The Way We Were – March 13, 2024
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25 Years Ago – Mar. 10, 1999 Blizzard blocks roads, shuts down county: March roared in like a den of ferocious lions Thursday as one
25 Years Ago – Mar. 10, 1999 Blizzard blocks roads, shuts down county: March roared in like a den of ferocious lions Thursday as one
25 Years Ago – Mar. 3, 1999 Blaze destroys garage and contents: A fire believed to have been caused by a spark destroyed a garage
25 Years Ago – Feb. 24, 1999 Bristol Carnival a hit with all ages: The car races on ice were canceled due to lack of
25 Years Ago – Feb. 17, 1999 Otter Lake Carnival draws many: With plenty of sunshine and pleasant temperatures, the annual Otter Lake Carnival drew
25 Years Ago – Feb. 10, 1999 Quyon Lions Club takes toilet seat: Their town may not have a pot to pee in, or rather
25 Years Ago – Feb. 3, 1999 Cash collected in fines will stay in MRC: Beginning this week, any money collected in fines by the
25 Years Ago – Jan. 27, 1999 Former NHLers thrill Coulonge crowd: Despite the balmy conditions which moved many activities indoors, the new organizers of
25 Years Ago – Jan. 20, 1999 Fire rips through Hobbs’ feed mill: A blocked elevator appears to be the cause of a fire which
25 Years Ago – Jan. 13, 1999 Rudolph granted temporary stay: Rudolph the orphaned fawn deer is alive and well and living in Mansfield. The
25 Years Ago – Jan. 6, 1999 Truck sinks clearing river skating rink: It was not the Titanic, but for some the sinking of a
25 Years Ago – Mar. 10, 1999 Blizzard blocks roads, shuts down county: March roared in like a den of ferocious lions Thursday as one of the worst blizzards this century struck the area. The snowfall, which began Wednesday evening,
25 Years Ago – Mar. 3, 1999 Blaze destroys garage and contents: A fire believed to have been caused by a spark destroyed a garage and its contents in Clarendon Feb. 23. “That’s my living, my lifetime pickups,” owner Leo
25 Years Ago – Feb. 24, 1999 Bristol Carnival a hit with all ages: The car races on ice were canceled due to lack of snow for snowbanks, the beach party attracted few people and Saturday’s nice weather may have
25 Years Ago – Feb. 17, 1999 Otter Lake Carnival draws many: With plenty of sunshine and pleasant temperatures, the annual Otter Lake Carnival drew large crowds to the three-day event. “The attendance was up from last year,” organizer and
25 Years Ago – Feb. 10, 1999 Quyon Lions Club takes toilet seat: Their town may not have a pot to pee in, or rather a sewage system to dump in, but the Quyon Lions Club is doing what it
25 Years Ago – Feb. 3, 1999 Cash collected in fines will stay in MRC: Beginning this week, any money collected in fines by the Pontiac MRC Sureté du Quebec on non-provincial roads will stay in the MRC and in
25 Years Ago – Jan. 27, 1999 Former NHLers thrill Coulonge crowd: Despite the balmy conditions which moved many activities indoors, the new organizers of the Fort Coulonge Winter Carnival were pleased with their first attempt. The Fort Coulonge Minor
25 Years Ago – Jan. 20, 1999 Fire rips through Hobbs’ feed mill: A blocked elevator appears to be the cause of a fire which ripped through the top story of H.I. Hobbs and Sons’ feed mill Thursday. Filled with
25 Years Ago – Jan. 13, 1999 Rudolph granted temporary stay: Rudolph the orphaned fawn deer is alive and well and living in Mansfield. The young buck, rescued from the ice-cold Coulonge River Dec. 22 by the tenacious, brave firefighters
25 Years Ago – Jan. 6, 1999 Truck sinks clearing river skating rink: It was not the Titanic, but for some the sinking of a Ford one-ton truck on the Ottawa River at Norway Bay Dec. 31 was just as
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