Folklore Magazine - Autumn 2009
Poetry:
Remembering My Mother by Myra Stillborn
A Time for Everything by Keith Foster
Features:
The Remittance Man by Wilma Hayes
A snapshot of the life of former English ‘boot clicker’ Alfred Stanley Grimsdell in Crooked River.

The Right Place and Time by Lois Borland Lee
A story about busy railway crossings in Regina and the danger of approaching trains.

Music Finds a Way by Bev Lundahl
The desire to sing and play music ‘by hook or by crook’ finally led the author to a Grade IV Royal Conservatory of Music exam.

Lost in the Red Ochre Hills (Part II) by Joan Soggie
In this final segment, Abel Watetch’s written accounts of oral history provide valuable clues to the location of the Red Ochre Hills and its historical Cree-Blackfoot battle.

Settling the Debt by Victor Carl Freisen
An accounting of the world’s circumstances that forced the Freisen family 29 years to pay off an original $4,000 debt.

Fulfilling A Dream by Margaret Lees
A summary of Carlyle native Gwen Seed’s career with film, stage and dancing. You will recognize her from the TV series, “Corner Gas”.

The Impact of Lake Diefenbaker and Gardiner Dam by Gwen Follick
1958 brought a ‘beehive’ of activity with the construction of Gardiner Dam, the creation of a town to house workers and the eventual benefits of irrigation to locations like Outlook.

Buying a Licence by William Wardill
The author’s experience of conversational gymnastics with Leader’s local storeowner, Joe Yacowar.

Tripping the Light Fantastic by Shirley Lomheim
Moose Jaw’s Wynjoy Dance Studios, the Sam Lomheim Orchestra and Temple Gardens as places of learning and entertainment.

Lantern Reflections by Ruth Jeeves
The author’s memories of coal oil versus gas mantle lanterns prior to electrification.
Column:
Looking Back by Jack Driedger
The incredible efforts it took to prepare a car for winter driving, prior to World War II.
Depression Ingenuity by Jack Driedger
The 1937 wheat crop was so stunted that ordinary farm machinery could not harvest it. Ingenuity finally got the harvest accomplished.
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