gladstone good news

Nov. 1. 2013

Gladstone Good News

Good news for good people

Tim Dunnagan 701-690-3301 www.GladstoneND.com

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Cover painting by Van Gogh in 1885 called “Sheaves of wheat in field;” painted in Nuenen, Netherlands

Thank you Skateboard guy for more really great photos of you and your friend. Keep sending in those pictures. You guys do a really good job!

Thank you for sending in those photos every month.

Thank you Wayne McKirdy for sending in those memories and photos of yours. We thank you for sharing those times.

Photography for the Basketball and sports for DSU are courtesy of Stormie Sickler. Thank you Stormie for the action sports photography. Looking forward to more of your great pictures. On Facebook

Gwen Jung-Lefor Photography on the run

Stormie Christine Photography

Kyle Thiel as always you do an incredible job for the Gladstone Good News. It wouldn’t be the same without your help.

I want to thank Fran Martin for sending in information about our neighbors in Lefor. Look forward to your monthly updates.

Also I want to thank Denny for being such a good sport about things. People have been saying their favorite part in the Gladstone Good News is the Denny section. Thank You Denny!!!

A huge thank you to Clyde and Sandy at Service Printers. You guys are great. Sometimes we need to thank people more often.

This space reserved for future submittals to the Gladstone Good News; Let it be you…

Thank you, Robin for sending in your photos from Taylor. We will be looking out for your next group of photos. Thank you.

Kevin thanks for sending in that great photo with the chick on the dog’s nose. What a fantastic photo. I love it. You get such cool animal photos.


I think it is great when such wonderful pictures show up at the Gladstone Good News. It tells me that people really care and want to share with their fellow neighbors. Now I know that this photo made me smile and happy. This is what the Gladstone Good News is all about. That is the power of the newsletter to make people smile, laugh or even happy if only for a brief moment. I’ll call the newsletter a success if that happens more times than not. I for one am amazed every time skateboard guy sends in photos of him and his friends. They are sharing their passion and fun with us. That is awesome in my way of thinking. We don’t have to be friends with everyone or like them even, but the sharing of others moment however brief is a great gift. I know that I see it that way now, but I didn’t always see things this way. The power of happiness is in the very small things, like an awesome picture of a friend’s dog with a chick on his nose.

I was wondering the other day about the Carbo Ceramics Company. I know they are planning to build a plant next to

Gladstone. Like my own project, I saw nothing happening on their site. I spoke with Shannon about their plans because I was curious. Well the project has been delayed but not stopped just delayed. Carbo Ceramics is doing very well right now and the stock is going nuts. They believe in North Dakota and what they are doing. They have invested huge amounts of money in North Dakota and plan to continue with that investment. They’re a publicly owned company so I could not get all the information I wanted for the Gladstone Good News, but I do know that things will happen. The question is how soon? That I understand!

As many of you have noticed building is picking up in town. I think that this is going to continue especially as the west side begins to fill in. I have studied Gladstone history more than I ever thought I would and I have come to the conclusion that towns and ours included are a living thing. They grow, they die back, sometimes they don’t come back, but Gladstone has always come back from times when it slowed down and even shrank. There have been at least three times when Gladstone has grown, bigger even than today’s Gladstone. It’s pretty clear that Gladstone will be bigger than any time before. Much bigger? Probably not. Better, I think so. Because we can make it better. Towns are a living entity and feeding it is a must. Like the saying goes “You are what you eat” Lets feed Gladstone the best that we have.

View from the Porch

“We are here because there are things that need our help. Like the planet. Like each other. Like animals. The world is like a garden, and we are its protectors.” B.B.King

Awesome photo from Kevin


10. Do you think this orange vest goes with these new boots I just bought?

9. I hate dragging this huge deer out of here.

8. I can’t hunt opening weekend, I promised my wife I would go shopping with her.

7. I really need to get rid of some of these guns. I have way too many.

6. I’d rather be at work.

5. Help me load this deer into my Prius.

4. Can we change the subject? I am getting tired of talking about hunting.

3. That rack has too many points on it. I think I will leave it for the next guy to enjoy.

2. Deer heads detract from the décor.

1. Dang…I forget to send my donation into Greenpeace before I left on my hunting trip.

Top Ten List: Things you will never hear a hunter say


Find 5

Edward Hopper, the best-known American realist of the inter-war period, once said: “The man's the work. Something doesn't come out of nothing.” This offers a clue to interpreting the work of an artist who was not only intensely private, but who made solitude and introspection important themes in his painting. This painting was done circa 1930 and could easily have been in North Dakota. He only painted 366 paintings in his lifetime, but he made a large impact on the art scene.

(1882-1967)


Gladstonian of the Month: Gene Kruger

People come to Gladstone for a variety of reasons. Sometimes they get to pick where they go and other times they go because the company thinks this area is the perfect place to open a branch store. Gene Kruger is here because the company he works for believes that this is a good place to do business and invest their money. Sioux Falls has been Gene’s home for a long time and South Dakota is this farm boys’ background. Gene has been with Bierschbach Equipment & Supply for nineteen years. He says he loves it and I believe him. He is a very happy guy. That’s what happens to people when they are doing what they love. Right now Gene is working on getting a house completed in Gladstone. I asked Gene why Gladstone? He said, “I like the smaller community and I like the folks in Gladstone, some real nice people there.” That works for me. Welcome to Gladstone.

Gene says he is just a simple guy that likes to work. You know how many times I have heard that? A bunch. Truth is, Gene does many things that just a simple guy does!!! Snow mobiling is one of the many things Gene likes to do. He belonged to the Snowmobile club in South Dakota and was very active in that club. I hope for his sake that we have a little more snow this year.

Bowling had always been a passion for Gene, but after playing for so long the body just starts to not cooperate. At one time he averaged 220 which is very good. He actually got the job he has now because of bowling. Gene joined the team that his boss was on. After a while, they became good friends and one day his friend said, “would you like to come work for me?” Gene said, “yes” and that was nineteen years ago. Very cool story how his passion lead him to a job he loves.

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life”. Confucius

Having fun in North Dakota


Gladstonian of the Month:

I found out that Gene really likes to cook. Pizza is one of his favorite dishes to make. He likes making the dough and all the toppings himself. He makes other dishes as well but pizza is his thing. His wife has not moved here yet, so he has had to cook for himself. Cooking is something that he has learned on his own. He is learning by following recipes and figuring out what works and doesn’t work. I find it very interesting that there are so many men that enjoy cooking here in this area of North Dakota. They see it as enjoyable rather than a necessary task. Gene likes the process of cooking and the combinations of foods.

Like so many people that I have spoken to here in Gladstone and surrounding areas, I have come to the conclusion that there are many really happy and motivated people moving here. Gene is truly what the Gladstone Good News is all about. Seeing the good in all of our lives and truly being happy. Gene, pleasure meeting you!!!

“I go out to the kitchen to feed the dog, but that's about as much cooking as I do”. Betty White


Funny: Zombies invade Gladstone

Just when we thought the garden was safe!!!

Noooooo!!! Not the Pink Flamingooo!!!

(Credit: Chris Stever & Jane DeRosa)

Looking for plastic mushrooms!!!

Must find Sun Faces…yes Sun Faces…must eat Sun Faces now…


10. The one block long Main Street dead ends in both directions. (Ok, they almost do)

9. Our city limit signs are on the same post!!!

8. Some prairie dog towns are bigger than our town.

7. Every time I use my electric razor the street lights flicker.

6. We don’t use telephones, we just open the window and yell to our neighbors across town.

5. The movie theater is really Joe’s house where they project the movies on the garage door.

4. Our town is so small, I’m thinking about paying for the whole place to be carpeted!!!

3. When applying for grants the ink alone exceeds the budget.

2. The neighbor’s driveway is the youth center.

1. The town is so small that the Sudanese government is sending us development aid.

Top Ten List: Our Town Is So Small


The Past

Wayne Mckirdy shows the way to Inscription Rock. The rock got its name from the two dozen or so names and dates of Custer’s men that stopped over in Gladstone on their way to Little Big Horn. 1876 was carved into the soft sandstone and in the 1940’s some names and dates were still visible as Wayne recounts his memory of the site. Wayne last visited the rock some twenty years ago. He said that even then you could still see a few names and dates. Sadly, now we could only find parts of three names and no dates. Gladstone’s very own inscription rock will be gone. Inscription Rock, its last hurrah.

Inscription Rock, its last hurrah

C.H. Wilson John Alf? Alfred maybe


The Past

“Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.” Theodore Roosevelt

Post card from Taylor post office marked 1913 from Taylor. Most new comers don’t realize that this area was huge for raising horses. One ranch was the largest in the country at one time.

Picking potatoes in the 1940’s Potato pickers (often children) usually worked in teams of two. Pickers could earn 12 cents a bushel in years of good yields. If the field was not that good pickers could earn 15 cents per bushel. A run of 180 to 200 bushels a day was considered good. Times were lean for most people during this time so often families would pick potatoes for extra income.

These photos are from Dickinson train station. Looks like just two men are going to unload the whole truck. Today we would never think of doing this by hand, but these guys are doing just that. Not easy to get those bales on top of the stack. I remember doing this as a teenager.

Photo from Library of Congress 1940’s


The Present

The Sears kit houses of 100 years ago are definitely the predecessors of modular homes. Those early kits, which were delivered by rail, sold over 30,000 in 1895,

By 1908, customers were invited to write in and ask for a copy the "Book of Modern Homes," which featured house plans and building materials. Between 1908 and 1940, people ordered about 75,000 houses from Sears Roebuck And Company. That first catalog was 68-pages long and offered 44 house designs, ranging in price from $695 - $4,115.

Several manufacturers have made modular homes over the years. In the 1990's they really took off. No longer called "Box Homes" or "Kit Homes," they were no longer offered as a do-it-yourself project but were brought to the property prebuilt in a factory setting. Only 3-5% of homes are modular but their popularity is growing.

“The home should be the treasure chest of living.” Le Corbusier

Home being set on foundation, this was just the first part. Another half and a garage to come.

First section placed above basement.

Second half ready to be set.


The Present

Jackie did a wonderful job of decorating for Halloween. I really liked it. Maybe next year more people will fix up the front yard for Halloween. I’m surprised to find out that there are a large number of children in Gladstone. I noticed that all the ghosts and pumpkins have a smiles on their faces. I’m hoping Gladstone will really decorate for Christmas this year. Thank you Jackie for sharing your yard with the rest of us.

This new twin home is being built by Bearing Point Construction. The home is just under 1800 sq.ft. and a garage that you can put your two cars and your toys in it. I really like the fireplace but, the best part is the amazing view. You can sit out on the balcony and just say AAAHHHHH. The view is that good. Balconies are on both sides of the house so you won’t miss a thing.

The two bottom photos are for the landscaping that we are finishing over on Cliff Street. The retaining wall, pavers, shrubs and trees have all been planted. We planted Oak, Spruce, weeping flowering Crab apple, Maple and Linden trees.


The Other Gladstone

LOCATION: Gladstone, New Mexico PRICE: $15,300,000.00 ACRES: 43,780.000

Gladstone, New Mexico

Founded in 1952, Gladstone is also informally known as “Happy Rock”. Gladstone is an independent community in the Northland area, surrounded by Kansas City Missouri.

Gladstone, Missouri

The picturesque 1.3 mile Great Meadow Trail, and the 1.0 mile Upper Field Nature Trail await park visitors as they pass along the scenic North Branch, through beautiful wooded areas and across fields and meadows. You can walk, jog, bike, or horseback ride along these magnificent trails. Gladstone, New Jersey

The City of Gladstone is located on the picturesque shores of Little Bay de Noc. Our location offers our residents and visitors numerous year-round activities. Boasting a population of just over 5,000, we have the small town quality hospitality that the Upper Peninsula is known for. Gladstone, Michigan

Size: 10,000 sq.ft. Cost: Approx $200,000 Rules: Bikes allowed, helmets required Overall: A costly park, little challenge, lacks flow and structures are crammed together. Eight minutes from Gladstone. Gladstone, Oregon


Sports

The first few games of the 2013- 2014 basketball season were played at DSU. I had a chance to see both the women’s team and the men’s team play. The women won their game against South Dakota School of Mines. They almost lost the momentum by slowing the game down and playing not to lose, rather than playing to win. Glad they won because they played very hard and they deserved to win the contest.

I also watched the men play two games. It was amazing because both games were so different. Although they lost both games I think they had several bright spots. I will be looking forward to following their progress. The first game was unreal; I really believe that the officials interfered way too much in this game. It was a none stop foul and free throw game. The second game was fantastic and it came down to the last two seconds of the game, but DSU lost. They could have easily won this one. Fun game just the same. I hope you have a chance to see a game this year. They are a fun team to watch. Good luck guys.

“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” Phil Jackson

De Sean Atkins; Love the way he pushes the game

Jacob Volk; Has the skills to be a game changer

Photo by; Stormie Sickler Photo by; Stormie Sickler


Gladstone Homes

These are cabinets and doors that I had especially made for the twin home that we are building on Main Street. The cabinets are solid wood stained with a cherry finish and easy close doors. I designed the solid wood doors. The granite counter tops have a double beveled edge. The glass cabinet is my favorite… you can display your best plates and glassware in it.


Previous work

Here are two kitchens that I completed in 2012. I think they came out great. I try to design kitchens that work and appeal to the owner, not what I want. The white kitchen was for a wonderful lady that wanted a European style space. She loves to cook and loves all the extras that a small kitchen provides. We installed the awesome windows and the great lighting as well. We completely gutted the old kitchen to make this one work. It fits her style perfectly and I’m very proud of this project.

The bottom photo was designed and installed for a young bachelor. Like the kitchen above, we completely removed everything from this old kitchen. He loved the way it turned out and I do too. The cool thing about this job was that he let me do whatever I wanted. He said, “just do It.” Now sometimes that adds pressure to make the job wonderful and it did, but it really turned out well. Kitchen design should reflect the life style of the owner and in these two examples that’s what I did. The cool thing about these jobs is that I got to pick out almost everything that you see and that was very fun. Looking to create many more here in North Dakota.


Denny’s Adventures: The 60’s

Woodstock: Denny was there!!!

No step is too big for Denny Denny “Now that’s what I’m talking about” “Dennymania” not “Beatlemania”

Running with the Bulls Don’t forget Uncle Denny

“Peace”


Skateboard

Skateboard Guy at Dickinson Skate Park Skateboarder in Russia

Skateboarder in China Wesley at Dickinson Skate Park


The Parks

“A society grows great when old people plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” Greek Proverb

If not now, when?

“It was exciting to see young people and citizens working together to make the park better." Park Manager New Haven Mo. Kirby Menke

“Overwhelming evidence demonstrates the benefits of city parks. They improve our physical and psychological health, strengthen our communities, and make our cities and neighborhoods more attractive places to live and work”. The Trust for Public Land


Gladstone Landscape Company

The two top photos are pictures from my design studio and retail store. Romanza Garden Living was 5,000 sq.ft inside and 1,000 sq.ft. outside and included the most beautiful garden items that I could find. New items to antique ones, Romanza had it or I would find it. Concrete fountains, marble gazebos and two hundred year old architectural elements from Bali, could be found at my store. Over the years I have designed hundreds of gardens all very different from one another, because I design for the owner and not for me. I can create a very simple landscape or one that is much more detailed.

The two lower photos are pictures from my personal home. I use contrasts in color, shape and texture to create a wonderful garden space. Different levels are also very important in a landscape. Levels create interest for the eye. Covered patios and walk ways with lights for the evening are also items that make a garden more enjoyable. Pavers are a good alternative to concrete path ways and using pots for color can give the landscape that extra appeal.

Please call me Tim Dunnagan at 701-690-3301, when you are ready to landscape.


Home Town Memories: “Halloween” by Wayne

The evening before All Saints Day a time for goblins and such. In my boyhood there was no such thing as trick-or-treat. It was simply trick. And most of the older kids did do that. Soaping windows and cars (sometimes with wax, which wasn’t very easy to remove), moving some piece of equipment into the middle of the street, I reckon the favorite was tipping the old outhouses. They usually spared the ones belonging to the elderly. And when the outhouses built by the WPA were set up, (ours was one of these) that spoiled the fun a great deal because they had a heavy cement floor. Not the easiest for speedy tipping. For us younger kids, the thrill came the next morning when we could look at the damage on the way to school. Sometimes they had really taken effort and ingenuity.

One that I think was the tops, ( I have no idea what year) was when some of the older boys had taken a regular farm wagon apart, hoisted those parts up to the top of the highest elevator (Farmers Union), and re-assembled it up there. So, the next morning, what a view, a farm wagon straddling that roof. It took a couple days to discover who did it, and then they were invited to get it down. Course they could do that in daylight,

About the worse I participated in, sometime in our high school days, I believe it was 3 of us decided to keep our town constable busy. Shortly after dark one of us climbed to the bell tower of the old white grade school building, tying a twine to the bell rope. Then we took the other end of the twine into the hay-mow of Hagburgs barn across the alley. As we began to ring the bell, the constable came a running, thinking to catch someone in the school ringing the bell. When he found no one, he scampered up the ladder and of course discovered the twine, which he cut after deciding where it led. Down the ladder, across the alley he came, but of course there was no one in the hay-mow. For when he scampered up the ladder, we abandoned Hagburgs barn, circled the school, to a window on the south that we had opened during the day. Down into the school basement, we began to ring the bell again, until he came scampering back over. By this time, tipped off by our look out, we had abandoned the school.

Interesting old memories, but I think I like the trick-or-treat of today better than the old. It puts the young and the old on a beautiful, friendly, relationship.

The Gladstone High School was built in 1928. What a beautiful brick building the school is. Lots of great stories from this school. If you have any stories send them in.


Home Town Memories: Together by Wayne McKirdy

Wayne in 1942 Wayne, Enger’s Texaco 1948

I just got a copy of Wayne McKirdy’s new book: Together. The book is about Wayne’s life with his wife and family. Wayne was born in Gladstone. He writes about growing up in our town in the 1940’s. If you are a person that loves the history of our town like I do, then you need to get this book. You can get the flavor of what it was like in those days. It’s important to keep these memories here. History binds all of us when you remember! Go to Amazon.com to get your copy. The book is only $14.95 That’s a steal!!


Our Neighbors: Dickinson

Sunday was a very cold day but inside there was a hot art show at the BrickHouse Grille. Mike at the Brick transformed the restaurant into a great space for art. Several artists dispayed their work. The Gladstone Good News would love it if they would continue to have these shows. My artist friend Mary displayed her work. She uses colored pencils to draw her wonderful pictures. Mary’s work is shown below.

“There are hundreds of paths up the mountain, all leading to the same place, so it doesn’t matter which path you take. The only person wasting time is the one who runs around the mountain, telling everyone that his or her path is wrong.” Hindu proverb

Nice job Mary


Our Neighbors: Lefor

The pheasant hunters’ steak and shrimp feast was well attended with 370 people served. Folks from all over North Dakota and beyond enjoyed the meal, which was sponsored by the Lefor K of C Club Board. A very special thank you to a great group of workers that made this event a success. A special thank you from race fans for the help that Fran Martin has given to the many drivers over the years.

Our annual Halloween party was hosted by Curt and Michelle Wax this year. It’s fun to see everyone dress up and gather at this party to celebrate this holiday! Phase 3 of the St. Elizabeth’s Church renovation is complete. Our church is as beautiful as ever and we invite everyone to stop in and see it. A special thanks to everyone who donated the “Welcome to Lefor” signs and lights! They look great. Everyone is welcome at the Lefor K of C Hall on November 9th for the Deer Hunters Steak and Shrimp supper from 5:30 – 8:30 pm. A person can’t find a better meal or social than this party! On December 1st, St. Elizabeth’s Church will kick off with a K of C Memorial Mass at 10:30 with a brunch to follow. Following the brunch, the parish will host their Fall Church Fair with bingo, prizes and fun for all. Lunch will follow. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun and celebration.

“In those days, at least in my small town, parents didn't seem to worry so much about what their kids were doing as long as they made it home in time for dinner.” K. Martin Beckner

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7148971.K_Martin_Beckner


Our Neighbors: Taylor

Robin at Taylor Nursery has her Christmas items on display and ready to sell. The store looks really good. Stop in and support this business in Taylor. Robin’s two sons are opening up a new machine shop on Main Street also. Good luck guys.

Taylor will have a new machine shop on Main Street soon. Great decorator items


Find 5 Answer

Answer from page 28: Closing lines have been etched into our brains through television and radio. Radio shows would use jingles and catch phrases so that the audience would remember a product, show or person. One of the most famous wasn’t even a person, but a cartoon.”TH-th-th-th-that’s all folks! Porky Pig 1.George Burns & Gracie Allen 2.The Waltons 3.Walter Cronkite “News” 4.Don Meredith “Monday Night Football” 5.Edward R. Murrow “News”

I just came across a new Gladstone! This Gladstone is in Illinois. The population is the same as us. The town was founded in the 1820’s. and was originally was named Sagetown. The name was changed in the 1880’s

“Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness.” William E. Gladstone


1.”Say goodnight, Gracie” 2. “Goodnight, John Boy” 3. “And that’s the way it is” 4. “Turn out the lights, the party’s over, they say all good things must end” 5. “Goodnight and good luck”

Gwen Jung-Lefor Photography on the run

“By early evening all the sky to the north had darkened and the spare terrain they trod had turned a neuter gray as far as the eye could see. They grouped in the road at the top of a rise and looked back. The storm front towered above them and the wind was cool on their sweating faces. They slumped bleary-eyed in their saddles and looked at one another. Shrouded in the black thunderheads the distant lightning glowed mutely like welding seen through foundry smoke. As if repairs were under way at some flawed place in the iron dark of the world.” Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses

Can you answer who said these famous closing lines?

Answer on page 27

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4178.Cormac_McCarthy

http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1907621

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