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SEAN CHASE Current and former teachers and faculty of General Panet came together Saturday night to celebrate the high school's 55th anniversary. In the photo (left to right) is Gary Serviss, Marc Goulet, Bryon Morris, Glen Hill, Carol Kernaghan, Graham Serviss, Debbie McCabe, Cy Steele, Pam Theilmann and Bob McCabe. This is the final reunion before Panet closes its door in 2014.

Panthers unite to celebrate 55 years

They may no longer have the bricks and mortar, however, Panthers have vowed that the spirit of General Panet will live on once their beloved high school closes its doors for good.

City officers ready for OPP training

Editor’s note: Today we are pleased to bring you the third in a series of stories detailing how the changeover in city policing from the Pembroke Police Service to the Ontario Provincial Police will take place. Watch for the fourth story in the series in The Daily Observer in the coming weeks.

SEAN CHASE sean.chase@sunmedia.ca Gary and Lianne Marchand plan to erect a public awareness sign dedicated to their late niece, Emily Watts, on the corner of Biesenthal Road and Petawawa Boulevard. That sign will be similar to this one of Emily already standing on Whitewater Road east of Pembroke. For more community photos please visit our website photo gallery at www.thedailyobserver.ca.

Making the Emily Watts message permanent

For over three years, the bright, beaming face of Emily Watts was looking out at motorists on Petawawa Boulevard. Next to the photograph was a simple but heartfelt message: “Remember Emily -Don’t drink and drive.”

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Renfrew 'abduction incident' never happened - OPP

OPP officers from the Renfrew detachment have completed their investigation into a report earlier this week about an attempted abduction of a 10-year-old girl in Renfrew, concluding that the incident didn’t actually occur at all.

SEAN CHASE Master Warrant Officer Mark Cushman (second from left) explains a platoon live fire attack to Korean veteran Donald W. Tremblay (centre) while Lt.-Gen. Walt Semianiw, commander of Canada Command, looks on. Members of the Royal Canadian Regiment marked the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Hill 187 Wednesday at CFB Petawawa.

Remembering Hill 187

Two generations of soldiers came together Wednesday to mark Canada’s bloodiest engagement of the Korean War.

Shane Dussault (left) and Dylan Egan, Grade 12 and Grade 11 students respectively at Fellowes High School, competed in the culinary arts competition of the Options Skilled Trades Fair held in Pembroke Wednesday. They are receiving some pointers from Marion Ullrich of Ullrich's on Main, who served as a judge for the culinary competition.

Kids today have ‘Options’

The biggest event of the year for high school technology students and teachers across Renfrew County and the Pontiac was held at the Pembroke Memorial Centre Wednesday.

Petawawa Boulevard needs work

Mayor Bob Sweet hopes the county will soon commence work to improve the surface of Petawawa Boulevard, which is suffering from major cracks and deterioration.