Y2K report OK: Despite the hype and hoopla, the Y2K-this and the new millennium-that, the calendar rolled over to Jan. 1, 2000 with nary a glitch; just another day.

“Since we all did our homework, it went well,” says Jacques Boissonneault, Y2K coordinator for Pontiac Health Services. “The problem was real, if we had not done our preparations,” he said.

Of course, some techies say it may be a couple of weeks before the Y2K bug exhausts all of its opportunities to surface but so far, all reports indicate an uneventful, glitch-free transition from ‘99 to ‘00.

Fireworks highlight New Year’s Eve in Pontiac: As the countdown to the new year, the new century and the new millennium ended, fireworks lit up the night sky in Otter Lake and Bristol. Elsewhere, revelers blew horns, cheered, embraced loved ones and sang Auld Lang Syne at parties.

About 300 people converged onto the shores of the Ottawa River at the Norway Bay wharf to watch fireworks.
“We were pleased with it,” said Bristol Mayor Jack Graham, who is also a member of the Bristol Millennium Committee, the group which organized the fireworks.

Countless others watched the spectacle from the comforts of their cottage or even from across the river.
Nearly 140 people enjoyed dinner at the town hall and then were shuttled by bus to the fireworks.