Happy 89th birthday to Dr. Michelle Lawton-Gregory (my mom) who is celebrating her birthday today in Ottawa, Ont. A birthday party will be held in her honour at her favourite restaurant Red Lobster on May 5. Happy 90th birthday to

Our community has been ravaged by flood waters over the past week. The damage thus far has been devastating with waters still rising as I write this. However it is during times of crisis that small towns step up the

I am quite surprised to see how many people read my column. A few weeks ago I mentioned that I was trying to show my daughter how to crochet and that I needed some wool. The next thing you know

Happy birthday to the following people celebrating this week: Rick Sicard, Ryan Tracy, Alyssa Tracy, Versil Smith, Ella Stewart, Amy Keindel, Donna Presley, Paul Manzoli, Taylor Judd, Cathy Pasch, Nicole Carson, Ronnie Cameron, Jane O’Neill, James Howard, Julie Tubman, Earle

Belated birthday greetings go out to Tommy Mcleese, Jesse Ranger, Eddie Walker, Jerome Sallafranque, Glen Magill, Roy Perrault and Gail Sullivan (Sheen). Birthday greetings and best wishes go out to Colleen Spence Sullivan on April 23 and to my cute

I hope everyone enjoyed the Easter weekend. I had a memorable one celebrating with family. On Saturday evening, we honoured my uncle Laurie MacKechnie on the occasion of his 90th birthday. A group of family members gathered at Café 349

Happy birthday to the following people celebrating this week: Grace Stewart, Sally Keindel, William Hayes, Christina Elliott, Mary Ellen Barber, Jenna Keindel, Curtis Young, Brent Plouffe, Robert Wilson, Rev. Mavis Brownlee, April Judd, Mitchell McCann, Jennifer Boyd, Dianne M. Judd,

I would like to wish the following people a very happy birthday: Maureen Gagnon and myself on April 17, Bradley Frost on April 18, Philippe O’Brien on April 19, Michael McCrank on April 20, Susan Belanger and Danny Lepack on

We were saddened to hear of the passing of world renowned surgeon Dr. Wilbert Keon. He was the founder of the Ottawa Heart Institute. He never forgot his Valley roots in Sheenboro, Que. Our heartfelt sympathy, thoughts and prayers are

Deepest sympathy is extended to the Gibeault family as Joseph Gibeault passed away on April 2. We are also thinking of the Hickey family as Tom Hickey passed away suddenly on April 10. Our sympathies are also going out to