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February 25, 2026

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Got (Canadian) milk?

Recently, I was sheepishly approached by a non-farming friend who had a look on her face like a little girl who had just gotten caught

Vinton DIANE BOISVERT 819-921-5296

Happy birthday wishes go out to Sandra Holland who celebrates today and to Karen Kluke and Denise Geremian on Feb. 9 This past weekend my

Waltham HELEN PERRY 819-689-2652

On Thursday, the Birthday Club met at the Waltham Station. Elaine Tracey was the birthday girl in January. Everyone enjoyed a tasty lunch and lovely

Misplaced longings

My pup has taken to staring at the phone. Unfortunately I cannot communicate to him that ‘a watched phone will not ring.’ I first noticed

The Way We Were

Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Feb. 2, 1994 25 Years Ago Marsh on the ice: The Ottawa Senators’ Brad Marsh lead the pack during a skate

My dad was an alien

Before becoming a full time farmer my dad tried a variety of jobs. He was born in Greermount, Que. (a mountainous region nine miles north

How to survive all the sicknesses

by Shelley Heaphy With a child’s first year in daycare or school there can be a lot of unwanted sickness. When our eldest started school

Got (Canadian) milk?

Recently, I was sheepishly approached by a non-farming friend who had a look on her face like a little girl who had just gotten caught with her hand in the cookie jar. Knowing that I was a retired dairy farmer,

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Vinton DIANE BOISVERT 819-921-5296

Happy birthday wishes go out to Sandra Holland who celebrates today and to Karen Kluke and Denise Geremian on Feb. 9 This past weekend my son-in-law Carl Davidson and my two grandchildren Corben and Tao came and spent the weekend

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Waltham HELEN PERRY 819-689-2652

On Thursday, the Birthday Club met at the Waltham Station. Elaine Tracey was the birthday girl in January. Everyone enjoyed a tasty lunch and lovely birthday cake. It was great socializing but a few members were missing because they were

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Misplaced longings

My pup has taken to staring at the phone. Unfortunately I cannot communicate to him that ‘a watched phone will not ring.’ I first noticed it the other day. I was reading and I heard whining and when I looked

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The Way We Were

Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Feb. 2, 1994 25 Years Ago Marsh on the ice: The Ottawa Senators’ Brad Marsh lead the pack during a skate at his hockey clinic in Shawville on Jan. 29. Marsh was in town for the

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My dad was an alien

Before becoming a full time farmer my dad tried a variety of jobs. He was born in Greermount, Que. (a mountainous region nine miles north of Shawville) the fourth child in a family of ten. He helped on the little

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How to survive all the sicknesses

by Shelley Heaphy With a child’s first year in daycare or school there can be a lot of unwanted sickness. When our eldest started school (the same can be said for a child’s first year of daycare) we experienced at

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