100 Years Ago, 1926 — Edgar Bell, Earl McGill and Gord Brown compete in Brandon at stock judging; men’s khaki pants are $1.75 at A.F. Higgins Co. Ltd.; DAS asks citizens for spare rooms during the fair; straw hats at F.C. Harris sell for $1.72 to $2.50; Roland holds Summer Fair; W. Lumgair of Darlingford wins plowing match at Roland; tickets to Carman Fair are $1 for all three days; Hydro Commission offers ranges for $137 installed or $28 down and $10.25 per month.
75 Years Ago, 1951 — Shilson’s Grocery sells half-pound packages of Velveeta cheese for 33 cents; school principal James Leslie leaves after 10 years and is replaced by A.K. Stratton; Dale Pearson sells a 990-pound champion steer at Miami Fair for 41.5 cents per pound; dance featuring the Milt Woods Orchestra at Legion Hall; new Beatty stainless steel washer available at Skelton Hardware for $139.50; vote goes 72 to 7 in favour of a $42,000 community hall in Roland; Department of Mines and Resources communicates with the RM of Dufferin regarding dam installations west of town; proceeds from hosting the Manitoba Drama Festival total $60.
50 Years Ago, 1976 — Chamber asks business owners not to park in congested downtown areas; Western Sailcraft becomes Foremost Sailcraft; Ed Purvis seeks to open a Chicken Delight in Carman; Carman Co-op expands hardware, drug, produce, grocery, petroleum, tire, lumber, service station, meat and pharmacy departments; Gary Goodbrandson, 69, wins Carman Open; Jim Soutar is your Melton Agency realtor; grand opening of Parkway Motors offers a 1976 GMC half-ton for $3,838; Carman Greenhouses moves outside town limits; Dick’s Heating offers central air conditioning for $770.
25 Years Ago, 2001 — Mixed emotions over Sunday liquor service; Elm Creek close to unveiling its giant fire hydrant for consideration by the Guinness Book of World Records; Aaron Nakonechny on his way to the Canada Games in London, Ont., to play rugby; Phillip Fehr wins provincial motocross races; Lite Stop offers more than 500 movie rentals and 100 DVDs; pick strawberries at LaBelle’s.
