Congratulations go out to Michelle Vanassa and John Romain on the birth of their son Paul John on Feb. 26. Sisters Hayley, Kylie, Sophie and Macy welcome him with open arms.
Congratulations to Shannon (Pelletier) and Tyler Valiquette of Orleans, Ont. on the birth of their beautiful daughter Zoey Rita Joyce on March 2. Big sister Nevaeh and baby brother Logan are happy to have a new little playmate.
Suzanne Gagnon, Barry Throp, Sheila and Victor Bissonnette have just returned from a beautiful week in Cuba.

On Saturday evening, Charlie Ethier held a fish fry in his garage. Several men from Waltham gathered to socialize, reminisce and enjoy a snack of fish.
On Saturday, our granddaughter Bella participated in the Flying Solo Dance Competition which was held at Carleton University. She walked away with High Excellence Awards for her solos in Acro, Jazz and Ballet. Congratulations Bella we are very proud of your accomplishments.
Anniversary wishes are extended to Diane and Earl McKnight who celebrated their 51st anniversary on March 4. May you share many more years of God’s richest blessings of love, peace and joy.
Warm birthday wishes are extended to Laurina Dempsey who is celebrating her birthday on March 9. Enjoy your special day Laurina.
The school children in the Pontiac are on their March break this week. I sure hope that students, teachers, custodians and bus drivers are enjoying some R and R.
Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night. We spring ahead to daylight savings time. Also many residents replace the batteries in their smoke alarms at this time, since it is a good way to remember to do this when advancing the clock.