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Tip your hat to the lady by Chris Judd

Most of our dairy farmers are familiar with the painting of true type dairy cows (Holstein, Ayrshire, Jersey, Brown Swiss and milking Shorthorn) with the

Tip your hat to the lady by Chris Judd

Most of our dairy farmers are familiar with the painting of true type dairy cows (Holstein, Ayrshire, Jersey, Brown Swiss and milking Shorthorn) with the

Why does food make me sick?

About 1990, the dairy farmers of North America developed a campaign to encourage restaurants to use real dairy products. Dairy farmers were given two kinds

Why does food make me sick?

About 1990, the dairy farmers of North America developed a campaign to encourage restaurants to use real dairy products. Dairy farmers were given two kinds

Feeling sorry for Americans

We all have relatives or friends who live in some part of the USA. Just like many of my neighbours who now live in Canada

The fall fair

Since medieval times, the fall fair has been a time to celebrate the year with music, dance, drink and food with your neighbours and to

Like the Waltons by Chris Judd

Lately while watching an old rerun of The Waltons I realized that I and many of our neighbours had grown up in a home situation

The barn dance by Chris Judd

Farmers have always been known to work long hours tilling their fields, planting crops, cutting hay, harvesting crops and tending their animals. All this while

A million dollar rain by Chris Judd

Every time we received a good rain, my dad used to say, “that was a million dollar rain”. The meaning of that old statement finally

Tip your hat to the lady by Chris Judd

Most of our dairy farmers are familiar with the painting of true type dairy cows (Holstein, Ayrshire, Jersey, Brown Swiss and milking Shorthorn) with the caption below reading “mothers of the human race,” because for thousands of years cows provided

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Tip your hat to the lady by Chris Judd

Most of our dairy farmers are familiar with the painting of true type dairy cows (Holstein, Ayrshire, Jersey, Brown Swiss and milking Shorthorn) with the caption below reading “mothers of the human race,” because for thousands of years cows provided

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Why does food make me sick?

About 1990, the dairy farmers of North America developed a campaign to encourage restaurants to use real dairy products. Dairy farmers were given two kinds of business shaped cards. If a restaurant served butter, real whipped cream and other dairy

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Why does food make me sick?

About 1990, the dairy farmers of North America developed a campaign to encourage restaurants to use real dairy products. Dairy farmers were given two kinds of business shaped cards. If a restaurant served butter, real whipped cream and other dairy

Read More »

Feeling sorry for Americans

We all have relatives or friends who live in some part of the USA. Just like many of my neighbours who now live in Canada when my ancestors came from different parts of Europe to North America, their families lived

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The fall fair

Since medieval times, the fall fair has been a time to celebrate the year with music, dance, drink and food with your neighbours and to show off the best that you have produced. Needless to say, when our ancestors came

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Like the Waltons by Chris Judd

Lately while watching an old rerun of The Waltons I realized that I and many of our neighbours had grown up in a home situation very similar to the one portrayed on The Waltons set. We lived three generations in

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The barn dance by Chris Judd

Farmers have always been known to work long hours tilling their fields, planting crops, cutting hay, harvesting crops and tending their animals. All this while watching the weather and planning their many jobs to fit between rains. Many years they

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Get a second opinion by Chris Judd

In agriculture, as in many other jobs, every day we are faced with decisions that may be as simple as getting up at five or six a.m. Leaving for work early enough can allow you to have a leisurely coffee

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A million dollar rain by Chris Judd

Every time we received a good rain, my dad used to say, “that was a million dollar rain”. The meaning of that old statement finally sunk into my slow old brain the third week of July 2018. After a month

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03 Aug

Euchre Tournament Fundraiser

August 3, 2025
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Location: Otter Lake R.A. Association, 394 Tessier Street

Euchre tournament fundraiser for Otter Lake’s 150th Anniversary in 2026.

Pre-registration on now. $5 per person if pre-registered before the tournament. $8/pp at the door on the day of the tournament. You can send an e-transfer to pre-register to: otterlake150@outlook.com or contact Lory Beaudoin at: lorybeaudoin@gmail.com

The door opens at noon. Snacks and drinks for sale. The tournament starts at 1PM—prizes for the top 3 places; the lowest score and most lone hands. All skill levels welcome.

05 Aug

Community potluck to celebrate the Waltham Fire Department

August 5, 2025
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Paul Ryan Park, Waltham

Expo Shawville Fair 2025

Expo Shawville Fair 2025

August 28, 2025 - September 1, 2025
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