tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874417353860092297.post6134379147509721743..comments2024-01-27T09:38:13.091-08:00Comments on MEMOIRS OF A PRAIRIE BOY: WHILE SHEPHERDS WASHED THEIR SOCKS BY NIGHT . . .Stephen J Rendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747884070369868469noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874417353860092297.post-7120911211338855382015-12-12T11:38:50.375-08:002015-12-12T11:38:50.375-08:00I spent two Christmas breaks during my years at PB...I spent two Christmas breaks during my years at PBI. It was just a big expensive for my folks to bring us home - and I can tell you that was a highlight for me. The few students like me had the run of the place - literally. The movies were great. The staff had us in their homes. The food was amazing. We got to be loud in the dorm, take LONG showers, and not clean our rooms. :-) And I remember that my brother Tom and I did a LOT of extra gratis because there were so few of us around to do the work - we did pots and pans, we even did the town garbage runs - what a blast!! Oh yeah, we skated out on the rinks late at night too. But the time the students were about to return I was a little bit sad that it was all about to end. Tim ShumanTim Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14039845075117917061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874417353860092297.post-46089371855409203842013-12-24T20:44:10.634-08:002013-12-24T20:44:10.634-08:00Christmas at Prairie was also filled with special ...Christmas at Prairie was also filled with special activities for those unfortunate students both in High School and Bible School not able to go home for the Holidays. <br /><br />So Prairie organized many activities including some of which Steve Rendall talks about. Further to that, there were tubing parties held up on the Three Hills with a bon fire by the old Indian grave spot. It was a great time because the "chaperons" including floor leaders usually weren't really looking for any "couple" or guys and girls tobogganing or tubing down the hill together!<br /><br />Often times, dorm students would be invited to Staff homes or even over to Mrs. Brunken's home for pancakes with the fixin's! <br /><br />As I saw it!<br />Bill Chapman<br />Coaldale, Alberta Bill Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808895763032997310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874417353860092297.post-30169266700588229412013-12-18T10:53:45.738-08:002013-12-18T10:53:45.738-08:00Loved reading this. I had forgotten about "c...Loved reading this. I had forgotten about "crack the whip", and I wasn't aware of all those "statistics". I had no idea the tab was the largest religious auditorium in Canada. I do remember the Jubilee's. I attended one and I remember being on stage before it started. A Bible School student that worked in the kitchen with my Dad (Don Pulley) told me "under the stage lights I reminded him of Barbra Streisand". Being a staff kid, I was totally out of it, no TV, radio, newspapers etc. So, I asked another staff kid, Ruth Giger (her Dad was Edd Giger) who Barbra Streisand was? She said "not sure, but I think she is a Bible School student". I still laugh about that. Wow! Talk about sheltered staff kids!! We were! I thought since he mentioned how I looked under the stage lights that she might be someone famous and I was hoping to get another compliment out of Ruth. I was very disappointed. Serves me right. Vanity, vanity, all is vanity. Something we heard quoted a lot at Prairie. I try to hold onto the good memories and forget the bad ones. I also think there were some very sincere but misguided people there! Fortunately I had awesome parents and therefore escaped pretty much unaffected by the over the top legalistic attitudes there. Elle Hendrixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874417353860092297.post-12655292321854909202011-12-18T07:54:50.798-08:002011-12-18T07:54:50.798-08:00I remember that Christmas of the oranges. We Bible...I remember that Christmas of the oranges. We Bible school students were told of a staff boy (?) who had wanted those Japanese treasures and had prayed for some. PBI received a call to send Walter Honecker and the semi to Calgary to pick up that incredible load! The staff store sold them for 10 cents per little wooden crate!! We in the Dining Room enjoyed stuffing ourselves on the answer to a child's prayers. Talk about "abundantly"! <br />I've never forgotten that answer to prayer!!...https://www.blogger.com/profile/13453772462485991670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874417353860092297.post-24076811510114478062011-12-16T07:29:43.641-08:002011-12-16T07:29:43.641-08:00So fun to read! Now I feel all warm & Christm...So fun to read! Now I feel all warm & Christmasy.Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10015868435260427167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874417353860092297.post-73196108965483992492010-12-24T22:09:59.700-08:002010-12-24T22:09:59.700-08:00Fantastic Steve! My prairie memories only reach ba...Fantastic Steve! My prairie memories only reach back to the late 80's so i really enjoy the stories you share:) Insight into the family behind the man who was "On the Go with Abraham" (I miss your Dad's<br />Sermons) all those years ago is awesome! My kids were fortunate enough to participate in the Tab Christmas concerts and I still think that church puts together the best Christmas bag hands down!Bobbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504356071275190370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874417353860092297.post-87544350551083032512010-12-24T20:03:15.179-08:002010-12-24T20:03:15.179-08:00While shepherds washed their socks by night
All se...While shepherds washed their socks by night<br />All seated round the tub<br />A bar of Sunlight soap came down<br />And they began to scrub, And they began to scrub.<br /><br />I remember those practices with lots of good feelings. And then there was the year we got a train car of Christmas oranges. That was so awesome. We got to eat as many oranges as we wanted that year!<br /><br />Thanks for the memories, that is one thing I have really missed since I moved away from Three Hills is really GOOD Christmas Programs!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493333513369349935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874417353860092297.post-50148274129818546402010-12-24T07:22:12.119-08:002010-12-24T07:22:12.119-08:00Fabulous to read this Steve! I had no idea of the...Fabulous to read this Steve! I had no idea of the numbers involved in the music program or Christmas dinner. I just remember that everything was a big deal - you captured all of that and more.<br />I also remember the joy of being an older youth and thus part of the posse that got to assemble the goodie bags to hand out after the Christmas program. It would happen in the butcher shop and you guys were always snitching candies as you packed.<br />Great, great memories. Thank you!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17379510032985330893noreply@blogger.com