The Senior Paper

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 instantly petrified! I’d received teacher’s training and it was often a challenge to [more...]

Old country school draws her ‘like a magnet’

By ELSIE (Horgas) CARRICK – Moose Jaw, Sask. Although more than six decades have passed and many miles separate us, Maxwelton School draws me like a magnet whenever I’m in the area. A feeling of [more...]

Snowdrifts and outdoor skating part of winter fun

By Mary Olson – Athabasca, Alta. I remember winters with deep snow when I was a small girl. It would pile up [more...]

Santa was right there in the bedroom!

By Willard Boschman – Saskatoon, Sask. On Dec. 24, 1946, my brother Arnold was 11 years old, Marvin was 10, I was [more...]

Girls harnessed cow as Halloween prank

By Doris (Russell) Anderson – Grenfell, Sask. I’ll never forget my first and only Halloween prowl. I was a student at a country high school in central Saskatchewan and a classmate coerced four of us [more…]

Harrowing hailstorm leaves him with lasting memories

By Vic Henry – Salmon Arm, B.C. I was about eight years old in 1930 and I remember we had a really good crop to bring in on our farm near Coronation, Alta. It was [more…]

Mom’s beliefs were sometimes a bit, well…

Widow sang duets with ‘smart little critter’

Doll was not meant to be cuddled

Summons for jury set off a flurry of worry

Old country school draws her ‘like a magnet’

Snowdrifts and outdoor skating part of winter fun

Santa was right there in the bedroom!

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