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Zephyr & Sandford News Sept. 14
by Pat Asling What a busy week it has been, sandwiched in, as it was, between Port Perry and Uxbridge Fairs. Some families from here...

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Sep 14, 20233 min read


Greenbank News Sept. 14
By Larry Doble The Greenbank Lions Club are hosting a scrap metal and returnable bottle collection on Saturday Sept 16 at the Greenbank...

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Sep 14, 20231 min read


Blackstock Euchre Results
Blackstock Euchre Club results 1. Jim Tucker 2. Ellen Gibson 3. Patrice McIntosh 4. Dorothy Henderson 5. Gina Hood Most lone hands: Jim...

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Sep 14, 20231 min read


Epsom & Utica August 31
by Faye Ashton August has left many of us with uncertain feelings about the month. We always need rain for growing, but every day or...

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Aug 30, 20232 min read


Zephyr & Sandford August 31
by Pat Asling Here we are starting another month. Since I am writing this a week ahead, there won't be any birthdays etc, but I will...

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Aug 30, 20232 min read


Zephyr & Sandford
by Pat Asling Well, Summer is coming to a close. After all the early heat, the last week has seemed quite cool, downright cold that one...

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Aug 24, 20234 min read


Blackstock Euchre Club results
1. Heidi Kreig 2. Elmo Gibson 3. Carol Beatty 4. Jim Tucker 5. Dorothy Henderson Most lone hands: Lawrence McLaughlin and Dinny...

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Aug 24, 20231 min read


Zephyr and Sandford
By Pat Asling My apologies again; this should have been last week, so here we are with additions. What a wet week. My farm friends and...

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Aug 15, 20233 min read


Blackstock Euchre Club results
1. Don Trunks 2. Dinny Oosterholt 3. Pat Allamong 4. Linda Carder 5. Pat Currie Most lone hands: Norm Lackner and Don Trunks Low: Jacky...

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Aug 15, 20231 min read


Epsom & Utica
By Faye Ashton How can it be that July is over? Was it all the rain and dreary weather which made us lose track of time? On our farm, we...

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Aug 8, 20231 min read


Greenbank
By Larry Doble The three Lions Clubs in Scugog Township are providing a free medical equipment loan or donation program for wheelchairs,...

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Aug 8, 20231 min read


Zephyr & Sandford
By Pat Asling My apologies, as this is last week's news, but still mostly relevant. This week will come next week. A little bit of...

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Aug 8, 20234 min read


Pine Ridge Garden Club news
By Helen Nicolaou SCUGOG: Summer vacation has often been referred to as "Lazy and Hazy." We are now seven weeks into waking up to haze,...

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Jul 26, 20233 min read


Zephyr and Sandford
By Pat Asling A little bit of everything again this week, more rain, although we really didn't need it, lots of sun at other times and...

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Jul 26, 20234 min read


Epsom and Utica
By Faye Ashton We’ve passed the middle of July, and I don’t know where the days have gone. Our farm needs lots of rain, unlike many...

The Standard
Jul 19, 20231 min read


Zephyr and Sandford
By Pat Asling The weather may have dampened a few activities even though so much is happening all around us. What was forecast as a "dry...

The Standard
Jul 19, 20234 min read


Blackstock euchre results
Harvey Graham Patrice McIntosh Lorna Edgerton Dinny Oosterholt Val Priebe Most lone hands: Jim Beatty Low: Jim Tucker and Roy Bradburn

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Jul 19, 20231 min read


Blackstock Euchre Club results
1. Elmo Gibson. 2. Marion Koppens. 3. Dorothy Henderson. 4. Dinny Oosterholt. 5. Berita Blair, Harvey Graham, Lawrence McLaughlin. Most...

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Jul 12, 20231 min read


Epsom & Utica
By Faye Ashton A beautiful week this 1st of July week with a mixture of rain and sunshine. Could we ask for anything better? Journey to...

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Jul 12, 20231 min read


Zephyr & Sandford
by Pat Asling This past week broke all records for heat for several days and collectively, yet when I decided to go to my brother's...

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Jul 12, 20233 min read
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