The editor:
Leonard Gustafson of Macoun not only served his country as a member of Parliament and later as a senator in Ottawa, he was also a “mover” and shaker in Macoun.
Two of my favorite houses during my childhood in the 1950s have been preserved from ravages of weather and rodents by Leonard and his employee, the late Victor Eagles. No doors hanging wildly from their hinges, no broken windows, no paint peeling off, no mold and decay, and no mice and cobwebs. Unlike so many buildings in Saskatchewan these two homes have not been abandoned. It served our district well to have a building mover in Macoun.
My grandfather, who lived in Benson until 1961, wanted to move to Estevan so he took his house with him! It now rests comfortably in Hillside. This house built in the 1930s, formerly belonged to his parents. Today it sports new siding and a bay window.
The farmhouse that my dad and my sister and I were all raised in now sits proudly in Macoun. It has been transformed into one with a two-toned design. I enjoy telling friends that my childhood home left the farm and moved to town.
Victor Eagles and his wife Doreen, a former long-time member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly, who bought our farm, saw to it that my childhood home was well cared for and Leonard and Victor ensured that grandpa had a contented retirement in Estevan.
Bev Lundahl
Regina
