This is Johnny Jacobson's shop, I believe. At least it was in the '60's. Note in the picture window the
spire and cross from the church. So maybe I don't know exactly where this was. The scene is of Superintendent Bolgen talking to Peder Sogard. The picture window is marked Alamo Auto Company.
Emily Spikler - Al Learbo (Supt) - Dorthy Johnson
Irene Haugen - Melva Torgeson - Lyla Saretske
Snow in Alamo
But with morning sun
If you haven't had a chance to use Google Earth, here are some shots of Alamo and the old school. Quite an interesting tool!! Also shown is an image taken (I believe) by Roy Lohse from a plane looking down from the north.
Anybody out there remember when and where this picture was taken. I'm wondering if it could be when we (as I remember it) took third place at Cheyenne during 'the biggest little rodeo of them all' parade. And does someone have a better picture? This one is a bit bleached out. What year is this, any way?
Classes of 1971 and 1973: please report! Maybe someone can retake these pictures and get them better focused. They are important records!
Marjory Lohse happened 
to have some snapshots of the girls of the Class of 1971. Anyone out there know what the occasion was?
Earth to Class of 1965 - come in, please. How about posting some pictures of your class, class activities, and the school in general. And how about you and your families; where are you and what's going on?
Hey, hey, hey- is there anyone out there from the Class of 1972. What are you all up to?
I'm hoping that we'll hear something from the Class of '69. Margaret's picture is partially obscured by glare, so I've added a separate picture for her.
Hey - check out the Class of 1951 - which includes Oliver Sovik.
I'm sure there were a number of dance bands over the years in and around Alamo. Does anyone out there remember this particular band and the approximate year? I do recall that Cliff Gronfer played in one or more version. And were there there any high school bands or groups that played outside the school setting?
My aunt Pearl Hagen White appears to have been a member of the Class of 1938. I'm assuming that there are more young ladies than men because guys tended to not finish high school in that era? Also shown is a more recent picture of the Classes of 1938-40. Can someone help name everyone?
Although I visited with Marilyn and Arnie in August, my camera was out of memory so I didn't get a current picture of two members of the Class of 1960. But I did get a look at Marilyn's picture album which was filled with many school related pictures from that time. So please, Marilyn, share those pictures - along, of course, with a recent picture of you and Arnie. Marilyn and Beverly Johnson are shown in an earlier post (Class of 1959).
Our band trips were a lot of fun and we can thank Mr. Gronfur and the band boosters for their support. It gave many of us travel experiences that we would never had on our own. It is sad that the small schools have closed and there are so few bands left in the community. For some reason I don't have many pictures of our trips. I'll have to dig a little deeper!
This picture hangs in the Senior Center - although it has faded considerably. It brings lots of memories back to me and it may to you also. Shirley remembers, as a kid, playing in the lumberyard that can be seen on the right. What memories do you have of the old station?
Since Melva was kind enough to share many pictures for this blog, here is a short tribute to them. They currently reside in a very nice apartment in Williston - and
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m to be getting along reasonably well. The pictures include one from a double date with Carol and Irvin Jacobson along with a current picture taken during my visit in August of 2007. The 1934 basketball team is also shown with an
individual shot of Elmer. And lastly, an aerial shot of their dear farm northeast of Alamo. The house was moved to Williston and now stands northwest of town.
At least one of the graduates of the Class of 1959 still lives just down the street
from the old school, and I happened to catch her and Oliver in time for coffee - and followed it up with the picture in the lower right. Pictured in the upper left are Lawrence Hagen, Melford Johnson, and Oliver and
Arlys Sovik at an earlier unknown date. And at the bottom left is a 2007 picture of Arlys Esterby Sovik ('59), Pat Skaare Hagen ('59), Marilyn Hagen Olson ('60), and Beverly Johnson Sundquist ('60).
The Class
of 1936 included Lester Lohse (or maybe it's Loyal?). So here are a
couple of additional pictures; one of Lester with his mom in 1941 when he took her for a ride in a open cockpit bi-plane (see left background), and Lester with is niece Shirley in August of 2007.
