Draft horses return to Yorkton Harvest Showdown crowd delights
The Grain Millers Harvest Showdown in Yorkton featured draft horse classes drawing large crowds and school groups. The article notes the horses' historic role in agriculture, the learning experience for students about grains, oats, milk, eggs, and the farm economy, and the charm of the gentle giants bridging past and present in a celebration of farming heritage.
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Television is a lifelong love hate letter to the screen
A memoir style essay recalls early TV sets a 17 inch Admiral with six channels and black and white images, then modern multi channel chaos. The writer jokes about public TV decline, praises Groucho Marx and Robert MacNeil while lamenting televised trivia and overabundant Paris Hilton and Don Cherry programming. He notes EU channel totals and European contrasts while reflecting on how TV reshaped family life.
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