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• October, 1957 Volume 1 Number 1
  The very first Clarion!
  
  
• Spring, 2010 Volume 54 Number 1
  Spring, 2010: MAI in Plattsburgh, NY transformation plans. Rest of issue is about the Earthquake in Haiti, the Brothers who were killed, the Brothers' schools which were damaged, and the Haitian aid fund that was established.
  
  
• Winter, 2009 Volume 53 Number 4
  Winter, November 2009: Vinton Hall dedication on Alfred NDI campus. Rome session for New Provincials. RIP Br. Normand Simoneau (1919-2009). Walsh University 50th anniversary Homecoming Gala.
  
  
• Autumn, 2009 Volume 53 Number 3
  Autumn, 2009: Newly elected Provincial Council members. Kickoff for celebrating the 50 academic year for Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio. Obituary for Br. Edward Harrison (1918-2009). Alfred, Maine community summer days. School year 2009-2010 launched in USA district.
  
  
• Summer, 2009 Volume 53 Number 2
  Summer, 2009: Brother Jerome Lessard appointed new Provincial Superior. Interview with outgoing Provincal, Br. Daniel Caron. Summer African mission appeals by Brothers Marcel Sylvestre, Francis Blouin and John Kamala. Br. James Lacasse at April meeting in Uganda. The district summer retreat master will be Father James Sullivan, OP. Spring cleaning and repair projects at Notre Dame campus in Alfred, ME. Recent deaths of Deacon Lionel St. Laurent 83 (Former Brother Laurent Vincent), and of Sandra Corliss, part-time cook at Notre Dame in Alfred.
  
  
• Spring, 2009 Volume 53 Number 1
  Spring, 2009: Superior General Yannick Houssay visits USA District. November, 2008: 48th Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio Founders Week. December, 2008: graduation at Walsh University , honors Canadian Brother Roger Gonneville director and co-founder of Terre Sans Frontieres. Spring, 2009: USA Provincial Br. Daniel Caron and Treasurer Br. James Lacasse attend General Conference in Kisubi, Uganda. December, 2008: 3-day power outage at Notre Dame Institute in Alfred, Maine. Br. Raymond Berube and caretakers in Maine nursing home. Ties between Canadian FIC's and the USA Brothers in Plattsburgh, New York. Recent deaths: Mr. Jacques Lacasse, age 79, brother of Brother James Lacasse in Tilton, NH; Brother Arthur Greenwood, FIC in LaPrairie, Canada; Dr. George Duncan in Canton, Ohio. Recent donors.
  
  
• Winter, 2008-9 Volume 52 Number 5
  Winter, 2008-9: Solar power facilities installed in Vinton Hall at Alfred, ME Shelter. Obituary of Br. Roland Vigeant who died Sept. 11, 2008 in Ohio. Sister Judy Zielinski and camera crew interview FIC's in Alfred for upcoming Walsh University's 50th Anniversary video. Thanksgiving donations for York County Shelter in Alfred, ME. September Homecoming at Walsh University in Ohio. Fall River, MA FIC's attend religious life symposium at Stonehill College in MA. Former MAI soccer field purchased by parish in Plattsburgh, NY.
  
  
• Autumn, 2008 Volume 52 Number 4
  Summer, 2008 celebration of Province Days and Jubiliarians in July at Alfred, Maine. Walsh University leadership group meeting at Alfred, Maine in mid-July. Brother Marcel Sylvester's Mission Project Service Global Outreach. Results of Brother Roland Vigeant's illness at Walsh University in Ohio. Death of the mother of Br. Walter Zwierchowski. In Plattsburgh, NY, Senior Citizens Council receives state funding for help in demolition of former MAI site.
  
  
• Summer, 2008 Volume 52 Number 3
  Summer, 2008 celebration and profiles of Golden Jubilarians: Brothers Jerome Lessard, Theodore Letendre, and Guy Roddy. Construction projects at Notre Dame Institute, Alfred, ME : new portico for FIC chapel building; new roof for FIC cafeteria; and ground-breaking for new Vinton Residence Hall for York County Shelter. Around the Province: Br. Jerome Lessard to go to Ploermel, France workshop in August; update on Br. Normand Simoneau’s condition; Walsh University President, Mr. Richard Jusseaume, attended Pope Benedict XVI's audience and talk in April; mid-July workshop in Alfred of Walsh University Leadership Team; and in July and August, Br. Marcel Crete was translator for FIC workshop in Castelgandolfo, Italy.


• Spring, 2008 Volume 52 Number 2
  Catherine Gardens Project at former MAI in Plattsburgh, NY; Obituaries for Brother Edgar St. Pierre (1926-2007) and Brother Philip Drouin (1920-2008); Biographies for 2008 jublilarians Edward Harrison(75th), Edmond Drouin (70th), and Walter Zwierchowski (25th); winter hospitalization for Brothers Robert Michaud, Donald Lapointe, Mark Couture, and Albert Heinrich; retirement home reports on Brothers Edmond Drouin in Maine and Normand Simoneau in Fall River, MA.


• Winter, 2007-8 Volume 52 Number 1
  Kisubi Brothers University in Uganda Holds First Graduation; Brother Roger Monfette (1933-2007) obituary; Oct. 6 Shaker Museum on Alfred Campus; Autumn activities in Alfred, ME -- apple picking and store; Fall River, MA -- 3 FIC's new school year at Connelly High School; Canadian Brothers visit Plattsburgh, NY; new Walsh University community member and school year at North Canton, OH; Around the Province: Brother Daniel Caron (Provincial) meeting in France; ailing Brothers in Maine; and Brother Marcel Sylvestre's mission project in North Canton, OH.


• Autumn, 2007 Volume 51 Number 5
  Provincial Chapter 2007 Results; Br. Robert Francoeur obituary; Walsh University Legacy group visits Notre Dame Motherhouse in Alfred, ME; African Brothers stopover in Alfred; new school year launched at Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River, MA; news from North Canton, OH about Br. Roland Vigeant, Br. Ernest Paquete, Br. Jerome Lessard, Br. Joseph Power, Br. John Baptist Wamaani and Fr. Aloyce of Uganda; news about the 3 FIC's in Plattsburgh, NY: Rene Demers, Raymond Fortin, and Charles Thomas.


• Summer, 2007 Volume 51 Number 4
  Coming 2007 provincial chapter; provincial chapter members; Walsh Legacy Program to visit Alfred, Maine; Kisubi, Uganda Brothers' University to hold first graduation in October; York County, Maine, Shelters' Food Pantry; visit of Assistant General Br. Gerard Byaruhanga; Fr. Joseph Sselelegga from Uganda; Brothers Guy Roddy and Marcel Crete go to Castelgandolfo, Italy for FIC vocation meeting.


• Spring, 2007 Volume 51 Number 3
  Brother connection to Walsh University international program; Walsh University Brothers in limelite: Br. Joseph Power lectures on British authors J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, Br. James Lacasse honored at dedication of new Walsh University Health and Wellness complex, Br. Jerome Lessard helps victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans; obituary for Br. Charles St. James (1932-2006); around the Province: Br. Normand Simoneau enters nursing home in Fall River, four Alfred brothers in Florida in February; Plattsburgh brothers visit Canadian confreres, four octogenerain brothers at Walsh University.


• Winter, 2006-2007 Volume 51 Number 2
  New Residence Alfred Campus; Obituary for Br. Emilian Dauphinais (1904-2006); Alfred, Maine stories:Shaker Museum First Open House; Apple Picking Season; Br. Eugene Robert's Garden dedication; Notre Dame Cobras Semi-Pro Football team.


• Fall, 2006 Volume 51 Number 1
  Walsh University Chapel Dedication; Obituary for Br. Lionel Morneau (1920-2006); FIC Week during summer; Dedication Wrendy's Garden at Alfred Shaker Barn; Walsh Founder's Medalist: Br. Arthur Greenwood.


• June, 2006 Volume 50 Number 5
  General Chapter, Br. Daniel Caron Reappointed Provincial; 2006 Jubililarians Brs. Henri Bernier, Lionel Morneau, Francis Blouin; Walsh Chorale visits Alfred and New England; around the Province: Retirement of Br. Raymond Fortin and Br. Rene Demers.


• April, 2006 Volume 50 Number 4
  General Chapter in Rome; New Superior General elected: Br. Yannick Houssay; Obituary for Br. Patrick Menard (1913-2006); Feb. 15, 2006 Homeless Marathon and Maine's Governor John Baldacci visits Notre Dame in Alfred, Maine; Around the Province: Br. Robert Francoeur Conference Center at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio blessed; Br. Lionel Morneau and Br. Edgar St. Pierre in St. André's Nursing Home in Maine; Visitors to Plattsburgh, New York.