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Sweet Treats in Shaunavon, Sask.
Delicious cookies were served in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan during the town’s centennial by (left) Beth Fernquist, Elaine McNabb, and Margaret Bernadet.
Former sweethearts marry 62 years later
By Skip Fennessy – Fort Steele, B.C. Our story began in 1953 when two young ladies from White Fox, Sask., Ann Pawluck and Hazel Moonie, arrived in Cranbrook, B.C. They both found work at the St. Eugene [continue...]
Remains of WWI soldiers finally laid to rest
By Gavin Wood – Regina, Sask. Sgt. Archibald Wilson was born on Feb. 12, 1892 in Wilten, Stirling, Scotland. He came to Canada in the early 1900s along with several siblings and eventually they took homesteads [continue...]
‘Teams’ nostrils and muzzles were whiskered in white’
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 village hall; after a card [continue...]
Dad excited about his first fairly-modern tractor
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. He arranged to have them [continue...]
Sad looking dog was loyal family member
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 had to go to school [continue...]
Farmhouse rang with sounds of rehearsals
Dear editor: My husband and I were surprised and pleased to read an article in The Senior Paper written by Donald Sutherland from Winnipeg. In his story, he reminisces about the dances he attended in Plato, [continue...]
Beware of the ‘grandparent’s scam’!
Grammas and grampas beware! I had a very upsetting phone call that I’d like to share. The caller was posing as one of my grandsons. Believe me, this young person on the phone had exactly [continue...]
Help sought from Senior Paper readers and followers
Hi there Canada and The Senior Paper: I am not a Canadian, nor am I a senior, however, I am seeking help from the senior citizens of Canada and especially those with connections to Saskatchewan. My [continue...]
Miracles happen because of Senior Paper
Hello Fellow Readers: This is my Grade 2 class photo at King Edward School in Moose Jaw, class of 1947-48. Our teacher was Miss I. Haigh. I’m in the front row, second from the left, [continue...]
Can relate to so much in The Senior Paper
Greetings: There are so many things in The Senior Paper that I can relate to. I read it over and over again. The men in my family don’t write letters. Now, computers have made it [continue...]
