Police news: The only excitement this week worth reporting is the apprehension in Campbell’s Bay of a frustrated would-be thief. Gordon Gravelle of Ottawa was under surveillance by the Ottawa Police already when he came up to Campbell’s Bay last

Shawville residents in the dark for 66 ½ hours: It was a long weekend for the homeowners in the north end of Shawville when the hydro went of Friday afternoon at 1:50 and stayed off until Monday morning at 8:20.

New lease on life for the Hilton Mines: “Where there’s life there’s hope,” says Hugh Manuell, local manager of the Hilton Mines at Bristol, by which he means that as long as the plant is operating and the nucleus of

Almost $2,100 raised in fifty-mile bikeathon: Last Saturday about seventy five cyclists participated in the bikeathon and pedalled from Shawville to Otter Lake and back thus raising $2084.37 for the summer recreation program for children of Shawville and district. Most

Theft with violence on Main Street, Shawville: Three young hoodlums reached an all-time low last Thursday night when they knocked down, struck, kicked and robbed Fern Alarie of over five hundred dollars on Shawville’s Main Street. Two were Shawville teenagers,

Shawville Post Office still for sale: Won’t someone please come and buy this post office? The “FOR SALE” sign seems out of place there where it has been posted for so many months. Probably the only post office in Canada

Sudden interest develops at McDowell School Committee: Twenty five extra parents turned out at the regular School Committee meeting last Thursday looking for a way to express their feelings about Bill 23. In response to their concern, the School Committee

Earle Potvin County WI Convention speaker: The 63rd Annual Convention of the Pontiac County Women’s Institute was held in the United Church Hall, Shawville, Quebec, April 28, with the Ladies of the Clarendon Branch hostess for the day. Forty seven

Pay raise for Pontiac councillors challenged but not defeated: At Luskville Town Hall Monday night 88 irate ratepayers in the amalgamated municipality of Pontiac registered their objections to a by-law passed April 5th which raises the pay for the mayor

Bryson flood: Some will call it beaver blundering, and insurance people will call it an act of God (thus absolving them of any responsiblity), but when the square mile of 15 foot deep water above Bryson descended on the village