Jan. 4, 199525 Years Ago Foran receives baseball award: On Nov. 5 in Edmonton, Matt Foran received the Jimmy Rattlesnake Award for his 1994 performance on Canada’s national baseball team. A graduate of North Surrey Secondary School, Matt is the

Dec. 21, 1994 25 Years Ago Bertrand supports gun control bill: The federal government’s proposed gun control legistlation has many Pontiac residents up in arms. As a Liberal member of parliament in favour of the bill, Robert Bertrand’s stand may

Dec. 14, 1994 25 Years Ago   Lionettes hold Christmas dinner for single seniors:  Christmas can often be a lonely time for singles, especially widowed seniors. The Shawville Lionettes annual Christmas Cheer dinner for single senior citizens seemed to bring

Dec. 7, 1994 25 Years Ago   MRC goes computer shopping: The MRC has a new computer at the top of its shopping list. At present there are two separate systems in use at the MRC building in Litchfield, one

Nov. 30, 1994 25 Years Ago   Farm Finance Day draws keen interest: About 65 people, including many of the county’s leading farmers, attended Saturday’s Farm Finance Day at Bristol Town Hall. The all-day seminar was co-sponsored by . .

Nov. 23, 1994 25 Years Ago   Chapeau unveils new cenotaph:  On a high, windy hill overlooking the expanse of the Ottawa River, in the shadow of the majestic steeple of the Church of St. Alphonsus, sits Chapeau’s new .

Nov. 16, 1994 25 Years Ago Shawville Lions celebrate 45 years: Forty-five years ago the charter night of a new Lions Club in Shawville was a . . .

Nov. 9, 1994 25 Years Ago Quyon remembers those who died in war: A cold, grey day was the scene for the sombre occasion of remembering our fallen soldiers in Quyon on Sunday. More than . . .

Nov. 2, 1994 25 Years Ago MRC urged to ban motors on Trail:  Bristol resident Eleanor Heise wants motorized vehicles banned from the Pontiac Trail. The trail is a recreational thoroughfare set up on the original PP&J railroad bed that

Oct. 26, 1994 25 Years Ago Local pumpkin growers fare well at international competition:  Linus would have been in heaven. Three local pumpkin growers cracked . . .