 
 
Reply to Gayle Kurth Knoephler’s message posted yesterday
From Janice Leonard Workman (’59): Auburn, WA

Gary,I think that Gayle Knoephler was talking about Glenn (Junior) Williams and not William Leonard. Glenn had been at the San when Ed was and also went to the UND. Bill didn’t. Janice

Janice, You are so right. I should have taken another look at Gayle’s message before I sent you a personal reply too. I read that as William, not Williams. So sorry for the mistake. Gary
 
 
Reply to Gayle Kurth Knoephler’s message posted yesterday
From Glen Williams (’53): Missoula, MT
 
Yes….Eddie Leonard and I were in “The San” at the same time that Gayle Kurth was a patient….We had five guys in each room not the three that Gayle mentions….was cozy…would agree that Dr. Loeb was a great physician and surgeon….and took great care of all of his patients…I graduated from the san in 1953…..Think that Gayle graduated from there before I did..

And as Gayle noted she and I attended UND at the same time. I graduated from UND in 1958

.Eddie was in school down in Fargo at the cow college however…………and passed away of ALS several years ago…

As Gayle noted we were some of the last TB patients confined to The San…

It is a small world after all as Karen notes..

Glen Williams

 
 
Reply from Rhonda Hiatt (’75): Battle Ground, WA
 

Gary,

 

Thanks to all who sent Birthday wishes. Hitting 55 is like hitting the speed limit..you don’t pay attention to that either. The picture you posted was last year at the Kentucky Derby. Being in the racing business, does have it’s perks.

 

Rhonda

 
 
 
Good Sam Photo from Neola:
 
This nice photo deserves another re-run. Charlotte (Lottie) Metcalfe is Vickie’s mother and Alice Kuhn is Mel’s mother.
 
 
 
 
 
Hostfest photo’s
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot and Bottineau, ND
 
 
 
 
 

04/04/2012

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Karen Loeb Mhyre meets Gayle Kurth Knoephler, San Haven patient originally from Willow City

Message from Karen Loeb Mhyre (’65): Bellevue, WA
 
Hello Gary,

 
I know people from North Dakota are all over the world, but it still amazes me when I meet someone who knows our little part of the world. Today at my yoga class I visited with a woman who, we discovered, was one of the last TB patients treated by my dad at the San. Her name is Gayle Knoephler. Her maiden name was Kurth. She lives in Bellevue as I do, and left North Dakota after she graduated from the UND. Her husband (now diseased), was also a physician and one of her son’s currently practices as a hospitalist at Overlake Hospital here in Bellevue! My husband practiced at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland, Washington! It really is a very small world!!

She told me that she grew up in Overly, went to school in Willow City. She spent her senior year in high school as a patient at the San. She had 3 roommates and one of them was Brenda Hoffman’s mother! She is a bit older then I, but seemed about my age in fitness! She told me she is 78 and I am 64!

I told her about the Dunseith blog, and I have forwarded several of the recent entries. She might be interested in getting them regularly. I hope you are enjoying our spring weather. it has been beautiful the last few days here in Washington State. Wishing you and Bernadette a wonderful Easter.

Karen Loeb Mhyre
 
 
 
Gayle Kurth Knoephler’s reply to Gary: Bellevue, WA
 
Thank you for being so helpful. At Willow City High School, Dunseith was the basketball team that beat us.
Brenda Hoffman was a tiny baby patient her mother could hear cry from our room Room 412. I’ll e-mail her to link up with Alice.
I was in shock when Karen Loeb Mhyre and I discovered our connection and so pleased that the Dunseith grads keep in touch.
Dr. Loeb was an iconic personality and his family held in high esteem.
Two patients, ? Williams and Eddie Leonard from the Dunseith area at the time I was also ended up at UND.
Overly has had school reunions although our school closed long ago.You may know that there are less than 15 people left in Overly.
In the old days my family had me take lessons from the Nuns in Dunseith and we patronized Hosmers, the hardware store,
drugstore and best of all the movie theatre and bakery. Often the movies were B level but we never complained.
My sister loved the Barn Dances… weren’t they the events of a lifetime?
Later, as a Social work major at UND I researched the Turtle Mountain Chippewas so became better informed about those wonderful staff
people who took care of us at the San.
Benny Solem, the long time commissary/store guy was from Overly.
I wrote a book (fictionalized) that takes place in the San but never polished it up to try to publish it.
Maybe now I’ll be inspired to do so especially since anyone can publish on Amazon.
I’ve always laughed about me marrying a Jewish doctor, wondering if my near worship of Dr. Loeb influenced me.
He was brilliant and at 17 I felt he saved my life.
Gayle,
 
Thank you so much for this reply. I know that Brenda’s mother Alice will be excited to hear from you. You mentioned Bill Leonard. He and his wife Lorette live very near you in Mountlake Terrace. Ed Leonard passed away in 2003. His wife Alice lives in Minot.
 
I have added you to our distribution list. I am very sure many of our readers will remember you and your family. Karen and I are both from the class of 65, so we were a bit behind you. I was born and raised on a farm 5 miles west of the Peace Garden. We are looking forward to hearing more from you. As Karen said, “it is a small world”. We thank Karen for introducing you to us too.
 
Gary
 
 
Reply to the 1932 Threshing Crew Photo
From David Fugere: Dunseith, ND
 
I think Manville Sebelius would be a big help with the threshing crew, if he would see the picture. He’s still sharp as a tack !!P.S. Rhonda STILL looks “sharp as a tack!”
 
Thanks Gary,
 
David
David,
Manville and Dorothy Sebelius are on our distribution. I am not sure if they are able to view the pictures though. I think they have a read only system, so I don’t think they are able to reply to these messages.
 
Manville, If you can shed some light on that photo it would be great. If not that is OK too.
 
Gary

 
 
Happy Birthday to Rhonda Hiatt
From Diane Fugere (’75): Minot, ND
 

Happy Birthday to a real sweetie,Rhonda Hiatt!

 
 
Dunseith Alumni Web Site
Reply from Allen Richard (’65): Midland, MI

 

WOW Gary — and Thank you Amy. This has been a class act for years, but it looks like you are taking it to another level. I think you are creating a model for a lot of other groups much like ours!
 
 
 
Joke of the day
From my good friend Ed Manning: Cebu, Philippines
 
Two Ladies Talking in Heaven

1st woman: Hi, Wanda!

 

2nd woman: Hi, Sylvia! How’d you die?

 

1st woman: I froze to death.

 

2nd woman: How horrible!

 

1st woman: It wasn’t so bad. After I quit shaking from the cold, I began to get warm & sleepy, and finally died a peaceful death. What about you?

 

2nd woman: I died of a massive heart attack. I suspected that my husband was cheating, so I came home early to catch him in the act. But instead, I found him all by himself in the den watching TV.

 

1st woman: So, what happened?

 

2nd woman: I was so sure there was another woman there somewhere that I started running all over the house looking. I ran up into the attic and searched, and down into the basement. Then I went through every closet and checked under all the beds. I kept this up until I had looked everywhere, and finally I became so exhausted that I just keeled over with a heart attack and died.

 

1st woman: Too bad you didn’t look in the freezer—we’d both still be alive.

 

PRICELESS
 
  

04/03/2012

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Happy Birthday Rhonda Hiatt (DHS ’75): Battle Ground, WA

 
 
 
Update on the Dunseih Alumni Web site
Folks, As I have mentioned, our current Web site hosted by Microsoft Live is being discontinued the end of this month. My cousin, Amy Schalesky, has offered to take on this time consuming labor intense job of transferring our current very large site to a new site that will be totally ours, never to be discontinued, unless we so elect to do so. With Amy being related to both my family and the Morinville family, I didn’t want her to feel as though we were approaching her for free gratis. That sort of thing very much goes against my grain. I told her that we would compensate her for all of her efforts. Amy used to develop Web sites for a living, so she is well experienced. I have pasted Amy’s reply below. Gary
 

Amy’s reply

Okay, I’ve looked over both sites and, I won’t lie, it will take a little time. Both have been/are going to be designed with proprietary web design software, so they are not directly transferable. This just means a lot of copy/paste/patience. We will have you up and running by the April 30 deadline, though, never fear. From this point you can decide if you want to reproduce your garystokes.net site or the old Dunseith.net site with your information incorporated into it. Let me know which way you want to go and I will get started.

You know, I actually think that because of the size of the garystokes.net site, it might be necessary to pay for hosting. It is around $6.00 per month. Let me check a little bit more and get back to you

Thank you for the offer of paying me. I am certainly not going to charge you, but if you have people throwing money at you offering to help, what with the flood here in Minot and all, I don’t suppose I’m in a position to turn a little bit of money down. LOL! Thanks so much.

Gary’s reply to Amy
Amy,
 
You are a lifesaver. We and I am speaking for all of the Dunseith Alumni thank you so much for taking this on. Yes, I know this will be very labor intense and time consuming transferring all this to a new site. The good part is that when it is finished we will have a good product that will not go away and is easily accessible by all. Amy, with the Dunseith Web site you put together, we know you do good work. We also know that you are no longer doing this line of work for a business too. With all that being said, you are a saint for taking this on. Yes, as I have told, we do not expect you to take this on free gratis. We will pay you.
 
I think with this being a Dunseith site we should go with Dunseith.net, but please go with whichever is the easiest and least labor intense.
 
Is there a way we could have searching capabilities in this new site too? With the mass amount of info posted in this site it is hard for folks to sift through it all to find what they are looking for.
 
Also, I’d like to salvage my gws123456@garystokes.net email address too that is part of the current garystokes.net site. It is not the end of the world if it can not be done.
 
About the hosting fee, That is not a problem. Please go with it.
 
Thanks again Amy,
 
Gary
Amy’s Reply

Thank you. No problem.

 

 

Yes, we can give it the old Dunseith.net content and integrate the garystokes.net content. Yes, we can add a search feature. I am doubtful that you will be able to keep the email address, as that belongs to the garystokes.net site and the site belongs to Live. I will check that though.

 

Reply to the 1932 Threshing Crew Photo

From Sharren Gottbreht Shen (’59): Watertown, NJ.

It seems that my recall has not been totally destroyed by the various chemo drugs offered boys and girls with breast cancer these days. Treatment was arranged by my Doctors in Seattle just before our move to Waretown, NJ. Driving across southern Canada from sea to sea the first 2 weeks of September was inspired and accomplished by Victor. And when we drove the considerable length of Reed Lake in Sask, I drove it with my brother Ernie. Ernie’s happy recollections and laughter echoed in my ears. A few tears then too; pity for Ernie, not for me. All my family and many friends have been very supportive.

But back to my recall troubles and first careful search of Willow Cities first 100 years. It lists the Emil and Edith Semler family who farmed in Ostby Twp. Together they operated a threshing rig and cook car. Their son Gerald was born in 1927, so he may yet be around Willow or the family farm. His mother, Edith Yerkie, remarried Hubert Getzlaff after 1944. The gentleman on the far right, seated with feet crossed, is a great likeness of Emil Semler. The lady in front of the cookcar door looks like a tired Edith Yerkie Semler who appears more youthful in the picture taken some years later with Hubert. Further study of the Willow City book may offer more answers.

Keep well friends, Sharron

1932 Willow City threshing crew

4th Row: Edith Yerkie Semler?, Jim Egbert, ??, Emil Semler?

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

2nd Row: Dave Eurich Sr., George Egbert

1st Row: Dave Eurich Jr., ??

 
 
 
 
Posting of the day
From Sharon Zorn Gerdes (’62): Windsor, CO
 

Subject: Flowers AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL, LOVELY SEE FOR YOURSELF

 

If you haven’t yet seen this, you’re in for a treat.

If you have seen it, it’s worth enjoying again…..

 
A MUST SEE – ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS

 
The link below is to a 2 and a half minute BEAUTIFUL video of flowers opening up..hope you enjoy it!
 
EACH FLOWER IS FILMED FOR TWO DAYS AND PHOTOS ARE COLLATED WITHIN 7 MINUTES TO GET THIS EFFECT

 
 

04/02/2012

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Happy Birthday Armand Mongeon (DHS ’40): Dunseith, ND

 
 
Armand Mongeon’s Birthday
Message from Randi Mongeon (’68): Chaska, MN
 

Hi Gary,
 
This is a late reminder, but it’s Dad’s birthday today April 1. He is 89 years young.
 
Thanks
Randi Mongeon
Thank you Randi for this reminder.
 
Happy Birthday Armand. As I am sending this it is still your birthday. You are most certainly a hero in all of our eyes. How well we all remember Armand Mongeon from our Dunseith days and to think that you are still working in the same Hardware store too, is so amazing. With nearly 70 years of employment/ownership/employment in the same store is very remarkable. You have set a good example for us to admire and follow.
 
We wish you many more birthdays to come.
 
Gary
 
PS – Folks, Armand is on our email list and faithfully reads each days message.
 
 
 
Sunday’s in old Dunseith
Reply/Picture from Dick Johnson (’68): Dunseith, ND
 
Gary and Friends,

Larry Hackman found a ‘Sunday Beer Stash’ behind the Garden
Tap. I think it was takeout only on Sundays–nuk nuk. I know my
grandad and Glen used to sneak a little booze out the back door on
Sundays. It was against the law in those days but they did a bit of it
anyway. They were usually at the bar on Sunday afternoons cleaning up
from Saturday night. I remember being there in the bowling alley one
Sunday around 1960 and the guys were bowling for cash–also illegal in
those days. Glen Johnson went to the pop machine and got a bottle of
7UP and then poured about half of it down the drain in the bathroom. I
was in the can at the time and he just grinned an laughed a little at
the way I was shocked at seeing someone pour a fresh bottle of pop down
the drain. He then went over into the bar and came back with his 7UP
bottle full again. I was puzzled at how the devil that could be?? The
guys were all real happy to be bowling, the way it looked to me! By the
time they finished several games, they were really happy! Funny how
that works. Here is a picture of Grandpa Henry Olson, Glen Johnson, and
Freddie Hiatt in the new Garden Tap about ’57. Thanks Gary!

Dick

 
 
 
 
 
Reply to the 1932 Threshing Crew Photo

From Aggie Casavant (’69): Fort Mill, SC

Hi Gary, I just received this e-mail from Aime….so I get the feeling I could be wrong about the man in the picture being our Dad, He sure does resemble him alot though….:) sooooooooo it looks like we might be back to square one Aggie


From: Aime Casavant <aimecasavant@daktel.com>
To: aggiedee7@yahoo.com
Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2012 7:43 PM
Subject: Willow City

Aggie,

Our Family moved to Willow City in about 1948-49. The picture was taken about 18 years earlier. I think dad and mom met in about 1939-40.

Aime

Folks, This is an 80 year old photo, not 60 as I mentioned yesterday. Gary

  

04/01/2012

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Happy Birthday Linda Gardner: Vienna, Virgina

 
 
Dunseith Caribbean Cruise – Published in the Bottineau Courant
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
 
 
To the Bottineau Courant:
 
Thank you so much for publishing these pictures and article in your paper. We very much appreciate your support, with all the publishing’s you have done on our behalf with our endeavors the past few years.
 
Gary Stokes
For the Dunseith Alumni
 
 
 
 
Reply to Larry Hackman
From Geri Metcalfe Munro (’59): Fargo, ND
 

Larry, didn’t you young fellas go to the movies at the Althea Theatre on Sunday afternoons in the 50’s?We saw a lot of Pa and Ma Kettle movies and probably John Wayne movies. When my brother, Gary Metcalfe, was old enough to drive he drove us girls; when Mom and Dad took us Dad visited with Arnold Lilleby, the owner, during the movie.
Geri Metcalfe Munro ’59
 
 
 

Yesterday’s blog number

Reply from Mel Kuhn (’70): St. John, ND

 

Gary,

 

Did you manage to jump a cog backwards with the dailey numbering. The last few days when I go to save the blog it says I already have that number. So today I took a look and by golly I do already have that number. Just thought I’d ask cause you know between Dick and Larry they get me confused.

 

Mel

Good Catch Mel,
 
I didn’t realize the error until I went to post it in the Website and noticed the previous days number. Yesterday’s number should have been 1445, not 1435. We will continue on with 1446 today though.
 
Gary
 
 
2012 Dunseith Caribbean Cruise
Patsy McKay Heggen (’59) and Phyllis McKay (’65)
 
 
 
2012 Dunseith Caribbean Cruise
Beautiful Blond sisters – Patsy McKay Heggen (’59) and Phyllis McKay (’65) – in the Blue Lagoon Cafe
 
 
 
 
Reply to the 1932 Threshing Crew Photo
From Rodney Evans (’51): Osseo, MN
 

The tall man standing in the front right looks like Ole Evans

 

 

 

Reply to the 1932 Threshing Crew Photo and Larry Hackman

From Aggie Casavant (’69):

 

Hi Gary,

 

In reference to the 1932 treshing crew photo…the guy at the far right end in the back row, looks alot like my Dad(Etienne AKA “Chicken Casavant) or his brother…our uncle Lucien Casavant….Ricky Casavants dad….But I’m pretty sure it is our Dad. It would make sense,since we lived in Willow City til I was 5 years old.and come out on to the farm on week-ends.

 

Also the story that Larry Hackman wrote was pretty much the best I’ve read as far as putting a person right back, square in the middle of Dunseith on a slow lazy Sunday afternoon. I remember getting to go to the Crystal Cafe when my sisters worked there, and Larry described it to a tee, right down to exactly where Dan McCoy would sit all the time. I remember my sister Yvonne,and Lorette worked there alot. Lorette’s twin sister Annette worked there for a short period of time,but I do remember that they all met their husbands there. I’ve been to alot of cafes across the country in my life but the only ones that come close to the smell of those hamburgers at the Crystal Cafe,are the cafe’s in N.Dakota. Must be cuz the hamburgers there are 101% real beef…..not that other stuff that’s been on the news lately. Anyway thanks Larry for the story down memory lane….thanks Mary Eruich Knutson for the picture of the threshing crew…and thanks again Gary for making it all happpen.:) Aggie

Thank you Rodney and Aggie.
 
If we keep at this long enough, eventually we will have all these folks identified. Pretty good for a 60 year old photo.
 
Gary

 

1932 Willow City threshing crew

4th Row: Lady Standing, Jim Egbert, ??, Etienne AKA “Chicken” Casavant

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

2nd Row: Dave Eurich Sr., George Egbert

1st Row: Dave Eurich Jr., ??
 
 
 
Joke of the day
Posted by Dennis Dubois (’63): Minneapolis, MN
 
Ed and Nancy met
while on a singles cruise and Ed fell head over heels
for her. When they discovered
they lived in the same city only a few miles apart Ed
was ecstatic. He immediately started asking her out when
they got home. Within a couple of weeks, Ed had
taken Nancy to dance clubs, restaurants, concerts,
movies, and museums. Ed became convinced that Nancy was
indeed his soul mate and true love. Every date seemed
better than the last.On the one-month anniversary of
their first dinner on the cruise ship, Ed took Nancy to
a fine restaurant. While having cocktails and waiting
for their salad, Ed said, “I guess you can tell I’m very
much in love with you. I’d like a little serious talk
before our relationship continues to the next
stage. So, before I get a box out of my jacket and
ask you a life changing question, it’s only fair to warn
you, I’m a total golf nut. I play golf; I read about
golf, I watch golf on TV. In short, I eat, sleep, and
breathe golf. If that’s going to be a problem for us,
you’d better say so now!”Nancy took a deep breath and
responded, “Ed that certainly won’t be a problem. I love
you as you are and I love golf too; but, since we’re
being totally honest with each other, you need to know
that for the last five years I’ve been a hooker.”
Ed said, “I bet it’s because you’re not keeping your
wrists straight when you hit the ball.”

03/31/2012

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Happy Birthday Art Rude (DHS ’71): Bismarck, ND

 
 
 
Happy Birthday Art Hagen (DHS ’72): Bottineau, ND
 
 
 
Website update
Reply from Amy Schaleskys:
Folks, Amy is the gal who set up the Dunseith community Website a few years back. With our site being discontinued the end of April, I have asked for her assistance setting up a new site for us. The Dunseith Community Website is currently inactive. We are looking at the possibility of reviving that sight for our needs. If Amy can make that happen, it would be great. The sight she set was very aesthetic and user friendly too.
 
Amy is the daughter of Audrey Hansen Aitchison. Audrey is my first cousin and also a first cousin of the Morinville siblings. Audrey’s mother, Olga, and my dad were siblings. Audrey’s dad, Bert, and Frances Morinville were siblings.
 
Gary
Amy’s Reply:

The domain “garystokes.net” is owned by Live until January 21, 2013, (and at that time they have first dibs to renew it) so that option is probably out. Garystokes.com is also taken, I see, so are you wanting to transfer the existing garystokes.net site onto dunseith.net ($9.99/year)? Godaddy.com has a free account option with a small banner of advertisement at the top to avoid the $5.99/mo (or somewhere thereabouts) monthly hosting fee, if you want. Anyway, the prices I quoted are from Godaddy.com. I love them, but you can certainly look around for other domain/hosting services. You can go there any search any domain name you desire to see if it is available. You will have to set the account up, which is a very straightforward process, but you can certainly contact me if you need assistance. During that process you will be asked to set up a user name and password for your website. I will need that information and the domain (website) name to help set up the new site. Let me know what you find out.

 

 

 

Thanks,

Amy

My reply to Amy

Hello Amy,
 
How much of a pain would it be to transfer garystokes.net with all the files onto dunseith.net. Are there any other fees involved other than the annual $9.99? That would probably be the way to go. Would/could Godaddy.com be the domain/hosting service for dunseith.net? I am very ignorant with all of this, so please ignore my dumb questions. As for a user name you can use _______ or something similar. We could use _______ for a password. Rather than fooling around with an annual fee, we could live with the small banner of advertising at the top.
 
Amy, if you can make this happen, it would be wonderful. As I told you before, we are not seeking free gratis with this one. We will pay you for your services. The Dunseith sight you set up was very user friendly too. If we can just revive that sight an add to it, I think, is the way to go. Once you get this all set up, I am pretty sure we can manage it. You are very brilliant with all this and make it sound so easy. I know that you have gotten out of this line of business too and have ventured on to other things.
 
Thanks Amy,
 
Gary
 
 
Reply from Brad Williams (’78): Halluck, MN.
 

Hi Gary,


Not sure how I got dropped (?) off your distribution list, but the last blog message that I received by e-mail was about 10 months ago. I just started reading the blogs posted to the D.H.S. website after that.

 

 

 

Since you mentioned it might be difficult for you to continue posting the blog messages on the website after April, I wanted to provide you with my current e-mail address.Please add bw.in.mn@ to your distribution list so I don’t miss future blog messages.



Thanks for all your efforts in keeping Dunseith area folks connected. Any idea when you might be providing us with an expanded list of D.H.S. alumni ? Seems majority of the posts are from alumni about 10+ years ahead of my class (’78), so updating the list to include graduates from ’78 and beyond might help to encourage more input from them.

 

 

 

Hope you are having an enjoyable spring.

 

 

 

Brad Williams

Hello Brad,

 

It is great hearing from you. You have been on my distribution all along. Not sure where your messages have been going though. I have changed my records to include your new email address, so hopefully you will get the newsletters from today onward.

 

When I was putting class lists together I only got as far as the class of 77. At that point I kind of momentarily lost steam and at about that same time these daily blocks started coming into the being. I have gotten so many request from those of you beyond the class of 77 to be included with the daily blog distributions too. Hopefully, one of these days I can continue on putting a few more class lists together beyond the class of 77. I pretty much have complete class lists, inclusive of those dead and alive, for all of the classes of 1940 thru 1977 of which I try to keep updated.

 

Gary

 
 
Murl Watkins Hill’s (’50) contact info
 
 
Previously posted
The family of Murl Hill invite you to attend an 80th birthday celebration in her honor. The open house will be at Peace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall on Saturday, April 7, 3-5 p.m. She requests no gifts please. Hope to see everyone there.
 

From: Brenda Mueller
Phone: 701-477-9284
E-mail: brmuell@utma.com
Message:

Gary, Thank you for posting the Party Announcement for Murl Hill.
Please change her e-mail address to mlhill@utma.com

She has recently moved to Bottineau so also has a new address.
It would be nice if you would post it so she can receive
birthday cards.
Thanks for All you Do, Brenda

MURL HILL
825 JAY ST
BOTTINEAU, ND 58318

 
 
 
Retirement and email address change
From Dale Pritchard (’63): Leesville, LA
 
Gary,

Please change my email address to “Pritchard@.” I am retiring
from Federal service today! Finally!! I had planned on staying till August
but a couple other folks retired and I had to pick up their workload. I
finally hit the limit on what I could do properly and there was more coming.
Anyway, after a total 46 years I’m ready to go.

Dale Pritchard

Congratulations Dale with your retirement. Forty Six years combined Air Force and Federal Civil Service is a lot of years. You’ve got me beat by 9 years. I only had 37 years Federal Civil Service inclusive of my 3 years Army active duty. Enjoy your retirement years ahead.

Gary

 

 

Gary & Sue Metcalfe

Reply fromNeola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND

 

Hi Gary,

 

Thank you so much for the note you wrote to Gary Metcalfe about Bud/Debbie being surprised to see him/Sue at Charlotte’s wedding. Even after I felt so smart about thinking I now know who Gary/Sue Metcalfe are, I STILL didn’t make the connection that the Gary Metcalfe who sends emails for the newsletter is the Gary Metcalfe who is married to Sue Ovitt! By golly, I’ve got the connection now!!

 

Bernadette’s great niece/nephew are darling. :)

 

Neola
 
 
 
Dunseith Sunday Afternoon story
From Larry Hackman (’66): Bismarck, ND
 

Gary

Here is a story that seems to fit in with the other stories on the blog lately.

Hope you all enjoy it.

Welcome to you and all the others, back from the cruise.

Dick and I had to pick on each other while you were gone.

He ended up, by calling me a _ _ _ neola.

Is that Norwegian for something?

Have a good day.

Larry

Larry’s question to Mel Kuhn
 
Mel
What is a _ _ _ neola?
Dick hasn’t replied.
So I thought I better check with someone that speaks or understands Norwegian?
Larry
 
 
Mel’s reply to Larry
 
Larry,
 
I don’t know what’s dat Norweegin picking on us good old Germans for anyways, and I don’t know what’s the trouble throwing the cow over the fence some hay?? And I don’t know what he meens a _ _ _neola just cause he got caught with the same chicken joke three times in a ten minute span. He must have thought something differant was gonna happen each a time. Norweegins anyways. He just left my place a little while ago. You should have seen it-a German and a Norweegin trying to figure electrical wiring. Yeesus anaways Ole dar wus sum cofusun going on. Later guys-I gotta go I think I SMELL SMOKE.
 
mEL
 
 
Dick Johnson’s Reply
 
Guys,

Before this goes too far, I told Larry that Neola already got me with the ‘click on the chicken’ Easter joke and I only fall for that stuff once. Remember it’s hard for a German to understand a Norskie! That’s why they ‘throw the cow over the fence some hay’.

Dick

 

 

Larry’s Story

SundayAfternoonComingDown:

 

Sunday afternoons during the late 50’s, during midsummer, Dunseith Main Street was usually very quiet.The street was mostly empty of vehicles.The Crystal CaféandSy’s Pool Hall located across the street from each other, were the only two business’s open except for a couple of gas stations located on the ends of Main Street.Very Quiet.

There wasn’t much to do for a group of young boys that would often gather together and hang out in either the pool hall or the restaurant.The pool Hall was a great place to hang out if everyone had money to play pool.It cost each person a nickel a game back in them days, but most of us didn’t have two nickels to rub together, and ole Syd Kadry wouldn’t allow you to hang around in there to long if you didn’t have any money to spend.

The Crystal Café became the hang out.We could all sit in a booth of our choice as there were usually only a few customers sitting around enjoying an afternoon of quiet, with coffee and a sweet of some kind. We would usually take the booth up front next to the juke box.I remember one Sunday afternoon when we discovered a new 45 record had been installed in the juke box.The song was about a purple one eyed character that played music through the horn on his head.We pooled our money, and played that song over and over again.Even with the one guy, who would jump up at the end of the song, and tap the juke box in the upper right hand corner, that most of the time, would cause the player arm of the juke box to bounce back and play the record again.We eventually ran out of money and the juke box would quit playing.Mr. Maxbass, a fellow sitting at the counter, even donated a quarter to our cause, and told us to go ahead and play the songs of our choice.That meant playing that same song six more times, plus the tap in songs.Mr. Maxbass and the other people in the restaurant did not seem to mind that we did this, and apparently liked the song too.The Casavant twins (not Joe and Gerald, their older sisters) who were the waitresses at the time continued cleaning and arranging tables and scrubbing floors.The other people in the restaurant also seemed to enjoy the quiet afternoon listening to Sheb Wooley singing the Purple People Eater.I have the song playing right now; it is still one of my favorites.

Dan McCoy, a man who had already seen many years, and the owner of the restaurant, would always be sitting on the far stool, at the end of the counter, toward the rear of the restaurant drinking a cup of coffee and smoking a cigar staring directly ahead andappearing to be enjoying the moment.

There was another older fellow that usually sat on a stool at the center of the counter directly in front of the milk machine.He usually enjoyed the Sunday afternoon special if there was any left from the noon rush.I called him Mr. Maxbass, “I think he was a Hagen,” I never could remember the gentleman’s name but I remembered that he was from Maxbass.He drove a bluish gray, three quarter ton ford pickup that he parked on the street, in the shade, in front of the restaurant.

Pauline Jones usually occupied a booth with her Chihuahua.The Chihuahua was always decked out in a bright red knit sweater and well behaved.She would have coffee and pie or some other sweet.The Chihuahua would be sitting right next to her, with both paws on the table, enjoying Pauline’s food, with her.

 

Yes, Sunday Afternoons in Dunseith in the middle of summer were very quiet and warm with not much going on.One Sunday afternoon while sitting in the Crystal Café showing each other card tricks.You know, “there was one young fellow who could rig that deck to deal himself a royal flush every time, without dealing off the bottom”.I wish I could remember how he did that.Anyway, after becoming bored from sitting in the Crystal Café teaching each other card tricks we walked out the front door.Main Street was purity much empty accept for a 54 Ford parked on the west side of the street, in the shade, created by the façade of the Gamble Store.Around the car were gathered some of the older teens, well, older then us anyway.Some of them had packs of cigarettes rolled up in the sleeves of their white t-shirts, and were smoking.Winston was the cigarette of choice in them days.Remember the commercial that Winston tastes good, “finger snap, snap,” like a cigarette should. They wouldn’t smoke the Marlboro brand, as the word was out at that time period, that they could make you go sterile.And no self respecting teen ager, would take a chance on that.The word was probably put out, by the Winston Cigarette Co.?Who Knows?

Anyway, as we left the restaurant, I happened to glance down into the gutter and saw something that was wadded up, and looking a lot like the color of money.I picked it up and straightened it out, and discovered it was a twenty dollar bill. I was about to throw it back down, believing it not to be real, when Julian Kalk said that it was real.I couldn’t believe my good fortune.I ran home and showed my parents.They said, I had better take it up and show the cop.I took it up to Clarence Michaels, who was the Chief of Police in Dunseith at the time.He told me to hang onto it for a week, and if he didn’t come get it from me, that it was mine.He never did come get it.Now, I don’t remember, what I did with it.Probably spent it on comic books and hamburgers, what else would a 10 year old kid do with a twenty dollar bill? Didn’t those buns from the Dunseith Bakery make the best hamburgers in the world, and all for 25 cents?I still think that Mrs. Earl Myer who worked at the bowling Alley Lunch counter at the south end of town made the best hamburgers in the world.Only 30 cents each.White Castle burgers were nothing compared to Bertha’s burgers.

Dunseith residents weren’t above playing practical jokes on one another.I remember when a group of us young fellows discovered this large motorcycle sitting in front of the new Bowling Alley.Did you know that when they built the new Bowling Alley and the Garden Tap Bar, that the buildings were, suppose to have a black glass front instead of painted block?I remember that the workers had installed one row of glass and then they just left it that way.Eventually the 3’ by 3’ squares of black glass that were installed were removed.I never knew why, but I think, with the black glass fronts, the buildings would have been a greater addition, to Main Street? Maybe Duane Peterson knows.I remember him and his brother Bill, as being two of the carpenters that worked on the structures.Anyway, we young lads discovered this motor cycle sitting in front of the Bowling Alley with a lot of extra paraphernalia hanging on it.A couple of the objects were the legs of a female mannequin, and for some reason someone had pulled male sexual protective devices over the ends of the handle bars, that acted like a steering wheel cover, I suppose.Maybe they were expecting rain or maybe that was just the fad back in them days?I wonder if anyone ever installed or used a steering knob on a motor cycle.I know, back in the 50’s steering knobs were quite the rage in automobiles.Some were really fancy.I remember us young fellows; all had quite a time checking out all the objects that were attached to this cycle, for some reason.No, I won’t say at this time, who the cycle belonged to.What’s a story, if some parts don’t leave you wondering?In fact, I am still wondering what Uncle Gus meant, when he told Gary Metcalf, that he put that mean bull in a poke?

Another time a bunch of us young fellows were gathered in front of the bowling alley when this other young fellow came barreling (I don’t think we used the word barreling in them days) up to us on his bicycle all excited.He had discovered a brown paper sack behind the Garden Tap and there was beer in it.We all immediately jumped on our bikes and sped around the end of the block , around the drug store and up the alley past the back of the bowling alley and up behind the Garden Tap.There stood a paper sack in the small space between the bar and the storage building behind the bar.We opened the sack and inside there was a six pack of beer.We could not believe our good fortune.We loaded that baby up and headed for the park.At the City Park, “there was a bridge across the creek to the park in them days,” we jumped off our bikes and pulled ourselves up a picnic table in the shade.We were big time, we were just like grown-ups, sitting around drinking beer and telling stories.

Anyway, the six pack didn’t last too long amongst the five of us, so we headed back up to Main Street.We were back in our favorite spot, in the shade, in front of the Bowling Alley.We must have been goofing off a little more than normal or something.Maybe, it was because of the beer.Because, all of a sudden the entrance door to the Garden Tap Bar opened, and Glen Johnson growled at us, “that if you fellows ever do anything like that again, he was going to kick our donkeys (he didn’t say donkeys, he used the other word), from one end of Main Street, all the way to the other end of Main Street”.We just couldn’t figure out what he was talking about, but we never found another six pack, at the back of the bar, and we checked often, almost every Sunday afternoon.I was just thinking that Main Street started at Dale’s Truck Stop, and ended at Kreig’s Texaco.Why, that would have been a whole mile of butt kicking.That might have started to hurt after awhile? Yes, most of the time, Sunday afternoons were very quiet, with not much going on.

Now that we are older, doesn’t it seem like Sunday afternoons are the longest day of the week? I guess they were the same way, way back in the day, also.

Remember to laugh, and I hope this story helped remind you, to do just that.

Dick, I’m just an old chunk of coal, but I’ll be a diamond some day?

Larry

 

 
 
Cebu Philippines
Gathering of the gals to see Arlene, the gal in blue standing between Rose and me.
Arlene is visiting for a few days from Seattle. She is home sick for Cebu.
 
 
 

 

Reply to the 1932 Threshing Crew Photo

From Lloyd Awalt (’44): Bottineau, ND
 
Hi Gary,
 
Dick I’m not sure but George Gottbreht is not in that picture of the threshing crew. Them guys are to small. George was a big man. There are three men that I don’t recognize. I don’t think Sal Schneider is one. but I could be wrong. I think those are from Willow City.
 
Lloyd
 

1932 Willow City threshing crew
4th Row: Lady Standing, Jim Egbert, ??, ??
3rd Row: ??, ??, Bennie Schneider?
2nd Row: Dave Eurich Sr., George Egbert
1st Row: Dave Eurich Jr., ??

 

 

 

Old memories

From Dick Johnson (’68): Dunseith, ND

 

Gary and Friends,

Maybe Gary Metcalfe opened a can of worms when he mentioned George Egbert and his speech problem. I remember well when he stayed at Duane and Lorraine Peterson’s for all those years. Lorraine said that George was in the hospital and told Duane he didn’t have anywhere to go when he was discharged, so Duane told him he could come and stay with them for a while. Lorraine said he came to stay and left 17 years later! My ‘George Egbert’ story has to do with old cars—imagine that? When I was a senior in high school I bought a ’57 Ford and gave my old ’47 Plymouth to Dan Boguslawski. It was an ugly old four door but Dan had a car. I heard through the grapevine that George Egbert wanted to sell his ’47 Plymouth coupe for $25. because something was wrong with the engine. John Bogus and I went up to Duane Peterson’s and asked George about the car. I will never forget as long as I live, the look on Big John’s face when he asked George what was wrong with the engine? George said, “Dinnok ba a balb id tuck.” John stared at George for a few seconds and then politely said, “Oh.” I nearly lost it. John had no clue. Over the years, I had been around George and Adrian enough to understand them so I finally told John, “He said it didn’t knock but a valve is stuck.” George chimed in with a smile, “Yep.” John then asked how much and George said, “Twenny pie buck. ” John caught that one! We towed the car to town and switched engines and Dan had a pretty cute little coupe with the plastic winged swan on the hood. I later got a gallon of John Deere green paint from Art Henning at the Gamble Store and painted it for Dan. I asked Art what kind of paint he might have for a car and that was the only thing he had. I asked Art what he thought a ’47 Plymouth coupe would look like painted John Deere green? He said, “Probably look fine as long as you don’t park next to anything yellow–ha ha ha.” It did look pretty cool with the bright green paint though. Thanks Gary!

Dick

 

 

 

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
 
 

03/30/2012

Posted on by
Happy Birthday to Murl Hill

From Glen Williams (’52): Missoula, MT
 
Those of us from the class of ’52 are right behind you.. and hopefully will reach 80 in a year or two…

And Yes there were a lot of very successful businesses in Dunseith in 1953….I recognize all of them..

Glen Williams…Class of 1952

 
 
 
Request for Murl Watkins Hill’s mailing address
From Lorraine Richard Nelson (’46): Messa, AZ
 
Hi Gary,
 
Really enjoy your blog and all the wonderful news of friends.. Thank you so much. Would someone please add Murl Watkins address to the blog. An old friend of mine, would like to send a card. Thanks.
 
Lorraine Richard Nelson
 
 
 
 
Reply to Larry Hackman’s posting
From Margaret Metcalfe Leonard (’65): Rolette, ND
 
Larrys advice was right on the mark. Thanks for those powerful words to live by.
 
Margaret Leonard
 
 
 
 
Reply to the 1932 Threshing Crew Photo
From Dick Johnson (’68): Dunseith, ND
 
Gary and Friends,

In the 1932 Threshing Crew photo, the guy in the middle of the
screen door and the man sitting right in front of the lady are the two
Egbert brothers, Jim and George. I don’t know for sure which is which
but that’s them. I don’t think the guy on the right that was ID’d as
George Gottbreht is in fact him. He was a bigger man than this guy.
Evie, wasn’t your Grandpa George over 6′ tall? I remember hearing that
he was like 6’4″ and his wife, Evelyn, was under 5′. This man looks
more like Bennie Schneider to me. Just a guess. How about it, Lloyd?
Thanks Gary!

Dick

Very good Dick. I think George Gottbreht is supposedly in this photo, but maybe not? Which one may he be? Gary
 
 
Reply to the 1932 Threshing Crew Photo
From Gary Metcalfe (’57): Forsyth, MO
 

Hello, Dwain and Lorraine Peterson could surely identify all the people on the threshing crew picture. Dwain kind of adopted George Egert as his chore boy. The 2nd man in the 2nd row is George Egbert. His brother, Jim Egbert is in the top row right of the woman. George Gottbrecht, Sr. was a really tall man, maybe 6’4″. The ones Dwain wouldn’t know, Lorraine may know because she is from Willow City.

George Egbert was a super guy. He always made me feel I was getting home really late because as I was going home from town, George’s yard light was already on and he was doing chores. He had a comical speech, for example I heard a guy tell George that he had six stacks of hay done already and George replied to him, ” I have tic tac too.”

Gary Metcalfe

Thank you Gary M.
 
If we keep posting this picture enough, eventually we will have everyone identified.
 
Off on another subject: I truly enjoyed my breakfasts with you on the cruise. We had breakfast together everyday but one. My brother Darrel and his wife Debby were pleasantly surprised to see you and Sue at Charlotte Kofoid Ovitt’s funeral several weeks ago too. They did not realize that Rodney Ovitt and Sue are first cousins. Charlotte was our 2nd cousin. It is a small world.
 
Gary S.
 
1932 Willow City threshing crew
4th Row: Lady Standing, Jim Egbert, ??, ??
3rd Row: ??, ??, Bennie Schneider?
2nd Row: Dave Eurich Sr., George Egbert
1st Row: Dave Eurich Jr., ??
 
 
Jasmine, Bernadette’s little 7 year old Great Niece. Jasmine lives next door and
will be going into 3rd grade at the start of the next school year June 1st.
As of today, school is out for the year. April and May are summer vacation months.
There were 55 kids in Jasmine’s 2nd grade class with one teacher and no helpers.
 
 
Jasmine, with her 5 year old brother, Tyler.
These kids are Bernadette’s favorites. I tell her she should
not have favorites, but she doesn’t listen. They are good kids.
 
 
 
Joke of the day
Captured off of Bobbie Slyter’s (’70) FB wall
 
 

03/29/2012

Posted on by

Murl Watkins Hill (’50) Celebrates her 80th birthday: Dunseith, ND

 
 
Message from Brenda Hill Mueller (’70): Rolla, ND
 

From: Brenda Mueller
Phone: 701-477-
E-mail:
Message:
The family of Murl Hill invite you to attend an 80th birthday celebration in her honor. The open house will be at Peace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall on Saturday, April 7, 3-5 p.m. She requests no gifts please. Hope to see everyone there.

 

 

 
1953 Dunseith Businesses
Posted by Susan Fassett (’65): Spearfish SD
 

On the back page of the Dec 31st, 1953 edition of the Dunseith Journal the following businesses are listed. How many of us remember all these ??

 

1. Security State Bank

2. Red and White Store, Mr and Mrs KC Sine

3, Dray Service, Leo Vandal

4. Mac Williams Skogmo Store, Mr and Mrs Mac Williams

5. Evans Hardware, Bill Evans

6. Howard Hiatt, Livestock Trucker and Cattle Buyers, John and Howard Hiatt

7. Stadheim and Woodford, Bowling Alley and Bar, Oscar Stadheim and Harold Woodford

8. Campbell Insurance Agency, W.P. Campbell and Alan Campbell

9. Richards Service Station, Vernon and Norman Richard

10. The Morgan Lumber Co, K.D. Morgan

11. The Lamoreaux Bros, Ford Garage

12. Snow White Bakery, H.L. Martinson

13, Hosmer’s Dept Store, Jack and Bob Hosmer

14. Al and Len’s Bar, Al Vandal and Len Cote

15. Hassen’s Fairway Store, Mrs. E Hassen and O’Neal

16. Althea Theater, Arnold Lilleby

17. Jack’s Standard Station, Jack Flynn

18. Richards Variety Store, Mr and Mrs Pete Richard

19. Ormal Kester, Standard Oil

20. Gambles Hardware Store, Mr and Mrs Edgar Anderson

21. The Corner Bar, Mr and Mrs Henry Lacroix

22. Crystal Cafe, Mr and Mrs Bob McCoy

23. Dunseith Taxi Service, Peterson and Evans

24.Peavey Elevator, R.V. Johnson

25. Marie’s Beauty Shop, Marie Allard

26. Red Owl Store, Mr and Mrs. J Lamoureux, Mr and Mrs. L Bedard

27. Godfrey’s Barber Shop, James and Bud

28. Kofoid’s Corner Garage, John Kofoid

29. The Great Plains Supply, Wm. A. Johnson

30. Shelver’s Drug Store, Mr and Mrs Glen Shelver

31. Iver Lo Hardware Store, Iver Lo

32. Star Cleaners, Mr and Mrs Bob Molgard

33. Dunseith Co-Op Creamery, Floyd Dion and Lloyd Awalt

34. Dale’s Cash Supply, and Dunseith Livestock Exchange, Mr and Mrs Dale Gottbreht

35. Texaco Touring Service Station, Mr and Mrs Lawrence Gouin

36. Dakota Hotel, Mr and Mrs P.J. Mellmer

37. Peace Garden Cafe, Mrs Poeppel

38. Hopper and Douglas Funeral Service, C.V. Hopper and Harry Douglas

 

What a thriving city we had in 1953!! Good memories. Hugs, Susan(Fassett) Martin

 

 

 

 

Reply to the 1932 Threshing Crew picture

From Evie Gottbreht Pilkington (’65): Irvine, CA.

 

Hi Gary,


Reading the blog each day…thank you for all you do to bridge us together with friends and family.

The man in the threshing crew I don’t believe is my dad….doesn’t look like dad….my dad would have been 16 In 1932 and these fellows are all more mature.


I tell my friends what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas but what happens in Dunseith we put on the blog. They always laugh.



Blessing, Evie

Evie,
 
I miss labeled that. The guy on the right end in the second row was previously identified as your Grandfather George Gottbreht, not your dad Dale. I had your dad’s name on my mind when I labeled it. To my knowledge, I do not remember ever seeing your Granddad, but the guy in is photo, to me, sure resembles Ernie and George.
 
Folks, Have any of you been able to figure out which two are Jim and George Egbert and also Benny Schneider in this photo. I am 99.9% sure we have the Dave Eurich’s identified correctly. If not, they are their twins.
 
Thanks,
 
Gary

 

Previously posted

1932 Willow City threshing crew

Photo provided by Mary Eurich Knutson (62): Dunseith, ND

 

1932 Willow City threshing crew
3rd Row:
2nd Row: Dave Eurich Sr., ??, ??, George Gottbreht Sr.
1st Row: Dave Eurich Jr., ???
 
 
Gary and Bernadette’s Grandkids
Tyler (14) and Nevaeh (7)
 
 
Bernie Stokes – Hard to believe he is 41
 
 
Nevaeh Wingate & Sheryl Stokes Wingate
 
 
 
Reply to Michael Kenny and Rose Hohl’s picture posted yesterday
From Michael Kenny: Cebu, Philippines
 
 
Hi Gary,

Love the old pics from back when.
That’s a great pic of Rose and I…..great lookin gal.

You can tell Susan Brew Roussin “this Irishman DID walk out of a bar….”
I didn’t get a tee shirt, just nasty letters from the brewery, cos their shares nosedived ! ! !

Regards,

Michael.

Folks,
 
Michael has been sober and an AA member for nearly 30 years now. Wonderful accomplishment.
 
Gary

NYE 12/31/2011
Barbara Kenny, Evelyn Todd, Rose Hohl, Michael Kenny & Joy Regner
 
 
Posting of the day
From Larry Hackman (’66): Bismarck, ND
 
Larry, this is a bit long, but with a powerful message that I think is very worth while posting. Most of these tips are very much my philosophy in life too and even more so the older I get. Thanks for sharing. Gary
 
Forty Tips For A Powerful 2012

 

Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.

 

Tape your late night shows and get more sleep.

When you wake up in the morning, complete the following statement,

“My purpose is to ________________________________________________________________ today.”


 

Live with the 3 E’s: Energy, enthusiasm and empathy.

Watch more movies, play more games and read more books than you did in 2011.

Make time to practice meditation, yoga, tai chi, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.

Spend more time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.

Dream more while you are awake.

Eat more foods that grown on trees and plants and eat less foods that are manufactured in factories.

Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds and walnuts.

Try to make at least three people smile each day.

Clear your clutter from your house, your car, your desk, and let new and flowing energy into your life.

 

Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead, invest your energy in the positive present moment.

Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class, but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charged card.

Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy vampires away.

Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.

Life is too short to waste your time hating anyone.

Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

You don’t have to win every argument. Agree or disagree.

Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.

Don’t’ compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

Burn the candles, use the nice linens, and drink good wine. Don’t save it for a special occasion.

Today is special.

No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

Frame every so-called disaster with these words: “In five years, what will matter?”

Forgive everyone for everything.

What other people think of you is none of your business.

Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.

However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

Stay in touch with your friends.

Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

The best is yet to come.

No matter how you feel, get up, get dressed and show up.

Do the right thing.

Call your family often.

Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: “I am thankful for _______________________.”

“Today Iaccomplished ___________________________________.”

Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.

Enjoy the ride. Remember that this is not Disney World and you certainly don’t want a fast pass.

You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride

03/28/2012

Posted on by
Ruth Peterson, Luella Halvorson Dion & Lois Tweten

Reply from Floyd Dion (’45): Dunseith, ND
 

Hi Gary

This is for Neola.

Your memory is correct about Luella and I visiting Ruth Peterson at the dining room at Good Sam in 2010, Ruth and Luella were 1st cousins as their mothers were sisters. Ruth baked our wedding cake in 1950.

I remember Lois tweten, she asked me to send her a note just to say HI, so Lois if you see this here is my HI.

 

Floyd

 

 

 

Reply to Wolf picture

From Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND

 

Gary,

 

First, I’m so glad to hear Luella is home again. :)

 

Next, thanks to Margaret Leonard and Rob Olson for their wonderful responses to the Wolfe picture. Margaret/Rob, do you have contact info for the bride/groom/etc.? I would love to contact them/send the pictures to them if they would like to have them.

 

On March 23, my computer decided to delete all the messages from 2/2/11 through 3/23/12 from my inbox. If anyone sent an email to me during this time, and I have sent a reply, please send the original email to me again–if you included information for me/asked me for information.

 

Thanks, Gary

 

Neola
 
 
 
 
Class of 65 – FB posting by Crystal Fassett Andersen (’70): Note there were 27 graduates.
Susan Fassett, Alan Boguslawski, Patty Boguslawski, Carol Jasper, Margaret Metcalfe & Bill Grimme.
 
 
 
1969 Lutheran Confirmation Class
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
 
 
 
 
 

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
Note: Carlyle Nelson, now living in Bottineau, son of Abe Nelson, lived on the Willow Lake Road
 
 
 
Bottineau, ND

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
 
 
 
Cebu, Philippines
 
Folks, this picture of our good friends Michael and Rose is just too good not to share. Michael, a retired Dentist from Ireland/England and his wife Barbara a retired RN also from Ireland/England are retired living here in Cebu.
 
Michael Kenny and Rose (Art Hagen) Hohl
 
 
 

Joke of the day

Posted by Susan Brew Roussin (’59): Rolla, ND

 

Here’s another one to add to your Irish jokes.

 

I just sent for a Tee shirt that says, ” An Irishman walks out of a bar, No, it could happen.

 

Thanks for the good clean jokes.

03/27/2012

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Happy Birthday Everette Enno (DHS ’76): Williston, ND

 
Luella Halvorson Dion (’47) is home
Message from Floyd Dion (’45): Dunseith, ND.
 

Gary

Luella got home Friday,Mar.23rd from the Bottineau Good Samaritan Home.

She is doing good, but cannot put weight on her leg for three months, so that means a wheelchair until she can put weight on her leg.

She had very good care at Good Sam.and the staff was outstanding. The meals were very good , I ate all my meals there except breakfast and a noon meal as we were making a ramp for the wheelchair to go into and out of the house.

Floyd
 
 
 
Phyllis (’65) and Patsy (’59) McKay
Pictures posted by Phyllis McKay: Auburn, WA.
 
Gary,
Attached are some pictures from the cruise. I have some more that I will send later.
Phyllis
Phyllis, These are great pictures of both you and Patsy. You both look so nice. The ones of you with the dolphin are awesome. Gary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lois Tweten, Emma Kofoid & Neola Kofoid Garbe
Picture posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
Hi Gary/Others,
 
I’m sure you remember Lois Tweten and her cousin, Carol, visited with Mom and me at Good Samaritan in 2010–wonderful couple of hours! I’m sure you also remember Lois’ family and our family were neighbors in the north end of Bottineau in the 1940’s–before her dad was killed. When Lois sent her 2010 Christmas letter, she included this picture. (Thanks, Lois.)
 
If my memory is correct, Lois also visited with Ruth Peterson, Floyd and Luella Dion (Norma, I think you were visiting your mom that day, too.) and others–were Ann and Harold Rosenau there? I know they visited Ruth often. I was rather excited that day, so I could be wrong about some of this. All this took place in the dining room at Good Sam. Again, that was a day I would NEVER have ever expected to happen. God is good!
 
Mom was 93 years old in this picture
 
Neola
Thank you so much Neola for sharing this lovely picture. After having so much communication with Lois, we can now see who she is. Lois lives in Helena, MT. Bev Morinville introduced Lois to us several years before her passing in December 2009. Bev was such a spark and inspiration with all of her contributions. We miss her dearly. Gary
 
 
 
 
Wolf family Photo
Reply from Margaret Metcalfe Leonard (’65): Rolette, ND
 
Hi Gary,
I pulled the picture up on my computer and I recognize Rita and Pius Wolf’s’ family. I taught with Pius in Belcourt in the 70’s
I recognize their daughter Kelly and her son and I think her husband, Ivan Bercier is behind her, and the groom is their son
David, but I don’t know the bride.
 
Kelly Wolf’s husband,Ivan Bercier, Rita,. Pius, I think this is another son and daughter in back
Then their daughter Kelly and her son, the bride and David Wolf in front
 
I never had the younger kids for students so I don’t remember their names. Rita worked in the Golden Rule for many years for Ronnie
Hasen and they moved to Rolla in the later 70’s. They lived in the “Teacher Housing” in Belcourt when I taught with Pius. He was a football
coach for Belcourt when Chuck coached football in Rolla…we were very good friends. I have many good memories of those wonderful years!
 
Margaret Leonard
 
 
 

Wolf family Photo

Reply from Rob Olson (’79): Walla Walla, WA.

Dave Wolf is the groom, his wife Deena, back center is Pious Wolf and to his right is his wife, Rita I think. This photo was taken in Rolla at Dave and Deena’s wedding in 1982 or 83. Dave was a teammate of mine with the Rolla Legion, Rolla NoDaks and at Mayville State baseball teams.

Rob Olson

 
 
Back: Ivan Bercier, Rita Wolf, Pius Wolf, ?? Wolf, ??.
Front: Kelly Wolf Bercier, Deena Wolf, Dave Wolf
 
 
Email address change
For Sybil Johnson: Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
 
To everyone,
I have had to change my main email address, because of hackers. You can now get in touch with me at: I will be closing this account
down, this week. I sure enjoy this blog. It has kept me in touch with everyone that knew Axel Johnson and his family. Thank you, so much.

Sybil

 
 
Joke of the day
Posted by Larry Hackman (’66): Bismarck, ND
 

Love The Irish

 

Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important meeting and couldn’t find a parking place. Looking up to heaven he said, ‘Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me Irish Whiskey!’

Miraculously, a parking place appeared.

Paddy looked up again and said, ‘Never mind, I found one.’

 

Father Murphy walks into a pub in Donegal, and asks the first man he meets, ‘Do you want to go to heaven?’

The man said, ‘I do, Father.’

The priest said, ‘Then stand over there against the wall.’

Then the priest asked the second man, ‘Do you want to go to heaven?’

‘Certainly, Father,’ the man replied

‘Then stand over there against the wall,’ said the priest.

Then Father Murphy walked up to O’Toole and asked, ‘Do you want to go to heaven?’

O’Toole said, ‘No, I don’t Father.’

The priest said, ‘I don’t believe this. You mean to tell me that when you die you don’t want to go to heaven?’

O’Toole said, ‘Oh, when I die , yes. I thought you were getting a group together to go right now.’

 

Paddy was in New York .

He was patiently waiting and watching the traffic cop on a busy street crossing. The cop stopped the flow of traffic and shouted, ‘Okay, pedestrians.’ Then he’d allow the traffic to pass.

He’d done this several times, and Paddy still stood on the sidewalk.

After the cop had shouted, ‘Pedestrians!’ for the tenth time, Paddy went over to him and said, ‘Is it not about time ye let the Catholics across?’

 

Gallagher opened the morning newspaper and was dumbfounded to read in the obituary column that he had died. He quickly phoned his best friend, Finney.

‘Did you see the paper?’ asked Gallagher. ‘They say I died!!’

‘Yes, I saw it!’ replied Finney. ‘Where are ye callin’ from?’

 

 

An Irish priest is driving down to New York and gets stopped for speeding in Connecticut . The state trooper smells alcohol on the priest’s breath and then sees an empty wine bottle on the floor of the car.

He says, ‘Sir, have you been drinking?’

‘Just water,’ says the priest.

The trooper says, ‘Then why do I smell wine?’

The priest looks at the bottle and says, ‘Good Lord! He’s done it again!’

 

Walking into the bar, Mike said to Charlie the bartender, ‘Pour me a stiff one – just had another fight with the little woman.’

‘Oh yeah?’ said Charlie, ‘And how did this one end?’

‘When it was over,’ Mike replied, ‘She came to me on her hands and knees.’

‘Really,’ said Charles, ‘Now that’s a switch! What did she say?’

She said, ‘Come out from under the bed, you little chicken.’

 

Patton staggered home very late after another evening with his drinking buddy, Paddy. He took off his shoes to avoid waking his wife, Kathleen.

He tiptoed as quietly as he could toward the stairs leading to their upstairs bedroom, but misjudged the bottom step. As he caught himself by grabbing the banister, his body swung around and he landed heavily on his rump. A whiskey bottle in each back pocket broke and made the landing especially painful.

Managing not to yell, Patton sprung up, pulled down his pants, and looked in the hall mirror to see that his butt cheeks were cut and bleeding. He managed to quietly find a full box of Band-Aids and began putting a Band-Aid as best he could on each place he saw blood.

He then hid the now almost empty Band-Aid box and shuffled and stumbled his way to bed..

In the morning, Patton woke up with searing pain in both his head and butt and Kathleen staring at him from across the room.

She said, ‘You were drunk again last night weren’t you?’

Patton said, ‘Why you say such a mean thing?’

‘Well,’ Kathleen said, ‘it could be the open front door, it could be the broken glass at the bottom of the stairs, it could be the drops of blood trailing through the house, it could be your bloodshot eyes, but mostly ……. it’s all those Band-Aids stuck on the hall mirror.

03/25/2012

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Reply to yesterday’s unknown photo

From Lloyd Awalt (’44): Bottineau, ND
 
Hi Gary,
 
Glad you had a good trip. The unknown picture from Neola is my uncle Harvey & Hulda bailey. I’m not sure which one of the girls is getting married. have more info on it in a couple days Lloyd Awalt
 
 
 
Reply to yesterday’s unknown photo
From Mona Dionne Johnson (’48): Bottineau, ND
 
Gary: Those are of a family related to me. Harvey & Hulda Bailey were
my aunt & uncle and their four daughters are in the picture.
From the left: Jeannie Bailey, Judy Bailey Foley (child is her son)
Harvey Bailey, Hulda Bailey; Janice Bailey and her new husband -then the
two men are relatives/friends of the groom, don’t remember the name of
the girl beside them, then in the front of them in white suit is JoAnne
Bailey Perrin. I attended that wedding.

Mona (Dionne)Johnson (’48)

 
Follow up reply from Mona
Found out from my cousin, Judy, that the groom’s name was Tony Martinez,
next to him, his sister-in-law, Jeannie, and the name of his brother –
?. The child’s name is Steven.

Mona Johnson (48)

Mona,
 
Do you remember the year of this wedding?
Gary
 
Janice Bailey’s Wedding Picture
Jeannie Bailey, Judy Bailey Foley (Steven her son) Harvey Bailey, Hulda Bailey; Janice Bailey and
her new husband Tony Martinez, Jeannie, ??, ??, JoAnne Bailey Perrin in white suit in front.
 

Judy Bailey Foley Picture

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
 
 
 
 

Unknown Picture

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND

 

Don any of you recognize any of the folks in this picture?
 
 

 

 

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
Gary,
 
I think I sent this to you a couple of years ago and your readers identified this lady as a Keplin. I have a picture with “Keplin” under it, but it is one of those darn pictures that won’t open. This could be the picture. I just can’t figure out which program the “can’t open” pictures are in. This is very frustrating to me!
 
Thanks.
 
Neola
Neola,
 
I can not locate this picture in my files. Hopefully someone can help us out with the identity of this gal?
 
Gary
 
  

03/24/2012

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Reply from Julie Knox Seier (’82): Minot, ND
 
Thank you for the birthday wishes, Gary. I had a great day with flowers from both of our kids, a lot of texts, phone calls, birthday cards, drinks with friends, and supper with my wonderful family. I am a very lucky girl!
Julie Seier
 
 

1932 Willow City threshing crew

Photo provided by Mary Eurich Knutson (62): Dunseith, ND

Folks, It is time for a re-run with this picture. It was previously posted with message 1283 on 9/7/2011. Hopefully we can identify the remaining folks. Thanks, Gary

Hi Gary
The picture I had Karen send is Willow City threshing crew 1932. I’m
sure you recognize some of the people on it. Some of the names are on
the back of the picture. One of the guys is listed as Benny Schneider
but in another area the guy has been given a different name. Maybe
Wesley can tell us. You’ll recognize Dave Eurich Jr and Sr and Jim and
George Egbert are easy to recognize but I don’t
know any of the rest of them.
Sharon Landsverk Beckman has been sick. Saw her in the store the other
day. She’s looking good now. She said she was off work quite awhile.
I’ll write more later when I have time to collect my thoughts a little
better.
Take care.
Mary K

Mary, Which two are Jim and George Egbert?
 
Folks, Can any of you identify Benny Schneider?

 

1932 Willow City threshing crew

3rd Row:

2nd Row: Dave Eurich Sr., ??, ??, Dale Gottbreht

1st Row: Dave Eurich Jr., ???
 
 
 
Freida Niemeyer Celebrates her 90th Birthday
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
 
 
 
 

Dunseith News

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
 
 
 

Unknown Picture

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND

 

Don any of you recognize any of the folks in this picture?
 
  

03/23/2012

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Folks,

 
I filed our income taxes last night online with Turbo Tax. So now we have that out of the way. The process is pretty simple with them rolling everything in from the previous year. All I had to do was add the numbers and current info.
 
I have added a few more pictures from Art Hagen’s farewell party. It was a fun night. Art is currently in Arizona, but plans on being back in Bottineau by very early April. When we saw Rose yesterday she told Bernadette “I already miss him”. Not sure if she can hold out until July when she plans on going back to Bottineau.
 
This evening we are having our Monthly Expat dinner. The attandance for these dinners has been growing with anywhere from 30 to 50 plus folks. Folks are bonding well and are looking forward to these dinners.
 
Folks, Please share any pictures that you have of the cruise and any others too. I have posted nearly all that we have.
 
Gary
 
 
 
 
More Pictures of Art Hagen’s farewell party
 
 
Art with the Girls
 
 
Art with more of the girls
 
 
Gary & Art
 
 
 
 

2012 Dunseith Caribbean Cruise
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joke of the Day
 

Two sisters, one blond and one brunette, inherit the family ranch.Unfortunately, after just a few years, they are in financial trouble…

In order to keep the bank from repossessing the ranch, they need to purchase a bull so that they can breed their own stock.

Upon leaving, the brunette tells her sister, ‘When I get there, if I decide to buy the bull, I’ll contact you to drive out after me and haul it home.’

The brunette arrives at the man’s ranch, inspects the bull, and decides she wants to buy it.

The man tells her that he will sell it for $599, no less. After paying him, she drives to the nearest town to send her sister a telegram to tell her the news.

She walks into the telegraph office, and says, ‘I want to send a telegram to my sister telling her that I’ve bought a bull for our ranch and I need her to hitch the trailer to our pickup truck and drive out here so we can haul it home.’

The telegraph operator explains that he’ll be glad to help her, then adds, it will cost 99 cents a word.

Well, after paying for the bull, the brunette realizes that she’ll only be able to send her sister one word.

After a few minutes of thinking, she nods and says, ‘I want you to send her the word ‘comfortable.’

The operator shakes his head. ‘How is she ever going to know that you want her to hitch the trailer to your pickup truck and drive out here to haul that bull back to your ranch if you send her just the word‘comfortable?’

The brunette explains, ‘My sister’s blonde. The word is big.

She’ll read it very slowly… ‘com-for-da-bul.’

03/22/2012

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For the record I did not get a blog posted yesterday and I am later than normal getting today’s posted too. It has been a busy day.
 
 
 
Belated one day
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2012 Dunseith Caribbean Cruise
Reply from Jim and Karen Loeb (’47) Mhyre: Bellevue, WA.
 
 
Hello Gary and Bernadette,

 

We are happy to hear you are home and enjoying enjoying a bit more travel. It sounds like you had a busy time in the Pacific North West and lots of great time with area friends and family. Jim and I want to thank you for all your work on the coordination of the cruise to the Caribbean on the NCL Pearl. We had a very nice time and we found it a great vacation. We enjoyed the company of the other travelers from North Dakota and want to thank all of the group for making us feel welcome and included. (I am really a San Haven resident until the age of 12. I attended the Dunseith School for 1st through 5th grade, and would have graduated in 1965. My mother grew up in Dunseith and went to school there for about 3rd through 8th grade, then went to high school in Fargo at Sacred Heart Academy – now Shadle High, graduating in 1939).

 

I had a wonderful day on the island of Jamaica with some of the Metcalfe klan. I hope to visit with them when we are in North Dakota next October for a reunion in Fargo. My grandmother, Alida Olson Higgins was one of nine children of Nub and Astri Olson who homesteaded in Trail County near Mayville. The most recent list of their decedents I have received, is about fifty five families and that is just the next two generations. Donald Aird is a second cousin, twice removed (Aunt Christine Carlson’s grandson).

 

We especially enjoyed visiting with and getting to know the Espes and David Shelver. I also recommend the city of Miami. Jim and I spent a day visiting a local annual art show, and an evening down in South Beach. We also enjoyed the delicious Cuban food we had at the neighborhood restaurant near our hotel (twice!) I wonder if any of the Cuban families that spent several years at the San in the early 1960’s are living in the Miami area today.

 

I will never forget the River Dunn’s Falls climb and our bumpy ride to what must have been the highest point of the area and then back down to the ship. Our guide, Robert, kept asking if we were having a wonderful time!!!! We kept telling him YES, and to please hurry back to the ship. We were among the last few to re board before sailing off to our next port. I would not describe the roads we drove on as roads. We did stop at a “coffee plantation” where I purchased a pound of coffee to take home. Jim said it was quite a good blend.

 

I have such a poor memory for my school days. I vaguely remember our first and second grade teachers (I think they were sisters). Then, of course, the wonderful Mrs Conroy in fourth and Miss Seltzer for fifth. I remember her as a wonderful young woman and I thought it would be great to grow up and be like her.

 

We have enjoyed the photos that you have posted from the trip, and I will have Jim forward some he took for you to see. Jim is back to his woodworking project that he began in the fall. It is a wood sculpture of the DNA molecule. So far it is looking like it will be about 25 feet in length and about 4 feet in width and is composed of different woods bending and twisting to compose the DNA chain. He hopes to finish it sometime this spring. I really hope so!! My garage is fairly full of wood turning equipment and a bit more sawdust then I like! Not sure how it will all come together and where it will hang!!

 

Again, thanks for all you did to make the cruise a fun time for everyone.

 

Karen Loeb Mhyre and Jim Mhyre

Karen,
 
We enjoyed you guys equally as well. It was a pleasure meeting and learning to know Jim too. It was a fun time.
 
I can imagine all the sawdust in your place, but I’ll bet Jim’s end product will be worth it all.
 
Gary
 
 
From Larry Hackman (’66): Bismarck, ND
 

Gary

 

Got this from Mel.

Apparently he is still kicking.

He was down for some kind of heart adjustment while you were on your cruise.

I guess he has one (a heart) and they were able to repair it.

That was a good thing?

 

Larry

 

WOULD YOU GO BACK TO THE WAY THINGS WERE IN THE 50’S ?
It would be a tough decision? They are great memories? The fun and excitement to getting to where you are going, it’s the trip, that made life worthwhile, and worth living. I doubt if our kids would trade their memories for ours? At least I’m hoping they wouldn’t.

I would like to think, that they think, their childhood was as special to them, as ours is to us?

Larry,
The pictures files of this message are a bit large for posting, but I wanted to post this much of it.
I have always thought of Mel Kuhn (’70) as having a good heart.
Gary
 
Betty Jordan is looking for the Artist of this piece of this painting
From Karen Larson: Bottineau Spectrum
 
 

Betty Jordan is looking for the art student of 1982 from Dunseith High School who left this piece of art in the art room. She found it among her boxes of art, had it framed and would like to give it back to the student … no charge! The art project was to design an Indian chief from the seven basic forms of life and paint it with warm or cold colors. If the young man who designed this piece of art is out there and recognizes his work, please give Betty a call at 228-3263 and make arrangements to pick up his art work. Thanks everyone, Karen
 
 
 
 
 
 
Don Boardman (’61) Presents Check to the Food Pantry
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
 
 

Joke of the Day

Two little kids are in a hospital, lying on stretchers next to each other outside the operating room, the first surgeries of the day.

The first kid leans over and asks,

“What are you in here for?”

The second kid says, “I’m getting my tonsils out, and I’m afraid.”

The first kid says,

“You’ve got nothing to worry about.

I had that done when I was four.

They put you to sleep, and when you wake up they give you lots of Jell-O and ice cream.

It’s a breeze.”

The second kid then asks,

“What are you here for?”

The first kid says, “Circumcision.”

“Whoa!” the second kid replies,

“Good luck, buddy.

I had that done when I was born and I couldn’t walk for a year.”

 
  

03/20/2012

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Luella Halvorson Dion (’47) Phone number is the Bottineau Good Samaritan home

Message from Floyd Dion (’45): Dunseith, ND
 

Hi Gary

If anyone is interested Luella’s phone # is 701-228-2826.

Floyd

 

 

 

Farewell Dinner party for Art Hagen

 

Folks,

 

We had a farewell dinner party with about 25 folks in attandance for Art last night.

 

After being here for 7 weeks, Art is departing. With the good times he is having and with Rose, I am sure it is a tough thing to be doing. He will be back though. Art has most certainly seen and done so much in the weeks that he has been here. He told me last night that he told Rose he didn’t need to see and do everything this time around because he will be back, but none the less he enjoyed it.

 

It was quite evident last night at his party that he has made some good friends here of which he has bonded with very well.

 

As of yet not many FB pictures have been posted from last night, but there will be. I have included several that have been below.

 

Gary

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

2012 Dunseith Caribbean Cruise
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Joke of the day

Posted By Larry Hackman (’66): Bismarck, ND

 

 

Two Minnesotans, Ole & Sven, are sitting in a boat.

 

So Ole asks Sven, “Vhy do dem scuba divers always fall

backwards off ‘der boats?”

 

To which Sven replies, “Vell, you know Ole,

if they fell forwards, they’d still be in ‘da boat!”

 

 

So der ya have it…

03/19/2012

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Happy Birthday Vivian Clark

 
Vivian (David III) Clark is 89 years old today:
 
Face Book posting from Barbara Clark Olson
Barbara,
 
Your mother is doing amazingly well. She is an inspiration to us all. With my nearly 40 visits back to the area after having moved west in 1966 and after having lived with your family and worked for your dad for a year and half, I never missed visiting your folks with each of my visits. You mother has now moved to the Oak Manor Apartments in Bottineau. She has my aunt Olga’s former apartment. In-between Olga and your mother, Dorothy Pritchard lived in that Apartment for many years too.
 
Since your dad’s passing, I am impressed with how well your mother has mastered the computer and the Web. I enjoy the frequent humorous (Joke) forwards that I get from her too. She comes up with some good ones. She is my point of contact for getting messages to folks in Oak Manor.
 
Folks, Please wish Vivian a Happy birthday.
 
Vivian, We wish you the happiest birthday ever. Next year we will help you celebrate the big one.
 
Gary
 
 
 
2012 Dunseith Caribbean Cruise
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND

 

Note: Brooke is the Granddaughter of Therman (deceased) and Marie Parrill
 
 
 
 
 
Joke of the Day
 

A Police STOP at 2 AM
An elderly man is stopped by the police around 2 a.m. and is asked where he is going at this time of night.
The man replies, “I am on my way to a lecture about alcohol abuse and the effects it has on the human body, as well as smoking and staying out late.”
The officer then asks, “Really? Who is giving that lecture at this time of night?”
The man replies, “That would be my wife.”
 

03/18/2012

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Luella Halvorson Dion (’47) Fell and broker her leg
Message from Floyd Dion (’45): Dunseith, ND
 

Hi Gary

Just to let you know that Luella fell in the house and broke her leg above her knee and was in the Minot hospital for 6 days. She went to the Good Samaritan Home at Bottineau for therapy . She has been told that she will be home before Easter.

1986 she fell on a wet floor and broke her hip while working at the Dunseith School, and 2008 she fell on the ice and broke her hip and shoulder. 2011 she had the hip replaced because the pin in her leg was loose . It all happened on the same leg..

Floyd

Floyd,
 
Luella has really gone through a lot with just that one leg too. We remember well her falling and breaking her hip and shoulder in 2008. She recovered well from that accident of which we know she will from this one too.
 
Thanks to Neola for enquiring about her being released from a Minot hospital that was posted in the Minot daily.
 
Easter is 3 weeks from today. We know that Luella will have lots of visitors at Bottineau Good Sam between now and then.
 
Gary
 
 
 
2012 Caribbean Cruise Pladson Pictures
Posted by Keith Pladaon (’66): Roanoke Rapids, NC
 

Gary,

I’ve attached a couple of Cruise photos. Let me know whether they come through okay and feel free to publish them in the blog.

Tina, John, Daniel, Robin, Alice and I often ate together while on the cruise. These photos were taken one night when we ate together in the main dining room. One is just of Alice and I and the other is of Dan, Tina and I together.

Alice and I really enjoyed this cruise. Our last cruise with Alice’s broken leg and my getting sick doesn’t conger up the best memories, so this was a big improvement to say the least. For me, one of the things that made it such a great time was having both Dan and Tina (and their spouses) on the cruise with us.

The day we were in Georgetown, Cayman Islands, the six of us went ashore together and after some shopping we eventually (or was that quickly) made our way to Margaritaville. The entertainment was great, and the drinks were plenty and we all had a fantastic time. In some ways the day flew by too quickly and soon it was time to head back to the boat. That day was my personal favorite time of the entire cruise.

Hope all is well with you guys. It looks like you had a fun time on your one day trip. Costs for things over there always seem so low compared with costs back here.

Keith Pladson (66)

Keith,
 
These are great pictures. Thanks for sharring. It was so wonderful that you and Alice were able to join us on this cruise with last minute schedule changes. We so enjoyed having all you guys onboard with us. Kind of like down home week.

Gary
 
Keith and Alice Pladson
 
 
 
Siblings – Dan, Tina and Keith Pladson
 
 
 
 
Art Hagen and Rose celebrating St. Patrick’s day with our good true
Irish friends Michael and Barbara Kenny. Being from Ireland,
they don’t come anymore Irish than Michael and Barbara. Great folks!
 
 
 
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
 
 

03/17/2012

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Reply from Aggie Casavant (69): Fort Mill, SC
 

Goodmorning Gary !

 

Happy to see you and Bernadette had fun on the cruise,and are enjoying the company of Art Hagen and Rose.Always enjoy the pictures. In your posting to Margaret Metcalf you mentioned Connie Burcham. This past couple months there is a Connie Burcham, who just joined our local T.V Station here in Charlotte N.C . She is about in her early 30’s and looks exactly like Connie or Kathy Burcham from Dunseith. Have always wondered if she was related,and keep meaning to call the station and chat with her…but…”When do I have a free minute? LoL. Well Gary happy to see you and Bernadette back safe and thriving,and got the blog going again….Will chat with you another time. Thanks for everything you do in keeping us all in touch. Aggie

 
 
Reply from Doreen Larson Moran (BHS ’61): Usk, WA & Hazelton, ND
 

Hi Gary – Bob and I are on our yearly spring trek to southeast Missouri. We spend time with his brother and a couple of cousins who are in the area of Poplar Bluff and Cape Girardeau. It did get us away from the snow of Washington state and North Dakota. The evening we arrived in Hazelton about March 1st the snow banks and snow in the yard were too deep for us. The community had pretty well dispersed to Grand Forks for the state Class B basket ball tournament. (Oh, yes, that is still the BIG deal). We went the 15 miles down to Linton and checked into a motel. I spent the next morning making a few phone calls until I could find someone to clear the drive into the garage from the four foot berms. That done, we spent about ten days there before coming south. Had a terrific thunderstorm during the night. Hope the tornadic winds stay away.

 

Unless there is information on the old Salem Cemetery in the 100 year history book, I won’t be of much help. But Glen Rude probably has all that information. It is good that the “lost” graves will be noted before too much more time passes and no one remembers where they even are.

 

Thank you for your dedication to the “Blog”. It is interesting to hear and see and share news and pictures from around the world.
 
 
 
Posted by Eddie Parisien (69): Mukilteo, WA
 

Rene Belgarde
(July 3, 1952 – March 13, 2012)

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RENE BELGARDE

Rene Belgarde, age 59 of Dunseith, died Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in a Minot hospital. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday March 20, 2012 at the St. Anthony’s Catholic Church of rural Dunseith. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. A wake will be held on Monday beginning at 4:00 P.M. with a prayer service at 8:00 P.M. in the church.

Rene Belgarde, a son of James C. and Emma (Parisien) Belgarde, was born on July 3, 1952 at Belcourt. He was raised and educated in the Belcourt area. After the competition of his education he began working with his father doing carpentry work in the area. Rene then worked in Southwest North Dakota as an Ironworker at several coal gasification plants near Beulah. Rene then moved to Washington where he worked for a time. He moved to Montana and worked for Blaze Construction as a carpenter. In 1990 he returned to the Dunseith area and worked for several construction companies in the area.

He enjoyed watching TV, going to the Casino, attending auto auctions and visiting with family and friends.

He is survived by his companion, Ola Houle of Dunseith, sons, Rene St. Pierre Jr., and Kevin St. Pierre both of Dunseith and Keith St. Pierre of California; a daughter, Angela Layton of Perham, MN; a grandchild, Taylor Layton; brothers, Eddie Parisien of Marysville, WA, Clifford Belgarde of Belcourt; sisters, Eunice Phillips of Dunseith and Marie Harold of Plano, TX; step children, Peggy Houle, Tammy Houle-Peltier and Chad Houle all of Dunseith; grandson, Cole DeCoteau; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Eddie, Our condolence are with you and your family members with your brother Rene’s passing. Gary

 
 
Day trip to the Island of Bohol wth Art Hagen and Rose
 
Rose arranged for a travel guide with an Air Conditioned Suzuki van, for $80.00 (3,500 Peso’s) that took us all over the Island to see all the sights. He picked us up from the ferry boat when we arrived at 8:00 AM and dropped us off back at the pier at 5:00 PM to catch our ferry back to Cebu.
 
Business class seats on the fast Jet Ferry were only $23.00 (1,000 Peso’s) each way. It was a 2 hour and 20 minute boat ride from Cebu. We could have gotten tickets for $11.50 each way, but we would have been sitting on flimsy plastic chairs. Art and I would have given those chairs the load test. Compared to us, these folks are tiny. We preferred the large comfortable luxury reclining seats in business class.
 
It was a fun enjoyable day.
 
Gary
 
 
Rose Hohl/Art Hagen & Gary/Bernadette Stokes
 
 
 
Tarsier, the worlds smallest money on Bohol
 
 
 
 
 
  

03/16/2012

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Folks,

 
We had a most enjoyable day with Art Hagen and Rose with our trip to Bohol yesterday. We took the 6:00 AM Jet Ferry and Returned on the 6:15 PM run from Bohol getting into Cebu at about 8:30 PM. I have not had a chance to down our pictures yet. Hopefully I’ll have a few to post tomorrow.
 
Gary
Note: the two others are Bernadette and me on the far sides. We exchanged sides on the way back.
 
 
Happy Belated Birthday Jeff Skjelver: Rugby, ND
Note: Jeff is the son of David (’63) and Linda Shelver
 
 
 
 
Happy Birthday Rene Casavant (’65): Bismarck, ND
 
 
 
Happy Birthday Doreen Bailey: Tempe, AZ
 
 
 

Salem Church
From Vonda Melgaard Antonson (’76): Maddock, ND

Gary, I’ve had a project on my mind for some time. Maybe you could help get it going as I dont live in the area any longer & dont really know who to talk to. I started this once before & Marge Pladson was one of the people I had talked to, but sadly she fell ill and lost her battle with cancer that year. The old location where Salem Church once stood still contains a number of graves. One plot, which the last time i saw it was outlined with a wood barrier and contained the graves of several children from the same family. It seems such a shame they are out in that pasture lost & forgotten. I’m guessing funding was the reason these graves were not moved along with the others. As a group maybe we could make this happen. I’m sure it would be a big job and it would require the property owner’s permission. What are your thoughts on the subject???
Hello Vonda,
 
First I want to mention that it is a pleasure hearing from you. I believe you were only about 5 years old the last time I saw you. That is when I was working for your folks in the summer of 1964.
 
About the church Cemetery. I was unaware that there were any graves left at the former Salem cemetery. I am not sure exactly where the exact spot is located, but talking to Art Hagen yesterday, he told me it was near the Johnny Olson Farm. I am pretty sure there are folks on this blog that can answer your questions. Glen Rude would probably be pretty knowledgeable with this and also Ralph Bjornseth. I am pretty sure that Doreen Larson Moran can be of assistants too. I believe that Salem was moved to it’s current location in the early 40’s. That was before my day.
 
Gary
 
 
Salem Church
Reply from Margaret Metcalfe (’65): Rolette, ND
 
Hi Gary. Last night I met Gary and Sue at Patti and jacks, our original farm home. Today we visited the Salem church with Mr Rude (he lives close by). We noticed the Sunday school attendance record and I wondered why you were a absent the second Sunday when both your brothers were there? smile wow did they ever do outstanding job of restoring the church and cemetery. Totally enjoyable visit with a prince of a man. We also visited Connie sime and their lovely home. We went visiting just like the old days. I notice too while at the church that if it hadn’t been for your family and Clarence and Mary Anne Hagens kids there wouldn’t have been too many kids in church. It was a really fun day.
I’m sure enjoying this spectacular weather.
You asked about north central. I find that job is a great transition for me. We have meetings to attend and I try to stay abreast of the issues by attending all that I can. Its very challenging, interesting and rewarding. It is a priviledge to meet such grassroots nice people. I enjoy it very much.
Take care and we will chat later. Margaret
Folks, Margaret and I have exchanged a few personal messages the past couple of day.
Margaret, I know you intended this as a personal message, but what you talk about I beleive will be of interest to lots of our readers, so I am posting.
 
Yes, Glen Rude is a prince of a man. He is the holder of the key for Salem for those that want to see. He lives about 1/8 mile east of Salem on the south side of the road.
 
I am not sure where I was at when I was absent that one Sunday from Sunday school. One thing I do know and that is that I was absent for a good reason, because we seldom missed. I am guessing that may have been when Orvin Hagen and I were in Valley City attending the Winter Show with my 4-H heifer. You are right, the Hagen’s and our family were the majority of kids that attended Sunday School in the final years of Salem. By that time I think LaVerne Rude was in College, so he no longer attended Sunday school.
 
Glen’s sister and her husband, Leonard and Arliss Rude Hagen, did a fantastic job restoring Salem, both inside and out. That was a whole summer project for them.
 
It was nice that you were able to visit Connie Burcham Sime (’62) too. Doesn’t she live on the Willow Lake road south of the School or is that where Florence Pladson Sime was living?
 
 

 
 
 
Charlotte Kofoid Ovitt’s Obituary
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
 

Charlotte was my second cousin. Her dad, Frank Kofoid, and my dad, John Kofoid, were “double” cousins.

 

Charlotte’s obituary was written on both sides of a “bookmark” (I laid two bookmarks, side by side, on my scanner and scanned them.). To me, this is new and unique. Charlotte enjoyed visiting sites where you could create your own calendars, bookmarks, etc. In my opinion, had Charlotte made the choice of how her memorial card be done, this is what she would have chosen. Good choice/well done, Family.

 

Neola

 

Rod Ovitt

404 Spruce St Apt 3

Bottineau, ND 58318-1515

Our condolences are extended to Charlotte’s husband Rodney and their 4 boys and their family with their loss of her passing. She will be missed. That was quite evident with reports of 400 plus folks that attended her funeral. I too was shocked when my bother Darrel told me she had passed on. Her passing was very unexpected.
 
I too am a second cousin to Charlotte. Our dads were first cousins. Sue (Gary) Metcalfe is a first cousin to Charlotte’s husband, Rodney. It is a small world.
 
As a child I remember Charlotte and her family well. I’d see them most often at my Uncle Emil and Lillian Petterson’s Sunday afternoon family gatherings and also at many other gatherings too. After Charlotte and Rod were married we have continue to see them at most all of our family reunions and gatherings. They are a close wonderful family. Charlotte was the heart of their foundation. At all of our family reunions that have been held at the Bottineau Senior center for the past 20 years, the Ovitt’s have always been their first and foremost to help organize and help with whatever needed to be done.
 
Gary
 
 
 
 
Judy Poitra
(July 3, 1944 – March 12, 2012)

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JUDY POITRA

 

 

Judy Poitra, age 67 of Mohall formerly Dunseith, died Monday, March 12, 2012 in a Mohall nursing home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 19, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. in the St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Dunseith. Burial will be at the St. Mary’s Cemetery of rural Dunseith. A wake will be held on Sunday beginning at 4:00 P.M. with a prayer service at 8:00 P.M. in the Church.

Judy Poitra, a daughter of James and Thelma (Carroll) Norris, was born at San Bernardino, CA. on July 3, 1944. She was reared and educated in the San Bernardino area. On August 7, 1964 she was married to Arlind Poitra in California. In 1974 they moved to Dunseith where she raised their children. Arlind passed away on August 28, 2011. Judy then moved to Mohall where she has resided since.

She is survived by 3 daughters, Jerri Lynn Reile (Ronald) of Blanchard, ND, Arleen Larkin (Larry) of Lansford and Sylvia Duchaine (Mike) of Mohall; a son, Arlind Poitra Jr. of Hunter, ND; 12 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; stepsons, Cary Poitra of Charlotte, NC, Phillip Poitra (Debbie) of Wisconsin and Roderick Poitra (Roberta) of Belcourt; and several nieces and nephews. Judy was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and a grandson, Eric Reile

  

03/14/2012

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No Blog posting tomorrow (Thursday)

 
Folks,
 
Tomorrow we will be joining Art Hagen and Rose on a one day trip to Bohol. Bohol is another island located to the east of us. We’ll be taking the ocean Jet ferry leaving at 6:00 AM and returning from Bohol at 5:30 PM. It is an hour and 20 minute ferry boat ride. Rose has a tour guide and vehicle all arranged, so it should be a fun day. We will be seeing Art and Rose in a several hours at Bowling too.
 
Gary
 
 
 
 
 
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND

 

Obituaries

Lester Johnson
(Died March 13, 2012)

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Lester Johnson, age 88 of Bottineau, died Tuesday at a Bottineau hospital. Funeral will be held on Saturday at 11:00 am at the First Lutheran Church in Bottineau. Visitation will be Friday from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm at the Nero Funeral Home in Bottineau. (Nero Funeral Home – Bottineau)

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I was so saddened to see this message of Lester’s passing. Lester/Marian and family lived a short distance to the west of us in the hills.
 
Most every summer with our trips back to the area, I’d see Lester, multiple times, in the Bowling Alley, having coffee with the boys. I was always with my dad who too had coffee with the boys most everyday and very often several times each day.
 
After moving to town, Lester worked for a number of years for Ron Bergman. His specialty was small engine repairs/overhauls.
 
Two of Lester’s Aunt’s married Bjornseth’s. Cora to Jacob and Emma to Art. His Uncle Sander Johnson, who has been mentioned several times in this blog, had the little creamery and store on the Peace Garden Road located about a half mile into Bottineau county.
 
We can not forget Marian either. She was very active in our 4-H club and many other community affairs. After moving to Bottineau, she worked at the Senior Center for Many Years.
 
We extend our condolences to Marian and all of Lester’s family with his passing. He will be missed.
 
Gary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gary/Bernadette Stokes, Bernie Stokes (Son), Tyler Mick (14 year old Grandson)
Nevaeh (7 year old Granddaughter)
 
 
 
Reply to yesterday’s posting
From Joe Johnson (’77): Lindstrom, MN
 

I got all the “Are you smarter than a 60 year old” questions except for one. I thought Red Skelton’s hobo character was Clem Kadiddle Hopper and I had forgotten about Freddie the Freeloader. That “Are you smarter than a 60 year old” was a really good one, I enjoyed it.

Joe

 
 
Joke of the day
Posted by Joe Johnson
 
BOSS to an employee: “Do you believe in life after death?”

EMPLOYEE: “Certainly not! There’s no proof of it”, he replied.

BOSS: “Well, there is now. After you left yesterday morning to go to your uncle’s funeral, he stopped in looking for you to go out for lunch”.

 

 

  

03/13/2012

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For the record, I did not get a blog posted yesterday.
 
Other than for some cruise pictures, I don’t have very much today. I have posted the pictures that Bernadette took of our class of 65 dinner onboard the NWS Pearl. With Larry Bullinger (Kramer 65 Grad) there were 7 us. It was a very enjoyable evening. Our 3 and a half hour dinner slipped away quite quickly.
 
Of the 1,200 or so crew members on board to serve us, 80% were from the Philippines. Of those 60% were from Cebu. They were so happy to see us and of coarse especially Bernadette being able to speak their language.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND
 
 
 
 
Today’s posting “Are you smarter that a 60 year old”
From Bill Pritchard: Bottineau, ND
 

Are you smarter than a 60 year old?
 
THIS WAS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT…..THE ANSWERS WERE ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE….I REMEMBERED, BUT …………

DON’T LOOK BELOW FOR THE ANSWERS UNTIL YOU HAVE TRIED IT OUT A TEST FOR ‘OLDER’ KIDS

 
01. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the grateful citizens would ask, Who was that masked man? Invariably, someone would answer, I don’t know, but he left this behind. What did he leave behind?________________.
 
02. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. .In early 1964, we all watched them on The _______________ Show.
 
03’Get your kicks, __________________.’
 
04.’The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to ___________________.’
05.’In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ________________.’

06. After the Twist, The Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we ‘danced’ under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the ‘_____________.’

07.Nestle’s makes the very best . .. . . _________ ______.’

 
08..Satchmo was America ‘s ‘Ambassador of Goodwill.’ Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was _________________.

09.What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? _______________.

10. Red Skeleton’s hobo character was named __________________ and Red always ended his television show by saying, ‘Good Night, and ‘________ ________.. ‘

11.Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their______________.
 
12. The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front was called the VW. What other names did it go by? ____________ &_______________.

13.In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, ‘the day the music died.’ This was a tribute to ___________________.

14..We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it. It was called ___________________.
 
15. One of the big fads of the late 50’s and 60’s was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist. It was called the __ ______________.

ANSWERS :
01..The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet.
02.The Ed Sullivan Show
03..On Route 66
04..To protect the innocent.
05.The Lion Sleeps Tonight
06.The limbo
07.Chocolate
08..Louis Armstrong
09.The Timex watch
10..Freddy, The Freeloader and ‘Good Night and God Bless.’
11.Draft cards (Bras were also burned. Not flags, as some have guessed)
12.Beetle or Bug
13.Buddy Holly
14.Sputnik
15.Hoola-hoop

Send this to your ‘older’ friends, (Better known as Seniors.) It will drive them crazy! And keep them busy and let them forget their aches and pains for a few minutes
 
 
  

03/11/2012

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Seth Anderson, N.D. State ClassB Heavyweight Wrestling Champion

 
Posting from Deb LaVellie: Belcourt, ND

Hi Gary…Glad to hear that you and Bernadette had a wonderful and
safe trip…I am sending you a story that ran in the Turtle Mountain
Star, The Turtle Mountain Times and The Tribal Independent, an online
news site we started in December…it’s a little long, but I thought
your readers might be interested in reading about Seth Anderson, a
local boy who acheived his dream….Deb
Deb,
 
Seth Anderson, son of the late Gene Anderson Jr., is an inspiring young man. With this being a bit long and with the pictures and all, I have included it all as attachments.
 
Thank you so much for sharing.
 
Gary
 
 
2012 Dunseith Caribbean Cruise pictures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Posting of the day
From Art Hagen (’72): Cebu Philippines & Bottineau, ND
 
 

Six Truths in Life
1. You cannot stick your tongue out and look up at the ceiling at the same time, a physical impossibility.

 

2. All nitwits, after reading #1, will try it.

3. And discover #1 is a lie.

4. You are smiling now because you are a nitwit.
5. You soon will forward this to another nitwit.
6. There is still a stupid smile on your face …

 

 


I sincerely apologize about this but I’m a nitwit and I needed company.