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May 14, 2026

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Winter Car Seat Safety

This is an article I always put out as we approach the cooler weather. I look back and see the mistakes I made while trying

Walking in the Fog

I set out walking early Saturday morning and headed right into the fog. My thoughts? That’s just what this life feels like. I have no

Social Notes October 25, 2023

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse Our deepest condolences to the Eades and Horner families on the loss of Leona on Oct. 15, at the age of

Social Notes – October 18, 2023

Quyon – Jillian Young Deepest sympathies to the Marcotte and Côté families on the passing of Annette Marcotte on Oct. 12 at the age of

This Old House

There’s a building in town that once had a number of apartments in it. My youngest son lived there for a time. Boarded up now,

The Way We Were

25 Years Ago – Oct. 14, 1998 Pontiac Municipal council hopefuls square off at all-candidates meeting: The nomination papers are in, platforms are being developed

The twenty-fifth hour

Maybe this is what this old world needs right now, an extra hour for mankind to reflect on what’s going on. There seem to be

Time Change

I always think to myself I want to write about time change and I always forget. Not this year. I used to dread time change

Social Notes – Oct. 11, 2023

Quyon – Jillian Young Despite dreary weather, it was a terrific Thanksgiving weekend. We enjoyed the Thanksgiving service at Quyon United Church on Sunday morning,

Winter Car Seat Safety

This is an article I always put out as we approach the cooler weather. I look back and see the mistakes I made while trying to keep my winter babies warm, I’m hoping that anyone who isn’t sure about winter

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Walking in the Fog

I set out walking early Saturday morning and headed right into the fog. My thoughts? That’s just what this life feels like. I have no clue about why many things I see each day are the way they are, the

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Social Notes October 25, 2023

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse Our deepest condolences to the Eades and Horner families on the loss of Leona on Oct. 15, at the age of 96. Leona was the wife of the late Grant. She was the mother of Ronald

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Social Notes – October 18, 2023

Quyon – Jillian Young Deepest sympathies to the Marcotte and Côté families on the passing of Annette Marcotte on Oct. 12 at the age of 82. Annette was a good neighbour to our family, and she will be dearly missed

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This Old House

There’s a building in town that once had a number of apartments in it. My youngest son lived there for a time. Boarded up now, I glance at it whenever I drive by, looking for signs of renovation. I’m sure

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The Way We Were

25 Years Ago – Oct. 14, 1998 Pontiac Municipal council hopefuls square off at all-candidates meeting: The nomination papers are in, platforms are being developed and the electorate is learning where candidates stand on the many issues. With five candidates

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The twenty-fifth hour

Maybe this is what this old world needs right now, an extra hour for mankind to reflect on what’s going on. There seem to be too many people who think that they, their religion, their culture, their language are superior

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Time Change

I always think to myself I want to write about time change and I always forget. Not this year. I used to dread time change when my kiddos were smaller, it’s still trickier but at this age they can help

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Social Notes – Oct. 11, 2023

Quyon – Jillian Young Despite dreary weather, it was a terrific Thanksgiving weekend. We enjoyed the Thanksgiving service at Quyon United Church on Sunday morning, where the sanctuary had been beautifully decorated by the UCW ladies and was just brimming

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