100 years ago, 1926 — Autos lined up at the Ryall Hotel depict a number of travelling salesmen stopping by; the first baby of the year is a son born to C. Park of Park Café; greens are ready at the Carman Golf Course; Sanders promotes the Rexall one-cent sale; Miami is out of the SMIA Ball League; 12 horses train at the Carman track; J.G. Carroll of Graysville is a local real estate and loan agent; the town baseball league has three teams; Carman Creamery sells frozen treats made from Trifolium ice cream.
75 years ago, 1951 — RM of D pays $100 for a page in the ball club’s booklet; T.J. Stow and Sons buy a Shorthorn bull from James Richardson Farms for $2,500; a family of 12 from Holland begins work at Nel Langtry’s beet farm; Shilson’s Grocery sells SunRype apple juice (48 oz) for 35 cents; Treasure Island shows at the Boyne Theatre; the Legion and Auxiliary march in a church parade; D.R. Woods is the Massey-Harris dealer in Elm Creek; a spring fashion show featuring local merchants’ apparel is held at the Legion Hall; listeners tune in to CKRC Radio.
50 years ago, 1976 — Midland offers teachers an eight per cent increase on their 25 per cent request; the first house in the 24-lot Grundy subdivision is built; the Park subdivision receives approval for 12 of 50 lots until fire requirements are met; all 13 lots in the Bishop subdivision are sold, with many homes built; construction begins on one of 11 lots in the Co-op subdivision, with two more sold; 150 veterans and family members attend the Legion veterans dinner; Jean Cretton and Evelyn Griffith receive life memberships in the Sperling Ladies Curling Club; Carman Collegiate places first in Zone 4 of the Canadian Junior Math Contest; Wendy and Winston’s Carman Taxi closes after two years.
25 years ago, 2001 — Lawson Insurance of Miami sells to Call Insurance; the Tempo Festival of the Arts is a success; Roland’s Bailey Watt and DCS’s Hanna Pol receive Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s Journey of Canada literary awards; the RHA trims its budget by $2.8 million; Holly Graham becomes Carman Royal Bank’s personal services representative; Tracy Drabyk is the new home economist; the skate park gets approval to build; Chris Miller is the PLP Terriers’ top scorer, while Travis Wight is named top rookie and best defenceman; The Village Salon offers perms in the Co-op Food Centre; Girl Guide Cookie Day is held; the Sisters of the Holy Rock entertain at the Collegiate.
