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Great to see your story about Hilda. I grew up on a farm about 5 miles from Hilda on the Saskatchewan side of the border. As a young boy I loved going to Hilda with my father. We would visit Schneider Motors, he was a funny character, the pool room (so much fun watching the old timers play pool), Austin’s store full to the rafters with everything from soup to nuts & bolts, the post office (we got our mail there until Horsham had their own) and of course the little Chinese cafe where we would have a coke or a milkshake if we were lucky that day. I remember Jimmy Austin was quite the character too and Wilbur Kissenger who owned the pool hall I believe. He seemed bigger than life and didn’t strike me as a man you would cross. Once I was 16 I remember hauling grain to the elevator, first in Hilda, then in Horsham. Playing hockey on the old outdoor rink was always a blast. Such good memories growing up in the Hilda, Horsham and Richmound communities.
This is odd as comments are turned off, but thank you for sharing these wonderful memories. We can picture it!