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Epsom & Utica by Faye Ashton
The beautiful month of June has given us good growing weather for the farmers' fields and everyone's manicured lawns. Rain was an...

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Jul 5, 20231 min read


Blackstock Euchre Results
From June 27: 1. Jim Tucker 2. Ginna Hood 3. Donna Quackenbush 4. Val Priebe 5. Elmo Gibson Most lone hands: Jim Tucker Hidden score:...

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Jul 5, 20231 min read


Zephyr & Sandford by Pat Asling
July is on! I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. The weather was a bit iffy but not enough to spoil many plans. The numerous...

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Jul 5, 20234 min read


ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Summer is well on its way, and already we have had a little bit of everything. Be thankful we are not in Alberta, where they had quite an...

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Jun 29, 20234 min read


EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
This beautiful month of June is almost spent welcoming July on Saturday. Last nights thunder/lightning storm gave the earth energy which...

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Jun 29, 20231 min read


EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
Have you noticed how fast this first half of June has whizzed by? As I write this, the longest day of the year is only three days away....

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Jun 23, 20232 min read
BLACKSTOCK EUCHRE RESULTS
Last Week’s Blackstock Euchre Club Scores: 1. Norm Lackner. 2. Lorna Edgerton. 3. Bryan Allemang. 4. Harvey Graham. 5. Dinny Oosterholt....

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Jun 23, 20231 min read


ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Wow, this week we start summer already! Of course, when that happens, we also start to get shorter days. Remember when summer evenings...

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Jun 22, 20234 min read
BLACKSTOCK EUCHRE RESULTS
Last Week’s Blackstock Euchre Club Scores: 1. Bernita Blair. 2. Hazel Coates. 3. Norm Lackner. 4. Bryan Allemang. 5. Lawrence McLaughlin...

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Jun 15, 20231 min read


ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
June is busting out all over. The spring ephemerals have faded away, and now the real beauties are taking over the iris, peonies,...

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Jun 15, 20234 min read



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Jun 9, 20230 min read
GREENBANK by Larry Doble
The winners for the Greenbank Community Association Inc. 50/50 Draw, on May 6th, were D. Kalliomaki and Port Perry High School. The...

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Jun 9, 20231 min read
BLACKSTOCK EUCHRE RESULTS
Last Week’s Blackstock Euchre Club Scores: 1. Norm Lackner. 2. George Wind. 3. Lorna Edgerton. 4. Brian Allamong. 5. Marg Cayer. Most...

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Jun 9, 20231 min read


EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
That Strawberry full moon on Saturday was an awesome beginning to the summer season. Thankfully the temperature cooled to normal for this...

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Jun 9, 20231 min read


ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Another beautiful May week with a little bit of everything, hot, cold, rain, shine, and wind, but the garden perennials are coming along...

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Jun 2, 20233 min read


EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
How can such a beautiful month of May fly by so fast? Hopefully, our farmers will get some dry hay in storage during this long spell of...

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Jun 2, 20231 min read


ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
The rain on Saturday probably left some pretty unhappy people when it curtailed some of their long weekend plans, but it was just what...

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May 25, 20235 min read


EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
How beautiful and much needed was that rain! Love having a day to catch up on all the inside jobs which gather. Have you been to Otters...

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May 25, 20231 min read


EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
The May Days are slipping by quickly, this being the 15th already. How can the weather people predict frost for Tuesday and Wednesday...

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May 19, 20231 min read


ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
A beautiful Sunday! I hope all mothers and all motherers had a wonderful day of appreciation and pleasure on the special Sunday to honour...

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May 19, 20234 min read
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