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A cloudy fall sky

Travelling to my son’s lot, I glanced up at the sky. It was a day of complete cloud coverage, not a trace of blue. Even

The Way We Were

Oct. 22,1997 25 Years Ago Pontiacs jump to third spot with a pair of wins: The Shawville Junior B Pontiacs’ back-to-back home wins this past

Who’s really in control?

When we take a close look, we ask ourselves “who is really in control?” Most of us have participated in the Terry Fox run for

The Way We Were

Oct. 15,1997 25 Years Ago Cut cable leaves thousands phoneless for eight hours: More than 5,000 Telebec and Bell subscribers in Pontiac were without telephone

Grampa’s GPS

The Global Positioning System (GPS) was started by the USA Defense in 1978. Early consumer versions were not very precise. The least expensive versions had

A diagnosis

In this crazy ride called parenting, we often come face to face with differences in our children that we may not have seen in other

Location, location, location

Location is something that most chain stores, chain restaurants, car dealerships, etc. base as the number one thing that contributes to the future success of

The Way We Were

Oct. 8,1997 – 25 Years Ago 12th Oktoberfest draws thousands: Thanks to unseasonably mild temperatures, non-stop entertainment and an abundance of homemade sauerkraut, the 12th

Inspiration

We all need a little inspiration sometime in our life. Some of us have been lucky enough to have been inspired many times. I have

A cloudy fall sky

Travelling to my son’s lot, I glanced up at the sky. It was a day of complete cloud coverage, not a trace of blue. Even the fall colours, so glorious the day before, seemed dull. Sometimes, it can seem as

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The Way We Were

Oct. 22,1997 25 Years Ago Pontiacs jump to third spot with a pair of wins: The Shawville Junior B Pontiacs’ back-to-back home wins this past weekend pushed the Juniors up in the Eastern Ontario Junior B standings to third spot

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Who’s really in control?

When we take a close look, we ask ourselves “who is really in control?” Most of us have participated in the Terry Fox run for cancer research some time in the last twenty plus years. Although millions if not billions

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The Way We Were

Oct. 15,1997 25 Years Ago Cut cable leaves thousands phoneless for eight hours: More than 5,000 Telebec and Bell subscribers in Pontiac were without telephone service last Wednesday after a phone cable between Luskville and Quyon was accidentally cut by

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Grampa’s GPS

The Global Positioning System (GPS) was started by the USA Defense in 1978. Early consumer versions were not very precise. The least expensive versions had an accuracy of between one and several meters. In 2022, most commonly used GPS is

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A diagnosis

In this crazy ride called parenting, we often come face to face with differences in our children that we may not have seen in other children. It can be in how they write, play, talk, move and really so many

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Location, location, location

Location is something that most chain stores, chain restaurants, car dealerships, etc. base as the number one thing that contributes to the future success of a business. That’s why that Tim Hortons is placed just off the highway and at

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The Way We Were

Oct. 8,1997 – 25 Years Ago 12th Oktoberfest draws thousands: Thanks to unseasonably mild temperatures, non-stop entertainment and an abundance of homemade sauerkraut, the 12th annual Oktoberfest Ladysmith will go down in the history books as a tremendous success. An

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Inspiration

We all need a little inspiration sometime in our life. Some of us have been lucky enough to have been inspired many times. I have had friends who have lost a finger in a farm accident, another friend while cleaning

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