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.
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.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Admiral’s Abandoned House of Worship
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Remember When: Williams Hardware
A small local tailor and shoe repair shop, Williams Hardware (originally the Torry Livery Barn) was located at 111 First Avenue West, the current site of the Rosetown & District Primary Care Centre.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Bunge Terminal
Bunge Terminal, east of Rosetown. Taken in the Fall of 2025.
SNOWLESS MAIN STREET
Warm weather last week melted the snow around the 300 block of Main Street on Friday afternoon. Forecasters predicted that daily high temperatures would hover just above freezing this week.
PUDDLE PLAY!
Livia (L) and Sena Pearce enjoyed playing on the ice and in the water on top of it as mother Danielle watched, in the 500 block of Main Street on Friday afternoon.
Remember When: John Deere sulky plow
Four women perched on a John Deere sulky plow in the 1910s. This photo is believed to have been taken behind C.E. Conlin’s shop on the 100 block of Main Street in Rosetown.
Photo of the Week: Bison Rubbing Stone
Bison Rubbing Stone, Coal Mine Ravine near Hershel, SK. Photo by Stan Hingston, 16 August 2025.
SLIP SLIDING AWAY!
Highway #7 was a skating rink on Saturday morning after freezing rain hit the area late Friday night. The photo was taken near the Anglia Road curve at McGee between Rosetown and Kindersley.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Old Red
Enjoy this old red tractor, sitting alone on the edge of a field.
Photo of the Week: Old Bones, New Wind
Enjoy the contrast of the old bones of a building with new wind turbines in the background.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Sparrows perch in a tree in the 500 block of Main Street on Friday afternoon as the temperature rose to minus 28.
Remember When: Scott’s Tournament of Hearts
Spectators fill the seats at the Rosetown Sports Centre to watch the Scott’s Tournament of Hearts in January 1998. Eight rinks took part in the televised curling event…
Photo of the Week: Bridge on Eagle Creek
Bridge on Eagle Creek, taken north of Harris on May 3, 2015. Photo by Rosetown Photography Club member Stan Hingston.
Remember When: The York Hotel
A photo of the York Hotel, located at 101 Main Street, in the late 1930s or early 1940s. The vehicle parked in front is a 1936 Buick sedan.
Remember When: Christmas Lighting Contest
It’s that time of year again. Time to drag the old boxes of lights and decorations out of the basement or the attic, set up the tree, and create a jolly display to foster the Christmas spirit…
Working on Skating Skills
Coach Wendy Wiens works with young Aubrey Keith on skating skills during the Rosetown Skating Club practice on Wednesday.
Trimming Tree Branches
A worker in a bucket truck with Lee’s Tree Care of Swift Current trims off dead or problematic tree branches, surrounded by hoarfrost, while other workers send them through a chipper…