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December 17, 2025

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The Way We Were – April 24, 2024

25 Years Ago – April 21, 1999 Home for handicapped opens: After spending the last two decades in various institutions, Ronnie McGovern is back home.

Shortsighted

How far ahead can you see? About 20 years ago, friends that were planning a trip to Disneyland with their kids asked our daughter if

Social Notes – April 17, 2024

Waltham – Helen Perry Waltham residents are keeping their fingers crossed, and hoping that the relatively low Ottawa River levels will not surge to flooding

Bug Safety

The effects that some bug bites may have on us and our children can make outdoor activities and events very hard to navigate with small

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calibration Before we get too upset with those farmers moving down the road with that large cultivator, corn planter, sprayer or combine at five minutes

The Way We Were – April 17, 2024

25 Years Ago – April 14, 1999 Clarendon farmer hit with mudslide: “Just another mess to clean up.” Clarendon farmer Gilbert Dubeau shrugs his shoulders

Social Notes – April 10, 2024

Quyon – Jillian Young I’d like to give a big shout-out to Ryder Côté, as he just recently competed in the Nord Cup tournament in

The Way We Were – April 10, 2024

25 Years Ago – April 7, 1999 Weather plays havoc with maple syrup producers: Like the March weather it depends upon, the maple syrup season

Earth Day at Home

On Apr. 22, the hope is that people from around the globe will be making changes to their daily routines to lessen environmental impact as

Beam me up, Scotty

Remember Star Trek? We thought it was out of this world that someone could create a magnetic field around someone and send a person into

The Way We Were – April 24, 2024

25 Years Ago – April 21, 1999 Home for handicapped opens: After spending the last two decades in various institutions, Ronnie McGovern is back home. McGovern, who is originally from Shawville, is one of five people who now call the

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Shortsighted

How far ahead can you see? About 20 years ago, friends that were planning a trip to Disneyland with their kids asked our daughter if she wanted to come with them and help with their kids who were a few

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Social Notes – April 17, 2024

Waltham – Helen Perry Waltham residents are keeping their fingers crossed, and hoping that the relatively low Ottawa River levels will not surge to flooding levels, this spring. In 2017 and again in 2019, flood waters did enormous damage to

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Bug Safety

The effects that some bug bites may have on us and our children can make outdoor activities and events very hard to navigate with small children (and pets). I’ve been looking up some tips and tricks with hopes that it’ll

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Settings and

calibration Before we get too upset with those farmers moving down the road with that large cultivator, corn planter, sprayer or combine at five minutes to eight in the morning when we are trying to get to work only a

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The Way We Were – April 17, 2024

25 Years Ago – April 14, 1999 Clarendon farmer hit with mudslide: “Just another mess to clean up.” Clarendon farmer Gilbert Dubeau shrugs his shoulders as he walks away from the pile of debris left over from Thursday’s mudslide on

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Social Notes – April 10, 2024

Quyon – Jillian Young I’d like to give a big shout-out to Ryder Côté, as he just recently competed in the Nord Cup tournament in Paris, France alongside his teammates on MCN U-11. After going undefeated in the round robin

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The Way We Were – April 10, 2024

25 Years Ago – April 7, 1999 Weather plays havoc with maple syrup producers: Like the March weather it depends upon, the maple syrup season is often fickle and unpredictable. This year is no different. What began as a season

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Earth Day at Home

On Apr. 22, the hope is that people from around the globe will be making changes to their daily routines to lessen environmental impact as a way to celebrate Earth Day. Earth Day is a great opportunity to talk to

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Beam me up, Scotty

Remember Star Trek? We thought it was out of this world that someone could create a magnetic field around someone and send a person into another room or even another spaceship. Well, my cousin was an engineer at atomic energy

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