up samples from the farmers seed drill boxes, whereby
they learned, on a province wide basis that many farmers
were seeding a lot of bin run grain.

i948 — Cardale Active Acorn Clothing Club was formed
under the leadership of Mrs. Biarnson (Oak River's
Doctor's wife) and Mrs. Hillis Dennison of Cardale. Here
the girls, along with sewing and some ripping, learned
public speaking, team demonstrations and club displays.
The latter was a feature of all clubs and shown at rally day.
Club displays and demonstrations went on to the Brandon
Rally (Held the first day of Brandon Summer Fair) if they
took top spot at their local Rally.

Clothing and garden clubs went by Proiect Years. The
age limit was at first 11 - 20 years then changed to 9 - 19
years. At the end of the year, the girls' work was shown to
the public and ribbon awards given by the Home
Economist. The Cardale W.|. gave a prize to the top girl in
the club each year. Enrolment varied from three to twenty
three in its 16 years of being.

i954 — saw yet another 4-H Club formed under the
supervision of Clarence Baily, Ag.-Rep. and leaders Mrs.
Alex Ramsey and Mr. Glen Olmstead (a Cardale school
teacher). These were "Busy Beavers" Garden Clubs. The
Cardale W.|. gave a prize to the highest standing boy or
girl each year and they received awards for the year's
work by the Ag.-Rep. The club dissolved in 1962 and
during that time many children learned the art of
gardening as well as many other things they would use in
later years. There were many avid gardeners in the
district, who guided the children along in their achieve-
ments.

BLANSHARD DAIRY CLUB
In 1955 Hamiota Ag-Rep., Clarence Baily called
interested dairymen of Blanshard Municipality to a
meeting in Oak River School and formed the First - Dairy
Calf Club west of Winnipeg. It was called “Blanshard Dairy
Calf Club" with the leaders being Clair Sparling, Herbert
Stephens and Barrie Armstrong.

CARDALE RINK (Update)
From 1966 to 1975 curling took place on four sheets of
ice in the old skating rink. At the fall meeting in 1973 it

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