100 Years Ago, 1926… Tobacco Creek lads practise for game vs. Carman with crooked tree boughs and on ditches; carload of Fords arrives for R.H. Porter Co.; council appoints John Bodie as constable and weed inspector; Carman Tennis Assoc. holds dance with prizes for waltz and foxtrot; newly formed Carman Athletic Assoc. asks that all sports be managed by them; Roseisle’s A.P. Loyns wins first in three barley classes at Brandon Fair.
75 Years Ago, 1951… Pegg’s Plumbing & Heating opens in former Carmania building; YMS hosts Seed Grain Fair and Bacon Show at Memorial Hall; Ladies Curling Club elects Alice Skelton president; Armitage & Loeppky promote “the Mighty Beautiful 1951 Mercury”; Easter flowers available at Strachan Seed Co.; “Yes, you can have tap water” with a pressure system by Carman Plumbing & Heating; 85% lean ground beef at Safeway is 59¢/lb; goalie Norm Langston leaves game after being cut on the head vs. St. Charles team.
50 Years Ago, 1976… Carduff Farm Service gets 120,000 storage tank; Skelton Hardware starts closing sale; Reid Hodgson, Glen McIntosh and Warren Johnston named to Zone 4 all-star teams; due to Ed Manteufel’s dismissal, Collegiate band dates are cancelled; ringette gaining popularity in Manitoba; Carman Frosted Foods opens new facility; Miami Collegiate approved for additional space; Chimo offers RTM homes; Isabell Park foursome heads to P.E.I. for Senior Curling Nationals.
25 Years Ago, 2001… Fiddle Festival committee wants hall renovated as Active Living Centre; CBC building set for demolition; Snow Valley owner Don Gill proposes motocross on his hills; SEMHL celebrates its 50th anniversary with reunion in Morden; bingo at Catholic Church ends after 37 years; Wayne Hutchison is your financial advisor at CIBC; Parkland Floor & Interiors sells laminate at $1.99/sq. ft.; 191 posters and 105 literary entries at Legion contest; town shows profit of $2,423.13 in 2000.
