Looking back: Reflections from the files of the Ross-shire Journal
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From the newspaper of October 1, 1920
A meeting of representatives from the village of Conon was held in Conon Hotel to consider the feasibility of having the village lit with electricity.
It had been agreed to approach Colonel Stewart-Mackenzie of Seaforth for permission to connect a wire with the sanatorium. The thanks of villagers are due to Seaforth and Mrs Stewart-Mackenzie for their public spiritedness, the paper reported.
Not since the pre-war days have so many herrings been landed in the Easter Ross district by local fishermen. They are disposed of locally at fair prices.
Dr Ross, Dr Mackenzie and Dr Brodie, school medical officer, vaccinated all the children in Nigg, Pitcalnie and Hilton Public Schools and continued the work in other schools in the parish.
From the newspaper of October 2, 1970
Rosskeen Parish Church received an “almost-free” facelift thanks to help from the Youth Fellowship of Greenbank Parish Church in Edinburgh.
Internal decoration, external repairs and tidying of the grounds was achieved during the two-week blitz. Locals chipped in with food and hospitality for the work party.
Farquhar Macrae (Kyle) and Peter Mackintosh (Conon) won the Highland Car Club’s autumn rally in “atrocious conditions”.
A dozen cars had quit by the first 50-mile stage. The winners drove a Hillman Imp.
Finlay Ross (62) was found dead at his home, Foulis Smithy, Evanton, by his cousin.
Police said it was the result of a shooting accident. Mr Ross and his father were estate blacksmiths at Foulis for more than half-a-century.
From the newspaper of October 6, 1995
A Wester Ross road junction was described as one of the most dangerous in the north of Scotland.
Lochbroom councillor David Green accused the Scottish Office of ignoring local concerns over the Braes junction onto the A835 Dingwall to Ullapool road.
“We can’t wait for a fatality” before any action is taken, he told a divisional planning committee.
Norman Morrison took up a PE teacher post at Dingwall Academy.
Mrs Barrie Forbes of Strathpeffer was appointed behaviour support teacher for three mornings a week.
Developers who allow sites they own to become eyesores were put on notice by Ross and Cromarty Divisional Planning Committee.
It followed eyesore concerns about the former Glebe Garage site in Muir of Ord.
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