Looking Back: 100 years ago, Albert Kessel’s best horse was found dead
Albert Kessel’s best horse was found dead that morning. It was thought that it had eaten something that caused its death, wrote the Marriott correspondent.
Remember When: Rosetown Co-op Shopping Centre
This photo was taken during the grand re-opening of the Rosetown Co-op Shopping Centre in June 1999 after renovations were finished to the main level…
Looking Back: 100 years ago, leg broken in a mine
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Montreuil learned by a telegram that their son Theodore had a leg broken in a mine in Butte, Montana.
Remember When: Big Orange Bridge
Many folks recognize the sight of BOB, the Big Orange Bridge crossing the South Saskatchewan River near Outlook. BOB was built in 1936 and closed when the new, current bridge…
Looking Back: 110 years ago, snowdrifts 10 feet high
Snowdrifts 10 feet high could be seen on 27-15, wrote the Ivor correspondent who also noted some livestock purchases. R. Deitz had bought a pair of mules. “He evidently has no liking for power machinery.”
Remember When: Destruction of a grain elevator
Watching the destruction of a grain elevator tends to stir something in prairie folk. Some kind of emotion, whether it be sadness, nostalgia, or frustration, always rises to the surface.
Fiske from Above: A Look Back at Village Life in the 1950s
Aerial view of Fiske in the 1950s, showing the village along the Canadian National Railway line west of Rosetown. The rail line reached the district in 1909…
Looking Back: 100 years ago, tractor school
A two-day tractor school put on by the Ford Motor Co. attracted about 150 people to the Unique Theatre on Monday and around 75 to the Rosetown Machine & Auto Co. showrooms…
Remember When: Spring runoff in 1974
Spring has (hopefully) sprung in the Rosetown area, bringing with it plenty of puddles around town. In this photo, spring runoff pools in the drainage ditch at the north end of Young Street…
Molasses: The Sweet Leftover with a Rich History
A jar of molasses was a common ingredient in the household of every pioneer, primarily because it was an affordable sweetener compared to refined sugar.
Remember When: Kingsland school in 1999
The Kingsland school, as it stood in 1999. The Kingsland School was located at NE 16-32-16 W3rd and classes began in April 1909. The first teacher was Mr. W.H. Goodger…
Looking Back: 70 years ago, Film of the 1955 Brier
George Shaw of Rosetown took a film of the 1955 Brier on a recent holiday to Iowa and Oklahoma, he said after returning. Shaw ended up showing the film 17 times.
Looking Back: 110 years ago, Fortune Bachelors Club
The Fortune Bachelors Club planned to put on a dance on March 10 at Hillside School. Admission was free and the ladies attending would supply refreshments.
Train plunge marks dramatic moment in Saskatoon history
On March 4, 1912, one of Saskatoon’s railway bridges collapsed while a train was crossing it. The Canadian Northern Railway bridge gave way beneath the CNR sleeper “Kipling,”…
Remember When: Twin Towers Ski Area
Gary Blanke (right) tracks the time for this skier and others during a timed race at the 25th anniversary celebrations of Twin Towers Ski Area in January 1999.
Looking Back: 100 Years Ago, plans to build a convent
There were plans to build in the spring a convent costing about $40,000, said editor C. W. Holmes.
Remember When: Rosetown skating and curling rink in 1916
This photo of the Rosetown skating and curling rink was taken in the Spring of 1916, hence the flooding. Stewart School and Colwell House are visible in the background.
Looking Back column sparks family discussion
Newly arrived Mennonite settlers in the Herschel area are believed to be shown attending an English class in 1926, possibly at the Herschel school…
Remember When: Unknown Duck Hunters
Two unknown men and a hunting dog (a very good one, by the looks of it) sit on the ground on a grassy hillside in front of an antique car covered in ducks they successfully hunted, circa 1920.
Looking Back: 70 years ago, ice carnival queens
70 years ago - Elks crowned ice carnival queens Donna Smith and Pat Franklin representing Rosetown Composite High and St. Joseph’s schools, respectively.