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Social Notes – September 20, 2023

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse A bit of history of local 4H’er Kasey Lafleur. Kasey is 13 years old and mentioned that she won Grand Champion

The kitchen

The average house selling price in 2023 is $750,000, according to what we are told by Stats-Can. A hundred years ago, in 1923, you could

Social Notes – September 13, 2023

Quyon – Jillian Young What a weekend that was in Quyon! So much fun, so much excitement, so much community spirit. It was wonderful to

Eating out – with the kiddos

Eating out with little ones can be like a marathon. It can be stressful and honestly something you want to avoid. When our kids were

Red hair, eh!

Sixteen years ago, when our granddaughter was born with red hair, there was a little whispering in the background because both her parents and grandparents

Social Notes – September 6, 2023

Quyon – Jill Young Labour Day weekend has come and gone, and what a fabulous weekend it was for Shawville Fair. Perfect weather, if only

Social Notes – August 30, 2023

Quyon – Jillian Young Happy 50th Anniversary to Bob and Phyllis Laframboise, as they celebrate this golden milestone occasion on September 1, with lots of

The Way We Were – August 30, 2023

25 Years Ago – Aug. 26, 1998 Bristol Ridge Pentecostal Mission’s 80th anniversary: On Aug. 22, Bristol Ridge Pentecostal Mission’s 80th anniversary banquet was held

Social Notes – September 20, 2023

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse A bit of history of local 4H’er Kasey Lafleur. Kasey is 13 years old and mentioned that she won Grand Champion with her market steer named Phoenix at the Shawville Fair. This is her second year

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The Way We Were – September 13, 2023

25 Years Ago – Sept. 9, 1998 Fair outdoes itself year after year: Saturday was the best day ever in the history of the Shawville Fair. But that record only lasted one day, Sunday’s attendance surpassed even that. “We were

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The kitchen

The average house selling price in 2023 is $750,000, according to what we are told by Stats-Can. A hundred years ago, in 1923, you could order a “house kit” with NO frills, out of the Sears catalogue for a thousand

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Social Notes – September 13, 2023

Quyon – Jillian Young What a weekend that was in Quyon! So much fun, so much excitement, so much community spirit. It was wonderful to see. The festivities kicked off on Friday evening as Quyon Sports & Rec were hosting

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The Way We Were – September 6, 2023

25 Years Ago – Sept. 2, 1998 CT scan fundraising tees off at Pine Lodge: On a weather perfect day, the fundraising campaign for a CT scanner for the Pontiac Community Hospital was officially launched at the Pine Lodge Golf

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Eating out – with the kiddos

Eating out with little ones can be like a marathon. It can be stressful and honestly something you want to avoid. When our kids were little we definitely prepared a bag of tricks to have successful meals out. Here are

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Red hair, eh!

Sixteen years ago, when our granddaughter was born with red hair, there was a little whispering in the background because both her parents and grandparents had dark hair. At this year’s Shawville Fair opening (as this year’s Shawville Fair Ambassador)

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Social Notes – September 6, 2023

Quyon – Jill Young Labour Day weekend has come and gone, and what a fabulous weekend it was for Shawville Fair. Perfect weather, if only maybe a little bit too warm on a few days, with great crowds, food, exhibits,

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Social Notes – August 30, 2023

Quyon – Jillian Young Happy 50th Anniversary to Bob and Phyllis Laframboise, as they celebrate this golden milestone occasion on September 1, with lots of love from their family. Congratulations to the Quyon Jr. Flyers tournament team as they competed

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The Way We Were – August 30, 2023

25 Years Ago – Aug. 26, 1998 Bristol Ridge Pentecostal Mission’s 80th anniversary: On Aug. 22, Bristol Ridge Pentecostal Mission’s 80th anniversary banquet was held at Bristol Town Hall. A delicious meal was catered by a group from Masham. After

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