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School project was fun with dad
By Leonard Wenninger – Drayton Valley, Alta. Our teacher informed us one day that we’d be doing a paper maché project the following week. We were going to be making animals and he wanted us [more…]
‘Mrs. Rubin took us on imaginary trips’
By Gerald Richards – Brandon, Man. When I started school at Halbrite in August, 1949, my teacher was Mrs. Rubin. She taught Grades 1 to 3. In her classroom, there was order and regularity. We’d [more...]
Mysterious sound got them out of bed
By Margaret Lesperance – Portage la Prairie, Man. I’ve never been as cold as I was during my first year of school. This was the latter half of the Dirty ‘30s, in the middle of the [more...]
The piano sailed up and into the loft
By Elva Paton – Moose Jaw, Sask. The 1910s and early ‘20s had good crop conditions. Dad thought he was in good [more...]
Herbalist’s mural is a city landmark
By Lorraine Arnott – Winnipeg, Man. On the corner of Portage and Aldine in Winnipeg, there’s a mural of a tramp on [more...]
