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January 7, 2026

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Quyon – Jillian Young

Happy New Year to all. I hope everyone enjoyed the Christmas season, and that you all had a great holiday with family and friends. Mine

Waltham – Helen Perry

Greetings dear faithful readers to a brand new year 2025. I sure hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s surrounded by the

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Many readers have asked if the Shawville Lions still published their calendar. Unfortunately, it is no longer being published. I saw this New Years prayer

So, you don’t like winter?

Some people get their underwear in a knot when you mention winter. Some things you hear people say: I wouldn’t have to plug in the

Waltham – Helen Perry

Birthday wishes are extended to our nephew David Perry, of Ottawa, and to Ita Perry, who are celebrating their birthdays on Dec. 24. We hope

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our thoughts and prayers with the Erwin and Lapierre families on the loss of Michel (Mitch) on Dec. 5, at the age of 65, and

Quyon – Jillian Young

Deepest sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Kathleen Church, as she passed away on Dec. 8. Our thoughts and prayers are with

The greatest gift

I love giving. I think you could say it is one of my love languages. My only struggle is when you want to give, and

Making changes

Not too long ago I bought a small mill and some grain and began making bread that way. I’ve been making bread for many years,

Quyon – Jillian Young

Happy New Year to all. I hope everyone enjoyed the Christmas season, and that you all had a great holiday with family and friends. Mine was a wonderful mixture of fun times spent with my loved ones, and also peaceful

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Waltham – Helen Perry

Greetings dear faithful readers to a brand new year 2025. I sure hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s surrounded by the love of their family and friends. Our holiday season was filled with lots of get-togethers

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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Many readers have asked if the Shawville Lions still published their calendar. Unfortunately, it is no longer being published. I saw this New Years prayer and thought I would share: Dear Lord, please guide our families and ourselves in the

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So, you don’t like winter?

Some people get their underwear in a knot when you mention winter. Some things you hear people say: I wouldn’t have to plug in the car, shovel the walk, hire someone to snowplow the lane, buy winter tires or ice

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Waltham – Helen Perry

Birthday wishes are extended to our nephew David Perry, of Ottawa, and to Ita Perry, who are celebrating their birthdays on Dec. 24. We hope that you enjoy your special day and that Santa is good to you both. Here

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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our thoughts and prayers with the Erwin and Lapierre families on the loss of Michel (Mitch) on Dec. 5, at the age of 65, and with the Laporte family on the loss of Brian on Dec. 12, at the age

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Quyon – Jillian Young

Deepest sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Kathleen Church, as she passed away on Dec. 8. Our thoughts and prayers are with her loved ones at this sad time. Condolences are going out to the family of

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The greatest gift

I love giving. I think you could say it is one of my love languages. My only struggle is when you want to give, and you do it often, you either go in debt or you give small things. I

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Most memorable inventions on the farm #2

Changes on the farm that saved hard manual labor were very memorable to farmers. Cleaning out the stables was the most labor-intensive job for all animal farms. The old horse barn where the bull and some dry cows were kept,

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Making changes

Not too long ago I bought a small mill and some grain and began making bread that way. I’ve been making bread for many years, but this process began a whole new way of doing it. It has been challenging.

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