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Canoe trip fundraiser at Arden Legion Past and present students at LOLPS with teacher Mr. Hull gathered for a fundraiser at the Arden Legion on March 24 to help pay for their year end five day canoe trip in June. See story on pg. 14

orth Frontenac Council has met extensively over the month, looking in detail at departmental budgets before coming together on a draft budget for presentation to the public on April 10. Citing the need to re-institute a re-paving program on its major arterial roads, and to replenish its depleted reserve funds, Council has signed off on a draft budget that includes a $600,000 increase (14.2%) increase in the amount of money that is being levied to local ratepayers to cover township expenditures. The levy for 2012 is set at $4,846,000, up from $4,246,000 in 2011. “We had to put measures in place in order to maintain our basic infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, said Mayor Bud Clayton “and that’s what we did with this budget.” Council decided to spend $469,000 in 2012 on road construction, a $305,000 increase over 2011. This includes 22 km of re-paving on major roads, which is 10% of the 220 km in the township, as compared to only 10 km in 2011.

In addition to the increased road construction budget, Council decided to put $150,000 into a new Infrastructure Sustainability Reserve Fund. “We needed this fund because we had nothing set aside for bridges and culvert repairs” said Clayton. The impact of these two new spending initiatives was compounded by the fact that a grant from the province of Ontario that has been helping to offset maintenance costs of roads for a number of years was depleted as of the end of 2011. That cut township revenues by $373,000, which now needs to be covered through taxes. These three pieces of the budget led to an increase in taxation of $728,000, and Council had to cut the equipment replacement budget and seek savings in all of the other departments in order to keep the increase at $600,000. “We asked every department to find savings in their own budgets in order to keep the budget in check, and the reality is that

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“We are not amused” Portland - Buckingham Palace sends cease and desist letter to Central Frontenac Waste Disposal Site C Action Plan P

by Wilma Kenny

ublic Works Manager Mark Segsworth shared a copy of his recent letter to the Ministry of the Environment concerning the Portland waste site with the South Frontenac Committee of the Whole on tuesday Night (March 27). In it, he states that he intends to work with the Quinte Conservation Authority to define the hydrology of the wetlands and to establish a surface water monitoring station by the first of June. Although it will require a full year to complete a comprehensive wetland study that can take all seasonal variations into account, given the ministry’s demands for expediency, Segsworth told the Ministry that the township will produce an overview in six months. Also, five alternatives will be evaluated, both as independent solutions and in combination. These are: 1) Water level management; 2) Restricting use of site; 3) Partial capping of site; 4) Onsite treatment; 5) Site closure. Segsworth repeats that the township’s approach to sustainability requires a balance of social, economic and environmental perspectives, and that any reduction in capacity at the Portland site will result in residuals being exported out of the town-

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by Jeff Green entral Frontenac has come to the attention of Buckingham Palace, and not in a good way. Last year Mayor Janet Gutowski donned a royal costume, and with a British accent welcomed participants for the first annual Frontenac Heritage Festival Polar Bear Plunge as the “Queen of Central Frontenac.” This year she did the same at the festival’s kick off breakfast. It seems that the British Royal Family has a number of employees who are charged with trolling the Internet looking for threats to their brand, because last week Central Frontenac Township received a letter from a Ms. Benton from the London law firm Fitch, Boskins, Harbell, Ali and Yang (Fitch et al) expressing displeasure at the actions of the municipality, and asking that “any member of your municipal council who has been involved in said behaviour hereby cease and desist from impersonating Her Royal Majesty in any manner.” The letter goes on to say that the royal family realizes that it holds no sway over what the general public does to make light of the Queen of England and the Commonwealth, but that as the head of state of the Dominion of Canada the Queen rightly “expects all federally incorporated institutions, including duly constituted municipal bodies, to refrain from any activities that might bring disrepute on themselves or any other level of government.” “There is only one Queen of Canada,” the letter concludes, “and particularly as she celebrates her Jubilee year, we would

expect that all commonwealth institutions carry out their responsibilities in a dignified manner.” When contacted, Mayor Gutowski, who is also serving as Warden of Frontenac County this year, said that she has consulted Tim Wilkins, legal council for Central Frontenac, who advised her not to comment on any of the details contained in the letter from Fitch et al. “I will say, however, that it was never my intention to mock the Queen of England with my actions. I was only trying to have some fun during the Heritage Festival and to help promote it. I never intended to cause any distress to the royal family,” Mayor Gutowski said. The British embassy in Ottawa did not respond to our enquiries, and a staff member for MP Scott Reid, who serves as Deputy House Leader in the Parliament of Canada, said that given his role in Her Majesty’s loyal government, it would be “inappropriate of Mr. Reid to comment on this sort of unfortunate incident.” The Queen is celebrating 60 years on the throne in 2012, but a visit to Canada is not included in her busy Jubilee schedule. Her son, Prince Charles, and his wife Camilla, will be visiting Canada in her stead in May. They will be visiting New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and Ontario. A visit to Central Frontenac is not expected to be on their itinerary. (The News has obtained a copy of the letter from the Buckingham Palace legal team. It is reproduced on page 2)

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he OPP have arrested two men in relation to a home invasion that occurred on March 22 at a residence on Main Street, Maberly. An investigation has determined that on March 22, at approximately 10:10 p.m., three disguised males forced their way into the residence. Once they were inside, an altercation occurred between the male resident and the suspects. Shots were fired and the suspects fled the residence, one on foot and two heading north in an unknown vehicle. Upon their arrival at the scene, officers located

a 39-year-old male victim with gunshot wounds. He was taken to Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital and airlifted to the Ottawa Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Denny Herbert Gedanitz, 40, was arrested near the scene on March 23, and on March 26, police arrested a second suspect, Michael Wesley James Biscope, 49 of Prescott. Both men are charged with attempted murder, impersonating a police officer, robbery with a firearm, and using a firearm during the commission of an indictable offence. Police are presently looking for one other adult male described as six feet tall, English speaking and wearing dark clothing. The Lanark County Crime Unit, under the direction of OPP Detective Staff Sergeant Rob Hagerman, Criminal Investigation Branch is continuing their investigation. Anyone with information about this incident is urged to call the Lanark County OPP at 613-267-2626, 1-800310-1122.

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with this budget we think we are putting the township in a sustainable position, so that we can at least keep what we have in future years. It’s one thing to talk about new programs or new infrastructure; it’s another to look at the Two OPP cruisers were parked outside a home at 2015 Main Street in Maberly the day after a resident was shot and critically wounded in a home invasion there.

TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSING Take notice that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac proposes to pass a by-law to stop up, close, and sell, part of the original Road Allowance at the following location: A portion of the unopened road allowance lying between concession 6 and concession 7, in part of lots 31 and 32, District of Bedford. The road allowance runs in front (lake side) of four properties on Mica Point Lane (#220, 222, 224, and 226). It is proposed that Council sell the closed allowance proportionally to the owners of these abutting properties.

cost of maintaining what is already there. This is what we worked on this year. There is nothing fancy in this budget,” said Clayton.

Taxation for local services is combined with education and county rates to make up the municipal tax bill for North Frontenac ratepayers. Those are both up marginally or flat for 2012, which will lower the tax increase, probably to something less than 10% for most ratepayers in North Frontenac.

Portland dump - continued from page 1 ship for disposal. The intent of this preliminary evaluation is to narrow

down the five alternatives, and give the rationale for doing so. The report will include plans for any further field work required, and set a time frame for selection and implementa-

Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed road closing on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room, Sydenham Public Library, Sydenham. Further documentation pertaining to this proposed Road Closing may be inspected at the South Frontenac Township Offices.

OPENING OF THE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE Household Hazardous Waste Depot located at 2491 Keeley Road opens for the season on Thursday, April 5th from 3pm to 8pm running every Thursday during the same times until the end of October.

INTERIM TAX BILLS Interim tax bills were mailed out the week of March 1, 2012 and are due March 30, 2012. Due to renovations at our George Street location, all payments should be made at 2490 Keeley Road. Payments can also be made by regular mail, online, telephone banking or at your local bank. If you have not received your interim tax bill, email taxes@southfrontenac.on.ca or contact us at 613-376-6112 or 613-376-3027.

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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Segsworth proposes that this preliminary assessment could be completed by the end of June, if the MOE agrees with the plan as outlined. Costs of defending township’s decisions at OMB Planner Lindsay Mills drew Council’s attention to a section in the township’s planning application which, if not enforced, could cost the taxpayers many thousands of dollars a year. This happens when either Council or the Committee of Adjustment has approved an application, and the decision is appealed to the OMB (Ontario Municipal Board) by a neighboring property owner. The resultant costs for legal fees, expert witnesses, etc, to defend the township’s decision can run from $6,000 up to substantially more. Although only the applicant/developer benefits from these expenses, up until now, the township (ie the taxpayers) has paid the costs. However, Mills pointed out, there is a clause in the planning application that requires the applicant to promise to pay any costs incurred by an appeal to the OMB. To date, the township has no procedure for recovering these costs. Mills suggested that a substantial deposit on he submission of planning applications might be one means to address this. Council directed Mills to recommend how this might be worded, and bring it back to them. Chief building inspector retires In a letter to Council, recently retired Chief Building Inspector Alan Revill commented very positively on his 11 years with the township, and thanked Council for his retirement celebration. Jeremy Neven, who was formerly the building inspector for Central Frontenac Township, has been hired as Revill’s replacement.

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s a local business owner and a local person as well, I just have to ask you this question: Why, if you're a local person, are you taking even a small bag of garbage to a local business? Doing business is tough enough as we all know, and up in this area any cost of doing business needs justification. Garbage disposal is an expense, and something that we as business owners can never recover. Sure, day-to-day operations like staffing, lights and fuel, be it propane or electricity, are incorporated into the cost of doing business. But garbage disposal most of the time is an expense that we can't get a return on. Most times the owner/operator is taking their garbage to the dump on company time and could be doing more constructive things rather than disposing of their own garbage, let alone other people’s trash. Even tourists in the area understand that their garbage is theirs until they get home or find a proper waste station to dispose of it. So you may be embarrassed or miffed that you had the OPP drop off YOUR garbage to you but I give the business person who didn't look the other way my full backing. Just a business person trying to make a buck - Chris Evans

Re: trespassing

o all of you who have snowmobiles and/ or ATVs, snowmobile season is over and I have closed the gates on my property and would appreciate if you would respect them and the NO TRESPASSING signs on the property. I have had no one from the snowmobile club come in years and ask permission to use my property and someone cut the lock on my gate. I own this property and pay taxes on it. Maybe if you can’t afford your own property to 4-wheel and rip up, you should reconsider owning an ATV. I closed the gate last summer and the 4 wheelers tore up the creek bank to get around the closed gate. CLOSED gate, NO TRESPASSING signs - take the hint and stay off my property. ln case you were unaware, you are trespassing - even if there are no signs. You can be charged for being on my property without my permission. I am not the only landowner who feels this way. If you want to tear up my property, then send me your address and I will come and reciprocate. I don't know what else to say except I am tired of people who have no respect for other people's property and belongings. I was raised to have some respect for others and would appreciate if others could do the same. The bottom line: “If you see a closed gate or NO trespassing sign, please respect my wishes.” - Kathy Flagler

and I have a few comments of my own: 1) PCs and abandoned landowners. Surprise, surprise! 2) PCs and unwarranted internet search? No, not Mr. Harper and his gang, y' think? 3) Scott Reid's constant barrage of selfserving nonsense = 0 advertising? Sure, and the tooth fairy is paying all your wasted income tax $s this year! - Ray Fletcher

In support of Scott Reid’s letters

o those who are opposed to Scott Reid’s letters – if you don’t like Scott’s response letters, why not write him instead of belly aching in this newspaper? If you feel you must destroy someone’s bridge, why not build another to replace it? Write to Scott with some constructive suggestions of how he could improve the requested feedback he is seeking. In my 76 years, I have seen many politicians come and go, and Scott Reid is one of the best (and he did not pay me to say this)! There is a simple solution to the problem some have with Scott’s letters: If you don’t like them, don’t read them, and don’t answer them! About the Human Rights Committees: They are a bunch of kangaroo courts that should be eliminated. For proof of this statement, read best-selling author Ezra Levant's book "Shakedown". It is available in most libraries. This book will open your eyes to the flagrant disregard for democracy used in these committees. If Scott in particular, and the federal Conservative Party in general, are doing such a poor job of governing our country, why have they been returned to power in the last three elections? Are the people in this riding who voted Scott into office in the last three elections just a bunch of backwoods know-nothings and a few disgruntled complainers who have written articles in this paper so politically astute? Why don’t they just admit they voted for the wrong party in the last election? We leave the answer to these questions to the observant readers of this paper. - Joan Wallace

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$500 million if needed reconstruction projects are included. “The average age of our bridges and culverts is 38 years. Frontenac County should be spending $25 million per year to address those deficits,” she concluded. In spite of the bleak presentation by the treasurer, South Frontenac Mayor Gary Davison seemed unmoved. “This is not a startling revelation,” he said, “We know these assets are very tough to manage. This is only really reaffirming what we already know.” “It does show that the rural municipalities are facing more challenges than urban ones,” said Warden Janet Gutowski in response.

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Easter Party on Saturday, April 7 at Denbigh Township Hall; Denbigh Euchre night on Friday the 13th and 27th at the hall; the Lions Club Food & Fellowship Seniors lunch at the Lions hall in Griffith on Wednesday the 18th; and last but not least, Music-In-The-Hall has been changed to Sunday, Apr. 22 because of Easter weekend. • Our deepest sympathies to Robert Warren and his family in the loss of his son, Tim. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family on this sad occasion, Robert.

PLEVNA

Katie Ohlke ohlkek@limestone.on.ca

613-479-2797

• On March 10, Lea White of Fernleigh got quite a surprise when 16 of her nieces and nephews (from the Kelford clan) and her three sons (with their wives) came to visit, bringing all of the food. They had a great visit and Lea was delighted! • Congratulations to Ashley M., Shaun M., Charlie W. and Amy W. for taking part in North of 7 Restaurant's reading incentive program. When they read 10 books, they receive a free pizza slice and pop. Well done! • Looking for a fun way to get fit and feel healthier? Then come to “Walk Away the Pounds Night” at the Clar-Mill hall every Tuesday night from 6:30 to 7:30. It's a nice hour of low impact aerobic walking and other accessible exercises. Everyone is invited to come out and get fit. The cost is $1 per person to cover hall rental. • Plevna Joke of the Week: Leanne “When do monkeys fall from the sky?” Elliot “During Ape-ril showers!”

MISSISSIPPI Pearl Killingbeck

613-278-2127

HARROWSMITH 613-372-1655 kdcalthorpe@sympatico.ca

• The Chinese dinner & auction hosted by the Harrowsmith Social and Athletic Club was a great success. Good food, great prizes and of course, great people! • South Frontenac Portland District Recreation Committee is committed to improving the overall fitness of its residents. We happen to have two wonderful tennis courts, one in Verona and the other in Harrowsmith. We would like to increase

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the usage of the courts and improve the well-being of our citizens at the same time. South Frontenac Portland District Rec Committee would like to find out if there would be an interest in tennis lessons for both areas. We are also hoping to find talented people from our districts interested in passing along their tennis knowledge. The Portland Rec. Committee would like to hear back from local residents regarding their interest in a possible program. Contact: Portland District Chair Dan Bell at 613-372-1910 or email bellwindowsiding@gmail.com . (Submitted by Dan Bell) • This Saturday, March 31 there will be a Spring Tea and Bake Sale at the Golden Links Hall in Hall in Harrowsmith from 10am until 1pm. Admission is free and lunch is available for only $5. • While doing your Saturday morning groceries on March 31, be sure to put a couple of extra items in the cart for the Stuff the Cruiser event at the Sydenham Foodland, Verona Foodland and Sharbot Lake Freshmart from 10am until 3pm. On your way out, drop off items for the food bank into the cruiser and help fill the shelves of our local food bank. • If you like bingo and turkeys, (not necessarily in that order), this is the week for you. St. Patrick's Church in Railton will be hosting a Turkey Bingo on Monday, April 2 at their parish centre on Sydenham Road. There will be 12 turkey bingos and 2 share the wealth games. The early bird starts at 6:50pm and there will be a canteen available. • On Tuesday, April 3, the Golden Links Hall in Harrowsmith will be hosting a Turkey Bingo with the early bird starting at 7:15pm. Books range in price from $7 to $15.

MOUNTAIN GROVE Marilyn Meeks

• Congratulations to Lloyd and Dana Gilchrist on the birth of their third child, a boy, Landon Wyatt, born on March 12. A baby brother for Liam and Alexa. • Also a brand new baby girl for Christina (Riddell) and Mark Edmunds from Timmins. Lillian Margaret Robin, 5 lb. 12 oz. was born on March 20. The 12th great grandchild for Granny Harriet. • The Poverty Luncheon on Wednesday, the 21st at the United Church in Sharbot Lake was well attended. About 25 people enjoyed five different delicious soups. • One hundred thirteen people were fed at the snowmobile club on Saturday morning. The next one will be on April 7, the Relay for Life breakfast. • Happy birthday to all the April birthdays: Bev. L, Mary Abrams, Patsy Steele, Jessie Hammil, Geri Frechette, Willis Crain, & Shauna Rowland, my granddaughter. • The little hall at Watson’s Corners was filled to the rafters on March 17 to hear story teller and radio announcer Mary Cook tell of her life in Renfrew County. The St. Patrick’s Day luncheon was fabulous. Hats off to all the ladies of the hall. • Don’t forget the 6:30 a.m. ecumenical Easter Sunrise Service on April 8 behind the Simonette Building in Sharbot Lake. • On Sunday we had a great celebration as Rev. Karen marked 30 years of ordained ministry within the Presbyterian Church. A great turnout, a lovely luncheon to a great lady. • Easter Sunday worship will be held jointly in Elphin at 10:30 a.m. April 8. • Smile – Life without friendship is like the sky without sun.

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9504 Road 38 Godfrey, ON K0H 1T0

613-335-4531 email: marilynarchie@sympatico.ca • Tomorrow, Friday March 30, there will be a Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser at Circle Square Ranch for Land O'Lakes Public School Grades 7 & 8. The time is 5pm and the cost is a freewill donation. • April 1st will soon be here so don’t be fooled. • Also at Circle Square, on Thursday, April 12, there will be a fundraising steak dinner & silent auction, with entertainment by Country Church. Dinner will start at 6:30pm, the cost will be $14, $6 children. Please reserve at 613-335-5403 or email arden@csranch.ca • On March 24, many boys and girls from SLHS participated in a co-ed volleyball games at Holy Cross High School. Great games were played throughout the day. • A surprise birthday party was held on March 24 in Oso hall in Sharbot Lake for Marty Whan, 50 and Jesse Teal, 25. A big thank you to Bridgette and Remington in helping them celebrate • The last women's hockey game was played at Tamworth on March 24. What an exciting game! Two of our local ladies played, Wendy Drew and Courtney Meeks. • On March 25, two Frontenac Peewees teams played at Tamworth. Blue won against the white. A great game! Each team member received a medallion. No more hockey until next year . • The seniors "Happy Travelers" met on March 21 in the Free Methodists church hall in Parham. Jean Hole, Jean Smith, Pat Smith were hostesses. After a delicious potluck dinner at noon, members were entertained by Ray Whitelock, Bob Goodberry, and Joe Saunders. Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month. Next meeting it will be soup and sandwiches for lunch. • On March 22, the residents and family members of Arbour Heights enjoyed the music of Bill, Murray and Joe White.

MABERLY-BOLINGBROKE Karen Prytula

613-325-1354 karenprytula33@gmail.com

• Properties on Little Silver Lake were broken into last week. If you are a victim of one of these crimes, please call the police, even if you don’t think it's worth it. Reporting the crime is very important. Keeping the police coming to the area is what we need for future protection of all. Lanark County OPP 613-267-2626 or 1-888-310-1122. For a crime in progress dial 9-1-1. • This month the usual Sunday afternoon Jam and Pot Luck at the ABC Hall will be held as an evening event on Saturday, April 14. The Pot Luck dinner will begin at 5 p.m. and Glenn Russell’s Music Jam will entertain you from 6 until 10

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p.m. Bring along your favourite dish and come and enjoy home-cooking, great music, and good times with friends and neighbours. Cost: $5 per person or $10 per family. If you cannot attend the dinner, a ‘toonie’ will get you in for the evening’s entertainment. • 20th Annual Maberly Maple Festival Pancake Brunch, Saturday, April 21, 10am to 1pm at the Maberly Community Hall. A traditional Lanark County meal; generous helpings of country-size pancakes topped with pur Lanark County Maple Syrup from Maberly sugar bushes and served with maple baked beans and sausages. Coffee, tea or juice included. Adults: $10, Children under 12: $5, With these prices you can't afford NOT to come and celebrate the maple syrup harvest. Also there will be a sale of home baking, and new maple syrup by local producers. For information call Margaret French 613 268-2102. For donation of home baking call Holly Kirkham, 268-2243 or Nancy Barrett 613 268-2960. This is a fund raising event of the Maberly Agricultural Society. maberlyagsociety.ca • Contact Glenn Russell 273-2571 if you are interested in being part of the ABC Hall Spring Yard Sale on Saturday, May 19. Tables are supplied for inside vendors. Space will also be available outside (weather permitting). • Welcome to new neighbours Angel and Jim, new residents at Cobblestones. • A group of mothers in the community met recently to discuss activities which could be held at the ABC Hall for young families. With local children attending different schools, opportunities are limited for them to become acquainted. If you have children who would like to meet new friends living in the Althorpe Bolingbroke community, please contact Freda Russell at 273-2571 or Lesley Flynn at 273-7855. • Mondays from 10 to 11 am is the CPHC Seniors’ Exercise Class. For more info call Frieda 273-2453, or Joyce 2734832. • Mary Cook is coming to Maberly on May 5, 1:30 pm, at the Maberly Hall. Tickets are $10 so call Maria Koeslag 613-2682175, to reserve a seat. There will be tea and dessert.

VERONA

Debbie Lingen

613-374-2091 debbie@lingens.com

• Verona is an exciting place to live. That was the conclusion reached at the Annual General Meeting for the Verona Community Association that was held on March 21. All the volunteers were heartily thanked for successfully bringing us the Cattail Festival, the Music in the Park Concerts, the Christmas Tree Lighting Night and all the other VCA events. The VCA also announced that they are going viral. (No - not contagious, just on Facebook) Visit them at www.facebook.com/ VeronaCommunityAssociation and “like” the page. Browse the site and see years’ worth of festival pictures and keep up to date with all the happenings and events in Verona. • Stuff the Cruiser! The OPP are holding a Food Drive to support the Southern Frontenac Community Services Food Bank. The OPP will park a cruiser at Reid's Foodland in Verona on Saturday, March 31 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring your non-perishable food items and help stuff the cruiser full. • Play ball! Verona/Hartington minor softball registrations are being held on the next two Saturdays. Register on March 31 in Hartington at the Princess Anne building from 12 to 2 p.m. or register Saturday, April 7 at the Verona Lions Club from 12 to 2 p.m. For more information, contact Mary Jo Dowker at 613-374-3275. • Win a ham for Easter! Play Ham Bingo at Prince Charles Public School on Wednesday, April 4. Cash prizes and raffle. Proceeds are going towards the upcoming Grade 8 year-end trip. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Games begin at 7 p.m. • Unlimber those winter muscles! Yoga is back in Verona. Classes start Tuesday, April 3 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Trinity United Church Hall. $ 12per class or 10 classes for $100. To register or for more info, call Tanya at 613-273-5693. • Deborah and Paul Spaar-Mueller are holding the next seminar of their health series on Wednesday, April 4 at 7 p.m. at Trinity United Church. The topic is "Energy & Vitality and How to Get my Energy Back". Deborah will be talking about the "3D" concept: Diet, Detoxificaton and Deliver. She will also talk about thyroid, adrenal support, cleansing, gastric ulcers and IBS. Free admission. • The Diners Club Program for adults, ages 55 plus, takes place on Wednesday, April 4. Noon at the Verona Lions Club. Reservations are required. Call 613-376-6477. Rural Visions. • Scouts Canada, 1st Verona, is holding an All-You-CanEat pancake breakfast with sausage, juice and coffee or tea

on Good Friday, April 6 from 8 to 11 a.m. at Trinity United Church. Adults 12 & over, $7.50; under 12 years, $4; preschool children, Free. Family Rate $20. • Don't miss the Good Friday Concert at St Paul's Anglican Church in Sydenham at 2:30 pm. They will perform John Stainer's famous oratorio The Crucifixion under the direction of Brad Barbeau & Ian Bevell and featuring musicians from across South Frontenac and Kingston. Everyone is welcome. Admission is $5 at the door in support of the Grace Centre. • Join the massive Easter Egg hunt on Saturday, April 7. Verona Pentecostal Assembly is hosting an Easter Extravaganza. The fun starts with the kiddies searching for over 1000 Easter eggs and continues with Easter egg painting, Easter crafts and more games. Free hotdogs, hamburgers and drinks. There will be raffles for a 61” Toshiba TV ( used) and gift certificates from local businesses. All the fun starts at 11 a.m. For more information, contact Rev Cory Bursey at 613-374-2976.

SYDENHAM Anita Alton

613-376-6333 rideauraingutter@yahoo.com • Stuff the Cruiser Event will take place on Sat Mar 31 at Trousdale's Foodland from 10am - 3pm. Please support this cause, which receives food donations for our local food banks. This is supported and hosted by volunteer police staff. • Annual Earth Hour will take place on Sat March 31 from 8:30-9:30pm. During this hour try to not use ANY electricity. This happens on a world wide level - let's all see if we can make a difference. • Busy day on Saturday - there is a Spring Tea and Bake Sale at Golden Links Hall in Harrowsmith from 10 - 1pm. Lunch will be available. • On April 6 at 2:30pm, there will be a Good Friday Concert at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Sydenham. The concert will be a performance of John Stainer's famous oratorio, "The Crucifixion", under the direction of Brad Barbeau & Ian Bevell, and featuring musicians from across South Frontenac and Kingston. Admission is $5 at the door and proceeds will go to the Grace Centre. • Remember to get your dog tags from town hall (go around to the back of the building during the renovations). They are only $12 now - but will jump to $25 at the end of April. • A big Thank You to Lindsay Abrams as she steps up to be the project lead in SFCS' Community Garden Program at Grace Centre. Lindsay will help Jennifer Linton, Darryl Silver and Sue Clinton as they recruit students from Sydenham and Sharbot Lake High Schools to volunteer with this worthwhile project. If your child is looking to fulfill Community Service Hours please contact SFCS at 376-6477 • Monday April 2 there will be a Bingo at St Patrick's Parish Hall in Railton. The doors open at 6pm with the early bird beginning at 6;50 • If you find yourself in need of help with your income tax at this tax season then call SFCS as they are hosting The Community Volunteer Income Tax Program. This is a free program to assist those in need with preparing taxes. • Wing Night tonight (March 29) at the Legion - hope to see you there.

ARDEN Joan Moore

613-335-2015 pinky24247@yahoo.ca

· On April 7 there will be a mixed doubles dart tournament at the Arden Legion; registration 10am, darts start at 11am, $10 per person. Also at the Legion we are having a silent cake auction, a cake raffle, an Easter basket draw, $100 meat raffle and Cerro design jewellery from noon - 4 p.m. · The youth darts went over well from breakfast, lunch, and to the finish. The youth group made $750 for the end of the school year trip, 25 teams showed up. Congratulations. · Zone darts were held at our Legion with Ken Thorne and Terry Shelley. We had four different classes because there were so many there. Breakfast and lunch were delicious. Arden branch 334 and Amherst branch 631 go on to Almonte on May 12. Thank you to everyone involved in making this a great success. · On March 30, 5pm, a spaghetti supper will be held at Circle Square Ranch. Cost is a free will offering, which goes towards the end of the year school trip for Land o'Lakes grades 7 & 8. · We wish Patsy Thibault a speedy recovery. · Happenings at the Arden community centre: April 3, Glee Club starts back up at 1pm, everyone is welcome. · April 4, Tai Chi - beginner class begins at 9:15 am then continuing class at 10am, everyone welcome · April 7, children's Easter party, 10am-1pm. There will be crafts, games, Easter egg hunt and a hot dog lunch.

Circle Square

Fundraising Dinner Thursday, April 12, 6:30pm

Steak Dinner Silent auction Entertainment by Country Church $14/adult & $6/child Limited seating, to reserve seats please contact the ranch 613-335-5403 or arden@csranch.ca

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

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PARHAM-TICHBORNE Colleen Steele Christine Teal

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

• Congratulations to Krista Bertrim and Dave Teal on the birth of their baby boy!! Keegan and Zayden are super pumped for their new play mate!! • Congratulations to Darlene Young and John Wemp, who were married on St. Patrick's Day. • Happy Birthday to Connor Clow and Taylor Meeks. • Thinking of you to Joe Teal, Heather Fox (our councilor for Hinchinbrooke), Angie Mallette and Wayne Lowery. • What a caring area we live in. The families of both Drew Cumpson and Wayne Lowery are very grateful for all the help and support during their difficult time. Thank you to Sheri Hannah for your help for Wayne. The family gathered at the IOOF on Sunday as they were "Wishing Wayne Well", unfortunately guest of honor Wayne Lowery couldn't be there but family enjoyed a wonderful potluck lunch and goodies and the musical talents of Deb Barkley, Jordan Lowery and Joelle Parr. What a great family we have...maybe we will have another event when Uncle Wayne is feeling better!!! • A small crowd enjoyed the Ham & Scalloped Potato Supper on Saturday. • Minor Ball and Soccer held registrations on Sunday with a good turnout. The Junior Ladies are in need of some players so if you are between 17 - 21 years of age and would love to take part - we would be happy to hear from you. Please contact any area rep or member of the executive to get a registration form. Thanks so much. • This Saturday is the Easter Bunny Hop at Hinchinbrooke Public School....it's sure to be a hoppin' good time!! • Congratulations to Adam Peters and Jessica Scott on their recent engagement. • Don't forget April is Cancer Month so canvassers will be calling on you! • Sunshine & warm weather sure brought out Muriel Wagar's daffodils!! • Don't forget the Lions club will be selling their chocolate bunnies this weekend. Then they have their bingo on April 3! • There will be a co-ed volleyball tournament at SLHS on Saturday April 28. Please contact Skyler or Tina at 613-3758152 for details. • Don't forget the Dodgeball Tournament at Hinchinbrooke Public School on April 14. If you are interested in playing but don't have a team, please let me know so we can get you on a team 613-375-6525. The cost is $10/person and all money raised will go to the Grade 8 graduating class trip to Montreal. • The next cheese order goes in April 2 and comes back just in time for Easter - be sure to get your order in - if you know a Grade 8 student, contact them, as a percentage of their cheese sales goes toward the cost of their trip as well. Every order helps!!

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by Dorothy Fraser he 39’ers will commence their summer meetings on April 10 after the winter respite. A potluck lunch will be served at 12 noon, followed by a meeting at 12:45. The seniors meet at the North Frontenac Telephone room downstairs. Planning for the summer outings and the BBQs will be discussed; also our 41st anniversary meeting in May. It’s important to have input from as many members as possible. We lucked out for both barbecues and our cruise out of Merrickville. The musicians were entertaining on the upper deck, and the sun shone for all three events. Games and prizes are planned for the April meeting and also a chance to view the Seniors’ Directory. Anyone 50 and over is welcome. Phone Shirley Crawford at 613-279-2990 or email djfraser@frontenac.net.

Mark Redmond

Custom Kitchens & Cabinetry 7543 Highway 38, Verona

Cell: 613-929-2815 Email: mark.mrkitchens@gmail.com

Burn Bans ON Burn Bans have been declared in Addington Highlands, Central Frontenac and North Frontenac townships. Residents and visitors are advised to check on a regular basis for updates on the burning bans in their townships.

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After 18 years, Community Living – North Frontenac is losing its executive director W by Jeff Green

hen Don Nielsen took over the helm of Community Living - North Frontenac in 1994 from Paul Melcher, the agency, and the province, were in the middle of a huge transition from an institutional care model to a community support model for the developmentally disabled population. This transition to a community model was something that Nielsen had been committed to ever since he began working as an outreach worker for the St. Lawrence Regional Centre in Brockville in 1976, so the opportunity to steer the service model in Central and North Frontenac in a new direction was one of the things that led him to seek the executive director position at the time. At that time Community Living was based in Mountain Grove at ARC industries. ARC industries was becoming difficult to maintain because of financial pressures and as well a number of the people who worked at ARC were ageing. “We also found we were spending a lot of time, and money, transporting people from the communities they were living in to ARC industries and back home,” said Nielsen. In the late 1990s Community Living moved its office to Sharbot Lake, in a small office

building at the junction of Highway 7 and Road 38. They would later move to a house on Elizabeth Street, which was eventually destroyed by fire and replaced with a building on the same lot. For Nielsen, all of the physical and corporate changes to Community Living have been secondary to the concept of communitybased service and his deep-seated opposition to institutional care. “We provide support for people who have needs, but there are a lot of people in our society who have needs but are not in institutions. All of our clientele live in their own homes. We are not the landlord. Whether we provide 24 hour a day care or 6 hours of service a week, we always knock on the client's door when we want to enter their home. We take off our shoes. They decide whether to let us in or not,” he said. Another change that has been a feature of Community Living – North Frontenac under Don Nielsen has been the development of children’s services, which has been good not only for the community but for the viability of the agency as well. One of the major features of the job of an

executive director of a social service agency is dealing with sister agencies and government ministry officials. With contacts that he has developed over 37 years in developmental services, Nielsen has been able to put the interests of the clientele in Central and North Frontenac forward while following

the various changes in policy and financing that have come along. A couple of years ago Don Nielsen started to envision this week, when he would leave his job, and devote more time to his twin pursuits of curling and golf. At that time he began planning for his retirement, and preparing the board of Community Living to undertake the process of re-shaping the agency in light of his pending departure. In the end the board decided to replace Nielsen with an internal appointee, Dean Walsh and to hire Marcel Quenneville from Verona to take on Walsh’s former co-ordinator job. “The board went through a process to find a successor, and over the last year Dean has undergone the training and other work that he needed in order to be able to take over. I’m confident that Community Living will do well,” Don Nielsen said.

Public Meetings The Plan:

The Mississippi-Rideau

s Contains policies to address potential sources of

Source Protection Committee wants your input on their Draft Source Protection Plan (prepared under Ontario’s Clean Water Act)

contamination near local drinking water sources (see map).

Attend an Open House:

s 4O HELP SHAPE THESE POLICIES s 4O FIND OUT IF POLICIES COULD AFFECT ACTIVITIES ON YOUR property (you could be eligible for funding)

Public Meetings — 4 pm to 8 pm Thursday, April 19, 2012 Rideau Valley Conservation Authority Office 3889 Rideau Valley Dr Manotick

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Carleton Place Arena 75 Neelin St Carleton Place

Thursday, April 26, 2012 Smiths Falls Memorial Centre 71 Cornelia St Smiths Falls

View the Plan: Policies In The Plan: Policies could place requirements or restrictions on s /N THE INTERNET AT www.mrsourcewater.ca s /N #$ CONTACT STAFF TO REQUEST A COPY the following types of activities in areas near s !T OUR #ONSERVATION !UTHORITY OFFICES sources of municipal drinking water (areas are — Mississippi Valley Conservation identified on the map). In these areas activities 4175 Hwy 511, Lanark could also be eligible for funding to implement (8 am – 4 pm) safeguards that reduce the risk of contamination. — Rideau Valley Conservation Authority s 7ASTE DISPOSAL SITES 3889 Rideau Valley Dr., Manotick s 3EWAGE WORKS AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS AM n PM s &UEL STORAGE INCLUDING HOME HEATING OIL s /R CONTACT STAFF TO DISCUSS OTHER s 0ESTICIDES AND COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER arrangements s .UTRIENTS LIVESTOCK BIOSOLIDS septage, manure) s #ERTAIN TYPES OF CHEMICALS Submit Comments by May 4, 2012 s 2OAD SALT AND LARGE SNOW STORAGE

Wellhead Protection Areas: around Almonte, Carp, Kemptville, Merrickville, Munster, Richmond and Westport Intake Protection Zones: upstream of Britannia, Carleton Place, Lemieux Island, Perth and Smiths Falls

Five Generations E laine Peterson inherited this photo and is asking for our readers' help in identifying some of the people in it. The most elderly person in the photo is Elaine's great grandmother, Eliza Beth Badour, née Cota (born 1855), who is seated in the chair. From the left, standing at the back are: Richard Joseph Badour (born 1883), son of Simon & Eliza Beth Badour; Amelia Hilda Badour

(born 1901); unidentified mother and child. Elaine estimates that the baby would now be in the 70-75 age category, and she would like to share the picture with the baby or any living offspring. Elaine does not know where the photo was taken, but the family lived in Sharbot Lake, Bedford and Zealand at different times. Anyone with information, please email Elaine at crookedcanes@cogeco.ca.

THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CENTRAL FRONTENAC Notice of the Passing of Amendment to the Official Plan TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Central Frontenac passed By-law No. 2012-11 on March 13, 2012, under Section 17 of the Planning Act, RSO 1990. PURPOSE AND EFFECT: the Council of the Township of Central Frontenac has amended the Township’s Official Plan to redesignate lands on the south shore of Kennebec lake for the purpose of developing a 24 lot single detached subdivision. The property is legally described as Part of Lots 18, 19 & 20, Concession 9, geographic township of Kennebec, now in the Township of Central Frontenac, being 39.04 ha ± in area. (See key map for location.) Official Plan Amendment: Any person or public body is entitled to receive notice of the decision of the approval authority if a written request is made to the Ministry of Municipal Affaires and Housing, 8 Estate Lane, Rockwood House, Kingston Ontario K7M 9A8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION related to the Official Plan amendment is available during regular office hours at the municipal office.

Sommer Casgrain-Robertson, Co-Project Manager Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Region 3889 Rideau Valley Drive, Box 599, Manotick, ON K4M 1A5 Tel 613-692-3571 or 1-800-267-3504 ext 1147 | Fax 613-692-0831 sommer.robertson@mrsourcewater.ca | www.mrsourcewater.ca

Dated at the Township of Central Frontenac this 14th day of March, 2012. Cathy MacMunn, AMCT, ACST Deputy Clerk-Treasurer/Planning Coordinator Township of Central Frontenac Box 89, Sharbot Lake, Ontario K0H 2P0 Tel: (613) 279-2935 x. 222 Fax: (613) 279-2422 Email: planning@centralfrontenac.com

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(L-r) Michael, Tomek, Marilyn and Alexandra

Authentic Polish cuisine served up at MERA T

Canada’s Biggest Mittens:

by Julie Druker

he final installation of MERA's "Around the World on a Dinner Plate" series took place on March 23 where close to 50 diners enjoyed an authentic multi-course Polish meal prepared by a very passionate Polish chef. McDonalds Corners resident and Poland native Tomek Karpinski who came to Canada in 1982 and who grew up in the city of Wroclaw in southwestern Poland, prepared the meal, which was based on authentic recipes he had learned in his mother's kitchen. “In Poland at home when I was a kid, the best place to be was in the kitchen and it was there watching my mother cook that I learned how to duplicate her recipes,” Tomek said in between courses at MERA. Friday night’s meal began with Tomek serving up fruit-filled pirogi, delicate Polish dumplings topped with sugar that put to shame those rubbery frozen imposters that in no way resemble the real Mccoy. This course

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was followed by a delicate and tasty clear tomato soup served with a spoonful of rice and fresh dill and which included an undisclosed secret ingredient that Tomek politely refused to divulge. The next course was pork “bigos”, typically known as Hunter’s Stew, the national dish of both Poland and the Ukraine, which follows no single strict recipe but which typically contains sauerkraut and various cuts of meat and sausage. This hearty stew often sits on the back burner of the stove in the winter months in many Polish kitchens and meat leftovers are constantly added to it, intensifying its flavor. Witamin C-rich cabbage is one of Bigos's main ingredients and Tomek said Bigos likely accounts for the fact that scurvy has never reared its ugly head in Poland. For the main course, Tomek served up zrazy zawijane, a beef dish consisting of a Wilmer Road. The following day a home was broken into on Wilmer Road and a propane fireplace removed from the basement. The fireplace was wired into the wall and hooked up to a gas line. The unit was stolen along with vent pipe and vent cap from outside of the residence. Four cottages and sheds were also broken into in the Green Bay area in the past few days. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Constable Trevor deJong at the Frontenac OPP, 613-372-1932

• March 22 - Theft of a large ATV trailer on Island Lane in the Crow Lake area. A witness in the area observed a newer red Ford pick-up truck with black FORD lettering on the rear tailgate and large, aggressive type tires drive down Island Lane early in the morning. A short time later the same truck was seen speeding away pulling the trailer. The stolen trailer is a galvanized dual axle Maxi-Roule, 16 feet long, a wood floor, covered fenders and black fold up ramps at the rear. • Between March 15 and 22, the Frontenac OPP have been kept busy investigating several break and enters, theft and mischief complaints in the South Frontenac Township area. So far a total of 12 incidents were reported. One victim reported arriving at their cottage off Canoe Lake Road to find two bullet holes in a window and a wall. On March 16, police were called to a cottage on Green Bay where culprit(s) had forced open a shed and stolen a genBUY A NEW 2013 ARCTIC CAT® SNOWMOBILE erator and ice fishing equipDon’t Pay Until March 2013 3-Year ment, including an ice auger. $500 AND AND Limited OR Three sheds and a cottage Cat Cash * Warranty 6.9% Financing for 60 Months were also broken into in the Crow Lake area. Police arCATCH A GLIMPSE OF THE 2013 MODELS AT A SPRING SNOW SHOW. VISIT ARCTICCAT.COM FOR rived recently after one break A TOUR SCHEDULE AND TO SEE THE FULL LINEUP. and enter. The refrigerator door was left wide open and all the food was still cold. An outboard motor and other items were stolen. In the Bob’s Lake area, a 14165 Hwy. 41 N, Cloyne 613-336-2547 cottage was broken into and items stolen along with a *Offer valid 3/1/12 – 4/20/12 at participating Canadian dealers to Canadian residents on new and unused 2013 Arctic Cat snowmobiles, excluding youth, race, rental and boat, motor and trailer. special services models. Demo models are excluded from the 3-Year Limited Warranty. See dealer for details. DON’T PAY UNTIL MARCH 2013 offers no interest until February 2013 with the first payment due March 2013, and 6.9% FINANCING FOR 60 MONTHS is financed through HSBC Retail Services Limited and is subject to credit approval; not all applicants will qualify for credit. Minimum financing total of $3,000, amortized up to 60 months. Financing promotions void where prohibited. 3-YEAR LIMITED On March 20, the owner of WARRANTY includes 12-month limited factory warranty and 24-month extended service contract through Cornerstone. Spring is Guaranteed to be the best time to place your order for the exciting lineup of 2013 Arctic Cat snowmobiles. Customers that order any new qualifying 2013 Arctic Cat snowmobile, place a $500 deposit by April 20, a pick-up truck reported the 2012 and take delivery before October 1, 2012 or 20 days from shipment to the dealer, whichever is greater, will earn the best Consumer Program, PLUS $500 CAT CASH. Offer subject to change without notice. Certain restrictions apply. Excludes tax, freight and dealer setup. Always wear a helmet and don’t drink and ride. ™ are trademarks tailgate was stolen from his or registered trademarks of Arctic Cat Inc. ©2012 Arctic Cat Sales Inc., Thief River Falls, MN 56701. truck sometime overnight as it was parked in his driveway on

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CF Council appoints new fire chief Council report, March 27, 2012

by Julie Druker ouncil passed a motion appointing long-time Deputy Fire Chief Bill Young as the township's new fire chief. He replaces outgoing Chief Mark MacDonald. Mayor Gutowski congratulated Chief Young following his monthly report to council. “We're very pleased to be able to offer the position to an internal candidate who has the support of the volunteers and who we feel is very deserving of the position”, she said. Vehicle tenders awarded: Public Works Manager Bill Young Mike Richardson made a presentation to council outlining his recommendations for the purchase of two new vehicles for the township's fleet. The first was for the purchase of a tandem snow plow, which was approved in the 2012 budget. Of the three bids received, council went with Richardson's recommendation to purchase the plow from Oakes Truck Sales in Perth. Their bid was the lowest, for a 2012 International at a cost of $192,310 plus taxes. The second vehicle approved by council for purchase, which was also budgeted for 2012, was a new 2012 Ford 150 Super cab 4x4 half ton truck. The tender was awarded to Revell Ford in Verona at a cost of $27,995 plus taxes. Sharbot Lake CIP Report: Peter Young and Anne-Marie Young from Frontenac County updated council on the township's Community Improvement Plan, which gained input from area businesses at a meeting held earlier this month at Oso hall. Councilors reiterated some of the public suggestions for increased signage. Councilor Norm Guntensperger asked, “How broad an area can it encompass?” Peter Young answered that right now the Sharbot Lake area has been Council’s focus but that the plan could be broadened in the future.

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Sharbot Lake & District Lions The Lions served up a

hearty breakfast at Oso hall on March 25 as a fundraiser. Organized by Lions member Linda Zwier, the funds will be used to support a number of programs in the community, including vision testing at local area schools. Beginning on March 31, Lions members will be going door to door with another fundraiser. They will be selling and taking orders for chocolate Easter bunnies.

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Policing Costs: On the topic of increased policing costs to the municipality and in response to a letter received from OPP Commissioner Chris D. Lewis, Councilor Guntensperger suggested requesting a report from the OPP so Council can better understand the reasons for the increases. Mayor Gutowski agreed. She will send a letter to the commissioner requesting a detailed report of OPP services and costs in the municipality. Debate unfolds re: proposed meeting of public works managers: A heated discussion ensued regarding a proposed resolution forwarded by County Council to the four Frontenac townships. The resolution requested support for a meeting of public works managers to discuss the fiscal challenges highlighted in a report presented at the Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus. The resolution was put forward by Mayor Gutowski at a recent meeting of County Council and she opened the discussion, stating, “My hope is that there will be the political will to direct our public works managers to get together, brain storm and try to come up with some common and long term strategies about these major issues. My hope is that by the end of this year we find some common ground and utilize the County more effectively.” Both Councilors Frances Smith and Bill Snyder strongly opposed the resolution, with Snyder calling the proposed meetings “a waste of time”. Councilor Smith said, “We've done this before and it has never worked. What we will end up with is a county roads system and to me it is just another department of county council that cannot do the work more cheaply and more efficiently than we can.” Councilor Purdon said he would support the resolution and made efforts to clarify the purpose of the proposed meetings. “This is not just about regular road maintenance and winter roads operations; this is about the long term and bigger issues, like when Road 38 eventually needs paving again and there might not be the funds available for us to do it. It makes sense for us to get together and look at some of these bigger issues,” he said. Mayor Gutowski agreed. “I think we need to have a long term strategy in place for the entire County in order to broaden the discussion and to encourage opportunities and grants that might be available on the county level. We need to utilize our local expertise at least in terms of conversation at this point.” Mayor Gutowski requested a recorded vote on the resolution. It was passed 6-2, with Councilors Smith and Snyder

voting against it. Denied tenderer looks for answers: In a delegation to council, Dennis Scott, who put in two separate tender bids for cleaning and garbage pick up in the township and whose bids were both denied, was looking for an explanation. “Considering the fact that both of my bids were low, I want to know what other factors were considered, for the sole purpose that I can know how better to approach the bidding in the future and also how to improve on the services that I am offering,” he said. Scott added that he has had many contracts with the township in the past and had never received any negative feedback on the services that he has provided. "It's a collective council decision that's made and it does not necessarily have to go to the lowest bid,” replied Mayor Gutowski. “There are also other factors that come into play such as services offered and performance reviews.” CAO Shawn Trépanier, who has met with Scott a number of times on this subject, said that the township does not have to give reasons why tenders are not accepted since that would make for too many time consuming explanations. “Fair enough but if I don't have any knowledge about what I am doing wrong and have never received any complaints, how do I know how to go about changing and improving what I do?” asked Scott. A Burn ban has been declared in Central Frontenac.

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hat was the question occupying guests at the Verona Lions hall on the evening of March 24 as over 80 guests joined forces to solve a murder that took place right under their noses while they dined. The event was the second annual Murder Mystery Dinner fundraiser put on by Kingston's Partners in Crime as a fundraiser for the Verona Lions, and judging by the turnout, it seems that everyone loves a good meal accompanied by a good live murder mystery. Darlene Slack, who heads up the entertainment committee for the Verona Lions, brought the event back to Verona for its second year and it attracted guests from as far away as Peterborough, Napanee and Belleville. “The event was such a success last year that we decided to do it again,” she said. Also back by popular demand was a sumptuous roast beef dinner put on by local caterer Joyce Casement. Diners began the evening with drinks and hors d'oeuvres in a pre-show cocktail hour and were peppered with clues from the get-go. Prior to tucking into their meal, the six-member cast of Richard Linley's mystery, titled “Candidate for Death” set up the back story Lady Astoria (Elizabeth Taylor) performed in “Candidate for Death” of a London, UK, MP Daniel Lowt, played by Bob Lawton (who also directed), who was caught solicit- ing the services of an undercover police constable. This led

members of his local party association to push him aside as a candidate in an upcoming election. At a party benefit dinner that follows, party rebels openly challenge MP Lowt in a contest for the candidacy that quickly gets ugly and ends in murder. Well-known Verona resident and seasoned actor, Dick Miller, who has been involved in Partners in Crime since its inception 20 years ago, played Inspector Eustace Guildhall. By dessert time, after a number of short scenes that took place through the dinner hour and after most of the critical action had unfolded, diners grouped at over a dozen large circular tables joined forces to try to establish the culprit, his or her motive and how the victim was murdered. Ila Lawton, who produced and stage managed the show, said she and her cast love putting on the shows, which often serve as fundraisers for various community groups. “It's a real hoot for us to do and this Verona crowd is especially enthusiastic, which makes it a lot of fun for us.” Proceeds from the event will used by the Lions to support their many programs in the community and beyond including Camp Dorset, an Ontario resort that provides care and support and to patients undergoing kidney dialysis treatments. For more information about Partners in Crime visit www.partnersincrime.ca.

Report says North Frontenac waste sites in good shape M ainly due to implications drawn from the 2011 census, which saw a decrease in the township’s population, new projections have added two years to the projected fill date for the township’s five active waste sites. In his annual report to North Frontenac Council, Engineer Guy Laporte from AECOM consulting, said that the township’s largest site, located on Road 506, has 17 years of remaining capacity. The second largest, at Plevna, has 47 years; the Kashwakamak Lake site has 46 years; the Mississippi site 27 years; and the Ardoch site 31 years. “There are two reasons that waste sites are closed,” said Laporte. “They either reach their capacity or they are found to be causing pollution.” Based on the ongoing monitoring of the water quality at test wells at the waste sites in North Frontenac, the only site that presents any cause for concern is the Ardoch site. “Although we are not currently seeing a problem, the vicinity of the site near to a sensitive habitat, i.e. Malcolm Lake, is a concern,” said Laporte. “The township might consider purchasing additional land as a buffer to mitigate against this possibility.” “Or close the site,” said Mayor Clayton. “You can look at the cost of land and at the implications of closure and make that determination,” said Laporte. Laporte also presented information regarding recycling and diversion rates. Bag for bag, North Frontenac residents recycle more than they toss onto the waste pile at the sites. The numbers, looked at on a site per site basis, show that the ratio is about 1:1 at the 506 site, ranging up to 1.3:1 (64%-36%) at the Ompah transfer station.

However, Waste Diversion Ontario uses a weight measure to determine recycling and diversion targets, based on the assumption that every permanent resident generates 1.5 kilograms per day in waste. On that score, the township has seen steady improvement, with the diversion rate climbing from 22% in 2009, to 38% in 2010 and 40% in 2011. (These figures change when new census data is taken into account) After Guy Laporte's presentation, Councilor Lonnie Watkins floated the idea of installing large bins or shipping containers at all waste sites, and placing all the waste that is destined for disposal in the bins, the way it is done at transfer stations. When they are full, the bins could be dumped onto the waste pile, compacted and covered, making the waste sites cleaner and ensuring maximum compaction of waste. Guy Laporte said that East Camden is looking at implementing that kind of system because the Ministry of the Environment is now insisting that the waste that goes in that landfill be covered on the same day it is dumped. “I can report back to you about how it works out in East Camden,” Laporte said. Laporte also provided information concerning a couple of requests that the township has received from Addington Highlands. One was to allow Addington Highlands residents who live on Buckshot Lake Road access to the Plevna dump. “That is a minor variation on your certificate, which will cost $100,” he said. A second was to open up the North Frontenac Household Hazardous Waste depots to Addington Highlands residents. Laporte said that AECOM worked on an approval for Lanark Highlands to accept hazardous waste from Tay Valley

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Outdoors in the Land O’ Lakes - Unusual Bugs with Strange Names

by Lorraine Julien

hen looking through my • Eastern Kayak Pond Ontario bugs book recentSkater – (Limnoporus dissortis) If ly, I came across some really unyou’ve spent any amount of time usual bugs with strange names. on the water, you’ve probably Following is a small sampling of seen this fellow running around on some of the really odd ones: the water’s surface. Four of their • The Stump Stabber – legs are very long and distribute (Megarhyssa spp.) With a name the weight of their slender bodies like this, can’t you just picture over a large area of the water’s this little fellow doing the Ompah surface. Pond Skaters search for Stomp? The Stump Stabber (a food in the form of other bugs that member of the Ichneumon famhave fallen in and drowned or are ily) has a long slender body with in the process of drowning. Bedaddy long-leg type legs. It flies cause Pond Skaters are sucking from tree trunk to tree trunk, all bugs, they have the same sort of the while rapidly drumming its piercing proboscis (long or tubuantennae while running around A “Stump Stabber” pushing her ovipositor right lar mouth part) that many of their on the bark, obviously search- through the bark and wood of a tree into a grub larva. aquatic relatives possess that aling for something. Somehow Photo by Howard Ensign Evans, Colorado State Uni- lows them to overpower and conthe female has managed to find versity, Bugwood.org sume their prey. Eastern Kayak a wood boring grub deep in the Pond Skaters have wings so tree. She strains and pushes her ovipositor (an egg-laying many can flit from pond to pond in search of prey. Many of apparatus) into the wood and eventually finds a grub larva. their relatives are wingless and must remain in one area. Once there she forces a slim, soft egg down the ovipositor • Leather Jacket – In reality this is just the larva stage tube and into the body of her host (the grub). There the egg of the European Crane Fly (the Tipulidae family). The larwill hatch and the Ichneumon grub will proceed to eat its vae are light gray to brown, worm-like maggots up to 4 cm victim from the inside out, leaving essential organs to the long with a tough outer skin. Adult crane flies look like gilast. If you’d like to see one of ant mosquitoes (body up to 2.5 these in action, I noticed there cm long with long fragile legs) are videos on You Tube. except they are harmless com• Bird-Poop Weevil – pared to mosquitoes. Leather (Cryptorhynchus lapathi) Jackets live in the top layer of Weevils are actually a very soil where they feed on grass common type of beetle. As roots leaving bald patches in its name suggests, this beelawns, if they are present in tle survives by looking like a large numbers. small bit of dried-up, black and • Cow Killer – (Dasywhite bird poop. What a great mutilla occidentalis) The Cow camouflage! Since birds obviKiller is a member of a group ously don’t want to eat their of bugs called velvet ants. It poop, this bug is left alone. “Bird Poop weevil”, photo by Gyorgy Csoka, Hungary For- is not an ant at all but is a feThis means of survival is actu- est Research Institute, Bugwood.org male wasp (very confusing). ally quite common. In Ontario, The name “velvet” refers to most examples of this type of camouflage are moths which their dense hair which is usually a bright scarlet or orange hide by day in plain sight, looking like a piece of bird poop (colours can sometimes range from white to black though). on a leaf or branch. The males look more like traditional wasps and they are

A “Cow Killer” or Velvet ant, which is really a female wasp. Photo by Johnny N. Dell, Bugwood.org

smaller and less impressive than the females. Cow Killers get their name from their sting – their stings are some of the most painful in the insect world. Their bright colours send out aposematic signals (aposematic simply means any colours that deter predators). Bright colours in nature often indicate that the prey may be toxic. A good example that we are all familiar with is the skunk. These are just a few of the most intriguing Ontario bugs. Unfortunately, there isn’t room in the newspaper for pictures of all of them but there are lots of pictures online. There are many more weird and interesting bugs that can be the subject of future columns. Now that spring has arrived and the ice is out of our lake, it won’t be long before the real bug invasion begins. Of course, our beautiful songbirds will be returning, too, to eat the bugs, so it’s not all bad. For the past week, we’ve seen numerous flocks of geese heading northward; resident mallards, mergansers, and a lone muskrat are back swimming in the bay. On a recent warm evening we heard the spring peepers, lots of redwing blackbirds, robins and even a flock of snow buntings just to name a few. Even our resident chipmunk ventured forth from his winter home. I thought I was seeing things when a small turtle crossed Highway 7 near Perth this week. Sure signs of spring! Send your observations to Steve Blight at natureobservations@rogers.com or Lorraine Julien, naturewatching@ gmail.com

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wners of woodlots who wish to save money on their property taxes can take advantage of the Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program (MFTIP) workshop. Landowners who apply and qualify for the program have the eligible portion of their property classified and assessed as Managed Forest under the managed forests property class. The eligible land is taxed at 25 percent of the municipal tax rate set for residential properties. On Saturday, April 14 in Sharbot Lake, the Limestone Chapter of the Ontario Woodlot Association and the Frontenac Stewardship Council are holding a workshop on this program. Local forest technician Dave Smallwood, highly experienced with the MFTIP and forest management planning, will walk you through the entire process. The Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program (MFTIP) is available to landowners who own four hectares (excluding residences) or more of forest land. Participating landowners have their property reassessed and classified as Managed Forest, and taxed at a rate similar to farmland. The landowner has a management plan prepared and submitted to a certified approver. When followed, the plan enhances owner participation in managing the forest, and in turn, encourages the stewardship of Ontario's private forests. In one case, 94 acres of mixed hardwood, young spruce plantings and abandoned farmland was registered under MFTIP and the cost of preparing the plan was recovered in the first year. Tax savings in the following years have been used to carry out the management plan. The event fee is $10, payable at the door. In the morning indoor session, participants will learn all about MFTIP and how to prepare a woodlot plan. In the afternoon session, everyone will travel to a hardwood woodlot for practical demonstrations of what was learned in the morning session. Bring your own bag lunch. Coffee and snacks will be provided in the morning. Be sure to dress for all types of weather and be prepared for the afternoon with rain wear, boots, and warm clothing. Given our early spring, we may be greeted by black flies, so bug repellent may be advised. The workshop is at the North Frontenac Telephone Company Business Office, Lower Level, at 1019 Windwood Drive in Sharbot Lake on Saturday, April 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more on the Ontario Woodlot Association, visit ont-woodlot-assoc.org. For more on the Frontenac Stewardship Council, visit www.ontariostewardship.org/councils/ frontenac. For more information, contact Dave Sexsmith, OWA at 613-373-9334 or owalimestone@gmail.com or contact Cam McCauley, Frontenac Stewardship Coordinator at 613-5315714, cam.mccauley@ontario.ca.

he Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) was established in order to bring a robust Internet backbone to eastern Ontario and to extend services to the rural outreaches of the region as well. With the help of investments from all levels of government, EORN is well on its way to accomplishing its task, but instead of folding up its tent, EORN has decided to branch out. “With the infrastructure in place, we thought we might as well begin working on services that are geared to residents of Eastern Ontario,” said EORN co-ordinator Julius Sparks, “so we started working on EO-APPS.” Apps, or Applications, bring everything from bus schedules to video games to Smart phones, tablets and laptop computers. “There is no point bringing a bus schedule app to Eastern Ontario because there are no buses, but helping people get where they are going is still essential,” said Sparks. “So we have worked with the Queen’s University IT department and the Innovation Centre in Kingston to incorporate GIS and satellite imagery from all of the municipalities in eastern Ontario to develop the PH – APP.” The PH stands for pot hole, and the application is being introduced on April 1 in order to be of maximum use to wired-in drivers in Eastern Ontario during the spring pot hole season. The app is a sophisticated map of all the known pot holes in the region. When tied in to the GPS systems on Smart phones and tablets or even some newer GPS enabled vehicles, not only does the screen light up at the approach to a major pot hole, but as well the app prompts the device to emit a high-pitched beep to warn the driver of the impending

Minor ball and soccer registrations - continued from pg. 8 seasons, co-chairs of the Central Frontenac Soccer committee, Lynette Whan and Ilona Cox, and president of the Central Frontenac Minor Softball Association Randy Kempe, joined forces on March 25 at St. James Major Catholic Church hall for a joint first round of registration. A discount was offered for players who signed up for both sports. The efforts paid off, with over 40 players joining the ranks in the first hour of registration. The recreational leagues offered for children ages 3-16 encourage sportsmanship and exercise, and players have a chance to meet and develop friendships with other children across the township. There will be a second chance to register for soccer in April – the date will be announced. Organizers are also looking for coaches, referees, linesman, and umpires. Anyone interested in volunteering, or who missed the registrations can contact the following. For soccer contact Lynette Whan by email at bradlynwhan@frontenac.net. For softball call Randy Kempe at 613-279-1233.

WELL WATER SOLUTIONS & PLUMBING REPAIR

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In the past, the only way to cope with the stress of the annual pothole season was to make lemonade out of the lemons of life, like this optomistic chap is doing. But now there’s high-tech help - the new PH-APP (or Pot Hole - APP) for beleaguered drivers hazard. “This app will save drivers from significant grief,” said Julius Sparks, “and it is really an offshoot of the technology we have developed to help municipalities identify and fix pot holes. We wouldn’t want people to think that we are only finding the pot holes and making them beep. It is always better when they are fixed.” Sparks added that the APP has been well received, although he has received some complaints from drivers on gravel roads in some municipalities that the unending beeping has triggered migraine headaches. “But those are really isolated cases,” he said.

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Grass cutting Trimming Leaf raking Hedge trimming YES, we do windows

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Employment Service Resumé Writing | Job Search Strategies | Job Postings

Smart Serve© Responsible Alcohol Beverage Service Training Program

Starts 5:15 pm Wednesday, April 4 $35 per person This workshop is for anyone who will be working in areas where alcohol is sold and served under the Liquor Sales Licence or Special Occasion Permit.

Your job is out there. We’ll help you find it.

Custom Cabinets for Kitchen & Bath

refacing - Custom millwork - free estimates

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Phone / Fax: 613-375-6285

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For more information or to register contact the Sharbot Lake Resource Centre at 1099 Garrett Street (613)545-3949 press 4 or email essl@sl.on.ca

employmentservice.sl.on.ca This Employment Ontario program is funded by the Ontario government.

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march 29, 2012 MAKE-AHEAD SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

SOCIAL NOTES

Makes 8 to 10 servings

BIRTHDAY

By Sara Carpenter

st Happy Birthday

The family of Ken & Ruth Peters invite you to share in our celebration of

Trinity Barb Spensley-Green

Ken Peters’ 80th Birthday

Love, family & friends

Saturday, April 7th, 1-4 pm IN MEMORIAM

at 309 Emerald St, Kingston, ON K7P 3E1. Open House Best wishes only please. Please call Ruth at 613-536-0312 if you need directions.

In loving memory of

Ralph Teal who passed away 16 years ago. Still sadly missed, Your brother Douglas

OBITUARY

Gendron, Jim April 2, 2007 In loving memory of my brother God saw him getting weary So He did what He thought best He put his arms around him And whispered “Come to rest” Forever in my thoughts and heart Love, June

Gendron, James William April 2, 2007 In loving memory of our son There is no parting from those we love No distance can divide For each day in memory’s garden You are always by our side Wherever we may go, Whatever we may do Memories of those years we shared Will keep us close to you

CAMPSALL, “FARMER JAYNE” passed away peacefully after a brief battle with cancer at the L&A General Hospital on Saturday, March 24th, 2012 with her loving husband “Farmer John” of 20 years by her side. Dear mother of Beth Sinclair of Prescott, Jason & Jenn Campsall of Hamilton and John Campsall of Cloyne. She will always be cherished in the hearts of her grandchildren Kevin, Christopher, Jordan and Brandon. Loving daughter of Wilbur & Margaret Butler of Florida and daughter-in-law of John & Marleene Kelford of Athens. Sadly missed by her brothers John, Bill and sister Debbie. Fondly remembered by her nieces, nephews, cousins & friends. In keeping with Jayne’s request, cremation has taken place. A Celebration of her Life will take place at her farm in Cloyne at a later date. Friends desiring may contribute in her memory to the L&A Hospital Palliative Care Unit through the MASCHKE FUNERAL HOME, 11928 Hwy# 41, Northbrook, Ont. K0H 2G0 (613-336-6873).

Love, Dad & Mom

Maschke Funeral Home

Gendron, James William April 2, 2007 In memory of our father, father-in-law and grandfather. Beyond our smile, there lies a tear For the Dad we lost and loved so dear The hardest thing in life to bear Is to want you Dad, and you’re not there With broken hearts we whisper low God bless you, Dad, we love you so As long as we live we’ll always be glad That we were your children And you were our Dad. Treasured memories, Duane, Jamie, Brock, Andrea and Kayla FUNERAL SERVICES

Maschke Funeral Home Northbrook

(613) 336-6873 1-888-336-3725 www.maschkefuneralhome.com

KFPL Book of the Week Building the Titanic

by Rod Green

illed with over 100 rare photographs, blueprints and cross-sections, this book on the building of the Titanic is an in-depth look at one of the largest ships in history. Designs of the public spaces, descriptions of accommodations, and personal accounts of the builders make the two years of design and 37 months of construction come to life. Visit us at www. kfpl.ca to reserve a copy of this book. Book of the Week is brought to you by the Kingston Frontenac Public Library.

A Promise for You “When they hurled their insults at him [Jesus], he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly” 1 Peter 2: 23 FUNERAL SERVICES

Trousdale Funeral home Proudly serving all faiths Pre-Arranged Funeral Plans

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torrid week of summer and now minus 10°C? I dearly hope those tender buds and leaflets are tough enough to ride this out. Setbacks are inevitable, yet somehow the world renews itself each spring. Call it the triumph of faith over common sense if you will – we don’t care for our planet as we should – but how would we manage without faith? Easter symbolizes faith and rebirth as the world renews itself each spring. Families and congregations gather together in observance and eventually everyone finds their way to the table. There, traditional fare like hot cross buns, ham and lamb may be laid out, punctuated by chocolate bunnies and eggs and colourful decorations in springtime pastels and primary colours. (Ukrainian Easter eggs are a real art form – a sort of batik for eggs that you can find instructions for online; for the time-pressed, there are also “shrink wraps” for eggs – colourful, ornate, or just plain fun decorations that look like a lot of work, but are a cinch to make.) If you’re having a gathering for Easter dinner, here’s a make-ahead side dish that always draws rave reviews. It’s based on a recipe that appeared in Canadian Living magazine a few years back; it’s been a family favourite at our house ever since. Instead of using sweet potatoes on their own, which can be a little stodgy, in this recipe, you add carrots to the mix. The combination provides a healthy dose of beta-carotene, which is just what you want to preserve your night vision. It has just a touch of orange and maple which plays off the natural sweetness of the vegetables – and it’s a versatile side dish for all kinds of Easter main dishes, from ham, to lamb to roast pork. Bon appétit!

Pruning P

Bring a large covered pot of water to a boil. Butter a 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Meanwhile, peel and rinse 1 kg carrots (just over 2 lb.); 1.3 kg sweet potatoes (about 5 large). Cut the vegetables into large chunks and drop carefully into boiling water; reduce heat to medium. Cook partially covered until very tender, about 20 minutes. Reserve a cup of cooking water; drain the vegetables and set aside. (Keep the pot handy). Quarter 3 slices soft bread; in a food processor fitted with a blade, process into coarse crumbs; add 1/2 c. pecan (or walnut) pieces; 1/4 c. butter, melted; process briefly until nuts are chopped, 3 or 4 pulses. Stir in 1 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley leaves. Transfer the crumb mixture to a small freezer bag or covered container. (No need to clean the work bowl just yet). With the food processor running, drop 2 large garlic cloves into the feed tube; once the garlic is finely chopped, add some of the cooked vegetables and purée them; transfer to the empty cooking pot. Continue in batches until all the vegetables have been puréed. Stir in 3 tbsp. maple syrup; 3 tbsp. undiluted frozen orange juice concentrate; 2 tbsp. butter (part olive oil if desired); 2 tsp. cinnamon; 1 tsp. salt; mix well. Thin with some of the reserved cooking water – half a cup or so depending on the moisture content of the veggies – to the desired serving consistency. Transfer the purée to the prepared baking dish and spread evenly. Cover tightly with foil. Refrigerate along with the bread crumb topping mixture for up to 2 days. (Both the vegetable purée and the topping may be frozen at this point. After freezing, defrost in the fridge for 2 days before proceeding.) Lift the foil, sprinkle the bread crumb topping over the vegetable purée and recover. Bake at 350°F – no need to preheat – for 25 minutes (35 minutes if casserole has been refrigerated). Remove foil; continue baking until the casserole is piping hot and the topping is nicely golden, about 30 minutes longer.

by Margaret Inwood, Lanark County Master Gardeners

runing should be done when plants are in full leaf to prevent excessive sap loss. Pruning is done to keep trees, shrubs and plants a good height and width, to remove dead and diseased branches and to encourage flowering and fruit development. Sometimes pruning is used to shape plants to an unnatural form (topiary) and also to rejuvenate old flowering shrubs. Pruning is known as a dwarfing process that keeps plants smaller than ones that are allowed to grow freely. Broken branches caused by storms can be pruned immediately. Trees and shrubs that bloom in the spring or early summer should be pruned AFTER they bloom. Fruit trees are pruned in the late winter or very early spring before bud break. Late flowering shrubs produce flowers on the current season’s growth and are pruned in the spring before they start to grow. To prune, use sharp saws, shears, loppers

or secateurs to make clean cuts and allow wounds to heal fast. Ragged or torn tissue does not heal quickly. Pruning cuts should be made a quarter inch above an outward growing branch or bud at a 45° angle. Do not leave stubs that will die. Remove broken and diseased branches, particularly in the centre of the crown of the plant, then remove weak branches or shorten their length if removing them will spoil their natural form. When older shrubs become overgrown, flowering is reduced and pruning is needed to improve blooming. Shrubs such as spireas, which have become twiggy and ratty looking, can be cut right down to the ground in the fall. In the spring, they will grow anew from the base and by mid June will look lush and brand new. Most shrubs can be maintained by removing one third of the oldest wood yearly until the shrub is composed of no more than four-year-old wood. When pruning trees, do not remove the leader. All your gardening questions can be submitted and answered at www.lanarkmastergardeners.mgoi.ca.

The Frontenac News Larger Print Telephone Directory will be published July 2012

Serving the area for over 100 years.

David Goodfellow Owner/Managing Director

Parham, Ontario

613-375-6254

To advertise your business in the Business Directory contact us: 613-279-3150; nfnews@frontenac.net

Listings start at $35. Advertising Deadline: May 30th, 2012

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

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Local businesses

The Classifieds 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 KALADAR AUTO RECYCLING. Buy & sell cars; parts for imports. Install motors, transmissions. Good tires, 11520 Hwy 41; 613-3369899; 613-885-8644. 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

FLEA MARKET TONY’S AND JP’S FLEA MARKET - 6107 Hwy. 506 at Ardoch Road, everyone welcome. Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 613-479-0341.

FOR RENT 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 NEW, CLEAN SPACE on Highway 41 at Northbrook, suitable for retail or light industry. Competitive rates, call 613-336-9336 NORTHBROOK, 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT with wheelchair accessible shower, free heat, hydro, air conditioning. Call 613-336-2034 for an appointment to view. Ask about your pet. THREE BEDROOM HOUSE, redecorated, Flinton corner, Northbrook area, $825 plus heat & hydro; first & last, 613-336-2661

FOR SALE 5” x 7” DOUBLE PICTURE FRAME. On Sale $3.99 (reg. $7.99) while quantities last. SAT. MARCH 31 only. Nicole’s Gifts, 6709 Main St. Verona, 613-374-2323 ALL SILICONE HANDLE BAKEWARE, ½ price, HST extra. One Day Only, SAT. MARCH 31, Verona Hardware, 6723 Road 38, Phone 613-374-2851 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 FLOWER BED BLOCKS, $300 or B.O. 10 railway ties, $2 ea. Cement 3 step, 4ft. wide x 22 in. high $100. Truck extender clip on mirrors $50 or B.O. Call 613-279-2409 RAWLEIGH PRODUCTS: Medicated ointments, Salves, Flavourings & Extracts, Spices & Seasonings, Dessert & Pie Fillings, Environmentally safe - industrial strength cleaners. Call Jilene England, 613-479-0174. Delivery available. 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

Local businesses provide services and jobs for our young people. Support your local businesses

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BEAGLE HOUND, black, brown and white – 613-375-6618 (after 6). Parham area FOUND – ONE NOVICE HOCKEY MEDAL on Sat March 24, for more info. contact Verona Hardware, 61-3374-2851

DRYWALL AND PLASTER REPAIRS. Professionally trained. Drywall installation, old fashioned quality, three coat hand finishing. Free estimates. Call Rick at 613-375-8201. FINE CONSTRUCTION, prop. John St. Aubin, Frontenac area. For an estimate call 613-3756582 www.mindspan.net/construction 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. PHOTOCOPY, FAX & LAMINATION SERVICES available at The Frontenac News, rear building, 1095 Garrett St., Sharbot Lake. Competitive prices! 8½ x 11 - Black & White, 1-10 copies: 15¢ ea; 11-25 copies: 10¢ ea; 26100 copies 8¢ ea. SPECIAL: 50+ colour copies 8½ x 11, 25¢ ea. (specialty paper extra). Taxes extra. Call 613-279-3150 for information. SEWING: Clothing alterations and repairs, curtains, pants, skirts, hems. 613-279-2209

FREE FREE HAY TO CUT, approximately 1500 square bales. Call any time, 613-375-6380

GARAGE/YARD SALES SPYGLASS COVE, 1016 Schoolhouse Rd. Clarendon Hwy 509. Open Tues. – Sat. 9am – 5pm. Large plant pots, hand made glass figurine, large vases, golf clubs, magazine rack, high chair, fishing lures, knick knacks etc. New items every week.

HALL RENTAL ST. JAMES MAJOR PARISH HALL – Sharbot Lake, full kitchen, air conditioned, perfect for meetings and special occasions, contact Maria Lockhart – 613-279-1243 or sjmhall@gmail. com

HELP WANTED BOOKKEEPER Plus: Full-time position with Garden Centre and Landscape Design/Build Business. Good computer skills & Proficiency in Quickbooks a must, including financial reports, statements, payroll, a/p, a/r and government remittances. Experience with retail computer systems a plus. Please send resume to info@ kingstonnurseries.com FULL TIME HOUSEKEEPING WAITRESS POSITION, for April through September, must work weekends, 15 minutes north of Sharbot Lake. Part-time housekeeping position for Saturdays, May through September. Call 613279-2530 or email resumé to landolakes3@aol. com KITCHEN STAFF WANTED--full and part-time, at Marble Lake Lodge. Please send resume to: info@marblelakelodge.com and/or call 613336-0117 PRODUCER/SOUND ENGINEER/DESIGNER, 25/30 hours per week $22.50/hour. The candidate to support all location audio requirements for production shooting, corporate and commercial productions. Provide creative toward projects, supervise post production workflow and sound design. Must have at least 5 years of advertising agency experience, a library of produced sound, music and be proficient in Pro Tools/Final Cut Pro software. Email: stuart@ frontenacmedia.net

HUNTING & FISHING FIREARMS & HUNTER ED COURSES. Harrowsmith.Firearms course: April 27 and 28. Hunter Ed: May 4, 5. Wild Turkey license examinations. Call Bill at 613-335-2786 HUNTER SAFETY AND FIREARMS COURSES. Turkey Examinations. Course date April 27, 28 and April 29 in Flinton. Call 613-336-9875.

MUSIC LESSONS

WANTED TO BUY REAR TRACTOR TIRES, 13.6” x 28”, for an International B-414, in better condition than the ones I have. Call 613-335-3818 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

WORK WANTED CLEANING SERVICES available in areas North of 7. Please call Jane at (613) 479-2500

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.

CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CENTRAL FRONTENAC TENDER # 2012-11 Supply And Placement Of Granular ‘M’ On Various Township Roads Sealed Tenders are requested from qualified contractors for the Supply and Placement of approximately 22000 tonnes, of granular “M’ on various Township roads. The Tender documents are available from the Municipal Office during normal business hours or by e-mail to sandra@ centralfrontenac.com. Or sreynolds@ centralfrontenac.com Tender Submission Due Date and Time: Thursday, April 26, 2012 @ 1:00 PM Contract Completion Date June 30, 2012 The Corporation of the Township of Central Frontenac 1084 Elizabeth Street, PO Box 89, Sharbot Lake, Ontario K0H 2P0

The Township of North Frontenac Four Requests for Tender

The Township of North Frontenac 2012 BUDGET Please be advised that a Special meeting of Council is scheduled for Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 @ 1:00 p.m. at the Clar-Mill Fire Hall Upstairs Meeting Room 6648 Road 506, Plevna to consider the Budget By-law that will set the estimates for the sums required to be collected from Property Taxation during the year 2012 and provide for the adoption of tax rates. Cheryl Robson, A.M.C.T. Chief Administrative Officer Township of North Frontenac P.O. Box 97, 6648 Road 506 Plevna, ON K0H 2M0 613-479-2231 or 1-800-234-3953 Ext. 221 Fax (613) 479-2352 cao@northfrontenac.ca

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

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1. 2012 Winter Sand Screening and Stockpiling One (1) year Contract to screen and stockpile winter sand. 2. 2012 Dust Control Services One (1) year Contract for the Supply and Delivery of Flake Calcium Chloride. 3. 2012 Gravel Crushing Services One (1) year Contract to perform the duties of crushing gravel. 4. 2012 Road Side Mowing and Guardrail Trimming One (1) year Contract to perform the duties of Roadside Mowing and Guardrail Trimming (At various locations throughout the Township) Includes provision for a possible Contract extension for Two(2) or Three(3) Years. Contractors must have current WSIB coverage and appropriate liability insurance as indicated by Request for Tender documents. Request for Tender (RFT) Submissions will be received from qualified Contractor/Firm(s).

The Land O’ Lakes Tourist Association is hiring a Marketing Festivals/Events Coordinator Intern. The Coordinator will be responsible for increasing attendance for the regions festivals/events and working closely with event organizers. This is a one year contract. Starting date April 16th, 2012, 39 hrs/week for a period of one year. Salary $30,000. The LOLTA office is located in Kaladar, ON. Must have own transportation. Must be able to work some weekends and evenings. Must have strong computer skills. Outstanding oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills required. A degree in marketing is an asset. Apply by email to: rhardesty@travellandolakes.com prior to April 2nd, 2012 or call 613-336-8818 for more information. This position made possible thru funding from the Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation and the EODP.

FRONTENAC Community Futures Development Corporation

Tender documents and the prescribed Submission forms, which include the Minimum Requirements and schedules, shall be obtained at the Municipal Office, 6648 Road 506, Plevna, Ontario. Please direct any specific inquiries to Jim Phillips, P. Eng. Public Works Manager publicworks@northfrontenac.ca or (613) 479-2231 Extension 237/230. Lowest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted. The Township reserves the right to cancel the Tender at any time up to the Award of the Tender. Submissions shall be submitted to the undersigned, on the prescribed form, in a sealed envelope, clearly identifying the document as the applicable Contract, per Numbers 1, 2, 3 or 4 on or before 10:00 AM local time on Monday, April 16th, 2012 Cheryl Robson, A.M.C.T. CAO Box 97, 6648 Road 506, Plevna, ON K0H 2M0, 613-479-2231 Ext 221, Fax 613-479-2352

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Trailer Mixed Concrete At $200/yard!

You will be able to purchase cement by the yard. The material will be loaded for you into our cement mix trailer. The cement is mixed as you drive and the hydraulic lift on the trailer makes it Trousdale’s simple to unload. Home Hardware When you purchase the concrete, you receive the use of the George St, Sydenham 613-376-3441 613-376-6666 trailer for 2 hours - free of charge!

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. We are pleased to provide this free public service and we appreciate those community groups who thoughtfully send donations to help cover our printing expenses.

Thursday March 29 HARROWSMITH - St. Paul’s United Church, Maundy Thursday Seder Meal, 6pm, MABERLY - MAUNDY THURSDAY, 6 pm, Holy Eucharist / potluck supper @ Maberly Hall SHARBOT LAKE – TURKEY & HAM BINGO, NFCS fundraiser for children & youth programming, Oso Hall, doors open 5:30pm, over 18 years only, info: 613-279-2244 SHARBOT LAKE – St. James Major Catholic Church, Lord’s Supper, 7pm SYDENHAM - Maundy Thursday Communion Service, St. Paul’s Anglican church, 12:45pm

Friday March 30 ARDEN - SPAGHETTI SUPPER FUNDRAISER, Circle Square Ranch, for Land O’Lakes Public School Grade 7 & 8, 5pm, freewill donation

Saturday March 31 CHOCOLATE EASTER BUNNY Door to Door Sales by Sharbot Lake & District Lions HARROWSMITH - SPRING TEA & BAKE SALE, Golden Links Hall, 10am-1pm, free admission, lunch available $5; info: Barb 372-2315 PARHAM - EASTER BUNNY HOP, sponsor: District 4 Rec. Committee PARHAM FREE METHODIST CHURCH, music by the Revelations and local talent, 7pm, all welcome SHARBOT LAKE – PIG ROAST & DANCE w/ Jeff Code, at Legion STUFF THE CRUISER, 10am-3pm at all locations: Sharbot Lake Freshmart; Sydenham – Trousdale’s Foodland, Verona Reid’s Foodland. Proceeds support local food banks SYDENHAM - HEAVENLY ROCK, Palms & Passion Service at The Crossing, 6pm, St. Paul’s Anglican Church VERONA/HARTINGTON SOFTBALL REGISTRATION, noon-2pm, Princess Anne Building, Hartington, info: Mary Jo Dowker 613-3743275 WESTPORT - BREAKFAST WITH THE ARTS, upstairs at Wordsmith, potluck breakfast 7:30am, guest: storyteller & sand artist Ken Rose, sponsored by Artemesia Gallery & Wordsmith WINTERGREEN STUDIOS - TRIOLA, dinner 6pm, concert 7:30pm, $40, tickets, info: 613273-8745. www.wintergreenstudios.com

March 31 & April 1 HARROWSMITH - FIRST AID COURSE, 9am4:30pm, $80, includes lunch, sponsor: S&A Club. Pre-register: Dan Bell 613-372-1910

Sunday April 1 ENTERPRISE JAMBOREE, w/ Adam Knapp,

Open Stage, dancing, 1pm, $5,Enterprise Hall, presented by Newburgh-Camden Lions, call 613-379-9972. FLINTON - PALM/PASSION SUNDAY w/ Celebration of Holy Communion, Riverside United, 11am, joint service with St. Paul’s Anglican Church HARROWSMITH – GOSPEL ONLY JAM, Free Methodist Church, 1:30-4pm, Open Mic, fundraiser for church; info: 613-376-9815 VENNACHAR- EASTER PROGRAM, Free Methodist Church, 11am, recitations, skits special music, all welcome

Monday April 2 OMPAH – FOOT CARE CLINIC, Community hall, call 613-279-3151 for info, appointment RAILTON - BINGO, St Patrick’s parish hall, doors open 6pm SHARBOT LAKE Taoist Tai Chi™ Open House & First Class, Oso Hall, 10-11:30am, all welcome, www.taoist.org or 613-267-6256.

Tuesday April 3 HARROWSMITH - TURKEY BINGO, Golden Links Hall, early bird 7:15, call Barb 372-2315 NORTHBROOK - FOOT CARE CLINIC Lions Hall, call Land o’ Lakes Community Services 613-336-8934 or Heather Balogh, 613-3352895 PERTH - TAY RIVER SUBWATERSHED REPORT presented by Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) & partners, open house & BBQ at Legion, 5-8pm, all welcome, 1-800-267-3504. SHARBOT LAKE - HAM BINGO, Oso Hall, sponsored by Lions, 7pm

Wednesday April 4 FRONTENAC ADDINGTON TRAPPERS MEETING, Henderson Hall 7pm; guest speakers, door prizes; www.trapon.org SHARBOT LAKE - SUPPORT GROUP FOR CAREGIVERS of Alzheimers or a related dementia disease, Seniors’ Centre, 1-3pm. Info: 613-279-3078 SHARBOT LAKE - RETIRED TEACHERS & FRIENDS: Luncheon at The Maples, 11:30am. To reserve phone 613-279-2098 by Apr. 2 at noon. VERONA DINERS, noon, Lions Hall, for 55+, $11. Reservations required 613-376-6477.

Thursday April 5 HARROWSMITH - St. Paul’s United Church, Maundy Thursday Seder Meal, 6pm, HARROWSMITH – FREE MOVIE, “The Passion Of The Christ”, Free Methodist Church, 7pm, all are welcome. MABERLY - MAUNDY THURSDAY, 6pm, Holy Eucharist / potluck supper @ Maberly Hall SHARBOT LAKE – St. James Major Catholic Church, Lord’s Supper, 7pm SYDENHAM - Maundy Thursday Communion Service, St. Paul’s Anglican church, 12:45pm

Friday April 6 CLOYNE – FREE MOVIE, United Church, the original Andrew Lloyd Weber’s “Jesus Christ Superstar”, 7pm SHARBOT LAKE - ‘WALK OF THE CROSS’ Ecumenical ‘Passion Walk’ meet at St. An-

drew’s Anglican Church, 3:30pm and walking around the village, with stops for prayer, hymn singing and sharing scripture. Everyone is welcome, sponsored by Sharbot Lake & Area Ministerial SYDENHAM - GOOD FRIDAY CONCERTJohn Stainer’s oratorio: “The Crucifixion”; under the direction of Brad Barbeau & Ian Bevell, featuring musicians from across South Frontenac and Kingston, 2:30pm, St. Paul’s Anglican Church, all welcome. Admission: $5 at the door in support of the Grace Centre. VERONA - PANCAKE BREAKFAST, 8-11am, Trinity United Church, $7.50; under 12yrs, $4; preschool free, family $20, hosted by the Scouts VERONA Pentecostal Assembly, Easter Service & Prayer walk @ 10:30am

Saturday April 7 ARDEN - CHILDREN’S EASTER PARTY, egg hunt, games, crafts, hot dog lunch, 10am-1pm, community hall, sponsored by Kennebec Rec. Committee DENBIGH - PANCAKE BRUNCH & CHILDREN’S EASTER PARTY brunch 10am– noon, $5; children’s noon-2pm, games, egg coloring contest, crafts, Easter Egg Hunt, sponsor: Rec. Committee FLINTON - TURKEY & HAM SUPPER, Township Rec Centre, 4-7pm, $12; 6-12yrs $5, under 6 free, sponsor: Flinton Rec Club SNOW ROAD - BREAKFAST Fundraiser for Relay For Life; 8-11am, Snowmobile Club, 1106 Gemmills Rd. all welcome VERONA - EASTER EXTRAVAGANZA, Pentecostal Assembly, @ 11 am, Easter Egg hunt, egg painting, crafts, food & more, all welcome VERONA/HARTINGTON SOFTBALL REGISTRATION, noon-2pm, Verona Lions Club, Sand Road, info: Mary Jo Dowker 613-3743275

Sunday April 8 BEDFORD OPEN MIC & JAM, 1-5pm, country, bluegrass, folk, performers free, audience $1; info: 613-374-2614 MATAWATCHAN - St. Andrew’s United Church, Sunrise Service at 7am, Breakfast 7:30a.m. Easter Service at 8:30am; ecumenical service MCDONALDS CORNERS – JAMBOREE, Agricultural Hall, music begins 1pm, dinner @ 5pm, $14; info: 613-278-2427 SHARBOT LAKE - ECUMENICAL SUNRISE WORSHIP, 6:30am behind the Simonett building, please bring lawn chair. Parking for those with mobility difficulties will be available on the lower level. poor weather location: Sharbot Lake Pentecostal Church, sponsored by Sharbot Lake & Area Ministerial

Monday April 9 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 April 10 NORTHERN 5 DINERS, Plevna hall, noon, For those 50+, $10. Reservations required 613-279-3151 SHARBOT LAKE 39ers SENIORS meeting, 12 noon, North Frontenac Telephone office downstairs, potluck lunch followed by meeting, contests, games; info: Shirley Crawford 613279-2990, email: djfraser@frontenac.net SYDENHAM – FOOT CARE CLINIC, Rural

Canoe trip fundraiser for LOLPS students W

ith darts in hand members of the community gathered at Legion Branch 334 in Arden on March 24 to help raise funds for a year-end five-day canoe trip for grade 7/8 students at Land O' Lakes Public School. The trip will take place in June. Organized by parents of the students, the event, which included a darts tournament, bake sale and silent auction, was to help fund the trip for 26 students, who this year decided on a canoe trip to celebrate the school year's end. Student parent Jennifer Scott, who helped to organize the event said, “Since not every student can afford the cost of the trip, our hope is to ensure that all of the students who want to go will be given the opportunity to

do so.” The students were given a number of other nature-themed options put forth by LOLPS grade 7/8 teacher Mr. Lee Hull, whose class will be taking the trip, and this is the first time that students chose a canoe trip. The other options, which included visits to an Ottawa water park, kayaking, zip-lining and others, lost out in the student vote. The canoe trip will take place either on the Rideau Lakes or the Depot Lakes. Run by the Gould Lake Outdoor Recreation Center located in Harrowsmith, the trip will also be attended by five or six parent volunteers and Mr. Hull who is thrilled with his students' choice. “We're all looking forward

by Julie Druker

to it and it's exciting since the students will have a chance to really understand the impact of humanity on nature. They will have a chance to learn a number of important skills, like basic survival skills and all of the other practical hands on skills that go along with canoe tripping and camping. Not only will it be a great opportunity for us as a school to lessen our carbon footprint but the students will also learn other important skills like cooperating within a group. They'll be living in nature without their electronic devices for an extended length of time, which will be no doubt be an interesting experience for them all,” Mr. Hull said. Grade 7 student Nick Power is really look-

VISIONS centre 1-4pm. Info: 613-376-6477 VERONA – FOOT CARE CLINIC, medical centre 9am-noon. Info: 613-376-6477

Wednesday, April 11 SYDENHAM CAREGIVER SUPPORT DROP-IN, Rural VISIONS, 9:30-11:30am, info: 613-376-6477.

Thursday April 12 ARDEN - FUNDRAISING STEAK DINNER, Circle Square Ranch, silent auction, entertainment by Country Church, 6:30pm, $14, $6 child, reserve: 613-335-5403 or arden@ csranch.ca CLOYNE - LAND O’ LAKES GARDEN CLUB Pine View Free Methodist Church, 7pm, Topic: “Gardens of Jane Austen’s England” HARROWSMITH DINERS, noon, Free Methodist Church, for 55+yrs, $11. Reservations required 613-376-6477.

Regular Happenings AA & AL-ANON 41 GROUP - Cloyne Hall. Wednesdays 8 pm. All welcome 336-9221. AA MEETINGS - SHARBOT LAKE, every Monday, 8:30 pm, United Church C.E. Bldg. AL-ANON: Hope & help for families of alcoholics, 12 weekly meetings in greater Kingston area. Please call 384-2134 for meeting information. We care. ARDEN LEGION – DARTS, Wednesdays 6pm, Fridays 7pm, Sundays 1pm, $3; all 16 years & over welcome, sponsored by Legion Auxiliary BABY TALK DROP-INS, Sharbot Lake, Child Centre, 2nd Wed, 10:30 – 11:30 am. Sydenham, 3rd Thursday, 9 – 11 am. Advice & information on infant & child care. 549-1154, 1-800-267-7875. BINGO ■Kaladar: Community Centre, Tuesdays, 7pm, doors open 6:15 pm ■Northbrook: Thursdays, Lions Club, 7pm, doors open 6 pm, sponsor: Land O’Lakes Lions ■Parham: Fridays, IOOF Hall, early-bird: 6:45 pm, sponsor: Mayflower Lodge. BRIDGE, Fridays 3 pm, Sharbot Lake High School Library, all welcome. Information: Claire, 279-2980. BOLINGBROKE DINERS, ABC Hall, noon meal/socialization for seniors or anyone with disabilities, monthly 3rd Tues. Info: Barb 2736307 BOLINGBROKE EXERCISE CLASSES FOR SENIORS, ABC Hall, Mondays 10-11am. Info: Joyce 273-4832. CANCER PATIENTS requiring rides to treatments, contact Claire Macfarlane, FL&A Unit, Canadian Cancer Society, 279-1133. COMMUNITY DROP-IN – Sharbot Lake Every Wednesday, 10am – 2pm, St. Andrew’s Anglican Church. All welcome! 279-3151. GOLDEN SUNSET CLUB meets 1st Monday of month, Northbrook Lions Hall, noon. Info: 336-2570. Join us for potluck HARROWSMITH - TUESDAY LUNCHEONS, St. Paul’s United Church, 11:30am-1pm. Soup, sandwich, dessert, $5 LAND O’LAKES FOOD BANK needs food & cash donations and community involvement. Contact Land o’Lakes Community Services, 613-336-8934 MEALS ON WHEELS. Serving the North Lennox & Addington area, a hot nutritious meal will be delivered to your door every Thursday at noon, For more information please contact 613-336-8934 or 613-333-5216. Cost: $5.50

ing forward to the trip and said, “I can't wait. We'll be moving our camp site every day, which will be a lot of fun, and doing all of our own cooking, which is something else I'm really looking forward to, as well as canoeing every day.” For grade 8 student Cassidy Savic it will be the longest camping trip she's ever taken. “I've been camping overnight before but just for one day so this five-day trip should be really interesting.” Parents of the students will holding other future fundraisers to support the student trip. Upcoming tomorrow, Friday March 30, is a spaghetti dinner at Circle Square Ranch in Arden, at 5pm. Tickets are available at the door and diners will be able to make a good will offering to help fund the trip.

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s Frontenac County Council teetered towards completing its 2012 budget at the tail end of their monthly meeting, plans to set aside $150,000 for the 150th anniversary celebration that is coming up in three years sparked an unexpectedly heated response from Frontenac Islands representative David Jones. “$150,000 on a party? My constituents will see red over this. May I speak frankly here? I think this is nonsense,”

he said. South Frontenac Mayor Gary Davison, who sits on the 150th anniversary committee, said that the committee is only asking that $150,000 be moved from the county’s $4 million working capital reserve fund to a new 150th anniversary reserve fund as a placeholder. He said that before any of that money is spent council would be consulted. “I would refer to Councilor Jones’ reference to a party,”

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Davison added, “I think it is a celebration of where we have come from and what has been accomplished over 150 years. I see a benefit in showing off where the Frontenacs are.” Jones was unmoved. “It is a party geared at the mainland. It will take place on the mainland. It will be a non-event for the Islands,” he said. Jones, who represents Howe Island to Frontenac Islands Township, then revealed at least a partial source of his opposition to putting money aside for the 150th anniversary bash. Last year, a group from Howe Island came to the county looking for $1,000 to support an event that they were organizing on the island. “The county knocked us back to $250,” he said. Warden Janet Gutowski, who also sits on the 150th anniversary committee, said, “We should all be proud of Frontenac County, and the anniversary is an opportunity for that sort of recognition. The committee has not yet fully developed the program for the events, and has simply looked at other similar events and the costing for staging them. I would suggest it would be good for the committee to have some seed money. There is no consensus on the $150,000. Can I suggest we make a decision to lower that to $50,000?” Council member John Purdon said there is no reason for council to pre-approve spending and the money should stay in the working capital reserve fund until the committee has a fixed use for it. “I agree with Councilor Purdon,” said Frontenac Islands Mayor Dennis Doyle. With no consensus around the table, Warden Gutowski said the anniversary reserve would be pulled from the 2012 county budget. As to the overall budget, Gutowski asked if council had any more to add before approving the document. Council has looked at the 2012 budget during its last three monthly meetings and at a special budget meeting. While there have been impacts on county activities as the result of those budget sessions, particularly in regards to a number of proposed sustainability-related projects that have been jettisoned, the net impact of the budget on county ratepayers has not been altered. It currently stands at a 1% increase. Frontenac Islands Mayor Dennis Doyle said that he is not ready to close the book on the budget as of yet. “I think we need to have another meeting to look at some of the items that were flagged early on that we never settled,” he said. Council will meet on April 4, at 9:00, and it is expected the budget will be finalized at that time.

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