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August 27, 2026

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Diversity

Dear Editor, It’s the power play of the future. In my younger life, I felt that there was something out of balance. Social pressures in

Something new to worry about 

Dear Editor, Just what we needed. This phenomenon may not be happening here yet, and may not ever, but I just heard about it, and

Trust and obey

Trust and obey is the name of a song. Not my most favourite. It sounds simple right? You would think so, and yet at ground

Dagg reunion returns after a decade

The descendants of Percy and Lola Dagg of Shawville gathered once again for a family reunion at the cottage of Evelyn (Dagg) Deavy on Rueckwald

What about rain?

I said I would water a neighbour’s garden while they were away. I secretly hoped it would rain. The weatherman said it would. It seemed

Second hand smoke

Dear Editor, Ontario is experiencing record-breaking forest fires raging out of control. Here, we get a couple of days of orange skies, and some of

Moving stones

I made a walkway years ago and purchased special stones. Recently, I’ve realized some of them are not placed well and need to be removed.

Casting cares

As a young girl, my dad sometimes took me fishing. I so wanted him to be pleased with me, that I even put my own

Arena Fund update

Dear Editor, On behalf of the Pontiac Arena Fund, we would like to provide our community with an update on the work underway to secure

Diversity

Dear Editor, It’s the power play of the future. In my younger life, I felt that there was something out of balance. Social pressures in those days skewed toward trimming the different back, in favour of the similar. This applied

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Something new to worry about 

Dear Editor, Just what we needed. This phenomenon may not be happening here yet, and may not ever, but I just heard about it, and it magnifies my concern over the artificial internet taking over our lives bit by bit. 

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Trust and obey

Trust and obey is the name of a song. Not my most favourite. It sounds simple right? You would think so, and yet at ground level it is not! Like clockwork, in every hard situation that comes, it seems at

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Dagg reunion returns after a decade

The descendants of Percy and Lola Dagg of Shawville gathered once again for a family reunion at the cottage of Evelyn (Dagg) Deavy on Rueckwald Lake over the August long weekend.  A total of 113 family members were able to

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What about rain?

I said I would water a neighbour’s garden while they were away. I secretly hoped it would rain. The weatherman said it would. It seemed like a sure thing. Almost like a promise. But each day I’m walking and I

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Second hand smoke

Dear Editor, Ontario is experiencing record-breaking forest fires raging out of control. Here, we get a couple of days of orange skies, and some of us suffer breathing difficulties, a sore throat or eye irritation. My stepson in Madison, Wisconsin

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Moving stones

I made a walkway years ago and purchased special stones. Recently, I’ve realized some of them are not placed well and need to be removed. I am going to sow clover and mow that area. The problem is, how do

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Casting cares

As a young girl, my dad sometimes took me fishing. I so wanted him to be pleased with me, that I even put my own worm on the hook just like my brothers. He showed me how to cast my

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Arena Fund update

Dear Editor, On behalf of the Pontiac Arena Fund, we would like to provide our community with an update on the work underway to secure the future of our arena. Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, every dollar

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