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Bullying vs. kindness

Bullying is named after the way a bull on the farm sometimes acts. Farmers have to deal with boss animals who think that they control

The Way We Were

Nov. 12,1997 – 25 years ago Pontiac remembers: When veteran Tim Cosgrove laid the first wreath at Allumettes Island East’s monument on Saturday, images of

Sharing family meals

I have always felt that family meal times were important. I grew up lucky enough to sit down almost every evening and enjoy supper as

Shawville Shenanigans

The Parents’ Voice Shawville maintained a great playgroup for many years before covid. When covid hit, playgroup like so many other programs had to close

Mervin’s Lane

As we drive anywhere in eastern Canada, we wonder, “Why are the roads so crooked?” Or “Why did they ever build that town or city

Halloween

What do we do with all the candy? Don’t get me wrong, I love candy but that is the problem. Now that my kids are

Full circle

When we first think about the expression ‘full circle,’ we think of fashions when grandma was a girl and wore short shorts and other fashions

Halloween

As a parent to three school aged children, Halloween is an extremely exciting time of year. My favourite parts of preparing for Halloween are working

A cloudy fall sky

Travelling to my son’s lot, I glanced up at the sky. It was a day of complete cloud coverage, not a trace of blue. Even

The Way We Were

Oct. 22,1997 25 Years Ago Pontiacs jump to third spot with a pair of wins: The Shawville Junior B Pontiacs’ back-to-back home wins this past

Bullying vs. kindness

Bullying is named after the way a bull on the farm sometimes acts. Farmers have to deal with boss animals who think that they control the pen, the pasture, the feed bunk and even stalls that are used for sleeping

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The Way We Were

Nov. 12,1997 – 25 years ago Pontiac remembers: When veteran Tim Cosgrove laid the first wreath at Allumettes Island East’s monument on Saturday, images of the Korean war came flooding back. “I remember three of my shipmates who didn’t come

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Sharing family meals

I have always felt that family meal times were important. I grew up lucky enough to sit down almost every evening and enjoy supper as a family. I am part of a family of six, we were four daughters with

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Shawville Shenanigans

The Parents’ Voice Shawville maintained a great playgroup for many years before covid. When covid hit, playgroup like so many other programs had to close down. Now, almost three years later, playgroup is back with a whole new group of

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Mervin’s Lane

As we drive anywhere in eastern Canada, we wonder, “Why are the roads so crooked?” Or “Why did they ever build that town or city there?” You probably will have to talk to your grandparents, or dig deep into some

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Halloween

What do we do with all the candy? Don’t get me wrong, I love candy but that is the problem. Now that my kids are a bit older on Halloween we go to more and more houses. There’s so much

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Full circle

When we first think about the expression ‘full circle,’ we think of fashions when grandma was a girl and wore short shorts and other fashions that ten years later, you wouldn’t be caught dead in. Guess what? A few years

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Halloween

As a parent to three school aged children, Halloween is an extremely exciting time of year. My favourite parts of preparing for Halloween are working with my children to decide what the costumes will be (even when the decisions changed

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A cloudy fall sky

Travelling to my son’s lot, I glanced up at the sky. It was a day of complete cloud coverage, not a trace of blue. Even the fall colours, so glorious the day before, seemed dull. Sometimes, it can seem as

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The Way We Were

Oct. 22,1997 25 Years Ago Pontiacs jump to third spot with a pair of wins: The Shawville Junior B Pontiacs’ back-to-back home wins this past weekend pushed the Juniors up in the Eastern Ontario Junior B standings to third spot

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