by Gazette Staff | Sep 5, 2024 | Local History
Rosehill School District has a rich history New settlers didn’t wait very long to start planning for a school for the students in the area, and soon they had Rosehill School. The early settlers in the area fully understood the importance of education for their...
by Gazette Staff | Aug 29, 2024 | Local History
Threshing day at the Early’s Theresa and Terry Early hosted their 11th Annual Threshing Bee August 25! It was a typical prairie summer day with the hot sun beating down on the golden field dotted with piles of bound sheaths. The 1945 McCormick Deering thresher stood...
by Gazette Staff | Jun 13, 2024 | Local History
Pelican Lake School tranformed into Pelican Yacht Club Upon closing, many he old school houses were repurposed into homes. When Pelican Lake School closed back in 1967 the building was moved to Ninette and turned into the illustrious Pelican Yacht Club! The original...
by Gazette Staff | Mar 7, 2024 | Local History
Vehicles built in 1940 or earlier invited to Sunshine Highway Relic Run Have you ever heard of “The Sunshine Highway”? Frequently, I would hear “old-timers” around Crystal City refer to the highway between the U.S. border and Crystal City as the “Sunshine Highway”....
by Gazette Staff | Feb 8, 2024 | Local History
Do you know the background of Sara the Camel? Do you know what Sara the Camel, a turtle named Tommy, and a beautiful white horse all have in common? If you said they were all animals you wouldn’t be totally wrong, but if you said they were all sculptures and community...
by Gazette Staff | Jul 13, 2023 | Local History
by Gayle Johnson Although it should have happened in 2021, the COVID pandemic wreaked havoc on even Centennial festivities. Current McLeod owners Don and Sharon, shared memories and stories of life on the McLeod farm. The McLeod farm legacy started back in 1921, when...
