25 Years Ago – May 19, 1999 Duck race brings in $3,000 for Lionettes: Although water levels were the lowest they’ve ever been for a duck race, a winner finally crossed the finish line Sunday, making one lucky duck buyer

25 Years Ago – May 12, 1999 Reading, school important: Martins: Ottawa Senators’ forward Steve Martins addressed the students at Onslow Elementary School in Quyon Monday. About 150 students eagerly waited in the gym for the arrival of Martins, who

25 Years Ago – May 5, 1999 Spence edges out Sallafranque: By a mere 15 votes, Denzil Spence edged Jerome Sallafranque for the right to lead the newly amalgamated Municipality of Allumettes Island. About 50 people gathered at the Demers

25 Years Ago – April 28, 1999 Allumettes election looms: With 110 votes cast at Sunday’s advance poll, the first election in the new municipality of Allumettes Island is underway. The municipalities of Allumettes Island East, Allumettes Island West and

25 Years Ago – April 21, 1999 Home for handicapped opens: After spending the last two decades in various institutions, Ronnie McGovern is back home. McGovern, who is originally from Shawville, is one of five people who now call the

25 Years Ago – April 14, 1999 Clarendon farmer hit with mudslide: “Just another mess to clean up.” Clarendon farmer Gilbert Dubeau shrugs his shoulders as he walks away from the pile of debris left over from Thursday’s mudslide on

25 Years Ago – April 7, 1999 Weather plays havoc with maple syrup producers: Like the March weather it depends upon, the maple syrup season is often fickle and unpredictable. This year is no different. What began as a season

25 Years Ago – March 31, 1999 Silver Maple changes hands: No, the Silver Maple Hotel in Ladysmith is not being torn down. Rather, the new owners, Greg and Sylvie Bretzlaff of Ladysmith are aiming to restore the building to

25 Years Ago – Mar. 24, 1999 Corridor contaminated: MoE: A warning from the Ministry of Environment to the Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) that soil on the old railway corridor is likely contaminated never reached the buyers of the

25 Years Ago – Mar. 17, 1999 PPHS students, teacher return from Indonesia: Indonesia is a study in contrasts, say Pontiac Protestant High School students who returned from the pacific rim March 8. “There is a lot of poverty, a