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January 14, 2026

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Social notes – May 3, 2023

Quyon – Jill Young Oh my, what a wet weekend that was. It was certainly the last thing we needed with water levels already so

Social Notes – April 26, 2023

Quyon – Jill Young Congratulations to Heather (Smith) and Pat Younge on the arrival of their baby girl on April 14. They named her Iris

Oh Yes, food is expensive

Every couple of days, we hear that food is very expensive, but seldom are we told why. Not only is food expensive but it will

The Way We Were

25 Years Ago – April 22, 1998 Students interview Middlemiss: Pontiac MNA Robert Middlemiss was grilled about his thoughts on Jean Charest, how he gets

Board Games

My family played a lot of card games and board games growing up (thanks mom and dad). Then, I had no idea how much family

Social Notes – April 19, 2023

QUYON – JILL YOUNG I hope everyone is getting back to normal after that extended power outage over Easter weekend, and dealing with the after-effects

The Way We Were

Apr. 15,1998 25 Years Ago Stark’s Corner’s United Church celebrates 100th: The Stark’s Corners United Church is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The anniversary

Distinctions

I walk my pup on McCoy Road with a friend and lately I park my car at Bensons, a local car parts business. On my

Allowances

Wow! The debate on whether or not children should receive allowances for chores is pretty extensive. With summer coming up it may be the time

The Notes – April 12, 2023

Waltham: Helen Perry Well, we survived the ice storm last week. We were out of power for a few hours on Wednesday. Some people were

Social notes – May 3, 2023

Quyon – Jill Young Oh my, what a wet weekend that was. It was certainly the last thing we needed with water levels already so high. Thinking of all those living close to the water’s edge and in Quyon along

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Social Notes – April 26, 2023

Quyon – Jill Young Congratulations to Heather (Smith) and Pat Younge on the arrival of their baby girl on April 14. They named her Iris Vera Kay and she is a little sister for Ivy. Wishing the whole family all

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Oh Yes, food is expensive

Every couple of days, we hear that food is very expensive, but seldom are we told why. Not only is food expensive but it will be a few years before it drops in price, if ever. Some so called food

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The Way We Were

25 Years Ago – April 22, 1998 Students interview Middlemiss: Pontiac MNA Robert Middlemiss was grilled about his thoughts on Jean Charest, how he gets along with Jean Chrétien and if Hwy. 148 will be improved during a visit to

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Board Games

My family played a lot of card games and board games growing up (thanks mom and dad). Then, I had no idea how much family time it was providing us with. I now realize how important it was to have

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Social Notes – April 19, 2023

QUYON – JILL YOUNG I hope everyone is getting back to normal after that extended power outage over Easter weekend, and dealing with the after-effects of it. I know it took me a few days to let go of the

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The Way We Were

Apr. 15,1998 25 Years Ago Stark’s Corner’s United Church celebrates 100th: The Stark’s Corners United Church is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The anniversary committee has scheduled a “Strawberry Social” on June 27, a congregational reunion picnic on July

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Distinctions

I walk my pup on McCoy Road with a friend and lately I park my car at Bensons, a local car parts business. On my way back I noticed that a truck had parked close to mine. Both vehicles appeared

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Allowances

Wow! The debate on whether or not children should receive allowances for chores is pretty extensive. With summer coming up it may be the time to consider instilling some kind of system with your school aged children, especially if they

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The Notes – April 12, 2023

Waltham: Helen Perry Well, we survived the ice storm last week. We were out of power for a few hours on Wednesday. Some people were not so lucky as they were out of power for several days. It sure did

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