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Heidi Phillips never knew her grandfather. Researching his life during the First World War became a way for her to get to know him better. Clinton Alexander McPhee, born on Dec.

My dad, William L. Hayes, was a hero. I always knew that. He drove our old International truck through “impassable” muddy roads so we could go to a movie at the Falkon Theatre in Tisdale.

Having fought in the First World War, Clemens Niekamp took action to make sure his sons wouldn’t have to fight in a second. Bernard Clemens Niekamp was born in Sandloh, located in the Cloppenburg area in northwest Germany, on June 30, 1877.

As we observe the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, referred back then as “The War to end All Wars,” we quickly realize that it was not.

As we observe the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, referred back then as “The War to end All Wars,” we quickly realize that it was not.

Unity News

Over my decade and change as the editor of the News-Optimist our newsroom has established two frequently used feature formats — Everybody Has a Story and First Person Exploits Into the Unknown.

Rabbit Lake News

MAIDSTONE — Shiloh Baptist Church was visited by 280 people during the summer of 2018. Visitors were from Germany, New Zealand, Montana and Arizona. Also represented were points in British Columbia: Fort Nelson, Barnhead, Fort St.

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