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The Last Waltz at SLHS A

by Jeff Green

s former Sharbot Lake High School teacher Gary Giller put it, there were two major drivers behind what turned out to be a highly emotional and satisfying sendoff for Sharbot Lake High School last Saturday.

The first was Craig Bakay, who asked Giller about a year ago whether he had given any thought to bringing back some of the musicians who have graced the cafetorium stage at the school over the years.

“I hadn’t thought about that, but we started working on it right away,” said Giller during his remarks at the opening ceremonies of The Last Waltz. “Sharon MacDonald, longtime office manager at the school, said that this is the 65th anniversary of the school, so we thought we would put it all together to make it a fitting farewell for the school.

A great committee came together, and here we are.”

To mark Gary Giller the continuity and variety of musicians that were a feature of the day, HD Supply, the rock band that was fostered through the School of Rock at Hinchinbrooke Public School and is now based at the high school, played a set before the opening ceremonies, and just after the ceremonies the Strat Cats (Centre Stage Band) a band that features Giller, former SLHS student and faculty member Jim MacPherson, former SLHS student and current teacher at Land o’Lakes Public School, Terry Reynolds, and relative newcomer to the area, Dave Limber, played a set.

That set the tone for the day, as act after act with a variety of connections to the community and the school took the stage in front of an appreciative audience.

The opening ceremonies, so often something to be endured at events like this, were an exception to that rule. In a fitting turn, Paddy O’Connor, in his Town Crier role, made reference to all of the plays that have been staged there by students and the North Frontenac Little Theatre, some of which O’Connor himself has participated in as an actor and set designer/builder.

He also read out a short verse by Jim MacPherson: “A famous bard once said, ‘All the World is a stage’ Alas I stand before you on this stage in its final stage.

Indeed the Board of Education has determined that this stage is an ‘aged’ stage.

We all go through changes in our lives.

And in the 65th year of its life, the final curtain falls on this great stage. Singers, dancers, actors, musicians, performers of all type have graced this stage.

Now a new stage will rise to the north which will surely become the rage.

But, for today, to many a fine performance and song sung on this stage, we pay homage, On this fair day, let us dance ‘The Last Waltz’”.

School Principal Heather Hyatt, Board Trustee Ann Goodfellow, and School Council Chair Cheryl Allen all spoke briefly, and Brenda Hunter, the Director of Education with the Limestone Board spoke for a longer time. Aside from bringing greetings from the board and talking about its commitment to students in what the board calls “The North” Hunter shared some anecdotes based on conversations with her husband, Jack Fox, a former supervisor with the board and an alumni of SLHS. As Brenda Hunter recounted, when Jack Fox attended SLHS in the 1950s, students were required to join the army cadets, which involved a lot of marching and standing at attention. For the boys it also meant that any boy who did not have one already was given a .22 caliber rifle and ammunition, and target practice took place at the rear of the school.

“We don’t know if the girls were given rifles as well,” Hunter said, “but I know that if we did something like that today, we would certainly hear about it - if not about the rifles, certainly about the fact that only the boys were given them.”

A number of people who were students in the first year of the school were in attendance, but the keynote address was delivered by Eric Wagar, who started at the school in its second year. He went on to a teaching and administrative career with the school board as well.

Wagar said he was touched when Gary Giller called him, expecting that Giller would ask him to dance the last waltz with his wife Muriel, who is also an SLHS graduate.

“But then he asked me to give a talk instead,” said Wagar. He went on to talk about the early days of the school, and some of the characters and the antics that the students got up to, not mentioning if they ever got caught or punished.

He concluded by quoting from the final public statement ever made by Jack Layton, in reference to the future of the new school and the surrounding community.

“Whether you agreed with Jack Layton’s politics or not, there was something true about his final words: ‘My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear.

Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.’”

Shawn McCullough

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Central Frontenac Council warms to Hinchinbrooke community center plan

by Jeff Green

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he Central Frontenac Community Recreation Committee is a group that has been working on finding a way to redevelop the soon to be closed Hinchinbrooke Public School for community use. So far they have had a polite, but cool reception from Central Frontenac Council, which is wary of taking on the short-term renovation costs and the long-term maintenance costs of the building.

But this week Council may have turned a corner.

Sue Leslie-Campbell and Bob Teal from the committee appeared before Council on Tuesday evening (May 28) to ask if Council was willing to endorse an application to the Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation (FCFDC) for a $20,000 grant to do a feasibility study of the project. They were also asking for a $3,325 commitment from Council.

A previous request was refused because at that time the FCFDC wanted the letter of support from Council to include a commitment to purchase the property if the feasibility study showed the project was viable.

Two things have changed since then. One is that the committee has received information from the school board about the property and has also brought in the township’s Chief Building Official, Jeremy Neven, to confirm that the building is structurally sound.

The second change is that township staff have now identified an additional potential use for the building.

In a report to Council, Acting CAO John Duchene wrote that “some of the potential uses include the relocation of the existing library from the portable classroom and remodelling part of the building to accommodate the local fire department.”

The township has already began to set money aside for a new fire hall to replace the aging Parham fire hall, which is located within sight of the school.

Although some councilors were sceptical about the viability of locating a fire hall, community activity space, and library in the same building, they are now willing to see where the study takes the project.

Deputy Mayor Tom Dewey said, “It’s a good initiative. Let’s find out what can be done with the building.”

Councilor John Purdon, who sits on the board of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library, said “I was at a couple of meetings last week regarding the strategic plan for the library, and one point that was made was that libraries should not be stand-alone facilities.

So this idea fits in with that rather well.”

Councilor Frances Smith said, “What I think is missing here is a business case scenario to take a look at who would be in the building and who would pay for what.”

Sue Leslie-Campbell pointed out that the proposed study includes that kind of analysis.

Councilor Bill Snyder said he also “supports the idea. The next step is to see who will use it. I’m not too interested in remodelling the building for a fire department, but we’ll see what happens with that.”

A motion of support for the funding application was amended to include a commitment by the township to “consider purchasing the property” if the study yields positive results.

It was passed unanimously.

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Court report May 27

Guilty pleas on first appearances for drinking and driving

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ames Steele, 66, pleaded guilty to charges of driving while impaired by alcohol and failing to stop at an accident. The incident, which occurred on the afternoon of March 16, involved two collisions, one on Road 38 and one at the intersection of Garrett and Elizabeth Streets in Sharbot Lake.

Because this was not his first drinking and driving related infraction, he was sentenced to 45 days incarceration and will be banned from driving for five years.

“The sentence is necessary as a deterrent, both to the defendant and to the public as well,” said Judge Wright in accepting the joint submission for sentencing from the Crown

TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC SWIM AND DAY CAMP REGISTRATION Red Cross Swim Lessons and summer day camps will be offered again this year at Gilmour Point in Battersea, McMullen Beach in Verona and at The Point in Sydenham.

See “Recreation” on the township website. For more information contact the Recreation Department at (613) 376-3027 Ext 2231.

TEMPORARY BRIDGE CLOSURE PETWORTH BRIDGE Please be advised that the Petworth Bridge located on Petworth Road will be CLOSED to all traffic from approximately May 21st, to approximately June 14, 2013 to facilitate repairs to the bridge. For more information see the township website.

FINAL TAX NOTICES 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.

and the defence.

- Cheryl Runions, 61, also pleaded guilty to a charge of driving with blood alcohol over 80 mg/100 ml of blood. She was stopped at a RIDE check in Sharbot Lake on March 23. She appeared intoxicated, and told police she had two beers that day. After failing a roadside breath test she was taken to the detachment where she registered a 105 and 99 on the breathalyser machine. It was her first offence and she received a $1,000 fine and a one year driving prohibition, with 12 months to pay the fine.

Convictions – Devon Farrant, 24, charged with failing to re-attend court, was brought to court from another jurisdiction where he is in pre-trial custody. He was sentenced to time served.

Transfers - Kyle Rothwell, 29, charged with driving while impaired, and operating a vehicle with blood alcohol over 80 mg/100 ml intends to plead guilty, but in order to do so in time to apply for the use of an interlock device instead of the one-year driving prohibition he is facing, he needs to do so before the next Sharbot Lake court date. On the understanding that Rothwell will be entering a guilty plea, the proceedings have been transferred to Kingston, where they will be heard this week.

- Frederick Langton, charged with driving while impaired by alcohol and failure to comply with a probation order, will appear in Kingston later this week.

First appearances - Stephen Cowan, 64, charged with possession/trafficking in illegal substances will return on June 17.

Edward St. Pierre, 39, charged with failing to comply with a probation order, will return on June 17.

Ongoing - Robert Eade, charged with two counts of assault and two counts of failing to comply with probation, will return on June 17.

- Scott Graham, 23, and Joseph Eagles, 25, both face one charge of possession and one charge of production of an illegal substance. The expectation is that the charges with will be dealt with by way of diversion, through a payment of $5,000 each. The Federal Crown said that each man has submitted half the required amount, and they were given two months, until July 15, to complete the payments.

The expectation is that the charges will be withdrawn on July 15.

- Richard Upland, 52, charged with break and enter, will return on June 17.

Withdrawn – A charge of failing to comply with a proba-

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tion order against Richard Vanness, 44, was withdrawn at the request of the Crown.

Youth matters: A male youth had his matter transferred to Kingston on the expectation of a guilty plea.

Another male youth will also have his assault charges transferred to Kingston for trial because the trial is expected to take longer than one day. It is anticipated that a judicial pre-trial will be ordered in the case, which may be held in Sharbot Lake.

Central Frontenac - continued from page 1 sues that need to be addressed. One is asbestos on the site, but committee member Bob Teal said that the asbestos that has been identified can be relatively easily removed. There is also a buried oil tank at the site, which will have to be dealt with. And while the septic system at the school is functional, it is at the end of its original due date for replacement.

Other notes from Council – Frontenac Arena Loan – Council decided to use funds from its Parkland Reserve fund to pay the bill that was sent to them from South Frontenac Township. The money is needed to cover the remaining costs from Project End Zone, which added four new dressing rooms, an officials’ room, a skate sharpening room and storage room to the arena, which is jointly owned by the two townships.

Fundraising efforts, which were supposed to mitigate the cost of the renovations, have fallen short by about $45,000, leaving an overall balance of over $190,000, of which a little over 40%, or $78,418, has been charged to Central Frontenac.

“Parkland Reserve Funds can only be used for certain purposes,” said Mayor Janet Gutowski, “and I am confident that the arena board explored every fundraising avenue to lower the cost to the townships. I should also point out that the operating costs of the arena are very low compared to other similar facilities, and we are lucky to have it remain viable in our community when other rural communities are being forced to close arenas.”

Bears, bears, bears – Councilor Purdon brought forward a concern about a number of bears in the Mountain Grove area and in the vicinity of the Olden waste site. Council decided to contact the MNR and see if they are willing to do some outreach work in Mountain Grove about safety around bears.

Correction re Great Outdoor Adventure

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lease note that the Great Outdoor Adventure, which is sponsored by Northern Frontenac Community Services and held annually in Sharbot Lake, was listed incorrectly in last week’s Northern Happenings as taking place on June 1.

The correct date is June 15.

SAFE PROPERTIES BY-LAW - REVIEW 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.

COUNCIL MEETING The next Council Meeting will be on June 4th 2013 at 7:00 pm.

The next Committee of the Whole Meeting will be on May 28th, 2013 at 7:00 pm.

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Public comments regarding a proposed by-law to enhance provisions in the existing Safe Properties By-Law #2000-81, will be received until Monday June 17, 2013.

Comments may be dropped off at the office in Sharbot Lake or emailed to jduchene@centralfrontenac.com.

If you have questions please call 613-279-2935 ext 227, John DuChene.

The by-law along with received comments will be considered by Council at its regular meeting scheduled for Tuesday, June 25, 2013

NOTICE OF CEMETERY BY-LAW The Township of Central Frontenac has submitted bylaws to the Registrar of the Funeral, Burial, and Cremation Services Act, 2002 for Echo Lake, Parham, Piccadilly, Wagarville, Campsall, Gaylord, Elmtree, Mountain Grove New, Oconto, St.John’s Anglican Zealand United.

Any interested parties may contact Cathy MacMunn at Tel: (613) 279-2935 for information, or to make copies.

By-laws or amendments may be reviewed or copied at 1084 Elizabeth Street, Sharbot Lake, Ontario These by-laws are subject to the approval of the Registrar, Funeral, Burial, and Cremation Services Act, 2002.

[Tel: Cemeteries Regulation Unit (416) 326-8399]

SERVICE DELIVERY REVIEW Service Delivery Review Meeting, at the Soldiers Memorial Hall, 1107 Garrett St. Sharbot Lake.

June 20th and July 16th at 4:00p.m.

Please note that June 4th and July 2nd have been cancelled.

COUNCIL MEETINGS June 11, 2013 at 4p.m. at the Soldiers Memorial Hall, 1107 Garrett St. Sharbot Lake.

June 25, 2013 at 4p.m. at the Soldiers Memorial Hall, 1107 Garrett St. Sharbot Lake.

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Hard times for journalists

by Jeff Green he main benefits of being a journalist are two-fold. First, journalists can dress poorly. Second, journalists get to sit in judgement of public figures. This judgement lies at the root of all reportage - editorials and news reports alike (that’s a trade secret, news reports are only editorials masked as factual accounts - just as you always suspected).

Journalists, and by extension, their readers, are free to revel in the inherent weaknesses of politicians, top level bureaucrats, and others whom they report on. It makes everyone feel better knowing that the people in positions of power can be as petty and foolish as we can be.

Historically the only problem with journalism was the pay, but things have gotten worse. Now that social media rules the world, everyone and anyone has become a journalist. The profession is fast becoming irrelevant.

To make matters worse, journalists have recently jumped into the headlines, in a bad way. Two former high-profile Canadian journalists, a Mr. Duffy and a Ms. Wallin, have been rather conspicuously present in the recent scandal over Senate expenses.

And amid all the controversies over the Ford brothers in Toronto, the Toronto Star, and now the Globe and Mail as well, have themselves become part of the story. They have made liberal use of anonymous sources, and engaged in speculations of all sorts, using the thinnest of all covers: “sources close to City Hall have told us” etc. And then there was the reporting about that video, the one that was reportedly shown to reporters on an i-phone by drug dealers in the back seat of a car in a back alley, the one with a $200,000 price tag.

The public is beginning to wonder if journalists aren’t just as corrupt as politicians and lawyers, and who’s to say we aren’t.

What is a self-respecting journalist to do in these hard times?

The answer to that question can also be found in recent headlines.

There happen to be two openings right now for communications people in the mayor’s office in Toronto.

How hard a job can that be?

I can think of a few sample official statements on the spot: “The mayor did not do crack. It’s business as usual at City Hall.

Anyone who says differently is a scum or a maggot”; “The mayor apologises for calling journalists scum and maggots”; “There is no video”; “If there is a video, the mayor is not in it”; “The mayor did not buy the video, which

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Letters Re: "Councilor accuses warden of influence peddling" (May 23, 2013)

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fter reading the Frontenac News last week, I was wondering when the county became a dictatorship, and if I missed something, or is it just the warden doing whatever she wants to suit her own agenda? I mean – come on – wanting to take action against those who do not support you or vote against you? I thought we lived in a democratic society where votes counted and mattered and people were free to vote without the fear of being punished. This latest episode by our warden only strengthens my opinion that the warden is a disgrace to the Office of Warden and Mayor of Central Frontenac and should resign from both offices while she has some dignity left. I also wonder what concerns Mayor Clayton had about Fairmount that he

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DP Leader Thomas Mulcair is right to launch a "roll-up-the-red-carpet" campaign to abolish the Senate. As a long-time supporter of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, I have come to realize that quite apart from tradition or expense, the Senate is antithetical to life in a democracy.

There is no room in our democracy for such things as an "unelected official" (an oxymoron). Here we elect all officials. Otherwise we cripple the value of a democratic vote by allowing the government of the day to install its goons--to offset the weight of the elected Members of Parliament.

We must abolish the Senate NOW! Under the financial weight and the embarrassment of "unelected officials" defrauding tax-payers, we must neuter the influence of miscreants who think they are above the law.

And where are the criminal charges that would normally follow fraud? Does the RCMP accept the abusers of the public purse as role models and treat them differently than they do us, the lemmings of society?

If we really want a "house of sober second thought", let's charge the abusers with fraud and give them their day in court. Let's remove a salary from "serving" on the Senate. That way Senators can become legitimate public servants without the distraction of greed.

Let's get real: We can't afford to pay millions of dollars for this Punch & Judy show!

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doesn’t exist”; “The mayor’s brother did not run a hashish import business in the 80s”; “The buses are still running and road-work is still behind schedule”; “The world is as it should be, and anyone who says differently is wrong and/or out to get the mayor”.

There - a day’s work done in just a few seconds, leaving plenty of time for a good lunch. By the way, is lunch covered under office expenses for communications people?

If not, is there a way to change that?

So, if this by-line goes missing in the next week or so, readers can be assured that the Frontenac News’ loss is the City of Toronto’s gain.

The only problem is that I might need a new wardrobe to work in Toronto. Better stop in at the Treasure Trunk on my way out of town, and at the clothing depot in Hartington for good measure.

I should be back at the end of November in 2014, if not sooner, depending how it all goes for me in the Big Smoke.

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COMMUNITY REPORTERS (613) Arden.....................................Joan Moore............... 335-2015 Wanda Harrison........335-3186 Cloyne / Northbrook..............Marie Anne Collier.... 336-3223 Crow Lake.............................Marion Ratzinger...... 279-2986 Denbigh............... .................Angela Bright............ 333-1901 Godfrey................ ................ Nicki Gowdy.............. 374-5708 Harrowsmith..........................Kim Gow................... 372-0018 Henderson.............................Jean Brown............... 336-2516 Maberly-Bolingbroke Karen Prytula............ 325-1354 Mississippi.............................Pearl Killingbeck....... 278-2127 Mountain Grove.....................Marilyn Meeks.......... 335-4531 Ompah...................................Linda Rush............... 479-2570 Parham-Tichbome.................Colleen Steele.......... 375-6219

Christine Teal............ 375-6525 Plevna...................................Katie Ohlke............... 479-2797 Sydenham.............................Anita Alton................ 376-6333 Verona...................................Debbie Lingen.......... 374-2091 Zealand.................................Jean Lewis................ 268-2452

DENBIGH Angela Bright

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· This Saturday, June 1, there will be a fundraiser for Relay For Life at the Denbigh Hall from 9am to 6pm. There will be crafts, yard sale items, a bake table, silent auction, and a canteen, along with vendors from Epicure, Avon, ItWorks and Scentsy. Donations to both the silent auction and bake table would be greatly appreciated. For more information, contact Elizabeth at 333-1883. · The library will change to summer hours starting June 1, through to September, which will be: Monday 4-6, Tuesday 10-2, Wednesday 4-7, Thursday 12-6, Saturday 9-12. · The Children's Program at the library will be held Wed. June 12, 6-7pm, with story time, crafts and snack. Then on July 3, the Summer Reading Program begins and will run every Wednesday 6-7pm during the summer, wrapping up on August 21. · Vennachar Free Methodist Church will begin summer service hours this Sun. June 2. Service time will be 10am until the Sunday following the Labour Day weekend. · Now that the weather is on the nicer side, it is time once again for Music-in-the-park, beginning on Sunday, June 9th, 1pm at Denbigh Heritage Park · The Denbigh Recreation Committee invites you to celebrate Canada Day in Denbigh Monday, July 1, with an evening full of activities. At 5pm, there will be a Potluck picnic, so bring along your favourite salad to share. The canteen will be open and the Rec Committee will be selling hamburgers, hotdogs and drinks. Following the picnic will be the flag dedication, cupcakes and music at 6pm. Children’s games get underway at 7pm, and there are contests for the Best Decorated Bike, Best Costume (adults and children) and Best Canada Day

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poster. At 8pm, it is Open Mic and you are invited to bring your favourite musical instrument and join in the fun. Then at 9:30pm, sit back and enjoy the fireworks!!

Blue Bench Bakery & Café opening

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he Grand Opening of the Blue Bench Bakery and Café on Saturday was an official opening for sure, but a homecoming too. Owner and operator Joan McLeod was surrounded by family members and friends to help celebrate the day, including her mom, Mildred Lloyd (in photo), whom Joan thanked during her remarks for giving her the inspiration and skills to be the baker she is today. Reeve Henry Hogg brought greetings and well wishes from Addington Highlands, as did Tracey Snow, Enterprise Facilitator with the county of Lennox & Addington. And with the cutting of a beautiful, big, red ribbon, it was official. Guests enjoyed an array of baking samples, coffee, and tea, all while being entertained by musicians Highway 41. Winners of the photo contest were Pam Rosenblath taking 1st and 2nd, with Gail Fritsch placing third.

The photos were then auctioned off, with proceeds going to the Community Food Bank, raising a grand total of $330. Speaking with Joan two days later, she was still so very pleasantly overwhelmed by the number of people who attended on Saturday. The Blue Bench Bakery and Café came to be because of Joan’s desire to work in the village she calls home; just one bite of those fresh cinnamon buns and you will be home too. - by Angela Bright

PARHAM-TICHBORNE Colleen Steele Christine Teal

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· Come join us for a final farewell to Hinchinbrooke Public School on Sat. June 1 from 11am to 2 pm. Welcome and speeches will begin at 11:15. A BBQ will be available, activities for the kids and a final Joe Goodfellow Run (Walk) will be held. Hope to see you there. · Congratulations to Emelyne Boals (Eric & Muriel Wagar's granddaughter) a student at Glenburnie Public School who created a video on Inuit legends for a national contest. This contest is run by Canada's History for Young Citizens in an effort to celebrate the centennial of Canadian Arctic Exploration. You can vote on line at www.canadahistory.ca/kids/ youngcitizens. Voting is open until June 3. · Sympathy to the Thompson family on the loss of the late Mrs. Morgan Thompson. · Sympathy also to the family of Gary Wilson, who passed away this week. · Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday to the Flea Market at Parham ball field - lots of vendors were on hand with a variety of items. · Don't forget Team Kylie's Dance and Silent Auction at

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Days of Grace: On May 25, the gospel group Days of Grace from Kingston, which consists of Keith Deyo (left), his brother Ken (from London, Ont.) and Dona Locklin, gave a concert at the Parham Free Methodist Church. The three are all highly accomplished musicians who were members of the gospel group, the Masters. The Deyos were also part of other groups and have sung gospel music for over 40 years. Many other musicians also performed during the evening, including Kielo and Randy Carlson, Carol and Ralph McInnes, Harold Warren, Merrill Hamilton, and the Grace Notes. - staff photo.

Sydenham Legion on Saturday night, June 1. Then on June 2 join Relay for Life Team Fighting Scotsman at the Oso hall in Sharbot Lake for a Spaghetti luncheon from 11 am to 4 pm; cost $8/person. · St. James Anglican Church presents Fiddlers and Friends in Concert on June 9 at 2 pm at the Oso Memorial Hall in Sharbot Lake. Fiddlers and Friends are a fun loving group who sing, dance and play a variety of instruments, come and join the fun. For info, contact Lois Webster 613-375-6332 · Happy Anniversary to Leonard and Violet Gardiner and Rick & Cathy Goodfellow. · Happy Birthday to Theresa Conway, Leah Neuman, Fanny Hamilton, Brandy Hollywood, Justin Riddell, Jody Steele, Kevin Hole, Archie Meeks, Anita Allen, Tanya Thompson, Randy Vinkle, Lillian Hartwick, Brandon Morrow, Sharon McDonald, Steven Arney, and Amy Thompson. · Thinking of you with healing prayers to Vivian Hannah. · Relay for Life North and Central Frontenac is looking for responsible volunteers to help on June 21. If you are interested, please register in advance with Lyann Smith or Annette Jackson.

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· Wild parsnip has started its growth season again. This dangerous plant grows profusely in our area, including along the entire length of Road 38. It can cause severe burns. Right now it is still small and therefore easy to miss in taller grass. The flowers have not yet appeared. For full details and pictures, visit www.yourverona. com.

Wild parsnip - photo Roy Lingen · I have been bitten by the acting bug. Nothing serious, the only side effects are a great deal of fun and lots of laughs. I have a lovely itty bitty role in the melodrama The Great Ice Cream Scheme, which will be playing at the BellRock Schoolhouse Theatre on June 7, 8, 15 & 16. For more information see the article on page 11. · Three flower barrels are still up for adoption at the Verona kiosk. All the other barrels have been adopted and once again this summer, Main St. Verona is going to be bursting with blooms. Each of the three barrels can be "adopted" by

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individuals, groups or businesses who will apply their gardening skills while competing for five prizes. Fourth and fifth place will win $50. Third place prize $100, Second place prize $200 and the grand prize will be $300. For full contest rules, visit www.yourverona.com. If you would like to adopt one of these three barrels for this summer’s contest, call Robin at 613-374-2313. · Frontenac Old Time Music Championships will be holding an Open Mic fundraiser on Sunday, June 9 at the Verona Lions Hall. Starting at 1 p.m. General admission is $5; under 12, free. All funds raised will go to support music programs in local elementary and high schools. Enjoy an afternoon of great country music by some great local talent. · Jan Miller’s official book launch is June 8, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Physiotherapy Kingston, 1469 Princess St., Kingston.

Book signings will follow at Tiffany Gift Shop in Harrowsmith, on June 12, 7 to 9 p.m. and then Chapters Book store on June 15, noon to 3 p.m. · 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.

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· There is a very important public meeting on Sat. June 8 at 1 p.m. at Clar-Mill Hall in Plevna. Everyone should make an effort to attend, as North Frontenac Council will discuss their proposal for a municipal multi-purpose complex and also a resolution that was passed that states “Council commits to declare all existing Community Halls, with the exception of Barrie Township Hall, as surplus within seven years.” Representatives from all community halls will have a chance to make a presentation. A strong showing from our community will help demonstrate how important these individual community halls are to all of us. · On May 21, 22 FLAGS of Snow Road, past and present members, attended a 10th anniversary at Maximillian’s in Perth along with dignitaries Mayor Bud Clayton and his wife, Councillor Betty Hunter, and Deputy Fire Chief George Clement. The FLAGS were presented with a lovely plaque from the mayor for their work and dedication. There was also a special delivery to one lucky lady who was celebrating her 39th birthdy that day. Terri Lynn got one dozen long-stemmed roses, hand delivered. · Twenty-two people attended the last Diners of the season at the Maples. Musical Bingo was played. Lucky winners were Virgil Garrett, and Vern Crawford. Both get a free meal in September. Good-bye, Vicki, see you in the fall. Vicki makes these get-togethers so much fun. · Don’t forget the 128th anniversary of Snow Road Church on June 2 at 10:30. Guest singers Mary and Wayne Abrams

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and guest pastor the Reverend Grace Vaders. A luncheon after the service at the Snow Road Community Centre. · Approximately 40 people attended the Friday morning coffee get together at Snow Road Community Centre. It is such a wonderful get-together of visiting and catching up on events.

On Friday, June 7, at the community centre coffee time, Joelle Hubner McLean will be introducing the importance for landed immigrants of the DIL (Defense Industries Limited) munitions plant that existed in Ajax, Ontario, in the 40s. · Happy 43rd anniversary to Janice and Don Brown of Snow Road on the 30th. · Sympathy to the Southward family on the death of Blanche. · Congratulations to Brandy Armstrong who placed first in District G of the Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Provincial Command for her senior poem in the Remembrance Day Literary contest. Brandy is the granddaughter of Olive Allen. · A wonderful wedding shower for my granddaughter Amber Rowland was held at Ron and Donna Lemke’s cottage in Ompah. Great food, gifts and games. The wedding is on June 29 at Timber Run Golf Course complex in Lanark.

June 1st featuring Blue Skies Fiddle Orchestra

Come shop at the market and bring your lawn chair to relax and enjoy the music.

Vendors will be selling new salad greens, rhubarb, baked goods, frozen meats and much more.

Central Frontenac Railway Heritage Society

Annual General Meeting June 11th, 7 pm.

Anglican Church Hall, Sharbot Lake.

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· Sympathy to the family of "Newt" Wilson, beloved father of Della (Dunham) and Daryle. · Our sympathies to the family of Gail Newton (Vanness), beloved wife of the late Carl Newton · Happy Anniversary to Keith and Betty Gaylord (51 years). · Happy Birthday to Dave Hartwick, Sarah Wilson. · Sydenham Junior Ladies baseball team played Specialty trophies at Sydenham on May 23 and won 12-2.Good hits and great home runs girls ! · Sharbot Lake Bantam boys baseball team played Parham and won 16-2. Sharbot Lake team also played at Bayridge and won that game 11-9. Great plays and good hits, boys! · Imagine feeling an earthquake in our area. My daughter-inlaw said her pictures fell off her wall and some houses were shaking quite badly. Thank goodness nothing too serious. · On May 27 Land O’ Lakes seniors club met at the Pine Meadows Nursing Home in Northbrook to visit a former member of their club, Verna Cowdy. Everyone enjoyed the muffins and cookies bought by the club, and the coffee, compliments of the nursing home, along with much conversation.

It was especially nice to greet Harold Gray, who now resides there, Doris Forbes, Barbara Ellsworth, Andy Armstrong, Betty Meeks, Betty Tarney. · Many local seniors attended the seniors rally held in Pakenham on May 25.

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· May 25 was also the 65th anniversary of Sharbot Lake High School. Former students, teachers, members of the school board greeted and welcomed each other as they toured the school for the last time. Overall I think there was a feeling of sadness. · A baby shower was held at Olden Hall for Angela Hartwick, wife of Darcy Hartwick. Hostesses were Debby and Casey Hartwick. Angela and Darcy live in Timmins. Angela received many useful gifts for the new baby. · Thinking of Kevin Teal, Norma Pringle, Leigh Scott, Velma and Ivan Porter, Joyce Smith, Art Shaw.

ARDEN Joan Moore

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· Well kids, recreational softball has started again for the 2013 season. The 3 to 8-year-olds play at 6:30pm and ages 9 and up play at 7:30pm at the same field and the same night. May 30 is the opening evening at the Arden field, and then consequently every other Thursday after. Mountain Grove is hosting Friday evenings alternating, as well, with the next games Friday June 7. I’ll be posting a schedule at the Arden Rec Park, for everyone’s convenience. Come out and support the kids. They love to hear the cheers! The canteen, in Arden, will also be open. · Speaking of Ball, if anyone is interested playing seniors recreational softball in Arden, please contact Gord Brown.

As in most “Senior” activities, this group want to have fun, fellowship and some exercise, so all levels of skill and males and females are welcome in this, to be formed, group. Gord’s number is 613-335-4843 or e-mail address gord.brown53@ gmail.com. · Saturday June 1, is the Duck Race sponsored by the Arden Legion. The race starts at noon at the Mill Pond; $5 per ticket and 3 for $10. · The Arden Legion’s outgoing president, Dave Moore, and fundraising chair, Malcolm Sampson, wish to thank everyone who participated, in the Roof Share Donations. All participants have either donated their Share back to the committee or have had their money returned to them with interest.

Thanks again to everyone.

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Arden - from pg 5 · On June 1 at 5pm the Kennebec Fire Fighters are hosting a Spaghetti Dinner with the proceeds donated to the Relay for Life team. The dinner will be held at the Kennebec Community Centre. A free will donation would be appreciated. Everyone is welcome to support this worthwhile cause. · The Recreation Committee is still sponsoring their exercise programs throughout the summer. Line dancing Monday, Fit-n-Fun Tuesday and Tai Chi on Wednesday with Euchre Tuesday evenings. Everyone is encouraged to join one or all of these programs for fun and fellowship.

GODFREY Nicki Gowdy

613-374-5708 bus524@hotmail.com

· Happy 50th Anniversary to Les and Shirley McGowan! · Sharon Snyder just returned from a short vacation with her niece Jacey Kennedy. They vacationed in Foxwoods, Connecticut and enjoyed some sight seeing, golf and shopping; also great weather.

SYDENHAM Anita Alton

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· On Sat. June 1, Relay for Life Team Kylie's Dance and Auction will be at the Sydenham Legion. The auction starts at 7pm, lots of great items to bid on and there will be great entertainment by Shawn and David McCullough; admission is $5 at the door.

All proceeds go to Team Kylie, Relay for Life North and Central Frontenac, so bring all your friends; it’s for a great cause. Help Team Kylie with their fight against cancer. · A limited number of tickets are available for Ambush this Friday night at the Legion.

Call the lounge at 376-6808 to see if you can still get yours. · Monday June 3, St. Patrick’s church in Railton is holding a bingo and everyone is welcome. · SFCSC is holding its 5th annual Family and Friends Golf Tournament on Friday June 7 at Rivendell in Verona. Cost is $85/person ($65 if you are a member) and that gets you a full day of golf, cart, dinner and prizes. Call Kathryn O'Hara to book your spot - 3766477. · Also speaking of golf, on Friday, June 14, the Sydenham Lions will hold their charity golf tournament at Rivendell Golf Club in Verona, registration deadline June 7. The tournament starts at 8:30 a.m. and the cost is

Hinchinbrooke Parent Advisory Council Invites you to attend a

Farewell Celebration of Hinchinbrooke Public School June 1, 2013, 11 AM to 2 PM

Please join us in celebrating many years of memories Hinchinbrooke Public School has given us.

Events include: Barbeque, Refreshments, Memorabilia, Students and Staff (Past & Present) Memorial Walk

$90 (less for Rivendell members). Proceeds will go to purchase Medic-Alert bracelets for children. To register or donate, contact Jim at 613-376-3515; kellyj@queensu.ca. · If golf isn't your game then you can head out to Loughborough Public School on Friday June 7 for their very popular Family Fun Night beginning at 5pm and running until 8.

This fun night included clowns, jumping castles, games, bake sale, face painting, silent auction .... The list goes on and on! Gather up your kids ( or grand kids ) and head out for this enjoyable evening at LPS. · The village-wide yard sale last Saturday in Sydenham was a huge success and had the streets of Sydenham filled with deal seekers.

I, for one, look forward to this becoming an annual event. · Do you an old clunker car or truck taking up space in your yard or driveway? Call South Frontenac Community Services (3766477) and they will arrange to have it picked up at NO cost to you. AND you will get a tax deductible receipt for the net value of the car.

What a great way to clean up your yard and support SFCSC as they continue to provide vital health and social services for seniors and their families in our community. · The Heart and Stroke’s Big Bike will be arriving in Sydenham on Monday June 17 at 9:30 am. This is an annual event and a huge fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Please contact me if you would like to ride the bike (you need to get a minimum of $50 in sponsorship) or if you would Iike to make a donation to this very worthwhile event. If you would like to donate online go to bigbike.ca and search Sydenham Legion - and then find me. Anything you can contribute is greatly appreciated as the fight continues against one of the biggest killers of men and women.

HARROWSMITH Kim Gow

613-372-0018 kgow63@hotmail.com · The Grandmothers 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 baking by the Grandmothers. All money goes directly to Grandmothers in Africa who are raising their grandchildren orphaned by HIV/Aids. · The Harrowsmith Social and Athletic Club is seeking volunteers and vendors for their "Canada Day in the Park" celebration. Donations are also needed to make this the best Canada Day ever. Please help by giving an hour or two of your time. This is a great way for teens to log some community service

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hours. It is a wonderful event and you will be helping the club carry on their community activities for the year. To book a vendor space, make a donation or to volunteer your services on that day call Kim at 613-372-0018 or Pam at 613-389-3180. · Words to live by: Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.

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· There will be a free movie, "Silver Lining Playbook", on Fri. June 7, 7pm at the Cloyne United Church. · Seniors' baseball is returning for a third year in Cloyne. They play a very relaxed form of baseball, meet new friends and laugh a lot. No experience required; those who are experienced players are very patient and accommodating. The major qualification needed is the ability to laugh and enjoy yourself.

This is totally organized by the participants and any decisions are made within the group.

Come out to play weekly or casually. Open to all, residents or visitors. They start at 9 a.m. on June 6 and every Thursday through the summer. For information, contact Don at 613-336-2452 or Lauder at 613-336-2998. · A farewell BBQ was held on May 18 at the home of Tony and Gwen Meraw, Kashwakamak Lake for Leigh and Tim Salomons and family. Tim has accepted a position in clinical research in Reding, England. Leigh, his wife, is a primary teacher. Many members and friends attended this BBQ to wish Tim, Leigh and children Noah, Amelia and Erza success in their future.

MABERLYBOLINGBROKE Karen Prytula 613-325-1354 karenprytula33@gmail.com · Memories were made two Tuesdays ago when the card players at the ABC Hall resorted to a unique way to play cards. The power had gone out, so were the phones, but since everyone was ready to play cards, they didn’t let the darkness ruin their evening out. Cancel the card game? No way! And why go home anyway, because the power and phones would probably be knocked out there too. These wise seniors moved the card tables and chairs over towards the windows and used whatever waning sunlight still available to light their game. Everyone was happy and lots of fun was had by all.

Norma and Joanne would like to thank everyone who came out to play cards, and they appreciate the players for staying throughout the evening. Should the power go out again, the game shall go on! · Thoughts of encouragement go out to Mrs. Griffin who suffered a stroke last week.

She is back at home recuperating. · No bear sightings this week, at least not at Maberly Pines. However, lots of waterfowl putting on shows in the pond. · Come out to the ABC Hall on Sunday, June 2 at 2 p.m. for a delightful afternoon of gospel music! This is a fundraiser for Althorpe Bolingbroke United Church. · A Musician’s circle is held at 7 p.m. each Thursday evening at the ABC Hall in Bolingbroke, an opportunity for people who love to play music to network with other musicians. · If you would like to donate pies for the Maberly Agricultural Society's annual Pie in

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Bass Derby & Fish Fry Sat. June. 15th 2013 Weigh-ins 7am-6pm Adults total weight (4) Bass and Kids total weight any (4) fish from any lake Prizes: lst $100, 2nd $50, and $25 kids prize Tickets can be purchased at the Arden Legion and must be purchased before closing on Friday June 14th, 2013

$10 for Derby, $12 dinner OR combo $20 Kids 10 and under - $6 derby, $5 dinner OR $10 combo Dinner begins @ 5 pm, Prizes @ 8pm.

For more information call 613-335-2737 Arden Legion #334, 5957 Arden Rd.

the Sky and Country Market on July 6, see the contact information below. Also on site will be a high-powered telescope under the tutelage of local astronomer, Fred Barrett of the Royal Astronomical Society where you can view solar objects. (Read Fred’s regular monthly column in the Frontenac News, “What’s up in the sky”). To donate pies, phone: Anne, 613-273-5069, Marlene, 613-268-2369, or Mary Lou 613-273-5683.

To rent vendor space at the market, phone Beryl Stott, 613-278-0041.

HENDERSON Jean Brown

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· Deepest sympathy to the family and friends of the late Keith Paige who will be remembered for his kindly ways, excellent carpentry skills, and love of family. Keith faced cancer bravely and we thank God for Keith's life among us. · Father's Day is coming soon – Sunday, June 16 - and once again Henderson United Church cemetery service will happen at 2 p.m. on site, with the rain location being the church. Morning worship is cancelled for that Sunday only. · Henderson United is getting a good response of donations for our up-coming yard sale, which promises to be large and memorable. June 22 and June 29 - rain or shine. · We wish Gord and Georgina Wathen all the best in their new home in South River.

They lived here for 19 years and now are moving to be closer to family – Jean.

Editor’s Note: We at the Frontenac News also send our best wishes to Gord and Georgina Wathen. Georgina has been our Henderson columnist for a long time and we appreciate her many years of volunteering for the paper. Thanks so much, Georgina.

PLEVNA Katie Ohlke 613-479-2797 ohlkek@limestone.on.ca · The Clarendon Chili Night was once again a huge success! For a second year in a row Dylan & Mason England were crowned Clarendon Chili Champs, it is widely wondered if they are willing to share their secret recipe! A second place medal was awarded to Jacob & Tyler White and a third place medal was awarded to Elya Munro. I don't think anyone went home hungry! Of course for those of you brave enough to try Mr. D's "hot" chili, the committee is thinking a new type of award may be in the works for next year! Between the Chili competition and the amazing dessert silent auction, $614 was raised for the Clarendon Central year end trips! · On Thursday June 6 there will be a Concert of Sacred Music by Rev. Jerry Sawyers of West Virginia, USA, 7pm, at the River Of Life Christian Fellowship on Hwy 506 in Plevna. All are welcome, info 613-479-0333 · Several moose sightings have occurred near and in the village. Be aware of creatures crossing the road! · Plevna Joke of the Week: Ella “Where does a peacock go when it loses its tail?”

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Gordon Gaylord Branch # 334 Arden Branch 334 of the Royal Canadian Legion wishes to thank all of the businesses and people who contributed to our recent roof repairs by purchasing roof shares. All 80 shares have since been repaid and special thanks go out to the following supporters who donated their shares to the Legion.

D & C Total Home Improvements, Arden Seniors, Big Clear Lake Association, Sharbot Lake Legion, Sharbot Lake Pharmacy, The Frontenac News, Arden Batik. and Kathleen Nash, Ian Bullock, Darrell Gerus, Glenys Coffin, Patricia Swan, Eric Cunningham, Dave & Joan Moore, Ken Nash, Joe Crane, Cindy & Jamie French, Ellard Stitt, Elda Peterson, Judy Cardwell, Tom Dewey, Gordon Brown, Alvin Vaness, Bob MacFarland, Marlene Grant, Roger Fisher, Bob Miller, Larry Ciren, Valerie & Bryan Swift, Terry & Judy Kennedy, Maurice Woodcock, Ian & Boyd Tryon, Randy Keleman, Thomas & Margaret Graham.

Thanks Again Malcolm Sampson Dave Moore Fundraising Chair President

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hen construction of the Sydenham Ambulance Station began in 2010, the County of Frontenac set out to achieve a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver Certification. The County surpassed that goal, and on May 24 celebrated the station’s LEED Gold Certification.

Warden Janet Gutowski, other members of County Council and members of South Frontenac Township Council were in attendance, along with Tyson Champagne, Executive Director of SWITCH Kingston, the construction project team from Wemp & Smith and representatives from the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care – Emergency Health Services Branch. “This station’s many sustainable aspects make it a tangible stepping stone in the journey to realize County Council’s recently adopted vision statement: The County of Frontenac is recognized for its unique pristine natural environment and lifestyle choices and commitment to – and promotion of – strong, resilient, diverse, rural communities,” said Warden Gutowski.

Mikaela Hughes of Hughes Downey, acted as the LEED Consultant during construction and spoke on Friday about the many aspects of the station that contributed to the Gold certification. The station achieved 41 of the maximum 51 points

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Letters to the editor Re: marijuana

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alk about cloudy thinking on marijuana! It seems that misinformation is the main strategy of the municipal drug strategy committee which recently submitted an article to this paper. For starters, it is only the flowers of the plant that are smoked; the leaves are used in baking, and the stems and seeds are usually discarded.

More serious misleading is done in the linking together of disparate statistics. The fact that “47,000 Canadian deaths are linked to substance abuse annually” has nothing to do with the percentage of Canadians who toke, but everything to do with the percentage who use the substances linked to their deaths, mainly alcohol, which claims over 8,000, and tobacco, with over 37,000 deaths annually. Zero deaths are attributable to marijuana.

While some marijuana users go on to use harder drugs, I submit that this is more a matter of tendency and availability than a trait of the drug itself – people who have a tendency to be willing to try different intoxicants are going to start with those most easily available, in this society usually alcohol or tobacco first, and marijuana or prescription drugs next. If none of those satisfy, they may go looking beyond.

Marijuana is not like alcohol. It is far less destructive to both the user and others. People do not get stoned and get in fights, and do not kill themselves and others driving stoned, while we all know those are serious, common effects of drunkenness. Marijuana does have medicinal effects, but that does not mean it needs to be over-regulated. It has no serious contra-indications, and is almost impossible to overdose on. Some of its properties are only mildly medical, such as relaxing the muscles and just making people feel “better”.

And its non-medicinal use can go beyond “recreational”, assisting in creation of art, completion of housework, and other

tasks (such as composition of letters to the editor).

It could be treated in some ways like tobacco, with age and location limitations, and factual information on the true dangers of smoking advertised, but since it is clearly not as dangerous, it shouldn't be treated the same. Make up your own mind, and choose your intoxicants carefully.

- Peri Livesey

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his is what most thinking Canadians want to do - Take back control of our lives. We search for ways to rescue ourselves from political forces that serve only the interests of the banks and corporate businesses. The older of us with good memories recall the 1940s, 1950s ,1960s as the time when a jobless economy was followed by full employment, followed by benefits for returning veterans, universal health care, family allowances and major public works (a seaway and the Trans Canada Hwy). Inflation was of little concern, and the nation's debts were easily managed.

Those of us who have studied the reasons for the prosperity during those thirty years understand the wisdom of borrowing from our own bank – the Bank of Canada - so that the money created gets spent into the economy and any interest charged is returned to the federal treasury. Otherwise, the government runs deficits, borrows from the chartered banks and pays the going rate of interest. Each year's deficit gets added to the nation's debt and the compound interest becomes an ever larger portion of the annual budget.

Since the mid 1970s, our federal governments have failed to operate in our interest. They have allowed banks to deregulate - removing most restrictions on required reserves, interest charges and term limits. Joining the G7 included abiding by the stricture of the Bank for International Settlements, forbidding the borrowing from our own central bank.

The consequences? Runaway inflation in the late 70s, interest at 20%, globalizing our economy and handing over control of our nation's resources and businesses to global powerhouses that corrupt national governments and ensure that only THEIR interests are served. Canada's debt stands now at nearly $600 billion. We pay $160 million every day in unnecessary interest. (since 1974 - ONE trillion!)

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Please don't suggest that we work to change this political party two years hence. Before then, omnibus legislation will have destroyed opportunities for real change. Disastrous unfair global trade agreements will remove any recourse.

Our environment will be sacrificed and dissent will be further criminalized. The captive media will offer "Orwellian" propaganda. Instead, let's ACT. Go to takingourcountryback.ca for information. There is a rally Saturday June 1, 12:15 pm on the stairs of Parliament Hill. Paul Hellyer has notified our Minister of Finance of our demands. Ann Emmett, representing us all in the lawsuit against the government for not using our bank, will be there. Who else? You? Let me know. 613375-8256, or email jerry.ackerman31@gmail.com.

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Re-energizing democracy – locally! by Helen Forsey

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ut here in the country we may feel a bit smug about the scandals swirling around Parliament Hill and Toronto City Hall. We have our local dust-ups from time to time, but we're free from the major perversities that turn "big government" into a bitter joke.

But we should not be complacent. The threats to democracy here are more subtle, but they are very real.

Our local governments are subject to the same forces that are eroding our democratic birthright at other levels. The trends are clear – less and less representation, a narrow focus on finances, a dangerous dependency on bureaucrats and outside consultants, and an obsession with secrecy and top-down control. Citizens end up like the proverbial mushroom – kept in the dark and fed manure.

Look at some of the recent decisions by local governments about fire and rescue capabilities, ambulances and paramedics, and overall service delivery. Too often, public input is minimized or ignored while the pronouncements of consultants or staff are uncritically accepted. Issues are presented and discussed in terms of short-term cost savings, pushing aside public safety and common sense. Dissent is actively discouraged: once a council decision is made, even by a slim margin after incomplete discussion, everyone is expected to shut up and move on.

This is not democracy. Nor is it the law. Ontario's Municipal Act sets out the role of council: "to represent the public and to consider the well-being and interests of the municipality" – that is, of its citizens. As the Handbook for Municipal Councillors explains, this requires council members to "ascertain and understand the needs and wishes of the municipality's citizens, and respond proactively." Contrary to the imposed myth that they should all "speak with one voice," councillors have every right to publicly express independent opinions on any public issue.

In fact, it's each councillor's duty to speak and act on our behalf and promote the common good. Of course, part of that involves making the best possible use of the money we pay for services – in other words, our taxes. But that doesn't automatically mean reducing spending. It means looking comprehensively at both costs and benefits, weighing and

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South Frontenac Council - May 28, 2013

Naming of New Roads and Lanes: Council reviewed and approved a process that is designed to streamline the (admittedly infrequent) task of choosing names for new roads and lanes. Planner Lindsay Mills noted problems with names that are in some way amusing or trendy, leading to recurring theft of road signs. Mills proposed that a generic list of names be drawn up, to be chosen from in the future. The names in the list should be clear and distinctive, to facilitate emergency response, and should not duplicate names in neighboring municipalities within the 911 service area. They should not connote any topic that might invite sign theft, or be named after a living person.

Council would retain the right to choose a name not on the list in the case of an unusual situation, such as an historical name in a particular area. A public meeting would still be required before naming a private lane.

Communications Allowance for Councillors: Currently there is an inconsistency in the level of support councillors receive for their telephone/fax/e-mail expenses. Last year five out of the eight claimed expenses

for an average of $45 per month. Council accepted the Corporate Services Committee’s recommendation that a fixed rate of $50 per month be paid to each councillor, to go toward the cost of maintaining the communication preference of their choice.

Lake Association Meeting: Late last August, Council and staff met with representatives from ten of the local lake associations.

It was agreed that this had been a beneficial exchange of information. A similar meeting will be arranged for this summer.

Policing Costs: As agreed last week, Mayor Davison has sent a letter to the province-wide Mayors Coalition for Affordable Sustainable Accountable Policing, stating South Frontenac’s support, and their strong opposition to “the unilateral and unrealistic expectations and costs of the Ontario Provincial Police.”

Cataraqui Conservation Authority Report: Alan McPhail, Chair of the CCA Board, drew Council’s attention to a three-page list of 2012 accomplishments in watershed management, education, public area management and programs, and stewardship.

The Algonquin Land Claim –

Capital Transfer and Lands - column two

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

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s the Algonquins of Ontario (AOO) continue to work toward a modern day treaty, they look forward to a bright future of self-sufficiency, economic stability, and opportunities for current and future generations. Key elements of the current Preliminary Draft Agreement-in-Principle (AIP), released on December 13, 2012 by the AOO, Ontario and Canada, include a capital transfer and land component. These elements are essential to build a long-term sustainable future for the Algonquin people, and respond to present day social, cultural and economic needs.

The Preliminary Draft AIP states that Canada and Ontario will transfer $300 million to one or more Algonquin Institutions, which will be Trusts established for the benefit of the Algonquin beneficiaries. These funds will be transferred in three payments over a twoyear period starting on the Effective Date of the Final Agreement.

Income generated from the capital transfer will make a real and positive difference in the cultural and societal fabric of the Algonquin people by removing barriers for the creation of economic opportunities and social support programs. These funds will also lay a foundation for a rewarding and vibrant future for Algonquin youth by increasing employment opportunities and access to education and training.

The Algonquin Institutions that will receive, manage and invest this capital will be transparent and accountable to all Algonquin beneficiaries. The AOO will develop the governance structure, mandates and powers of these Institutions to ensure the most effective protection of all beneficiaries’ interests.

Land has been critical to the way of life for the Algonquins and will play an important role in the cultural recognition and future economic sustainability of the AOO. The

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Preliminary Draft AIP establishes that Ontario will transfer not less than 117,500 acres of Provincial Crown Land to one or more Algonquin Institutions. This lands package consists of more than 200 parcels of land ranging in size from a few acres to more than 30,000 acres.

The AOO’s proposed land selections were each chosen for the following purposes: (a) Historical/Spiritual (b) Community Recreation and Environmental Protection (c) Economic Development, Resources, Tourist Commercial (d) Future Institutional, Residential, Industrial Development The Provincial Crown Land in the Settlement Area is 3.3 million acres. Nearly 2 million acres constitutes Provincial Parks, including Algonquin Park (1.8 million acres), where the AOO will have extensive management planning input. This leaves approximately 1.3 million acres of Provincial Crown Land to be considered for AOO land selections. The proposed lands package comprises approximately 4% of the Provincial Crown Land in the land claim Settlement Area.

Through the transfer of this land, existing access to cottages, private properties, or navigable waterways will not be lost or compromised, and no new First Nation reserves will be created.

A Treaty will provide economic development opportunities that will not only benefit the AOO, but will also provide a tremendous benefit to our neighbours living within Eastern Ontario.

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by Wilma Kenny

All You Ever Wanted to Know... Council got a sneak peek at an information brochure that will be enclosed in the next tax mail-out.

It is full of information about the township’s current solid waste management program.

It begins with the unsettling information that South Frontenac residents toss 6,000 tonnes of waste a year into our rapidly-filling landfills. The township’s goal is to help make it as easy as possible to divert several of those tonnes into recycling and compost, and this brochure is meant as a step in that direction.

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ingston Frontenac Public Library will present a slideshow about genealogy tools and resources to bring your family history alive. Energize Your Family Tree will highlight five tools and techniques for discovering Frontenac County ancestors. “Whether you're an experienced genealogist, or are just thinking about starting your family tree, you can use these records to enhance your research." said Joanne Stanbridge, KFPL's local history and genealogy librarian. "We'll show you how to find historical maps, books, newspapers and other documents in the library and online." Everyone is welcome to attend the talk, which will take place on Wednesday, June 12, at 1:30 p.m. at the Sharbot Lake Branch of KFPL. Seating is limited, so please RSVP to Sara Carpenter at the Sharbot Lake Branch, or to Joanne Stanbridge, jstanbridge@kfpl.ca.

n Thursday, June 20 at 11:15am a closing ceremony will be held at Sharbot Lake Public School. Former students and staff as well as the general public are invited to come out to mark the event, which will include speeches and performances by current students. “We will also be opening a time capsule that was done in the year 2000” said school principal, David Allison, “and there will be a memory room devoted to displaying artefacts from the school’s history.”

There will be tours of the building available for those who are interested.

David Allison is also putting out an appeal to the community for materials that may be of historical interest. It’s kind of a last chance for show and tell at the school. Anyone who would like to contact the school about the artefacts they are planning to bring can call 279-2103 to let the school know, or they can just bring them on the 20th to share with oth-

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ers. “The school has been such an integral part of the community” said Allison, “and we would like as many people as possible to come out for its send-off as the students prepare to move just down the road to the new school next year.”

Township of North Frontenac NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council of The Corporation of the Township of North Frontenac will hold a Public Meeting on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. in the Clar/Mill Community Hall, at 6598 Buckshot Lake Road, Plevna, Ontario to receive public input on the following: 1. The Intent to Consider a By-law under Section 217 of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, to change the composition of the Council of the Township of North Frontenac from Seven (7) Members to Five (5) Members effective for the next general municipal election in 2014; 2. Proposed Municipal Multi-purpose Complex per Council’s Strategic Directions adopted on February 24, 2012 and amended January 18, 2013; 3. Presentations by North Frontenac’s Community Hall Committees, per Council’s invitation, with respect to Resolution #51-13 regarding “Council commits to declare all existing Community Halls, with the exception of Barrie Township Hall, as surplus within seven years.”

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minimizing risks and problems while optimizing necessary services.

Today's municipal practices tend to produce the opposite result. The financial bottom line is frequently the only element seriously considered in providing information and making decisions. For example, the fancy service delivery review by the global accounting firm KPMG in North Frontenac did not even touch on the adequacy or otherwise of the services being delivered. Instead, it focused only on potential cost savings (which, it turns out, would be minimal.) The whole thing was based on statistics, documents, and input from current councillors and staff, with none from community organizations or the public at large.

Even more serious is the erosion of democracy within the decision-making process.

The administrative "chain of command" can easily screen out inconvenient information on a given issue, and our elected councillors are kept from interacting with those most directly involved, such as volunteer firefighters. This top-down corporate model has nothing to do with the public good; it is all about central control, hoarding of information, and limiting debate. Current proposals to reduce the size of municipal councils would only make the problem worse.

"If you want to re-energize democracy," wrote John Ralston Saul, "it can be done. But it is going to require the persistent stubbornness of the citizen." Here in our rural communities, we all need to exercise that "persistent stubbornness" to reclaim control of our local governments and our daily lives.

by Jeff Green

613-279-2113 With summer and vacation time here, the Township wishes to remind all those with a Recreational Vehicle/Trailer or those anticipating placing a Recreational Vehicle/Trailer on your property you must contact the Municipal Office to submit a Recreational Vehicle Placement Permit Application, prior to placement and an annual licence fee is payable to the Township.

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Closing ceremony for Sharbot Lake Public School O

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Photo: Ivy accepting on behalf of winners The Treasure Trunk raised $351 over the winter for The Farmers’ Market. We hope you have another successful summer at the beach in Sharbot Lake on Saturday mornings from 9 to 1.

The winners of the raffle are: 1st Marlene Wheeler – Quilt; 2nd Ann Campbell – Basket of gardening items; 3rd Jane Drew – Welcome Sign; 4th Lynn Shwadchuck – Gift Certificate for The Treasure Trunk.

For additional information related to the proposals please contact the undersigned. If you are unable to attend the public meeting; or if you have comments following the meeting, written comments regarding any of the proposals above will be received until Friday, June 21, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. by the undersigned.

Dated at Plevna, Ontario this 13th day of May, 2013.

Jenny Duhamel, Clerk Township of North Frontenac 6648 Road 506, Plevna, ON K0H 2M0 Ph: 613-479-2231 Fax: 613-479-2352 Email: clerkplanning@northfrontenac.ca

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The Frontenac Women’s Chorus “Rocks” On H ard-core rock n' rollers might have been surprised by the kind of “rock” that comprised the Frontenac Women's Chorus' repertoire at their May 25concert at Trinity United Church in Verona. But lovers of the rocky Frontenac landscape would have been pleased, as were the listeners who came out to enjoy the fresh and rock-solid offerings of this impressive three-part ladies choir.

Led by their fearless leader, Betty Wagner, the group performed a number of landscapeinspired tunes from a wide range of popular, folk and classical music. I was unfortunately

only present for the first half of the concert but got to enjoy the group’s top-notch rendition of Ian Tyson's popular Canadian folk classic “Four Strong Winds”. The song’s opening verse was sung in multiple harmonies, in long and languid lines that quickly swelled into a moving lament that came together in unison and broke out yet again into luscious harmonies. The last chorus, which was sung without piano accompaniment, was especially memorable.

Local composer Jennifer Bennett was present for the choir’s interesting rendition

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of her piece titled “Psalm: For the Wind and the Shield Country”, which she wrote in 1995 with poetry by Steven Hayden. For this piece the choir moved from the stage and took up staggered positions, fully filling the aisles of the sanctuary and enveloping the audience with their voices. The effect allowed for a rare listening experience for individual members of the audience who were able to hear first and foremost the part from the voices closest to them. The forever favorite classic American folk song “Shenandoah” was next and was spine-tinglingly good, with an oh so memorable opening line that seemed to float in the air forever.

The always recognizable Fields of Gold was also moving, especially in the final key change nearing the end of the piece. The group took a calculated risk with Wagner's own rendition of the “Geographical Fugue”

by Ernst Tosh, reworded by Wagner with Frontenac County place names and renamed by her as “The Frontenac Fugue”.

Wagner's aim in rewriting the piece was to “celebrate all of the lovely names in the area”, which also happen to be some of her favorite sounding place names.

The concert wrapped up a succession of three concerts over the years that have had the theme “animal-vegetable-mineral”. The “Rock On, Frontenac” concert was the final mineral element and also the last concert in the series.

Hydro One clean up at NAEC submitted by NAEC n Friday May 10 four volunteers from Hydro One (Dalton Sproule, Nicholas Sproule, Ab Meeks and Alan Fortier) worked at North Addington Education Centre, clearing brush and fallen trees near the playground and Outdoor Centre.

Using an excavator, bulldozer and chainsaws, these men worked for seven hours making trails and an outdoor archery range, and cleaning up safety hazards. In addition, Hydro donated 150 pine trees and bags of grass seed to the school, to plant the area which was cleared. Dalton Sproule, Nicholas Sproule, Alan Fortier, Ab This work would not have been pos- Meeks. Photo: Sarah Sproule sible without the donation of equipment from Hydro One and volunteer hours back of the property through a new a trail. of these men. Ab and Alan said they did not Once again, NAEC would like to thank the mind helping out North Addington as they numerous sponsors and supporters who are both former students of the school and have donated their money and time to help felt that this was a good chance for them to make outdoor education and programming give back. an integral part of our school. Thank you This work further supports the outdoor to: Township of North Frontenac; Township learning and initiatives taking place at North of Addington Highlands; COFA; North Bay Addington. Students will be able to partake Fur Harvesters; Frontenac-Addington Trapin outdoor archery using the new equippers Council; Smart’s Marina; Bishop Lake ment purchased from Bishop Lake Outdoor Outdoor Centre; Cloyne Home Hardware; Centre; they will also be able to take better Limestone District School Board. advantage If you would like to learn more about the of the land outdoor programming initiatives at NAEC owned by the or would like to contribute to the program school, by please contact Sarah Sproule at 613-336having safe 8991 ext. 154. access to the

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KNITTERS WANTED for small craft projects, see www.joofthewoods.ca. Must be able to duplicate stitch. Jo Crivellaro, 613-483-6993 or jocrivellaro@yahoo.ca PART-TIME BARTENDER required. Send resumes to Royal Canadian Legion Br. 425, P.O. Box 8, Sharbot Lake ON K0H 2P0

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FOR SALE 147 ACRES – VACANT LAND, with tractor shed, basic stackwall cabin, ponds, trails, lots of wildlife, very private, Buck Bay Rd., Godfrey; fantastic recreational property or future site for a new home. Call Christine Jennings, sales representative, Bowes and Cocks Limited Brokerage. 613-453-7063; www. westportcottagefinder.com 2000 DODGE DAKOTA, club cab, radio, automatic, 2 wheel drive, 267,000km; not certified, $1000. Phone 613-375-6142 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 CRESTLINER 12’ ALUMINIUM BOAT, like new, with deep sides - plus electric trolling motor. $650. Phone 613-374-3878 FRONTENAC MODULAR HOMES. Custom built. New 1280 sq.ft. 28’x52’ home, 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, delivered and on your basement or foundation, oak cabinets available. ‘More home for a lot less money’. Financing available OAC. 1-866-775-8268 www.frontenacmodularhomes.com LAND, 16 + ACRES, 2500 ft. frontage on #7 Highway, 2 accesses, $29,500. Call Howard, 613-335-3245 or 613-329-5767 PRIDE LIFT CHAIR in good condition, 3 position. Moss green. Foot extension. Model # LL570. Purchased Aug 2011, paid $1000. Asking $550. Also bar fridge $50. Call 613-3776070

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GARAGE/YARD SALES 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 MULTI-FAMILY SALE, Hambly Lane off Hinchinbrooke, Sat. June 1, 8am-3pm. Garden tools, kitchen wares, water toys, miscellaneous.

SPYGLASS COVE, 1016 Schoolhouse Rd. Clarendon, Hwy 509. Open Tues – Sat. 8am7pm. Fishing glove and lures; Royal Family collectible; DVD series; large green pitcher; camping dishes and cutlery; Coca-Cola bottle; etc.

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.

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 613335-2786 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 HANDYMAN WITH TRUCK; general labor, Junk Pickup/Disposal, Minor home repairs & local pickups/deliveries. Call Kevin 9-5, MonSat. 613-279-1901 PET SITTING in Mountain Grove. Going away?

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Bellrock Theatre serving up delicious melodrama T by the Bellrock Schoolhouse Theatre

he Great Ice Cream Scheme, a play written by Billy St. John, tells the comedic tale of hero Robin Baskins and cold-hearted villain I.C. Custard and the attempts to steal the coveted ice cream recipe.

Custard's devious plan to steal the recipe involves hiring an accomplice, Parfait Deluxe, an ex-chorus girl and total klutz. Parfait is instructed to entice the recipe from Robin, but Robin has been smitten by Marsha Mallow, the sweet young waitress. The action is fast and furious...and hilarious. Employees getting trapped in a faulty freezer, a stage struck prop man, a rainbow of colourful characters and a funny fight sequence all make The Great Ice Cream Scheme a delicious show to sink your teeth into!

Audience members won’t be in any doubt of whom to boo or cheer for. There is interaction with the audience as I.C.Custard explains his evil intentions. The audience is encouraged to actively participate with their boos, hisses and hoorays.

Doug MacIntyre is directing this production. "I got hooked on melodramas about a year ago. I co-directed one in Arizona and wanted to try one on my own. The results were amazing. The best compliment came from the audience as they left the theatre saying 'When is the next one?'" Doug is

looking forward to having the play in Bellrock Schoolhouse Theatre, which he says has about 80 regular seats or about 50 dinner theatre seats, making it an intimate space.

This is ideal for melodramas, which require audience participation and interaction."

The cast is a mix of newcomers and veterans. Connie Shibley and Dick Miller take on the roles of Parfait Deluxe, the villain’s klutzy sidekick and the villain I.C. Custard.

The young lovers Marsha Mallow and Robin Baskins are played by Joelle Parr and Cody Steeves. Brian Robertson plays kind-hearted Pop Sicle and John Stephen plays Ernie, the misguided stagehand. Husband and wife team Jane and Ian MacKay play Etta Lotta Spumon and Alex de Spoon (patrons of the parlour). Rounding out the cast are Kathy King as Candy Sprinkles, Michel Alarcon as Walt Nutz (waitress and waiter) and Debbie Lingen as Nana Peel.

There will be three "Dinner Theatre" performances on June 7, 8 & 15, 6pm; $20. The meal will be a delicious ham dinner with all the fixings and dessert. There will also be a "Dessert" Matinee on Sun. June 16. 2:30pm; $12. Tickets are available at Verona Drug Mart, Local Family Farms, Verona Hardware and Asselstine Hardware. All proceeds will go to the Bellrock Hall. 613-374-2344

Relay for Life - from pg 7

an aquarium, a heat source and lights and George will eat 2-3 large frozen and thawed rats per day.

Daryl Leonard reiterated the importance of potential owners knowing exactly what they are getting into before impulsively acquiring one of these exotic creatures. “All animals are a responsibility and not just a way to entertain your own needs. People need to make sure that are able to meet the needs of the animal before they go ahead and acquire one for their own needs.” For more information about Recycled Reptiles or if you know of any reptiles that need help, contact Christina Gable at 613-893-0991or visit her on Facebook at recycledreptiles. You can also donate to her business, which is not for profit.

The Family Fun Day was a fundraiser for the Relay for Life team, June’s Angels, the more than 25-member team, which just might prove to be one of the largest family teams at this year’s 2013 North and Central Frontenac’s Relay for Life event. The team is named in memory of June Fox of Parham, Alayna and Carrie’s grandmother and Rose’s mother. Members of the team held a fundraiser at the fairgrounds in Parham on May 26 and it will be the second year that the team has participated in the Relay For Life.

operation for sick, neglected, and mistreated reptiles. Gable brought a boa constrictor named George to the fun day, which she estimates is about 20 years old and was rescued from a former home where it had suffered injuries, including cuts and burns. The injuries were treated after it was rescued.

Daryl Leonard, who volunteers with Gable, was showing off a large iguana named Iggnatzz, which was rescued from an owner who was sent to jail.

Gable has been rescuing animals for years and after tending to their health needs she aims to find them permanent new homes.

She does shows to educate people about reptiles and to let potential owners know exactly what they are getting into before they acquire one. “I want to educate people and let them know that they need to do a lot of research before considering an exotic reptile,” she said. “These creatures often require special equipment to survive which can be expensive and also special everyday care.”

Iguanas, for example, require a basking area, special UVB lighting, plus a heat source to remain healthy. They also must be fed a salad and fruit every day plus special pellets to remain healthy. Boas require

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Job Summary • Assist with programs & activities for children infant to 6.

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Job Summary • Assist with coordinating Summer Camp for children aged 6 – 12.

• To work Monday – Friday starting 24 June 2013 – 23 August 2013.

• Supervision of program participants.

Requirements • Courses completed towards ECE, CYW, B. Ed. • Current CPR and Basic First Aid qualifications • A clear police check.

• All students must be at least 18 and returning to school full-time – Jobs Canada Grant requirement • 1 year direct experience working with children infant to 6 • Proven planning, organizational and implementation skills

Requirements • Courses completed towards CYW or Recreation.

• Current CPR and Basic First Aid qualifications • A clear police check.

• All students must be at least 18 and returning to school full-time – Jobs Canada Grant requirement • 1 year direct experience working with children aged 6 – 12 • Proven planning, organizational and implementation skills

Deadline for applications to be submitted is Friday, 7 June, 2013 at 12:00 p.m.

Deadline for applications to be submitted is Friday, 7 June, 2013 at 12:00 p.m.

Applicants may send or fax a resumé to:

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The Child Centre Susan Wilby, Manager of Licensed Programs 1004 Art Duffy Road Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0 613-279-3355 (fax) ccday@frontenac.net

The Child Centre Maribeth Scott, Manager of OEYC/Youth Services 1004 Art Duffy Road Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0 613-279-3355 (fax) mbscott@frontenac.net

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May 30, 2013

SOCIAL NOTES OBITUARY

BIRTHDAY

Southward

Kay Wallace is Celebrating her 80th Birthday Saturday, June 8, 1-4 p.m.

Princess Street United Church Hall, 484 Albert St., Kingston.

Please plan to attend - seeing you will be her special gift from you!

In her 89th year Blanche Marie Southward passed away peacefully at Moira Place in Tweed on May 24th, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Samuel Gordon Southward. Survived by her loving sons Raymond (Marie), Wayne (Barbara), Dale (Sharon), 9 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and numerous friends. Her zest for life will live on in everyone she touched.

ANNIVERSARY

Battey-Pratt, Eric Peter

Passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2013 at the age of 81. Beloved husband of 48 years to Alita. Father of Annetta Battey-Pratt, Penelope Battey-Pratt, and Melissa Battey-Pratt (Michael Tombs). Grandfather of Alita Arwen "Poppy." Predeceased by his sister Charmian Fay, and by his parents Frank Battey-Pratt and Charmian McElwee.

Respecting Peter's wishes, bequeathal to the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Queen's University has taken place. Details of a Memorial Tribute to Peter's Life will be announced at a later date. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Anatomy Department at Queen's University would be appreciated.

Clark

The family of the late Madeline Clark thanks everyone who supported us during the recent loss of a precious lady.

Special thanks to Sharbot Lake Seniors Home, who made her last 5 years comfortable. To Goodfellow’s Funeral home for their guidance and services. Rev. Ken & May Walton’s gracious service and singing of Madeline’s favourite hymn.

To the Parham Free Methodist Church for the abundant lunch. Special thanks to Grace Wilby who visited Madeline regularly and ran many errands.

Nial Clark & family

Florence & Edward Warren Happy 60th Anniversary June 2, 2013 Congratulations & best wishes.

Love from all your family.

Special hugs from Laura & Nicholas

OBITUARY

NEWTON, Gail

After fighting a courageous battle, Gail Marie Newton (VanNess) passed away at the Lennox and Addington County General Hospital, Napanee, on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Carl Newton. Dear mother of Troy Newton (Beccie) of Northbrook; Terry Newton (Tammy) of Tamworth; Tammy Newton (Patrick Campbell) of Napanee. Predeceased by her son Dagger. Proud Nanny of Shayla; Griffin and Ava; and Brandon Newton.

Sister of Walter VanNess (Pauline); Sharon Lyons (Roger); Darlene McQueen (Richard); Mark VanNess (Debbie); and Beverly Jones (Bob). Fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews. At the family's request, there will be no services. Memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family. In the care of Hannah Funeral Home, Napanee (613-354-3341). Online condolences at www.hannahfuneralhome.com

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GRADUATION Congratulations to Debra Wilson who received her diploma in Practical Nursing from St. Lawrence College, Brockville.

Love, Dad & family.

IN MEMORIAM

Price

In memory of our dad, grandpa and uncle, Grant Price.

We won’t forget the way you smiled Or the words you used to say The many things you did for us In your own loving way.

Of all that life has given us And all that’s left to do One of life’s greatest gifts Are the years we had with you.

Love you and missing you always, Judy, Janice, Wanda, Michael, Brenda, Gary & families

Relay for Life North & Central Frontenac

• Entertainment - On June 21, North and Central Frontenac will host the Canadian Cancer Society's Relay for Life once again. This event entails participants forming teams and raising money to walk or run relay style throughout the night and early morning at Parham track from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m.

While participants relay, many local entertainers have volunteered their time and talent to perform throughout the event. Shawn McCullough, Bauder Road, HD Supply, The All Night All Star Stage Band (a variety of different talents) and karaoke will be the highlights. There will be friendly competitions and activities for team members running at different times during the evening and early morning. Everyone is welcome to come and support the "relayers" and enjoy some the great performances. - by Lindsay Fox • Fight Back Zone and Food: Last year the Fight Back Zone was a huge success! This year chair Nicole Power has a number of items for purchase including hoodies and long-sleeved Relay for Life shirts. Be sure to bring some extra cash so you can purchase one of these reasonably priced items. As well, there will be water bottles and flash lights available and information on Cancer prevention and Treatment. Be sure to visit the tent on Relay night to check out the variety we have to offer.

Food....is changing! District #4 Recreation Committee will be running the canteen from 5 to 9:30 pm. Items can be purchased from their menu at this time. Then the Relay's Food Committee will re-open the booth at 10:30 to 4 am and will be selling hamburgers at $3, hot dogs at $2 and pulled pork on a bun for $3. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, water, juice, vegetables, fruit (apples, bananas, oranges and watermelon) and muffins will be free for this period of time only.

District #4 Fire Department will be serving up breakfast from 5 - 6 am. Each team member will need to bring: reusable mug/cup for beverages, plates and plastic/silverware for breakfast. Remember it is a Go Green event.

In the past we have offered free food to participants. This was possible the first few years of Relay because of a generous donation made that covered ALL food costs. In 2011, we offered free food but didn’t have the whole of the cost covered by donation and realized that it wasn’t economically smart to offer free food unless it was in fact donated.

Having said that, we do offer some beverages for free as well as fruit and muffins that have been donated by vendors and private groups. We hope that everyone understands that this change is necessary and that any profit made from food sales will also go to find a cure for cancer! - Christine Teal

Great Outdoor Adventure & United Way Yard Sale T

by Don Amos his free event, sponsored by Northern Frontenac Community Services, is one of the ways to welcome this warm time of the year.

The Great Outdoor Adventure will be held on Saturday June 15, from 11am until 1pm, at St. James Major Catholic Church Hall/Parking lot. There will be a cash canteen that will be selling plenty of snacks and beverages. Tons of free activities will be going on throughout the event, including a children’s entertainer, face painting, kids’ crafts, soccer shot, a petting zoo, mini golf and our new nature walk and Aboriginal craft time with Marcie Webster!

The Great Outdoor Adventure is a wonderful opportunity to come out with your friends and family and spend some quality time outdoors and enjoy this beautiful weather.

There is something for everyone to do, and what better way to do it than in the sun. Join us for a fun-filled day, grab a bite to eat and enjoy all of the entertainment and activities at the Great Outdoor Adventure!

Also our 2nd annual United Way Yard Sale will run at the same time and location as the Great Outdoor Adventure. Currently we are looking for donations of gently used items from the public to assist us with the yard sale. All items can be dropped off at the Child Centre, 1004 Art Duffy Road, up to Thursday, June 13. All proceeds from the sale will go towards our United Way campaign this year. Please join us for these two great events, fun and games for the community along with a great yard sale.

“Quilts and Beyond” fundraiser this weekend!

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By Sharon Matthews ome out and show your support for Habitat for Humanity’s Tichborne Build this Saturday (10am to 4pm) & Sunday (1pm to 5pm). “Quilts and Beyond” will be held at 1010 Lawn & Garden Centre, corner of Clement Rd. and Road 38. The greenhouse will also be open to purchase that special plant or shrub for your garden.

Habitat for Humanity, with the support of the community, builds modest, affordable homes, then sells them to qualifying families, with no financial down payment and no interest on the mortgage. Habitat helps those who are helping themselves; hard working families striving to get ahead in our community.

During the “Quilts & Beyond” show, over 35 local quilts will be on display, along with other fabric arts including dolls, clothing, embroidery, hand hooked floor mats.

Admission is $10 and includes a raffle ticket and some great homemade refreshments. Musical entertainment is provided throughout the day and will include Debbie Barkley, a well known local singer.

We’ll also have a number of vendors selling their wares, such as Water’s Edge Pottery offering one of a kind functional pottery, Cecelia Slack with a number of handmade fabric articles, Debbie Emery who makes fabulous denim purses and wooden frames, and Betty Hunter with her handmade woollen products.

This event is the kick off to the local team’s fundraising efforts in support of the Habitat Tichborne build. The show should be very interesting and a lot of fun; and we know everyone will enjoy the homemade goodies. Please come out and support our efforts to bring affordable housing to hard working families in our community! Also, if you would like to get involved with Habitat for Humanity in other ways, please contact Sharon Matthews at 613-375-8343, SharonM.LongLake@gmail. com. We are looking for people who can hammer nails, do landscaping or paint during the build; people who like organizing and fundraising; those who can make sandwiches for the workers; suppliers who can donate materials and contractors who can donate some time. We can use your help as we try to get Habitat working for our community.

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Legion poem contest winner

Brandy Armstrong (above with Legion Br. 425 President Dave Whalen), a Sharbot Lake High School student, recently placed 1st in District G in the annual Remembrance Day poems and essay contest. She competed against 63 other Legions in the area.

Below is her winning poem.

Army Man I get on board a fast train...she calls my name I know it won't be the same.

Then I press my hand upon the window pane.

Pane? Pain is what she's feeling inside, as the possibilities of what could happen runs through her mind.

Before I knew it there I was, fighting for our country, fighting for a cause.

I'm struggling just to stand, it's so hard being an army man.

I write her letters home all the time the same old comforting lines, how I'm doing fine and how she forever, consumes my mind.

Last thing, I remember, was the sound of the bomb going off.

The explosion all around, I felt so caught.

I couldn't feel anything, but the hard lonely ground.

How I didn't hear anything, not a single sound.

It was just the easy silence that began to surround.

Now I find it so hard, watching from above; watching her struggle alone without my love.

I watch over her as she visits my grave.

She lays down a poppy and wipes her tears away.

She whispers before she kisses my tombstone one more time, You will always be my army man, forever on my mind.

Pine Meadow news - Jack Taylor turns 100 O

n April 15, 2013 Pine Meadow Nursing Home celebrated a very special birthday. Our very own Jack Taylor had turned 100 years old just a couple days prior and that called for a party! His family, staff and residents of Pine Meadow helped him celebrate in style with a live band, delicious cake and ice cream and lots of stories and laughs.

A great time was had by all. From all of us at Pine Meadow, we wish Jack a very Happy 100th Birthday!

• Kay Wright is just one of our many talent-

Cat in the Hat coming to NAEC O n Wed & Thurs June 5 & 6, the drama class from North Addington Education Centre will be presenting the Dr. Seuss' “The Cat in the Hat”. The class is made up of both junior and senior students who have been learning presentation skills, designing sets, and perfecting the presentation of this internationally successful children's conversion

of the Dr. Seuss classic book. There will be 2 performances: 1pm on June 5th and 7pm on June 6th. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in the school's library for only $5; kids under 12 free!! This is an excellent play for both young children and the child in all of us. Hope to see you there!!

- submitted by NAEC

ed residents here at Pine Meadow Nursing Home. This project in particular was most impressive. Kay spent countless hours working away on this beautiful doll house (a gift for her great grand-daughter) with only a little help from her daughter to finish up. We all were so proud of Kay for completing such a big project. Kay has generously decorated areas of Pine Meadow with her beautiful paintings, puzzles and furniture that she has made in the past. We can’t wait to see what she will create next!

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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, info: 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.

SHARBOT LAKE – DINNER at the Legion.

5:30–7 pm, Smorgasbord

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 DENBIGH - RELAY FOR LIFE FUNDRAISER, community hall, 9am-6pm, crafts, yard & bake sale, silent auction; donations to auction & bake sale appreciated; Elizabeth 333-1883 FARMERS’ MARKETS – Local farmers’ markets held every Saturday, 9am-1pm at: McDonalds Corners MERA schoolhouse; Sharbot Lake Oso beach; Verona Lions Club 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, Please note that this was listed incorrectly as taking place on June 1 in last week’s paper. The correct date is June 15 SYDENHAM LEGION - RELAY FOR LIFE DANCE & AUCTION for Team Kylie, auction 7pm; Entertainment by Shawn and David McCullough, $5 at door.

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Sat & Sun June 1 & 2 SHARBOT LAKE - QUILTS AND BEYOND, Habitat for Humanity fundraiser, 1010 Lawn & Garden Centre, Sat 10-4; Sun 1-5; Admission $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 BOLINGBROKE - GOSPEL MUSIC, ABC Hall, 2pm, fundraiser for Althorpe Bolingbroke United Church.

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 - SPAGHETTI LUNCHEON fundraiser for Relay For Life by Team Fighting Scotsman, Oso hall 11am-4pm SNOW ROAD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 128th Anniversary service, 11am, special music by Wayne, Mary and Brian Abrams; lunch follows at community centre; all welcome.

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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 OMPAH – GOLDEN FRIENDSHIP CLUB meeting 1:30pm, community center SHARBOT LAKE 39ers, 12 noon, potluck lunch, meeting & games; downstairs, North Frontenac Telephone Co.; anyone 50+ welcome; info: Shirley 279-2990; Dorothy: djfraser@frontenac.net 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.

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relocating the materials left behind by them,” she explained. This work is the third in a series where Decter has used the beaver as a spring board for her work.

On a related theme, Saskatchewan artist Laura Hale used natural materials she found on site to create three kid-sized, cub scoutlike “pup tents”, each with its own unique feel and charm. The first appears friendly, green and furry due to numerous pine boughs and it invites onlookers to creep inside. The second is more austere, delicate and less interactive, made with carefully strewn together dead maple, oak, and birch leaves that Hale gathered from the forest floor. The third tent is made from sections of horse tail, a hollow tubular plant, which she cut and strung on sinew along with delicate maple keys. This last tent draws particular attention to the natural elements of the piece by placing them in an architectural context.

Uta Riccius' piece, titled “Subdivision” (see photo on page 1), is a series of three

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Thursday June 6 BOLINGBROKE - MUSICIAN’S CIRCLE, 7pm Thursdays ABC Hall, for musicians to network with each other CENTRAL FRONTENAC MINOR SOFTBALL 6:30pm Hunt’s Pharmacy @ Parham; Sutton Group @. Sharbot Lk; 8:30pm Wykes Boat Works @ Parham; Perth Rd @ Sharbot Lk CLOYNE: SENIORS SOFTBALL, Thursdays 9am, ball field, all skills welcome. Don 3362452; Lauder 336-2998 HARDWOOD LAKE - RETIRED TEACHERS AND FRIENDS: Luncheon at Mapleton House, 11:30am. To attend phone 613-4792837 by June 4 at noon.

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Friday- Saturday June 7-8 BELLROCK SCHOOLHOUSE THEATRE The Great Ice Cream Scheme, dinner Theatre June 7, 8 & 15, 6pm; $20; dessert matinee June 16, 2:30pm $12; tickets at Verona Drug Mart, Local Family Farms, Verona Hardware, Asselstine Hardware.

RELAY FOR LIFE IN FLINTON, held at the Flinton Rec Centre; 7pm-7am, for further info contact Event Chair, Carolyn Hasler 613-3368659

Saturday June 8 RAILTON - GIANT YARD, INDOOR, BAKE SALE, BBQ, 8am-1pm, St Patrick’s Church, rain or shine.

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Inspiring new art installations at Fieldwork S

pring is the time for renewal, and organizers of the Fieldwork project, the art gallery located in the fields and forest of Susie Osler's farm near Maberly, took advantage of that idea with their opening of a spring installation that features the work of five Canadian artists. Fieldwork is now in its sixth season.

The opening was held on May 18 but the artists who descended on the site from their various regular roostings around Canada had already spent many days exploring the land and its natural materials, and installing their art pieces, which are as different conceptually and visually as are the countless flora and fauna that make the site home.

Winnipeg artist Leah Decter, who likes to “tamper with Canadian cultural icons” spent days traversing the site, locating and hauling beaver stumps to create her piece, which mimics the floor plan of a house. “With this piece I was thinking about how we inhabit the land through colonial histories and I wanted to collaborate with the beavers by using and

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oversized artificial habitats, each woven from foam backer rod, a flexible, lightweight, malleable material, which the artist and her students created off site and then later installed in trees at Fieldwork. The work is “a comment on the model homes in today’s housing markets and represent a new-fangled type of animal/insect home based on urban architectural design and natural birds’ nests.” The piece is also interactive and Riccius has invited onlookers to choose their favorite model of the three styles and to locate them on a map of the site - in a sense creating a new virtual kind of subdivision for animals and insects.

Erin Robertson's work, titled “Ephemeroptera”, speaks to nature as “fragile and ever changing”. The piece includes three giant mayflies cut out of old 1970s style paneling, which she harvested from a home she is currently renovating. The flies are graceful from afar, less so from up close where the blobs of glue that hold them together speak more of their industrial origins. Unlike the real

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Monday June 10 SHARBOT LAKE – FOOT CARE CLINIC, seniors’ centre, appointment: 613-279-3151.

SYDENHAM WOMEN’S INSTITUTE meet 7pm, at library, new members welcome

Tuesday June 11 CF RAILWAY HERITAGE SOCIETY Annual General Meeting, Anglican Church Hall, Sharbot Lake, 7pm.

SYDENHAM – FOOT CARE CLINIC, Grace Centre 1-4pm. For appointment call Bob: 613376-6477; 1-800-763-9610 VERONA – FOOT CARE CLINIC, medical centre 9am-noon. For appointment call Bob: 613-376-6477

Wednesday, June 12 BOOK LAUNCH – “Inside North Sherbrooke Vol. 2” by North Sherbrooke Historical Society, Perth Museum 1:30-3:30pm, guest speakers, refreshments.

SHARBOT LAKE – “ENERGIZE YOUR FAMILY TREE” presentation on genealogy, 1:30pm at library; RSVP: 613-279-2583 SHARBOT LAKE - BLOOD DONOR CLINIC St. James Major Catholic Church hall, 3-6pm; appointments recommended, 1-888-2-DONATE (236-6283)

Thursday June 13 CLOYNE - LAND O’ LAKES GARDEN CLUB, 7pm, Pine View Free Methodist Church, topic: English Delphiniums FRONTENAC COMMUNITY FUTURES DEVELOPMENT CORP. AGM & Grand Opening of new office; AGM is 8-9:30am at Verona Lions Centre followed by Grand Opening at 5062 Rd 38, Harrowsmith.

SYDENHAM DINERS, noon, Grace Centre, for 55+yrs, $11. Reservations required 613376-6477 VERONA – FOREST CERTIFICATION SEMINAR – The “Who, What, Why, and How of Forest Certification” for private woodlot owners. Lions Hall. 5-9pm, $10 includes supper; register: eomfcert.ca or call 613-258-8241.

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flies, whose lives span anywhere from just 30 minutes to 24 hours, Robertson’s will remain intact for the upcoming year.

Sheila MacDonald lives and works in McDonalds Corners and her offering, titled “Ear to the Ground”, is an elegant sculpture made from curved cedar of an ear, complete with earring, ear drum, and a bench. The piece is designed to be interactive and onlookers can sit on the ear bench and either ring the earring, or with the sticks she's provided play the ear drum, a pink, painted satellite dish.

The piece also has its conceptual side, Sheila explained “It's about sending a message to the underground through the drum.”

For those who have never visited Fieldwork, this unique outdoor gallery makes a great outing for those interested in exploring both nature and art. Along with the new installations (most of which will be up for a year) are permanent installations from previous seasons scattered throughout the grounds and there are maps and signs directing visitors to many of the more hidden artworks on site. Fieldwork is located just past 2501 Old Brooke Rd. www.fieldworkproject.com

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Stellar SHS students put in much more than regular “Office Hours”

by Julie Druker f they were ever called down to the office at Sydenham High School this year, you can bet that it wasn't for bad behavior. Both Jacob Sharpe and Jesse Bell returned for their 5th victory lap at SHS this year, primarily for a chance to be a part of the school’s 2013 drama production. Little did they know that due to Bill C-115, it would be they alone producing, directing, and designing the sets. They acted as well in the 14-member cast of the drama production, which ran from May 23-25.

The show was Norm Foster's ribald comedy “Office Hour's”, whose six separate and cleverly connected office scenes tell of the wild, irreverent and highly comedic lives of 4 memorable characters, each caught in their own stormy, controversial and very funny family, romantic, business and professional relationships at the office.

Sharpe and Browne had much more work than they should have had to do, and so they do have the official bragging rights for this production, which was Jacob2Sharpe Bell a highly enter013 and CHJesse RySlER taining, visually attractive and 20downright 0 lX professional piece of high school theatre.

The two were met more than halfway by a very talented cast, Frommany of whom were younger students and newbies to the stage, but who (as I found out later) found their voices and stage legs through the leadership and unbridled enthusiasm of Sharpe and Bell.

Every single member of the cast not only nailed their lines but also delivered them with highly believable comedic mastery. In scene one it was Fleet Brown who set the bar as the disillusioned, down and out, and very soon to fall further TV news reporter Warren Kimble, who was threatened with firing by his sexy but showing-no-mercy producer Pam (Taylor Drake), who ruled the stage and Warren with her firm voice and red-heeled stomp of disapproval.

Owen Orser was convincing and physically hilarious as the small time, lovable, well-meaning but easily swayed and misdirected producer Gordon Blaine, who took the side 2013 Dfilm ODGtipsy E Gand of the increasingly Rahighly ND derivative Hollywood director (Connor who made a comedic splash with CaRaVBeyers), aNideas CVP his apish and addled for the next big cinematic hit.

Bryar Vuyk shone as the lying, never faithful but still charismatic From and charming husband of the deservedly frustrated and furious Ellie (Leah Gurrl), who wants so much to believe his lies and alibis but cannot due to explicit photos of his philandering shenanigans.

Sharpe and Bell played to great comic effect side by side in Scene four, a very funny family drama with Bell as the cartoonishly overbearing Rhonda, mother of Richard (Sharpe) her soon-to-be-out gay son. The two were joined in the scene by stellar straight man Eric Gordon as Lloyd, the reserved and severely hen-pecked hubby of Rhonda, who in the end has his own little hidden secret to reveal.

In Scene five, race track owner Stan Thurber, played to perfection by Kody Thomson, who definitely knows a thing or two about how to deliver a comedic line, is forced to fire family friend, the overweight jockey Arthur Barnes, who was played with gusto by Gavin Colman and whose highly comedic last-ditch groveling for his job was a memorable highlight.

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Bell and Sharpe both were pleased with the Friday night show that I attended. Both students discovered their love of theatre while at SHS and have worked together in many productions there. “Since we've been working together for the past five years we really understand our individual strengths and weaknesses,” Bell said when I spoke with them after the show.

Sharpe said Bell’s strengths are “his ability to work hands on with the actors and his incredible way of getting everyone pumped up and enthused about their roles on stage. He is especially great with the younger actors and made them feel very comfortable and confident.”

Of Sharpe's strengths Bell said, “No one understands the mind of a character like Jacob Sharpe. I may be able to motivate but he is the person that truly understood everything in this script-the jokes and all of the characters. He truly shaped

and cultivated all of the actors on stage and his role was that of the traditional director.”

Each one agreed that they could not have done the job without the help of the other.

Where are these two talented students heading next September? Sharpe will be attending a special comedic writing course at Humber College and then plans to study theatre at Ryerson, while Bell plans to become a teacher and will be studying Concurrent Education at Queen's University. They both hope to meet up again sometime in the near future and to do more stage work together. If their production of Office Hours is any indication, it looks as though they both have very bright futures ahead of them, whether on and off the stage.

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Schueler, along with his wife Aleta, runs the Bishop Mills Natural History Centre, whose mission is “to study and publicize those groups of organisms that are widely noticed but not recognized to be species, and especially those whose status is rapidly changing, either due to decline of native species, or the spreading of invaders�.

Schueler spoke of his reasons for creating the 2013 Salmon River Mussel Survey at a special talk at the Tamworth Public Library on May 26. He said that prior to European settlement, native Unionoid Mussels were “the dominant filter-feeding organisms in North American rivers and lakes, often covering their bottoms at densities of hundreds per square metre and with an astonishing number of species in any one single bed.� He described how their filtering “kept the water clear and “the digging action of their feet kept the underlying sediments oxygenated�. He said that presently in many drainage basins, many species of mussels have been declining as a direct result of “sedimentation, pollution, the loss of host fish and direct human predation.�

In 1986 it was the introduction of European Zebra Mussels that have made matters worse for what Schueler calls “these subtly lovely bi-valves�. He says that the Moira River “supports a diverse mussel fauna; the Napanee River much less so.� However, it is the Salmon river that he will be focusing on in this survey.

In 1996 he began exploring mussels in the Salmon River and since then has identified 10 species, two of which include the endangered Ligumia nasuta (a.k.a. the Eastern Pond mussel) and the Villosa iris (Rainbow mussel) both found in Beaver Lake near Tamworth and in the Salmon River. In a preliminary document that outlines the survey Schueler states, “There’s no better way to spend a summer than wading or canoeing in creeks, rivers and lakes to document hidden nodes of unionoid abundance�. Further, he says “It behooves naturalists to get to work be-

fore these... our largest invertebrate animals are gone from many places where we wouldn’t have even have known they existed.� Volunteer surveyors, he says, will become “unionoid experts� as they sample sites along the length of the Salmon River, which will be referenced by a checklist of road accessible points. The check list will be updated so surveyors can know which sites have been visited.

Schueler explained that the primary procedure will be to gather bagfuls Fred Schueler of shells, dry and sort them, report the findings by email and bring the samples to a final meeting that will be held in the fall. The information from the survey will be used to understand and further study mussel ecology in the Salmon River.

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