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High heels as brakes and other memories from 90 years

Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader From 1931 to 2021, a lot has changed, but where there’s snow there is sledding.  “We used to go sliding down the hill in the winter,” says Stevy Johnson (90). “And I loved high heeled shoes,…
The economy is the biggest change says SL centenarian

Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader When someone has lived a hundred years, a lot changes.  For 100-year-old, Alexandra ‘Senny’ Fedorus, the economy is the biggest one.  “When I worked for $10 a month, it was good wages,” she says. “And now…
Famous ship brought the Persson brothers to Canada

Joe McWilliamsLakeside Leader The ship Gunnar Persson came from Sweden to Canada in June of 1929 had a long and illustrious history. Built in Newcastle, England in 1924 for the Swedish American Line, it served for many years as an…