Moccasin Lady Louise Duchek Builds Leather Business
Louise Duchek, known as the Moccasin Lady, began sewing with her mother and learned moccasin making from a visiting relative from B C. She started by making pairs for family, then sold them in her mother's store, launching a small leather goods business at a farm marker reading Leathers by Louise, three miles west and three miles north of Esterhazy.
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Louise Dudek crafts leather goods from home workshop
Louise Dudek built a leather goods business from a farmhouse workshop expanding after profits from hog farming funded her first sewing machine. She and her family cut, assemble, and sell cowhide leather products from home with a growing mail order, wall racks, and three outlets. Prices run 23 to 43 dollars.
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Manitoba 4-H honors multi‑generation families during 4‑H Week
The Manitoba 4-H council awarded certificates to hundreds of families with three generations or more involved in 4-H as part of International Year of the Family. Agriculture Minister Harry Enns praised volunteers for building leadership and farm practices, noting 4-H’s rural impact across Manitoba.
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