OCT 2012

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Antique Fire Truck

Antique 1952 International aerial ladder truck that once served Regina Fire Department attracted plenty of attention during 100th anniversary parade at Chaplin, Saskatchewan.

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Vintage Oliver 880

Carl Bonkowski of Craven, Sask., enjoyed driving his well cared for 1960 Oliver 880 tractor in parades of vintage farm equipment during annual Farm Progress Show in Regina.

Articles

Royal Coronation medallions

By Anita Huziak – Togo, Sask. Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating her Diamond Jubilee this year. In celebration of her coronation all school children received two medallions, if I remember correctly. One had a coloured striped [continue…]

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Smilesville School

Smilesville School, 9 KM west of Kenaston, Sask., on Highway 15, was in operation from 1906-1942. If you attended here as a pupil or teacher, send us a story about it here.

Recipes

Cornmeal Deluxe

Clara Ungar – Aylmer, Ont. Ingredients: 1-1⁄2 – 2 cups cornmeal 4 cups water 1⁄2 tsp salt 1⁄2 pound cooked, diced bacon 2 – 3 medium onions, diced and fried 2 – 3 cups shredded [continue…]

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Double Layer Pumpkin Pie

Viola Hewitt – Calgary, Alta. Ingredients: 4 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 cup plus 1 tbsp milk or half-and-half 1 tbsp sugar 1-1⁄2 cups thawed whipped cream or other ready whip topping 1 ready-made graham cracker [continue…]

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Hot Mulled Cider

Mary Palynchuk – Leader, Sask. 1⁄2 cup brown sugar 1 tsp whole cloves dash ground nutmeg 8 cups cider or apple juice 1 tsp whole allspice 1⁄4 tsp salt 3-inch stick cinnamon In a large [continue…]

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Perogie Lasagna Casserole

Ileen Gosick Neuman – Oshawa, Ont. Ingredients: 1 cup plus 1⁄2 cup chopped onion 2 tbsp butter 2 cups mashed potatoes 3 tbsp milk salt and pepper to taste 1 cup grated cheddar cheese 2 cups [continue…]

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Scalloped potatoes with mushroom sauce

Leona (Friske) Mohr – New Hamburg, Ont. Ingredients: 1 (10 ounce) can mushroom soup 1 cup milk 6 medium potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced 1⁄2 medium onion, thinly sliced salt and pepper to taste 2 tbsp [continue…]

How Poetic

Memories

By Chris Lamoureux – Fort St. John, B.C. I see wheatfields of gold, I smell clover that’s been freshly mowed, I hear a milk cow’s contented sigh, That is when I feel you nearby. The [continue…]

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The Seasons

By Wylma Hanson – Dinsmore, Sask. Flowers fading, dying Leaves are turning red Birds southward flying It seems that Nature’s dead ‘Tis Fall! Snowflakes lightly falling Snowbirds flying low Twinkling frost, so biting How cold [continue…]

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Autumn

By Mark Larkin – Winnipeg, Man. One of the greatest joys I’ve ever known Is to go for a walk in the woods alone. In the fall of the year, when the colours are bright [continue…]

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Continuity

By Doreen Denicola – Prince George, B.C. This farm – our land, which has served us so well Gives us not just hard work, but a safe place to dwell A haven of rest from [continue…]

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The Old Grey Sweats

By Margaret Crittall – Cut Knife, Sask. When I was young, only in my teens, I wore a skirt, or slacks, sometimes jeans, Now, most of the young folks that I’ve met, Seem right at [continue…]

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Thanksgiving

By Winnie Stevenson – Tisdale, Sask. When I was but a little child Most of the meat we had was wild We lived in a cabin in the wood I thought that kind of life [continue…]

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Card-playing Comradery

Playing cribbage at Saskatchewan Seniors’ Fitness Association (SSFA) games in Saskatoon were (left) Kathleen Zolinski of Cudworth; Edith Shellito of Saskatoon; Denise Parenteau from Wakaw; and Fran Wakelin of Saskatoon.

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@ Preeceville’s Centennial

Greg and Lynda Sando of Calgary, Alta., Beverly Forshner of Preeceville, Sask., and Gerry Sando of Union Bay, B.C., having a great time at Preeceville’s 100th birthday celebration in 2012.