Yellowjacket School Reunion
Date: July 21-22, 2023
Where: Mohall, ND
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The class has started to meet with the Zoom app
on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6 PM Pacific Coast Time.
Keep checking your emails for more information.
Or contact Richard at 1944rlb@gmail.com
I would love to SEE you on our Zoom get together.
The class has started to meet with the Zoom app
on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6 PM Pacific Coast Time.
Keep checking your emails for more information.
Or contact Richard at 1944rlb@gmail.com
I would love to SEE you on our Zoom get together.
I have so many great Mohall 4-Story
memories while attending MHS School Built in 1912
memories while attending MHS School Built in 1912
Supt. Donald Kolbo
9-28-1918 - 2-9-1988 Just a great man!!! Who loved Mohall 
Supt. Milton Hoyt 9-22-1941-10-6-2016 Milt gave 40 years of service to the Mohall School system Longtime MHS coach and teacher Jerry Henricks passed away Fri., June 14, 2019, at a Mohall nursing home. Jerry moved to Mohall in 1959 and retired from teaching in 1991 after 35 years in the teaching profession. 
Ann Sukumlyn, 97, Born Sept. 18, 1899, passed away Mar. 14, 1996. |
School history: Provided by the RCF. First school in the village of Mohall from 1902-1904, was located about four blocks Northeast of the Catholic Church. In 1903, Baska & Sons moved the building to an area what is known now as Moberg Insurance and Haugan Apts. Later it was moved one block East, which is now the George Solar residence, 103 - 1st. Ave. SE. In 1904 the community school had grades 1 - 8. It was a four-room school with a heating stove in each classroom. The building was constructed for a cost of $4,000.00. In 1909 a supplement to the four-room building was built to house the 1-2 graders until 1912. In 1912 a brick school building was built with the student capacity of 350. Ed Stromswold was the contractor of the four-story building at the cost of $50,000. The brick building had separate rooms for high school, and four rooms for grades. The building was used until 1959 when it was torn down to make room for the new school addition. A new Health and Physical Education facility was added to the Mohall School and dedicated May 17, 1970. On Tues., June 27, 1987, a roast was held for Supt. Donald Kolbo, who had served the Mohall School for 37 years. At that time the new Health and Physical Education facility was named in his honor. The name idea was proposed to the Mohall School Board by Keith Purdy, who graduated from MHS in 1961, as class president and passed away at 63, April 12, 2006, in Richardson, TX.
Jerry Henricks Jan. 3, 1934 - June 14, 2019 
Wayne Hill, 82, Maple Grove, Minn., passed away at home Sun., June 8, 2014. Wayne was a longtime MHS coach, teacher and Mohall businessman.
Sept. 29, 1931 - June 8, 2014 |
Four '63 Classmates Gathered in Vegas 10-23-19
Cinda (Laumeyer) Allen passed away May 4, 2021
Classmate Makes Las Vegas Magazine
Richard Becker now living in Sun City Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV, has been taking pictures for the local Link Magazine. The Link is published monthly and is delivered to some 12,000 homes in Sun City Summerlin. The Link June 2020 issue published an article on Richard. The very nice article was written by our Executive Director Mitzi Mills. You can read the article by clicking on the line below and going to Pages 34-36.
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2016 Photos Mohall Public School in Mohall, ND Darrell Moberg and Gary Satran driving our "float" at the July 2012 reunion. |
I don't have email addresses for the following classmates: Darrell Moberg, Gary Satran, Loretta (McCrory) Streifel, Mavis (Haarsager) Tysdal, Beverly (Aalund) Anastaria, and Dorren (Bahl) Erhart. I have NO information on Mary Boyle or Bill Sundby. |
School Address
101 3rd St NW, Mohall, ND 58761 (701) 756-6660 www.mls.k12.nd.us Poster made by class members for float July 2012 Thanks to classmate Gary Satran for letting us use his pickup for our "float" Please email me at richard442001@ yahoo. com with ideas or comments. More 2012 reunion photos can be viewed on Face Book site: 1963 Yellowjackets |
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Mohall All School Reunion
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Mohall Class of 1963 Motto
We, the Senior Class of 1963, of the city of Mohall, county of Renville, being of sound mind,
memory, and understanding, do make, publish, and declare the following to be the last will and testament of said class. We hereby bequeath to the juniors the privilege of being seniors. To the sophomores we leave the privilege of not having to follow the class of '63, but sincerely hope and pray that they will study diligently and some day reach that high goal of mutual, brotherly and sisterly love as does now exist among the present seniors. To the freshmen we leave our hope and sympathy.
The Class of 1963 and Staff
Steve Veikley, Gloria Wright, Loretta McCrory, Danny Zimmerman, Mary Boyle, Doreen Bahl, Gary Satran, Cindy Laumeyer, Ken Moberg, Brenda Parker, Kathy Fossum, Melvin Sandve, Carolyn Brudvik, Beverly Aalund, Myra Peterson, Richard Becker, Nan Read, Pat Oberholtzer, Calman Allen, Leann Aamodt, Vince Horner, Betty Solemsaas, Sandra Gilbraith, Darrel Moberg, Mavis Haarsager, Gloria Allen, Gerald May, Mary Yale, Dennis Mattern, Julianne Van Hove, Bill Sundby, Melody McCarroll, Jim Burbidge, Betty Rice, Carol Oberholtzer, Bernadette Schroeder and Sandra Halvorson. Bev Smith, Marvin Mau and John Banker were part of our class for many years.
Principal - John Gohrick -- Superintendent - Donald Kolbo
Board of Education: Don Kolbo, Bill Keup, Custer Stafney, Lynn Oberholtzer, Alfred Gates, and Conrad Haarsager. High School Faculty: Ann Sukumlyn, William Williams, Gladysta Moritz, Jerome Henricks, Ann Lorenzen, Marvin Johns, Florence Peterson, Dennis Spletstoser, Karen Kulland, Fay Patterson, David Reiser, Lawrence Helt, Nels Jenson, Robert Erickson and Evangeline Guvakosky.
Classmates Having Passed Away as of April 13, 2022. Melvin Sandve, 58, born March 1, 1945, in Minot, ND, died October 23, 2003, in Reno, NV. His obit stated, "after a courageous battle with cancer.'' Ken R. Moberg, 63, born March 5, 1944, in Mohall, ND, died April 22, 2007, in Stilwell, KS, as a result of brain cancer. Danny Zimmerman, 50, born Apr. 23, 1945, in Emporia, Kansas, passed away Aug. 1, 1995, buried in Hamilton, Kansas. Sandra (Halvorson) Blazek, 62, born May 9, 1945, passed away Nov. 8, 2007. She was living in Waubun, MN, when she died. Julianna Van Hove, 66, Minot, born Aug. 26, 1943, Sherman Township, Bottineau County, ND, died Oct. 22, 2009, Minot, ND, hospital. Nan (Read) Becker, 65, born June 2, 1945, Minot, ND, died May 12, 2011, at home with family after battling cancer for nearly two years. James Burbidge, 66, born June 23, 1945, Minot, ND, died June 2, 2012, at a Minot hospital. Marvin Mau, 65, born Oct. 3, 1944, passed away August 13, 2009, he started with our class, but never graduated in 1963 with our class. Calman "Jake" Allen, 69, born Jan. 20, 1945, passed away August 11, 2014, he battled lung cancer for 2 1/2 years. Calman was born at home near Mohall, ND. Lived at Tuttle, ND, for many years. Sandra J. "Sandy" (Gilbrath) Kasprick, 72, Grafton, N.D., born Oct. 11, 1945, passed away July 16, 2018, at Bethany Retirement Living in Fargo, ND. Carolyn (Brudvik) Ogroske, 74, of Mandan, North Dakota, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at the Glendive Extended Care in Glendive, Montana. Gloria (Wright) Foss, 75, Mohall, ND, died Friday, September 25, 2020 at a Minot hospital. Born Sept. 8, 1945. Cinda (Laumeyer) Allen, 75, passed away Tues., May 4, 2021, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mavis (Haarsager) Tysdale, 76, passed away March 25, 2022, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Brenda (Parker) Popelka, 77, passed away April 12, 2022. Doreen (Bahl) Erhart, 77, passed away Wed., Jan. 18, 2023, at her home in Redfield, SD.
Any corrections or updates please contact me at:
richard442001@yahoo.com
If you have class memories to share I'd love to hear from you at:
1944rlb@gmail.com
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The letters Richard won at MHS |
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Photo above taken in 1963
1961 "A" Team
John Banker Makes All-Conference 1961
1st. Grade Class 1952 -53- Mohall
Back Row: Miss Walker, Mrs. Becker, Miss Smetana, Mr. Young. Front Row: Mrs. Kappadahl, Mrs. Lorenzen, Miss Brand and Miss Hovde.
The Boys in the 1954-55 Class Mrs. Kappadahl was the teacher.
The above three photos provided by classmate Steve Veikley.
2nd. Grade Class 1953 - Mohall
3rd. Grade Class 1954 - Mohall
4th. Grade Class 1955 - Mohall
5th. Grade Class 1956 - Mohall
The above photo of the 5th Grade Band 1955-56 provided by classmate Steve Veikley.
7th Grade Class 1958 - Mohall
8th Grade Class 1959
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Freshmen Class 1960
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Sophomore Class 1961
Now We're Juniors in 1962 Ready to be Seniors
This was the plate on my 2004 Honda Gold Wing
Decided to sell the bike Nov. 11, 2018. This plate now appears on our car.
Now have a golf cart instead.
Now have a golf cart instead.
1963 Homecoming
Clay Center School 8th Grade Class
Most of those in the next three photos ended up in Mohall to finish school.
(Below photos from Gerald May)
(Below photos from Gerald May)
Grades 5 - 8 in One Room at Clay Center School 1955-56
Grade Five - Lois Clark, Carole Oberholtzer, Nan Read, Pat Oberholtzer, Sammy May, Melvin Sandve and Gerald May. Grade Six - Lloyd Clark and Richard Timms. Grade Seven - Mary Kay Timms, Bonnie Sandeen, Ardith Otto, Garlen Schwan, Kenny May and Diane Sandve. Grade Eight - Kay Oberholtzer. Teacher Alice (Read) Solar. (This is Nan's mother)
Clay Center Grades 5-8 1956-57
Grade Five - Jerry Otto and Bonnie McLain. Grade Six - Lois Clark, Carole Oberholtzer, Nan Read, Pat Oberholtzer, Sammy May, Melvin Sandve and Gerald May. Grade Seven - Lloyd Clark and Richard Timms. Grade Eight - Mary Kay Timms, Bonnie Sandeen, Ardith Otto, Garlen Schwan, Kenny May and Diane Sandve. Teacher Alice (Read) Solar. (This is Nan's mother)