Just a few of my other very early memories around town were of Mr. Sieffert's flour and feed business, Mr. Norbeck's blacksmith shop, where he would fix things (just as good some new, his words), Mrs. Thomas' home knitting shop, Steve Pakon's pool hall, Harry and Ann Michaluk's grocery store, where Nick and Dinah Kostiuk started out when they were first married, also Jim Carlson's electrical shop, the meat market (in the building the Dew Drop Inn was in), Skogg's (Altmiks) grocery store, Leffler's Dry Goods, the Co-op and Myron Nikolayukis hardware, presently owned and enlarged by Art Chernecki.
There was a large area with lots of trees where the old town hall and phone exchange building were that the country folks used to tie up their teams when they came to town shopping, and in the winter you could hear their sleigh bells ringing.
I went to Evansburg High School on the school bus in Grade 10. Adolf Lorenz was our wonderful very patient driver. He had to listen to numerous songs and arguments about which cars were best, Fords or Chevs. This was a terrific year in my life, I met so many new friends and things were so much more exciting at 15 and 16.
It was while we were riding to school on the bus that we saw the first diesel locomotive pulling the train.
When I finished grade 10 I went to work at the Wildwood Hotel Cafe for Hank and Nita Kadatz. I had worked part time for Dinah Kostiuk at the Farmer's Trading Supply earlier. The job at the cafe I enjoyed a great deal. After this I clerked for Steve and Dick Michalchuk at the Red & White store. The telephone exchange was there too. When someone was going out they would call the operator and have them tell anyone who called just where they were and when they would be back.
Later on I worked at the Nojack Hotel a couple of different times; first of all I helped at a little Skid shack before the hotel was even built for the partners that were building it. At that time we didn't have a fancy menu. Whatever we decided the food for the day would be, such as bacon and tomato sandwiches, pork chops, hamburger steaks or whatever, everyone had the same thing. Here I had a very interesting ride in a helicopter when the pilot said he'd take me if I baked him a lemon pie.
From there I worked back in Wildwood again for Dave and Rose Headon and Ellen Brownlee all at the new Wildwood Hotel. These were unforgettable good times and many laughs we all had together.