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Colleen Green
Feb 24, 20221 min read
PONTYPOOL by Coralee MacDonald
We had some crazy weather last week, but I hope you enjoyed family day with some fun activities. It was a nice day. Pontypool Youth...
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Colleen Green
Feb 24, 20223 min read
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
We are still in this yoyo weather mode. We got several nice days with warmer temperatures earlier last week, and much of the snow piled...
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Colleen Green
Feb 24, 20221 min read
EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
What an amazing Olympics! So much skill, endurance, elation, and disappointment all accumulated in four years of striving for excellence....
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Colleen Green
Feb 17, 20221 min read
EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
February is finding its way to the halfway point giving longer daylight each day for our enjoyment. We wish every family a “Happy Family...
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Colleen Green
Feb 17, 20224 min read
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Here is a bit of different take on Valentine Day. It is a story in a poem, from a son as his mother develops dementia: “When your tears...
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Colleen Green
Feb 10, 20223 min read
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Sunday morning, I listen to more than one local church service since Sandford and Zephyr have not yet resumed in-person services. During...
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Colleen Green
Feb 3, 20221 min read
PONTYPOOL by Coralee MacDonald
On Monday, January 24th, Young’s Aggregated Inc lost a building due to a fire. Five Fire Stations were called to help. Thank you to all...
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Colleen Green
Jan 27, 20221 min read
PONTYPOOL by Coralee MacDonald
Pontypool now has new speed limits. The 40km/h speed limit signs are now up and around town. Please watch for them. Someone has...
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Colleen Green
Jan 27, 20223 min read
ZEPHYR/SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Robert Frost wrote a famous poem entitled “Stopping by Woods On A Snowy Evening.” The last stanza read: The woods are lovely, dark and...
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Colleen Green
Jan 27, 20221 min read
EPSOM/UTICA by Faye Ashton
We’re experiencing an old-fashioned winter, lots of snow, cold weather and neighbours helping neighbours, what a great place to live....
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Colleen Green
Jan 20, 20221 min read
EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
We are experiencing an old-fashioned winter with temperatures reaching -28/29degrees, and with this snowfall today, even though the temp...
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Colleen Green
Jan 20, 20223 min read
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
We are halfway through January, already at the same point as before, although many more people are sick, in hospital and ICU. Our Carol...
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Colleen Green
Jan 20, 20221 min read
PONTYPOOL by Coralee MacDonald
Lots of people were looking forward to school returning to in-person on Monday, but due to a blizzard, kids did school online Monday. I...
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Colleen Green
Jan 20, 20221 min read
SUNDERLAND by Larry Doble
This year is the 100th anniversary of the unveiling of the Sunderland Cenotaph by the Town Hall in 1922. The Sunderland Historical...
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Colleen Green
Jan 13, 20221 min read
EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
I Bring New Year greetings and well wishes for 2022 from the Marsh Hill Road Villages of Bethesda, Epsom and Utica. It seems our lives...
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Colleen Green
Jan 13, 20223 min read
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
By the time you read this, almost half of January will have passed. Many will be very happy to see that, but others will wonder, just...
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Colleen Green
Jan 6, 20224 min read
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Here we are in a brand spanking new year. Presently it bears far too great a resemblance to the last two years, but my friend Gwen Layton...
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Colleen Green
Dec 23, 20213 min read
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
As this is the final column of 2021, let me wish all of you a Christmas filled with the true meaning of Christmas. Never mind, we keep...
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Colleen Green
Dec 23, 20211 min read
PONTYPOOL by Coralee MacDonald
Way to go, Pontypool community. We did it again, and we had a good haul of toys and food from the Santa Claus run. A big thank you to the...
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Colleen Green
Dec 16, 20211 min read
EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
We’re marching along in the busiest but most holy time of the year Christmas. We thank all the surrounding churches for sharing their...
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