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Students “Hurry Hard”at Harrowsmith PS by Julie Druker

tudents at Harrowsmith Public School were engaged in a very different kind of hurrying in their school gym on January 25 thanks to a special program called Rocks and Rings. The program, sponsored by Capital One, aims to introduce youngsters to the sport of curling. Mark Strachan, who is the curling coordinator at the Cataraqui Golf and Country Club and who was also representing the Royal Kingston Curling Club, gave a series of 45-minute presentations to HPS students in grades one through eight in the art and lingo of curling. Strachan brought with him specially designed equipment for curling off ice, which included brooms and disc-shaped rocks that are equipped with three wheels so they can slide across the gym floor. The students described the special rocks as “very cool”. In his presentation Mark first spoke to the students about the difference in the ice surfaces of a curling rink compared to that of a hockey rink. In the former the surface is pebbled, which allows the rocks to travel faster. And why all that sweeping with the brooms? Sweeping the ice surface creates friction, and therefore heat, which makes

the pebbled surface slightly smoother and allows the rocks to travel faster and farther. Sweeping also removes any small pieces of debris that might send the rock onto a different course. After learning specific terms like the button, the house, hurrying and sweeping, and receiving instructions as to how to win points and to properly keep score, the students played a number of relay games using the rocks, brooms and a plastic ringed house that was placed on the gym floor. The presentation ended with an exciting shoot out at one end of the gym. The program definitely made an impression on the grade six students, many of whom felt they would consider taking up the sport in the future. Mark informed me that after one of his presentations a younger student inquired if he might consider bringing his gear to her upcoming birthday party. Schools interested in booking a Rings and Rocks presentation can email kingston@ rocksandrings.com. More information about Kingston curling programs can be found by calling the Royal Kingston Curling Club at 613-546-2243 and/or the Cataraqui Golf and Country Club at 613-546-1753.

Future of Denbigh ambulance base remains in doubt

Grade six students at Harrowsmith Public School with teacher Ms. Sheila Vogelzang learn the ins and outs of curling with Mark Strachan of Rocks and Rings

Ministry, township meet over Portland waste site

L&A County refuses to affirm S support for northern ambulance A

by Jeff Green

ddington Highlands Reeve Henry Hogg tried to force Lennox and Addington County’s hand last week, but in the end he did not have the votes to do so. Hogg submitted the following notice of motion to be voted on at the January 25 L&A Council meeting: “Whereas the location of the Northbrook Ambulance base is about to be determined and its optimum location depends on whether the Denbigh Ambulance base is in service; Therefore be it resolved that the Council of the County of Lennox and Addington will maintain the Denbigh Ambulance Base as a 24 hour, 7 day a week service; and further, that future negotiations with neighbouring municipalities will aim to recover full cost for cross-border calls from this base.” The motion was supported by Hogg himself as well as Addington Highlands Deputy Reeve Bill Cox and Stone Mills Township Reeve Doug Bearance, but three other members of Council voted against it and L&A Warden Bill Lowry declared the motion defeated. The vote does not commit the council to closing the 24-hour base. However, last fall a consultant’s report recommended that the Denbigh base close and its annual operations budget be transferred to a new base to built in the vicinity of Odessa in Loyalist Township. Council has yet to decide whether to accept that recommendation or not. Last week’s vote on the Denbigh base

could be an indication of the potential result of that upcoming decision. Currently, Frontenac County ambulances dispatched from Kingston answer about 1,000 calls per year in Loyalist Township, and L&A is billed for those calls under a cross-border service agreement that is set to expire in 2015. Paramedics stationed in Denbigh respond to a limited number of calls each year, and a high percentage of those calls come from Frontenac County. Although Frontenac County pays L&A twice as much per call for Denbigh-based calls as L&A pays for Kingston-based calls into Loyalist Township, the net result of the cross border agreement is still a payment of about $120,000 each year from L&A to Frontenac. In the fall, while he was still the L&A County Warden, Henry Hogg wrote to the councils of Frontenac, Renfrew, and Hastings Counties asking for financial support to keep the Denbigh base open. While L&A ratepayers shoulder most of the $500,000 annual municipal cost of keeping the base open, the base serves remote residents in the other three counties as well. A meeting between the wardens and CAOs from the four counties took place in mid-January. L&A County Chief Administrator Larry Keech summed up the results of that meeting. “It does not appear that any assistance is forthcoming from any of our neighbours,” he said.

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Ompah ambulance base / fire station a hurdle

A virtual solution to the property standards project clears by Jeff Green dilemma - or, how I to stop worrying and learn to love the drones by Jeff Green kay, I’ve decided to take my local township at its word and agree that by ensuring that all of our properties are neat and tidy we will all be richer and happier. I still don’t like the idea of one of those complaints-driven regulations and I also don’t want to have to clean up my own property or force someone else to do the same. The solution is GPS driven drones. There is very good digital mapping available through Frontenac County now, thanks to our tax dollars, and it is possible to go on line and see objects such as parked vehicles on people’s lawns. Although there is a time lag (the current mapping is from 2008 I believe) but when the mapping is updated and a little more detail is added, it might be able to identify smaller objects, even patches of weeds such as poison ivy, burdock, and dandelions could be visible. All that will be needed then is to tie in some drone aircraft to that mapping, and with the use of modern laser technology, large items like vehicles and rusted out heaps of junk can be literally vaporised out of existence. Pinpoint applications of pesticides, delivered at the same time, will be able to deal with any undesirable plant matter, and a huge vacuum tube affixed to the bottom of the drone will be able suck up small mess items in a jiffy. Each ratepayer will receive a notification of what junk has been found on their property by the GPS system, and a schedule for when it will be obliterated so they know when to make themselves scarce if they are worried about becoming collateral damage. And with a quick boom, all our problems will be solved. Of course there is a chance of error, a prized rose or a brand new vehicle or ATV could easily be done in by a simple miscalculation, but that’s the beauty of the notification system. All of the planned obliterations will be outlined in the notification, and ratepayers can contact the township using a handy online form to point out where the real garbage is and where their prized possessions are. There can even be an appeals process for those of us whose prized possessions are what the township would call real garbage, but in the end the bylaw will have to rule. Within a couple of months the drones will have this place looking spic and span, and our property values will all rise and rise, so much so that our property assessments will go up as well, and then we will be able to pay higher property taxes. Wouldn’t that be great?

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t’s hurry up time after another long wait. At a meeting of Frontenac County Council on January 27, a bylaw was approved authorizing the county to set out two requests for proposal, one for a project manager and one for a engineering company to prepare design plans and building costs for a building to be located on a lot in Ompah. The building will house a 1,500 square foot ambulance base and a 2750 square foot fire hall. In debating the bylaw the two North Frontenac representatives on the council, North Frontenac mayor Bud Clayton and township councilor John Inglis, brought concerns that had been expressed by North Frontenac Council at one of their own meetings. “Our council was concerned that by passing this bylaw today, North Frontenac would be left with no option but to proceed even if the project’s costs exceed the amount we have earmarked for the project,” said John Inglis. “But from talking to county staff since then and looking at the agreement, I see that this is not the case.” Nonetheless, Bud Clayton did propose an amendment to the bylaw, but county staff said this would lead to a further delay in proceeding with the project.

South Frontenac Mayor Gary Davison expressed considerable frustration with the amendment. “I thought we had this all put to bed. If this isn’t clear then I think we should stop this right now and only bring it back when both sides really have an agreement.” Clayton then asked for a minute to confer with Inglis and they withdrew their amendment. Two members of council opposed the bylaw. South Frontenac councilor John McDougall did so on the grounds that an Ompah ambulance base could lead to the closure of the Parham base, which he said is contrary to the interests of his constituents in the Verona area. Warden Gutowski said that even though the amendment had been withdrawn, it revealed that North Frontenac Council is not in agreement. With the passage of the bylaw, one major hurdle remains before construction can begin, the matter of “sticker shock”. When the proposals come in for the design and construction of the ambulance base/fire hall, they will come with a price tag, and it may be the case that the cost to North Frontenac township will exceed the amount of money they have set aside for the project, which will leave their council with a decision to make.

Councilors get snippy at preliminary budget meeting by Jeff Green

isplaying an uncanny knack for scheduling meetings during freezing rain events, members of Frontenac County Council found their opportunities to debate their 2012 budget limited to about 45 minutes last month. With their regularly scheduled meeting cancelled over a threat of freezing rain on January 18, and a replacement meeting on January 27 delayed due to freezing rain, only some preliminary questions were brought up about the draft 2012 budget. The county is planning to spend a shade over $42 million this year, and Frontenac County ratepayers will pay just over $8.5 million towards that if the draft budget is not altered, an increase of $112,000 or 1.34%. County taxes represent about 20% of the municipal tax bill, so the increase will not have a significant impact on the amount of taxes ratepayers in the county will be saddled with this year. But in opening remarks before addressing specific items in the budget, members of council indicated they might be looking to decrease county taxation in order to offset some of the increases that are coming through their own township budgets. Transfers from the provincial and federal governments will account for $17.5 million of the $42 million in county spending this year, mainly through subsidies for ambulance, Fairmount Home and Howe Island ferry costs Frontenac Islands mayor Dennis Doyle said that he had reason to believe that this financial support may drop over the next few years. “I have had some meetings in recent weeks with a number of officials from the province. We are facing zero dollars for infrastructure and perhaps a certain amount of fallback on the downloading of costs. The situation in provincial and federal finances is pretty dire, and we might need to consider service cuts in place of tax increases,” Doyle said. North Frontenac mayor Bud Clayton said that he recently attended an event in Toronto where the premier delivered a speech. “The premier singled out wages as the means

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have 17 years of projected life left in them, and the Loughborough site has 18 years, but those sites will fill up much faster than that if Portland is no longer available to take a high percentage of the waste that is generated in the township. The township trucks out waste from part of Storrington District, and at one point all of Storrington’s waste was sent away, and the cost of shipping along with tipping fees would increase overall costs, and therefore taxes, considerably. “It is also not something that a township would want to do on other grounds. If we don’t handle out own waste, then we are asking someone else to deal with our problems. That’s not the way we want to go,” said Mark Segsworth.

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Re: CF Property standards bylaw

attended both public meetings and feel that Chief Building Official Jeremy Neven has done a good job of presenting the current bylaws and options for more comprehensive ones. Some major reasons proposed for a property standards by-law were health and safety issues, property values, and economic development. The current By-Law #2000-81 would serve to resolve issues related to health and safety. Although it does not go as far as property standards bylaws, it is fairly comprehensive. Fire hazards, excessive garbage, leaking contaminants, buildings that are an endangerment to occupants, and scrap/junk material can all be investigated under the above-mentioned bylaw. At the Sharbot Lake meeting the C.B.O. was asked what the number of complaints were under the present system. He said 19 complaints were resolved, and six were unable to be resolved under the present system. I think that’s a pretty good record, and I wonder if more people lodged complaints under the present system whether this would suffice. The township has also been pretty responsive in demolishing derelict buildings that have fallen back to the municipality. Two motel properties on Hwy 7 near Arden come to mind. Property Values and Economic Development are both economic issues, so let’s consider economics. Cleaning up a property is one thing, but poorly maintained buildings often exist because they reflect economic disadvantage. Simply put, it costs significant cash to repair that siding. Poverty is a real issue that affects many people right across this country, and property standards could serve to blame people for their inability to improve

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their properties if they are “out of character with the surrounding environment” (Bancroft Property Standards By-Law). The standard could also become a moving target if properties in an area change ownership and very expensive new homes are built next to an “unsightly” building. A property standards bylaw could result in people losing their property, as the township can implement required changes and pass on the cost to the property owner. Root causes of poverty, such as lack of good paying jobs (or any jobs), inadequate pension income, lack of transportation and mental health issues need to be addressed, not covered up by dictating that we pretty up the neighbourhood. It is not that I do not wish for economic development and an attractive community. I simply do not think a property standards by-law is the way to achieve these goals. It was mentioned by property standards proponents that most issues are solved cooperatively with no need to order work done. If this is the case there should be no need for the property standards by-law anyway. The only initiative that I see as having merit would be a voluntary one, with the property owner making the final determination. Although I do not know much about the Friends Of Arden, I remember their cleanup day and their invitation for people to let them know if they needed assistance in removing garbage/debris, etc. This organization offered their time and resources to provide assistance, and to me this is a far more positive approach. Organizations such as Villages Beautiful, the Friends of Arden, etc. are instrumental in improving the appearance and the spirit of our communities. Mary Stinson

New CF garbage policy stinks

live in Central Frontenac and as I'm sure everyone in this township already knows, our garbage policy is changing on April 01, 2012. I'm all for recycling and I understand the importance of recycling. What I don't understand is why we must all be put through this exercise because of the ones who don't recycle. We can no longer use tags, we must now purchase the clear bags from the township office in Sharbot Lake. The township is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. I am not in Sharbot Lake that often let alone at these times, I live at the very south end of Central Frontenac and have little or no need to travel north. I have also found it almost impossible to find clear “kitchen catcher" size garbage bags, after trying several stores all I have found is opaque bags, which I have been told we can't use. After inquiring at the township office and talking to Kyle Labbett, Waste Management Supervisor, he said that the clear bags for our kitchen pails could be purchased at the hardware store in Sharbot Lake - again presenting the problem of trav-

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elling north of here. Kyle also suggested dumping all my small bags into the clear large bag, but I don't think I want to be handling the garbage again. I also resent that I now have to buy small garbage bags. I am using shopping bags, which is the 2nd "R" in the 3 recycling "R"s of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. I would have thought a less work intensive idea would have made it easier for residents to follow the recycling rules. One idea is, if you show up the dump with very little or no recyclables and only garbage then it is very obvious you aren't recycling, so you can't leave your garbage. I remember filling out a questionnaire quite some time ago about garbage and our ideas and solutions and I'm sure you must have received some better solutions then the one you came up with. Diane Etheridge

Re: CF taxes

read with interest the Jan. 26 letter from Mark Montagano re the preposterous tax hike proposed by our council. When will they realise that you cannot be all things to all people! Take a look at the mess in Europe - we can all criticise the Greeks but we have the equivalent right here in our own backyard! Austerity is a tough pill to swallow but one that is absolutely necessary and required - this council needs to do what is for the long term health of the community and that means tough measures - like reductions and/or eliminations of services or positions. Nothing should be sacrosanct in such times. Tax increases of this kind will inevitably lead us to ruination. John Watts

Re: Deer rescue adventure t was with great interest that I read the

January 26 article that Eythel Grant's daughter Shawna wrote about her and her dad saving a deer from certain death. They used a lot of skill and quick thinking to do so, and there was also some personal risk to themselves from falling into the water. Eythel Grant was a councilor for Addington Highlands for over 20 years and is well known as an avid outdoorsman, which included trapping and hunting. And yet he risked his own safety to SAVE an animal, to show it human compassion after it was on safe ground. He even went back the next day with his grandson Corey to bring the deer some food and bedding and to make sure the wolves hadn't killed it. I wonder how many members of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), an anti-hunting and trapping group, have saved a deer this year? Or did they do so from the comfort of their homes and offices in Canada's large cities. It's good to know we have people like Eythel, Shawna and Corey in this area. Larry Pealow

Dunking challenge taken up he pressure is mounting on Central

Frontenac Mayor Janet Gutowski, Councilor Jeff Matson and CAO Shawn Trépanier. Last week the News offered to donate $100 to the Polar Bear Plunge on February 26 if the three of them went in the water, and we challenged other businesses to do the same. The offer has been taken up by lawyer Steve Duggan, so the stakes have now been raised to $200, and counting.

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South Frontenac Committee of the Whole by Wilma Kenny

Plans of Condominium

lanner Mills introduced township lawyer Tim Wilkin to outline the details of a proposed Official Plan, which would recognize Plans of Condominium as a method of permitting development on private roads without entering into a plan of subdivision. If accepted, this would permit a property to be sold off in individual lots or ‘units’, with the unit holders sharing ownership of all common areas such as parks and access road. The perceived advantage over development on private lanes would be that under the condo act, there would be an effective governance structure that has the authority to ensure the road is built and maintained to the standards set by the township, without the township having to assume the road. It was agreed to bring the proposal to Council. Councillor York expressed concern that a condo-type development still might not keep its road up to good standards.

Waterfront Setbacks

Mills also recommends strengthening the wording of the Official plan to remove any question about the intent of the township’s policies in regard to the 30 metre setback from lakes and streams. He cited the constantly increasing development pressure on waterfront properties.

Source Water Protection Plan

Representatives from the Cataraqui Region Conservation Association reported that they will soon be seeking public consultation about their draft source water protection plan. Councilor Vandewal registered his objection that so much emphasis was placed on the amount of pollution caused by cattle, pointing out that there were a lot more people than cows living close to Sydenham Lake.

Point Improvement Group

Councilor McPhail asked about the status of the Point Improvement Committee and the Sydenham Lake Association, groups which appear to be working independently of Council to improve township property. CEO Orr confirmed that neither group is a committee of Council.

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· The Clar-Mill Community Volunteers will meet earlier this month as they are sponsoring a pancake supper on their regular meeting night. They will meet on Monday, Feb. 13 at the Clar-Mill Hall in Plevna at 7 p.m. All are welcome. · On Saturday, Feb. 18, there will be a Jack's JAM at the Clar-Mill Hall in Plevna - 2 - 9 pm. There will be a potluck supper so bring a dish and enjoy the music. If you play a musical instrument, sing, or dance, join in and entertain the crowd. Sponsored by the Clar-Mill Community Volunteers. · Please mark Tuesday, Feb. 21 for a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, 5 - 7 p.m. Adults $8, children 6 - 12 $4, ages 5 and under free at the Clar-Mill Community Hall in Plevna. Sponsored by the Clar-Mill Community Volunteers. · Plevna Joke of the Week: Tom "Why did the cookie go to the doctor?" Winnie "It was feeling crummy!"

MOUNTAIN GROVE Marilyn Meeks

613-335-4531 email: marilynarchie@sympatico.ca · Belated birthday wishes to Paula Warren · A big thank you to my sister, Sylvia, who was instrumental in getting my brother, Kenneth (John) transferred to Trillium Centre in Kingston from a hospital in Montreal. · Thinking of you to Lyn Uens, Tom Wilson, Ernest Barr, Hazel Young, Alma White, David Ackerman, Doreen Warren, Thelma Smith. · Sympathy to the family of Bertha Lloyd. · On February 21 the Arden Youth group will be having a pancake supper, 5-7pm in the community hall. Come and support your local youth. What a great breakfast the group cooked and served recently. Thanks to everyone who helped. · A few people attended the gospel sing at Parham Free

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• As pharmacists, we often talk about adherence.... taking medication as ordered by your doctor. Eye drops used to treat glaucoma is a good example. The high pressure inside the eye is a symptom of glaucoma and can lead to blindness if not treated. The eye drops lower this pressure, thus preventing serious damage to the eye. How’s your glaucoma eye drop compliance? • It’s good to remember that some medications are affected by consuming grapefruit juice. The juice affects the metabolic breakdown of the drug in the body, often causing a higher level of the drug, leading to side effects. There is a long list of drugs that may be affected this way. Our pharmacists will tell you when it is significant for the drugs you are taking. • Resolutions are often broken by this time in January. However, one good way to help you keep them is the write them down and post them on your fridge or bathroom mirror. Just seeing them in writing every day will give you a greater chance of succeeding in keeping your resolutions. • Stories about the dangers of overeating and overdrinking are all true. But how about eating more chocolate? Studies done in France show that chocolate is good for the heart and brain. Those who ate more chocolate had lower risks of heart disease and stroke compared to those who ate less or no chocolate. Dark is best. • Good advice: “Before you take it, talk about it.” Our pharmacists are always available to talk to you about your medications.

Methodist church on Jan. 28 featuring "Crimson River" and local talent. · Hockey games were cancelled Friday night at the Frontenac Arena as there was no power. · The Frontenac Bantam Rep hockey team played Campellford on Saturday at the Frontenac Arena. What a great game, it was the first game of the playoffs. Enjoy your week!

DENBIGH Alice Madigan

613-333-9542 ali-cj.madigan@sympatico.ca

· There will be a Valentine’s Day Murder Mystery Dinner Party on Saturday February 18. Cocktail hour and the murder mystery start at 5:30pm. Only a limited number of tickets are being sold for this event. Tickets are $15 each and you can get them from me at the above contact information. · Denbigh Diners Club is on Monday February 6 at the Denbigh Hall starting at noon. · Lions Club Bingo is on Tuesday February 7 starting at 7:30pm in the Lions Hall in Griffith. · Happy “Groundhog Day”! How did this day come about?

MISSISSIPPI Pearl Killingbeck

613-278-2127

· Tip of the hat to our snowplow drivers, George Clement and Greg Cooper, who have done such a terrific job on the roads. · Get well wishes to John Jackson and Bill Crain. · 107 people enjoyed the wonderful breakfast put on by the Snow Road Snowmobile Club on Saturday. Also that morning, a defibrillator was presented to the club by John Taylor, president of Lanark Mutual, accompanied by the company’s inspector, Gene Richardson. John Gemmell, Warden of Lanark County, was also there for the presentation. · Don’t forget about the Bingo at the snowmobile club on Saturday evening. There will be a light supper from 4:30-6pm and bingo starts at 6:45pm. · Happy birthday to Jim Riddell, Rick Killingbeck, Alex Killingbeck, Richard Lemke and Ellen Raeburn. · Smile: Money no longer talks; it just goes without saying.

MABERLY-BOLINGBROKE Karen Prytula

613-325-1354 karenprytula33@gmail.com

· The Althorpe Bolingbroke Community Hall will host a Music Jam and Community Potluck on Sunday, February 5. Music is from 1 - 5 p.m., potluck dinner at 5:30 p.m. Come out to enjoy an afternoon of music and dancing and a potluck dinner with friends and neighbours. Children welcome. Information: Glenn Russell 273-2571. · The Tay Valley Community Choir will hold its February 6th practice at the Maberly Hall. · The Maberly Quarterly Contra Dance is on Sat. Feb. 11 at the Maberly Hall. Sheesham & Lotus will stir up some fantastic tunes for the evening, and Emily Addison will be coming from Ottawa as the dance caller. As usual, the beginner’s lesson will be at 7:30pm, with the dance beginning at 8pm. All beginners are encouraged to take part in this most helpful lesson. Entrance is $10 at the door; under 16 free. For information, call Maike, 613 264-1993.

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february 2, 2012 · The 2012 Tay Valley Loppet will be at Murphy's Point Provincial Park on Feb. 12. There are both 10 and 20 km events, deadline to enter is Feb. 10. tayvalleyskiclub.wordpress.com · Tay Valley Township will be hosting Karate Tuesdays & Fridays from Feb to April at Glen Tay Public School - enjoy a great workout, learn new skills and have fun! Shotokan Karate, Grappling, Self Defense, etc. cost $60; $120 family of 2 or more. Call 613-267-5353 · Lanark County is seeking three persons with disabilities and one other citizen member to be part of a sub-committee that advises county council on how to make the corporation more accessible for people with disabilities. The committee consists of a county councilor, the county warden, five members who have disabilities, one member who is a professional from the stakeholder community, and one citizen volunteer. The committee meets every second month. Anyone who is interested, please contact Leslie Drynan, 613-267-4200, ext. 1502; ldrynan@lanarkcounty.ca.

HARROWSMITH Kelly Calthorpe

613-372-1655 kdcalthorpe@sympatico.ca

· Looking for something for the kids to do for tomorrow’s PA day that will be fun and won’t blow budget? Look no further than St. Paul’s United Church in Harrowsmith where they are hosting a “Frosty Adventure”, which includes winter-theme crafts, lunch and some outdoor winter games, so be sure to dress warmly. The fun begins at 10am with pick up at 2pm. The cost is $3; to register, please call Marni at 613-374-9929. · After the kids have hung around the house all day, send them to youth dance at the Golden Links Hall in Harrowsmith from 7 until 10 pm for ages 9-15. The cost is $6 at the door. · The Knights of Columbus in Railton are back in the Bingo business beginning Feb. 6 at 6:50pm for the early bird game and 7pm for the regular game. Prizes will be meat packages of pork chops, chicken & beef. That’s better than cash! · Treat your sweetheart to a Valentine’s Dance at the Golden Links Hall in Harrowsmith on Sat. Feb 11 in support of the Harrowsmith Public School. There will be music, dancing, a midnight buffet and great door prizes. Tickets are $10 each and are available at the door or from Cindy at 613-372-1633 or gmom.ryan5@gmail.com.

VERONA Debbie Lingen

613-374-2091 debbie@lingens.com

· Walk those winter blues away. The Verona Walking Club meets for a walk inside the Lions Hall every Tuesday from 10 am to noon, cost is $1. For information call Bill, 613-374-3234. · One last chance to enjoy a Winter Weekend Wake-Up Breakfast this Sat. Feb. 4, 9 to 11 am. The folks at Trinity United Church have done a great job filling those cold, wintry Saturdays with good food and conversation. Scrambled eggs, bacon, toast and fried potatoes for only $5. And your choice of beverage, bagel or muffin for $1 more. · Can John McEwen play a guitar and sing a song? You betcha! Catch his show this Sunday, February 5, 1:30-3:30 pm. at Bellrock Hall. Refreshments will be available. Admission is free. Proceeds will support the hall renovations. · Indoor Soccer will be played at Prince Charles Public School starting Monday, February 6 and runs until April 6. For kids aged 6 to 8, the soccer camp will run from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. For ages 9 to 12, the soccer camp will run from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. The cost of the soccer camp is $25 per child. Registration will take place on February 6 at Prince Charles Public School. Call 613-279-2244 to register. · The Frontenac Farmers Market reopens Saturday, February 11, just in time for Valentine's Day. Come out and support our local farmers and crafters. Fill those empty pantries with quality meats & prepared foods, maple syrup products, preserves, baking, honey, winter veggies and artisan creations.. The market is held in the newly renovated Verona Lions Club, where the Lions will be cooking up a delicious

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breakfast. Hours - 9 am to 12 noon. · Join The Bell Rock Community Hall Association for a Potluck Supper on Saturday, Feb. 11, 5:30 pm, at the Bell Rock Community Hall. Bring a dish and enjoy good company. · South Frontenac Community Services provides Foot Care clinics for seniors or physically disabled adults. Diabetic referrals are accepted. These clinics are held at the Verona Medical Center on the second Tuesday of each month. Appointments start at 9 am. Reservations are required for the February 14 clinic. Call 613-376-6477 and ask for Danielle Penner. The fee is $12 per session.

ARDEN Joan Moore

613-335-2015 pinky24247@yahoo.ca

· If anyone is interested in going to an Ottawa hockey game please call Malcolm - 613-335-3664. We are hoping we can get enough people to rent a bus to go down · Reminder about the snowmobile rally this Sat Feb. 4. Breakfast will be peameal bacon on a bun (free will offering). Registration is from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and the run is from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. After the rally will be a spaghetti dinner with garlic bread & salad, also for a free will offering. · Then Sat. Feb. 11 is the fishing derby in Arden, all local lakes, followed by a Fish Fry - open to everyone. Tickets are available at Arden Legion · Also on Sat. Feb 11 will be the Eggs as you like them breakfast & silent auction, 8 to 11 am at Arden Community Centre. The breakfast is sponsored by the Arden United Church fundraising committee, cost is a free will offering · We had a great time at the dart tournament in Kingston at 560 Legion - thanks go out to Ken Thorne and Terry Shelly for seeing over us · Friday night karaoke was a great success. Another karaoke night will be held on Friday Feb. 10, weather permitting. · The casino trip is on the go. Registration is at Arden Legion - get your seats now while they are still available; call Malcolm 613-335-3664

SYDENHAM Anita Alton

613-376-6333 rideauraingutter@ yahoo.com

· Last year South Frontenac Community Services provided food for over 1300 people, including 550 children. They thank the community and all those who help out with this much needed cause. If you can give, please do. Should you need to access the food bank it is open on Tuesdays from 1-3pm and Fridays from 9-11 am. Requests must be made the day before by calling the George St office at 376-6477 · Wing Night tonight (Thursday) at the Sydenham Legion from 5-8 pm. Everyone welcome. · The Friends of the Point are holding a fundraiser Dance and Silent Auction on Friday, February 24 at Sydenham High School. Two local bands, Bauder Road and Still Standin’, are playing at this event. Doors open at 8 pm; dance ends at 1 a.m. A buffet lunch will be served. Bus ride home will be available at 1 to the Verona, Harrowsmith, Sydenham, and Inverary areas. Tickets are $15 a person and can be purchased at Sydenham One Stop and Mill Street Pizzeria. If anyone knows of a business or organization that would contribute to our silent auction, please contact Leslie Myles, 613-376-6968, or Vicki Veldman, 613-376-6278. · Dog tags for your furry friends can be bought at town hall for $12 - but will double in price come April. A dog tag is the best way to locate your pet should it wander away. · Hopefully you had lots of opportunity to visit the new library. You can check out way more than books. There are loads of movies along with music CDs; computers are available and there is a quiet study room for students. You can download books for free for the library website (2-week borrow period) and the library has free wi-fi so you can enjoy your e-tablet or reader right there by the fire. The Sydenham Bookies are reading “Best Laid Plans” this month and will

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Where kids get fit, and fit in! Monday: Verona Prince Charles Public School Feb. 6th - Apr 6th 5:30pm to 6:30pm, ages 6 to 8 6:30pm to 7:30pm, ages 9 to 12

Wednesday: Harrowsmith Harrowsmith Public School Feb. 8th - Apr. 4th 5:30pm to 6:30pm, ages 6 to 8 6:30pm to 7:30, ages 9 to 12

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CLOYNE / NORTHBROOK Marion Collier

613-336-3223

· On Saturday Feb. 4, Through the Roof Ministries in Flinton is showing a free movie “Courageous”, beginning at 6pm. There will be snacks afterwards. · Lakelands Family Health Team is organizing a “Health Heart Dance”, to be held on Saturday February 11, 8pm1am at the Lions Hall in Northbrook. There will be a DJ and light lunch, and all proceeds will go to the Heart and Stroke Association. Tickets are $10 per person and are available at Lakelands Family Health Team. · Deepest sympathy to the family of Reginald Acel (Mike) Powley, who passed away on January 24 in his 91st year. Mr. Powley was a veteran of WW2. · Birthday greetings to Louise Kring, Arland Rosenblath, Nelson Rose, and Monty Drowillard. · Get well wishes to Betty Meeks.

PARHAM-TICHBORNE Colleen Steele Christine Teal

613-375-6219 613-375-6525 mrsteal2u@hotmail.com

· Condolences on the loss of Bertha (Clow) Lloyd. · What a way to start the festivities to celebrate their 125th Anniversary. The little St. James Anglican Church in Parham was almost full. All those present enjoyed the messages by Rev. Nancy MacLeod and Archdeacon The Rev. Bill Clarke on Wednesday night at their Evensong service. Many more celebration events are planned for the next few months. · The Rebekahs and the Mayflower Oddfellow Lodges are in need of new members. If you are interested in joining our community minded organization give me a call. · Word from the post office is that we all need to make sure we have our 911 Civic address on the letters that are being addressed to us. Otherwise, they may not be delivered - starting soon!!! · Belated Birthday wishes to Natalie (Lowery) Sterns and her daughter Avery. Birthday wishes to Ben Steele, Mary Wisteard, Jen Steele, Will Cooke, Cindy Hannah, Paddy O'Connor, Aleris Cronk, Lesley Smith-Merrigan, Sandra Raymond, Tammy Hartwick, Angie Teal, Helen Riddell, Kenna Brown, and Sheena Price. · Remember to have breakfast at the Sharbot Lake Legion on Saturday morning and then stay for the Relay for Life Kick off!!! Get your team registered by then and get entered to win some fantastic perks including the "ultimate Relay team"....hope to see everyone there!!! 10 - 2 pm - get all the

PAGE 5 information you need to help make Cancer History! Good luck to all those writing exams this week. · Dates to remember: Feb 3 - PA Day!! Feb. 11 - Ham & scalloped potatoes, 5-7 pm at the IOOF Hall in Parham. Feb. 14 - Valentine's Day. Feb. 15 - National Flag day - wave your Canadian flag proudly. Feb. 29 - Show your support for teens and anyone who is being bullied by wearing a pink shirt!!

CROW LAKE Debbie Jones

613-279-2226

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Marion Ratzinger

613-279-2986

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· Come out to the next fitness sessions at the School House starting on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 10:30am. Fitness sessions will be held on Thursdays at 3:30pm and Saturdays at 10:30am. Michelle Greenstreet will be leading the sessions with assistance from physiotherapists from Queen's University. · Thank you to the Central Frontenac Roads staff! The Crow Lake road has been kept well during terrible weather. It is great to hear the rumble from the road early in the morning. · Make sure you mark the weekend of Feb 24 on your calendar to attend the Frontenac Heritage Festival! Starting off, Friday night camping out with Mike and Bob. On Saturday, inside the School House there will be new demonstrations to view and items to purchase. Don't forget a great heritage beef soup and delicious apple pies at noon. Stop by the fire to have some Crow's Feet! Watch here for more details.

Lions donate to Legion: Sharbot Lake & District Lions Bill Zwier & Dave Hansen presenting a $500 cheque to Ken & Lorraine Scobie of Arden Legion Branch 334. The monies are to assist in the renovations to the Arden Legion building.

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New president voted in at Provincial Liberal Association AGM by Julie Druker t their Jan. 28 Annual General Meeting, which was held at St. James Major Catholic Church hall in Sharbot Lake, members of the Provincial Liberal Association for Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington voted in Roger Martin as this year’s president. Martin is taking over the reins from outgoing president Trisha Waldron. Martin, who is originally from Newfoundland, has been living in Ontario for the last 20 years and currently resides in Carleton Place. A family man, Martin works as a technology coordinator for the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University in Ottawa. He's been involved in Liberal politics since 2008 and worked as Bill MacDonald's campaign manager in the last campaign. He said he felt he “ran a good campaign though it was not a winning campaign.” Asked what he is looking forward to in the near future as the association’s new president, he replied, “I have lots of energy and excitement for the work ahead and feel that we have a great team here.” Sharbot Lake resident Doug Steele, who has been with

Newly elected president Roger Martin of Carleton Place and outgoing president Trisha Waldron.

the association since 2008 and whose name was also in the running for the presidency, said that despite his defeat he is still looking ahead to what's in store for the associa-

tion. “We have a long way to go to win the riding but it’s just a matter of getting down to the local polls and making sure that we have a representative in each local poll to take on the responsibility of the Liberal program. Then it’s just a matter of starting to build up from there. It will be a lot of work but I'm looking forward to working with Roger,” Steele said. Trisha Waldron introduced the guest speaker at the meeting, Kim Donaldson, who worked in the Ontario Liberal party as both secretary and then executive vice-president for several years. In the last two elections Donaldson served as nominations commissioner, and she now works as a senior consultant in the Capital Hill Group. Prior to this post she worked in Dalton McGuinty's office as a special advisor. Waldron spoke on a number of topics at the meeting and ended her talk by leaving guests with a few scary numbers to consider regarding the Ontario government’s recently announced spending cuts. The cuts will mean essentially that services other than health care and education will be cut by one third. “Think about that. One third of all other services cut by that much. That is very scary.”

Children’s Kirton's Kennels upauthor coming Open House visits T LOLPS: C hildren's author Michael Wade of Strathroy, Ont. visited students at Land O 'Lakes Public School on Jan. 30. Wade is the author of many humorous books for children, including the series “And Then It Happened”. He gears his books to children in grades three through six. The first book in the series appeared 10 years ago and Wade has since written nine more in the series.

Lynn Miles wows in Sharbot Lake by Julie Druker

anadian Folk Music and Juno Award-winning songstress Lynn Miles wowed the packed room at the Crossing pub at the Sharbot Lake Country Inn on Jan. 27. It was the perfect venue for this masterful singer/songwriter, who recently returned from a solo tour of Europe. Lynn was joined on stage by Keith Glass of Prairie Oyster fame and the two complemented each other very well due to their sharing of many stages both in Canada and the US for over a decade. I asked Lynn about one of her more recent song’s lyrics, where she sings that ”sad songs matter most”. She explained: “As a listener I find sad songs compelling and am way more drawn to them than, let’s say, a cheery, happy little tune. I like an examined life and I think that when somebody writes a

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sad song it means that they are examining the existence of the world, which is often filled with longing and melancholia and I'm drawn to those expressions.” That being said, Lynn had the crowd in stitches numerous times throughout the show, and though she professes a love of the expression of the sadder side of life, she also has a comedic side, a pointed wry and witty sense of humor that kept smiles on the faces of Saturday night’s listeners. For more information about Lynn's music and for upcoming show dates or to purchase one of her CDs, visit her website lynnmilesmusic.com

A Collection of Short Stories by Fred Warner Shibley, 1864-1944 Fred Warner Shibley was the owner of Aspinwall Island, now known as Shibley Island, and wrote many short stories about the local people he came to know and love. His stories have been compiled in one book by Don Antoine. Copies are available at Sharbot Lake Pharmacy or by calling 613-279-2657

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by Julie Druker he old adage that it takes one to know one is something that dog lovers can take comfort in after meeting the owner of the brand new Kirton's Kennels, located at 4854 Colebrooke Rd. in Harrowsmith. Judy Kirton, who owns three dogs of her own, understands the special care that goes into boarding pets for owners in need of her ser- Judy Kirton with her 13-year-old dog Pepe vice. Judy is a self-described animal lover who as a kid “loved to walk all of the dogs in her neighborhood”. She also bred Skye terriers for a number of years. She boards, trains and breeds horses, and coaches riders at her 50-acre farm. She also has just constructed a brand new building on the farm specially designed for boarding dogs. The immaculate kennel boasts white melamine walls for easy cleaning, heated floors, and lots of natural light thanks to numerous windows. The building houses four separate kennels, each with rubber mats that can be easily cleaned. A radio on a shelf offers calming classical music courtesy of the CBC to the visiting guests. Outside the building is a large fenced outdoor area where the dogs can run free. Most important of all is the individual care and attention that Judy can offer her clients. “I felt that four kennels was just the right size, since that way I can offer each animal the one on one care that they deserve. It's the care really that is so important in this business and with the smaller numbers I can spend time with each animal and really get to know them.” She is also happy to tailor her care to any other special requirements and dietary needs. Owners are encouraged to bring their own dog beds and toys so that their animals feel more at home. When I visited the kennel, two happy dogs, Gus and Tobin, were also visiting. “Their owners brought them for a initial onenight sleepover to make sure they felt comfortable here and as you can see they are really feeling very much at home.” Judy will be holding a Special Valentine's Day Open House on Saturday, February 11 from 10 am-4pm. Dog owners are welcome to bring along their leashed pets and can walk the 48 acre farm and also enjoy a cup of hot chocolate. They will have an opportunity to tour the kennel facility and meet Judy as well. For more information call Judy at 613-372-5540.

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Northern Connections partners with Shabot Obaadjiwan and LDSB A by Julie Druker

n open house was held at the Northern Connections Adult Learning Centre in Sharbot Lake on Jan. 28 to celebrate the center’s recent partnering with the Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation (SOFN) and the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) at Sharbot Lake High School. The partnership aims to combine academic and cultural/traditional teachings with a vision towards offering all members of the community a chance to achieve their own personal goals. Members and elders of the SOFN will now be offering workshops at the center on various subjects to all members of the community. Along with the regular classes Northern Connections currently offers in computer training, upgrading, literacy, credits and equivalents, basic employment and life skills, the new partnership with the LDSB will allow the center to offer all members of the community assistance in high school credit corre-

spondence courses through a teacher from the Sharbot Lake High School, who will be available at Northern Connections on Tuesday and Friday mornings. Chief Doreen Davis of the Shabot Obaadjiwan, who attended the open house along with Penny Tryon, assistant coordinator of events and programming at the SOFN, explained how the partnership will benefit members of the SOFN and the community as a whole. “What we’re trying to do in this partnership is to bring our cultural knowledge and teachings to the curriculum provided here at the center as well as to help our people upgrade and reach their own personal goals by accessing all of the classes offered here at the center. This partnership is something that we have been hoping for for a long time and we are very pleased that the center can now be a one stop shop for our people to come to learn and to share, which is really what the partnership is all

about.” Joyce Bigelow, executive director at Northern Connections, explained the aim of the partnership further. “Our organization has felt for years that we needed to have more cultural material and more of an input from the Algonquin people as to what materials of learning are necessary in the community. Our goal is to have an adult learning center that combines the knowledge of all members of the community. Along with the workshops offered by members of the Algonquin community we will also be bringing in special culturally appropriate learning materials for members of the Aboriginal community. We have received some funding from the Ministry of Training/Colleges and Universities to look at various resources that we can purchase for the center along those lines. Another benefit the partnership offers is that we will now be able to make inter-referrals with less duplication and I think that the combination of our different

Two new young Shaku students, Karina Covell and Jessica Chepil, with Shaku instructors Ashley Letourneau, Kim Gow and Sensei Dan Cole at the S&A Club in Harrowsmith

Shaku Martial Arts sets up in Harrowsmith I by Julie Druker

t was not by chance that the S&A Club in Harrowsmith was chosen by Sensei Dan Coles as the location to expand his Shaku Family Martial Arts School. Coles is the owner of one of two Shaku centers located in Kingston (there are also two Shaku centers in British Columbia), and he said he decided to open the Harrowsmith satellite location for two simple

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reasons. First, there was a demand for it. “We'd actually been thinking about locating here for about year now”, Dan said when I spoke to him in Harrowsmith earlier this

week. “I have been inundated with calls from people in the surrounding area who have been struggling to make it to our Kingston location. Considering the populations of Harrowsmith, Ve-

R-L, Chief Doreen Davis, Penny Tryon and Joyce Bigelow at the Open House areas of expertise will definitely benefit all members of the community.” The first in a series of workshops that will take place at Northern Connections is a Fan Making Workshop scheduled for Feb.

18 & 19. Other upcoming workshops will include hide tanning and many more. For more information about the workshops contact Penny Tryon at 613-329-0765 or Laurie Watson at 613-2792499. For more information

about other regular classes offered at the center call 613-279-2499. The Northern Connection learning Centre is located at 24719 Hwy 7 west of Road 38.

rona, Hartington, Sydenham and Yarker taken together, we think that we could serve about 8,000 more people. We are starting classes at this location part time with the hope to expand and so long as this hall is here and allows us, we plan to stay here. Once we reach approximately 50 or 60 students in this location, we would at that time consider finding a new permanent location in the area.” The second reason for choosing the Harrowsmith location is the fact that longtime Harrowsmith resident Kim Gow, who was named the vice-president of the S&A Club in January of this year, will be the new Shaku center’s main instructor as well as its administrator and manager. Kim has been studying at Shaku with Sensei Dan for 11 years and has earned two black belts: one in North American Kickboxing and the second in Japanese Shotokan Karate. Kim is thrilled to be able to bring Shaku to her home community, where she has been living for the last 19 years. She said, “I'm really excited about it. It's really great to be able serve my own community in this way. I'm happy both for the school and the hall and am sure that the classes will bring new

life to this building as well. At one of two open houses held at the club last week I talked to children and parents who were thrilled to have the a new Shaku location in the area and who did not hesitate to sign up. Children’s classes are available for children ages 5-12, and adult classes for teens and adults, ages 13 and up.” Sensei Dan explained that the classes are “goaloriented and fitness-based. They promote five basic qualities in participants, which include perseverance, discipline, respect, confidence, and health”.

He also specially highlighted the fun element and added, “We pride ourselves on the fact that we use a family approach and encourage a fun, positive, uplifting and non-threatening environment. We do not use a militaristic approach. There are no gruff voices, and no yelling or screaming here.” Classes begin on Tuesday, February 7 and will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Anyone who missed the two open houses can call 613-389-0399 to sign up or for more information. They can also visit www.shaku.ca

Land O’ Lakes Real Estate Lake District Realty Corporation Brokerage

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Real Estate Brokerage PO Box 285 Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0

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Wanted

Area home for professional couple approx. 1500+sq.ft.. Home should display good construction & finish, preference given to home within 20 min. of the village of Sharbot Lake. Buyer requires 2 car garage or price to allow for construction of garage, under $350,000. For more details, contact Alison Robinson, Broker 1-866-279-2109 / 613-279-2108

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SOCIAL NOTES CARD OF THANKS

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Note of Thanks

BIRTHS

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To Dawn and the Gang Your kindness and consideration were very much appreciated. We owe you one. Shas & Sue

Thank You – Young

We would like to thank everyone for the cards, telephone calls and flowers during the loss of a loving sister and aunt, Betty Young. We thank everyone who took part in the funeral service, the pallbearers and the ladies of Harlowe, who provided a delicious lunch at the church and following the funeral. We thank McConnell Funeral Home for the kindness they showed us. Thanks also to Dr. Tobia. It was all greatly appreciated. Charles and Doreen Young and family

IN MEMORIAM

COURTNEY Dave and Kerri are tickled pink on the arrival of their first born, a beautiful baby girl, Madison Ray Courtney, born on Thursday December 15, 2011 at 12:02am weighing 8 lb. 7 oz. Thrilled grandparents are Brian & Cheryl Bertrim and Dan & Barb Courtney. Great grandmas are Bonnie Donnelly and Jean Burgess, along with great grandparents Marion and Gordon Bertrim. Madison has many aunts, uncles, and cousins who love her to pieces. Thank you to Dr. Thomas & staff at KGH, and a very special thank you to nurse Suzanne Westgate, you were a blessing. A big thank you to Daddy and Mama Bertrim for all of your love and support during the delivery.

BIRTHDAY

Happy 1st Birthday

In memory of

Maurice O’Connor - Feb. 6, 2008 Nelson Badour - March 7, 1999 What they missed along life’s highway May they find in God’s eternal garden of rest. Frances, Theresa, Trevor and families CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to

Christine Teal

on successfully passing her final CGA Examination!!! Your determination and perseverance have finally paid off. We are so proud of you!! Love, Bob, Riley & Katie xoxoxo

OPP reportS • After complaints were received from residents in Verona attempting to exit Cedarwoods Drive and Burnett Road onto Road 38 at the south end of the village, police conducted radar enforcement in the area. When drivers attempt to turn onto Road 38 from these two roads they have limited visibility due to a curve on Road 38 along this stretch of roadway. The speed limit in the area is 60 km/h but vehicles are often well above this. Police laid 10 speeding offences and gave out 2 warnings. Police are requesting that drivers adhere to posted speed limits, especially in residential areas. • On Jan. 22, police were called to a cotFUNERAL SERVICES

REED BRADLEY ROBSON January 27th Lots Of Love MOMMY AND DADDY, GRANDPARENTS: Dave and Marlene Dacuk Danny and Cheryl Robson GREAT GRANDPARENTS: Ross Lucas Tee Robson Don and Helen Yearwood And all your Family and Friends! tage located on Wolf Lake after an alarm went off. A neighbor went to investigate and located foot prints around the cottage and the front door smashed in. Prior to police arrival, the neighbor had located a vehicle stuck in a ditch at the end of the private road. A few moments later another neighbor showed up with two males who said they had become stuck and had gone to get someone to tow them out. The neighbors stayed nearby until police arrived. At the conclusion of the investigation Mathew Morton, 26, from Edmonton, Alberta was charged with Break & Enter. • A 39-year-old South Frontenac woman was charged after stealing a guitar from her landlord. In early January the landlord had a guitar in a case but when she went to move it she noticed it was too light. When she opened it up the guitar was missing. The landlord was able to determine that one of her tenants took the guitar and asked for it back. The tenant returned the guitar, but several days later she stole it again and pawned it at a pawn shop in Kingston.

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robust and subtle mushroom notes, adding tons of flavour – and hardly any calories – to the dish. A word on cleaning: the myth is, never By Sara Carpenter immerse mushrooms in water – they get soggy and lose their flavour. In fact, white ushrooms are the stuff of legend and cremini mushrooms are quite happy and folklore. They’ve been used to have a quick dunk. I usually fill my salad since ancient times as both food and spinner with tepid water, add the mushrooms medicine, and they have quite extraordinary and swish them around with my fingers, and properties in both capacities. It’s said that remove any compost with a very soft brush. Roman soldiers ate them for courage, and A quick drain and they’re ready to use. So according to at least one source, the food long as you do this when they’re ready of the gods wasn’t ambrosia, as I always to cook and don’t plan on storing them thought, but mushrooms. The Chinese afterwards, they’re perfect. (For portobellos, have a long tradition of using mushrooms just give the caps a quick brush/rinse.) This pot roast exemplifies the rich medicinally, as do practitioners of Indian Ayurvedic medicine. Certain varieties are savouriness that mushrooms can impart thought to have anti-cancer properties. And to braises. Ladle some of the veggie-laden in some cultures, they are used ceremonially gravy over garlic mashed potatoes and tuck for spiritual (and occasionally recreational) in. Bon appétit! purposes. SLOW COOKER MUSHROOM POT Mushrooms look innocuous enough, in ROAST their earth tones, hiding in the woods or Makes 6 servings popping up after a rain like albino sprouts Prepare and transfer to a large bowl: 12 in a grassy field. But they can be healing oz. (375 g) mushrooms, sliced; 1 onion, or hallucinogenic, nutritious or poisonous, obvious or invisible – it just depends on the diced; 2 medium carrots, sliced; 2 stalks variety and who is using them. In France, celery, sliced; 3 cloves garlic, finely pharmacists are trained in mushroom chopped. Set aside. Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high identification. Certainly, expert guidance is heat. Season a 3 lb. (1.5 kg) boneless essential for foragers, since eating poisonous blade or cross rib roast with salt and mushroom species can potentially be fatal. But by far the most common way to pepper. Add 1 tbsp. canola oil to the Dutch find mushrooms around here is by visiting oven, followed by the roast. Brown it on all the grocery store. Now that they’re grown sides until it’s a deep, rich brown; transfer commercially, fresh mushrooms are easy to a plate. Reduce heat to medium-low. Pour off most to find year-round. When buying, look for of the fat. Add the prepared vegetables the paper bags provided in the mushroom section, or if you use plastic, poke holes for to the Dutch oven, along with 1 tsp. each ventilation before refrigerating them. Try to dried oregano and marjoram; 1/2 tsp. salt. Cook, stirring often, until the onions are use them within a few days. White mushrooms, tan-coloured cremini, soft, about 10 minutes. Clear a space in the and portobellos seem to have the fastest middle of the pot; add 2 tbsp. tomato paste; turnover, so they’re usually fresher than stir it while cooking for about a minute. Add some of the gourmet varieties like oyster 1/3 c. beef broth; 2 tsp. Worcestershire and shiitake. Cremini, which are just baby sauce and mix well; transfer to a 5-quart portobellos, have more flavour than white or slow cooker. Place the roast and its juices button mushrooms, and the two may be used in the slow cooker; cover. Cook on low until interchangeably. Portobellos, palm-sized or the roast is tender, 5 to 7 hours. Remove the roast to a cutting board. In even larger, are more intensely flavoured; the dark gills can be scraped out with a teaspoon a small bowl, combine 3 tbsp. flour; 1/4 c. if desired, but the gills do contains lots of water; add to the slow cooker, along with mushroomy flavour, so unless a dark colour is 1/4 c. chopped flat leaf parsley (opt.). a problem in the finished product, leave them Increase heat to high. Cover and cook until alone, or use them to flavour soup stock. Slow thickened, about 15 minutes. Taste for salt cooking is the best way to coax out both the and pepper. Slice the roast and serve with gravy.

Happy New Year to Everyone Smitty’s Appliances wants to wish everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous new year in 2012. We want to thank all the people who have supported us in the past 37 years in our business of buying and selling appliances. And, yes, we plan to keep doing what we are doing now for another 20 years. Smitty says that the business and staff are growing. At this time, Smitty wants to thank his staff for all their hard work. Smittly says that after 37 years, repeat customers are returning and that is the sign of happy customers. We want to thank friends, neighbors and relatives who have passed the good word on to other people. We never advertise red tag sales, midnight sales, anniversary sales, Boxing Day sales or January sales. We just have everyday low prices of high quality appliances. With Smitty’s being the exclusive dealer we can give better pricing and warranties. Remember, the Frigidaire product we sell has a very long established name behind it. Every Woman Loves her Fridge, Stove, Washer and Dryer. We don’t have fancy showrooms, music piped in or plush carpet to walk on. We run a warehouse operation that allows us to sell with the low prices that we offer. Smitty pledges to always have the lowest prices. We are community oriented and we have donated fridges to churches, food banks, weddings, plowing matches, etc. Smttty says it is his way of repaying the community for their business with us. Smitty’s Always Making New Friends. Smitty does things differently than big stores. Even on Christmas Day he received three calls from people who didn’t buy their stoves from him who couldn’t get their ovens to work, while trying to cook the Christmas turkey. As a goodwill gesture Smitty went to help them, free of charge too. Smitty says it’s the little things the public appreciate. We like to think of ourselves as one big family in the community. We are always here to help any day or hour. Smitty says the customer must be happy after the sale. Always Shake the Customer’s Hand Smitty says the only people he can’t please are the competition. Smitty guarantees that as long as he is in business he will do his best to give the customer the best service and prices, and we guarantee that Smitty will still be in business to back these words up. Please come and see for yourself what we have to offer. We have our own financing, the same as the big stores, but with no interest charges or gimmicks. There is always same day delivery too. Customers come first at Smitty’s. Looking forward to serving you for another 20 years, Thank you! The Little Businessman with the Big Heart

Smitty’s New & Used Appliances Ltd. River Road, Corbyville. Phone anytime 1-613-969-0287

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KFPL Book of the Week

The Classifieds

The Codex

Ad Rates: Classified Text ads: $8.20 + HST per insertion for 20 words & under; 20¢ each extra word. Deadline: 4 pm Monday; Ph: 613-279-3150, Fx: 613-279-3172; nfnews@frontenac.net

NEW AND USED APPLIANCES USED REFRIGERATORS

Stoves, washers, dryers, freezers, dishwashers. 3 months old and up. Sold with written guarantees. Fridges $100 and up.

NEW APPLIANCES

At the lowest prices in the area. Trade-ins accepted on new appliances. Big selection to choose from. We Sell Gas Refrigerators

PAYS CASH $$$

For good used appliances in working order or not, but no junk please. VISA and MASTERCARD accepted. We have our own financing also. Shop at our competitors and then come see for yourself quality at low prices.

Open evenings & 7 days a week. We deliver

Smitty’s “KING of APPLIANCES”

Open Evenings & Seven Days a Week - River Road Corbyville, Just North of Corby’s (613) 969-0287

AUTOMOTIVE KINNEY AUTO WRECKING Station Road, Kaladar. 4x4 trucks & parts for sale. Scrap cars, stoves, fridges wanted. 613-336-9272.

EMBROIDERY & ENGRAVING UPPER FRONTENAC GRAPHICS – Custom Embroidery, Imprinting, Trophies, Awards & Engraving. Caps, jackets, golf shirts, hoodies, teamwear & more. 613-539-6340; dwedden@ aol.com; ufg@hotmail.ca

FOR RENT 1 bedroom apt, Flinton, all inclusive, private entrance, private deck, large yard. Nonsmokers only. $650/month. Available immediately. 613-336-8630, 613-827-2121 3 BEDROOM UPSTAIRS APT. Mountain Grove, utilities included, $950 /month, call 613335-3878 or 613-213-3055 COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE located on Hwy. 7 just east of the Junction of Hwy 38 and Hwy. 7. For further information, contact Ram at 613-279-2827 HIDDEN ACRES RETIREMENT RESIDENCE family atmosphere, country setting, near Northbrook, staffed 24/7. Rooms available, reasonable rates. Call 613-336-0999, ask for Cathy SMALL CABIN-SIZE HOUSE in Denbigh Village, 1st & last, references required, $300 plus utilities. Please call 613-374-3336

FOR SALE

DI’S DÉCOR, Kingston’s largest Nearly New stores!!!! Save up to 70%; less than buying new; 1 stop shopping. Beds/sofas/tables, furniture for every room, over 200 major appliances, fully warrantied. Fridges /stoves /freezers. Washers/dryers/dishwashers and more. Lay away/ credit cards/ debit. Open 7 days a week. Call 613-634-9292, 95 Concession St. Kingston WOOD HEAT SOLUTIONS. Instant rebates up to $1,200 on Outdoor Wood & Corn Furnaces OR Trade-out discounts up to $1,500 on the purchase of an E-Classic. YOUR CENTRAL BOILER DEALER. Frankford, ON 613.398.1611; Bancroft, ON 613.332.1613

FOUND TWO OLDER DOGS, one black border collie cross and one brown collie cross, found in Bell Line Road area, 613-335-2895.

GARAGE/YARD SALE SPYGLASS COVE, 1016 Schoolhouse Rd. Clarendon, Hwy 509. Open Tues - Sat. 9am5pm. Glassware, toys, fishing lures, knick knacks, books, tools, videos, DVDs, collectibles, etc. We have Jumbo Valentine cards. Open all winter, free gift with any purchase.

HUNTING & FISHING FIREARMS & HUNTER ED COURSES. Firearms course: February 10,11. Hunter Ed: February 24,25. Tamworth arena. Wild Turkey license examinations. Call Bill at 613-335-2786 HUNTER SAFETY AND FIREARMS COURSES. Turkey Examinations. Course date February 24, 25, 26 in Flinton. Limited seating. Call 613-336-9875.

LEGAL SERVICES RURAL LEGAL SERVICES, A community Legal Clinic providing legal services without charge for residents of Northern Frontenac County and surrounding area. Sharbot Lake: phone 613-279-3252 or toll free 1-888-7778916. Northbrook: 613-336-8934

MUSIC LESSONS

TOM’S MUSIC STUDIO is now accepting students for drums, guitar, bass guitar, piano, beginner banjo and theory; repairs to all stringed instruments. Tom 613-539-4659

SERVICES DRYWALL AND PLASTER REPAIRS. Professionally trained. Drywall installation, old fashioned quality, three coat hand finishing. Free estimates. Call Rick at 613-375-8201. PET SITTING in Mountain Grove. Going away? Let us help. Dogs, Cats, etc. Spacious, individual accommodations. Long walks. By appointment only. Laura Mills 613-335-3658. Evenings are best or leave a message. SYLVIA’S FOOT CARE. Providing Nursing foot care in the privacy of your own home. Registered with Dept. of Veterans’ Affairs to provide foot care to veterans who qualify. For further information call Sylvia at 613-335-2940.

WANTED TO BUY

STANDING TIMBER, firewood, pine, cedar, bush lots. Free quotes, cash paid. Call 613279-2154. WANTED: HOUSE in Sharbot Lake Village or vicinity. Call 613-279-1316

Second Tyme Around Clothing

1171 Cannon Rd., Sharbot Lake

613-279-2113 Winter Hours: Open first 2 Saturdays of Each Month Mon - Sat: 9am-3pm

5 Bag Days Every Day

Quality New & Used Clothing at Affordable Prices! For furniture drop off, please call ahead. 279-2113 ask for Janet.

by Douglas Preston

ecrets, intrigue and hidden riches all make this thriller a page turner. Maxwell Broadbent has mysteriously disappeared leaving only a video tape challenging his three sons to find him and his half billion dollar fortune of art, gems, and artifacts. Included in the treasure is an ancient Mayan codex that may hold the cure for cancer and other deadly diseases. The problem is, the three brothers aren’t the only ones looking… Visit us at www.kfpl. ca to reserve a copy of this book. The Book of the Week is brought to you by the Kingston Frontenac Public Library

When there’s somethin’ going on

Relay for Life Kick off at Sharbot Lake Legion

Team registration, fundraising info, refreshments provided. Breakfast available, provided by the SL Legion, $7

Locations Dr. P.H. Radford, Optometrist

Eyecare Clinic

Sydenham Clinic • (613)376-3097 2825 Rutledge Road Sydenham And now in

Westport

by Appointment

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The Frontenac News Larger Print Telephone Directory will be published July 2012 To advertise your business in the Business Directory contact us:

613-279-3150; nfnews@frontenac.net

Listings start at $35

In the neighborhood

Advertising Deadline: May 30th, 2012

Who’re you going to call?

Call us for new listings, or for corrections to residential listings.

Your local businesses! TOWNSHIP OF NORTH FRONTENAC NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the Township of North Frontenac will be submitting a Cemetery By-law to the Registrar of the Cemeteries Act (Revised) for the Harlowe United Cemetery; St. Mark’s Anglican Cemetery (Harlowe); Dempsey Cemetery; Cloyne Pioneer Cemetery; Plevna-Ardoch Community Cemetery; Ardoch United Cemetery; St. John’s Anglican Cemetery (Ardoch); Grindstone Cemetery; Ompah Cemetery; Donaldson Cemetery; and Robertsville Cemetery. AND THAT interested parties may contact the Clerk, Jenny Duhamel by phone at 613-479-2231, Ext. 225 or by e-mail at clerkplanning@northfrontenac.ca for information or to make copies. AND THAT the Cemetery By-law is subject to the approval of the Registrar, Cemeteries Act, (Revised). Dated this 24th day of January, 2012. Jenny Duhamel Clerk

Saturday Feb. 4, 10-2

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- INVITATION TO BID CARETAKING SERVICES (AT SYDENHAM) Loughborough Housing invites persons interested caretaking services at its apartment buildings on a contract.

Corporation in providing two seniors’ 2 or 3-year

The contractor must provide all necessary knowledge, equipment, manpower and supplies. Adequate insurance coverages will be required throughout the contract. Please contact the Administrator regarding the requirement of any CPICs, to be filed by February 21st at 4:00 p.m. Potential bidders can obtain the required tender documents from the Administrator at the address shown below, generally during office hours, Monday through Thursday from 9:00 until 4:00. Bids must be submitted no later than Thursday, February 16th, 2012 at 4:00 p.m., Sydenham time to: Neil Orser, Administrator Loughborough Housing Corporation 4377 William Street, Box 400, Sydenham, Ontario K0H 2T0 (613) 376-3686

INVESTMENT OFFICER

PORTFOLIO ACCOUNT OFFICER

W. A. Robinson & Associates Ltd. is seeking a permanent full-time Investment Officer. The successful candidate willbe the liaison between the organization and private portfolio clients. The job involves administering a client’s portfolio and taking care of their financial life. The position requires practical knowledge of investment products, securities, tax planning, mortgage administration and estate settlement. The position requires the Canadian Securities Course, a strong bookkeeping/accounting background, some legal knowledge on estate and tax law and experience trading securities.

W. A. Robinson & Associates Ltd. is seeking a permanent full time Portfolio Account Officer. The successful candidate will be responsible for administrative support to the private investment clients and the Portfolio Management department. This position includes accounting/bookkeeping activities, client interface, data entry, production of invoices, production of quarterly client reports, accounts payable and payroll. Preference will be given to candidates with strong accounting skills and securities experience, particularly those with the Canadian Securities Course.

W. A. Robinson & Associates Ltd. is located in Sharbot Lake 50 minutes north of Kingston and 30 minutes west of Perth. It is a successful portfolio and investment fund management firm with over $100,000,000 in assets under management.

If you believe you can contribute to our success please forward your resume to barb. neill@robinsonsgroup.com or mail to P. O. Box 208, Sharbot Lake, Ontario K0H 2P0. Our FAX is 613-279-3130. Resumés can also be submitted through our web site at www.Robinsonsgroup.com. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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february 2, 2012 Washing Machines starting at

Full Size Refrigerators starting at

399

499

Trousdale’s

399

George St, Sydenham

613-376-3441 613-376-6666

Northern Happenings Northern Happenings listings are free for community groups, and will be published for two weeks. Other listings are paid or are taken from paid ads in the paper. The News makes every effort to be accurate but events and their details should be independently verified by readers.

Friday February 3 HARROWSMITH - PA ADVENTURE DAY, St. Paul’s United Church, 10-2. $3/child includes lunch; under 4 yrs must be accompanied by adult; register Marni 613-374-9929. HARROWSMITH - YOUTH DANCE Golden Links hall, 7pm $6 for ages 9-15, call Sharon 372-1274 or Wayne 358-2533 SHARBOT LAKE – DINNER at the Legion. 5:30–7 pm, Roast Beef SHARBOT LAKE - RETIRED TEACHERS & FRIENDS: Luncheon at Sharbot Lake Country Inn, 11:30am. To reserve phone 613-2792098 by Feb. 2 at noon SNOW ROAD SNOWMOBILE CLUB Meeting 7:30pm, 1106 Gemmills Rd. WESTPORT - FOLEY MOUNTAIN PA DAY CAMP for ages 6-12 snowshoeing, shelter building, campfires, games 9-4; $40 pp, register: 613-273-3255, rebecca.whitman@rvca.ca

Saturday February 4 ARDEN LEGION SNOWMOBILE RALLYregistration 9:30; $15pp; free will offering for breakfast, dinner; mystery games, raffle, all welcome; Malcolm 613-335-3664 RELAY FOR LIFE - NORTH & CENTRAL FRONTENAC Kick Off Celebration 10-2, Sharbot Lake Legion; to register a team, volunteer or for info please join us, or email: lesleysmith181@hotmail.com. SNOW ROAD - BINGO FUNDRAISER for Snowmobile Club; light supper 4:30-6pm; Bingo 6:45pm, 1106 Gemmills Rd; all welcome. VERONA - WINTER WAKE-UP BREAKFAST Trinity United Church, 9-11am; bacon, eggs, toast, fried potatoes $5; beverages $1.

Sunday, February 5 ALTHORPE BOLINGBROKE MUSIC JAM, community hall 1-5pm; potluck 5:30pm; all ages welcome; info Glenn 273-2571. BELLROCK - JOHN McEWEN SHOW, com-

munity hall, 1:30-3:30pm, refreshments available, free admission, fundraiser for community hall ENTERPRISE - JAMBOREE, w/ Lorne Buck & Jim Ellis, Sherry Baker, Open Stage, dancing, $5, 1pm, Enterprise Hall; spons. NewburghCamden Lions; 613-379-9972. HARROWSMITH – GOSPEL ONLY JAM, Free Methodist Church, 1:30-4pm, Open Mic, fundraiser for church; info: 613-376-9815 MCDONALDS CORNERS - JON BROOKS CONCERT, Award winning songwriter, $15 MERA Schoolhouse, 2pm; meraschoolhouse. org; 613-278-0388

Monday February 6 OMPAH – FOOT CARE CLINIC, Community hall, call 613-279-3151 for info, appointment:

Tuesday February 7 SYDENHAM – SENIORS FITNESS PROGRAM Registration 10-11am; runs Feb 14 May 29 for ages 55+ (VON SMART Program), St. Paul’s Anglican Church $4 class; $45 season); info Joanne 613-634-0130 ext. 414; Danielle 613-376-6477

Thursday February 9 HARROWSMITH DINERS, noon, Free Methodist Church, for 55+yrs, $11. Reservations required 613-376-6477

Friday, February 10 MCDONALDS CORNERS – “AROUND THE WORLD ON A DINNER PLATE”, Food from Far North of Canada, MERA Schoolhouse, 6pm, $10; 5-12yrs $5, under 5 free. Desserts extra. Reserve: 613-278-0388, SYDENHAM - “DESSERTS FOR DREW”, fundraiser for Drew Cumpson, high school, 12:30-1:30pm, open to public, $5, donations accepted; info: 613-376-3612.

Saturday February 11 ARDEN - BREAKFAST Eggs as you like them & silent auction, 8-11am, community centre, sponsored by United Church, freewill offering. ARDEN LEGION FISHING DERBY, Big Clear Lake, $10 derby; $15 derby & dinner; $20 derby, dinner & dance; dance alone $7. Followed by Fish Fry - open to everyone. BELL ROCK - POTLUCK SUPPER, 5:30 pm, community hall; sponsor: hall association FOLEY MOUNTAIN - FAMILY SNOWSHOE

Growing peppers from seed C

by Georgina Bailey-Wicher, Lanark County Master Gardeners

apsicum annuum, a member of the Solanaceae family, originated in Central and South America and was brought back to Europe by Columbus; the Spanish and Portuguese introduced peppers to other parts of the world. They have become a very popular part of our diets, adding vibrant colour and welcomed flavour to countless dishes. Peppers, especially the red varieties, also provide substantial amounts of vitamins A and C. Hot varieties (chili and cayenne peppers) are normally used as a pungent flavouring while milder varieties (sweet peppers) have a very pleasant, slightly sweet flavour and are often used raw in salads. Why not start pepper plants from seed? Whether you love the hottest of hots or the biggest sweets, you will be surprised at the varieties available at seed racks, in catalogs, and on online websites. At the end of the season, while enjoying the ripened fruits, you will have the satisfaction of knowing you grew them yourself from seed to harvest. Peppers must be started indoors 10-12 weeks prior to the last frost. Soaking pepper seeds speeds germination so try a two to eight hour soak before planting. A solution of hydrogen peroxide (one to two teaspoons of 3% hydrogen peroxide/cup of warm water) or weak chamomile tea will help break down the seed coat and disinfect the seed. You can sow your seeds into individual pots but managing moisture levels is easier in a seed starting tray or clear plastic food containers

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e received a letter a couple of Harold's father was Alexander VanKweeks ago from Harold Atkins oughnett, who was from Storrington of Edenbrige in Kent County, in the and was born in 1881. His mother was southeast corner of England. Ida Thompson, the daughter of Elias Mr. Atkins was a wartime baby. He Thompson and Charlotte York from the was born in 1941 and was placed in village of Clarendon, north of Sharbot care by his mother, Beatrice Atkins, Lake. When Alexander and Ida marwho was a member of the Auxilried in 1905, Ida was only 15. Harold iary Territorial Service, or ATS, the Harold Atkins was their first child followed by a siswomen’s branch of the British Army ter, Clara and later during the war. His father, as confirmed by a brother, George. a number of documents that Mr. Atkins has Apparently George obtained, was a Canadian soldier, Gunner died in infancy beHarold Vankoughnett, who was blinded in cause there was at least one eye in 1941 and subsequently no record of him in returned to Canada. the 1911 census. Harold Atkins was raised as an orphan in a There was also annumber of homes. In the late 1950s he joined other sister, Stella, the circus for a few years and eventually who died in 1917. settled in Edenbridge, where he worked in On November property management until his retirement. He 13, 1926, Harold has never married. For the past three years Vankoughnett mar- Harold’s mother he has taken an interest in finding out about ried Emma May Major of Gananoque. Emma his family. “But at 68 years old I realized that was 18 at the time, the daughter of AlexanI wanted to find out who I was and where I der Major and Margaret Flynn. came from. I have looked down my mother’s That is where Harold Atkin’s genealogical side and have found a sister that I knew noth- trail ends. He would like to know if Harold ing about and my late brother’s family and I and Emma had any children, and if possible, am pleased to say that we are now all touch their dates of birth and if they are still living. with each other. I am now starting the task of He would also like to know where Harold and finding out about my father's side, and this is Emma died, and what his military records where your readers may be able to help me,” might say. Ultimately he would like to conhe wrote. nect with his Canadian family, a family that Harold Atkins knows a few things about he did not know existed until only a couple his father. Harold Vankoughnett was born on of years ago. If any of our readers can help 26 May 1906 in Adam's Jefferson, New York, Mr. Atkins, they can contact us at nfnews@ and is listed in the 1911 Canadian Census as frontenac.net or 613-279-3150 and we will living in Frontenac, Ontario with his family. put them in touch with Harold Atkins

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What’s Up in the Night Sky - February 2012 C

oronal Mass Ejections and spectacular views of the Aurora Borealis have been in the news lately and I thought that a review of Sun basics and what causes CMEs and flares was in order. The Sun makes up 99.8 % of the mass of the solar system and most of the remaining 0.2 % is contributed by Jupiter. The Earth’s contribution is a tiny fraction of one percent! To give you an idea of the size difference, the Sun’s diameter is about 109 times the Earth’s diameter. It could contain 1.3 million Earths within its volume! The Sun has an internal structure that is quite complicated but to describe it simply, the visible surface is called the Photosphere, which has a temperature of about 6000 °C. Below this is the Convective zone, which starts about 7/10s of the distance from the center of the Sun to the surface. Here columns of hot material rise from the inner Sun to the surface and columns of cooler material fall back down. Next there is the Radiative zone where heat travels only by radiation. The core of the Sun, where hydrogen fuses into helium and temperatures reach 14 million °C, stretches from the center to about 1/5th of the Sun’s radius. Here are some incredible numbers for you: every second, 700 million tons of hydrogen is converted to 695 million tons of helium and 5 million tons is converted to energy. As you move away from the equator of the Sun, it rotates at different speeds and this is due to the fact that the Sun is a ball of gas and not a solid body like the Earth. At the equator it takes 25 days for one rotation while near the poles it takes 36 days. Sunspots can be observed moving faster near the equator than near the poles. Sub-surface portions take an average of 27 days per rotation. As mentioned earlier, the Photosphere reaches 6000 °C but this temperature is much less than the Sun’s atmosphere. The region above the Sun’s surface is called the Chromosphere and temperatures can reach 10,000 °C. But in the region above the Chromosphere, called the Corona, 1 million °C is typical. The Corona spreads out to a volume larger than the volume of the Sun! Flares and CMEs occur because the Sun rotates at different speeds at different latitudes. Magnetic field lines twist and warp and create ropes of magnetism. Where a rope rises through the surface from the interior of the Sun and then reenters the surface, 2 sunspots with opposite polarities are formed. You can think of this formation as a magnet with a north and south pole. When the ropes or field lines twist enough, they cross and energy explodes outwards in a Solar Flare. The largest, X class, can cause radiation storms in Earth’s upper atmosphere (M class are medium size and C class are small ones. Luckily our atmosphere and Earth’s magnetic field protects us when the flare’s energized particles hit us. Satellites can be damaged, though and communication radio waves that pass through the upper atmosphere can be disrupted. On January 24th, a huge Coronal Mass Ejection occurred

on the Sun that blasted out hot plasma and charged particles directly in the Earth’s direction. CMEs are similar to flares but are much more violent. The magnetic field lines that twist to form flares sometimes become so warped that, like a rubber band, they snap violently and break and then reconnect at different points. Gaps are created that allow plasma to explode out into space. Most CMEs and flares are pointed away from the Earth, thank goodness! CMEs bring charged particles of matter that interact with Earth’s magnetic field. When the particles reach Earth, they get compressed on the day side and stretch out like a long tail on the night side. When connection is made on the night side, a magnetic storm occurs that races back to the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The spectacular Auroras that could be seen in northern and southern areas quite far down from the poles for the best part of the following week, were one result of that huge CME on the 24th. CMEs are especially damaging to satellites, electronic gear and communications due to their extraordinary violence. As well, voltages are induced in transmission lines from the magnetic storm and power blackouts can occur as the power system becomes overloaded. I hope that my basic introduction to the Sun and its flares and CMEs tweak your curiosity enough to go out and do more reading on what is a very complicated subject. Now let’s move on to this month’s highlights. The Full Moon this month is on February 7 at 4:54 pm EST. It is variously called the Snow Moon, little Famine Moon, Trapper’s moon and Storm Moon. All are very appropriate I would say! An extremely thin Moon can be seen to the right of Mercury low in the west about a half hour after sunset on the 22nd. Mercury reaches its greatest height above the western horizon, about 10 degrees (1 fist width), on the 28th and maintains that position until about March 10. Unless you have excellent eyesight, binoculars are recommended. On February 9, look east after 8 pm and watch for Mars rising to the left of a gibbous Moon (gibbous means that lighted part of the Moon bulges outwards). If you follow Mars from night to night, you will notice that it actually rises earlier as the month progresses. This is due to its

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