100 Years Ago, 1925… Bradburn area to lose the railway; bacon is .35/lb at McClure & McCullough; Sperling residents buck up funds to keep rink open; Peter Pan shows at Hall Theatre; Kline Cochran high school orchestra plays at Hockey Club benefit dance; Carman Presbytery raises over $19,000 for maintenance and extension fund; Ryall Hotel hosts many mortgage property sales;
75 Years Ago, 1950… Graysville Calf Club makes and sells halters for $1.10; Kinsmen wrap up Christmas gifts for the needy; Jap oranges $1.87/box; Bob Watson named YMS president while Stewart Young moves to senior branch; no Christmas parade due to poor response; Santa makes last-minute run to Winnipeg to get his suit for his big day at rink; Sures offers a Barbara Ann Scott doll as door prize during shopping; Ron James installs two-way radios at Anti-Battery unit;
50 Years Ago, 1975… RM of D votes not to rejoin Pembina Valley Development Corp; Bob Diemert heads to Panama to find a Curtis P-40 WWII airplane; Sterling Lyon wins PC leadership over Sidney Spivak; Royal Bank opens in former Brad Jewelers; Jan’s Gulf Pop Shoppe case of 24-10 oz is $3.25; The Muffler Man (Ron’s Shell) arrives in Carman; Kinsmen sponsor blood donor clinic at collegiate; DAS holds annual banquet with Fred VanKoughnet as chair;
25 Years Ago, 2000… Second Avenue N.W. renamed after three vets, the Sexsmith brothers; Association of Municipalities looks at amalgamations; Carman Christmas Coupon Book is out; Town budgets $25,000 for snow removal, has used $15,500 to date; The Leader runs the Name the Merchant Face Contest; Jane Malcolmson’s rink qualifies for Senior Women’s Provincials; United Way district president Val Wiebe announces $42,800 raised; Fas Gas hires Jim Hildebrandt as manager; YMS97 donates $14,000 for defibrillator.
