Mar. 12,1997
25 Years Ago
Annual ice revue standing room only: If the size of Friday night’s crowd is any indication, Canada’s second-favourite sport may be inching toward the top in Shawville.
Once again, the local Figure Skating Club packed the arena for its annual ice revue. The two-hour show, entitled “Animation on Ice,” featured colourfully-dressed skaters from the “Learn to Skate” program to senior levels.
“The crowd is really supportive,” said Alison Gerow, one of Shawville’s senior skaters.
The roses being sold in the arena lobby to be tossed on the ice after each performance were . . .
sold out half an hour before the show.
Ashley Eades, Vanessa Johnson, Jessica McGuire, Natalie Lapointe, Chantal Dubé and Kayla McCann performed a group number based on the animated Disney film “The Little Mermaid”.
Tania Dunbar and Ashley Carson performed solo routines. Other participants were Ashley and Breanna Hodgins.
This year a new junior level was added for skaters aged 10-12.
Vowles, Pasch win in Thorne: For a simple by-election, which in most municipalities would draw little attention, there was no shortage of voter interest in Thorne last weekend.
Some 320 people went to the polls Sunday and elected Ross Vowles as mayor and Lillian Pasch councilor.
The new mayor says he will “try and keep the ship running as smoothly as possible, and keep costs under control as Quebec City dumps more and more on our laps.”
Like Vowles, newcomer Pasch wants to “help keep council running as smoothly as it has been.”
Although this is Pasch’s first term on council, the political arena isn’t all that unfamiliar to her. Her late husband, Clarence Pasch, served as councilor and mayor of Thorne for 16 years.
Caldwell Notes – by Hermonie Sharpe: I was so sorry to hear that many of our young people are bored but you know, many of us could find work for them, as they say, “to keep them out of mischief.”
If you see a proud young man strutting around Loeb with a pleased look on his face, congratulate him, as Robert and Janie Walls are proud parents of a baby boy who arrived this past weekend. Maybe he’ll get into the grocery business in later years too. They were just wondering if they also have a future fireman in the Bristol Fire Department as his father has been on the fire department for quite a few years.
Mar. 15, 1972
50 Years Ago
Realism sought in war games to be staged at Rapides des Joachims: During the weeks of March, the Dept. of National Defense will stage an internal security exercise in the Rapides des Joachims, Rolphton area with particular emphasis on the Hydro Dam located there.
The exercise known as “Power Volt” will be carried out by the third Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment located at Petawawa and will give soldiers practice in protesting major public utility installations.
The commanding officer has asked the local population for as much assistance as possible including concealment of soldiers and equipment, stopping and searching of vehicles, random patrols and crowd dispersal, most of which will take place during daylight hours to ensure the least distraction for residents.
Sawdust digester for Pontiac mill: “For more efficient use of our forest products in the manufacture of pulp, we are adding a new piece of equipment to the Pontiac Mill of Consolidated Bathurst” said Mr. Larry Horne, Manager.
The piece of equipment will be a sawdust digester housed in an extension on the present plant in Litchfield. Mr. Horne estimates it might take eighteen months to complete and will not involve any large increase in employment.
The mill is now running at full capacity and employs 325 people.
Mar. 27, 1947
75 Years Ago
Local news: The board of the Pontiac Community Hospital acknowledge with thanks a donation of one thousand dollars from the New Calumet Mines Employees Welfare Fund Committee. This donation is to be directed towards the new hospital building.
Grades six and seven held a skating party last Tuesday evening at the rink. Refreshments were served at the school afterwards. Miss Fletcher and Miss Smith were in charge.
Shawville Juveniles defeated Quyon quite handily in the local rink on Wednesday by the score of 9 to 4. Outstanding on the ice were Cliffy Campbell in the Shawville nets, Arnold Garrison on the Shawville defense with 2 goals, Bev Corrigan who scored 3 of Shawville’s tallies. The other local goal-getters were Bob Homer with 2 and Nelson Angus and Webster Palmer, F. Fleury, F. Doyle, F. Quigg and E. Dolan scored for Quyon. Before and during the game, Harwood Argue took a number of flash pictures.
A toll of 14 deaths and property damage of hundreds of thousands of pounds was levied by high winds which swept in from the Atlantic and blew themselves out over a flooded and snowbound Britain today.
Corn syrup, cane syrup and blended table syrups were added to items no longer on the sugar-preserves ration as of March 17.
Provincial police intend to carry on an intensive campaign against motorists who drive one-eyed cars. Such vehicles are a menace not only to their own drivers and passengers but to every other motorist and civilian on the highway.
The Canadian Red Cross is engaged in a drive for funds to carry on its peace-time activities throughout the world.
Lodge No. 40 A.F. and A.M. will observe the 75th anniversary of its inaugural meeting in a fitting ceremony.
The annual meeting of the Shawville Ladies’ Curling Club was held in the club room on Wednesday evening to bring to a close a very enjoyable and successful curling season.
Mar. 9,1922
100 Years Ago
Local news: An unusually large congregation assembled at St. Paul’s Church Sunday evening to hear Rev. Percy Powle’s interesting address on the missionary work of the church in mid Japan in which he has been engaged for the past five years and which he will resume again ere long. The address was illustrated with lantern views taken by Mr. Powles in the course of his travels.
The marriage of Princess Mary and Count Lascelles on Tuesday last was the biggest event in royal circles that England has witnessed for many years.
The Western grain growing interests want the Canada Wheat Board re-established and are sending a strong delegation to Ottawa this week to urge their claims. This board, it will be remembered, was established by the last government and later abolished on the request of the very people who now want it re-established.
The Pontiac Wool Growers Association has purchased from Mr. Duncan Campbell the large store house on the Bank of Nova Scotia property (formerly the late J.H. Shaw’s) and are fitting it up for an office and warehouse for the several lines of supplies which the association has stocked up for sale. The rumour that it is intended to open a general store is not well founded.
When spring opens up, it is likely there will be considerable building activity in town as the erection of several dwelling houses and other buildings is talked of. Possibly the latter will include a curling rink, the devotees of “the roarin’ game” having worked up such a degree of enthusiasm for this kind of sport that nothing short of a suitable home of their own will now satisfy their ambitions.
Mar. 11,1897
125 Years Ago
Local News: A timber sale has recently taken place in the Upper Dumoine between the Hawkesbury Lumber Company and Mr. Wm. Mackey, the lumber merchant of Pembroke. The limits consist of 125 miles and the price was in the vicinity of $125,000.
The Hawkesbury Lumber Company were the purchasers and the sale was negotiated by the well known timber explorer, P.H. Colton of Pembroke.
A party of boys is expected at the Marchmont Home, Belleville, early in April. The ages will be from 7 to 14; some for adoption, the older ones for wages.
A great many people in Waltham are afflicted with grippe at present.
Quite a number of the young men are home from the shanties at which of course the girls are all delighted as they expect to have a fine time while the snow lasts.
The P. P. J. employees took advantage of the fine weather on Sunday and drove to Pembroke where they spent quite a pleasant time. I regret to relate they did not find their livery quite as fast as the train coming west.
A very large and influential deputation waited on the Dominion government on Tuesday last to see aid for the Montreal, Ottawa and Georgian Bay canal project.
