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Epsom & Utica news
by Faye Ashton How sweet this weather has been these last two weeks. The weather forecasters say rain for overnight and tomorrow. Sure...

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Sep 25, 20241 min read


Sunderland and Bobcaygeon news
By Patricia Dawson Come out to the Sunderland Legion on Saturday, September 28th, 2024, for the veterans dinner. The social time is from...

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Sep 25, 20241 min read


Zephyr & Sandford news
by Pat Asling Another beautiful week to end official summer! Were you able to catch the superharvest moon and the eclipse? As seems to...

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Sep 25, 20245 min read


Zephyr & Sandford news
by Pat Asling According to the calendar we have only one more week of summer. According to the forecasters we may have at least a month...

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Sep 19, 20244 min read


Epsom & Utica news
by Faye Ashton What a beautiful end-of-summer week! We could not have ordered something near this perfect. I love autumn with so much...

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Sep 19, 20241 min read


Blackstock news
by Janet Van Camp The team of Sam and Mary Meyer and Kyle and Heather Searle emerged as winners of The Amazing Race Port Perry for the...

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Sep 19, 20241 min read


Zephyr & Sandford news
by Pat Asling It has been said that the Brrrr months are coming. Well, they are here already! Sunday morning, it was only 6C at my house,...

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Sep 12, 20244 min read


Epsom & Utica news
By Faye Ashton Wow, what a weekend for the Uxbridge “Fall” fair! We dodged raindrops on Friday and Saturday and held firm on Sunday, so...

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Sep 12, 20242 min read


Epsom & Utica news
by Faye Ashton September is one of the most beautiful months for temperature and beauty. I hope all of us can take time to enjoy each...

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Sep 4, 20241 min read


Zephyr & Sandford news
by Pat Asling Beautiful September, but can you believe it's already that time of year? Fall fairs, fruit and vegetable stands, signing up...

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Sep 4, 20244 min read


Blackstock news
by Janet Van Camp St. John’s Cemetery on Edgerton Road is holding a memorial service on Sunday, September 8th, at 2:30 p.m. at the...

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Sep 4, 20241 min read


Zephyr & Sandford news
by Pat Asling The previous weekend was Art in the Park time, and although there were apparently more vendors than usual, fewer people...

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Aug 29, 20244 min read


Lindsay news
By Patricia Dawson Come out for a social time at the chatty Cafe. This social group's goal is to help alleviate loneliness in the...

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Aug 29, 20241 min read


Blackstock news
By Janet Van Camp St. John’s Cemetery on Edgerton Road is holding a memorial service on Sunday, September 8th at 2:30 p.m. at the...

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Aug 29, 20241 min read


Epsom & Utica news
by Faye Ashton Rain, Rain, go away, come again another day so we can actually get some farming done. I feel wherever you live the amount...

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Aug 22, 20242 min read


Bobcaygeon news
By Patricia Dawson Come out to a concert in the park in Bobcaygeon on Thursday, August 22nd. The Children's Concert is at 5:30 p.m. and...

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Aug 22, 20242 min read


Blackstock news
by Janet Van Camp Sunday, August 18th promises to be a busy day in Blackstock as the Lake Scugog Historical Society is setting up a...

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Aug 19, 20242 min read


Zephyr & Sandford news
by Pat Asling This week takes us to the middle of August already! How is it possible? Again we have had plenty of rain; far too much for...

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Aug 19, 20245 min read


Zephyr & Sandford news
by Pat Asling With the staff on holiday last week, there is a lot to catch up on. The hot, dry weather was great for our farming friends...

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Aug 7, 20244 min read


Epsom & Utica news
by Faye Ashton Well, we buzzed through July. Time travels so fast now. We actually got more rain here at the farm last July than this...

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Aug 7, 20241 min read
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