During the late 1950s, the work began to replace the two aging public schools in Rosetown at the time: the Smith and Stewart Schools.

As we head into the graduation season, I want to share some of our school photos, of which we have plenty. In this photo, an unidentified teacher and nine students…

Photo by KERRI REDEKOP. Sponsored by Hidden Valley Farms – Rosetown Old Fashioned Bakehouse – “From dough to delight, every bite is a sweet moment.”

This photo of Rosetown, viewed from the southwest, was taken ca. 1958 and looks like it’s a photo of a completely different place!

Oscar Dolot (L) and Arvi Balatinsayo reach for the loose basketball during a pickup game at the tennis courts on Wednesday night.

Rosetown Angels 13U Cledgett baserunners Xavier Cadieux, background, and Graeden Craig, right, sprint up the lines during action against the Kindersley Royals last Wednesday in Kindersley.

A butterfly inspects a bud on a berry plant in a Rosetown yard on Tuesday.

A vignette from the Harris Ruby Rush Days plays out inside the rink due to poor weather in 1999. This scene takes place at the Commercial Hotel (now the Harris Hotel)…

A prehistoric being greeted people turning from Ridpath Road onto Sixth Street East early last week. It had melted before a lighter wave of snow began falling on Thursday evening.

FALL SCENE NEAR MACRORIE…

Early Rosetown resident Linus Kunkel (right) and his brother-in-law George Long stand with their shotguns and their haul of geese and other fowl, hung up on racks, in either 1937 or 1938.

In July of 2000, Rosetown held a huge Homecoming celebration. There were sidewalk sales, a parade with live bands, pancake breakfast, dances, fireworks, plays…

"HORNED OWL” BY KERRI REDEKOP. SPONSORED BY PRAIRIELAND WINDOW COVERINGS “SHADE YOUR WORLD”.

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…

Herschel Retreat House. By Stan Hingston, August 2017

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…

“Relics” by Kerri Redekop.

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,”…

Eagle Creek Valley from East of Twin Towers. Photo by Stan Hingston, September 20, 2025.

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.