Merko, Cassie

Born in Mossey River, Manitoba, and raised as a farm girl near Ethelbert, Cassie relates her biography in two books she published: "Roots A Life in Review" and "Small Beginnings." Married to an Ethelbert farmer, Cassie took an active role in the farming operations while raising 3 children. Being resourceful, she found pleasure in creative ways to financial viability. In 1977, Cassie went back to school to obtain her Grade 12 graduating one year after the last of her children! She took night courses in business and obtained her dream job as a secretary. This was the completion of an unfinished