Deepest sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Ted Kennedy, as he passed away on June 4 at the age of 69. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Joanne and of his loved ones as they

Happy belated birthday to Owen McCredie who celebrated his special day recently. Congratulations to the Municipality of Shawville for another successful Fishing Derby in spite of the rain and cloudy conditions this past Saturday. St-Paul’s Anglican Church had another great

On Saturday afternoon, Rhonda, Bella and I attended a lovely baby shower in honour of Heidi Chaput-Tabram. Everyone showered Heidi with love and best wishes on the upcoming arrival of her baby girl. A few games were played. Heidi received

Our condolences to the family of Grace (Mohr) Trudeau, as she passed away on May 13, at the age of 89. She was the wife of the late Austin Trudeau, and mother to Trudy (Stephen Meisener). Our thoughts and prayers

On Friday afternoon, a blustery wind storm swept through the Pontiac and Renfrew counties. The storm left a destruction of trees down, barns collapsing and the power was disrupted for a total of 42 hours. The fire departments in the

The weather has certainly caused havoc in our town and Pontiac county.  Many people are still without power, water and facilities in our neighbouring communities. Hopefully this will be resolved soon. Our deepest condolences to the Hill family on the

Our sympathies to the Hickey family, as Jimmy Hickey passed away earlier this month. He had been living out west in recent years, but many in the community remember him well. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of his

On Friday evening, Waltham Live brought in a stacked night of live country, rock and easy listening music. It was held at the Waltham Town Hall. The entertainment was provided by the bands Adam Boys, Wabash, Rick Soul and Quarry

Happy belated birthday across the miles to our nephew Marco Gregory who celebrated his birthday on May 25. Happy birthday to the following people celebrating their special day this upcoming week:  Diane Allain, Chantal Allen, Margie Barber, Nancy Arniotis and

What a lovely May long weekend it was! The weather finally warmed up enough to enjoy being outdoors, although it did seem to also bring along with it seasonal allergies for me. Despite that, I definitely enjoyed feeling a little