Busy Day At 5 Below Zero

Its warmed up at Gladys'.
This morning it was 22 below,
yesterday morning it was 32 below zero.
Her cold water pipes have been frozen for the last two days.

Dick went down to the Amish Settlement in Forsyth
to pick up Eddie Bornetregger.
Eddie and his wife, Suzie, are good friends of Dick and Gladys.
It took Dick and Eddie less than half an hour to cut a hole
in the floor. They had to saw thru three layers of flooring.
The water pipes lay on the ground. Dick put a ceramic
heater in the hole and in short order the pipes were thawed
and the cold water was back to flowing.

Gladys had a hair appointment today in Ashland at
DJ's. She had her hair washed, permed and set.
Nothing will stop Gladys when it comes to going to the hair dresser.

Now Gladys is ready for the holidays. Dick can start putting up
Christmas decorations.

Dick has been assigned the task of writing up the history of
St. Labre's fror the next edition of the Echoing Foot Steps,
a book on the early history of Powder River County. When St Labre
was founded one hundred and twenty four years ago, there were not
any schools in Broadus. Families boarded their children during
the school year at St Labre.

We stopped by the Administration Office at St Labre to visit
with the Director, Curtis Yarlott and Sue Shipman, Executive
Secretary. Mr Yarlott gave Dick two reference publications:
"A Portrait of St Labre Indian Mission thru One Hundred Years
1884 - 1984" and "The Sacred Circle - The Chapel at St Labre
Indian School". Dick has good material to begin his research with.

Gladys was ready to head home and watched the sunset as Dick
headed down Otter Creek. It was 1 degree outside when she up
the front step to the door.