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‘Did they catch the mouse?!’

By Marjory Antony – MacNutt, Sask. A school concert was always a big event in the 1940s. My mother sewed me a new dress for the concert. There was no snow on the ground that year, so [continue...]
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Violin smelled of cigarette smoke

By Magdalen Stang – Manning, Alta. What a delightful wealth of spirited stories from the Saskatchewan pioneers who toiled the land, in many cases, allotted to them. Both my mom, Emma Hofer Hartman, and my [continue...]
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Hardships highlight ‘true pioneer spirit’ of long ago

By Verna Chyz – Churchbridge, Sask. My mother came to Canada from Europe and while on the ship, her oldest child – a daughter nearly five years old – contracted tuberculosis (TB). As soon as [continue...]
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‘We were five disappointed children’

By Mary (Thompson) Savage – Terrace, B.C. Our family had moved from Northern Ontario during the summertime. My older brother, Bill, was in Grade 4 at Westward School in Orillia. My younger two brothers, David and [continue...]
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Sunday service put game on hold

By Allen Severson – Camrose, Alta. I am a retired Lutheran pastor. My first parish was at Birch Hills, Sask., that included two country congregations and a preaching place. One of the country churches was [continue...]
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No hotel for storm-stranded honeymooners

By Rena Reid – Victoria, B.C. The picture of the Cadillac hotel on Page 36 of the June 2012 issue reminded me that there was a time around 1946 when there was no hotel in [continue...]
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Pipeline talk gave father another project

By Lois (Giauque) Lynn – Edmonton, Alta. My father, Acel VanBuren Giauque, was born at Duck Lake, Sask., in April 1896, but wasn’t registered because we have never seen his birth certificate. However, this did [continue...]
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Skunk that stunk!

By Grace (Huckabay) Haugen – Sundre, Alta. We were going blueberry picking in the Dunfield district near Meadow Lake in northwest Saskatchewan. They were in the sandhills north of our home. My older sister, Greta, [continue...]
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‘It’s that boy again, playing tricks’

By John York – Saskatoon, Sask. When I was a boy of 10 and growing up on the farm, I always had chores to do such as feeding chickens, gathering eggs, and bringing in the [continue...]
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Army pay sent home to mother

By Dorothy McLeod – Saskatoon, Sask. My husband, Keith, was the third eldest in a family of 13 children, two of whom died in infancy. At a very early age, he went to work and [continue...]

Saved her from embarrassment

By Celine (Marginet) Lebeau – Holland, Man. I started school in Holland in south-central Manitoba, travelling by bus. I recall leaving [continue...]

Pranksters swipe outhouse

By Bill De La Mare – Roblin, Man. I can remember one particular Halloween in Inglis, Man., in the early [continue...]

To present generation, 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 [continue...]

Funny laugh came from henhouse

By Dorothy (Miller) Hunsley – Mississauga, Ont. When our daughter was about three years old we drove west one summer. [continue...]

Party Appetizer Meatballs

Stella Kopanko – Watson, Sask. 2 lbs ground beef 2 eggs lightly beaten 1 cup shredded, partly-skimmed mozzarella cheese 1 tsp dried basil 1⁄2 cup dry bread crumbs 1⁄4 cup [continue…]

By Bob McAuslan – Saskatoon, Sask. While living in the Anglican manse in Marshall, Sask., during the mid-1940s, dad decided to help mom by papering the living room ceiling. Paper was purchased and [continue…]

Elevators at Lacombe

All that’s left is the memories of the elevators at Lacombe, Alta. This photo was taken a few days before they were torn down. Photo submitted by Cliff Swarbrick of [continue…]

Wonderful memories in every issue!

‘Did they catch the mouse?!’

Violin smelled of cigarette smoke

Hardships highlight ‘true pioneer spirit’ of long ago

‘We were five disappointed children’

Sunday service put game on hold

No hotel for storm-stranded honeymooners

Pipeline talk gave father another project

Skunk that stunk!

‘It’s that boy again, playing tricks’

Army pay sent home to mother

Saved her from embarrassment

Pranksters swipe outhouse

To present generation, past is ‘just a story’

Funny laugh came from henhouse

Memories of mom’s marshmallows

Sketched Memories

Last Ride

Words of wisdom

Remembering those who serve us

Songs of Yesteryear

Party Appetizer Meatballs

Papa papered the parlour

Elevators at Lacombe

Special Birthdays

What’s Popular

A New Year’s way to let go of the past?

What’s New

Shifting sheaf load sent him toward feeder knives

Goose attack!

Fed WWII soldiers home on leave

Reader’s Recipes

Steak Bake

The Lighter Side

The Parent Trap

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