CAMROSE, Alta. – Farm women serve as the chief emotional officers of their families, says a speaker at the 19th annual Fall Focus seminar. Elaine Froese of Boissevain, Man., said women must often take on the difficult subject of farm succession planning and they are better at understanding the different needs of fathers and children. […] Read more
Stories by Diane Rogers
Group mentality helps rescue aboriginal youth
CAMROSE, Alta. – An aboriginal RCMP officer is attempting to use gang psychology in a positive way to stop youths from sliding into crime. Const. Darryl Bruno, a 22 year veteran of the RCMP, has been working for 10 months on a program to persuade aboriginal youths to join a group. His idea is that […] Read more
4-H honours its leaders
The Wourms family of St. Walburg, Sask., is steeped in the 4-H tradition. Three generations have been leaders of local clubs. Lambert Wourms, 79, is one of two 4-H leaders in the province who received a special Saskatchewan Centennial Leadership Award at a provincial 4-H conference Oct. 29 in Saskatoon. He started as a member […] Read more
Flying farmers alter course
Like most agricultural groups, the Flying Farmers of Saskatchewan is finding that its membership is aging and departing. Most of the members are in their 60s and 70s, said Don Milne, who was elected president of the flying farmers branch at its 50th anniversary meeting in Humboldt, Sask., on Oct. 22-23. Of its 100 or […] Read more
Tractor trek supports prairie food banks
HEPBURN, Sask. – Crawling out of his tent on frosty mornings was counterbalanced by warm enthusiasm from students as Paul Lepage completed his Drive Away Hunger tour last week. Lepage drove a new 100 horsepower McCormick tractor for 300 kilometres throughout central Saskatchewan earlier this month, pulling a trailer to collect donations for the province’s […] Read more
Tragedy prompts harvest duet
Adrienne Sidlowski and Carman Langevin are neighbours, but this summer the farm women from Weyburn, Sask., grew even closer. The two, who were both widowed in the past 18 months, teamed up this fall to bring in the harvest. “We walked that road together. We had a lot in common,” said Sidlowski, who lost her […] Read more
Gov’t warns consumers about advertising scams
It’s the season for consumer scams, says an official with the Saskatchewan justice department. One of the most common is often advertised in daily and weekly newspaper classifieds. It is the ad that promises big returns for little work, and all from the comfort of your home. People who run work-at-home schemes often use vague […] Read more
Passionate palate
JACKFISH LODGE, Sask. – When Joan Chase was a little girl, she used to love to run into her father’s cheese factory, dip her hand into the whey and grab curds to eat. Fresh cheese made from raw milk may not be sanitary enough for today’s standards that require pasteurization and strict cleanliness, but it […] Read more
Saskatchewan urged to review education tax
Five organizations that represent the Saskatchewan public want the provincial government to get serious about reducing education tax for individuals and businesses. “We represent everybody,” said Neal Hardy, president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities. “It’s not just farmers saying, ‘we need it.’ “ On Sept. 21, SARM joined with the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities […] Read more
Home economics regains interest
JACKFISH LODGE, Sask. – It was a Friday and Saskatchewan’s home economics teachers had cut classes to head to their annual convention. Two-thirds of the 150 home ec teachers in the province showed up to hear the latest in food, sewing and life skills courses at a resort in the Battlefords Provincial Park Sept. 22-24. […] Read more
