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I still have that old waffle iron but of course, I don‘t use it. We also have an old coffee grinder that Mr. Engstrom used to grind his coffee with. That coffee grinder is still on my kitchen wall, a fixture that I‘ll never remove ! I have lived a lot of Christmas seasons since then in various places but my first Christmas in Kipling will remain in my mind forever. I can still see a little girl and her grandfather sitting and rocking side by side in their rocking chairs while Grandfather Engstrom talked away in Swedish to a little girl who laughed and clapped her hands, as if, she understood what her grandfather was sayâ€" ing to her ! setotntotofetetntetek BY CHARLES OLSEN Between the years 1919 and 1925 the school kids were on the lake. A sudden snow storm came up and they got lost. They were very scared. They were Astrid Martinsen, Olga, Mildred and Maude Anderson, Hjordis, Arthur and Alex too. Charles Olsen and Emest Rosene made up the rest of the group. This happened before Christmas as there was not too much snow on the ice. The school children used the lake as a short cut when going to school and back. The story has a happy endâ€" c ing because mother Maria Rosene became worried about Ernie and went to the lake shore and called his name. The children heard her calling and walked towards the sound and made it to shore. Charlie still remembers it as a bad time. BY MARGUERITE (CARLSON) LEVANDER This is a story my mother told me. Must have been at a festival at the church. Johnny Westine arrived in a brand new model T Ford. They all took turns riding from the church to the store for a small fee. My mother said she would never forget that first ride. This must have happened between 1914â€"1920. ‘ FACTS ‘ â€"In 1904 a box of chalk for the school was 25¢. â€"Thomas Kraby‘s salary for the year was $59.80. â€"C.Z. Wicklander was paid 75¢ a cord for wood to heat the school. ' â€"Beda Westin was paid $8.00 for 3 months to light a fire in school every morning and scrubbing floor 4 times. â€"A. Anderson was paid $2.50 for painting the blackboard. â€"The first school class was held in the original Log Baptist Church, until two new one room schools were built in 1912 classes began in 1913. \ «Pupils only went to school every second day for several years. In 1922 pupils went to school every day. â€"Some days it was so cold in the school the ink and lunches were frozen. 9