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February 18, 2026

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Quyon: Jill Young

Wow, it is hard to believe, but here we are, just a few days away from Christmas. It has been such a wonderful festive season

The Way We Were

Dec. 17,1997 – 25 Years Ago Biggest parade in recent years: It was a fitting tribute. Atop a bale of hay on the float driven

Christmas traditions

My family has had the same Christmas Eve traditions for as long as I can remember. Even as an adult, my sisters, I and our

Winter

Snow, what does it mean to you? To our farmers, snow brings strong but different thoughts to different farmers. To a soybean farmer, it means

The Way We Were

Dec. 10,1997 25 Years Ago Santa visits Campbell’s Bay: Santa Claus came to Campbell’s Bay town Saturday. The weather was perfect for Santa’s visit and

All our politicians: 2022

One of the seven bank accounts of a farmer is to keep our politicians informed. At several agricultual conferences, farm meetings and presentations warning us

Waltham: Helen Perry

Joan and Donnie Durocher and Connie Chaput of Watson Lake, Yukon were recent visitors at Gild and Art Heaney’s. Get well wishes, thoughts and prayers

Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

Happy birthday to my dear sister Suzanne Gregory across the miles on Dec. 14.. Love from family and friends. Allison Corrigan reported that on the

Quyon: Jill Young

The Quyon Lions Club hosted their annual Santa Claus Parade on Saturday and it was one of the best parades I’ve ever seen. It was

The Way We Were

Dec. 3,1997 25 Years Ago Canadian Tire store begins anew: To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports in July of the death of the Canadian Tire store

Quyon: Jill Young

Wow, it is hard to believe, but here we are, just a few days away from Christmas. It has been such a wonderful festive season so far and I’m so looking forward to the excitement the next week will bring.

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The Way We Were

Dec. 17,1997 – 25 Years Ago Biggest parade in recent years: It was a fitting tribute. Atop a bale of hay on the float driven by his friends, Bob and Brenda Smith, lay Jerry Lalonde’s hat. Normally, that’s where Jerry

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Christmas traditions

My family has had the same Christmas Eve traditions for as long as I can remember. Even as an adult, my sisters, I and our families would join at my parents’ home for a family Christmas Eve and Christmas morning.

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Winter

Snow, what does it mean to you? To our farmers, snow brings strong but different thoughts to different farmers. To a soybean farmer, it means that any fields with beans still out, he realizes that he should either quit growing

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The Way We Were

Dec. 10,1997 25 Years Ago Santa visits Campbell’s Bay: Santa Claus came to Campbell’s Bay town Saturday. The weather was perfect for Santa’s visit and a large crowd lined the streets as the various floats and marchers paraded through the

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All our politicians: 2022

One of the seven bank accounts of a farmer is to keep our politicians informed. At several agricultual conferences, farm meetings and presentations warning us of dangerous changes in climate, past, present and future — soil degradation, absence of planning

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Waltham: Helen Perry

Joan and Donnie Durocher and Connie Chaput of Watson Lake, Yukon were recent visitors at Gild and Art Heaney’s. Get well wishes, thoughts and prayers are extended to Arthur Heaney who is a patient in the Shawville Community Hospital. We

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Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

Happy birthday to my dear sister Suzanne Gregory across the miles on Dec. 14.. Love from family and friends. Allison Corrigan reported that on the week of Dec. 5-10, 2021 the nighttime temperatures varied from -13.33 degrees Celsius to -9.44

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Quyon: Jill Young

The Quyon Lions Club hosted their annual Santa Claus Parade on Saturday and it was one of the best parades I’ve ever seen. It was so wonderful. This year marked a return to the Parade of Lights with it commencing

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The Way We Were

Dec. 3,1997 25 Years Ago Canadian Tire store begins anew: To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports in July of the death of the Canadian Tire store were greatly exaggerated. Exaggerated only because the Canadian Tire Corporation under-estimated the dedication and persistence

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