The Senior Paper

Played hockey with ‘Punch Line’ Lach

By Harold Volen – Burnaby, B.C. The spring hockey playoffs take me back to Saskatchewan, and Weyburn in particular. We had the Beavers senior hockey team that did a good job in the 1930s. Names I [more...]

The piano sailed up and into the loft

By Elva Paton – Moose Jaw, Sask. The 1910s and early ‘20s had good crop conditions. Dad thought he was in good enough financial shape to build some new buildings. He’d always said that a [more...]

Wily coyote answered the door when opportunity knocked

By Edna Ferguson – Victoria, B.C. It was morning on my grandfather’s farm. There wasn’t the usual happy chatter at the breakfast table. [more...]

Engineer took short naps on the straight stretches

By George Rose – Calgary, Alta. Being a train engineer was a cinch compared to being a fireman during the steam engine days. [more...]

To grandma’s house they went

By Helen Atkinson – Leduc, Alta. As little children, my sister and I sat low in the backseat of the car on our way to our grandma’s farm. Our heads were just high enough to [more…]

Wily coyote answered the door when opportunity knocked

By Edna Ferguson – Victoria, B.C. It was morning on my grandfather’s farm. There wasn’t the usual happy chatter at the breakfast table. The wind had been blowing for two days straight and although it had [more…]

Summons for jury set off a flurry of worry

Widow sang duets with ‘smart little critter’

Postcard prompted a fascinating research find

Played hockey with ‘Punch Line’ Lach

The piano sailed up and into the loft

Wily coyote answered the door when opportunity knocked

Engineer took short naps on the straight stretches

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To grandma’s house they went

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