Dear Editor
I recently came across about 20 letters "Shirl" wrote to Mr. N. Stiko back in the spring of 1955. They are love letters to him. I recently read that Mr. Stiko passed away in 2015. I read some letters and gathered some information as follows:
• Shirl came from North Battleford or area, but was in a Bible school in Moose Jaw from April to July 1955.
• She had a brother named Ray.
• She was friends with Glen Engle, Doris Hilderbrand, Georgia Neale, Arleen Bowman and Martin Magnus.
• She lived at 865 - 9th Ave. N.W. in Moose Jaw on May 25, 1955 (a boarding house, I think).
• She played an accordion.
• She attended a young people’s Bible group.
I have tried to contact the Stiko clan, but haven't received a reply. These letters should be read by "Shirl's" family, as they are a look into her life as a young school girl in love. So if you can ask around town about this lady, hopefully she is alive and well.
Ryan Thomas
403-580-7321
pd624@hotmail.com
