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Dad thought I’d been attacked by bear

By Edwin Bronsch – High River, Alta. At the age of 18, the stage of life when a teenager thinks himself invincible, I was riding horseback to take dad’s cattle to the summer pasture, about four [more...]

Springtime brought pain relief and bird nests

By Hilda Born – Abbotsford, B.C. I grew up in the village of Blumenort, south of Swift Current, Sask., during the Depression. The long cold winters often gave me chilblains because I didn’t have good [more...]

Teacher’s first flight was on the ‘meat plane’

By Anne Cott – Winnipeg, Man. I boarded the train in the small community of Eldersley, Sask. in late August, 1947 and headed [more...]

To the present generation, our past is ‘just a story’

By Anne (Kurkowsky) Cohoon – Wilberforce, Ont. My brother, Michael Kurkowsky, was a soldier. He was born on a farm north of the [more...]

Bossy cow was no match for Rover

By Ed Kabanuk – Surrey, B.C. I’d been given the task of bringing the cows home for milking. This meant going about 3⁄4 mile to the pasture at the end of our land. It wasn’t an onerous task [more…]

I learned new words during my short farming career

By Herb (Buster) Brown – Pinawa, Man. I had a short, but very enjoyable, farming career. In 1945, farm help was scarce. I was asked to drive a tractor on a farm west of Holland, [more…]

Love found where and when it was least expected

Widow sang duets with ‘smart little critter’

Moses’ Christmas fellowship has continued for 25 years

Dad thought I’d been attacked by bear

Springtime brought pain relief and bird nests

Teacher’s first flight was on the ‘meat plane’

To the present generation, our past is ‘just a story’

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