By Gerald Richards – Brandon, Man. It happened often in my youth: it happened after a house party; after Christmas day at Grandma Duncan’s; after a Christmas concert at the [continue…]
By Ralph Barker – North Battleford, Sask. In 1945, my father, John (Jack) Barker of Sandwith, Sask., found and bought an W4 International gas tractor and an eight-foot one-way discer. [continue…]
By Sylvia Williams – Summerland, B.C. It all began when I was in high school when I was about 16. We lived in an isolated area northeast of Edmonton, so I [continue…]
By Gilbert De Mey – Holland, Man. Claudette Sandecki’s February 2016 column about the courage and devotion she gave her husband enabling him to stay home until his final day touched [continue…]
By Ben Kirkpatrick – Saskatoon, Sask. In my memories of the telephone ‘party line,’ there was always ‘central,’ the telephone office located in our hometown. In our case, it was Truax, Saskatchewan, [continue…]
Snapshots of Regina in 1919 from former soldier, Alfred Meek of Shaunavon, Sask. Top photo: Regina Town Hall where he was discharged; middle: the view from the barracks, looking toward [continue…]
By Barbara (Irwin) Prystupa – Langley, B.C. We lived on a farm eight miles north of Borden, Sask. One fall day in 1948, my father was in town, either with a [continue…]
By Carole (Smith) Kyliuk – North Battleford, Sask. Built in 1912 and operated as a school from 1913-1956, the Birch Lake School became a social gathering point for various events [continue…]
By Jean Phillips – Duncan, B.C. A little over 90 years ago, I was born in Henribourg, Sask., to an immigrant family and remember distinctly my Granny Nelson. She was [continue…]
By Jack Pickett – Red Deer, Alta. The house I grew up in was built in about 1920 in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan. It was a four-room house when my mom and dad [continue…]
By Anne (Kurkowsky) Cohoon – Wilberforce, Ont. My brother, Michael Kurkowsky, was a soldier. He was born on a farm north of the village of Hyas in east-central Saskatchewan, and attended [continue…]
2 cups flour 1⁄4 cup 100% bran 1⁄4 cup wheat germ 2 cups brown sugar 2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp salt 5 eggs, lightly beaten 1-1⁄2 cups oil 3 cups [continue…]
By Leo Grudinski – Lethbridge, Alta. WWII ended in Europe on May 8, 1945 and was commonly known as VE (Victory in Europe) Day. At that time, I was serving [continue…]
By Gordon Phillips – Surrey, B.C. The day war was declared between Britain and Germany on Sept. 3, 1939 there were five fellows including me headed to northwest Saskatchewan looking [continue…]
By Annie Zamonsky – North Battleford, Sask. In the late 1950s, people had to make their own heat for the house. This was planned a year ahead. Dad and my [continue…]
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