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December 17, 2025

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Across the miles

I have cousins in the Maritimes, a brother in the West, and friends in other provinces. When I was younger, I kept in contact by

Quyon – Jillian Young

Congratulations to Tessa (Young) and Chris Romain on the arrival of their first child. They welcomed a baby girl on June 29, and her name

Waltham – Helen Perry

Birthday wishes and love is wished to my nephew Jesse Pilon, of Casselman, who is celebrating a birthday today. May you have an awesome day

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our deepest condolences to the Presley family on the loss of Gilbert on Tuesday, July 1, at the age of 86. He was the husband

Can’t win in the penalty box

We witnessed that in the playoffs. The intimidators and the goons came out to scare the other team into not playing smart. Before long, the

Who is driving technology?

Sometimes even farmers get bored. Farmers like to “play” too. Some of our best hockey players started on a frozen pond playing with a stick

Quyon – Jillian Young

Deepest sympathy is extended to the family of Donald McKenny, as he passed away last week. Thoughts and prayers are with his wife Maureen, children

Waltham – Helen Perry

I sure hope that everyone enjoyed Canada Day. Love and best wishes are extended to Lorna Perry Turner and Tanya Fox who are celebrating their

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

There is another special warning about the weather. The humidity for most of this week will be high so please be careful with exercise, drink

Both ends and the middle

There’s an old saying that still holds true today. It is often said about someone who was very greedy that they take “both ends and

Across the miles

I have cousins in the Maritimes, a brother in the West, and friends in other provinces. When I was younger, I kept in contact by writing letters. Every other option, of which there were few compared to today, were out

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Quyon – Jillian Young

Congratulations to Tessa (Young) and Chris Romain on the arrival of their first child. They welcomed a baby girl on June 29, and her name is Emmie Pearl. She is absolutely adorable, and I hear the new mom and dad

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Waltham – Helen Perry

Birthday wishes and love is wished to my nephew Jesse Pilon, of Casselman, who is celebrating a birthday today. May you have an awesome day and year ahead Jesse. On Saturday evening, family and friends, gathered at Connie and Charlie

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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our deepest condolences to the Presley family on the loss of Gilbert on Tuesday, July 1, at the age of 86. He was the husband of Gail and the father of Terry and Greg. The Municipality of Shawville will be

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Can’t win in the penalty box

We witnessed that in the playoffs. The intimidators and the goons came out to scare the other team into not playing smart. Before long, the penalty box was full. We have also noticed a similar game going on with the

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Who is driving technology?

Sometimes even farmers get bored. Farmers like to “play” too. Some of our best hockey players started on a frozen pond playing with a stick that was made from an alder with just the right crook at the bottom and

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Quyon – Jillian Young

Deepest sympathy is extended to the family of Donald McKenny, as he passed away last week. Thoughts and prayers are with his wife Maureen, children Michael, Harold, and Sarah, and all of his loved ones at this sad time. May

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Waltham – Helen Perry

I sure hope that everyone enjoyed Canada Day. Love and best wishes are extended to Lorna Perry Turner and Tanya Fox who are celebrating their birthdays on July 4. Enjoy your special day girls. Best wishes and love is wished

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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

There is another special warning about the weather. The humidity for most of this week will be high so please be careful with exercise, drink lots of water and stay out of the sun. Stay safe and well. Recently, Shawville

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Both ends and the middle

There’s an old saying that still holds true today. It is often said about someone who was very greedy that they take “both ends and the middle!” That person didn’t care about the person that came after, or about next

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