Mar. 4,1998 25 Years Ago Quebec’s first female welders to graduate: Two local women are poised to become the first female welders in Quebec. After one and a half years of welding theory and practice at the Centre de Formation

Feb. 18,1998 25 Years Ago Otter Lake Winter Carnival attracts hundreds: The sun shone on the 27th annual Otter Lake carnival this year, making the event another hit with hundreds of people attending. “We had a good carnival despite the

Feb. 11,1998 25 Years Ago Sunny skies for Luskville carnival: Carnival organizers couldn’t have asked for a more perfect weekend. Sunny skies attracted hundreds to Luskville’s five-day carnival. About 250 attended the supper and closing ceremonies Sunday. Many others participated

Feb. 4,1998 25 Years Ago Maple sugar bushes beaten by January ice storm: When the sap flows at the Maple Dale Farms this spring, owner Eric Campbell says “It will be like rain.” Campbell points upwards to the broken tops

Jan. 28,1998 – 25 Years Ago Harris Rink in provincials: The Gary Harris rink has made it to the provincial curling championships. Harris and teammates Dave Draper, Rickey Lee Allen and Steve Allen, who all play out of the Shawville

Jan. 21,1998 – 25 Years Ago Trans Canada snowmobilers ride in Pontiac: Fifteen snowmobilers participating in the cross-Canada run passed through Pontiac County Saturday. The riders, part of the PowerStreak Rendez-Vous ‘98 began in Newfoundland and will finish in British

Jan. 14,1998 – 25 Years Ago Pontiac survives ice storm: In what is being called the ice storm of the century, area residents last week battled the extremes of the unpredictable and relentless winter weather, a mix of drizzle, freezing

Jan. 7,1998 25 Years Ago Fire leaves 60 mill workers unemployed: The fire which destroyed the Produits Forestiers Coulonge mill in Mansfield Saturday started in the roof trusses of the main building, says Const. Gilles Couture of the Hull Sureté

Dec. 31, 1997 – 25 Years Ago SQ looking for home, mayor’s remuneration capped: Pontiac MRC mayors met Monday evening, Dec. 22 to deal with a 42-item agenda. Topics of importance were the following: Denis Lamothe, commander of the Campbell’s

Dec. 17,1997 – 25 Years Ago Biggest parade in recent years: It was a fitting tribute. Atop a bale of hay on the float driven by his friends, Bob and Brenda Smith, lay Jerry Lalonde’s hat. Normally, that’s where Jerry