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Comment on Berwick, ND by bill

bill — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:12:27 +0000

Hope the knee is doing well take care Bill

Comment on Berlin, ND by bill

bill — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:07:21 +0000

yes I remember

Comment on Bergen, ND by bill

bill — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:59:18 +0000

yes they cold be

thanks Bill

Comment on Lefor, ND by roninmd

roninmd — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:51:58 +0000

i buried my mom few days after chirstmas this year…
what religion would prevent you from talking to your mom for so long?none ive heard of.
this website is often about connections,yours sounds like one that needs to be made

Comment on Lefor, ND by Kary Webb

Kary Webb — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:50:35 +0000

My mother lives in Lefor, last i heard. Her name is Karen Homestead, and she is in her seventies and lives just down the street from the church (according to MapQuest) on 184th St. Tho we haven’t spoken in years (religious differences) i was wondering if anyone knows of her and her situation. She apparently works for a buffalo ranch in the area, name unknown. Thanks

Comment on Hanks, ND by Dave

Dave — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:11:43 +0000

I grew up on a farm just a few miles north, and went to Hanks grade school for 6th though 8th grade. Fond memories include going to Hanks to play Halloween tricks, playing on the Hanks Grade school basketball team – where I was the tallest kid – but my basketball career ended in Hanks since I didn’t grow any more, whereas other boys kept growing in height in high school. But while it lasted, it was great fun traveling around to neighboring towns for basketball games and tournaments. Also fond memories of the Grade School carnivals and donkey basketball games held in the Hanks school gym. Finally, the joy of picking june berries in the ravines to the north and west of Hanks.

Comment on Stady in 1915 by Dave

Dave — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:34:18 +0000

Stady was 13 miles south and 3 miles east of Fortuna, located on the extreme southeast tip of section 31 of T161N-R100W. As a youth living approx. 10 miles southwest of Stady, it was a source of groceries, school supplies, misc small hardware, post office, gas station, dance hall, summer ice cream socials and political speeches. As noted, once they moved HIWAY 85 to the east just 4 miles, the death sentence for Stady had been delivered. But roughly 60 years later, the North Dakota oil boom has a smaller spot of activity starting in the Ambrose area, with the drilling of new wells gradually working its way westward to Fortuna, and to the southwest towards Stady. Who nows, with the severe housing shortage, perhaps we may soon see the trailers of some oil workers parked on the deserted lots of Stady. As of February 2012, a new well was being drilled roughly 15 miles north east of Stady. And on 2/17/12, the initial production was publicly reported of a brand new well roughly 15 miles straight north of Stady – also just 8 miles straight east and one mile north of Fortuna, in section 27 of T163N-R100W, with a very respectable initial production of 717 barrels of oil per day. I haven’t been to Fortuna in recent years – perhaps there are already oil workers living there.

Comment on Bremen, ND by JoDee Anderson

JoDee Anderson — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:55:53 +0000

I lived in Bremen from 1999-2002! Loved it! While I was there, the post office/grocery store were open as well as the bar. We went back to the bar last summer. Looks like it has changed a bit. It was a nice quiet little town. I had great memories there!

Comment on Leal, ND by Mike Crittenden

Mike Crittenden — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:58:30 +0000

My family was one of the last to live in the general store building. We left in 86/87 (or at least my folks and brothers did). I graduated from North Central of Barnes in 1985 and went on to fargo/moorhead and places beyond. I was sad to hear the store was torn down, the two years I spent there was unique, with the grain trains shaking my bed in the middle of the night! Very nice little town, with nicde people, oh yes, I did attend the methodist church in town too. Mike Crittenden

Comment on The Last Resident of Heaton by Steve G

Steve G — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:09:57 +0000

I grew up in Jamestown and retired from the Army in 2004 in Indiana. My oldest son moved to Jamestown after he graduated from HS in Indiana. I think he would love to live like Brian Miller. It sounds good to me too.