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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 6, 20253 min read
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 6, 20252 min read
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 6, 20252 min read
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 3, 20252 min read
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 3, 20253 min read
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 3, 20252 min read
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 19, 20252 min read
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 19, 20252 min read
Apple Cinnamon Muffins
Winter is a great time to turn on the oven to do a little baking. This Apple Muffin recipe uses basic ingredients and you can quickly...

Dawn Hames
Feb 19, 20253 min read
Our Volkswagen Bug
The VW Bug is such an interesting car with it’s engine in the trunk area and it’s storage under the front hood. Ours was a standard 1973...

Doreen Flewell Klatt
Feb 13, 20252 min read
Vermilion In February 1925
A new month means it is time to dive back into the time machine and see what was going on in the community a century ago. These items may...

Craig Baird
Feb 13, 20252 min read
Cinnamon Roll Biscuits
Cold winter days are always a nice time to turn on the oven and do some baking. These cinnamon roll biscuits are easy to make and use...

Dawn Hames
Feb 13, 20252 min read
A Record Breaking Bonspiel In Vermilion
Curling has always been a pretty big deal in Vermilion, but in January 1953 it reached epic proportions. At the beginning of the month, a...

Craig Baird
Feb 6, 20252 min read
Hygge
With the winter temperature dipping to extreme lows, it’s a great time to want to stay cozy. Hygge is the art of cozy. Hygge is the...

Dawn Hames
Feb 6, 20253 min read
The Tragedy Of Marvin Osbaldeston
From 1950 to 1952, the story of Marvin Osbaldeston was in newspapers across Canada. Unfortunately, it was for a tragic reason. Marvin...

Craig Baird
Jan 29, 20252 min read
Going To Town – Part 2
My parents moved our family to a ranch west of Paradise Valley in 1961 and their business center became Vermilion. It was a much further...

Doreen Flewell Klatt
Jan 29, 20253 min read
Going To Town – Part 1
Going to town was a pretty big event when I was a kid living on a mixed farm close to Streamstown. Mom and Dad were married in 1949 and...

Doreen Flewell Klatt
Jan 24, 20253 min read
Keeping The Law In Vermilion
In December 1910, Vermilion was only a few years old but when you start to get people together in one place, things are going to happen....

Craig Baird
Jan 24, 20252 min read
Egg Bites
Our chickens have been good layers lately, so I needed to use up some eggs. I decided to make egg bites. Egg bites are handy and yummy...

Dawn Hames
Jan 24, 20252 min read
Vermilion In January 1925
It is a new year, new month and time to start looking at what was going on 100 years ago in the community. The year started off with a...

Craig Baird
Jan 9, 20252 min read
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