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January 14, 2026

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Broken

ESTHER COLPITTS, Spiritual Growth My granddaughter, Emily brought me a souvenir a number of years ago made up of pieces of broken glass. Amazingly, because

Purging

EMILY HAAIMA MACKECHNIE for The Parents’ Voice For anyone who knows me I am considered a neat freak by friends and family. I am far

Salt

Every winter during my time on Earth, even though there are numerous signs of global warming there has been a week of deep freeze sometime

Quyon: Jill Young (Feb. 24)

Our family was saddened to hear of the passing of my uncle Reid Young on Feb. 18. Uncle Reid was a kind and generous man

Vinton: Diane Boisvert (Feb. 24)

It was absolutely a winter wonderland on Saturday morning when I woke up. The snow was clinging to the trees and when the sun came

The way we were (Feb. 17)

Feb. 21,1996 25 Years Ago Régie looks at petition: St. Joseph’s Manor may still have a chance but its only a slim one. A petition

Picky eaters

SHELLEY HEAPHY for The Parents’ Voice Chances are you’ve dealt, are dealing with or will deal with a picky eater. Pickiness can come in as

Now what?

When some of my older friends (that are over 70) chat at the coffee shop and think back about the big changes that we have

Sheenboro: Doris Ranger (Feb. 17)

A beautiful funeral service was held on Friday at St. Alphonsus Church in Chapeau for Jerome Sallafranque. The mass was celebrated by our bishop Guy

Broken

ESTHER COLPITTS, Spiritual Growth My granddaughter, Emily brought me a souvenir a number of years ago made up of pieces of broken glass. Amazingly, because of the way it is put together, it is quite lovely and suits the room

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Purging

EMILY HAAIMA MACKECHNIE for The Parents’ Voice For anyone who knows me I am considered a neat freak by friends and family. I am far from being a minimalist but I find that a lot of clutter in my home

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Salt

Every winter during my time on Earth, even though there are numerous signs of global warming there has been a week of deep freeze sometime between Christmas and March. I will never forget one year about 40 years ago, we

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Shawville: Lyse Lacourse (Feb. 24)

Our deepest condolences to the Young family on the loss of Reid Scobie on Feb. 18. He was the son of the late Bay and Velva (Scobie) Young. He was the brother of Ralph (Nancy) and Mona MacKechnie (late Laurie).

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Quyon: Jill Young (Feb. 24)

Our family was saddened to hear of the passing of my uncle Reid Young on Feb. 18. Uncle Reid was a kind and generous man who loved his family, antiques, gardening, photography, and Ford Mustangs. I have many fond memories

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Vinton: Diane Boisvert (Feb. 24)

It was absolutely a winter wonderland on Saturday morning when I woke up. The snow was clinging to the trees and when the sun came out it looked like diamonds glittering everywhere. I jumped in the truck and drove around

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The way we were (Feb. 17)

Feb. 21,1996 25 Years Ago Régie looks at petition: St. Joseph’s Manor may still have a chance but its only a slim one. A petition with more than 2,300 signatures was sent to the Régie régionale de la santé et

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Picky eaters

SHELLEY HEAPHY for The Parents’ Voice Chances are you’ve dealt, are dealing with or will deal with a picky eater. Pickiness can come in as a phase when you least expect it, sometimes staying a long time other times just

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Now what?

When some of my older friends (that are over 70) chat at the coffee shop and think back about the big changes that we have had the pleasure to witness in our lifetime, there are some very big changes. We

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Sheenboro: Doris Ranger (Feb. 17)

A beautiful funeral service was held on Friday at St. Alphonsus Church in Chapeau for Jerome Sallafranque. The mass was celebrated by our bishop Guy Durocher with Fr. Moyle and Fr. Beachey in attendance. I will miss Jerome’s calls. He

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