by lcmuseum@shaw.ca | Sep 11, 2021 | History of Lake Country
Don Arnold, the younger son of Nelson and May Arnold, and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John Arnold and Wayne Pretty, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Pretty, both from Winfield qualified for the 1956 Olympics. Don Arnold along with teammates Walter d’Hondt, Lorne Loomer and...
by lcmuseum@shaw.ca | Jun 22, 2020 | History of Lake Country, Thomson, Duane
Following upon previous blogs on logging in the region in the 1920s, I have more recent and personal remembrances to relate. My father, Harold, and grandfather, Harry, operated a portable bush mill on the Commonage in the 1950s, supported by horse logging. The...
by navigator | Dec 15, 2009 | MacCrimmon, Sonja
I just finished putting up a display in the lobby of the District of Lake Country offices. It was inspired by the Heritage Week theme for 2010. In 2010 Heritage Week is February 15-21, and this year it coincides with the Olympics, hence the theme of athletic endeavor,...
by navigator | Oct 28, 2009 | MacCrimmon, Sonja, Medical Topics
Wow, This one is really interesting! Right on the box it says “Each maximum dose contains .0008 grs. Strychnine”. One the other side it says “Medicinal extracts from Natures’ roots, herbs, leaves and barks are blended with other efficacious...
