Jan. 20, 1993 25 Years Ago Late Senator’s family honours 24 residents: On Jan. 15, the family of the late Senator Tom Lefebvre carried out one of his last official duties, honouring those who strive to improve life in their

Jan. 13, 1993 25 Years Ago Smokers get support in kicking the habit: On Jan. 5, the first meeting of the Smokers Anonymous Support Group took place at the Pontiac Community Hospital. Ten people gathered there for support in their

Jan. 6, 1993 25 Years Ago PCH cutbacks cause closure: The Pontiac Community Hospital has shut down some of its non-emergency services for the holidays as a result of budgetary constraints required to cover a $300,000 deficit. According to union

Dec. 23, 1992 25 Years Ago Pontiac Jr Bs have triple-win weekend: The Shawville Junior B Pontiacs got three wins in a row this past weekend. This is the first triple-win weekend they’ve had all season and they haven’t won

Dec. 16, 1992 25 Years Ago A shiny red fire engine for Shawville: On Dec. 22, the Shawville Clarendon firefighters got a couple of days to look over the new addition to the Shawville Clarendon Fire Department, a 1992 Ford

Dec. 9, 1992 25 Years Ago Shawville honours budding farmers at annual QYF awards banquet: The Shawville Young Farmers held their annual banquet on Saturday honouring the outstanding achievements of their members with trophies, certificates and awards. Nancy Pirie was

Dec. 2, 1992 25 Years Ago Symposium stresses co-operation: On Nov. 28, PontiAction held a symposium on the future of the old CPR railway corridor owned by the MRC, in the hopes of inspiring the county to take advantage of

Nov. 18, 1992 25 Years Ago Wind storm uproots trees, topples barns: Early Nov. 13, high winds wreaked havoc all over the Ottawa valley, causing some serious damage and leaving many without power for up to two days. Heavy rains

Nov. 11, 1992 25 Years Ago Fiddler Jamboree keeps the old traditions alive: If it hadn’t been for the modern-day audio equipment you would have thought you had gone back in time. In this day of high-tech electrified computerized productions

Nov. 4, 1992 25 Years Ago Valley Farmer speaks to Holstein Club: The Pontiac Holstein Club held its annual banquet on Friday at the RA Centre in Shawville with the help of Paul Meldrum, host of the Valley Farmer on