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25 Years Ago

February 9, 2000

CT scan campaign on fast track: If the current rate of donating continues, a CT scan will likely be a reality for Pontiac Community Hospital

February 2, 2000

Community Curling Bonspiel rocks on after 25 years: Shawville Curling Club Community Bonspiel is celebrating its 25th year and according to Harold Hall, “it’s bigger

January 26, 2000

New law expected to ban hunting from roads: Next fall, a provincial law will prohibit hunting from public roadways in zone 10, including Pontiac. That’s

January 19, 2000

Woman suffers minor burns in Clarendon house fire: A Clarendon woman suffered minor burns to her face as she fled her burning house Jan. 19.

January 12, 2000

Annie enters third century: After an hour talking to this reporter, Annie Nugent gets up from her chair, walks with a steady gait to the

January 5, 2000

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

December 15, 1999

Two horses killed in highway crash: John Beardsley believes someone was looking after him and his 10 passengers when he slammed into a group of

December 8, 1999

Rain lets up for Campbell’s Bay-Litchfield parade: Although it was wet for most of the weekend, Mother Nature didn’t rain on the Campbell’s Bay-Litchfield Santa

December 1, 1999

Dash Café hit by fire: An early morning electrical fire caused between $3,000 and $5,000 worth of damage at a Shawville restaurant Sunday. An electrical

November 24, 1999

Lions celebrate the big 5-0: It’s far better to give than to receive, the bible says. Few know that better than Dale Thomson. For half

February 9, 2000

CT scan campaign on fast track: If the current rate of donating continues, a CT scan will likely be a reality for Pontiac Community Hospital a year earlier than expected. Eighteen months into the campaign, more than $500,000 has been

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February 2, 2000

Community Curling Bonspiel rocks on after 25 years: Shawville Curling Club Community Bonspiel is celebrating its 25th year and according to Harold Hall, “it’s bigger and probably better,” he says, “but certainly, there is no more enthusiasm now than there

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January 26, 2000

New law expected to ban hunting from roads: Next fall, a provincial law will prohibit hunting from public roadways in zone 10, including Pontiac. That’s the recommendation Wildlife and Parks Quebec, a newly-formed association under the Ministry of Transport will

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January 19, 2000

Woman suffers minor burns in Clarendon house fire: A Clarendon woman suffered minor burns to her face as she fled her burning house Jan. 19. Doris Emmerson was sitting at her kitchen table of her Wesley Road home near Charteris

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January 12, 2000

Annie enters third century: After an hour talking to this reporter, Annie Nugent gets up from her chair, walks with a steady gait to the living room and returns with a photo of her 23rd great-grandchild. Nothing unusual here, except

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January 5, 2000

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

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December 15, 1999

Two horses killed in highway crash: John Beardsley believes someone was looking after him and his 10 passengers when he slammed into a group of horses on Hwy. 148 last week, killing two of them. As he does every week

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December 8, 1999

Rain lets up for Campbell’s Bay-Litchfield parade: Although it was wet for most of the weekend, Mother Nature didn’t rain on the Campbell’s Bay-Litchfield Santa Claus Parade. The rain let up for about an hour Saturday afternoon to allow for

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December 1, 1999

Dash Café hit by fire: An early morning electrical fire caused between $3,000 and $5,000 worth of damage at a Shawville restaurant Sunday. An electrical fire broke out in one wall at the café sometime between 3:30 and 5:30 a.m.

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November 24, 1999

Lions celebrate the big 5-0: It’s far better to give than to receive, the bible says. Few know that better than Dale Thomson. For half a century, he’s been giving as a member of the Shawville Lions Club.On Saturday, Thomson

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