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Mother baked bread in an outdoor oven

By Syl Kulyk – Saskatoon, Sask. Growing up on a farm 10 miles west of Wakaw, Sask., in the district of Sokal had advantages and disadvantages. We learned to adapt and make things work. Baking [more...]

Dances often went until early morning

By Stan Peterson – Cabri, Sask. We used to have fun dances at Venlo School near to the town of Abbey, Sask. I remember these times and the good crowds we used to get. The admission [more...]

Most special evening was January 6th

By Naden Hewko – Macklin, Sask. We knew Christmas was coming when the teacher at our Paynton, Sask., school started to prepare us [more...]

Summons for jury set off a flurry of worry

By Doris (Russell) Anderson – Grenfell, Sask. Many years ago, I received a registered letter summoning me to jury service. I was [more...]

To grandma’s house they went

By Helen Atkinson – Leduc, Alta. As little children, my sister and I sat low in the backseat of the car on our way to our grandma’s farm. Our heads were just high enough to [more…]

Foreclosed-on farmers refused to leave

By Scotty Wells – Scarborough, Ont. I was born on a rented farm six miles southeast of Rapid City, Man., in 1930. In April 1937, dad managed to buy a bank-foreclosed farm two miles southeast of [more…]

Foreclosed-on farmers refused to leave

Widow sang duets with ‘smart little critter’

‘I observed enemy aircraft in the area’

Mother baked bread in an outdoor oven

Dances often went until early morning

Most special evening was January 6th

Summons for jury set off a flurry of worry

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