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March 19, 2026

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Waltham: Helen Perry

On Saturday afternoon, family and friends held a surprise drive-by in front of Earl MckNight’s home. It was to honour his . . .

Vinton: Diane Boisvert

On Sept 12, we buried our Uncle Roy Mayhew in Otter Lake, Que. His wife Francis, along with her daughter Judy and husband Jean and

Unwinding

SHELLEY HEAPHY Hooray, they did it. We did it. They’re in school, loving their teacher, classroom and friends (we hope). We miss them all day

The way we were

Sept. 6, 1995 25 Years Ago Shawville Fair crowds bigger than ever: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s musical ride packed the arena for their performance

Time

How often have you been shopping with someone when a clerk asks you, “Can I help you?” How often has your answer been “I’m just

Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

Happy belated Labour Day to all our readers. It was an eerie Labour Day weekend past without the sights, sounds and smells of our Shawville

Quyon: Jill Young

I hope everyone enjoyed a relaxing Labour Day long weekend. Like many of you I certainly missed Shawville Fair, however I made sure to be

Waltham: Helen Perry

I sure hope everyone enjoyed and had a safe Labour Day long weekend. Mike, Alex, Mikaela and Ben were up from Embrun, Ont. on the

Vinton: Diane Boisvert

Rain, rain and more rain. What a crazy summer. First it was so hot for so long that we could barely get anything done now

The ones who do it all

I am in absolute awe of parents who manage to do it all, all the time. I am not a single parent and with two

Waltham: Helen Perry

On Saturday afternoon, family and friends held a surprise drive-by in front of Earl MckNight’s home. It was to honour his . . .

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Vinton: Diane Boisvert

On Sept 12, we buried our Uncle Roy Mayhew in Otter Lake, Que. His wife Francis, along with her daughter Judy and husband Jean and Roy’s son Lee traveled from Hanover, Ont. to bury Roy in . . .

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Unwinding

SHELLEY HEAPHY Hooray, they did it. We did it. They’re in school, loving their teacher, classroom and friends (we hope). We miss them all day long, we think about the fun they’re having, the nervousness they’re experiencing, the learning going

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The way we were

Sept. 6, 1995 25 Years Ago Shawville Fair crowds bigger than ever: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s musical ride packed the arena for their performance on Sunday at the Shawville Fair.The population of Shawville swelled to many times its size

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Time

How often have you been shopping with someone when a clerk asks you, “Can I help you?” How often has your answer been “I’m just wasting time while ????? shops?” Actually, you were checking to see what was available in

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Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

Happy belated Labour Day to all our readers. It was an eerie Labour Day weekend past without the sights, sounds and smells of our Shawville Fair. 2020 will be . . .

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Quyon: Jill Young

I hope everyone enjoyed a relaxing Labour Day long weekend. Like many of you I certainly missed Shawville Fair, however I made sure to be grateful for the extra rest and had a good time with family. I also enjoyed

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Waltham: Helen Perry

I sure hope everyone enjoyed and had a safe Labour Day long weekend. Mike, Alex, Mikaela and Ben were up from Embrun, Ont. on the weekend. The men worked hard on Rhonda and Mark`s house. They were prepping everything because

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Vinton: Diane Boisvert

Rain, rain and more rain. What a crazy summer. First it was so hot for so long that we could barely get anything done now it rains every day and sure dampens our plans to do work outside. We have

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The ones who do it all

I am in absolute awe of parents who manage to do it all, all the time. I am not a single parent and with two of us I often feel like we both run out of steam. I can’t fathom

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