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by Jeff Green ast weekend, even as they were gathering to re-animate their own community, the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation (AAFN) expressed their solidarity with an ally in the fight against mining activity on traditional Aboriginal territory. The Ardoch Algonquin First Nation staged their annual Manoomin Keesis (Wild Rice) festival indoors, at St. John’s Catholic High School in Perth on March 3 and 4, six months after the festival was postponed last year at the last minute. It was originally scheduled for the 2011 Labour Day weekend in Plevna. Former co-chief of the Ardoch Algonquins, Bob Lovelace, addressed the gathering in two sessions, where he talked about governance and the history of the Ardoch Algonquins, a history that has been characterized by periodic changes as families have moved in and out of the AAFN “This is not unprecedented in the history of the Algonquin people,” Lovelace said. “When disagreements occur people often expressed themselves by leaving and coming back when they agree.” The Ardoch Algonquin First Nation (AAFN), under a number of names, dates back to a successful struggle over the jurisdiction of wild rice fields at Ardoch in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Three issues have characterized their activities over the years: the struggle over resource extraction on the territory in the vicinity of Ardoch, community development, and the attitude of the community towards the Algonquin Land Claim. It is the Algonquin Land claim, and the AAFN decision to back out of negotiations in the early ‘90s, that has been the cause of a number of splits within the AAFN. Two of the nine non-status Algonquin communities that are currently negoti-

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Municipal complex in AH still early in planning stages – Addington Highlands Council, March 5 T

by Jeff Green

rying to fit a new township office and fire hall onto a lot that the township has purchased next to Addison’s restaurant on Highway 41 is proving to be a challenge for Addington Highlands Council. Plans that were prepared by Jewel Engineering for the proposed 11,000 plus square foot structure were considered at a meeting of Addington Highlands Council in Flinton on March 5. One issue that was raised had to do with the location of the building on the lot. The proposed location would not leave enough room for fire trucks to exit the rear of the fire hall, which would make it harder to jockey trucks around. “We can consider moving the building closer to the south end of the lot or shifting it somewhat to take care of that problem,” said Reeve Henry Hogg. Fire Chief Casey Cuddy submitted his own written response to the plans, which focused on some of the proposed interior spaces in the building. One point that he made was that the proposed cleaning facilities for the firefighters do not conform to current or pending fire regulations. “The building will need to include shower rooms, washrooms, and close by – personal lockers that can hold firefighters’ personal items so they can decontaminate at the fire hall. Personal clothes worn under bunker gear get contaminated and under proposed changes in regulation, fire fighters will have to change their clothes at the station so they don’t take the contamination home to their families. The contaminated clothes will have to be laundered at the station so the contamination is not transferred to home washers. Space for all this needs to be built in,” he said. Cuddy also questioned why the proposed firefighter training room in the building would only accommodate 27 persons whereas the council chambers would handle close to

100 people. “I don’t see why we can’t use the same room for both purposes,” said Henry Hogg, “Council only meets two or three times a month, and the training can be worked around that schedule. There should be enough room for everyone.” Councilor Bill Cox said the plans do not reflect some of the points raised at a meeting with the engineering company that he attended. “A lot of what we talked about is not in these plans,” he said. A further meeting with Jewell Engineering is being set up to talk about some of council’s concerns. Even as the plans are fine tuned, the project will still require funding. At over 11,000 square feet, the project would cost over $2 million based on current construction costs. Health and Safety Policy Review – A small committee comprised of Councilor Tony Fritsch and Clerk Jack Pauhl, will meet soon conduct a mandatory review of health and safety policies and will report back to council. Denbigh community centre – work is proceeding on the new library at the centre, as funded by a Trillium grant. New doors and locks have also arrived, and will be installed by volunteers. Household hazardous waste – Council passed a motion authorizing staff to approach North Frontenac Township to see if hazardous waste from AH can be accommodated at hazardous waste depots in North Frontenac. A second motion was also passed directing staff to make a request to North Frontenac that Buckshot Lake residents who live on the Addington Highlands side be allowed to use the Plevna dump in North Frontenac. Half loads – As of today, March 8, only half loads are allowed on Addington Highlands roads. Half loads are not scheduled to come off the roads until early May.

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AAFN fights land claim while KI faces more gold exploration - continued from page 1 ating the land claim, the Snimikobe and the Shabot Obaadjiwan, trace their origins at least in part to the AAFN. The events of last summer, which forced the Manoomin Festival to be postponed, were also related to the Algonquin Land Claim, as some of the families affiliated with AAFN expressed an interest in engaging the land claims process, while others did not. “As different families grow weary of the Land Claims process, they come to us, and sometimes they leave to join with the process; that’s the way it is,” said Paula Sherman, another former chief of AAFN. In addition to re-asserting their community values at the festival, the AAFN welcomed a delegation from the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation from Big Trout Lake in north western Ontario. KI is located 600 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, a long way from Ardoch, but the kinship between the two communities goes back to 2008, when members of the KI council were jailed for refusing to allow a gold mining exploration company access to their ancestral lands at the same time that AAFN’s Bob Lovelace was jailed during the struggle between AAFN and Frontenac Ventures, a uranium exploration company. The two First Nations, one with status under the Indian Act (KI), and one without (AAFN), share the same lawyer as well as similar issues related to mining exploration on their traditional territory. They became aligned when each community faced court orders at the same time, which eventually led to the incarceration of council members from KI and AAFN. “When representatives from the Assembly of First Nations

and from the Ontario Union of Indians wanted to visit the six KI councilors who were in jail, the KI councilors refused to see them if they would not also visit Bob Lovelace, who was also in jail at the time,” said Paula Sherman. “It meant a lot to us then and still does now.” While there has been little or no mining activity in North Frontenac Township in the last couple of years, the same cannot be said for the land around Big Trout Lake, where KI is located. Members of the KI council are in Southern Ontario this week for a rally that coincides with a mining convention in Toronto because they are involved in a new dispute, this time with another company that is seeking to drill for gold on their ancestral territory. They attended the Manoomin Festival on Saturday, and were presented with an original wampum belt to mark the relationship between the two communities. The belt took a year for women from the AAFN to make. It features a white background with figures at each end facing a path that meets at the middle. “As we present this belt, we pledge the support of our community to yours as you continue to deal with mining companies and governments,” said Paula Sherman in presenting the belt to Cecelia Begg, a member of KI council and also a member of the “KI six” who were jailed in 2008. “We thank you for this,” said Cecelia Begg, “it marks our strong bond, a bond we may need to call upon as we face another struggle.” The struggle that Cecelia Begg referred to hit the news the very next day, when the Province of Ontario made the unilateral announcement that over 23,000 square kilometres of

South Frontenac Council by Wilma Kenny

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Public Meetings Township planner Lindsay Mills presented a summary of four recommended amendments to the Official Plan: a) new wording to justify set-backs from waterbodies; b) new policies to allow Plans of Condominium; c) policies for the use of a holding symbol to designate certain conditions must be met before development can proceed on a re-zoned property; and d) to require site plans for multi-unit residential development and for institutional uses. Discussion centred on the plan of condominium, and the road standard that would be required. Mills recommended that the township use its present standards for private lanes, and Public Works Manager Segsworth confirmed that the present lane standard meets all requirements for emergency services. Councilor McPhail suggested a better road might require less upkeep expenses. Two planners who have condo applications pending spoke in support of the amendment. Both referred to wording Haliburton district has used for similar zoning. Omaha Orange! Council approved Segsworth’s recommendation that three trucks be purchased from Taylor Auto Mall, for a total of $89,633 plus HST. (This comes within the amount budgeted.) Vaughan Chrysler was lowest bidder on two of the trucks, but neither of their bids met the township’s colour requirements. In spite of additional cost and longer delivery times, Council has remained adamant that all township trucks must be Omaha Orange.

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by Jeff Green hen people in small communities work together they can do remarkable things, but they do need a rest now and then. Organizers of the Relay for Life in Flinton, which raised over $80,000 for the Cancer Society in 2010 and over $130,000 in 2011, have decided to sit 2012 out, and will likely bring the event back in 2013. “When our committee met back in September to talk about running it for a third straight year, nobody wanted to leave their positions so it was not a matter of looking for new committee members, but there was feeling that the community and the committee as a whole needed a break. So the idea of 2013 came up and everybody seemed to like that,” said Carolyn Hasler, the Flinton Relay for Life Committee Chair. There are about a half dozen teams from last year’s event that are looking at re-forming this year and participating in the Napanee Relay, and Carolyn Hasler is busy organizing Daffodil sales for Addington Highlands for the Canadian Cancer Society. As well, the Pine Meadow Nursing Home Relay for Life, which has been an affiliate of the Flinton Relay for the last two years, may be going ahead again, this year as a satellite of the Napanee event. Just as the Flinton Relay is taking a break, the Central Frontenac Relay is gearing for a larger turnout. It is scheduled for June 15 at the Parham Fairgrounds.

traditional KI lands will be protected from mining activity. The moratorium on exploration does not include the 3000 metre mining claim by a company called God’s Lake Resources on an abandoned gold mine. KI are trying to stop that claim from proceeding to the test drilling stage. In a video response to the announcement that was posted on the KI website, Cecelia Begg said: “We were taken by surprise by this announcement. We were not consulted. It does not give us any assurance that GLR [God’s Lake Resources] will go away. How was this based? We see this as a publicity stunt before the huge mining conference that is taking place in Toronto this week.” KI Chief Donny Morris invited Rick Bartolucci, the Ontario Minister of Mines and Northern Development, to visit the community of KI to speak government to government about the lands that should be excluded from development. “This should be a great day, with this announcement,” he said, “but it is not because the territory is not the right territory and we were not consulted and our own technical team was not involved.” Morris did promise the government that if the minister would come and sort out all the issues, “You won’t have to hear from me again. I’ll be one happy Indian up north.” On March 1, God’s Lake Resources announced their 2012 drilling program in the disputed territory. An otherwise upbeat press release seeking investment and trumpeting a new vein that the company has discovered on the property, included the following veiled reference to the KI First Nation and their intention to block the drilling: “The Corporation is also canvassing security companies to ensure the smooth completion of the drill program”

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a useless law targeting law-abiding hunters and ignored Police chiefs association support of C-68 is a testimonial that these police chiefs are shy in the loafers. Billions wasted until CPC did right in killing the thing. RCMP used the draconian legislation to ban/seize and steal legally registered long guns without compensation. Professor Lovelace, by opposing erasing personal information, supports nanny state criminality; that info was used by criminals enabling them to identify/target/steal registered firearms. I agree that closing prison farms was a bad decision but if that is the only error the CPC makes, they are a hundred times better than either the "dippers" and the "lieberals". Forget more prisons, but make rape, murder, pedophilia, human trafficking, kidnapping, drug trafficking, pimping etc. punishable by death. I agree that we have a swollen police forces; proof is when these out of area keystone cops come to our township running seat belt blitzes that are just tax collecting schemes. They have more important things to do than steal money from grannies who forgot to fasten their seatbelts while travelling from Sharbot Lake to see grandpa in the KGH, who suffered a cardiac. I know a well-respected community member who ran off the road years ago and rolled his car. He was uninjured, and when police came, he

whereupon he was immediately charged. Wrecked car, could have been killed, and all the idiot in blue could think of was to charge the unfortunate driver. No wonder so many grass roots people not only disrespect but despise the police. Both writers demonstrate chronic ignorance when they say they care about fellow human beings while inferring that Conservatives do not. What party, for decades, opposed the raising of the age of sexual consent from 14 to 16? ALL parties except the CPC. What party legalized open season on innocent unborn babies in 1969 under Trudeau? C-68, it was imposed by Chretien and his cronies, with some help from tax funded gunaphobic lobbyists. Lieberals mandated abortion. Lieberals in a very cowardly and sneaky way legalized swingers clubs. Why do dissenters target good politicians while ignoring villains in society and the other parties whose sins are innumerable? Could it be the writers are prejudiced (gasp) against "Conservatives"? Keep on trucking Scott, the election results demonstrate that your critiques are away out in the far backfield all by their lonesome selves. You are doing a fine job, there has not nor will there be a political opponent that will have enough skin to make a toe warmer for you. I am proud of you. Edward Kennedy

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here are many different types of disabilities in life and people can't help it if they have one. Some are short term and then there are some disabilities you have for life. I would like everybody to know that people should not be judged by their disability. I consider people with disabilities to be unique in their own way. I began working as a summer student with disabled people and I still up until 2010 was employed with the disabled population. I love to help people and be there to support them in any way. People have to remember that nobody is perfect and they never will be. I have two friends who are disabled and I do not think any differently of them. We laugh & joke with each other and have lots of good times. What I am getting at is people should not be treated differently just because they have a disability. Wendy Drew

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he Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority (CRCA) will begin seasonal dam operations at the Sydenham Lake Dam on Thursday March 8. “These operations are standard for this time of year,” explains CRCA Water Resources Technician, Peter Hebert. “Between now and mid-April, the goal is to gradually increase the water level in Sydenham Lake. Sydenham residents are reminded that ice conditions will continue to deteriorate. Activities on Sydenham Lake are not recommended.

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Friday, March 16 Arden Kennebec Community Centre, 9:30am - 11 am Sharbot Lake Soldiers Memorial Hall, 1:30pm - 3pm Tuesday, March 20 Cloyne Barrie Hall, 9:30am - 11am Plevna Clar-Mill Hall, 2pm - 3:30pm For more info please contact Alison Vandervelde, County of Frontenac at 613-548-9400 ext. 305 or avandervelde@frontenaccounty.ca

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COMMUNITY REPORTERS (613) Arden.....................................Joan Moore............... 335-2015 Cloyne / Northbrook..............Marie Anne Collier.... 336-3223 Crow Lake.............................Debbie Jones........... 279-2226 Marion Ratzinger...... 279-2986 Denbigh............... .................Alice Madigan........... 333-9542 Godfrey................ .................Jean Campbell.......... 374-5718 Harrowsmith..........................Kelly Calthorpe......... 372-1655 Henderson.............................Jean Brown............... 336-2516 Georgina Wathen..... 336-9641 Maberly-Bolingbroke.............Karen Prytula............ 325-1354 Mississippi.............................Pearl Killingbeck....... 278-2127 Mountain Grove.....................Marilyn Meeks.......... 335-4531 Ompah...................................Linda Rush............... 479-2570 Parham-Tichbome.................Colleen Steele.......... 375-6219 Christine Teal............ 375-6525 Plevna...................................Katie Ohlke............... 479-2797 Sydenham.............................Anita Alton................ 376-6333 Verona...................................Debbie Lingen.......... 374-2091 Zealand.................................Jean Lewis................ 268-2452

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· Tonight, Thursday, March 8, there will be a drop-in information session for the upcoming 200th anniversary celebration of the establishment of our heritage municipalities of Perth, Bathurst, North Burgess, South Sherbrooke, Drummond, North Elmsley and Beckwith. The information night will be held at the Perth Museum, 11 Gore St. from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The celebration year is 2016 and anniversary committees have already been established by Tay Valley Township and the Town of Perth. Organizations, groups and individuals are encouraged to consider participation in this important anniversary, and are invited to attend the session tonight. We fully expect that the year 2016 will see a celebration of our community that will not be forgotten. For more information contact Karen Rennie at krennie@perth.ca; 613-267-1947. · The ABC Seniors Club hosts 4-Hand Euchre, Mondays, 12:30. Luncheon is at 12 noon. Prizes are included. Call Norma at 273-2580 for more information. · The Maberly Agricultural Society's annual Euchre Party and Ham & Bean Supper will be held this Saturday March

10, at the Maberly Hall. Euchre will be from 2 – 4 pm; cost is $3 for Euchre only. The Ham & Baked Bean Supper will be from 4:30 – 6 pm; adults $10, Children 6 – 12 yrs $5, under 5 free. For $11 you can play Euchre and have dinner too. Info. contact Joan Fleming 613-492-0139 or Marion Koeslag 613-268-2175. Proceeds will go to the 2012 Maberly Fair. · Attention Students! Need volunteer hour credits for school? The Maberly Agricultural Society could use your help. Please call Kathy Wesley at 268-2423 · Euchre will resume on Wed. March 14 at 7:30 pm and continue every 2nd and 4th Wed., at the Maberly Hall; $3; hosted by the Maberly Agricultural Society. · The Althorpe Bolingbroke Community Hall (ABC) will be hosting a Music Jam on Sunday, March 18 from 1 – 5 pm. There will be a community potluck dinner at 5:30 pm following the jam. Everyone is welcome. For more information call Glenn at 273-2571.

HENDERSON

Jean Brown 613-336-2516 Georgina Wathen 613-336-9641 · Henderson United Church has re-opened after a two month sabbatical, and meets weekly at 8:45 AM. On Sunday March 25, a joint union service will happen at 10 AM and all are welcome- for sure. · Special thinking of you to Bob Conner, Shirley and Ibra Cuddy, and Garrett. Also thoughts and prayers to the family of the late June Fox who will be remembered with fondness by so many of us. June was in our Land O'Lakes Seniors and we always had so many laughs, conversations about Elvis. Also she was a fantastic cook and all round kindred spirit. Sympathy to her spouse Glenn and family and to all who are grieving. · Be sure to set your clock ahead one hour this Saturday night so you can get to church on time. We're all looking forward to increased daylight hours, and dreaming of maple syrup season- it's so yummy in the tummy- Jean · Linda Christiansen of South River visited us this week. James Matte is feeling improved. God bless- thanks for the phone calls and prayers-Georgina

MISSISSIPPI Pearl Killingbeck

· Get well wishes to Denyse Cooper, Ivan McClellen, Floyd and Edna Hannah. · As of March 11 the Elf Inn Express will not be doing meals at the snowmobile club on weekends. They will be getting ready to open the chip wagon at Elphin in April. Thanks to all the people who came to support them. We, the public, are going to miss you and your fabulous meals. · I heard bingo on Saturday night had a good crowd. Don't forget the breakfast this Sat. March 10, 8-11m. · Smile: There is no right way to do the wrong thing.

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• This is Pharmacist Awareness Week It is a week set aside to raise awareness of the role of the pharmacist in healthcare. “Pharmacists believe that knowledge is a great medicine and want you to know you can always use their knowledge to answer your questions about health and medications. We are always available to help you! • Bad dreams can sometimes interrupt a good night’s sleep. Sometimes, these nightmares can be caused by your medication. \/ivid dreams can be caused by antidepressant drugs and can be lessened with a change in dose or drug. Check with our pharmacists if you have a concern about sleep and your medications. • Our urine is a good source of information about possible problems in our bodies. Sometimes, too much protein gets excreted in the urine and this may need further evaluation to rule out kidney disease. If the urine is foamy in appearance, it could signify protein content. This is called proteinuria. • Men are notorious for not seeking timely medical advice. Evidently, married men who are experiencing a heart attack arrive at emergency units more quickly than single men even when their spouses weren’t present at the time. They didn’t want to face any recriminations for being slow getting medical help. • Many people aren’t aware they can ask the pharmacist for advice on non-prescription medications. Some people feel the pharmacist is too busy but we want you to know that we are never too busy to answer your questions about medications. It’s an important part of our job and one we enjoy.

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· Deepest sympathy to the family of June Fox (McCumber) who recently passed away. She was the beloved wife of Glenn and much loved mother of twelve. June Fox was my aunt and also my neighbour of many years when I lived in Parham. Another angel was called home. · Sympathy also to the family of Martha Brouse (Armstrong), 95. She was the beloved wife of Hilyard and the mother of Joe and the late Bob. · Thinking of Bob Connor, Velma Porter, Harold Gray, Garret Shorts, June Barber, Kenneth Smith, Peter Hayes, Jackie Davis, Dorothy Knight, the Thompson family, Julia Mulder, Barbie Matson, Irene Monds, Sylvia Powers, Ken & Vera Stinson, Fred & Joyce Smith · Happy Birthday to Melody Cooke, Jennifer Smith, Ian McCullough, David Kelly, Jesse Teal, Fred Akey, Kathy Scott, David Fox, Shirley Noonan, Jack Fox Jr. · On February 27, family and friends met at Dorothy Gray's home for a farewell dinner for Perry, Brenda Warren (Daw-

march 8, 2012 son) who were flying back home to Alberta the next day. A safe trip home! · There will be a union service in Henderson on March 25 with no services in Arden or Mountain Grove. · "Eggs as you like them " breakfast will be served on March 10, 8am-11am in Arden Community hall sponsored by the United Church Stewards. · What a terrible wind storm we had over the week-end, which left some of us without power for a while. Enjoy your week and do something kind for someone!

PARHAM-TICHBORNE Colleen Steele Christine Teal

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

· Sympathy to Glenn Fox and family on the recent passing of June. What a wonderful lady she was; she will surely be missed by all who knew her. Thanks to family and community members who helped the Rebekahs by donating food. · Thinking of you to Rick Magie. · Birthday wishes to Melvin Lapointe, Rick Goodfellow, Chris Teal, Melody Cooke, Cheryl Hole, Collin Hamilton, Tina Howes, Keith Steele, Sarah Magie, Dale Bertrim, Haley Cooke and Marcie Asselstine. · World Day of Prayer was held at the Free Methodist Church in Parham with St. James Anglican and the United Church taking part in the service. Malaysia was the focus of our prayers for 2012 on the theme "Let Justice Prevail" The United Church Sunday school gave a short presentation on their studies of that country. The guest speaker was Zella Morgan as she walked us through her trip to Malaysia where she spent a week taking in the culture and beauty of the country. The service for 2013 will be written by the women of France. The Sunday school also gave their presentation on Malaysia to the congregation on Sunday. What a great job decorating the butterflies that adorned their project. Afterwards a bounteous luncheon of hot soup and goodies was enjoyed. · The Lions Club will be selling their Easter Bunnies on March 26. Also, their Bingo is on April 3. · Next week is March Break - so be sure to keep an eye out for our young ones who are out and excited to be on vacation. · Plans are underway for a Dodgeball tournament on April 14 with proceeds going to the Grade 8 Graduating Class Trip to Montreal. If you are interested in putting in a team, please get hold of Lisa Goodberry or Lynn Smail. There will be a canteen available. · A reminder that registration for Minor Baseball and also for Soccer will be March 25 from 12 to 4 pm at St. James Catholic Church hall in Sharbot Lake. · Sympathy to the family of the late Joseph Bird of Perth. Joe is a relative of Mary (Glen) Howes and formerly lived in Tichborne where he was an avid athlete

VERONA

Debbie Lingen

613-374-2091 debbie@lingens.com

· Are you concerned about housing issues facing our seniors? The County of Frontenac is holding a Seniors Community Housing Pilot Project public meeting on Wed March 14 at the Verona Lions Hall from 1:30 to 3 pm. This is the opportunity to discuss issues facing seniors in our community now and in the years to come. For information contact John McDougall at 613-374-3516; john.mcdougall@xplornet.ca. · Euchre has been cancelled for March 15 at the Bellrock Hall. The next euchre session will be on March 29. Info: Nancy 613-358-2368 or Tillie 613-374-2850. · Do you have enough reading material for those lazy, hazy days of summer? Now is the time to stock up. Trinity United Church is holding their annual Book Sale, Sat. March 17, 9 a.m to 1 p.m. For information, call Jen at 613-374-2199. · Local talent, Lee Casement has a new music video for you to enjoy. This song is called "In Dreams", and it features Rob McDougall on vocals. It is from Lee’s "In The Guestroom" project. I watched it on youtube and was delighted with the music and Rob’s vocals. The added bonus is the video is

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shot in Verona and you can enjoy the music and watch the scenery as they travel the main streets of Verona. http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWLqkKSAcuQ (or go to youtube and search under key words – dreams mcdougall · The next Verona Cattail Festival Meeting is on Wed. March 21. The festival always welcomes new volunteers. What better way to get involved in the Verona community? Enjoy coffee and treats and take part in planning a great festival. 7:30 pm to 9 pm at the Verona Lions Hall. For more information call Wayne Conway 613-374-3807. · “Partner in Crime” Murder Mystery Crimes presents "Candidate for Death" by Richard Linley on Sat. March 24 at the Verona Lions Club. Advance tickets only, $30 per person, which includes roast beef dinner and entertainment, can be picked up at Verona Hardware and Trousdale Hardware, Sydenham. For information, call Darlene 613-374-3529 · The Harrowsmith S&A Club is holding a two-day Standard First Aid Course starting March 31 and ending April 1, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The cost is $80, which includes the manuals and lunch for both days, To register contact: Dawn Seiben (613372-5251) or Dan Bell (613-372-910). · Diabetes session at Verona Medical Centre: On March 22, from 9am to noon, Anne MacDonald, Registered Dietitian, and Bonnie Sparrow, Nurse Practitioner, will be in attendance to discuss various aspects of diabetes management. There will also be a guest speaker, psychiatrist Dr. Joe Burley. Whether you have just learned that you have diabetes or have had it for many years, this will be a chance to share your experiences, ask questions and learn from each other. Call to register or for information: Anne 613-544-3400 x 3589

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613-479-2797

· Mark Saturday, March 17 on your calendar for a Jack's JAM at the Clar-Mill Hall in Plevna from 2 - 9 p.m. Bring a dish for a potluck supper at 5:30 p.m. Do you play an instrument, sing or dance? Join in the fun! Sponsored by the ClarMill Community Volunteers. · On Tuesday, March 20, Clar-Mill Community Volunteers will meet at 7 pm in the Clar-Mill Community Hall in Plevna. Everyone is welcome. · An ecumenical World Day of Prayer worship service that featured participants from the Anglican, United and Roman Catholic Churches was held in Plevna on March 2. · Special thinking of you to Eunice Tooley of Pine Meadow in the loss of her daughter.

HARROWSMITH Kelly Calthorpe

613-372-1655 kdcalthorpe@sympatico.ca

· The Golden Links Hall will be hosting a Ham Dinner complete with homemade baked beans, scalloped potatoes and pie on Sunday, March 18 from 4:30 - 6pm. The cost is $13/ person. Be sure to mark your calendar. You won’t feel like cooking after celebrating St. Patrick’s Day the night before! · The Harrowsmith Social and Athletic Club are preparing for their annual Chinese Auction on Sat. March 24. Chinese dinner starts at 6pm and the quarter bids for great prizes and surprises begins at 7pm. Tickets are $12 for members and $14 for non-members. Please note that tickets will only be sold in advance. Call Kim at (613) 372-0018. · Also at the Harrowsmith S & A Club, training for a Standard First Aid Course will be taking place. It is a two day course that runs from March 31 until April 1 from 9am to

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4:30pm daily. The cost of the course is $80 with the inclusion of books and lunch for both days. This is a great way for citizens of South Frontenac to update their Standard First Aid or add this course to a resume. To register, please contact Dawn Seiben (613-372-5251) or Dan Bell (613-372-1910).

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613-336-3223

· A spaghetti supper will be held this Saturday March 10 from 4-7 pm at the Barrie hall in Cloyne. Adults $10, children 12 &under $5, preschoolers free. The supper is sponsored

PAGE 5 by Land O' Lakes Community Services and all proceeds will go to the adult protective services program. For more information call 613-336-8934 · If you are reading this paper, you survived last Saturday's almighty winds. The trees were bent over almost to ground level around Hwy. 41 and my cats were just blowing around. Don't forget that Daylight Savings Time starts this weekend. · Best wishes to Frank Meeks and Larry Knox. Birthday wishes to Richard Rosenblath and Dwayne Presley. · On Thursday, March 22 at 6pm, Through the Roof Ministries in Flinton will be hosting a Ladies Night only, called "Beacon of Hope". A small dessert would be appreciated.

Lenten Poverty Lunches in Sharbot Lake W

by Julie Druker

ith Easter just a few short weeks away, area churches are inviting the community to join them every Wednesday leading up to Easter for Lenten Poverty Lunches in Sharbot Lake. The first of the five lunches took place at St. Andrew's Anglican church on Feb. 29, and Anne Howes and Theresa Ferguson served up soup to guests who attended. The Lenten lunches have been a tradition that has been going on for over 20 years. The lunches are hosted by different area churches and include a service. At last Wednesday's lunch, Marcel Giroux of St. James Major Catholic church led the service. Rev. Nancy MacLeod of the Anglican Parish, who was also in attendance, explained the three pillars of Lent, which are prayer, fasting, and giving alms. “What we are hoping to do here at these Lenten lunches is focus on the three pillars of Lent, so we have prayers led by different members of the various churches in the area; we offer up a simple soup lunch which recognizes the idea of fasting; and lastly, for alms giv-

Fitness Festival coming tos Sharbot Lake By Jeff Green part of the fitness program that was started up last fall

by the Sharbot Lake Family Health Team, and in partnership with sports groups, social agencies, and the Township of Central Frontenac, a Fitness Festival is belong organized for late April in Sharbot Lake. Plans are still being finalized, but the tentative location of the day long festival is the ballpark and/or Sharbot Lake High School site. “The idea is to give people a chance to enjoy physical activity and to provide a showcase for the many opportunities there are in Central Frontenac,” said Laura Baldwin, the program manager at the Family Health Team. The event is being organized by occupational therapy students who are dong a work placement at the Family Health Team. It will likely include a walk/run and a tug of war challenge, as well as other activities. There will also be demonstrations and sample classes in Karate, Yoga, Tai Chi, and other physical activity offerings that are available locally. Improved fitness levels, on a population wide basis, would have a greater positive impact on the health of a community than all other medical interventions combined, according to Doctor Andrew Pipe, who runs the smoking cessation program at the University of Ottawa. “This is the kind of insight that underpins our efforts towards promoting fitness,” said Laura Baldwin. Anyone interesting in further planning or who has something to offer for the festival, is invited to contact Laura at 613-279-2100

613-279-2802

Walk Ins Welcome as time permits. Professionals to serve you.For an appointment, please call Sue, or Janet 1045 Village Woods Dr. Sharbot Lake

Come in and see what a small school can do for your child! St. James Major Catholic School is now accepting reg-

istrations. Our school provides full-day every day Junior and Senior Kindergarten programs. Children must be 4 years of age before December 31, 2012 for Junior Kindergarten and 5 years of age before December 31, 2012 for Senior Kindergarten. Small class sizes in a caring community ensure high quality, differentiated instruction that meets the needs of all students. Each student’s unique talents and strengths are nurtured through academic inquiry, faith and character development and physical and healthy lifestyle activities. Please contact the school to arrange a visit or receive a registration package.

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ing, we ask guests to give a donation to the local food bank.” Rev. MacLeod said, “Lent is not about simply giving up things just for the sake of it. Rather it is more about realigning your life accord- Anne Howes and her mom Theresa Ferguson serve up ing to God's soup for Lent ways. So for example if you decide to give up something like sweets for Lent it is with the idea of doing so in order to lead a healthier life and by stewarding your body in a way that is more fitting in the eyes of God. Or as another example let's say if you decide to give up going to the movies, it would be with the idea of being able then to spend more time in prayer or to give away that money that you might have spent as alms.” Lent lasts for 40 days to correspond with the 40 days that Jesus fasted in the desert before he began his ministry. Rev. MacLeod stressed that Lent is not intended to be a joyous time of the year. “It is really an introspective time and a penitent time leading up to Easter where we can focus on Jesus' final journey to Jerusalem, what he went through, and the crucifixion before his resurrection. It's also a really healthy time of the year and is a time to think a little more deeply and to reassess your priorities.” Guests for the first Lenten lunch included members of St. Andrew's Anglican, Parham Free Methodist, St. James Major and the Sharbot Lake Pentecostal churches. The lunches start with a short service at noon and their location alternates between the Sharbot Lake United Church and St. Andrew's Anglican Church. However, it is not necessary to attend the service in order to participate in the lunch and everyone in the community is welcome. March 7 was at the United Church; March14 - St. Andrew's; March 21 – United Church; March 28 - St. Andrew's.

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Five years ago, Country View opened because we wanted to offer seniors a better choice. I had lived in the community all my life and started working with seniors when I was 15, following my motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead. After working in both large and small seniors homes, we learned that offering a gentle care policy was the only correct way to look after our aging. This included home cooked meals and baking, showers when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good for our clients, back rubs and meals served in bed when required.

We have had many amazing seniors come into our family like home, and choose to stay with us through their final hours. What a wonderful honour. At Country Veiw Care we treat our seniors with love and respect. Jennifer Clow, Owner/Administrator 9504 Road 38 Godfrey, ON K0H 1T0 613-374-2023

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After many years of working in the financial field, Ella decided to put her time and energy into what was born and bred into her, and that was cooking and baking. She knew she wanted to open a family-style cafĂŠ and bakery where she could serve homemade meals like the ones she was raised on. Ella found just the right place in Harrowsmith where the menu is the heart of the restaurant and people can enjoy good, wholesome, home cooked meals and baked goods. We attract a different variety of folk that all share the same goal, to eat in a friendly, comfortable place where you are always greeted with the smell of good cooking and a smile from the staff that work there.

DiCola Petroleum, situated in Perth, has been providing Bulk Petroleum Products for three generations. Our friendly office staff are dedicated to providing customers with prompt service delivered with a smile. We live and work in our community therefore we understand the needs of our customers. For the past five years we have continued to expand our business by also distributing bulk water for pools, hot tubs, cisterns, construction sites and commercial customers.

With the high demand for our baking, we relocated the bakery to 4937 Road 38 beside Harrowsmith Variety. The bakery specialises in a variety of pies, breads, sticky buns and our famous doughnuts, along with custom cake orders. The bakery accepts orders of all sizes for any of your baking needs. At Ellaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cafe and Bakery you can experience good food, friendly faces and a family atmosphere where your business is always appreciated.

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Striking a balance between work and personal life, Marcie has continued to multi-task at SFRC for over 8 years. She is proud to provide a one-stop shopping experience for all of your equipment rental, hunting and fishing needs. SFRC is licensed for restricted and non-restricted firearms and carries an extensive inventory of hunting supplies includ- Marcie McLaren-Harriman ing firearms, bows, scopes, ammunition, and reloading components which we back up with the best in service and after-sale support. To keep up to date on new arrivals and sales visit her at 4317 Colebrook Road, Harrowsmith, call 613-372-2662, visit these websites: www.theammosource.com, www.southfrontenacrental.com or check out SFRC Facebook Page!

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Go Green Tips at NAEC

tudents in Ms. Buck's grade five/six class at the North Addington Education Centre in Cloyne are sharing their newly acquired Green knowledge with the wider school community, with very positive results. For the last few weeks the students have been studying energy conservation and other related topics in their science unit, including nonrenewable energy sources, and they decided to share their ideas for changes that they and others could make in their daily lives to conserve energy, with a focus that every little bit helps. The project was for each student in the class to research and then write up one “Go Green Tip”. The students first discussed the possibility of designing and creating posters about their tips as a means of getting the information out to the school community but later came to a consensus that posters would in themselves not be the greenest way to go about it. Instead, each of the 25 students simply composed a short tip and for 25 consecutive school days each of them will read their tip over the school's PA system. “The students have really learned a lot about energy conservation and they are interested because the focus here is on real life,” Ms. Buck said when I visited her class on March 3. “These students are the future and they need to know this information. By instilling it early on they can not only begin making a difference now but will also pass the informa-

tion on. They will be more likely to take these ideas with them into the future. Our hope with these tips is to encourage these students to make these small changes and by sharing these tips with others together we can all make a bigger difference in the future.” Grade six student Stephen Humphrey's tip reads: “Do you play games like Xbox 360 or PS3? Well, if you do, make sure that you turn off the game system and the TV when you are done.” Selena Pelicos' tip is “To Go Green-Stay Clean! Instead of throwing away all of your plastic items, glass and papers, try recycling...plastic takes over 500 years to break down.” Cassie Parks-Delyea's tip: “When you start to grow out of your clothes, don't throw them out, give them to your younger siblings or other family members or to Good Will. In many cases clothes and other goods are shipped from other countries and the fumes from transportation release green house gases that can lead to global warming.” Brock Elliott's Tip: “In the mornings, only let your car warm up for about 3 minutes instead of 10 or 15 minutes.” The school overall is benefiting from the students' efforts. Melissa Randle is the head Eco teacher at the school and oversees the school's high school-aged Eco Team, who will again this year be participating as one of Ontario Eco Schools. She said, “This kind of project, which promotes energy conservation and which cov-

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ers green energy curriculum, will not only help us in our rating as an Ontario Eco School but it is also a great way to get the message out to younger students and to start them thinking about energy conservation.”` Ms. Buck's class wanted to take their Go Green Tips further afield into the community and they felt that sharing their project with the local newspaper would help them to get their message out to an even larger audience in the local community. Way to Go, Green NAEC!

by David Watson ur Atom 212 team won the Brighton hockey tournament for second year in row. There were three games. The first was won against home team Brighton 8 to 0. Six goals were scored by Cole Pond, one each by Larissa Greenslade and Daniel Hashem. Assists by Braydon Dunham, Rebecca Watson, Tanner Robinson & Brenden Brown. Strong goaltending by Jacob Watson to get the shutout. Second game was won against Caledonia 5 to 4.

Goals by Larissa Greenslade, Aiden Asselstine, Brock Norman (who almost had a Gordie Howe hat trick) Braydon Dunham & Cole Pond. With helpers from Daniel Hashem, Ethan Lucas, Braydon Dunham and Cole Pond. A couple of great glove saves by our goalie really helped to keep us on top in this game. The championship game was played at 6 p.m against the Gananoque Islanders. Final score 3 to 1. Goals coming from Ethan Lucas, Brenden Brown (who ended

a 72 game scoreless streak) to give us the lead and a final goal to carry us home by Larissa Greenslade. Assists came from Daniel Hashem, Cole Pond and Jarod Brown. Head coach Brad Greenslade worked hard to get the team in shape and ready to play, with the help of assistant coaches Neil Pond, Brian Brown, Chris Lucas & Dave Watson. Great job done by the entire team on a fantastic tournament run! Congratulations to the Frontenac 212 flyers!

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SOCIAL NOTES OBITUARY

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ENGAGEMENT

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Bradley, Marguerite (née: Blakslee)

1917-2012 Passed away peacefully at the Perth Hospital on March 2, 2012, in her 95th year. Predeceased by her beloved husband Brad Bradley. Loving mother of Bud (Susan), dear grandmother of 5 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren. Marguerite will be sadly missed by her brother Don and wife Joan Blakslee, predeceased by brother James and his wife Frieda. No service at Marguerite’s request. Cremation has taken place. In the care of Trousdale Funeral Home, 4374 Mill Street, Sydenham, Ontario (613)376-3022 www.trousdalefuneralhome.com

Christian Douglas Kimberley February 25, 2011 – March 11, 2011 Only you, God and I know how deeply your short visit affected me. Rest in Peace. You’re in great hands with lots of love and company and missed by all. Till I can hold you again, Grandpa

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In loving memory of husband, son, father, and papa, Lawrence, who passed away March 9, 2010. We didn’t know that morning, God was going to call you home, In life we loved you dearly, In death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you, You do not go alone. For part of us went with you, The day God called you home. You left us treasured memories. Your love is still our guide, And though we cannot see you, You’re always by our side. Our family chain is broken, And nothing seems the same, But as God call us one by one, The chain will link again. Always loved, wife Germaine and family.

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Bill & Pat Card are delighted to announce the engagement of their youngest daughter, Lisa, to Kevin Egan, son of Vince & Marilyn of Sarnia. Lisa and Kevin are planning a wedding in 2013 in Ottawa.

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would like to thank all those who participated in the Heritage walk/run event, and the organizers, for their donation to our service. We will use the money to subsidize transportation for community members who cannot otherwise use our services.

Northern Frontenac Community Services would like to thank all of the participants, Mark Montagano and the organizing committee of the Polar Plunge event during the Heritage Festival weekend. All funds raised will go directly towards children & youth programs at the Child Centre. Frontenac Transportation Service would also like to thank all those who participated in the Heritage walk/run event, and the organizers, for their donation to our service. We will use the money to subsidize transportation for community members who cannot otherwise use our services.

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Thank You - Hart

The past two years have been extremely difficult for my children and me. Now that I am capable, there are many we need to thank. My father and mother (papa/gramma), Ray, Bill, Barb, Chris & Char, Dave & Sherry, Jonathon, Joe & Noreen, Laura and Frank. Others who cannot be named, and to my most recent friends and family for all their help and support. If not for each and everyone of you, both emotionally and physically, I would never have persevered.

Art Takes the Plunge for The Treasure Trunk On February 26, Art Holloway and his daughter Jean participated in the 2nd annual Sharbot Lake Polar Bear Plunge. For the second year, Art was sponsored to make the plunge by the North Frontenac Community Living Treasure Trunk, raising money for the local child centre. Art raised $355 for the cause with an agreement that The Treasure Trunk would match the amount raised. Special regards to the Sharbot Lake Curling Club for donating the majority of the amount. Art has already exclaimed that he will be making the plunge again next year for the store, and hopes to follow up with another successful fundraise. A big thank you from North Frontenac Community Living Treasure Trunk to Art, Jean, the Sharbot Lake Curling Club, and to all those who donated this year. We hope to exceed expectations next year

IN MEMORIAM

McEwen, Tyler Tyler went to be with our Lord March 12, 1999. He’s not gone, he’s always near. His memory lives on, it’s ever dear. The love we shared will never depart. He’ll live forever in our hearts. Love Mom, Dad, Dee, Jeff & Abi

Young, Gordon A. We little knew that morning, God was going to call your name. In life we loved your dearly, In death we do the same, It broke our hearts to lose you, You did not go alone, For part of us went with you, the day God called you home. You left us beautiful memories, Your love is still our guide And though we cannot see you, You are always by our side. Our family chain is broken And nothing seems the same But as God calls us one by one The chain will link again. Love always, Frances and family

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Thank You Agnes (Ena) Millar Words cannot express how our family has been touched by all the love and kindness of everyone during the loss of our wife, mother, mother-in-law and grandmother. We would like to say thank you for all the condolences, thoughts and prayers over the last few weeks. Mom would have been overjoyed to know so many people were thinking of her and our family. Thank you to Rev. Karen Hincke for a beautiful service. Thank you to everyone who made food for Dad and our family. Thank you to Goodfellow’s Funeral Home for helping with all the arrangements. To all our family and friends who travelled so far to pay their respects; to the ladies at the Sharbot Lake Legion, thank you for the wonderful lunch. Thank you, Jeff Donnelly, for playing the bagpipes; Mom would have loved it. Thank you to Anita, Stuart, Phyllis and Aunt Bertha and the kids for being there for all of us the day Mom passed away; and to everyone who made donations and sent flower arrangements. Thank you with love, Wayne, Jodi, Terry, Stephen, Tracy and grandkids

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THE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORPORATION OF EASTERN ONTARIO (MICEO) announces that the Board of Directors has established a record date of March 9, 2012 to establish the list of shareholders to receive notice of and to vote at the Special Shareholders Meeting To consider amalgamation of MICEO with the Frontenac Mortgage Investment Corporation (FMIC). The Special Shareholders Meeting will be held on April 25, 2012, at the Oso soldiers memorial Hall, 1107 Garrett St., Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0. The meeting will start at approximately 11:00 a.m..

Frontenac Mortgage Investment Corporation (FMIC) hereby announces that the Board of Directors has established a record date of March 9, 2012. This date establishes the list of shareholders eligible to receive notice of and vote at a Special Shareholders Meeting (AGM). The Special Shareholders Meeting will be held on April 25, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Oso Soldiers Memorial Hall, 1107 Garret St., Sharbot Lake, Ontario, K0H 2P0. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the amalgamation of FMIC and the Mortgage Investment Corporation of Eastern Ontario (MICEO).

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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 APT. IN NORTHBROOK, 4 bedrooms & bath upstairs, kitchen, living room, dining room downstairs, $800 per month includes utilities. Available April 1. 613-336-2641 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 KALADAR 2 BEDROOM APT. Available April 1, 2012. Call 613-336-9429 NEW, CLEAN SPACE on Highway 41 at Northbrook, suitable for retail or light industry. Competitive rates, call 613-336-9336 ROOM, VERONA, mature single person, includes heat, hydro, parking, $450/month, first, last, references. Available April 1. 613-3742321 SMALL 2 BEDROOM HOUSE in Cloyne, available immediately. Phone 613-336-2239 THREE BEDROOM HOUSE, redecorated, Flinton corner, Northbrook area, $825 plus heat & hydro; first & last, 613-336-2661 VERONA, 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT, nice, large, renovated, April 1. Quiet building, $750 plus, first & last; responsible tenants please. 613-484-2184

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20 LB. PROPANE, $9.73 + HST. One day only. SATURDAY MARCH 10. Verona Hardware, 6723 Road 38, Phone 613-374-2851 ALL IN-STOCK DROLET WOODSTOVES (Canadian made), $100 off while stock lasts. Verona Hardware, 6723 Road 38, Phone 613374-2851 DOUG’S ANTENNA SALES & SERVICE: with any new Bell TV system rental or purchase, receive a free PVR receiver. Exclusive Limited Time Offer. Call Us. 613-374-3305 FRONTENAC MODULAR HOMES. Custom built. New 1280 sq.ft. 28’x52’ home, 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, delivered and on your basement or foundation, oak cabinets available. $79,900 USD plus taxes. Financing available OAC. 1-866-775-8268 www.frontenacmodularhomes.com LED SOLAR GARDEN STAKES, on Sale $3.99 (reg. 7.99). SATURDAY MARCH 10 ONLY. Nicole’s Gifts, 6709 Main St., Verona, 613-374-2323 WOOD HEAT SOLUTIONS. 2012 Winter Warm up Sale! Factory incentives up to $1400 on Outdoor Wood & Corn Furnaces OR Tradeout 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

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she arrived there, “They told me that my poll was not in Verona, it was in Burridge. I have never even been to Burridge,” she said. Instead of heading out to Burridge, Deborah Farrant asked to talk to the manager of the poll, who looked at her information, and then checked with the electoral office in Napanee. It turned out her poll was indeed supposed to be at the Lions Hall in Verona, not in Burridge, and she was given a ballot, allowing her to register her vote. “I don't know what would have happened in Burridge, had I gone there,” she said. “After I voted, and was getting ready to leave, a man was being told that he, too, had to go to Burridge. I told him to talk to the manager,” she said.

When Farrant phoned Elections Canada last week to report her experience, she was told it was not the same kind of case as is being investigated by the agency. “They said, oh that was just a clerical error,” Farrant said.

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ALL THAT PART of the original shore road allowances around Kashwakamak Lake lying in front of Lot 19 and 19A; Lot 20 and Lot 22 Registered Plan No. 1125, geographic Township of Barrie, in the Township of North Frontenac, in the County of Frontenac described as Parts 1, 2, and 3 on Registered Plan 13R20293.

HELP WANTED MASTER ELECTRICIAN REQUIRED for the Frontenac District. Phone 613-583-6127

HUNTING & FISHING FIREARMS & HUNTER ED COURSES. Henderson, Firearms course: March 23, 24. Hunter Ed: March 30, 31. Wild Turkey license and examinations. Call Bill at 613-335-2786 HUNTER SAFETY AND FIREARMS COURSES. Turkey Examinations. Course date March 30, 31 and April 01 in Flinton. Call 613-3369875.

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

RETIREMENT RESIDENCE HIDDEN ACRES RETIREMENT RESIDENCE, home-cooked meals. Rooms available, longterm and short stay, near Northbrook, staffed 24/7, reasonable rates. Call 613-336-0999, ask for Cathy

SERVICES CLUTTERED GARAGE, SHED OR BASEMENT? We’ll clean them out for you. Reasonable rates, seniors discount available. Call 613-279-1901, Mon. - Fri. 8:30am -5:00pm DRYWALL AND PLASTER REPAIRS. Professionally trained. Drywall installation, old fashioned quality, three coat hand finishing. Free estimates. Call Rick at 613-375-8201. HOMESTYLE WEDDINGS. Minister Judie Diamond helps design your ceremony and performs the marriage at location of your choice. 613-375-6772 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. SEWING: Clothing alterations and repairs, curtains, pants, skirts, hems. 613-279-2209

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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

CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CENTRAL FRONTENAC Wanted Volunteer Firefighters The Township of Central Frontenac is seeking qualified candidates for volunteer firefighters. We are looking for individuals possessing a strong sense of caring, who can remain calm and focused during emergency situations, and who are prepared to put their own lives on the line to save others. This physically demanding position will see you combat fires, perform rescue operations, and provide medical assistance in an emergency environment, as well as handle routine maintenance of firefighting equipment and facilities. Candidates must have a strong desire to serve the community, a strong work ethic and a strong sense of loyalty and duty. Applications can be picked up at the Municipal Office in Sharbot Lake or www. centralfrontenac.com/FireDepartment. html.

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TOWNSHIP OF NORTH FRONTENAC PUBLIC NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of North Frontenac proposes to enact a By-law to stop up, close and sell parts of the 66’ shore road allowance as set out and described as follows:

The proposed By-law will come before the said Council for consideration at its regular meeting at the Clar/Mill Fire Hall, Upstairs Meeting Room, 6648 Road 506, Plevna, Ontario, on the 12th day of March, 2012 at 1:00 p.m., and at that time, the Council will hear in person, any person who claims that his land will be prejudicially affected and who applies to be heard. Dated this 6th day of February, 2012. Jenny Duhamel Clerk

NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSIONS LANARK COUNTY SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES OFFICIAL PLAN (SCOP) TAKE NOTICE that the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the County of Lanark will hold a series of Public Information Sessions to provide an opportunity to review and make representations with regard to the proposed Lanark County Sustainable Communities Official Plan (SCOP) on:

Date

Location

Time

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Tay Valley Administration Building, 217 Harper Rd, Perth ON K7H 3C6

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Monday, March 26, 2012

Almonte Old Town Hall, 14 Bridge St Almonte ON K0A 1A0

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Lanark Civitan Hall, South St Lanark ON K0G 1K0

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Monday, April 2, 2012

Beckwith Twp Administration Building, 1702 9th Line, Carleton Place ON K7C 3P2

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

The proposed SCOP is intended to provide a broad land use framework, which recognizes and supports local municipal Official Plans. The County chose to combine an Integrated Community Sustainable Plan (Sustainable Lanark) with the Official Plan. The result is a hybrid plan, a first in Ontario. The SCOP balances the implementation of land use policies through traditional tools (the Planning Act) with direct action plans designed to ensure integration of sustainable practices throughout the County. The result is this Plan will meet the County’s obligation under the Municipal Funding Agreement administered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and ensure continued access to significant funding generated by the federal gas tax (County allocation $1.7 million annually). The SCOP will be presented during the Public Information Sessions and an opportunity will be provided for public representations. A copy of the proposed Plan will be available at the Lanark County Office located at 99 Sunset Blvd, Perth ON K7H 3C6 as of March 8, 2012, as well as on the County website at www.lanarkcounty.ca. For further information contact the County Planning Department during regular office hours (8:30 am to 4:30 pm weekdays) at 613267-4200 (Ext 1520) or email: planning@lanarkcounty.ca. Dated at the County of Lanark this 2nd day of March, 2012. Cathie Ritchie, Director of Clerk’s Services / Clerk County of Lanark

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Thursday March 8 PERTH 200th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION (2016) Information Night, 5:30-7pm, Perth Museum, local organizations in neighboring townships invited to participate, info: Karen 613-267-1947; krennie@perth.ca

Friday, March 9 MCDONALDS CORNERS –Spanish Dinner, MERA Schoolhouse, 6pm, $10; 5-12yrs $5, under 5 free. Desserts extra. Reserve: 613278-0388, meraschoolhouse@bell.net. NORTH FRONTENAC CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS MEETING, 7pm, Clar-Mill Hall, Plevna, info: Amber Lemke 613-479-2283 SHARBOT LAKE – DINNER at the Legion. 5:30–7 pm, Roast Beef

Saturday, March 10 ARDEN – “EGGS AS YOU LIKE THEM” breakfast & silent auction, 8-11am, community center, freewill offering, sponsor: United Church CLOYNE - SPAGHETTI SUPPER, 4-7pm, Barrie hall, $10; 12 & under $5; preschoolers free; sponsor: Land O’Lakes Community Services, proceeds to adult protective services LANARK - MISSISSIPPI MADAWASKA LAND TRUST CONSERVANCY AGM, guest biologist Brent Patterson speaks on Coyotes & Wolves in Eastern Ontario, St. Andrews United Church, 2:30-4:30pm. www.mmltc.ca MABERLY - EUCHRE PARTY & HAM & BAKED BEAN SUPPER, community hall; Euchre 2-4pm, dinner 4:30-6pm; $3 Euchre only; $10 dinner only; $11 both; 6-12yrs $5, under 5 free, sponsor: Maberly Agricultural Society; info: Joan 613-492-0139, Marion 613-2682175 MCDONALDS CORNERS - WIRE GEM TREE SCULPTURE, 10am-2pm MERA Schoolhouse, register: 613-278-0388, meraschoolhouse.org

SHABOMEKA LAKE (BUCK LAKE) ICE FISHING TROUT DERBY. Sponsored by Flinton Rec. Club. Weigh in closes 4pm. Tickets available at the lake morning of derby; info: Paul 613-336-1742. SNOW ROAD FUNDRAISER BREAKFAST Snowmobile Club, 8-11am, 1106 Gemmills Rd. SYDENHAM - ‘THE CROSSING’ Heavenly rock with Jason Silver & band, contemporary worship experience, 7pm, St. Paul’s Anglican Church; 613-376-3003; all welcome

Sunday March 11 BEDFORD OPEN MIC & JAM, 1-5pm, country, bluegrass, folk, performers free, audience $1; info: 613-374-2614 MCDONALDS CORNERS – JAMBOREE, Agricultural Hall, music begins 1pm, dinner @ 5pm, $14; info: 613-278-2427 SHARBOT LAKE - SHEESHAM & LOTUS -Old Time Family Show & Dance, 2pm, Oso Hall, $10; $20 family of 4. WILTON – “THE PROVERBS” in concert, 7pm, Standard Church; info: 613-386-3405

Monday March 12 HARROWSMITH S&A CLUB MEETING, 7:30pm, for all members & anyone interested in membership, 4041 Colebrooke Rd, family fee $10/ year, info: Pam 613-372-1578

Tuesday March 13 NORTHERN 5 DINERS, Ompah, noon, for those 50+, $10. Reservations required 613279-3151 SYDENHAM – FOOT CARE CLINIC, Rural VISIONS centre 1-4pm. Info: 613-376-6477 SYDENHAM – SENIORS FITNESS PROGRAM for ages 55+, Tuesdays 10-11am, St. Paul’s Anglican Church $4 class; info: call 613-376-6477 VERONA – FOOT CARE CLINIC, medical centre 9am-noon. Info: 613-376-6477

Wednesday, March 14 SENIORS COMMUNITY HOUSING PROJECT Public Meetings: 9:30-11am Sydenham Legion and 1:30-3pm at Verona Lions Hall, all welcome SHARBOT LAKE - POVERTY LUNCHEON & LENT DEVOTIONS noon-1pm, Anglican Church; free will offering for food bank, all welcome

ago that I discovered Kate Aitken’s Cook Book in a used bookstore. As a cookbook collector, I’m always on the lookout for something a little different and this faded little red paperback caught my eye. “The all-time favourite Canadian cook book,” its cover By Sara Carpenter proclaimed, and “700,000 copies sold.” Our population was only 15 million in those days, he disappeared from public life in the yet seemingly, this author was a household 1950s so it wasn’t until about 10 years name. Who was Kate Aitken, anyway?

Cancer Society seeking drivers

- for North, Central Frontenac, Addington Highlands by Jeff Green he Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society offers a service that is particularly important to rural people undergoing cancer treatment. Drivers are available to pick people up at their own homes, take them to doctor's appointments or for cancer treatment, and then bring them home when the treatment is completed. These drives can be for weekly chemotherapy treatments or daily radiology treatments, they can be to Perth, Kingston, Peterborough, or even Ottawa or Toronto as the case may be. “We feel that people who are dealing with cancer have enough to deal with, they shouldn't have to worry about getting to treatment and back home again if they do not have a friend or relative who has the time available to take them,” says Clare Macfarlane, who co-ordinates the program in North and Central Frontenac and Addington Highlands and does a fair bit of driving herself. In recent times the pool of drivers has shrunk, and this has stressed the program

somewhat, although Macfarlane says that in the 12 years that she has been the co-ordinator there have only been one or two cases where a ride was not available for someone who needs one. “Nonetheless, we really need some new drivers now,” Macfarlane said. The Cancer Society pays compensation to drivers to cover the cost of gas (currently they pay 30 cents per kilometre) but beyond that, driving cancer patients to treatments and appointments is a very rewarding way of volunteering in the local community. The need for drivers is particularly acute in the western part of North Frontenac and in Addington Highlands, but there are shortages throughout the territory. “Drivers only take on the kinds of drives they are comfortable with. Some will go further, and some only as far as Perth or Kingston, but if we can get more drivers then we will be able to make fewer demands on each of them,” said Macfarlane. For further information about providing drives call Claire at 613-279-1133. Cancer patients who need drives to appointments or treatments should also call Claire.

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Saturday March 17 DENBIGH - ST. PATRICK’S DAY STEW SUPPER, community hall, 5-7pm; $10; children $4; sponsor: St. Luke’s United Church PLEVNA - JACK’S JAM, Clar-Mill Hall, 2 - 9 pm, potluck 5pm; all entertainers welcome; info: 479-9909; sponsor: Clar-Mill Volunteers VERONA - BOOK SALE, Trinity United Church, 9am-1pm, info: Jen, 613-374-2199.

towne” $25 ($45/ 2 concerts) Kingston Christian Fellowship, 2621 Road 38, Glenvale, proceeds to Learning Disabilities Association; Call Bill & June White 613-372-2400; KENNEBEC DINERS, noon, Arden community hall, for those 50+, $10. Reservations required: 613-279-3151 PLEVNA - CLAR-MILL COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS meet 7pm, Clar-Mill Hall, all welcome. SENIORS COMMUNITY HOUSING PROJECT Public Meetings: Cloyne 9:30-11am Barrie Hall; Plevna 2-3:30pm Clar-Mill Hall, all welcome

Wednesday March 21 BEDFORD DINERS, noon, community hall, for those 50+. $10. Reservations: 613-279-3151 VERONA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Annual General Meeting, 7-7:30pm, Lions Hall, info: Debbie 613-374-2091 VERONA CATTAIL FESTIVAL MEETING. Help plan for the next festival, 7:30-9pm, Lions Hall, new volunteers welcome, refreshments; info: Wayne 613-374-3807

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ALTHORPE BOLINGBROKE MUSIC JAM, community hall 1-5pm; potluck 5:30pm; all ages welcome; info Glenn 273-2571. HAROWSMITH - HAM DINNER, homemade baked beans, scalloped potatoes, pie, Golden Links Hall, 4:30 to 6, $13, call Barb 372-2315

HARROWSMITH DINERS, noon, Free Methodist Church, for 55+yrs, $11. Reservations required 613-376-6477. VERONA - DIABETES SESSIONS, medical centre w/ Registered Dietitian, Nurse Practitioner, guest speaker Dr. Burley, 9am-noon; register; info: Anne 613-544-3400 ext 3589.

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If you were raising your family in postwar Canada, you almost certainly tuned in to “Mrs. A.” on CBC. At one time, her show was broadcast three times a day. It was an upbeat and engaging mix of practical advice on cooking, child-rearing, fashion and home economics, yet she also tackled more serious themes, bringing a journalist’s perspective on world affairs htoVher iety audience. sm i t a r Aitken came arrowfrom Beeton, Ontario near Barrie, a stone’s throw from Cookstown where Emily Murphy was born. Both women were leaders in redefining women’s roles. Murphy came a generation earlier and it was she who led the 12-year legal battle for women to be declared “persons” in 1929. Aitken, though not overtly political, championed a broader role for women than was conventional back then and saw no conflict between raising a family and pursuing a career. As a young entrepreneur on the farm she shared with her husband, Aitken ran a home canning business and eventually a thriving poultry operation. Even while raising her two children, she became a sought-after lecturer for the Department of Agriculture and travelled the country doing cooking demonstrations and writing feature articles for a variety of publications. CBC billed her as “a Canadian housewife who isn’t average,” and indeed, she was not. In her heyday, she received 260,000 fan letters a year, which took a staff of 21 to handle. She wrote seven books, ran a cooking school in Montreal, supervised the wartime clothing conservation effort, served as women’s director of the Canadian National Exhibition, and in more than 3 million kilometres of travel to 54 countries, her many interviews included Hitler, Mussolini, Lester B. Pearson and the Queen. International Women’s Day may be a relic

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to some, but even now, there’s precious little recognition of the work women do at home and in the community, never mind the workplace. And the fact that so often they do it all at once – that deserves to be celebrated! In the pages of this newspaper, you’ll see many women who, in their day-to-day activities, knit together the fabric of our collective communities to build a rural way of life that is to be envied. We could take a page from Kate Aitkin’s book… but it seems we already have. The recipe below is borrowed from the Kate Aitken’s Cook Book, once a standard in almost every Canadian kitchen. In true Aitken style, it’s simple, “thrifty”, nourishing and good. Bon appétit!

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Searson Sisters sizzle inhe Sharbot Lake by Julie Druker band of three sisters, known simply as Searson,

got the crowd on their feet at The Crossing pub at the Sharbot Lake Country Inn on Saturday night with their high energy blend of Ottawa Valley flavored Celtic pop/country/ blues originals. The tightly knit trio, comprised of Erin on keyboard and lead vocals, Colleen on fiddle and back up vocals and Heather on bass, have been playing and step dancing together since they were tots. So it's no wonder that their sound is seamless, natural, mature and polished, like long-time family bands often tend to be. The high-energy solos of fiddle virtuoso Colleen loomed large in the trio's second set and she was front and center, often playing a number of fiddle tunes that got the festive crowd up and dancing. Erin, who studied classical piano for years at the Royal Conservatory, is the band's lead vocalist, and her sweet, crystal-clear voice shone like a bell when the group slowed things down for their more pop-inspired originals like Runaway, a pretty and moody Celtic-flavored tune sung by Erin with Colleen backing her up with beautiful harmonies. Heather keeps time on the bass and can handily funk things up when called upon. Their best tunes were their upbeat Ottawa Valley inspired full throttle fiddle tunes with Colleen leading the way with her bouncy and boisterous bow handling. Their version of Footstomp from their 2005 CD titled "Searson Live" was one example of how the band can always be counted on to get people up and out of their seats. The sisters, who grew up near Douglas in the Ottawa Valley, have six CDs under their belts, the latest titled "Fade and Shine". They are well known for their dynamic live performances and they have a notoriously busy touring schedule that has brought them to numerous stages all over North America and Europe. “Fiddling and step dancing was a natural thing for us growing up in the Ottawa Valley,” Erin said when I spoke to her following the Sharbot Lake show. “We grew up with hundreds of kids who were all doing the same. That and the fact that our grandparents were huge supporters of fiddle music. When we were kids our grandparents used to have these huge house parties where sometimes as many as 30 musicians/dancers would crowd into their living room. That really inspired us and is a big reason why we all started playing and studying music at such an early age.” The sisters invited their newly found fans in Sharbot Lake to join them this October in Ireland where they will be touring. Anyone who missed the show can visit the band's website at www.searson.org to sample their music.

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tario pine chair that dated back to the 1920s. He has donated his time to the project and the chair will be raffled off on Canada Day in Sharbot Lake (he still has raffle tickets available for those who missed the event). Josh Amlin explained the difference between the much simpler trade of recovering furniture and his specialty, upholstery, which he admits is somewhat of a dying craft. “Recovering means simply re-covering the older material with a new one whereas re-upholstering starts with the frame of the piece and includes redoing the interior webbing, sewing and tying the strings, adding stuffing, shaping the crowning and more - which as it sounds is much more involved and takes a lot more skill.” So for those wondering about that antique love seat or chair that they are too afraid to sit in, but still love to look at and can't bear to part with, Amlin is your man. He is happy to offer free on line estimates and can be reached at 613-279-2117 or by email at upholstery.bay@hotmail.com. Upholstery Bay is located at 17597 Road 509 just north of Sharbot Lake.

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TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC SUMMER STUDENT POSITIONS The Township of South Frontenac is accepting applications for summer positions in the following departments: • Public Works • Recreation • Administration Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm Friday, March 23, 2012. For more details on these positions and for instructions on submitting applications, see our website.

ONTARIO WILDLIFE COMPENSATION PROGRAM The Ontario Wildlife Damage Compensation Program includes two new eligibility requirements for livestock and poultry producers in order to be eligible for compensation. Please note these changes are effective April 1, 2012. For more details please see our website.

SYDENHAM OFFICE RENOVATIONS The Township is renovating the main floor of the municipal offices to improve both service and accessibility. During the next several months service is available on the lower level with entry from our rear door. Please note that the lower level is not fully accessible for those with mobility challenges. Please call 613 376-3027 for accessible customer service.

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and left over craft materials, by feeding it to the worms.” The presentation included information about the physiology and anatomy of these “great soil engineers” and was part of the school’s recent efforts to become a certified Ontario Eco School. PCPS students and staff are attempting the certification for the very first time this year. Following the presentation Gerri visited seven classrooms, where she set up red wriggler habitats in recycled green plastic containers. She supplied each of the seven classrooms that had signed up with a bag of red wrigglers in a proper worm habitat and instructed staff and students how to properly care for the worms, what and how much to feed them. Students of Prince Charles Public School’s Eco Team with staff team members Ashley Doucette Students in Ms. and Kevin Wenkoff with guest presenter Gerrie Baker, the Worm Lady, who is helping the school O’Brien’s, Ms. Fox’s and Ms. Jalbert’s classes in their goal of becoming a certified Ontario Eco School for 2012. were intently focused ette said. on the worms and Baker’s description of these night-time Students were enthralled with Gerrie and her red wrigcrawlers who do so much to keep our planet green by turnglers and look forward to watching their numbers grow while ing everyday garbage and waste into beautiful fertile soil. witnessing the change as they turn everyday classroom reAshley Doucette, a teacher candidate from Queens fuse into rich fertile soil. Anyone interested in more informaUniversity who is currently completing her third and final tion about The Worm Lady or in booking her for a presentaplacement at PCPS, joined forces with the school’s French tion can contact her at 613-273-7595 or 613-583-7509 or by teacher Kevin Wenkoff to form an Eco Team at the school. email at gbaker@rideau.net “I heard about Gerrie Baker, the Worm Lady, from one of my professors at Queens and I thought it would be a great presentation for the students here. I pitched the idea to the staff - continued from pg 2 and they seem very interested. The goal of the presentation is to expose the students here to another way of reducing 20,000 km² in the Province of Ontario is considered to be the carbon waste produced at the school, which is also one endangered. So let’s put that into context here. Remember of the goals of the Eco team. The subject matter also ties in the last time you went to Toronto and thought the city was with the grade 2/3 curriculum in the soils unit so for some of so darned big. Well imagine that 32 times over. If that’s too the classes the subject matter is curriculum based,” Douc- urban for you, imagine Cape Breton Island – twice over – as being an area too small. We should note that the committee didn’t consider the gray rat snake’s abundance in the eastern and central United States in that 20,000 km². After the do-nothing, per diem committee has determined that the animal should be protected, the MNR goes out for public consultation. What an oxymoron, at best, a sham at worst. Any citizen is permitted, at this point, to give their input into the regulations through the EBR process, so as to maximize the regulations’ effectiveness and limit their intrusiveness. But when our bureaucrats finally do ask the public to comment upon the proposals, the public isn’t provided with any of the documentation used to make the decision. In fact the documentation is essentially hidden from our view. When we craft regulations – even a regulation to protect a snake – we ought to identify whether the legislation might solve a demonstrable problem. If a regulation is necessary, it must achieve its goal while also taking into consideration the potential impact on an individual’s livelihood. The protections on the gray rat snake, as far as the evidence released suggests, do not solve a demonstrable problem; however, these regulations can have the effect of elimiBUY A NEW 2013 ARCTIC CAT® SNOWMOBILE nating the value and enjoyment of the property of thousands Don’t Pay Until March 2013 of law-abiding people. 3-Year $500 AND AND Limited OR The gray rat snake’s protection doesn’t have a leg to stand Cat Cash * Warranty 6.9% Financing for 60 Months on, neither does its bureaucracy.

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