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July 2, 2026

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No Control

The longer I live the more I realize how little control I have over most things in my life. Oh yes, I can fight eating

Shawville notes

Welcome back to our cottagers and family visiting for the Canada Day activities. On July 1, we celebrated Canada Day by attending the Lions Club

Waltham notes

ract celebrated Mansfield Village en Fete. There were several activities including baseball, bingo, a canteen and in the evening there was a beautiful display of

Quyon notes

Happy Canada Day to all!  As I write this column on Monday morning, the festivities are yet to take place, with Quyon celebrating the evening

Church is not just a building

No matter where we get our news or information about the state that our world is in today, we quickly notice that politics, religion and

Quyon notes

Congratulations to our local graduates, as they celebrated last Friday in beautiful fashion. The dresses and suits I saw, both in person and in photos,

Waltham notes

On Thursday afternoon, we attended our youngest grandson Benjamin Perry’s high school graduation. He, along with his fellow classmates graduated from Ecole Secondaire Catholique Embrun. 

Shawville notes

Our deepest condolences to the Lapointe family on the loss of Cynthia on Sat., May 16, at the age of 36. Our sympathies to the

Decisions

Most decisions are benign. What clothes should I put on today? Some though, will have long term consequences. Extra work and money. And who knows,

No Control

The longer I live the more I realize how little control I have over most things in my life. Oh yes, I can fight eating too much and I can get up and exercise each day but when the call

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Shawville notes

Welcome back to our cottagers and family visiting for the Canada Day activities. On July 1, we celebrated Canada Day by attending the Lions Club breakfast and then the annual Canada Day Flea Market.  The parade followed at 1:00 p.m.

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Waltham notes

ract celebrated Mansfield Village en Fete. There were several activities including baseball, bingo, a canteen and in the evening there was a beautiful display of fireworks. I sure hope that everyone enjoyed Canada Day. Love and best wishes are extended

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Quyon notes

Happy Canada Day to all!  As I write this column on Monday morning, the festivities are yet to take place, with Quyon celebrating the evening of June 30th.  I will be sure to re-cap all of the fun next week. 

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Church is not just a building

No matter where we get our news or information about the state that our world is in today, we quickly notice that politics, religion and greed are responsible for most of the major problems in our world. As far back

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Quyon notes

Congratulations to our local graduates, as they celebrated last Friday in beautiful fashion. The dresses and suits I saw, both in person and in photos, were absolutely stunning, and the young people wearing them are to be greatly admired for

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Waltham notes

On Thursday afternoon, we attended our youngest grandson Benjamin Perry’s high school graduation. He, along with his fellow classmates graduated from Ecole Secondaire Catholique Embrun.  We are very proud of you. Ben will be attending Ottawa University in the fall

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Shawville notes

Our deepest condolences to the Lapointe family on the loss of Cynthia on Sat., May 16, at the age of 36. Our sympathies to the Madoar family on the loss of Ronald on Wed., June 17, at the age of

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Decisions

Most decisions are benign. What clothes should I put on today? Some though, will have long term consequences. Extra work and money. And who knows, maybe even unexpected trouble? Then again, maybe a lot of happiness. How can a person

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Living with nature, using common sense

When we look back in history, there is a reason why people did things the way that they did. Common sense is often not taught in school but learned the hard way.  The first thing that engineers should be taught

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