The Senior Paper

Family ‘fun’ had berry-picking and froggy funerals

By Ione Skafte – Lethbridge, Alta. At least twice a year, we traveled from Lethbridge to Speers, Sask., to visit my husband’s family. We usually did this in the summer. We’d spend a couple of [more...]

Hauling mail led to lucrative side business

By Harold Thom – Nakusp, B.C. We were living at Candle Lake, Sask., north of Prince Albert, during the cold winter of 1946-47. Deep snowdrifts blocked the road between the lake and Meath Park, the nearest town. [more...]

Trap snap caught him…twice!

By Don Morse – Calgary, Alta. We are sometimes troubled with mice in our attached garage. I have been successful at keeping them [more...]

She practiced so she didn’t ‘throw like a girl’

By Bernice Millar – Turnor Lake, Sask. I was always a very active girl and I believed I could do anything my [more...]

Depression-era experiences imprinted on the senses

By Franklin Vick – Prince Albert, Sask. The Great Depression of the 1930s brought difficult economic times upon the families in our community. Money was an extremely scarce commodity. It was a time of hand-me-down clothes, [more…]

Nell and Doll were our favourite team

By Lloyd Kitching – Carman, Man. My brother and I were just teenagers when our father died. Along with mother, we took over the operation of our small mixed farm. We had no tractor and [more…]

Rambunctious kids found new teacher tough but fair

Widow sang duets with ‘smart little critter’

Thrilling hang-gliding flight taken at 80

Family ‘fun’ had berry-picking and froggy funerals

Hauling mail led to lucrative side business

Trap snap caught him…twice!

She practiced so she didn’t ‘throw like a girl’

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