Got some great ink in the Billings Gazette last Saturday. Stories by Ed West (the human encyclopedia of Montana prep sports) and myself. They’ve prompted a lot of wonderful feedback. I grabbed the only 10 or so print copies of the Gazette to be found in Belgrade Saturday morning and will be sending most of them to members of Don…
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Girls Class B championship
Sitting next to Jerry Bygren at the MSU Brick Breeden Arena. Malta leading Fairfield, which entered the title game with a 103-game winning streak. Upset and history in the making– again? Didn’t happen. Fairfield topped Malta, 60-55, on a double-overtime thriller to repeat as girls Class B champion and run its Montana-record winning streak to 104 games.
Blast from the past
Sitting here at MSU’s Brick Breeden Arena waiting for the State Class B boys championship to begin. Next to me is Jerry Bygren, a starter on Laurel’s 1969 Big 32 title team, the 26-0 squad that outlasted Kalispell in overtime. It’s a reunion of sorts although I didn’t know Jerry at the time. I was here on March15, 1969. as…
More research
I’m heading to Bigfork on Sunday to interview Dorothy Peterson, widow of Laurel coach Don Peterson, and Jerry Bygren, a starter on the 1968-69 Locomotives team. Hoping for good roads and good conversation.
Broken Promises-Chapter 2
Broken Promises, Bold Dreams Dennis Gaub ©2013 Dennis Gaub CHAPTER 2 May 16, 1914, 7 a.m. Liverpool “Friedrich!” Anna Weiss called out to her husband. She raised her voice to speak above the steady pounding of the engines of the SS Teutonic. She and the rest of her extended family were settling into their four-berth, steerage class rooms in the…
Broken Promises-Chapter 1
Broken Promises, Bold Dreams Dennis Gaub ©2013 Dennis Gaub CHAPTER 1 (This will describe the journey from the Gluckstal colony (in south Russia, modern-day Moldovia, and northwest of Odessa) to Liverpool. I have not been able to find enough details of how actual journeys occurred in 1914 upon which I’ll pattern my story. Will continue to research this.)
Broken Promises, Bold Dreams – Introduction
Broken Promises, Bold Dreams By Dennis Gaub ©2013 Dennis Gaub INTRODUCTION The immigrant experiences of my grandparents and great-grandparents, maternal and paternal, and all Germans from Russia, inspired this work of fiction. Both sets of ancestors hailed from the fertile plains of the Black Sea region of South Russia, near Odessa. There, they farmed, followed their Lutheran faith, married, raised…
Broken Promises, Broken Dreams – a start
I’m exploring the blog-to-book concept here. As a member of a local writing group, I share sections of my manuscript with other authors, and they do the same with their works in progress. We hold weekly critique sessions. And I’m inviting input from a wider audience. I’ll periodically post chapters from my upcoming book. I’m not sure of the most…
My writing project – a book on World War II hero Jim Muri and his upbringing
See the description here. When I heard the news of Jim Muri’s passing on NPR last month, I remarked to my wife how pleased I was to know that someone from Eastern Montana, specifically Miles City, accomplished something so noteworthy. The story resonated with me for several reasons: My father was also a member of “The Greatest Generation,” a World…
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