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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

St-Paul’s Anglican Church, situated at 530 Main Street will be hosting its annual Chicken BBQ on Thursday, June 12, from 4:30- 7:00 p.m.. All are

Following the best way

I planted Zinnia seeds in the front of my house last year. They are an annual, so when I noticed them growing this spring, I

THE EQUITY rocks!

Dear Editor and Equity staff, I moved to Shawville in 1951 with my mom and dad, who were the area’s large and small animal veterinarians

This is going to hurt

Dear Editor, There’s a crisis arising in the U.S.A., which could lead to a civil war. The US government, in a rush to enact ethnic

For such a time as this

Hadassah, also known as Esther in the Bible, was an orphan girl who was forced into a scenario where a ruler made bad choices to

Waltham – Helen Perry

On Saturday afternoon, Larry and I took in the Festival Country Fort Coulonge/Mansfield, in Fort Coulonge at the arena. The country singers put on excellent

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our deepest condolences to the MacDougall family on the loss of Roland on May 22, at the age of 92. Our sympathies to the Howard

Quyon – Jillian Young

Deepest sympathy is extended to my Quyon social notes writer predecessor Jill McBane and her family, as her father Rolly MacDougall passed away on May

A good year

Dear Editor, This will be a good year to dabble in gardening. With the U.S. administration playing gimme with tariff tantrums on and then off,

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

St-Paul’s Anglican Church, situated at 530 Main Street will be hosting its annual Chicken BBQ on Thursday, June 12, from 4:30- 7:00 p.m.. All are welcome. The MDJ Shawville BBQ fundraiser will be held on Friday, June 13, at 455

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Following the best way

I planted Zinnia seeds in the front of my house last year. They are an annual, so when I noticed them growing this spring, I was surprised. They aren’t supposed to do that, but they did. It was a pleasant

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THE EQUITY rocks!

Dear Editor and Equity staff, I moved to Shawville in 1951 with my mom and dad, who were the area’s large and small animal veterinarians for many moons. They were friends of Rosaleen and Dave Dickson. I even attended a

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This is going to hurt

Dear Editor, There’s a crisis arising in the U.S.A., which could lead to a civil war. The US government, in a rush to enact ethnic cleansing on its population, is attempting to invade and occupy California. On the pretense of

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For such a time as this

Hadassah, also known as Esther in the Bible, was an orphan girl who was forced into a scenario where a ruler made bad choices to suit His pride and selfish desires. But she belonged to God so with encouragement from

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Waltham – Helen Perry

On Saturday afternoon, Larry and I took in the Festival Country Fort Coulonge/Mansfield, in Fort Coulonge at the arena. The country singers put on excellent performances. There were food concessions and kiosks. On Sunday morning Father Michael Smith celebrated mass

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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our deepest condolences to the MacDougall family on the loss of Roland on May 22, at the age of 92. Our sympathies to the Howard family on the loss of Abby Lee on May 23, at the age of 46.

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Quyon – Jillian Young

Deepest sympathy is extended to my Quyon social notes writer predecessor Jill McBane and her family, as her father Rolly MacDougall passed away on May 22. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all as you grieve this loss. Congratulations

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Like saying goodbye to a family member

Our neighbour and fellow community newspaper, THE EQUITY in Shawville, has been sold after 72 years in the hands of the Dickson family. The news conjures mixed emotions in this fellow newspaper publisher; I can almost feel the wrenching of

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A good year

Dear Editor, This will be a good year to dabble in gardening. With the U.S. administration playing gimme with tariff tantrums on and then off, food prices are guaranteed to rise. This is especially true of those items that don’t

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