ShiloBrats Guestbook

Submitted by
Name: Marlene Gaber
From: St. Albert
E-mail: rayellen@hotmail.com

Comments:
Heck, Steve, evenn when I was in Shilo, I thought it was the Gradwell's. Did you ever use the horses. I never noticed them being used. From your neighbour,
From the Past + In the Present
Marlene

Added: April 16, 2009

Submitted by
Name: steve hull
From: Morinville ,Ab
E-mail: mandyh@telusplanet.net

Comments:
The horses you are talking about belonged to my dad Art Hull .we kept them just beside the pig farm before moving down the road across from the Gradwells

Added: April 15, 2009

Submitted by
Name: Tim Keenan
From: Terrace BC
E-mail: tkeenan@uniserve.com

Comments:
I remember sleigh rides in the Forest Reserve in the winter, too--at least one was a birthday party, but I don't remember if it was Vicky Davis's birthday or Mark Roberts's. There was a David McCabe who was my classmate in Miss Rankin's Grade 3 class at D5 in 1963-64. I wonder if he belonged to the ranch family. Anyone remember Della Rankin? Maybe my favorite teacher ever--she let us make butter and cheese, and took us on nature walks, and was a wonderful artist.

Added: April 13, 2009

Submitted by
Name: Marlene Gaber
From: St. Albert
E-mail: rayellen@hotmail.com

Comments:
Sorry for the mistypes as I know not how to type. Just scrolled back + noted that Ray mentioned the 60s era. Am I really that old?????? Wot Happened???????

Added: April 13, 2009

Submitted by
Name: Marlene Gbaer
From: St. Albert
E-mail: rayellen@hotmail.com

Comments:
Hello, Ray! Hope you are well. Yes, thanks - it was the Gradwell's horses. I had made attempts to get my brain synapses to fire in that memory department but they failed me!!!!! I could only come up with the G initial but not the rest of the name. Are you still working or did you retire yet. I think you have been working in "the field" longer than I. Heard David Johnson + some other settled in the Ponoka area but not sure how valid the info is.
To some others. Naturally, I remember the McCabe ranch well. Perhaps few remember Roy, the elderly man that worked there. He was one of my favorite guys there, I don't think many knew him that well. He did his work well, was quiet. Many thought he was a grouch but he was very kind to me. David McCabe last I heard (talked to him) - was doing very well, lived in the interior of B.C., very happily married and very content with life. Tickled with having a baby!!!
Heloo, Cindy, I remember you as well, You had some siblings if I recall + were perhaps 2 years younger than me (maybe a bit more). Ches Sheppard + I remain close friends. Though We have aged, Ches has changed very little in appearance. He just laughs when I pretend to be angry with him b/c he hasn't changed much.
So many names, so many memories. It's good we have this site. Cheers to Otterkins (David) for commencing it + cheers to those who are now maintaining it.
Cindy, I did post a pictures of myself and my youngest son when he was deployed to Afghanistan in Feb of this year. So, that's how I basically look now.
Funny, spent so many years running away from the military + then my youngest joins it - without even being aware I was a "brat". All my uncle's on my father's side served.
Be safe
Marlene

Added: April 13, 2009

Submitted by
Name: Ray Hall
From: Ponoka , Ab
E-mail: sandoz@shaw.ca

Comments:
The horses by the gate belonged to Gradwells. They used to let my sisters & myself ride them. Barney Gradwell worked for the Shilo fire department. His son's, Jim & Don (Sam) are well known to Shilo people from the '60's era. Great old memories!

Added: April 13, 2009

Submitted by
Name: Robert Embury
From: Lethbridge
E-mail: Rembury@shaw.ca

Comments:
I just viewed a photo of a girl that my family & theirs were good friends with. Having lived there in the early 60s. "Barb Derbyshire"

Added: April 13, 2009

Submitted by
Name: Bill Brown

Comments:
Happy Easter to all and to all a good night!!!!!

Added: April 12, 2009

Submitted by
Name: Faye
E-mail: fayeh51@yahoo.com

Comments:
Sharon there are two Wessilius's in Brandon, according to canada.411 dot com. I think the second one might be them. Good luck. And tell them about our web site; I bet they would really get a kick out of it!!

Added: April 10, 2009

Submitted by
Name: Sharon

Comments:
First of all I have no idea how or where to reply to all the great answers everyone gave me on the Guestbook Interactive or wherever they are but I will answer here & hopefully whoever put my question there will do the same with this one.
I remember McCabe's stable, it use to be out past the forest reserve then they moved it closer up down the road from the gate because I use to save the .25 per hr. that I got for babysitting until I had the dollar you needed to rent a horse.
The horses I am talking about are the ones closer up by the gate near the pig barn. So it was probably Bill Wessilius, the name Bill sort of rings a bell but I don't think I ever knew his last name. I wonder if he would still live in Brandon? It is one of those childhood memories that has come back to me & I keep thinking about it for some strange reason.
Thanks again everyone,
Sharon

Added: April 10, 2009