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Are you one in five or one in 20?

The third week of March each year is dedicated as Farm Safety Week. Before going out to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day where everyone enjoys a

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The birthday club met at the Waltham Station on March 1. The birthday girls this month were Diane McKnight and Cynthia Belaire. Everyone enjoyed a

Waltham HELEN PERRY 819-689-2652

Our thoughts and prayers for the Hearty and McDougall families on the loss of Sharon on March 6. Happy 80th birthday to Margaret Davis on

The Way We Were Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier

Mar. 17, 1993 25 Years Ago Killer dairy cow infection: more deaths, more mystery: The death toll in Pontiac County is 14 dairy cows and counting but the bacterial infection that’s causing it is still a deepening mystery. More than

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Are you one in five or one in 20?

The third week of March each year is dedicated as Farm Safety Week. Before going out to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day where everyone enjoys a good time and forgets their troubles for a while, we decide how we are going

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Waltham HELEN PERRY 819-689-2652

The birthday club met at the Waltham Station on March 1. The birthday girls this month were Diane McKnight and Cynthia Belaire. Everyone enjoyed a tasty lunch and birthday cake. Our heartfelt sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with Margaret Pilon

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Waltham HELEN PERRY 819-689-2652

Our thoughts and prayers for the Hearty and McDougall families on the loss of Sharon on March 6. Happy 80th birthday to Margaret Davis on March 14. St. Paul’s Anglican Church will be hosting a Soup and Sandwich Lunch on

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The Way We Were Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier

Mar. 10, 1993 25 Years Ago Shawville brings home the silver: On March 2, 1993, the Shawville Junior men’s curling team travelled to Baie Comeau to represent the Outaouais in the Jeux du Québec. Tom Fraser and Richard Allen accompanied

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