John , in 1964 ( the year I graduated ) I lived on a ranch/farm in Norther Alberta. Our house was right next to a large Hutterite colony. ( They are similar to the Amish ) Same thing if we needed anything we just asked and if they were out you just left the money for it on the counter. We traded pigs for vegetables because they had a 1/4 mile root celler and everything was just as fresh as when they harvested it. If your tractor got stuck they were there before you ever asked for help. They had seveal teams of large percheron horses that could pull out any tractor with ease. You couldn't ask for better neighbors.

In town there was a huge debate about whether or not to put up a stop sign on the end of main street or not. In 1964 so far there hadn't been a need for one. It was a big day when they put it in.

A good band in those days was any band with more than one fiddle.

In 1965 the pavement finally reached us.