Lyle Landstrom:  

CLASS OF 1978
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West High SchoolClass of 1978
Minneapolis, MN

Lyle's Story

Currently I work at the NDDOT as a Civil Engineer. I manage the Sign and Signal shop and am the Fargo District's ITS engineer. Prior to this position I worked for them as a Project Engineer managing construction projects in the summer season and working in design during the winter months. I also own a small foundry and design shop where I make reproduction architectural and motorcycle castings for antique machines. I've had some of my parts featured in several magazines and on TV. I have a wife Delia, and two kids: Samantha 14, and Marisa 21. At any given time we have 2 or 3 dogs, 8 to 12 cats, rabbits, birds, and most recently Koi. I was given a pond on Father's day one year and over the next several years it has expanded into 3 as the fish keep outgrowing the prior ones. So think about the future before you start a new hobby.... Another hobby that is out of control here is motorcycles. Starting out with minibikes as a kid has now expended into I don't know how many I have. Mostly old klunky Indians and Harleys but I've recently been getting into some obscure European bikes like Ural and Moto Guzzi. Don't ever get into Motorcycles as they have a way of taking over. How'd all this happen? After graduation I held a variety of positi...Expand for more
ons including Ditch Digging, Taxi Driving, Industrial Silk Screening, Circuit Board Manufacturing, Forklift Operation, and Construction. At about the age of 27 I said to myself "enough of this" and transferred to NDSU where I majored in Civil Engineering. During my college years I worked as a land surveyor in northern Minnesota as a way to help pay for college. Those were some of my favorite years. When I first moved to Fargo to go to school, I couldn't believe the area politics. For example at the time all the stores were closed on Sundays. Being from Minneapolis, I was usually the first one to crack a joke about it. Well, as it turned out, the "practice interview" I had in my senior year lead me into a career here and I don't regret it. But it also convinced me there's a God with a sense of humor! I haven't seen hardly anyone in years. Most of you since graduation. At any rate, I hope everyone's doing good. I'm enjoying life and it's unexpected turns. I eagerly await the next transition in my life. So far, everyting has been really interesting. Not always easy, but a trip nontheless... PS. There's been a few guestbook names according to my profile. I'm sorry I'm unable to view who is visiting and therefore unable to respond. Sorry.
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Delia and Cheeze
Lyle's XL 350
Sam and Cheeze
Working on the streamliner
Surfacing
Sammy at the Lake
At the Blind Lizards Rally
At Pallisade Head on Lake Superior
Resting
Whale Lake
57 Sportster Chopper
Book Crawling
Lyle on the Floodrun
Below Zero
Moving Up!
Weenie Mobile
Water
Ice
Sturgis 2009
Garden Shed
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