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June 4, 2026

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The Parents’ Voice By Shelley Heaphy

Minimizing at Christmas The push to buying Christmas presents starts earlier and earlier every year. This year I felt that we were being bombarded with

Why?

That’s the question we ask friends, neighbours, and ourselves every time another farmer chooses to end their troubled life. What would drive this smart, hardworking

Waltham HELEN PERRY 819-689-2652

I noticed a few hunters here in Waltham were lucky to get a deer. I hope everyone enjoyed the hunt. On Saturday, we received a

The Parents’ Voice By Shelley Heaphy

Minimizing at Christmas The push to buying Christmas presents starts earlier and earlier every year. This year I felt that we were being bombarded with commercials, sales and best present ideas even before Halloween was over. It gives our children

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Why?

That’s the question we ask friends, neighbours, and ourselves every time another farmer chooses to end their troubled life. What would drive this smart, hardworking person to choose such a senseless end? Of the ten or more victims that I

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Ladysmith Lillian Pasch 819-647-5304

Our sympathy to the family and friends of Fred Desabrais who passed away Nov. 9 at the age of 73. The hunting season closed this past weekend and what terrible weather we had. I don’t know if there were many

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Waltham HELEN PERRY 819-689-2652

I noticed a few hunters here in Waltham were lucky to get a deer. I hope everyone enjoyed the hunt. On Saturday, we received a mixed bag of weather. It snowed then we had rain, than freezing rain and then

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Shawville LYSE LACOURSE 819-647-5932 lyse380@gmail.com

Happy birthday to the following people celebrating their birthdays this upcoming week: Scott Lemay, Shane Powell, Diane Lacourse, Dave Moore, Kyle Richardson, Ricky-Lee Allen, Elizabeth Barber, Maurice Lamarche, Marlene Pasch, Michael Wilson, Philip Elliott, Debbie Russett, Laird Murray, Gordon Palmer,

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