Creston S.D. No. 4722

There were two locations for Creston School, both being northwest of Dollard, Saskatchewan.  The first location was used from 1927-1952 and the second from 1952-1964.  About eight or nine years ago commemorative signs were placed at both sites.  As the crow flies, the two locations are about two and a half miles apart.

I believe the school building was moved from the first location to the second location where it still stands, located just a few hundred feet from the edge of a lovely coulee.  The school still sports its original location marker above the doorway.

This coulee is just west of the school.  The kind of place that makes you feel "free as a bird."

The school windows face away from the coulee...wouldn't want the students to be
distracted from their studies now...right?

Photographed on October 11, 2017.

Ispas

This is the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Ascension near Ispas, Alberta.

The original part of the church (the large central section and apse) was built in 1912.  The growing congregation soon needed more room so an addition and porch were built onto the church at a later date.

For a country church the cemetery is large with headstones old and new.

I was tramping through two-foot snow drifts as I made my way around the grounds but it was bright, sunny and warm...a "sweater-weather" day in February.

The belltower stands behind the cemetery.

The church and cemetery are still in use.

Nice spot for a summer baptism.

Then it was back to my sister's house in Vegreville for roast chicken and mashed potatoes...just like mom used to make.

Photographed on February 23, 2020.

The Wallace Stegner House

The vintage Wallace Stegner House is in Eastend, Saskatchewan and serves as a residence for artists.

Some information about the Pulitzer Prize winning author.

The period mint green with creamy yellow paint scheme reminds me of crème de menthe poured over homemade ice cream...delicious!

Photographed on April 5, 2020.

Stations of the Cross

For Easter Sunday a "Stations of the Cross" selection from a few churches I have visited.

Above:
I.  Jesus is Condemned to Death
Immaculate Conception Church
Fort Benton, Montana
November 23, 2017

II.  Jesus is Made to Carry His Cross
Notre Dame d'Auvergne
Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan
September 30, 2017

III.  Jesus Falls the First Time
Saint Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church
Francis, Saskatchewan
December 14, 2018

IV.  Jesus Meets His Afflicted Mother
Saint Luke's Catholic Church
Noonan, North Dakota
October 28, 2017

V.  Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry His Cross
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church
Sedley, Saskatchewan

December 14, 2018 

VI.  Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Dafoe, Saskatchewan
March 21, 2020

VII.  Jesus Falls the Second Time
Saint Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church
Yorkton, Saskatchewan
December 17, 2019

VIII.  Jesus Consoles the Holy Women
Immaculate Conception Church
Fort Benton, Montana
November 23, 2017

IX.  Jesus Falls the Third Time
Saint Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church
Yorkton, Saskatchewan
December 17, 2019

X.  Jesus is Stripped of His Garments
Saint Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church
Francis, Saskatchewan
December 14, 2018

XI.  Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
Saint Luke's Catholic Church
Noonan, North Dakota
October 28, 2017

XII.  Jesus is Raised upon the Cross and Dies
Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Church
Tribune, Saskatchewan
October 29, 2017

XIII.  The Burial
Christ the King Roman Catholic Church
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan

October 12, 2017 

XIV.  Jesus is Laid in the Sepulchre
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Dafoe, Saskatchewan
March 21, 2020

Wishing everyone all the best this Easter and always.

Easter

A striking black crucifix at Fox Valley Community Cemetery in Saskatchewan.

Photographed on April 5, 2018.

"Gabriel Blow Your Horn!"

"Gabriel blow your horn!"

An immaculately kept country church near Quill Lake, Saskatchewan.

Photographed on March 18, 2020.

Easter Bunny

Easter Bunny says "Hi!" from Vulcan County in Alberta.

Photographed on April 15, 2018.

Bowstring Bridge

A bowstring bridge...

...a goose...

...and two ducks.

I love these old bowstring bridges and this one I hadn't seen before.

Photographed near Piapot, Saskatchewan on April 4, 2020.

Charles School

A one-room schoolhouse in southeastern Alberta.

This is Charles School and was named after three school trustees with same name.

I was out for a "Sunday drive" on a warm winter day.

It was the first spot in the area to host the popular sport of baseball, although players were soon attracted to the nearby burgeoning town of Nemiscam.

I found this one by chance near the end of a dead end road.

Information courtesy of "Pioneering with a Piece of Chalk" by William Peter Baergen.

Photographed on February 12, 2017.