Pony Club turns over funds to Shawville Home for the Aged: The now inactive Shawville Pony Club wound up its eventful life several years ago with just over a hundred dollars in the bank. Since they had no further use

Hallowe’en in Quyon: The playing of Halloween pranks is one thing but the wanton destruction of property is quite something else. This fact was evident in the Quyon area last Friday night and early Sunday morning. Some 320 rolls of

Why teach in Quebec?: We asked one young man this question and his answer was that he was born here and educated here and he was darned if he was going to be squeezed out of his own home province.

New system of election for Pontiac: Election practices in cities are not the same as for rural municipalities as will be discovered next week in Pontiac’s new city. The people who wish to place their names for nomination must not

Strike victims strike back: A Quebec court has ordered the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to pay $1,000 to Santana Inc. of Sherbrooke, Que., for damages arising out of the 16-day illegal postal strike in April, 1974. The company uses

A bargain at the price: That’s what Shawville gets for its thousand dollars a year paid to the Mayor and its $500 to the Councillors; and it will still be a bargain when these honorariums double next month. A bit

Jersey Parish Show: The Jersey Parish Show at Shawville Fair this year was judged by Mr. Ron Sharp of Marveleville, Ontario. Each of the three exhibitors took their share of the red ribbons and trophies offered for competition each year.

Municipal elections: Everybody is watching with great interest the developments in the new municipality of Pontiac. Wards have been set up and representation for each of these wards will be earnestly contested by a number of people, all anxious to

Ninety-two-year-old William John Armitage, who was born in Onslow before there were any binders in the township, has brought some interesting historical notes to our attention about the early mail carriers in his area. Although there was a lot of

Arson suspected in Campbell’s Bay fires: Detective Paul Viau and the Campbell’s Bay Detachment, Quebec Police Force, are investigating possible arson in the fire last Thursday at midnight which totally destroyed a vacant house known as the Old Lawn Farm