What is the very best Christmas gift?
Well, the Christmas shopping is almost finished. Will everyone get what they really want? The kids know that they have been good and hope Santa
Well, the Christmas shopping is almost finished. Will everyone get what they really want? The kids know that they have been good and hope Santa
Sometimes we have to look back to appreciate what changes lie ahead. One evening in the 1960s while listening to my grandfather and some of
Whether we work on a farm or in the city, we all live in a house or apartment. Whether the dwelling is new or a
That’s the question we ask friends, neighbours, and ourselves every time another farmer chooses to end their troubled life. What would drive this smart, hardworking
November 11 is just past and many of us either attended Remembrance Day services or if you were unable to attend, watched a ceremony on
Eaton’s and Sears wrote the book on distance sales by putting a free catalogue in every household. Whether you lived in Toronto or Skinners Pond,
2017 is already known as the year of the never ending rain, flooding and delayed planting, some fields never getting planted! For homeowners, it meant
On these cold, wet, dark, five o’clock start mornings on the farm, many farmers wonder could there be a more pleasing job than this? After
When we think of a typical farmer in the Pontiac, thoughts go back to Gordon bringing in the cows from pasture about daybreak to milk
I once attended a series of land use planning meetings across the Pontiac which finished at our MRC with the Quebec Land Use Planning Committee
Well, the Christmas shopping is almost finished. Will everyone get what they really want? The kids know that they have been good and hope Santa remembers to bring the right gift this year. They also hope that there are not
Sometimes we have to look back to appreciate what changes lie ahead. One evening in the 1960s while listening to my grandfather and some of his friends reminisce about changes in farming, my grandfather stated that the two most important
Whether we work on a farm or in the city, we all live in a house or apartment. Whether the dwelling is new or a century home, many of us appreciate the charm of an old house. As we get
That’s the question we ask friends, neighbours, and ourselves every time another farmer chooses to end their troubled life. What would drive this smart, hardworking person to choose such a senseless end? Of the ten or more victims that I
November 11 is just past and many of us either attended Remembrance Day services or if you were unable to attend, watched a ceremony on television. If you watched any documentaries around Nov. 11 then the ugliness of war is
Eaton’s and Sears wrote the book on distance sales by putting a free catalogue in every household. Whether you lived in Toronto or Skinners Pond, everybody in the house studied at least one section of the catalogue. My father’s first
2017 is already known as the year of the never ending rain, flooding and delayed planting, some fields never getting planted! For homeowners, it meant that many basements were flooded that were never wet before. Driveways and roads needed more
On these cold, wet, dark, five o’clock start mornings on the farm, many farmers wonder could there be a more pleasing job than this? After trudging through the mud on a cold rainy morning on the way to milk the
When we think of a typical farmer in the Pontiac, thoughts go back to Gordon bringing in the cows from pasture about daybreak to milk them, Bob out plowing with the ‘77 Oliver and a two furrow drag plow and
I once attended a series of land use planning meetings across the Pontiac which finished at our MRC with the Quebec Land Use Planning Committee hosting the meeting. With only about three per cent of Canada’s total land base suitable
PPHS REUNION: August 2, 2025
REGISTRATION IS ON AND ACTIVE!
$60 per person (cocktails, dinner)
Come connect with your classmates. Space limited, so registration & payment a must.
E-transfer: pphsreunioncommittee@gmail.com
Cheque: Kathy Wickens (call 613-600-1455)
331 Somerville Drive, Perth, ON K7H 3C6
Location: Otter Lake R.A. Association, 394 Tessier Street
Euchre tournament fundraiser for Otter Lake’s 150th Anniversary in 2026.
Pre-registration on now. $5 per person if pre-registered before the tournament. $8/pp at the door on the day of the tournament. You can send an e-transfer to pre-register to: otterlake150@outlook.com or contact Lory Beaudoin at: lorybeaudoin@gmail.com
The door opens at noon. Snacks and drinks for sale. The tournament starts at 1PM—prizes for the top 3 places; the lowest score and most lone hands. All skill levels welcome.
Paul Ryan Park, Waltham
The Valley’s Most Family Friendly Fair!
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