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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - 11 Success of BeefEast Shows Ontario Support TORONTO, ONTARIO - August 26, 2003 : People are still talking about the great BeefEast sale of 2003 that took place in Eastern Ontario this past July. In less than six hours, over 240,000 pounds of ground beef was sold. Alberta cattle producers made the journey to the Toronto area to sell packages of frozen ground beef as part of the BeefEast Program. Consumers from across Ontario showed overwhelming overwhelming support by lining up with the anticipation of filling their freezers with ground beef. Proud to Support Canadian Beef trucks parked at three sales locations in the Toronto area. The ground beef was offered to consumers consumers at a discount price of under a dollar a pound. This program had a dual purpose - Bethesda House Are you in an abusive relationship? 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Adair and her two younger sisters follow the militia until Adair is unjustly accused of treason and taken prisoner and interrogated by Major William Newman. When the Major falls in love with the spirited Adair and helps her escape, their journey begins. The horrors of the civil war and the portrayal of female prisoners are vivid and factual. Each chapter begins with a factual account of the Civil War, making this an ideal fiction selection for history buffs. Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs Forensic anthropologist Dr. Tempe Brennan is looking forward forward to a romantic holiday, but it is postponed upon the discovery discovery of a newborn's charred bones in a stove. Strange things begin happening, including a small plane crash where the pilot and passenger are burned beyond recognition. Seemingly unconnected incidents may be related and, to make it worse, someone is following Tempe and her daughter Katy. Can Tempe and her detective friend get to the bottom of the puzzle and still have time for their holiday? Written in Kathy Reichs usual sizzling style this is another winner that will keep you guessing right to the end. ^Birthright by Nora^ Roberts When Gallic Dunbrook finds out that she has to work with her ex-husband Jake Graystone on an archeological dig, that is just; the beginning of her troubles. When a murder takes place upon the sight she attempts to uncover the truth and finds out more than she ever wanted to. Life as she knew it would never be the same. Roberts keeps you guessing until the very end with her newest psychological thriller. Mrs. Kimble by Jennifer Haigh Mrs. Kimble, is actually the story of Mr. Kimble, a man married married three times over the course of his opportunistic life. We follow Ken Kimble as he takes advantage of his wives and children for reasons never completely known. 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