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@ Chaplin’s Centennial
Clint Miller and his dad, William, led other members of the Miller family in a horse-drawn float in the Chaplin, Sask., parade to mark the community’s centennial in 2012.
January 2013
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Prairie Snow Plane
An old snow plane is displayed at the museum in Mossbank, Sask., south of Moose Jaw. This relic once played an important role in prairie winter transportation for folks.
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@ Melfort, Sask.
Magnificent draught horses pulling a people-mover wagon during a hometown parade in Melfort, Saskatchewan.
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Brother and sister made up rock throwing game
By Peggy (Clemitson/Young) de Roaldes – Nanton, Alta. In the early days we made our own fun. One day my brother, Robert, and I made up a game. He was [continue…]
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1929 Chevy
Barry Churchman of Rosetown, Sask., takes pride in driving his 1929 Chev. It cost $695 new and was the cheapest model that year.
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@ the Farm Progress show
Louis Szalai (left) of Stockholm, Sask., and John Wilson of Dubuc, Sask., admired this antique farm truck on display at the annual Farm Progress Show in Regina.
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Baking blunders still ‘fresh’ in her memory
By Daisy Goddard – Brandon, Man. Back in the 1940s, I made some pumpkin pies. When I went to put them away that night, I couldn’t find two of them. [continue…]
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‘Maxwelton School draws me like magnet’
By ELSIE (Horgas) CARRICK – Moose Jaw, Sask. Although six decades have elapsed and many miles separate us, Maxwelton School draws me like a magnet whenever I’m in the area. [continue…]
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Mouse squeezed through narrow vents
By DORIS (Russell) ANDERSON – Grenfell, Sask. Farm buildings were a prime habitat for small, unwelcome creatures of the wild. Cats did noble duty in controlling the mouse population and [continue…]
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Waldeck Golden Agers
By Esther Rude – Swift Current, Sask. In Saskatchewan there is a village And Waldeck is its name. The seniors organized a club Fun and action was its aim. The [continue…]
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The Bouquet
By Dick Taylor – Melfort, Sask. A young girl was wandering In a valley one day In search of wild flowers For a special bouquet. Her mother was ailing And [continue…]
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#697 – BROCCOLI WAR
By J. Alvin Speers – Calgary, Alta. There is a cook in our town At a restaurant nearby Who thinks that serving broccoli Is the only way to fly. Day in, [continue…]
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Cool Pocket Money
By Jacob M. Fehr – Swift Current, Sask. Clear, cool, sunny February morning, trodding wide, bare saucer ditches, pickin bottles, makin dough. Like pickin frozen cow chips, kick em gently. [continue…]
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Bounteous Blessings
By Else Lunden – Sorrento, B.C. We’re out of meat so my man is away Hunting for moose with wagon or sleigh He spends the night in the cabin so [continue…]
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Big City
By Donald Tataryn – Scarborough, Ont. From a tiny country village to a city like you from a life that’s been lonely to the excitement of you then along came [continue…]
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Bread and ‘bun’ in ovens
By John Jackson – Strathmore, Alta. Our family farm was located eight miles northwest of Grande Prairie, Alta. Uncle Bob’s family was also near Grande Prairie. It was early July 1941, [continue…]
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‘I couldn’t play a note’
By Rita Fauth – North Battleford, Sask. When I was a kid back in the ‘40s, I always dreamt of being able to play an instrument, especially an accordion. My [continue…]
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Ladies founded aid group to help others
By Mary Guenther – Warman, Sask. I grew up on the farm 1-1⁄2 miles from a little village called Gruenfeld, Sask., which was founded by my ancestors in the early [continue…]
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Hotel had resident peeping Tom
By Imelda Possberg – Spruce Grove, Alta. While a young girl, my parents decided to send me to a convent school in 1952 to become fluent in French and also [continue…]
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Husband cleans barn with Norwegian Fjords
By Sandra Rudoski – Yorkton, Sask. My husband, Ron, cleans our barn and goat pen with his team of Norwegian Fjord horses, Nissen and Lance, hooked to a 1933 Oliver [continue…]