100 years ago, 1926… Diamonds from $25–$250 at Cochran’s Ltd. Jewellers & Optometrist; RM awards road maintenance to T.M. Graham at $1.15 per mile; Homewood Players perform a three-act play featuring Art & Wes Wood, Laura Walker, Ross & Effie Laycock, Mildred Pritchard, Earl McGill, Ernie Last and Ester Froebe; hot cross buns $0.25 per dozen at Adam’s Model Bakery; Ellen North (Jr.) and Helen Graham (Sr.) win United Church speeches; harrowing started in Graysville by W.S. Burnett; it takes Gord Peck seven hours to travel Winnipeg to Carman via Starbuck Road due to mud conditions.
75 years ago, 1951… Dufferin Coffee Shop holds remnant sale; Game & Fish announce points: magpies 5, crows 2, crow eggs 2, gopher tails 1; pitcher Gentry Jessop named Cardinal Ball Club manager; Southern Electric sells new GE steam and dry irons; YMS Bacon Show winner Arnold McCutcheon; Ted Owen and Ralph Sutton attend field crop courses at the University of Manitoba for their districts; St. John’s Anglican observes its 60th anniversary; Dorfman’s Robin Hood rolled oats $0.35/48 oz.
50 years ago, 1976… 1970 flood levels predicted; town passes $13,952 Rec Commission budget (same as 1975); Bill Bobyk welcomes you at the Bank of Montreal; Murial’s Style Shop up for sale; Jim Stow, John Murta and Armin Gitzel attend potato grower meetings in Grand Forks; 1976 Dodge Custom pickup priced at $5,150 at Laycock Motors; Carman track team members Sherri-Lee and Cyndy McKay, Diane Wilton, Bev Magnusson and Valerie Fields qualify for state meet in Minneapolis; RM and town “argue” over Rec director and Rec Commission futures.
25 years ago, 2001… Carman-Dufferin Fire Department recruiting; Colin McRae wins sportsmanship award with the Brandon Wheat Kings; Bar 8s Square & Round Dance celebrates 50th anniversary; Sonatrice Singers perform in Ottawa at Community Choir Nationals; Carman Cougar peewee girls win both league and provincials; merchants decide to open late on Thursdays instead of Fridays; Communities in Bloom eligible to represent Manitoba in national competition, says member Gord Stobbe; D & M Foods 1 kg Cheez Whiz priced at $6.98.
