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Ranch Horses
I have bought many horses over the years and still love going to a horse sale. Bidding always reminds me of my Dad who was very...
Doreen Flewell Klatt
5 days ago3 min read
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April 1925 In Vermilion
Another month, and another bit of news to look at from the community exactly 100 years ago! What was going on back then, and how did it...
Craig Baird
5 days ago2 min read
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Mushroom And Onion Gravy
Here is an easy pan gravy to make. This gravy is great with fries, mashed potatoes, rice and even noodles. It is also amazing on pork...
Dawn Hames
5 days ago2 min read
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Tobogganing
Tobogganing –I’ve heard it said that it’s “the only sport where you can get a workout while sitting down and screaming”. We take...
Doreen Flewell Klatt
Apr 12 min read
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The Sale Of The Vermilion Hotel
The Vermilion Hotel was one of the largest buildings in the community during the 1920s. Every day, people would stay there as they...
Craig Baird
Apr 12 min read
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Coleslaw
For years I have made coleslaw using store bought mayonnaise or salad dressing as the base for the dressing. I was looking for a dressing...
Dawn Hames
Apr 12 min read
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Phones
I remember our first phone on our farm at Streamstown in the 1950’s. It was a wooden box with what they called a candlestick receiver...
Doreen Flewell Klatt
Mar 253 min read
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Vermilion In The Last Week Of March 1917
Back during the First World War, while everyone was worried about what was happening to their brothers, sons and fathers overseas, it was...
Craig Baird
Mar 252 min read
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Waldorf Astoria Frosting
Here are some amazing icing recipes that use less overall sugar, but yield a light, fluffy and cloud like icing. The first recipe was...
Dawn Hames
Mar 252 min read
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Inspirational Songs
Have you ever been inspired by a song? Sometimes the lyrics of a song will strike a “chord” (pardon the pun) with something in your life...
Doreen Flewell Klatt
Mar 193 min read
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An Important Hockey Visitor To Vermilion
Back in 1955, the Chicago Black Hawks (not the Blackhawks yet) were going through one of their worst periods in franchise history. From...
Craig Baird
Mar 192 min read
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Matrimonial Squares
Why are Matrimonial Squares called Matrimonial Squares? Because they are full of dates! Another name for this date delight are Date...
Dawn Hames
Mar 192 min read
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Fishing And Camping
This time of year, when the winter seems to drag on, I start thinking about the fun things in the months ahead. Like many of you, I love...
Doreen Flewell Klatt
Mar 63 min read
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Vermilion And The New High School
In early February 1929, Vermilion was abuzz with news that the new high school was finally finished. For years, Vermilion had been...
Craig Baird
Mar 62 min read
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Baked Apple Egg Custard
Egg custard dates all the way back to ancient Rome. This ancient dish would have been sweetened with honey and sprinkled with pepper and...
Dawn Hames
Mar 62 min read
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Vermilion Hoists The Championship
Hockey has always been important to Vermilion, and more than a few players from the area have gone on to achieve great things in hockey...
Craig Baird
Mar 32 min read
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Orchestra Music
My Mom came from a musical family and she played the accordion, piano, and organ by ear. In the early years when I was very young, she...
Doreen Flewell Klatt
Mar 33 min read
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Beef And Bean Burritos
Staycation coming right up! Put on some salsa music or mariachi and mix up a margarita. This is a fairly easy main dish to make, with...
Dawn Hames
Mar 32 min read
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My House Is Creaking
Our calendar has flipped to February 2025. I don’t think there’s a “textbook” Alberta winter. Our weather predictors do the best they can...
Doreen Flewell Klatt
Feb 192 min read
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A Stellar Vermilion Carnival
In 1949, everyone was enjoying the end of a long decade that saw the worst war in human history. In Vermilion, one way they celebrated...
Craig Baird
Feb 192 min read
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