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Dear Le Forum;
I’ve been reading the “Le Forum” and
am amazed at the number of names that are
the same in the French communities that my
parents were born into in Minnesota. Mother
was born in Osseo, MN by French lake. Dad
was born in Little Canada, White Bear Lake,
MN. Also found mnay names that were also
common in my parents time.
Lessard - my mother’s father died and
she married a Lessard.
Langevin - worked with a Langevin
in the control tower at Fargo, ND.
Pelletier - Went to grade school (St.
John’s Catholic) with several Pelletier
children.
Dear Le Forum;
Our holidays have been very busy,
however, they seem more or less the same.
The last weeks have been hard (morninings)
but during the day things even out. I think
of you a lot and I am finally sending the soap
dish I want you to have in memory of me.
I remember buying it in Bangor after my
first large conference done by Le Forum. I
have since fallen in love with the lime-green
frogs! I hope you enjoy them as much as I
did all these years.
I thought the latest issue of Le Forum
was interesting and its layout more
sophisticated than ever! Thank you again
for publishing my field on your cover (Vol.
35 #4).
Decourcy - Priest in White Bear Lake,
MN where my parents married.
DuBois - my children went to Catholic
High School with a very large DuBois
family.
Small world!
Henry LaBore
Fargo, ND
Hope to hear from you when possible.
I am slowly moving along, which is
disappointing.
With Warmest Regards,
Annette Paradis King
Gouldsboro, ME
Dear Le Forum;
Enclosed please find my renewal
subscription to Le Forum plus an additional
donation for the Centre Franco-Américain.
God Bless & Keep up the great work,
Lisa!
Sincerely,
Ann E. Romano
Newington, CT
LA PIE BAVARDE
A little calf, wild strawberries and a backache make up Marie-Anne Gauvin’s story
in this issue. She uses the St. John Valley meaning of “éreinte” (hurting or throwing one’s
back out) rather than the metropolitan meaning of “worn out.” À la prochaine…
Mots du jour:
Jacqueline Chamberland Blesso
Jline59@earthlink.net
Êntre dindon de la farce
Ensorceler
Vider ses poches
Balourd(e)
Facultatif
= être victime, la dupe
= captiver entièrement
= dépenser tout son argent
= personne maladroite sans délicatesse (en
anglais - a loser)
= avoir le choix, sans être obligatoire
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(suite page 5)