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Outstanding in His Field

Good food and good friends

Since the world got serious about COVID-19 about mid March, 2020 and many restrictions on movement of people were either suggested or demanded, people have

Week nineteen – masking the rain

During the last week of July 2020, I heard some farmer say “This 2020 drought is worse than 2012.” I didn’t make a remark but,

Week nineteen: making changes

Last week, I learned a new meaning of R and D (research and duplicate). Last weekend, we did as many old farmers do. We went

Week seventeen – Where are we?

Every now and again, after we have been plodding along for an extended period of time, doing our best to keep everything kind of normal

Week sixteen – Just like farming

As this war against COVID-19 progresses, I witness an increasing number of challenges that are similar to what farmers have to adjust to. Our farmers

Good food and good friends

Since the world got serious about COVID-19 about mid March, 2020 and many restrictions on movement of people were either suggested or demanded, people have had a lot more time to reflect on what is really important in life. My

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Patchy lawn; then the skunks tore it up!

This article may be “old news” to farmers; BUT even with many recent thunderstorms and rain, I have noticed that there are still some lawns and graveyards with big, brown dead spots and shortly after the “dead spots” appear, you

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Week twenty – short-sighted economics

An old saying, “When someone throws you a lemon, make lemonade,” still holds true. I had planned all week to relax on Sunday, sitting in the park, where in this time when COVID-19 is still a threat and social distancing

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Week eighteen – the science lesson!

On July 17, 2020 I awakened at four in the morning to the sound of rain falling on the tin roof outside our window. After a very dry summer when hay crops were only yielding thirty to fifty per cent

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Week seventeen – Where are we?

Every now and again, after we have been plodding along for an extended period of time, doing our best to keep everything kind of normal during an extended time when a lot is unknown, we must take a few minutes,

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Pines in the Sand - Lemke Family Roots and Branches

Pines in the Sand - Lemke Family Roots and Branches

August 17, 2025
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

The Bromley Historical Society welcomes Renfrew County historian Dave Lemkay to speak on Pines in the Sand – Lemke Family Roots and Branches. This free public presentation takes place on Sunday, August 17, 2pm, at the Old Town Hall, 498 Micksburg Road, Osceola. His talk draws on his extensive family research from Germany to Petawawa Township, across North America and the world. Refreshments will be served.

Expo Shawville Fair 2025

Expo Shawville Fair 2025

August 28, 2025 - September 1, 2025
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