PC leadership candidate visits Pontiac: Joe Clark candidate for leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party came to Pontiac last week. This young man spoke with enthusiasm and optimism about his Party at a public meeting in St. Paul’s Anglican Hall, Shawville, on Tuesday evening. 

Having had the privilege of writing many speeches for Robert Stanfield, Joe intends to write all his own. He also feels competent to run a successful campaign and states emphatically that he can defeat the Liberals in the next general election whenever it is called. 

It was a real pleasure for all who attended the meeting to meet and get to know Joe Clark and his wife, Maureen.

Four Pontiac boys “Reach for the Top”: The popular CBC television show “Reach for the Top” which provides an opportunity for high school students to compete on general information subjects, included a team from the Pontiac Protestant High School in tapings this week.

On Monday, at the Opeongo High School near Eganville, they held a preliminary bout at which the Pontiac team beat Pembroke’s large Fellows High School.

Representing Pontiac were Clay Horner, son of Mr and Mrs Brent Horner of Shawville, John Knox, son of Mrs Knox and the late Rev. William Knox of Fort Coulonge, Kevin Rooney, son of Mr and Mrs Don Rooney of Shawville, and Jim Steeves, son of Mr and Mrs Creighton Steeves of Shawville.

On Tuesday the same team returned to Opeongo where they went down to defeat by a small margin (285-240) to Champlain, another large Pembroke High School. The program will be aired in April.