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North Frontenac wins granting sweepstakes

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embers of North Frontenac Council were all smiles this week as they announced that the long-awaited reconstruction of the Mississippi Bridge on Road 509 at Mississippi Station, currently a one-lane structure, will finally be rebuilt as a two-lane bridge.

The township’s application to the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Initiative (MIII), a relatively small (in provincial terms) infrastructure program that was announced last year, has resulted in a grant for $1.89 million, enough to fund 90% of the $2.01 million project. The township will have to cover the other $189,000.

In the last 10 years, the township has applied for funding to rebuild the bridge, which sits on the township’s most important arterial road, at least four times, with no success.

The difference this time around may have something to do with the proactive efforts North Frontenac has made in developing Asset Management and Service Delivery Review protocols.

When the MIII program was announced last fall, the province indicated that municipalities that had not initiated those kinds of long-term financial planning tools would not be eligible for infrastructure grants in the future.

“While some other townships are just now starting to put their Asset Management Pro-

grams in place, we have ours completed, as well as our service review,” said North Frontenac Mayor Bud Clayton, indicating that the government is sending a message to other municipalities that they should get on with adopting the long term planning protocols in short order.

The $1.8 million grant represents only 0.4% of the $450 million MIII program. However, on a population basis, North Frontenac Township, with 1,900 people in a province of 13.5 million, has only 0.007% of the total population. This makes North Frontenac one of the big winners in this latest round of infrastructure funding.

Township Public Works Manager Jim Phillips said that the detailed engineering and design work on the project will take the rest of this year to complete, and he expects that construction will start next spring.

The approval of the project is unofficial until such time as the provincial funding is formally announced and is subject to the passage of the 2013 provincial budget.

Coincidentally, it was confirmed on Tuesday that a budget deal has been reached between Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath and Premier Kathleen Wynne, ensuring that the Ontario budget will be approved by the legislature and there will be no election this spring or summer.

by Jeff Green

orth Frontenac Council has accepted one of the options presented to them by Steve Sunderland, the volunteer chair of the Ompah Fire Hall Design team.

The option calls for repairs to the floor of the building, and changes in orientation and entranceways, which will facilitate its use as a fire hall as well as a public space and the home of the Ompah Library.

Because it calls for a new entranceway that juts out from the existing building, the preferred option does not conform to Council’s original stipulation that the renovations not include any changes in the footprint of the building. Nevertheless, the estimated cost of construction is less than the $180,000 maximum that has been set for the project.

Cost has always been the key issue for Council.

It was the cost that kept Council from delaying their acceptance of the $180,000 proposal in order to consider another option that might end up bringing in savings in the long run.

Sunderland presented an alternative option, which would see the building being expanded at the front in order to create extra garage space to provide storage capacity for the rescue boat and other items that will not fit in the $180,000 design.

If the township agreed to the alternative design now it would cost $67,000 extra.

However, if it becomes necessary to build the addition at some time in the future the cost would go up to $112,000.

“The reason for that is there would be savings in other parts of the project if we build

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the addition now, and I estimated added costs having to do with increasing construction costs over time,” said Sunderland.

“I think it would be silly not to consider building the expansion now,” said Councilor Lonnie Watkins. “It would be a waste to see in five years that our needs have changed and we have to start spending twice as much money. Better to do it now. Didn’t the firefighters have $50,000 available for the fire hall?”

“The $50,000 was a commitment that was made for a new fire hall only, not for a renovation,” said Chief Administrative Officer Cheryl Robson.

“We are going to have lessening needs, not increased needs,” said Councilor Wayne Good.

In a straw vote to see if the expansion had any support among councilors, only John Inglis and Lonnie Watkins said they favoured it.

Deputy Mayor Fred Perry asked Steve Sunderland if the Ompah Hall and library users had been contacted about the proposed changes.

“Yes they have, and they seemed excited about the prospects for the future of the space. They really saw the benefit of the changes that are being proposed,” Sunderland said.

In terms of the time frame for construction, Sunderland said that it was only in the last few days that the design team for the project has been finalised and “it will take about 4-6 weeks for that part to be done, and then we

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Zoran Zelic, Theo Fleury and Michael Lynch on Fleury's Victor Walk to Ottawa.

NHL hockey great Theo Fleury passes through Sharbot Lake on “Victor Walk”

by Julie Druker ormer NHL Hockey great, Theo Fleury, passed through Sharbot Lake on his “Victor Walk”, an effort to bring attention to the issues surrounding childhood sexual abuse.

Fleury, 44 years old, wrote about his own experience of childhood sexual abuse in his 2009 autobiography titled Playing with Fire in which he wrote of the sexual abuse he experienced by his former junior hockey coach Graham James, who is currently serving jail time for abusing Fleury and also former junior player Sheldon Kennedy (who also went on to play in the NHL). James had his sentence increased from two to five years by an appeals court in February 2013.

Fleury, who since writing his book has become a vocal advocate for childhood sexual abuse survivors, believes that awareness is critical to promoting healing.

Fleury last played in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2002/2003 season and he is best known for his career with the Calgary Flames where he played on and off for 11 seasons. It was with the Flames that Fleury won the Stanley Cup in 1989. He also played with the Colorado Avalanche and the New York Rangers and he was part of the Canadian team that won the gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Fleury's Victor Walk began in Toronto at the Child Abuse Monument there on May 13 and it will end at Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 23 where he said he aims to get the attention of politicians there and in doing so, hopes to see stricter child sexual abuse laws passed in this country. “When it comes to childhood sexual abuse, we have been sweeping it under the carpet for 100,000 years. In this country alone there are eight million survivors of childhood sexual abuse, 63 million in the U.S. and almost one billion world wide,” Fleury said when I spoke to him by the side of Highway 7 on May 20 near

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The reason we are calling this walk the ‘Victor Movement’ is because it's the opposite of victim. The experience that happened to me occurred when I was young and innocent and I now consider myself a victor over it.”

Upon his arrival in Ottawa Fleury will be reading his Victor Impact Statement along with others. When I came across him on Victoria Day, Fleury was flanked by a large Winnebago, a jeep and by fellow walkers, best friend Zoran Zelic of Calgary and Los Angeles film maker Michael Lynch. Lynch is shooting a documentary film about the walk.

Fleury, who has been walking 50-60km a day since the walk began, said that some of the best conversations he has had in his life have happened while walking and that that is what inspired him to hit the highway with his cause.

“I thought, ‘Let's just go for a walk and see what happens', and it's really been life changing. People all along the way are seeking us out and are telling us their own personal stories.” Asked why it is so important to get these stories out, Fleury said, “It's part of the healing process. It gets rid of the shame, shame that we have been carrying around for years and that really is not our shame to bear. The shame belongs to the people that abused us and to the politicians in Ottawa for not doing enough and to the judges who give out lenient sentences.”

Proceeds raised from Fleury's Victor Walk will go to supporting an expansion at Siksika Health Services in the Siksika Nation in Alberta, who have partnered with Fleury on the walk, as well as to Edmonton’s Little Warriors Foundation and the Sexual Assault Centre for Quinte and District in Belleville, Ont. For more information or to donate to the cause visit www.victorwalk.com.

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Forty-two homeless people in Frontenac County? by Jeff Green

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It would be nice, at some point, to do an in-time survey of homeless people in Frontenac County,” said John Whitesell of OrgCode consulting, which has just completed a homelessness reduction plan for Kingston and Frontenac County, “but for now we have to be satisfied with a reversevector analysis.”

The reverse vector analysis that Orgcode has done pegged the number of homeless people in Frontenac County at 42.

But where did that number come from, the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy?

Not exactly.

OrgCode used a study that was completed in England in 2010 that looked at rural and urban homelessness. The study concluded that in “rural districts” there were 14 homeless people per 10,000 population, and in “urban-rural mix” districts there were 12 homeless people for every 10,000.

With a total population of 26,303 people, I would have thought there would be 36.4 homeless people in Frontenac County, but OrgCode added six more, perhaps considering those at risk for homelessness as well.

Never mind all that.

The point is Orgcode did not actually study homelessness

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in Frontenac County. Their “study” consisted of a meeting at the Grace Centre in Sydenham. A lot of people showed up and talked about housing challenges. No one at that meeting was, in fact, homelessness, although some said they had been at some point in their lives, but the information that was shared was merely anecdotal.

Orgcode came up with their numbers based on studies done somewhere else, somewhere a long way from here.

If I looked in detail at the rate of frostbite in the Arctic, and did a good job and came up with solid statistics, and then reverse vectored my way over to Ecuador and concluded that 1.82 million Ecuadorians have suffered from frostbite at

Councilor accuses warden of influence peddling

by Jeff Green

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rontenac County Councilor David Jones upped the ante in his ongoing attacks against Frontenac County Warden Janet Gutowski last week by saying the warden used “tricks and influence peddling” to secure passage of the County budget on May 2.

To support his allegations, Jones quoted from an email that he would only say came from “a member of Council” who had changed his vote from between the March 20 meeting of Council when the budget was rejected by a 6-3 vote and the May 2 meeting when the vote was 7-2 in favour.

Jones said that in the email it was asserted that Warden Gutowski offered to cut the Fairmount Home budget by $130,000 and would step down as warden in exchange for a yes vote. However, the budget that was passed on May 2 did not include any changes in the Fairmount Home budget from the March 20 budget.

After making his assertions, Jones put forward a motion to strip Warden Gutowski of all her “rights and privileges as a member of County Council” and report the entire matter to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for a ruling on the charge of influence peddling.

In speaking against the motion, Warden Gutowski said that the allegations levied by David Jones were false.

Please note that the Final Residential, Managed Forest and Farmland tax bills will be issued the week of June 3, 2013. The bill will provide two payment stubs matching the two instalment due dates of June 28, 2013 and September 30, 2013. It is important that you retain your tax bill until September in order to make the second instalment payment. No further bills/reminders will be issued.

For those properties that have a Commercial, Industrial, Multi-Residential or a combination of Commercial/Industrial/Multi-Residential and Residential and/ or Farmland, these will be billed in October of 2013.

For further information please email taxes@township. southfrontenac.on.ca or contact us at 613-376-3027 x 2200.

2013 PRIVATE LANE UPGRADING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM The Township will pay up to 50% of the cost for Private Lane Upgrades that will improve access for Emergency Vehicles. Applications will be received until June 21, 2013 and can be found on the website under Public Works/ Roads Department.

CHANGES TO CEMETERY OPERATIONS As of May 1st, 2013, all inquiries concerning Township owned cemeteries can be directed to (613) 376-3027 Ext 2255. See the website for further details.

WASTE DISPOSAL SITES Operational Plan - May 1st Changes Residents are advised that changes in hours of operation, tipping fees and accepted materials came into effect May 1st, 2013. Please see the township website and view the “Waste Management Changes” document on the home page. A paper copy can be picked up at the Municipal Offices for those who cannot print a copy off the web site.

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE DAYS The Household Hazardous Waste Site at 2491 Keeley Road will be open from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm every Thursday from April 4th, 2013 to October 31st, 2013. See our website for details.

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some point in the last ten years, I would be wrong.

So who is to say that OrgCode is right when they say there are 42 homeless people in Frontenac County because of surveys that were done in rural England, which is a very different society than rural eastern Ontario.

Whitesell went on to make some seemingly reasonable proposals about how to cut homelessness in Frontenac County by 60% within 10 years.

The recommendations may indeed be useful, but given that, to my limited way of thinking, the number 42 was “reverse vectored” from thin air, why should I take anything Mr. Whitesell said seriously?

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“I have no authority to offer a cut in the Fairmount budget in exchange for a vote,” she said. “Only council can decide on a budget. And I have said all along that I will not necessarily remain as warden until the end of the term. Nothing has changed.”

Despite Gutowski’s denials, Jones’ motion passed, by a 4-3 vote. Councilors Doyle, Clayton, Jones, and McDougall supported it, and Councilors Inglis, Purdon, and Warden Gutowski did not. Gary Davison, who holds two votes on the Council as mayor of the largest township, was absent from the meeting.

Gutowski did not vacate her chair, however, carrying on with the meeting instead. This led Councilor Jones to intervene once again. “Did something not happen there?” he asked. “That motion was passed.”

CAO Liz Savill said that she would refer the matter to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing as the motion had ordered, but that “the other part of the motion is similar to the motion Council passed last year requesting that the warden resign. I can refer it to our legal council but the advice will likely be the same. Council does not have that kind of authority under the Municipal Act.” David Jones wanted to keep discussing the matter, but at that point Warden Gutowski said “Councilor Jones, we will be moving on with the meeting now. If you won’t stop with this, I invite you to leave the meeting.”

Gutowski also said that she will be consulting her solicitor about the statements that Jones had made about her.

In the end Jones remained and the meeting proceeded.

The News has subsequently confirmed that it was North Frontenac Mayor Bud Clayton who wrote the email that Councilor Jones referred to.

Clayton said he was surprised that the email had been brought up at Council. “It was not the warden who promised that the Fairmount budget would be cut,” Clayton told the News. “After the March 20 vote on the budget, I met with Julie Shillington [Administrator of Farimount Home] Liz Savill [CAO] and Marian Vanbruinessen [Treasurer] at the County offices. Janet Gutowski was not there in person, but she attended through a conference call. I had certain concerns about the Fairmount budget and operations, concerns I do not want to divulge publicly. There were commitments made about changes at the home, which had financial implications. It was not the warden who made those commitments,” Clayton said.

Clayton added that he expected there would be changes to the budget as the result of his meeting, but he supported the budget on May 2 even though there were no changes.

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Frontenc County - contnued from page 2 “At that point, I thought we needed to get a budget passed,” he said.

For her part, Warden Gutowski denies making any commitments to Clayton or anyone else, and said she is indeed consulting her solicitor with regard not only to Councilor Jones’ comments, but also to the four members of County Council who voted in favour of the motion of censure against her.

Frontenac County to look at reserves – millions on the line

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rontenac County Council will meet on June 5 to discuss how it handles its reserve funds. The debate will be framed by a report by Treasurer Marian Vanbruinessen that was presented to members of county council last week.

The largest pool of money to be considered sits in the county’s working fund reserve – which is projected to contain $4.5 million by

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he question is sometimes asked, should a girl that believes very strong in ProLife date a boy that favours abortion or vice versa. This reminds me of the scripture that states believers in God and the Lord Jesus as their saviour should not be yoked with non-believers. 2 Corinthians 6:14. In Galatians, chapter 5 verses 19 – 21. Verse 19 “The works of the flesh are manifest which are these: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness", which cover all sex acts except husband and wife, therefore only the sex act of husband and wife is approved by God; one man and one woman.

Verse 20 continues with "idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings and such like shall not inherit the kingdom of God".

However, there is hope if an individual asks God for forgiveness, turns away, no more committing any of these sins, loves God and people. Verse 22: "Be filled with the fruit of the spirit which is love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness. Against such there is no law".

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the end of 2013.

1970 “In the In the report, Vanbruinessen SINCE says past, councils have seen the surplus in the working fund reserve as a savings account for future requirements, although the Treasurer has consistently indicated the need for its review in the context of long term planning.”

She recommends that the working fund reserve be set at $2.15 million, approximately 5% of the annual county budget.

The remaining $2.4 million could go towards long term regional projects such as rural transportation, water, waste water, or seniors’ housing. It could also go towards any number of energy projects or community improvement initiatives.

There is another possibility that is identified in the report.

“If, on the other hand, council has no interest in identifying these or other issues on a regional basis, the remaining funds should be redistributed to the townships,” it said.

Letters to the editor Scott Reid asks, "What do YOU think?"

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t appears from the above question that Mr. Reid believes that his constituents can think. He then goes on to ask for a response to the following questions: Yes! Dangerous offenders should stay locked up.

No! Dangerous offenders should be reformed and released quickly.

These questions are clearly designed for people who do not think at all. The available evidence, therefore, indicates that, in fact, Mr. Reid does not believe that his constituents can think.

Worse yet, the questions have dropped all reference to the fact that the "dangerous offenders" that Mr. Reid is referring to are people who have the extreme misfortune to be mentally ill. How sad and depressing it is to see that Mr. Reid seems to want his constituents to believe that being locked up is the "solution" to mental illness.

The "Harper Government", and its faithful foot-soldier, Mr. Reid, seem to believe that the universal solution to every problem is punishment. Each and every one of Mr.

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Plans are still in place to complete the project in 2013.

“I just want to comment that Steve has done an incredible amount of work on this,” said John Inglis.

“That’s certainly true,” said Mayor Bud Clayton, who then addressed Sunderland directly: “I’m sorry, but we can’t give you free taxes for this.”

Other items from NF Council Mandatory septic re-inspection program faces legal wrangle.

The Mississippi Rideau Septic System Office has been running septic re-inspection program for several years in North Frontenac. In recent years the program has become bogged down because a number of property owners have consistently refused to respond to requests to have their systems inspected.

Back in January, Council decided that a mandatory program is necessary in order to do the necessary inspections on those

properties, and they decided to expand the contract with Mississippi-Rideau to include what is called a Discretionary program, so inspections can be done at the discretion of the township rather than the convenience of the property owner.

The Discretionary program has hit a snag, however. Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health, which handles septic approvals for the township’s building department, has raised legal questions over the authority to do mandatory inspections.

Lawyers for Public Health and the township will now look at the matter. In the meantime, the township is going ahead with plans for the voluntary program only.

Community Profile Completed – The Economic Development Task Force, with significant assistance from the County of Frontenac, has completed a 20-page Community Profile on nothfrontenac.com “A community profile is a necessity if we are going to be able to attract investment,” said Task Force Chair Betty Hunter.

Correction: Reid's "Keeping in Touch" missives is about punishment for some transgression or another. The use of people afflicted by mental illness to further this agenda is disgusting and unworthy of both a Canadian government and a member of parliament.

As crass and repulsive as I find the "Harper Government" to be, I understand only too well that it is not suicidal. Mr. Reid's "Keeping in Touch" efforts are only produced after polling and "focus" groups have indicated that they will be effective - and that is truly depressing.

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• When you eat a meal it takes about 4 hours for the food to move into the large intestine. Some people say that some foods give them gas. This gas is formed in the large intestine, so that bowl of chili you had for lunch could be causing you gas at supper.

• Teen acne can be an embarrassing problem but it can be treated. Seeing the doctor may not be necessary at first. Gently washing the skin with mild soap and water and applying non-prescription lotions may be all that’s needed. Products containing benzoyl peroxide can be effective. Our pharmacists can show you what’s available. If home treatment doesn’t work, see your doctor.

• As your pharmacist, we keep a record of all your medications and note any allergies or sensitivities you have had to certain drugs in the past. When you have an adverse reaction to a medication, let us know; we can record it. It helps us prevent any such reactions occurring in the future.

• We dispense medications in child-resistant containers. However, this doesn’t mean they are child-proof. Keep all medications out of the reach of children and try not to take medication in front of young children. If you have problems opening these safety-capped vials, let us know and we can give you another type.

• After meals? On an empty stomach? With water? Can I have a drink of alcohol with this medication? How long should I take it? These are some of the many questions you should know the answer to before you leave the pharmacy. Our pharmacists will make sure you know these answers. We are open to serve you Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

· Sheila Kittle and John just returned from 10 days in B.C. visiting their son and friends. · Ruth Jackson, her daughter and grandchildren visited Mississippi on the long weekend. It was great to see her again. · Sympathy to the family of Alma Stephson from Toronto.

She was the daughter of Fred and Alice St. Pierre. She was buried at Crawford’s Cemetery on Wednesday. They had a summer home behind my house. · Smile - Middle age is that time when you finally get your head together; then your body falls apart.

MOUNTAIN GROVE Marilyn Meeks

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· Sympathy to the family of Eldon Ackerman who recently passed away. He was the son of the late David and Florabelle Ackerman. · Happy Birthday to May Walton, Kourtnie Rochefort, Anita Allen, Brandi Meeks, Emma Baker, Sarah Welson. · Parham Happy Travellers met on May 15 at the Free Methodist Church hall. Hostesses were Dorothy Verbeek and Lois McFadden. Everyone enjoyed the potluck dinner. Happy Birthday was sung to Archie Meeks. Articles bought in paper bags were auctioned off by auctioneer Archie. Discussion was held concerning a possible trip in the fall to Stirling to see a musical show. The Parham Seniors held a successful bake and yard sale on May 18 at the post office in Parham.

Thanks to all who helped. · A delicious spaghetti dinner was held on May 18 in Arden, sponsored by the Arden and Community Wesleyan Church.

Thanks to everyone who helped. · There will be a Gospel Sing on May 25, 7 p.m. featuring the "Days of Grace" along with local talent at Parham Free Methodist Church. Free will offering and if possible, please bring some finger food to help with the lunch. · The congregation of Mountain Grove United Church was saddened to hear that Rev Barbara Mahood-Young will be leaving in August. We thank her for all her hard work and friendship. · Mountain Grove United Church stewards will be hosting their annual steak barbecue and silent auction on June 15 at Olden Community Hall. Reserve your seating by phoning Helen at 613-335-2700, Kathy 613-335-2742 or Judy 613279-5673. There will be a 5 p.m. and a 6 p.m. seating. Starts upstairs to pick up your tickets. · Thinking of Harold Gray, Arthur Goodfellow, Verna Cowdy, Joyce Smith, Dorothy Knight, Frances Badour, Irene Monds, Jean Steele, Ken Smith (Jack), Thelma Smith, Leo Arney. · Hope you all enjoyed your Victoria Day holiday.

PARHAM-TICHBORNE Colleen Steele Christine Teal

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· Sympathy to the families of the late Noah "Newt" Wilson and the late Alice McConnell on their recent passing. Also to the Ackerman family on the loss of Eldon, and to Doreen Cox on the loss of her brother. · Congratulations to Brent Kron on winning the Womanless Beauty Pageant as "he" was crowned Belle of the Ballfield on Saturday night. Owen Tryon can now be referred to as Princess of the Plate and Jon Neadow showed off his legs and came away with the title "Sexiest Legs". Thanks to everyone who came out to support this fundraising effort in support of Central Frontenac Minor Softball Association.

Special thanks to Tammy & Joey Dupuis, Marcie & Joe Asselstine and Nicki Leclair from the fundraising committee on such a hilarious event. · Congratulations to Relay for Life Team Timeless Memories on a successful Road Hockey tournament held on Sunday at the Piccadilly Arena. A great time was had by all in

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may 23, 2013 attendance. Great job, gang! · Congratulations as well to Relay for Life Team Firefighters walking for a Cure who held a successful Car Wash and BBQ on Saturday. Over $300 was made - great job! · June 2nd the Relay for Life Team Fighting Scotsman will be hosting a Spaghetti Luncheon at OSO hall from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Be sure to come out and support this team as well! · Will Cooke had the misfortune to have a turkey fly into his vehicle’s path. His car is now sporting a cracked windshield and a ding in its hood. · June 1 - Smorgasborg supper at the CE Building. · June 15 is the day that "helpers" from this community are re-shingling the roof on the CE building, weather permitting. · Thinking of you to Terry Asselstine (dump attendant) sporting crutches for a while; also to Brandon Morrow who had a nasty fall playing ball hockey. · At Parham United Church on Sunday, five youth were confirmed into the church family. Also all three charges joined together for communion. Following the service, a delicious luncheon and great fellowship was enjoyed by all. · The humming birds are back at the feeders once again and it is a pleasure to watch these tiny creatures. · Welcome back to Damon Pickard from his trip with his sister to Costa Rica. · Did you feel the tremor on Friday? · Happy 50th Anniversary to Les & Shirley McGowan. · Remember the family fun day for Relay for Life team, June's Angels, on Saturday, May 25 at Parham Fair Grounds. · Don't forget the flea Market on Sunday, May 26 from 10 - 2 at Parham Fair Grounds. Buy or sell. See you there! · There is a Gospel Sing at the Free Methodist Church in Parham at 7 p.m. on Sat. May 25 with "Days of Grace" and other local talent. The price is a freewill offering. Bring along some finger foods as there will be a short get together afterwards. Coffee and tea will be provided. · The Last Waltz at the 65th Anniversary of Sharbot Lake High School is on Saturday, May 25 starting at 11 a.m. · The congregation of Parham United Church cordially invites all to their service on Sunday, June 2 at 11:30 a.m.

Come out and try church for the "unchurched". If you haven't been out to church in a while, or if you are new to the area, or whatever the reason, give this service a try. We would be delighted to see you. · District Divine Service of the Masonic Lodge will be held on Sunday, May 26 at 3 p.m. at Sharbot Lake United Church.

All are welcome.

DENBIGH Angela Bright

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· Sending our love and sympathy to the family of Gertrude Stein. We remember how Gertrude served our community in various ways over the years, and had an invaluable knowledge of area history. At Countryfest in September 2010, Gertrude and her grandson Daniel took part in the threshing demo, throwing in a few fork loads of oats to be milled by the same equipment once employed on the Stein farm. · The Blue Bench Bakery & Café will be having its grand opening on May 25 from 1:30-3:30pm. The winners of the photo contest will be announced and the photos will be auctioned off, with the money being donated to the community food bank.

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Jean Brown 613-336-2516 Georgina Wathen 613-336-9641 · Special congratulations to Peter and Mallory (York) Wionzek on the birth of their son, Wyatt. Mallory is the program co-ordinator at Pine Meadow Nursing Home and well known to all of us. As well, this young couple shares leadership in the Cornerstone Children's program at Selby United Church. · Our own Virginia Weese braved the cold water to jump in and swim at Big Gull Lake to celebrate May 24th weekend.

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Team Captains (or designate) are invited to come together to gather information needed for Relay Night June 21st.

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for a summer of learning and competing in the sport of water skiing. She follows in the water skis of her grandparents, the late Guy Weese and Bonnie Weese of Kirk Kove. · A Quilt show on Tues. May 28 at Pine View Free Methodist Church in Cloyne, 10am, will feature quilts by Carol Carou and Kathy Price. This sounds like a fun-filled time of learning for all ages. · Deepest sympathy to the family of the late Elwood Black. · All the best to our own Lorraine (Peterson) Shorts who has moved to Napanee to be closer to family. Be sure to come home whenever you can Lorraine. - Jean. · We felt the earth quake this past week - the earth really moved here in Henderson. · Special get well to Vern Morrell. · Gord and I are moving soon to South River, near North Bay to be closer to family. We are busy packing and organizing and will move into a two bedroom town home in an “over 50” religious-based village with radiant flooring, all appliances, central vacuum, grass cutting and snow removal.

We will miss our dear friends and loved ones here and have many fond memories of our 19 years with you. · God bless - Georgina.

before morning. The wolves and coyotes were only heard, but the frantic meow of the cat outside indicated they were about as close to the front door as he was. The following day a baby turtle was found taking a break on the porch as he made his way down to the pond. The American Flicker sang a tune from near the feeder. The biggest woodpecker ever seen landed in the ancient cherry tree, which already has more holes in it than a screen door, and with his hammer-drill beak spewed a shower of sawdust into the air. The sounds of Mourning doves, red wing blackbirds, blue jays, chickadees, chipmunks, squirrels, loons and owls combined with the peepers and the shrills of the tree frogs, and crickets, create an ever-changing cacophony so loud you almost want to close the windows, but you don’t dare.

Then when only the moonlight was shining, there was that thing that made that scary noise from down there in the dark shadows, a sound that cannot be reproduced…was it a bull frog, a moose? Time to shut the window! · A bout with a very bad cold laid me up this week, so I have not been near the computer, and have nothing to report at this time!

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· There was lots of shaking in the Harlowe area with a 5.2 earthquake last week. It was like standing under a subway.

The quake originated in Shawville, Quebec, and travelled from east to west, to Toronto. This would upset many animals, as they get a fore warning, but it did not bother the hungry blackflies. · Through the Roof Ministries had their ladies’ night last Thursday, with a good turnout. · The Land O’ Lakes Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale on Sat. May 25, 9 a.m. – 12 noon at the Barrie hall. · Land O' Lakes Quilters are hosting a quilt show featuring Carol Darou and Kathy Price at their regular meeting on Tuesday, May 28, 10 a.m. at Pineview Free Methodist Church in Cloyne. Admission is free and light snacks will be served. All are welcome. For further information, phone Lynn at 613-336-8080.

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· The huge village-wide garage/yard sale in Sydenham is this Saturday, May 25 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Several stores, churches and homeowners are taking part in this event. · Come out to Gould Lake Conservation Area this Saturday from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. for a Canoe Workshop put on by outdoor educator Walt Sepic. You will learn about canoes, life jackets, paddles and canoeing skills such as carrying, launching and manoeuvring. Cost is $35.50 per person. For more info or to register, call 613-546-4228, Ext:500, or visit cataraquiregion.on.ca.

Do NOT put off getting tickets for Ambush playing at the Legion next Friday, May 31. Tickets are selling quickly and are only $20 each.

MABERLY-BOLINGBROKE Karen Prytula

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· Friday night of the long weekend usually marks the first day of summer in cottage country. Cottagers return in droves to open up their cottages, pull out the lawn chairs, have a BBQ and enjoy the sites, sounds and smells of summer for the first time of the season. Also returning is the wildlife.

The weekend started off with a grackle who found himself trapped inside the woodstove. Then a deer sighting and an hour after it left, a bear took its place on the banks of the pond. Canadian geese, herons, ducks of all kinds, a pair of raccoons, the odd beaver, and a hummingbird were all spied

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· The Harrowsmith Free Methodist Church is having a Community Fun Day, May 25 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Garage sale, kid's crafts, face painting, games and free BBQ. All are welcome. · There will be a Theme dance at the Golden Links Hall on May 31 from 7 – 10 p.m. for ages 9-15. $25 gift card for the best "PJ" outfit. Cost is $6. Call Wayne at 613-358-2355 or Sharon, 613-372-2315 for information. · The Grandmother's of the Lake will be holding their 5th Annual Plant and Bake Sale on June 1 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Tiffany Gift Shoppe. Wide range of perennials, annuals, herbs and vegetable plants, as well as home baking by the Grandmothers. All money goes directly to Grandmothers in Africa who are raising grandchildren who have been orphaned by HIV/Aids.

Words to live by: You'll never see the great things in front of you if you keep looking at the bad things behind you. Have a great week.

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· Clarendon Central will be hosting its 6th Chili Night tonight, Thurs, May 23 from 5 - 6:30 p.m. at the school. The cost is $5 per person and you will be given the chance to vote for this year’s Chili Champ! Don't forget - there will also be a dessert auction, so be sure to bring your sweet tooth! · Tomorrow, Friday, May 24 is the Bingo fundraiser for the Clar-Mill volunteer firefighters, 7 – 9 p.m. at Clar-Mill Hall in Plevna, with cash prizes. · Plevna Joke of the Week: Maggie "What time does a duck wake up?" Tollison "At the quack of dawn!"

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· The Community Caring Centre in Hartington is having their annual Spring Garage Sale on Saturday, May 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Toys, clothing, household and gift items.

Proceeds are donated to local charities. · The Frontenac Women’s Chorus presents “Rock On, Frontenac!” Betty Wagner, director of the chorus, tells us more about the Frontenac Women’s Chorus. The chorus is finishing its 16th season this spring. It was started by Jennifer Bennett and a group of South Frontenac friends who

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· Arden was a busy place all weekend. The Legion’s ATV Rally drew crowds from afar and everyone had a great time.

Thanks to everyone who attended. The Arden and Community Wesleyan Church’s Spaghetti Supper started off at

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love to sing and make music. They wanted to provide an opportunity for area women to join in a supportive, social music learning experience. Their repertoire has expanded and includes music from all periods: traditional, modern, classical, folk, show tunes and jazz. They try to perform works by local people. This Saturday, May 25, they are doing a benefit concert, “Rock On, Frontenac!” It will be a fun mix of songs about our landscape, its changing face and the riches it holds, featuring guests Val Hamilton on percussion and saxophone, and Walt Freeman with bagpipes. Trinity United Church, 7:30 pm. Free will offering. · Now is your chance to be a star at Bell Rock Hall! Steve and Penny Lloyd are hosting a fun evening of KARAOKE in Bellrock. Funds raised support the Bell Rock Hall. Treats after the performances. Saturday, May 25, 7:30 pm. Freewill offering. www.bellrockhall.ca. · The First Verona Girl Guides were busy this weekend.

On Saturday, May 18 the Girl Guides assembled at McMullen Beach and tackled the task of cleaning up all the debris and leaves that accumulated in the park (see the photo on page 7). Verona Rona Hardware donated garbage bags for the cleanup. Morganne Edmison, leader of the troop, told us it has been an exciting year for the guides. They made a video, which is on YouTube. They created the video to encourage and help young women out there to help fight against bullying. You can view the video at www.youtube. com/watch?v=sVuksnMdZ1o · Verona's very own Jan Miller has great news. Her book has been published. Jan chronicles a story of hope and resilience for those facing chronic or difficult diagnoses in her new non-fiction Dear George: Insights Into Healing Relationships. Dear George recounts Miller’s own personal journey of healing chronic pain and what she learned along the way that helped her deal with her daughter’s cancer. · Registration for Swim and Day Camp Programs at McMullen Beach in Verona will be held at the Princess Anne Community Center in Hartington on Thursday, May 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, June 8 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. · Don’t forget to get your tickets for the play “The Great Ice Cream Scheme,” at Bell Rock Hall. Three "Dinner Theatre" performances on June 7, 8 and 15, 7 p.m. Tickets are $20.

Dessert Matinee on Sun June 16, 2:30 pm. Tickets $12. Tickets at Verona Drug Mart, Local Family Farms, Verona Hardware and Asselstine Hardware.

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CITIZEN SCIENTISTS NEEDED! Come out to an informative workshop. You may decide to become a “citizen scientist” and help us learn more about the mussels that live in the Salmon River watershed. Bring your children along.

TAMWORTH LIBRARY SUNDAY, 26 MAY 2013, 1 p.m.

Biologist Fred Schueler is working with the Friends of the Salmon River to survey the river’s freshwater mussels. He will show us river mussels and explain how the study will be done.

Where do mussels live? What kinds of mussels do we have in the Salmon?

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Arden - from pg 5 a slow pace but as 6 p.m. approached the crowd started filling the hall. The meal was excellent and the fellowship even better. Vernon thanks everyone who supported their efforts. Finally, at dusk, the Rec Committee treated the crowd to the annual Victoria Day Fireworks. Popcorn was popping and fireworks were cracking. The Rec Committee thanks all who donated to the display and the fire department for their participation. · Speaking of the firefighters, Doug Scott told me that their Annual Toll was successful again this year with donations surpassing last year. Your kind support helps this great group with the little things that keep the unit maintained properly. Tickets for their raffle are still available as the draw will not be until August. · Special prayers go out to Willam Bree. · Welcome back to Dora Scott. It’s nice to see her beautiful smiling face in Arden again. · On June 1 at noon the Legion’s Duck Race will start at the Mill Pond. Tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10. Proceeds go to the Legion’s

THE FRONTENAC NEWS Care Program, which gives financial aid to those in need. Then treat your honey to a Spaghetti Dinner, complete with the works, sponsored by the Kennebec Fire Fighters.

Cost is a freewill donation and proceeds go to the Relay for Life team. Dinner is from 5 7pm at the Kennebec Community Centre. · Happy 50th Anniversary on June 1 to Mary and Larry Lightstone. The past few years have been trying ones for this great couple.

Both Mary and her son have had their share of health problems but hopefully, later on this year, the happy couple will take some much deserved time and celebrate this happy occasion in style. Congratulations to you both! · Hope everyone has seen the new Business and Services Sign installed Friday and Saturday behind the Big Red Arden Sign. Although incomplete, it is still a great asset to the hamlet. In the middle of the wings there will be a map indicating trails and points of interest throughout the area. As Dorothy Proctor, the Godmother of the Friends states, many folks have contributed their time, muscle, equipment and enthusiasm into this project. Drive in and check it out!. ( - continued with the photo on page 7)

may 23, 2013

They Found a Doc, but now Verona Clinic needs upgrade

by Jeff Green hings are looking up for the Verona Medical Centre. Ever since Dr. Laurel Dempsey announced her intention to retire in the coming years, a local medical services committee was set up to help recruit a doctor and to turn the Verona Medical Centre into a publicly owned facility.

In 2011, South Frontenac Township purchased the clinic, which is now managed by the committee. At the start of 2013, a new doctor, Dr. Piotr Oglaza, joined Laurel Dempsey in the clinic. A nurse specializing in geriatric patients has also joined the staff.

Recent developments at planning tables between the Southeast Ontario Local Health Integration Network and primary care physicians also indicate that more services will be available at clinics such as the one in Verona.

In order to deal with these potential changes, and the ongoing needs of the local com-

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munity, the Verona & District Health Services Committee (VDHSC) has launched a fundraising campaign this month.

Earlier in the "Find a Doc" days of the committee, $32,000 was raised. The committee is now seeking to raise another $68,000 to create a $100,000 fund for upgrades to the Verona Clinic, which may include creating new patient care spaces, enhancing accessibility, or a number of other projects.

“The building needs some upgrading, and we also want to be in a position to make changes that are required as new uses for the clinic are identified. We want to be able to take advantage of opportunities that may arise to enhance the service the clinic is able to offer to the community,” said Jim Lansdell of the VDHSC. Donations to the Verona Clinic Project can be sent by mail to the Verona & District Medical Services Committee, PO Box 219, Verona, ON, K0H 2W0.

Donations are tax-deductible and income tax receipts will be issued for gifts over $20 or by request. For further information about the committee and/or the fundraising campaign, contact Jim Lansdell at 613-3743225.

Aengus Finnan at MERA S

by Julie Druker easoned folk singer Aengus Finnan drew a capacity crowd for a concert he gave at MERA in McDonalds Corners on May 12.

Finnan, whose first name is pronounced Angus, was born in Ireland and grew up in Grafton, Ont. Raised on the Irish murder ballads that his mother used to sing, it is no wonder that Finnan not only has a gift for songwriting, singing and strumming his acoustic guitar but also possesses a deep love of local lore. His mastery lies in the polished delivery of his original sweet and mellow, heart-felt romantic yarns of days gone.

He opened his first set at MERA with Apple Blossom Tyme, about a young farm hand who falls in love with the farmer’s daughter; however, she has other plans for her future. Finnan said the song was loosely based on one of his first elementary school day crushes and he sang, “I trembled when she kissed me, I thought her heart was mine but love sways like branches at apple blossom time.”

Finnan also shared his love for local ship lore in his second offering, which was about the last three-masted ship to sail the Great Lakes. He sang of the Julia B. Merrill, a schooner built in 1872, and how it sailed for its final trip across the Great Lakes to the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto in 1931. There it was purposely torched for the crowd’s entertainment in place of the fireworks that typically wrapped up the event. It now lies 60 feet underwater in Humber Bay inside the Toronto Harbour.

Finnan's mournful chorus recalled the three-masted lovely, once the “Captain’s pride and joy, trusted friend to sailors, dream of every boy....how she sailed upon

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Arden Business Sign: On May 19 Arden’s new business sign was installed just below Hwy. 7 on the Arden Road. Terry Kennedy, Chair of the Friends of Arden, wishes to thank everyone who has put time and effort into this project, and reminds everyone Arden is Naturally Beautiful, Friendly by Nature Photo by Val Beechey. See the Arden column on page 6

Aengus Finnan - from pg. 6

to the man and his music. Finnan is a seasoned player who for years toured all over the continent and has definitely paid his dues. He's now back performing after an eight year hiatus and during the break at the MERA show he explained why. ”Sometimes you have to go away to come back. It's great to take time away, to step back and recalibrate the relationship that you have with music. Before when I was touring so extensively, it was all about making a living at it and all of the complications, business aspects and

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Girl Guides clean up: On May 18 the 1st Verona Girl Guide Pack cleaned up McMullen Beach. Front: Sierra Woolgar, Bronwyn Edmison, Madeline Wood, Amina ThurberTeal. Back: Morganne Edmison, Vickie Woodcock, Jane Thurber. Photo by Debbie Lingen - see the Verona column on page 5.

the heartbreak that can go along with trying to make a career in music. It's not about that anymore. I've found that place where it’s okay to just play and it took me years to find that place.”

Asked how the break has changed the kind of music he writes and sings, he replied. “The songs are more personal now. I used to write a lot of third person narrative songs about other people’s stories. Now I am telling more of my own stories.” Those stories, new and old, can be found on two of

Finnan's CDs. One from 2002 titled “North Wind” includes many of his older yarns from his days of touring and his latest CD “Once Upon a Time”, which comes out later this month, was recorded live in 2004 at the old town hall in Grafton where he concluded his eight years of touring. He describes it as a very special evening of music where “on a couple of tracks you can actually hear the thunder and the rain on the roof of the hall.”

Those interested in purchasing the CDs can email him at aengusfinnan@gmail.com

Trousdale’s sweet water, the grace of every swan.”

Finnan peppered his original tunes with some very personal and highly entertaining comedic stories of his childhood, family life, and student days in Cobourg – about the adolescent rivalry that existed there and his days as a touring musician. He told of one memorable performance in Texas at a BBQ joint where the letter-thin billboard advertised him as “Angus Fin” and customers mistakenly thought they were in for a special dinner of surf and turf.

He told of a gig he played at the Kingston Penitentiary and another in Campbellford at a retirement home that inspired his tune “Ruins”, a song about the heartbreak of an old farmer who is crushed when he remembers selling his old farm. Finnan sang of that far reaching pain- “Long gone are the bumper years, when I could make her pay, a wagon full of dirt and stones, is all I get these days, seems all I've had is gone, slipped through these weathered hands, now they dare to put a price, on my life and on my land.”

Though his lyrics may seem heavy, Finnan’s tunes and his overall delivery have a light, comfortable, lazy morning feel that makes listeners immediately warm up both

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Gloria Opzoomer has for years organized the event locally and she informed me how the day went for herself and the other 15 walkers, who logged in a total of 160 kilometres in their walk. Gloria reported that her group saw a total of 19 different species of birds, three different species of frogs, painted turtles and numerous trilliums. She wrote that the highlight of the morning was seeing and identifying “a beautiful bald eagle, approximately two years old, perched on top of a dead tree.”

As of May 1, the CWF had already logged in 10,020 kilometers walked by participants from all over the country. The Sharbot Lake and area group of wildlife walkers are planning another walk for the fall. To be a part of it, contact Gloria Opzoomer at 613-267-7896.

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Local congregations welcome new Anglican priest “I never dreamed of being where I am today,” said Father George Kwari, the new minister of the Anglican parishes of Parham-Sharbot Lake and Maberly-Lanark. Father Kwari hails from Zimbabwe and officially took up his new post on April 1.

When I interviewed him following a service he gave on May 19 at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Sharbot Lake, Kwari said he considers his own life a miracle. Born in Zimbabwe and raised by his grandmother, Kwari said he is forever indebted not only to God but also to the many generous people including the current Anglican Archbishop Fred Hiltz, who assisted in facilitating his studies here in Canada.

George Kwari was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, and grew up very poor in a humble adobe house “with no television, or radio and where bread was often a luxury”. He recalled that it was “through the grace of God I was able to attend school both in Zimbabwe and in Canada.” Kwari received his Bachelor of Divinity at the Africa University in Zimbabwe and was ordained there in 2005. Before that he received an Honours Degree in Philosophy at the Jesuit School of Philosophy in Harare, Zimbabwe, and most recently, after arriving in Canada in 2007 with his wife, received his Masters in Pastoral Theology at St. Paul’s University in Ottawa. He currently resides there now with his wife and two young children. He has served in other Ontario churches before coming to his new post. He spent two years as the assistant curate at a parish of the Algoma diocese in Northern Ontario, and following

that, served as the interim incumbent at St. Thomas Anglican Church in Bracebridge.

Kwari, who is planning to relocate to Perth with his family in the near future, is looking forward to serving his new congregations.

Asked of his strengths he said, “When I speak, I speak of the God that I know I have experienced first hand.” He also spoke of his rigorous prayer life, which he credits his great grandfather, a lay reader in the United Methodist Church for instilling in him, and who taught him that “The living God is in charge as long as we have faith in Him.” Kwari also spoke of his enjoyment in working with people from different cultural and racial backgrounds. He seems to be settling comfortably into his new post and said that he is impressed with the members of his new congregations who have gone out of their way to make him feel welcome.

Regarding the challenges that come with any new posting, Kwari said that serving rural communities has its challenges, one being the lack of young families in the church. “Not having young families in the church poses the risk that our church may not survive the next generation and also makes the church feel incomplete in that the Body of Christ is missing a vital component.” He was sorry to say that the lack of young people means the cancellation of certain programs that otherwise would greatly benefit the community. Also the overall size of the parish poses its own unique challenges.

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because of a lack of continuity. Seeing my congregations just once every other Sunday will make it difficult to maintain continuity in certain programs.”

On a more positive note, Kwari said that he remains hopeful and that he is already taking steps to try to attract more young people to his congregations. In a new special outreach program the church will be holding regular monthly movie nights for children ages 5-12, which will be open to members of the local church community, and all denominations. He will also be starting up a community prayer ministry where all parishioners will be prayed for daily along with other members of the community who would like to be involved.

Kwari, who has a very gentle and open manner of speaking, said that he is both hopeful and grateful to the members of his new church community who have already reached out to him. “The care, kindness, generosity, and respect that I have received from the people here is amazing. It is one of God’s miracles. God’s love inspires us and empowers us to love any person unconditionally. The congregations have welcomed me with open arms and many have welcomed me into their homes. This shows me that there is room for everybody and I want people to know that our doors are open and we will always have a seat for our guests.”

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Church memories shared in Ompah and Plevna

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he little United Churches in Ompah and Plevna were filled with song and stories on Sunday afternoon, May 19, as members and friends of the former congregations commemorated the long history of their beloved churches.

In December, after the painful decision to close the pastoral charge at the end of 2012, the church buildings were officially deconsecrated, but timing and weather did not allow for a full commemoration at that time. People in the church and in the broader community wanted an opportunity to come together again to remember and honour the many people and events that make up the rich heritage of the United Church in this area.

The May long weekend provided that opportunity, and close to a hundred people came – past and present residents, both year-round and seasonal, family members, former ministers and student ministers who had served the charge, and United Church representatives from nearby and farther away.

Before each service, people gathered to exchange greetings and view the photo displays posted on the walls. Then everyone settled into the pews to hear two pieces of choral music sung by the Ompah Community Choir, which regularly practised in the church after being started in early 1997 by then-student minister Kathy Walton.

The music continued with hymns throughout each service – traditional favourites chosen in advance by members of the congregations. They were accompanied by Don Timmins in Plevna and John Inglis in Ompah, where Richard Emery followed in his father's footsteps by leading the singing.

Brief histories of the churches were read, dating back to the 1880s, when the Plevna church was built. Its 75-dollar cost was offset by members purchasing seats for $4 apiece!

A few years later, the Ompah church was built using working bees and donated lumber. In 1896, the minister for the combined "mission" earned a yearly salary of $145. Not much money, but lots of people – the combined congregation numbered 441 in 1925 when the United Church was formed.

Shared memories formed the heart of the commemoration events, as people recalled sad times and happy ones, childhood experiences, special occasions and wonderful people, bringing forth laughter and tears. Rev. David Spivey, who retired (again) in 2011 after five years serving the charge,

offered a moving reflection, reminding us that although the buildings will no longer be there for us to gather in, the church itself is the people, "the Body of Christ", and we continue on in the Spirit. There were also messages of hope and affection from a number of former ministers, and from representatives of the United Church Presbytery and Conference to which the pastoral charge belonged.

The afternoon concluded with a lovely lunch prepared by the neighbouring congregation of Emmanuel Pastoral Charge (Cloyne, Flinton and Northbrook) – a heartwarming example of the caring and solidarity that are at the core of the church. Afterwards, the organizers – Betty Kelford (in photo), Helen Forsey and Betty Hunter, named as a planning committee in December and later joined by Ellie Leakey and Ed Rohr – were very pleased with the dual event. They said it was "a lovely way to say a faith-full goodbye to our little churches as we move into the future."

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Relay for Lifers put fundraising pedal to the metal

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At Hope's General Store, Jessica Quinn,

team captain of the 17-member Central Frontenac Station 4 Firefighters team who call themselves “Firefighters Walking For a Cure”, was heading up the BBQ and car wash fundraiser at the parking lot.

Team members washed numerous cars and passed out countless burgers to those in need and wanting to support the cause.

Quinn said she has for years been a Relay for Life participant and said that over the years she has lost numerous family members and close friends to the disease.

Then the next day, Sunday May 19, members of the team “Timeless Memories” held

for the first time a hockey tournament as a fundraiser for their team. The event attracted 25 players from around the community and the all-day event took place at the parking lot at the Frontenac Community Arena. The tournament also included a bake sale and BBQ and the young players went away with a plethora of prizes donated by businesses, organizations and individuals from in and around the community. Janice Conway, the team’s leader, said she was pleased with the turnout. The idea for the event was inspired by a similar fundraiser put on last year by Hinchinbrooke Public School to raise funds

Sharbot Lake Farmers Market grows

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t was a busy day on May 18 at Oso Beach in Sharbot Lake where organizers of the Sharbot Lake Farmers Market set up shop for the upcoming growing season. The market has grown exponentially since its inception just three years ago and the number of vendors has increased from a mere seven in the market's first season to 21 so far this year.

Less than two hours into its first official day at the beach this Saturday, over 300 visitors had already visited the market, and shoppers appeared pleased with the wide variety of goods for sale. Organizers enlisted the help of local musicians, young fiddler Jessica Wedden and the duo Celtic at Heart, to entertain shoppers, and the day included a special opening day plant sale.

Added to the list of long time vendors and brand new to the market this season are: Anne Howes with her home baking and garden produce; grower Jeff Weekes of Threefold Organic Farm selling produce and baking; Peigi Wilson representing the Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation with produce and birch bark baskets and who soon will offer hand-made moccasins. Lynette Whan and her daughter Macy were selling produce, plants and Macy's homemade cupcakes. Rob Harrop (in the photo at left) of Perth Road village, owner of Tod Enterprises, was selling custom ornamen-

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tal iron works, perennials, horseradish and produce. He and his wife Jane have been creating custom-made CNC cut iron work pieces for decades, which include ornamental pieces but also lawn furniture. Made with powder-coated steel, the Harrods are able to create custom designs either of their own or of the customer’s making. They will also be offering steel and concrete garden benches, as well as more fresh produce from home as their garden continues to grow. Also new to the Sharbot Lake market is Haanover Farms, who sell a wide variety of ecological meat and other products, and Maple LimFarm who sell garden produce, meats and preserves.

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for their annual school trip. Lesley Pickard, who is a member of the team said she suggested this kind of fundraiser since it proved to be a popular one at the school.

This year’s North and Central Frontenac Relay for Life will take place at the Parham fairgrounds on June 21 starting at 7pm and will run until 7am the following morning. New teams can still register up until Thursday, June 20. For individuals looking for a team, there is a community team that they can join.

To sign up or register a team visit www.relayforlife.ca or contact Lesley Merrigan, 613279-3144 or Christine Teal, 613-375-6525 til Thanksgiving. On May 25 shoppers can catch a special appearance by Elvis and on June 1 the Blue Skies Fiddle Orchestra will be playing at the market.

On Tuesday June 4, the market will present a free Local Food Cooking Workshop with Andrea Dickinson from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Oso Hall in Sharbot Lake. This session will begin with a lesson at the BBQ – Mastering the BBQ, using a “BBQ as oven” technique that will inspire confidence at your next gathering. Tandoori Chicken with a cooling Cucumber Raita is on the menu, as well as Spring Greens and Strawberry Salad with a Maple Vinaigrette.

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Sydenham Goose returns M any people were sorry to see the Chilly Goose pack up and apparently leave the village last fall. It was a small storefront serving soft ice cream with an enormous variety of toppings, and had become particularly popular with students, cottagers, and teams using the village playingfield. But a couple of weeks ago a pretty little pink and green and yellow trailer arrived behind Ronnie’s restaurant, and the Goose was back!

Proprietors Michele Bruns and Chuck Roloson are pleased with their new location: they offer students stickers that are good for a discount, if attached to a receipt from Ronnie’s. Scott Morrison and Ronnie Brown who are now operating the former Trio’s restaurant, say the arrangement works well for both businesses.

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tenth year operating Jim’s Gourmet Fries between Foodland and the Cataraqui Trail, this year with a brand new customized chip wagon which has three fryers, so he has been able to add fish to the menu, which now also includes chicken wings and sweet potato fries.

A third food truck, The Hog and Dog, is slated to open on Rutledge Road just west of the bridge, at the end of May.

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Does clouded thinking about marijuana cloud your thinking? submitted by the Municipal Drug Strategy Committee, Township of Drummond/North Elmsley, Tay Valley Township, Town of Perth

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SOCIAL NOTES ENGAGEMENT

Larry & Carol Pealow along with Hillar & Raili Teesov are pleased to announce the engagement of their children Brian Pealow & Julia Teesov.

Brian proposed to Julia at the Rockefeller Center in New York City while ice skating.

Their wedding is planned for August 2014 at LeBelvedere in Wakefield Quebec. Brian & Julia will reside in Napean.

CARD OF THANKs It's a very sad day when one has to place somebody they love into a home.

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So needless to say when we got the news of the closing we were quite devastated. This week they will be moved to another home, one I'm sure that will be a good one, BUT, certainly it won't have the same “home” appeal as Sharbot Lake has been.

A tremendous thank you to all who helped love and assist them this last year seems hardly enough, thus this thank you notice.

They will miss you as will we.

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May 23, 2013

Algonquins of Ontario launch information campaign E - Jeff Green

ver since the draft Agreement in Principle (AIP) for the Algonquin Land Claim was released at the tail end of 2012, there have been two competing streams of information coming out to the public about the land claim and the AIP. Officials from the two governments involved, particularly the government of Ontario, have been putting a positive spin on the agreement, while a coalition of groups including the Federation of Ontario Cottage Associations (FOCA), and the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) have been critical of the agreement, pointing out a number of grey areas that are open to varying interpretations.

Among the harshest of the criticisms is that the consultations with outside groups prior to the release of the AIP seem to have had no impact on the document that was released in December of 2012.

At public events organized by FOCA/ OFAH the organizers took pains to point out that the concerns they have are directed towards the governments involved and not the Algonquins. However, at meetings organized by both the Government of Ontario and the FOCA/OFAH coalition, a number of the speakers have made highly critical, sometimes inflammatory remarks about members

of the Algonquin community.

In recent weeks, municipal politicians in the territory have begun to meet and they have voiced their own concerns, mainly about the land dispensations that are included in the AIP within their jurisdictions.

As all of this has been going on, the First Nation at the centre of what has become a growing storm of dissent, has not spoken out as a group.

The Algonquins of Ontario are (AOO) made up of the Council of the Pikwakanagan First Nation and Algonquin Negotiation Representatives (ANRs) from 9 off-reserve (and non-status in relation to the Indian Act of Canada) Algonquin communities within the land claim territory. Among these communities are the Snimikobe and Shabot Obaadjiwan in our vicinity.

They have launched their own information campaign this month, which includes a series of articles (the first of which is reprinted below) as well as three meetings with politicians to be held over the next two weeks.

As a public service, we will be publishing the AOO submissions in the coming weeks, as space permits. They will also be collected together on our website (Frontenacnews.ca) We will also be covering one of the upcoming meetings the AOO is hosting.

The Algonquin land claim – a journey of reconciliation

by Robert Potts, principal negotiator and senior legal counsel for the Algonquins of Ontario

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he Algonquins of Ontario (AOO) have reached a historic point on our journey of survival, rebuilding and self-sufficiency – a journey of reconciliation – and one that includes reaching out and building relationships with our neighbours within our traditional territory. This journey began nearly 250 years ago when the first Algonquin Petition was submitted to the Crown in 1772.

The Algonquins of Ontario claim includes an area of nine million acres within the watersheds of the Kichisippi (Ottawa River) and the Mattawa River in Ontario. Unlike most other First Nations, the AOO have never had a land surrender treaty with the Crown.

There are currently more than 1.2 million people living and working within this unceded territory that covers most of Eastern Ontario, including the nation’s capital. There are also 85 municipal jurisdictions fully or partially located within the settlement area, including 76 lower and single tier municipalities and nine upper tier counties.

Algonquins have lived in present-day Ontario for thousands of years before Europeans arrived. Today, the AOO are comprised of ten Algonquin communities. These include the Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation and the Algonquin communities of Antoine, Kijicho Manito Madaouskarini (Bancroft), Bonnechere, Greater Golden Lake, Mattawa/North Bay, Ottawa, Shabot Obaadjiwan (Sharbot Lake), Snimikobi (Ardoch) and Whitney and Area.

The ten communities are represented by 16 Algonquin Negotiation Representatives (ANRs) who are elected by Algonquin Voters for three-year terms. The ANRs include the chief and council of the Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation and one representative

from each of the nine other Algonquin communities.

Based on a protocol signed in 2004, these communities are working together to provide a unified approach to reach a settlement of the Algonquin land claim.

On December 13, 2012, the Preliminary Draft Agreement-in-Principle (AIP) was released. The Preliminary Draft AIP is a culmination of many years of negotiations between the AOO, Canada and Ontario. Our negotiations, beginning in 1991, continue to build on the determined efforts of the Algonquin people to be heard. It has been a long journey and it is far from over.

Elements of the Preliminary Draft AIP serve as key building blocks to: 1) reaffirm the honour and pride of the Algonquin people; 2) ensure the survival and prosperity of the Algonquin people and culture; 3) raise awareness and understanding about Algonquin history and culture; 4) stimulate cultural and economic development opportunities; and 5) achieve reconciliation of the relationships between the AOO and the Governments of Canada and Ontario.

As we continue our journey, the Algonquins of Ontario are united in our commitment to achieving a just and equitable settlement of this claim. We look forward to working together as neighbours in the spirit of reconciliation.

This column is the first in a series providing insights into Algonquin history, the foundation for the land claim, elements of the Preliminary Draft AIP and next steps in the journey. The next column will focus on the transfer of funds and the land component of the Preliminary Draft AIP. For more information visit www.tanakiwin.com.

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South Frontenac Council, May 21

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

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

FOR RENT BACHELOR – 1 bedroom apt., $650/month, all inclusive, Northbrook area. Also 4 bedroom townhouse, $850 plus utilities. 613-336-0951 SHARED APT. 2 bedrooms, Sharbot Lake area, shared laundry / washroom; separate living room & kitchen, $550 inclusive, includes cable, 613-279-3235

FOR SALE 1984 YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE, Venture, new paint last year, good tires, light bar, moving, must sell. Needs nothing to safety. $2500, 613375-6280 BABY ITEMS, clothes, stroller, tub & much more. If interested call 613-375-8854 BUILDING LOT, 3 acres, outskirts of Mountain Grove. Driveway, well, hydro on lot, $25,000.

Call 613-335-3878 CENTRAL BOILER OUTDOOR FURNACES Things are heating up! 2013 Sale!! Save up to $1300 on selected models. Call for more information. Your local Dealer, Wood Heat Solutions, Frankford, ON, 613-398-1611; Bancroft, ON 613-332-1613 LAND, 16 + ACRES, 2500 ft. frontage on #7 Highway, 2 accesses, $29,500. Call Howard, 613-335-3245 or 613-329-5767 PRIVATE SALE. Totally renovated 2 bedroom house with two outbuildings Thompson Road, Mountain Grove. New well. Great starter home or retirement home. $78,000. 613-335-3878.

TWO COCKATIELS, born July 2011, one male, one female, paid over $300, asking $175 for both, includes cage & accessories. 613-3758854

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This month’s SHAW Special – Get HDTV in up to 4 rooms for only $50 a room! Call 613-374-3305 for enquiries. www.dougsantenna.com

GARAGE/YARD SALES HOLIDAY WEEKENDS, May 24, 25, 26; 8-8 daily. Multi family’s antiques, furniture, children’s stuff, sports equipment, aluminum boats, motors, 77 Skidoo, tools, toys, treasures, etc. etc. Road 38 to Crow Lake Road to Badour Road. Follow signs MAY 24 & 25, 1172 White Lake Rd. Rain or shine. Ladies clothes size 16; books; furniture, appliances, exercise equipment, walker, wheelchair & much more JUNE 1 & 2, 8am-4pm. Multi-family yard sale, lots of good items, 4140 Bell Line Rd., 8km west from 509 or 4km north from #7 Highway SAT. & SUN. MAY 25 & 26, 8am-4pm, 2072 Long Lake Rd. Rain or shine. Something for everyone!

THIS AND THAT THRIFT SHOP, 32 Peterson Rd., Northbrook (turn at lights in Northbrook).

Open 9 am to 7 pm, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

Something for everyone.

YARD SALE- May 25th 8:30am - 3pm.

Something for everyone: small appliances, pool parts, linens, Avon, etc. 11391 Hwy 38, just north of Parham YARD SALE at 4350 Wheatley Street, Sydenham proudly participating in Sydenham’s 1st Annual Giant Yard & Sidewalk Sale Day - May 25th - 8 am to 2 pm Rain or shine. 613-376-3519

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HALL RENTAL S&A CLUB HALL, Harrowsmith. Air conditioned, capacity 90, $25/hr up to 3 hours; $125 for more than 3 hours. For hall rental please contact Linda Stewart (613) 372-3797 and for membership, Tricia Evans (613) 3720343 VERONA LIONS BANQUET HALL AND BOARD MEETING ROOM (Lions’ Den).

Reasonable rates in a convenient location.

Air conditioned. Full kitchen and bar facility.

Weddings, anniversaries, parties, conferences.

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HELP WANTED BLACK LAKE STORE - Looking for summer employment? Send resumes to Black Lake Store, 25418 Hwy. 7, K0H 2P0 or call 613-3353879.

HUNTING & FISHING FIREARMS & HUNTER ED COURSES. Henderson: Firearms Course – June 14 and 15, Hunter Education Course – July 5 and 6.

Wild Turkey license examinations. Call Bill at 613-335-2786 HUNTER SAFETY AND FIREARMS COURSES. Turkey Examinations.

Please call for course dates and details. Call Richard 613-336-9875.

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

SERVICES CLEAN, QUALITY WORKMANSHIP by mature, experienced carpenter. Renovations, decks, painting, ceramics. Call Dennis, 613449-8997 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 experienced renovator. For free estimate call 613-375-6582. Web site www.mindspan.net/ construction HOMESTYLE WEDDINGS. Minister Judie Diamond helps design your ceremony and performs the marriage at location of your choice. 613-375-6772 PET SITTING in Mountain Grove. Going away? Let us help. Dogs, Cats, etc. Spacious, individual accommodations. Long walks. By appointment only. Laura Mills 613-335-3658.

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PHIL’S SPRING CLEANUP. Will clean garages and bring anything that needs to go to the dump. 613-268-2080 PHOTOCOPY, FAX & LAMINATION SERVICES available at The Frontenac News, the Annex (rear building), 1095 Garrett St., Sharbot Lake. Competitive prices! 8½“ x 11” - Black & White, 1-10 copies: 15¢ ea; 11-25 copies: 10¢ ea; 26-100 copies 8¢ ea. Color copies 65¢ each (25¢ for 50+). Taxes extra.

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by Wilma Kenny “It’s Highway Robbery” Mayor Davison didn’t disguise his frustration when Council reviewed a letter from the Municipal Policing Bureau which was sent earlier this month to all mayors and reeves of Ontario’s OPP policed municipalities. The letter reminds municipalities of the 2010 agreement between the OPP and the Province: at that time, the OPP took a one-year (2011) wage increase of 5%, and agreed to a two-year wage freeze for 2012 and 2013.

The agreement concluded “with a salary increase in 2014, which will match the salary of the highest paid police service in Ontario.”

This amounts to a projected 8.55% increase in OPP wages for 2014. Davison reminded Council that this cannot be offset by staff cutbacks, for the municipalities’ level of police service is mandated by the province. The only positive factor is that South Frontenac’s crime rates are low.

Mayor Davison is a member of a province-wide Mayors' Coalition which is trying to address the issue of escalating policing costs: Council agreed to send this group a letter expressing their strong concern and support. However, a policy update from the Ontario Association of Municipalities notes: “It should be understood that the only way to undo such collective agreement increas-

BioBlitz at Depot Creek Nature Reserve T

he Kingston Field Naturalists invite you to join them in their 15th annual Bioblitz, which will take place this year on Depot Creek Nature Reserve, the new property of the Land Conservancy for Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington. The field naturalists would like to record over 400 species in 24 hours and hope that everyone will find it a fun and educational event.

A BioBlitz is an inventory of as many living things as can be identified within a 24-hour period. Specialists and experts from a diverse set of disciplines will be grouped with interested volunteers to explore the area under investigation. The inventory and interaction of volunteers with the public are integral goals of this event.

The BioBlitz will take place from 3 pm on Fri. June 14 to 3 pm on Sat. June 15, rain or shine. The nature reserve is located just north of 6313 First Lake Road (Blueroof Farm) in Bellrock. Volunteers do not have to participate for the entire event but can come for as little or as long as they like. Some would like to help count birds and others are interested in reptiles or plants, so they can arrange to attend those events on the schedule. Please register in advance with Peter Good at 613378-6605 or goodcompany@sympatico.ca.

There is no fee to participate but there is a $10 fee for those who would like to camp overnight; primitive camping only. No dogs are allowed at this event. Every hike will have a leader. Please bring your own meals and snacks, but a barbeque lunch will be available on Saturday for a suggested donation of $5. The schedule is as follows:

es would be by provincial legislation which would draw legal and policy challenges.”

Dog Agility Trials Approved: On the basis that this year’s dog agility trials are a ‘one-off’, not a permanent use, and are compatible with neighbouring property uses, Council approved five dog agility trial events on the Bill Day farm: June 7-9, June 15-16, Sept 14-15, October 5-6, and October 19, 2013, “including overnight stays for approximately 20 travel trailers/campers, provided that all septic and garbage disposal is appropriately addressed.”

Capital Budget Adjustments: Council endorsed the deferral of the Rock Lake bridge rehabilitation to 2014 and the acceleration of the Desert Lake Road reconstruction for 2013. The $183, 642 which will be saved by these changes is to remain as a contingency in the 2013 roads budget. Councilor Vandewal said he would prefer any savings be returned to the township.

Third Party Fire Hall and Equipment Study: Council approved the bid of Emergency Management and Training Inc. in the amount of $20,000: the report is to be prepared by early September.

Loughborough Waste Disposal Site Changes: Council approved a revised operating arrangement with George Whaley, site operator, reflecting the reduced hours at Loughborough waste site which began May 1. This had been discussed with Whaley.

2013 Taxes Levied: CAO Orr calculated that the 2013 tax levy represents an increase of 0.74% for “the average phased-in township household.”

Township of Addington Highlands 2 Summer Students required for the purpose of roadside clean up and various other tasks under the direction of the Road/Waste Management Supervisor.

2 Summer Students required for the purpose of assisting the Waste Site Attendant(s).

1 Summer Student required for 2-3 days/week assisting Office Staff.

Resumés are due by 4pm, Thursday June 6, 2013 by fax 613-336-2847 or email trosenblath@addingtonhighlands.ca or in person or by mail to the Twp Office, 72 Edward St., Flinton ON K0H 1P0.

Students must meet the "Summer Job Services" eligibility requirements. "Positions will be available subject to funding approval through Loyalist College Summer Jobs Service 2013". For more info contact the Twp Office at 613-336-2286.

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May 23, 2013

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Northern Happenings Northern Happenings listings are free for community groups, and will be published for two weeks. Donations to offset the cost of publication would be appreciated. Other listings are paid or are taken from paid ads elsewhere in the paper. The News makes every effort to be accurate but events should be independently verified by readers.

Thursday, May 23 CENTRAL FRONTENAC MINOR SOFTBALL, Mites, 6:30pm East Storrington @ Sharbot Lake; 8:30pm Mountain Grove @ Parham PLEVNA - CHILI NIGHT & Dessert Auction, Clarendon Central Public School, 5-6:30pm; $5;

Thurs, Fri, Sat. May 23 - 24 SYDENHAM HIGH SCHOOL presents Norm Foster’s “Office Hours”, 7-10pm, free admission with a donation to Drew Cumpson.

Friday May 24 PLEVNA – BINGO FUNDRAISER for ClarMill volunteer firefighters, 7-9pm, cash prizes, Clar-Mill hall SHARBOT LAKE – DINNER at the Legion.

5:30–7 pm roast beef

Fri & Sat May 24 - 25 LIONS GAS-O-RAMA at the Sharbot Lake Petro Can. www.sharbotlions.com

Saturday May 25 BELLROCK - KARAOKE, community hall, 7:30pm; cost: freewill offering; proceeds to support hall; info: bellrockhall.ca; 374-2036 ENTERPRISE - DANCE w/ Land o’ Lakes Cruisers, community hall, 8pm, lunch, $12.50pp at door; sponsored by Tamworth & District Lions; info 358-2720; 379-2952.

GOULD LAKE CONSERVATION AREA canoeing workshop 10am-1pm, $35.50pp; advance registration required, cataraquiregion. on.ca/events/index.htm FARMERS’ MARKETS – Local farmers’ markets held every Saturday, 9am-1pm at: McDonalds Corners MERA schoolhouse; Sharbot Lake Oso beach; Verona Lions Club HARLOWE DANCE, 8pm, w/ Country Band, community centre, $8, lunch, prizes, info: Marie 613-336-2557 HARROWSMITH - COMMUNITY FUN DAY, Free Methodist Church, 9am-2pm, free community BBQ, bake table, garage sale, crafts, games; proceeds in support of community.

HARTINGTON - COMMUNITY CARING CENTER Garage Sale, 10am-2pm; proceeds to local charities.

LAND O’LAKES GARDEN CLUB PLANT SALE in Cloyne, Barrie Hall 9am. Plants go fast, come early.

PARHAM – FAMILY FUN DAY fundraiser for June’s Angels Relay for Life Team, 11am-2pm, fairgrounds; petting zoo, reptile show, games, etc; $5; children $2. Hypnotist show, 7pm, IOOF Hall advance tickets $5, at door $7, children $3; Rose LaPointe 613-279-2852

PARHAM – GOSPEL SING, w/ “Days of Grace”, Free Methodist Church, 7pm, refreshments, all welcome SYDENHAM VILLAGE - GIANT YARD & SIDEWALK SALE DAY, village-wide at homes & businesses, 8am-2pm, rain or shine, info: Anne Marie Young 613-376-3519; a.m.young@sympatico.ca.

SHARBOT LAKE HIGH SCHOOL 65th Anniversary “The Last Waltz”; day concert w/ alumni musicians starts 11am; day wrist bands $5. Evening concert is sold out .

SYDENHAM LEGION Chinese Food Dinner $15, & quarter auction, 5:30pm; tickets must be pre-purchased, must be 19 or older.

TAMWORTH LEGION - CONCERT by Rik Emmett of Triumph; 8pm; $30; 613-379-2808; sponsor: Tamworth Erinsville Community Development Committee.

VERONA - FRONTENAC WOMEN’S CHORUS presents “Rock On, Frontenac!”, Trinity United Church, 7:30pm. By donation.

Sunday May 26

FLINTON - THROUGH THE ROOF, 10:45am special music by Trevor Baker; 6:30pm Open Mic; all welcome TAMWORTH - MUSSELS WORKSHOP by Biologist Fred Schueler, 1pm, public library, children welcome, sponsor: Friends of the Salmon River info: Tony, atdowns@aol.com

Monday, May 27 NORTH FRONTENAC LITTLE THEATRE Annual Meeting, potluck 6pm; meeting 7pm; anyone is welcome to attend; Info: Nina Jenkins 613-279-2945

Tuesday, May 28 CLOYNE - LAND O’ LAKES QUILTERS “Trunk Show”, featuring Carol Darou, Kathy Price, 10am; Pineview Free Methodist Church, free admission, all welcome; 613-336-8080.

HARROWSMITH WOMEN’S INSTITUTE meet at St. Paul’s United Church, 6pm - nursery tour; new members welcome ONTARIO HIGHLANDS TOURSIM ASSOCIATION (OHTO) networking event, Addison’s Restaurant, Hwy 41, 5pm, free, advance registration required: 629-6486, info@ohto.ca

Wednesday May 29 CENTRAL FRONTENAC MINOR SOFTBALL, 6:30pm Parham vs Mtn Grove at Mtn Grove; Sharbot Lake vs Parham at Parham PARHAM - RELAY FOR LIFE Team Captains’ Meeting, 7-9pm, IOOF Hall, info: Christine 375-6525 mrsteal2u@hotmail.com RURAL WOMEN’S GROUP, 1:30-3pm, Southern Frontenac Community Services, 4419 George St.; free transportation avail: 1-800-763-9610, all women welcome

Thursday May 30 CENTRAL FRONTENAC MINOR SOFTBALL, 6:30pm Verona @ Sharbot Lk; Sydenham @ Mtn Grove; Sharbot Lake @ Parham. 8:30pm Inverary @ Sharbot Lake SYDENHAM - ALZHEIMER SUPPORT GROUP 7-9pm, Grace Centre; 613-544-3078

Thurs May 30 – Sat June 1 FRONTENAC PARAMEDIC SERVICES will

be at Centre Court, Cataraqui Town Centre for EMS Week. Everyone is invited to join them

Friday May 31 HARROWSMITH - THEME DANCE for ages 9-15, Golden Links Hall, $25 gift card for best “PJ” outfit, 7pm; $6; Wayne 358-2355 or Sharon 372-2315 SHARBOT LAKE – FOOT CARE CLINIC, seniors’ centre, appointment: 613-279-3151.

Saturday June 1

ARDEN LEGION DUCK RACE, 12 noon, Mill Pond; Tickets $5 ea or 3 for $10; proceeds to “Care” program for those in need.

ARDEN – RELAY FOR LIFE SPAGHETTI SUPPER, community centre 5-7pm; cost - freewill donation, sponsor: Kennebec Firefighters; all proceeds to Relay for Life.

BOLINGBROKE - HEALTHY COOKING CLASSES, ABC Hall, 9:30am-12noon, gluten, sugar, dairy free recipes; $20 + $10 ingredients (4 classes $70 + $40 ingredients); register: 273-2571 by April 26 HARROWSMITH - GRANDMOTHERS BY THE LAKE Plant & Bake Sale, 10am-2pm at Tiffany’s Gift Shoppe; proceeds to Grandmothers in Africa raising grandchildren orphaned by HIV/AIDS. HINCHINBROOKE PUBLIC SCHOOL “Farewell” Celebration, 11am-2pm; BBQ, refreshments, memorabilia, all welcome PARHAM - SMORGASBORD SUPPER, United Church 5-7pm; $12, 6-12yrs $4; under 6 free; family $25 SHARBOT LAKE - GREAT OUTDOOR ADVENTURE, 11am-1pm, all ages welcome; St. James Major Catholic School; to pre-register, call the Child Center 613-279-2244.

WESTPORT VILLAGE GARAGE SALE, starts 9am, % of proceeds to CPHC and Westport in Bloom; info 328-0501; 273-8775

Sat & Sun June 1 & 2 SHARBOT LAKE - QUILTS AND BEYOND, Habitat for Humanity fundraiser, 1010 Lawn & Garden Centre, Sat 10-4; Sun 1-5; $10, refreshments, music; vendor tables $15/day; $25 /2 days

Sunday June 2

BEDFORD OPEN MIC & JAM, 1-5pm, Bedford Hall 1381 Westport Rd, Bluegrass, Country, Gospel & more, $2, 613-374-2614 ENTERPRISE - COUNTRY JAMBOREE w/ Bill White & Brother, Centennial Park 1pm; also Youth Competition; sponsor: NewburghCamden Lions; 613-379-9972 ENTERPRISE - GOSPEL SING w/ the Frizzells; Vernon Scott & Friends; Nick & Gwen Chajkowski, Free Methodist Church 6:30pm, refreshments; Ron 613-358-2536 SHARBOT LAKE - RELAY FOR LIFE Spaghetti Luncheon by Team Fighting Scotsman, Oso hall 11am-4pm

Monday June 3 CENTRAL FRONTENAC MINOR SOFTBALL Verona #2 vs. Parham at Parham 6:30pm OMPAH – FOOT CARE CLINIC, Community hall, call 613-279-3151 for info, appointment

Tuesday June 4 SHARBOT LAKE - LOCAL FOOD COOKING WORKSHOPS by Andrea Dickinson, free, making tandoori chicken in a BBQ & more cooking w/ local food, 7-9:30pm Oso Hall.

Grandmothers’ plant & bake sale coming up in Harrowsmith D

by Susan Howlett

o you like browsing at plant sales, looking for something different? Something you won’t find at most garden centres? On Saturday, June 1, the fifth annual Grandmothers’ Plant & Bake Sale will be held in front of Tiffany Gift Shoppe in Harrowsmith at 10 a.m. sharp (no early-bird sales). Home baking and a wide variety of plants grown by the Grandmothers by the Lake and their supporters will be offered at modest prices to benefit the Grandmothers Campaign -- a very deserving cause.

Grandmothers by the Lake is one of over 250 grandmother groups across Canada dedicated to helping the grandmothers in sub-Saharan Africa who have been severely

impacted by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The Grandmothers Campaign, launched in 2006 by the Stephen Lewis Foundation, raises money for grassroots projects begun by and for those African grandmothers who are, in the words of Stephen Lewis, “the unsung heroes” of Africa. Despite having to cope with the deaths of their own children, these grandmothers must carry on with the task of raising their orphaned grandchildren in communities that are devastated by the AIDS virus and impoverished. In many communities, small and large, the grandmothers have formed support groups to deal with issues such as feeding, clothing, and sending their grandchildren to school; health care; AIDS

education; grief counselling; and skills development for self-sufficiency.

It is for these grassroots projects, initiated and run by African women, that the Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation raises funds. The money we raise not only helps to support these vital projects, but also bolsters the African grandmothers’ strength and courage to continue with their struggle, knowing that the grandmothers of Canada care.

We believe that the grandmother movement is one way to make a difference in our world. So come to the sale, pick up some interesting plants and delicious home baking, and if you’re interested, talk to members of Grandmothers by the Lake about what our group does.

Wednesday June 5 SHARBOT LAKE - ALZHEIMER SOCIETY SUPPORT GROUP, 1-3 pm, United Church hall, 613-544-3078 ext 203

Thursday June 6 HARDWOOD LAKE - RETIRED TEACHERS AND FRIENDS: Luncheon at Mapleton House, 11:30am. To attend phone 613-4792837 by June 4 at noon.

Regular Happenings ARDEN - Community hall: LINE DANCING Mondays 9:30-10:30am; FIT & FUN exercise class, Tuesdays 9-10am (April 10 - late June), TAI CHI Wednesdays, beginners class 9:15am, advanced 10:15am. Sponsor: Kennebec Rec. Committee; info 613-335-2845 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 ■ Flinton, Mondays, Rec Centre, doors open 6pm ■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.

BOLINGBROKE EXERCISE CLASSES FOR SENIORS, ABC Hall, Mondays 10-11am. Info: Joyce 273-4832 CANCER PATIENTS requiring rides to treatments: call 613-384-2361 or 1-866-877-0309 CLOTHING /BOUTIQUE – NORTHBROOK, in former United Church next to cemetery – Thurs & Sat, 10am-2pm CLOTHING – HARTINGTON, COMMUNITY CARING, Princess Ann Community Centre, Mon 9-12, Tues 9-4, and Fri 9-12 CLOTHING - TREASURE TRUNK, Sharbot Lake, 1171 Cannon Rd. “New & Second Tyme Around Clothing” Donations welcome. 2792113.

CLOTHING – VERONA, “Style Revival”, free clothing, Free Methodist Church, Wed & Thurs, 10am-1pm CLOYNE – YOGA; every Tuesday 5pm, Barrie Hall; sponsor: Land O’Lakes Emmanuel United Church; suggested donation $5.

COMMUNITY DROP-IN – Sharbot Lake Every Wednesday, 10am – 2pm, St. Andrew’s Anglican Church. All welcome! 279-3151.

FLINTON – ADULT COMMUNITY DROPIN, Tuesdays, Rec Centre, 9am-3pm, homecooked style noon meals, all welcome, info: LOLCS, Pam 336-8934 x 229 GOLDEN SUNSET CLUB meets 1st Monday of month, Northbrook Lions Hall, noon. Info: 336-2570. Join us for potluck LAND O’LAKES FOOD BANK needs food & cash donations and community involvement.

Contact Land o’Lakes Community Services, 613-336-8934 LENNOX & ADDINGTON RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN/EARLY YEARS PLAYGROUPS & DROP-INS - Tamworth Playgroup: Mondays 9:30 am-noon, Sheffield Arena; Northbrook Drop-In: Wednesdays 10:00 am-1:00 pm, Lions Hall; Flinton DropIn: Thursdays 10:00 am-1:00pm, Township Hall; Info: 613-336-8934 ext. 257.

Bioblitz schedule continued from page 13 Friday, June 14: 2:30 p.m. - registration opens; 3 p.m. BioBlitz send off; 3:30 – 5 p.m. General guided tour; 5:30 p.m. Supper (bring your own); 7 p.m. Small mammal trap setting; 8 - 10 p.m. Frogs, Light traps, Pit fall traps, Moth baiting, Bats, Owl calling; 10 p.m. Astronomy, Moths (identification may continue after 10:30 p.m.)

Saturday, June 15: 6:30 - 8:30 Birding; 8 a.m. Mammal trap check; 8:30 - 9:30 General Plant walk; 9:30 - 11:30 Pond Dipping and Invertebrate hunt for kids of all ages; Dragonflies. 11:30 - 12:30 BBQ lunch; 12 noon informal remarks; 1 - 2:30 p.m. Butterflies; 1 - 2:30 p.m. Reptiles and Amphibians.

2:30 p.m. Check out and hand in survey for reward! 3 p.m. BioBlitz ends.

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On the weekend, Chambers opened up her home and studio to two other artists who were also part of the tour. Anais Fritzlan designs and creates “Under the Weather� bags, a unique a line of highly functional and masterfully sewn utilitarian bags that include courier bags and purses and other cycling accessories all made from a wide variety of printed fabrics. September Scribailo was also one of Ann's guests on the tour. She is a painter who creates her work using her own mixed encaustic paints.

When Ann is not working on her own work she holds regular workshops at her studio. www.annechambers.ca

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Teachers describe Sebastian as always doing what it takes, not only to pursue excellence for himself, but to support others, and “bring them along” on his journey.

Sebastian serves as Grade 12 representative on Student Council, and in that role, he works hard to ensure he is providing a voice for his peers, as well as supporting the organization of arts-focused events in the school.

Outside of School Council, Sebastian can often be found spending his lunch hours tutoring students in mathematics.

Sebastian is a very artistic and creative young man. He is highly successful in many media forms, including video, photography, and writing. He is currently representing Sydenham High School in the Skills Canada competition, in the TV/Video Production category. Sebastian is a writer for a community newspaper that celebrates rural life, and last year, he was one of three finalists in the 2012 KingstonWritersfest Youth Competition Sebastian is a global thinker. He encourages students to have a broader perspective, and to consider their community, and the world. Outside of the SHS community, Sebastian volunteers for a summer camp for Cree and Ojibway teens from Constance Lake First Nation, 14 hours north of Kingston. The goal of the camp is to bring events into the community, and to motivate the youth towards a better future. Sebastian was recently recognized in in the “People to Watch” section, for his outstanding contributions to the school community and beyond. One teacher describes Sebastian as being “all about innovation, superior academic standing, and the well-being of others.” He makes a difference to the classroom, to Sydenham High School, and to his community.

ebastian Back, a graduating student at Sydenham High School, is known by staff and students as a positive, polite, and respectful student leader who is active in the Sydenham

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He has resurrected the elementary intramural program, where students in Grades 5 to 8 participate in a lunchtime program of different athletic activities. Jared planned, organized and ran the program, always focusing on getting students involved in fun activities Jared is an active member of the volleyball program at North Addington where he has played on the volleyball team for three years, acting this year as Captain. In all sporting events, Jared mentors others, modeling both sportsmanship and skill.

Jared’s achievements in team sports at North Addington have been recognized through the school’s awards program where he has been named Male Athlete of the Year. He has also received a prestigious TEAM award which recognizes his commitment to Teamwork, Enthusiasm, Attitude, and Mentorship.

Jared is also committed to helping and developing others through his volunteer activities.

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Jared’s focused efforts and achievements are not limited to sports. He has challenged himself with a broad range of academic studies and has maintained a 93% average throughout high school. At North Addington there is a five-tier points accumulation system which recognizes a student’s academic achievements and milestones. Jared has accumulated sufficient points to be recognized at the third tier and is on track to reach the fourth tier this fall.

Jared is a student who can, and does, do it all. He has pushed himself in every aspect of school life with a quiet confidence that serves as a model for those around him.

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