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by Julie Druker

he official grand opening of North Frontenac Dark Skies Preserve took place on August 3 and attracted a good crowd of enthusiasts, many of whom set up some very sizable telescopes in preparation for a evening of spectacular night viewing.

North Frontenac Councilor Betty Hunter, who chaired the Economic Development Task Force, the group who worked to make the preserve a reality, said the idea to create such a preserve had been in the works for almost a decade. “It began over 10 years ago when Will Cybulski [a former North Frontenac councilor] and I began speaking about what we could do to promote the dark skies in this area. Years later I helped organize a task force and with the help of a few local astronomers in the area, along with members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada we got together and after a lot of work finally got the job done.”

Hunter opened the event by thanking members of North Frontenac Council and the Economic Task Force, local astronomers Gary Coldwell, Guy Nason, Robert Dick, Andy and Terrence Dickinson.

Mayor Bud Clayton also spoke at the event, saying that the new preserve was built under the heading of eco-tourism from federal gas tax money through the County of Frontenac, at a cost of $41,000.

Robert Dick is manager of the Canadian Dark Sky Preserve Program and a member of the Royal Astronomical Society. His expertise as the chair of the society’s Light Pollution Abatement Committee was sought by the township’s task force regarding the project. Dick also spoke at the event and explained that although the North Frontenac Preserve is just one of 17 Dark Skies Preserves across Canada, it is the first munici-

Robert Dick (far right) presents Councilor Betty Hunter and Mayor Bud Clayton with the North Frontenac Dark Skies Preserve citation pality in the country to be designated wholly as such. Dick presented the official citation to Mayor Bud Clayton and Councilor Betty Hunter after reading it out. It stated, “In a cooperative initiative to conserve the natural dark sky as part of our heritage, the North Frontenac Township in partnership with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada hereby designate the North Frontenac Dark Sky Preserve. Together we recognize that natural darkness is an ecological resource in need of protection and are committed to re-

sponsible lighting practices that preserve the beauty and wonder of the dark sky above the township.”

Dick went on to highlight the importance of maintaining the township’s dark skies.

“Night creatures depend on the darkness so we must learn to respect the natural night environment and the creatures that inhabit it.” He spoke of dark skies as an important part of our heritage. “Four billion years of evolution have wired the need for darkness into our biology. 150 years of artificial light at

night can’t change our very nature...the First Nations say the night is sacred and this is very true.”

Gary Caldwell of Hamilton, who has been an amateur astronomer for the past 48 years, has built a cottage and his own personal observatory just across from the new preserve.

He said he moved to the area specifically because of the dark skies.

“Seven years ago I was looking for a place in Ontario to build a cottage and I wanted three specific things: a lake, dark skies and an airport I could fly into.” Caldwell, who had his huge telescope in tow, said that he was looking for skies that were “so dark that you could see a particular galaxy (M33) with the naked eye and from here you can do just that.” Another local astronomer, Guy Nason, who also moved to the area on account of its dark skies, also spoke at the event. Nason handed out beginner astronomers’ guides titled “Getting Started in Astronomy” put out by Sky and Telescope, and encouraged those gathered on the pad to view Saturn through the many powerful telescopes set up on site.

He also mentioned that the International Space Station could be viewed just over the horizon at 9:51PM in the constellation Scorpius.

The best part of the Dark Skies opening ceremony took place well after the ceremony ended. After two days of steady cloud and rain, the sun set on a clear, moonless sky on Saturday night, giving the astronomers a prime opportunity to experience the wonder of the night sky in North Frontenac.

The location of the preserve allows for close to a 170 degree view of the sky and judging by the turnout it looks as though the North Frontenac Dark Skies Preserve will fast become a popular destination for lovers of deep space.

Round up of August long weekend music festivals

by Jeff Green and Julie Druker he August long weekend offers music lovers a chance to relax and enjoy earfuls of their favorite musical genres and bands thanks to a number of local music festivals that continue to draw fans from near and far.

Wet weather early in the weekend and cool nights later on did not deter fans who continued to support their facourite events,

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Blue Skies 40th Anniversary Festival

Time marches on, and we all march with it.

But once in a while there is an occasion to reflect on how past events have reverberated through time. As the Blue Skies Music Festival hit its 40th anniversary, the festival’s

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artistic director, Julia Phillips, decided to leaven this year’s program with some of the musicians and bands that have had a major impact on the festival over the years.

Ken Whitely was at the first festival in 1974, and has been there at every significant anniversary ever since, and many other times as well. He was back this year, opening an eclectic Saturday evening show. He still performs a mix of roots, jazz and gospel tunes with an old time carnival feel, just as he has for about 50 years. But the Ken Whitely show is no relic. With support from the Levy Sisters, his singing partners of 19 years, his son Ben on bass and Brad Hart on drums, the music is as vibrant today as it must have been 40 years ago. Ken Whitely was followed by David Ross Macdonald, an Australian guitarist/singer-songwriter.

One of the mainstays of the festival over the years has been great solo performers who can hold an audience spellbound with only a guitar, their own voice and the songs they have written themselves. David Ross Macdonald exemplified that tradition well this weekend, as I might add did the great Sarah Harmer the following night.

The following performance was an experiment for the festival, which is something that has also been a tradition over the years. This time, instead of bringing in some new complex musical form, Toronto artist/musician

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The impact of the bicycle on women’s lives in the 19th Century is the starting point for the piece, which features not only historical video footage and live music, but also uses a vintage bicycle as the instrument that percussionist Brad Hart played during the performance.

Following Parry, two artists who are familiar not only to Blue Skies audiences but to the shows at the Sharbot Lake Country Inn as well, Suzie Vinnick and Rick Fines took the stage. With help from a full band, the two blues buddies put on a rocking version of their show, which put the audience on their feet, where they would remain for the rest of what turned out to be a long night of music.

After Vinnick/Fines came a band that was put together especially for the festival. Nicknamed the ‘Jubilee’ band or Magoo’s All Stars, festival regulars such as David Woodhead, Wendell Ferguson, and perennial MC Magoo were propelled forward by the sustained energy of vocalist Rebecca Campbell, another Blue Skies performer from years past who has been absent from the festival in recent years.

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Music festival round up - continued from page 1 The night was capped off by a performer who was brand new to the festival. Quique Escamilla was born in Chiapas, Mexico and now lives in Toronto. He and his band had no trouble keeping up the energy level of the audience, even though it was well after 2 by the time they finished their set of danceable tunes with a political message of hope and defiance from one of the poorest regions of Mexico.

All in all, the evening, and indeed the acts throughout the weekend, made use of the classic Blue Skies formula, a mix of the familiar and the unexpected, sit down and listen music and stand up and dance music. There were certainly a number of nods to the past, but very few acts that were trapped in that past.

The best of the old can always become new again.

13th Elphinfest

Local and out of town rockers made the one-day Elphinfest their destination and on August 3 fans gathered at Rick Killingbeck’s Elphin homestead, where for 13 years he has been offering up an eclectic line up of players in the alternative/ rock vein. Six Ottawa bands played, including Claudia, Fiona Noakes, Trip and Dance, Rick’s own classic rock band Sonic Roots and more. The band Still Winter Hills traveled all the way from Ottawa following an earlier gig just to play one hour in Elphin at Rick’s place.

I had a chance to see Dan Gignac, front man of alternative/rock band Normann, perform solo on account of a lastminute emergency that kept his other band members away.

Gignac knew in advance that he would be performing solo and rose to the challenge. He came prepared playing, from his former repertoire as solo player Big Nac and played lead guitar and also sang a few Normann tunes like Light Gets in the Way and Stay which were backed by a number of prerecorded tracks that he prepared and brought along. He de-

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RECYCLING COLLECTION SCHEDULE CHANGE Effective September 1, 2013 the recycling collection schedule will change for some South Frontenac residents.

The change involves the alternating schedule in which there will be two consecutive ‘Yellow – Paper etc.’ weeks.

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So, as of September 1st all South Frontenac residents will be on the same schedule and this should eliminate any confusion residents may have about which side of the calendar they should be viewing.

scribed his sound as a cross between Alice and Chains and Gobsmackers. He played two hand-made Lado guitars and a Paul Reed Smith guitar and said following his performance “The one thing about being a multi- instrumental musician is that I can play everything but just not all at once.”

Rick Killingbeck said he came up with the idea for the festival knowing that it is very difficult to get a chance to see the bands that he personally knows and likes during the busy summer season when most of their schedules conflict. “The idea was to get all of the bands that I like together in one place at the same time so we can hang out, play and listen to each other.” Killingbeck is able to put on the show thanks to the help of his sound man Raul Crine of Kingston, who has been working with him for the last 13 years to put on the show. Killingbeck’s band plays regularly every six weeks at the Shark and Bull in Perth and regularly in Ottawa.

Coming up on Sat. Aug. 10, the Elphinfest site will be filled with music again for a Country Music Festival hosted by the Snow Road Snowmobile Club. See the Mississippi column for details.

Rhyme N’ Reason headlined at the Flinton Country Jamboree pat, each player playing stellar solos in almost every tune with lead vocalist Rohrer masterfully delivering up a wide ranging emotional repertoire. Highlights included Van Holten’s picking abilities on banjo and in the rare song where he sang lead ,he demonstrated that he also possess the vocal chops best suited to old timey bluegrass, a high reedy sounding tenor. The band also appeared in a second installment on Sunday morning for a special gospel session.

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Flinton Jamboree

Meanwhile in Flinton it was the lovers of bluegrass who packed the ball field at the Flinton Recreation Centre for another installment of the ever popular Flinton Country Bluegrass Jamboree. Over 300 trailers were parked on site to take in this year’s line up, which included jamboree regulars Steve Piticco and South Mountain, the Tebworth Brothers and house band Bill White and White Pine. When I visited on Saturday early in the evening, headliners Rhyme “N” Reason were onstage heating things up with their pitch perfect old timey blue grass repertoire. Band members included Randy Brethour on mandolin, Stefan Van Holten on banjo/vocals, Doug Moerschfelder on stand up bass/vocals and Joe Rohrer on lead guitar and lead vocals. The foursome played their own version of a number of classic bluegrass favs including “Rollin’ in My Sweet Baby’s Arms”, George Jones’ “Walk Through This World With Me”, and “When the Mountain Dew Begins to Fall”. The foursome have the genre down

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he sole August meeting of South Frontenac Council brought with it a number of unusually divisive items, which caused a reluctant Mayor Davison to cast the deciding ballot on at least two occasions.

The most controversial item was also one that could have been the most straightforward, and it is one that brings one of the basic services the township offers, winter road maintenance, into limbo as the winter snow season begins to loom.

The tender bids for 5-year contracts on six routes were presented to Council. The lowest acceptable bids for all the contracts were submitted by Mulrooney Trucking, ranging from $147 to $159 per unit hour. Neadow Construction put in a bid for $180 on two of the routes, Cruikshank’s put in bids of $269 on all routes, and Carillon $720 on all routes.

The only complication in the process lay in the fact that two of the bidders, Percy Snider and Scott’s Snow Removal, had their bids rejected. The bids were supposed to include a $5,000 cheque as a bid deposit and a second $5,000 cheque as a performance bond. Both bidders included only one $5,000 cheque with their bid and were thus rejected by Public Works.

Percy Snider’s price, on two of the routes, was almost the same as Mulrooney’s on the two routes he bid on, at $157.15 and $164. Scott’s bid $129 on two of the other routes.

By recommending that all the contracts be awarded to Mulrooney’s, which is a change from current practice, Public Works Manager Mark Segsworth said there might be some

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impact on response times by crews after the first snow of the season in the first year.

“There will be some growing pains, and we will feel it on the first snow storm of the year, there is no question about it. But there will be savings in the long run,” said Segsworth.

Some members of Council were unhappy with the idea of shutting Percy Snider, a long-time contractor for the township, out of all the contracts.

“I’d like to throw in my two cents,” said Mayor Davison. “I know one of these contractors has worked for us for years and years, and a performance bond is for someone whom we don’t know. I don’t see why they need to submit one.”

Chief Administrative Officer Wayne Orr read from the township’s procedural bylaw which states that failure to submit required cheques with a tender bid will result in the bid being disqualified.

“The procedural bylaw is clear, and as staff we have no option but to follow it. Council has the authority to override the bylaw; staff doesn’t. But council will also take on a

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When it came time to vote on accepting the staff recommendation to award the contracts to Mulrooney’s, a recorded vote was requested. Councilors John McDougall, Alan McPhail, Ron Vandewal and Pat Barr all voted to accept the contract, and Councilors Larry York, Del Stowe, Bill Robinson, and Deputy Mayor Cam Naish voted no, leaving it up to Mayor Gary Davison, who hesitated before voting no.

CAO Orr asked if Council was going to give any subsequent direction to staff but none was provided. Staff will prepare a report to the next meeting, in early September, on alternatives going forward. A new tender process will be somewhat compromised be-

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OFFICIAL PLAN UPDATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Pursuant to Sections 17 (15), 17 (16), 17 (19.4), and 26 (1) of the Planning Act (R.S.O 1990, c.P.13, as amended), a public meeting will be held on August 29, 2013, to review and discuss the Official Plan 5-year update in the draft Official Plan amendment. The Council of the Corporation of the Township of Addington Highlands invites all those interested to attend and participate in the public meeting.

PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC MEETING

The Official Plan of the Township of Addington Highlands outlines the Township’s goals and objectives, states the policies to be followed, and outlines the means for carrying out the policies to direct physical development and its effect on the social, economic and natural environment of the Township.

The Official Plan 5-year update will ensure that the Township of Addington Highlands is in compliance with Bill 51 Planning Act amendments; ensure that the Township is in compliance with the Provincial Policy Statement and Ministries and Agencies initiatives established since 2005; revise the groundwater resource policies to comply with the recently established Source Water Protection Plans; and investigate policy changes related to comments put forth by local citizens and community organizations.

A public open house was held in May 2012. This public meeting will be an opportunity for the public to provide further input about the 5-year update to the Official Plan, ask questions of the project team, and suggest further changes. The public will be able to review and comment on the draft Official Plan policies by contacting Jack Pauhl, Clerk, Tr. EFFECT OF THE PUBLIC MEETING

The Official Plan 5-year update will affect all lands within the municipal boundary of the Township of Addington Highlands. Accordingly, no key map is provided.

HOW TO PROVIDE COMMENT All those interested may attend the public meeting and provide written or verbal comments on the Official Plan 5-year update. If you are unable to attend the public meeting, but wish to provide written comments, please send them to: Jack Pauhl, Clerk Treasurer, Township of Addington Highlands, P.O. Box 89, 72 Edward Street, Flinton, Ontario K0H 1P0. You may also call at (613) 336-2286 during regular business hours.

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Coat of Arms A less pressing matter, that of whether to spend $5,000 on a painted aluminium coat of arms to hang in the township office, also split council but not as bitterly. The budget for the coat of arms, which was included in the 2013 budget, capped the project at $4,000, and the Corporate Services Committee recommended that Council not move forward, and hang a framed paper copy of the new coat of arms instead.

“I don’t agree with the committee,” said Councilor John McDougall. “If you look at it short term, we can save $1,000. I looked at print copy today, and while it looks fine, on the wall it will be almost unreadable. We have a community that is extremely proud of its history, and for a $1,000 extra we have a chance to honour that history.”

Again in a recorded vote, McDougall, Naish, Barr, McPhail and Davison carried the day and approved the expenditure.

Anger over the tender decision lingered to the end of the meeting, leading Councilor Ron Vandewal to say he was going to vote against a housekeeping bylaw confirming all decisions of council that are approved at the end of each meeting. Vandewal got enough

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The public meeting will be held at Township Hall, 72 Edward St., Flinton, Addington Highlands, August 29, 2013, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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· On Sunday I went for a cruise down the 180-yearold Tay Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The excursion aboard the Blue Goose started at Last Duel Park in Perth and went to Beveridge Lock and back again. The Karen at the helm of the Blue Goose narrated tour floats by some of the area’s most important historic sites such as the site of the last fatal duel. Bird watchers will appreciate going through the Tay Marsh where they will see black terns, ospreys, king fishers, and birds of prey. There were many ducks and herons, and the otters put on a playful show for us. This part of the Tay is not visible from any road, so unless you have sailed down it before, you have never seen this little-known waterway. You also get a souvenir handout of several pages. www.taycanaltours.com or 613-264-0094. · Consider taking your empties to the beer store in Sharbot Lake on August 17 and 18 and donating them to the Sharbot Lake & District Lions. They can use that money to do good things for the community. · August 17 is the Potluck and Jam at the ABC Hall. The potluck starts at 5 pm and the Jam at 7 pm. Come on out and enjoy the evening. · The Annual Memorial Cemetery Service for Laidley’s – Maberly United Church Cemetery will be held on Sunday August 18 at 2 pm. In the event of rain the service will be held in the Maberly United Church. · Saturday, August 24 is the 131st annual Maberly Fair.

Plan on getting into the spirit of the theme for 2013, “Garlic”. Will we be seeing some vampires and werewolves in the parade? Admission to the fair is $5 for adults, youth $3, children aged 6 and under are FREE. For more information call Fred Barrett, President, 613-268-2960. Volunteers are needed to help set up on the day before the fair. Students can earn a credit for their volunteer requirement. Call Fred at the number above if you can spare some time to help out. · Contra Dance – August 24 – Anyone familiar with square dancing will pick up on contra dancing and have an enjoyable time. Even if you can’t dance at all you will still have fun and you don’t need to bring a partner. Mel and Eleanor McDougall will be providing the music. The dance starts at 7:30 pm at the ABC Hall and costs $10. Call Freda at 273-2571

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· On Monday, August 12, the Blue Bench Bakery is hosting a meeting for all women who are survivors of breast cancer and those who are currently undergoing treatment; a meeting to connect women who need support while undergoing treatment. Then on Thursday, August 15, there will be a gem and mineral show starting at 1pm.

There will be a Nature Walk at the Rose Hill Nature Reserve this Sat. Aug. 10. Registration begins at 9:30 am and the hike starts at 10am, rain or shine. Naturalists will lead visitors on a two-hour stroll and provide commentary about the various habitats and species. Refreshments will be served following the walk. Please wear sturdy footwear. For information please call Mary Vandenhoff at 613-278-2939

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· David Bailey from Alberta visited his brother, Les Punchard, in Fernleigh last week. Les hosted a family reunion last Wed. and a wonderful time was had by all. · North Frontenac swim lessons will be held again at Sand Lake this year. Red Cross swimming lessons will run from Mon Aug. 5 to Friday Aug 16. Cost is $50 per swimmer. Call 613-479-2673 to register for lessons. · Check out many local artists at the Cloyne Showcase Art Exhibition and Sale, happening at North Addington Education Centre from August 9 - 11, Friday & Saturday 10am to 5pm, and Sunday 10am to 4pm. A portion of the money raised goes to supporting art initiatives at the school. · The St. Kilian’s Annual Church Supper is happening Saturday, August 10 at the Clar Mill Hall in Plevna, 4 to 6pm; $10 per adult.

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Note the characteristic red “hourglass” pattern on the body. Fern sent her spider to septic heaven. Outdoors columnist Lorraine Julien wrote a column on the black widow spider last October; it is posted at www.frontenacnews. ca/2012/12-41_oct_18/outdoors_lol_12-41.html

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· IT'S HERE!! The Verona Cattail Festival!

After months of hard work and preparation, the fun is about to start. The Verona Cattail Festival features two days of outstanding music on stage. But wait, there's a lot more: a Classic Cars Show, Red Green Duct Tape Boat Races, Soap Box Derby, Marketplace vendors, free Kids Crafts all day, interactive Cameron’s Cattail Centre, children's entertainment, lots of food and the list goes on. This will be an exciting two days for the whole family.

The festival starts off with a Parade, Sat. Aug. 10 at 10 am. **Note: Highway 38 will be closed to all traffic from the north end of Verona to Verona Sand Road from 10 to 10:30 am. Arrive early to get a good viewing spot for the parade.

Addington There will be bleachers set up along Verona Sand Road at the LionsHighlands Centre for viewers to North watch the parade.

The Verona Cattail FestivalFrontenac is a "Rain or Shine" festival.

The whole village is involved this weekend. All three churches take part. The Verona Pentecostal Assembly Church will have a delicious dinner (by donation) at the Lions Hall on Friday, August 9 starting at 5 pm. On Saturday

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August 10, the Verona Free Methodist Church will have a Pancake Breakfast (by donation) at the church from 7:30 am to 9 am. Trinity United Church will have their Fish Fry that evening from 5 to 7 pm. (Adults $ 14, children $6). Also, on Sunday, August 11 there will be an Ecumenical Service on the festival grounds starting at 10 am. The service will be opened by Dorothy Robbie, representing Lakeview Pentecostal Church. The worship music band is the Verona Youth Band, led by Derek Snider. Scriptures will be read by Lynda Boulter, representing Trinity United Church. Harold Warren from the Free Methodist Church will be giving his own personal story of faith, and a short message will be delivered by Jeff Nault. The service will be followed by the gospel music of Vocal Legacy.

There will be lots of delicious food on site as well. The canteen will be serving drinks, hamburger, hot dogs, fries, poutine, lots of snacks plus a “Healthy Menu”. New this year, Saturday night special, treat yourself to Funnel Cakes!

The musical entertainment for the Verona Cattail Festival is outstanding. Eleven bands will provide non-stop music over the two days and will cover a wide range of tastes: folk rock, country rock, classic rock, country, pop country, soul and southern gospel. The Saturday headliners are guaranteed to bring the audience to their feet. The Monarchs will get us dancing as they rivet us with Classic Oldies. Ghetto

PAGE 5 Express will entertain us with Vintage Funk and Soul followed by the tribute band, Buddy Holly Lives playing the music of Buddy Holly and the Crickets! Sunday afternoon brings more great entertainment. Rob Carnegie will be performing his amazing set of Pop Country. The Sunday closer will be the popular Soul Survivors. Founded in 1997, Soul Survivors quickly became one of Eastern Ontario's most sought after Party Bands, pleasing audiences from Toronto to Montreal.

For a complete listing of all the other musicians and bands playing during the two days visit www.veronafestival.com.

Saturday and Sunday August 10 and 11. This is the weekend you have been waiting for. Bring the family and enjoy the Verona Cattail Festival!

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· On Sat. August 10, the Snow Road Snowmobile Club is holding their first Country Music Festival at the Elphinfest music site in Elphin. The gates open at 12 noon, music starts at 1 pm. There will be many good bands and the location is well shaded, so bring your lawn chairs and join in a funfilled afternoon. There will also be vendors selling their crafts.

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Mississippi - from pg. 5 Food is available on site. Admission is $20 at the gate or in advance; $35 for 2 people; 14 years & under free accompanied by a parent or guardian. No pets, no glass, rain or shine. For further information call Ruth at 613-278-0477 or visit Facebook/Snow Road Snowmobile Club. · There will be no Drop in /Coffee morning at the Snow Road Community Centre on Aug. 16 or 23. The Drop in will resume on August 30. · Grannies Pearl and June rocked the night away at Elphin’s annual Elphinfest party. Good food, good time. Rock on! · August birthdays: Blaine Ryder, Brenda Orchard, Delmar Sargeant, Stanley Snow. Happy Anniversary to Steve and Robin Riddell. · Thank you to Bob Wessler, who donated a dryer to the Davidson family and delivered it from Kaladar. The family lost everything in a fire. Thank you to all the people who have donated clothing, furniture, household appliances, food and money. You all have helped them to get back on their feet. · Smile: Speak to people, not about them.

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· Get well soon wishes to Eileen Younge! · Coming up the week of August 19 to 23, a free Veggie Tale Vacation Bible School will be held at Cole Lake Free Methodist Church from 9:30 -11:30 a.m. daily. Sr. K. to Grade 6 are asked to register by August 10 at 613-374-2968 (Jean) or 613-279-1003 (Heidi).

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· Silver Lake Pow Wow is having a fish fry fundraiser this Sat. Aug. 10 from 4 - 7 pm at IOOF Hall in Parham. · Special birthday wishes last Saturday to Vera Stinson who turned 97, Garnet Brown who is 74 years young and Hannah & Hallie Hearns. Happy Birthday to Boyce Peters, Keegan Teal, Angie Neumann, Cory Lowery, Anna Vinkle, Karen MacGregor, Dan Mallette, Theresa Lowery, Nybom twins, Bill Fox, Brianna Drew, Cathy Goodfellow and Randy Kempe · The Happy Travellers Senior Group held another successful Yard/Bake Sale and BBQ on Saturday. · Some families in this area have had the extreme pleasure of hosting Japanese exchange students. They have been real busy seeing some of our Canadian family traditions and some fun places to visit while picking up on the English language. There is so much to see, do, taste and experience in our beautiful country. · Thinking of you to Anna Young, Vivian Hannah, Glen Fox, Levi Ducharme, Don Percy, Gerald Dunham also to Janice Conway and her sister Debbie Loney. · Good luck to the Central Frontenac Parham and Sharbot Lake Bantams who will play in their year end tournament

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this weekend. Friday night Sharbot Lake plays at 6:30 and Parham plays at 9am on Sat. Good luck to both teams. · Have you gotten your team registered for the 3 pitch tournament in Mountain Grove on Aug. 24 - 25? You need to call Robbie Barker for more information on how to get into this tournament to raise money for the SPN Smokin' Team.

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613-335-4531 email: marilynarchie@sympatico.ca · Happy Birthday to Madelene Howes, Blake Summer, Dawn Cox, Anna Vinkle, Lisa Smith, Mathew Stefan, Theresa O'Connor, Dalton Goodberry, Gwen Harper, Shirley Dewey, Grace Gray-Kenny, Travis Tyson, Brian Scott. · Happy Anniversary to Christine and Bob Teal, Hilary and Myles Payne, Jennifer and Ryan Wolf, Tom and Julia Rose · On August 4, Cory Arndt and Danielle Brown had their baby daughter, Sadie, baptized in the Arden church. She is the granddaughter of Val and Roy Beechey. · Thinking of Tom Hughes, Dorothy Proctor, Ralph and Vera Steele, Joyce Smith, Verna Cowdy, Bruce Scott, Val Beechey. · On August 11 the Pastoral Charge will have an Union service at 10am in the Arden church. This will be Rev Barbara's last service and it will be followed by food and fellowship in celebration of her ministry here. On August 4 we welcomed the family of Stan and Betty Pranger to the Mountain Grove church as many people came to hear Rev Barbara's last sermon in this church. It was a tearful goodbye for this great lady, who has helped my family as well as others to bear the grief of losing a loved one. We will have good memories. · Monday was a "Civic" holiday. Does anyone know why it is called that?

HENDERSON Jean Brown

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· Folks were some amazed at all the donated high quality items featured at the Henderson United Church Silent Auction, luncheon and musical afternoon bash. The musical entertainers strummed, sang, and inspired us to bid higher.

Now the church is preparing for their roast beef and pork dinner on Wed. Aug. 21 at the famous Harlowe Hall- source of many fantastic meals over the years. The hall with its air conditioning provides an excellent location for the dinner, of course co-ordinated by our own Marie and George White, whom we truly thank in advance. · On Sat. August 17 be sure to talk to the Branch 640 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps who will be offering pre-registration and information at the Northbrook Foodland parking lot from 1 – 4pm. There is no cost to join and ages 12- 19 are welcome to this fun-filled organization whose aim is to develop good citizenship and leadership; promote physical fitness; develop communication skills, and build self-discipline. For further info please call Captain Tim Trickey, 613-336-2885. · Joyce and Reuben Lemke hosted a fabulous anniversary dinner for their family who came home especially for the large and tasty happening. · Harlowe Wesleyan and Standard Church report a good turn out for their recent praise Sunday with the Rice leadership team. Rev. Darla will be leading a church service at Pine Meadow this month. · Special thinking of you to Trudy Conner. · This Sun. Aug. 11, Henderson United will be worshiping with their sister churches at the Arden worship site at 10am in a farewell service for the Rev. Barbara Mahood-Young who is moving to serve in the United Churches of Newburgh and Centreville. Special thanks to Rev. Barbara, spouse and family for their sacrifices in service of the three churches.

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he Parham Fair Idol competition is returning for the third year. It showcases local, yet to be discovered, talent. Do you have a hidden talent? Do you sing in the shower? Show off your voice at the 121st Parham Fair, Saturday, August 24. New this year, there will be 2 age groups: the Youth Division and an Adult Division (18 & over). Five lucky youth will be randomly selected to perform on Friday night’s editionjust before the Ambush concert. Mark and the Ambush band love to participate in our fair. The local boys love to sing, perform and promote local talent. They have kindly offered to judge the Friday edition. Please bring your own music instrument, iphone, ipad. Register at debra.smith@robinsonsgroup.com or call 613-377-6431. There is lots to see and do at the Parham Fair, August 23-25. Friday night will feature Ambush, the Idol Contest and the Horse Draw. Saturday is dedicated to agriculture, Parham Idol and family events. The demolition derby caps off the weekend. This is the best entertainment deal in town - $12 for the weekend pass or $5 per day and free parking. Visit www.parhamfair.ca

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here are only a few short weeks left for woodlot owners in Frontenac County to take advantage of a FCFDC Certification Funding Program designed to help them certify their forests under the Eastern Ontario Model Forest's well-established Forest Certification Program. The program enables woodlot owners and community forests to certify their woodlots to the internationally-recognized Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) principles for sustainable forest management as accredited by the Rainforest Alliance®. This initiative will help ensure the long-term sustainable management of not only your own woodlot, but also of our region's forests while achieving environmental as well as socio-economic benefits. Forest certification and the demand for certified wood products is a growing trend globally.

By joining the EOMF Forest Certification Program, certifying your woodlot becomes more accessible and affordable, easier to manage, and it puts you in touch with a certified private woodlot owner group (Eastern Ontario Certified Woodlot Owners) that offer various field trips, camaraderie, and learning experiences. It also opens the certified wood market to you.

Until August 23, qualifying woodlot owners in Frontenac County can register for a free, on-site visit by a forest management consultant who will guide you through the process.

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Walk along K&P Trail

On July 30, Leonard Emery, along with his cousin Paul, took a group of interested residents from Canonto Lake for a walk along several parts of the K & P trail. It was most interesting to see evidence of the railway, which ran from Kingston to Renfrew starting in 1871.

Those present thoroughly enjoyed the outing. In the attached picture Leonard Emery is shown talking to the group about the history of the rail line. - Jim Holton

Bocci Ball at the Legion C - Julie Druker

ecile Marshall of Sharbot Lake was one of many bocci ball enthusiasts who tried their hand at the ancient sport at the Sharbot Lake Legion on July 20.

The game, which originated in Roman times, was brought to Canada from Italy and has become widely played all over North America.

Legion President Dave Whalen said money raised from the tournament will go towards funding ongoing sporting events at the Legion and also towards other local sports teams that may require funding to travel to their tournaments.

The next Bocci Ball tournament will take place at the Sharbot Lake Legion this Sat. Aug. 10 at 1PM. There is a $5 entry fee and the winner takes home half of the entry pot.

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NFCS Notes: What’s happening at Northern Frontenac Community Services • 38th Anniversary Community Day Event: Northern Frontenac Community Services would like to invite the community to come out to our 38th anniversary celebration on Thurs, Aug 22 at Oso Beach, Sharbot Lake, 5 - 7p.m. Free BBQ serving hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, and pop to go along with some great activities: air castles, wagon rides, mini golf, petting zoo and face painting. New this year playing in the grand stand: Centre Stage Café Band will be playing from 5 to 6 p.m. followed by the Piccadilly Pickers playing from 6 to 7 p.m. The event is open to everyone.

• Meals on Wheels: We are currently seeking a volunteer to help pack the meals for our drivers on Tuesday and Thursdays. The time requirement is one hour for each day. Please contact Catherine if you are interested in helping this important service to our community.

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SOCIAL NOTES MEMORIAL SERVICE

IN MEMORIAM

Hollywood

Tooley, Jeff

There will be a graveside service for Ken and Ada Hollywood on Sunday, August 11 at 2:30 pm at the Oconto Cemetery.

August 4, 2002 Remembering you is easy We do it every day, And missing you is something That will never go away.

Love you and miss you, Judy, Jilene & Greg, Jessi & Greg, Jonathan & Angela, Mason, Dylan, Logan, Coleman, Daine, Reid & Ethan

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BEATTIE, ROBERT DWIGHT Robert Dwight Beattie at the age of 66 peacefully passed away with his family by his side at the Kingston General Hospital on August 1, 2013. Beloved husband of Beverly Evoy Beattie.

Father of Cheryl (Jim) Robbins, Lori (Al) Killorn, Sally Beattie and Julie Beattie. Step father to Sherry (Greg) Jarvis. Beloved son of Francis BeattieDickson. Brother to Lillian Snider, Jean (David) Crowley, Carl (Tina) Beattie and Peter Beattie. Brother-in-law of Marlene Beattie and Claudette Beattie.

Remembered by grandchildren, nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.

Predeceased by father George Beattie, brothers Kenneth, Albert and Herbert, and brother-in-law Jack Snider. Following cremation there will be a graveside interment service at Oconto Cemetery on Saturday August 10th at 1 pm. Arrangements in care of Goodfellow’s Funeral Home, Parham. On line condolences at goodfellowsfuneralhome.com.

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McIntosh I would like to thank my family and friends for attending my 80th birthday party. Thanks for the phone calls, cards, and gifts. Special thanks to the Parham Happy Travellers for providing the delicious lunch, and Bob and Liz for all their help.

Norm McIntosh

COTA Our family would like to thank all who gave donations of food and flowers, and the many who phoned and sent cards of condolences. Thanks to Father George Kwari for the lovely service and to the ladies for the luncheon after.

Also to David Goodfellow & helper.

We would like to give a special thankyou to the staff of Country View Care for the compassion and care given to mom during her stay there.

Mom, you are now at peace and with Chris.

The Herold & Reynolds families

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pen garden and hospice awareness pioneers Jane and Peter Good of Avenstone, near Camden East, are opening their gardens to the public on Sundays in August, 2pm – dusk. Visitors can stroll through the garden and cut a bouquet, then sit for awhile and enjoy the day. The garden is a natural space filled with birds, butterflies, bees and other creatures that support its growth. The rows in the cutting garden are mulched and the paths around the property are mowed grass. There are gloves and scissors for visitors to use and buckets and water are provided to help keep the flowers fresh on the trip home.

Admission is by donation. There is no charge for the bouquets but visitors are encouraged to donate to two local hospices, both of which will issue tax receipts for eligible donations. All donations made at Avenstone open gardens are given directly to your choice of: Hospice Kingston, or Hospice Lennox & Addington Douglas Thompson Children's Wish Fund.

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ue to a request by members of the Desert Lake Cottage Association, board member Kate Laird headed up a Bio-Blitz near Desert Lake on August 3. Laird, who also sits on the board of the KLF&A Land Conservancy and who is a property owner on Desert Lake, was joined by Anne Robertson, coordinator of the Kingston Field Naturalists’ Youth Program, which she has been running for 40 years. Their Saturday Blitz took place at the Bailey/Sutherland Conservation Reserve, which is part of the Nature Conservancy of Canada and it is located on Canoe Lake Road near Snug Harbour and Mitchell Creek.

The small group that took part ranged in age from preschoolers to seniors and the group ventured into three different habitats on the reserve, which included meadowlands, deciduous and coniferous woodlands and wetlands. Armed with nets and small plastic containers, the group found and recorded all kinds of flora and fauna that they encountered while witnessing first hand the incredibly diverse ecosystems that exist in the lands that surround Desert Lake.

The purpose of these Bio-Blitzes is to create awareness by educating residents about the complex ecosystems that exist around them. “It's important that people understand how important bio-diversity is”, Robertson said when I met up with the group following their hike. “We hope that by providing awareness and education, more and more residents will come to appreciate the nature that surrounds them and as a result be more apt to protect and care for the land,” she said. Regarding the property that they had just hiked, Robertson said, “ It was very good. We did not for example see a lot of garlic mustard, an invasive species that kills a lot of the important fungal roots in the soil, which all trees need to help them to grow.”

The group also reported seeing various

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Avenstone is part of the Gardening and Giving program, a new program of opening gardens across Canada to include the message of hospice in the gardening and giving loop. Gardening and Giving aims to share the pleasure of being in a garden while also growing awareness of hospice by highlighting the sense of well-being they both provide. Avenstone is located at 393 Bethel Road. Drive 1 km north from Camden East to Bethel Rd, then 2km east to the number.

For information email avenstone@gardeningandgiving.ca or visit www.gardeningandgiving.ca and search for Avenstone under Open Gardens

very year plants and flowers spring up in all sorts of places beautifying our surroundings. Some of these are the result of gardeners taking pride in their properties, but some appear in public places. How? Remember the Festival of Trees and money you spent on tickets hoping to take home a tree or other Christmas object? There’s a connection. The same folk who bring you that festival are the folks who contribute to the blossoming of our villages. Along with a number of other volunteers, they see that flowers are purchased, planted or hung, watered and weeded; that the beds, boxes and

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moths and butterflies, countless species of dragonflies, a millipede, a painted turtle, numerous fish and tadpoles, frogs and a huge number of plant, grass and tree species, including over 16 species of ferns. Laird said she was pleased to have Anne leading the group as she was able to inform them about a number of interesting facts, like the differences between a millipede and centipede.

The difference is not just in their number of legs - millipedes are herbivores and have two pairs of legs per segment while centipedes are carnivores and have one leg per segment. Robertson also pointed out the differences between the numerous pinkflowered plants the group saw, like purple loosestrife, swamp milk weed, steeple bush and Joe Pye Weed, as well as the difference between three-leafed plants like hog peanut, ash seedlings and poison ivy. She also identified the bulbed timothy grass, which is a favorite snack for meadow voles, which are in turn a favorite snack for owls.

“We had one gentleman who did not know much about this environment and he was amazed at the abundance of life in these lands,” Laird said. ”You tend to not notice the incredible diversity unless you take the time and look very closely and Anne was really able to help us see the amazing abundance of life here.”

The group came armed with clear plastic berry containers which Anne said are great for holding butterflies and moths long enough to be identified, after which they are released. They also brought along a number of lidded plastic containers to hold fish and tadpoles that the group caught and identified at one of the beaver ponds on the property.

Robertson also came armed with a butterfly guide book put out by the Kingston Field Naturalists, which helped her to identify the numerous butterflies and moths that the group came across.

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The Township of North Frontenac SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Re: Algonquin Land Claim In North Frontenac Township TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Township of North Frontenac will hold a Special Council Meeting on Friday, August 30, 2013 at 2:00 p.m., at the Clar-Mill Community Hall, 6598 Buckshot Lake Road, Plevna, Ontario; PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Brian Crane, Ontario Chief Negotiator will be a delegation to provide an update on the Algonquin Land Claim and Agreement in Principle negotiations to date on lands in North Frontenac, including the proposed Crotch Lake Provincial Park; with a question and answer period following.

Dated this 24th day of July, 2013.

Jenny Duhamel Clerk/Planning Manager Township of North Frontenac 613-479-2231 Ext. 225 clerkplanning@northfrontenac.ca

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guest lecturers, Margaret Hall, daughter of A.J. Casson, the youngest member of the famous painting movement “The Group of Seven” and Chris Jackson, an art curator, formerly of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, spoke at Bon Echo Provincial Park.

Mrs. Hall spoke about spending time with her father on Mazinaw Lake, and related several anecdotes about holding the row boat steady as he sketched the famous rock.

Mr. Jackson gave an in depth talk about Casson’s life, work and passion for art. He spoke about Casson’s work with Commercial and Industrial Art and how he met several members of the Group of Seven while working at Rous & Mann. Being younger by several years, he was eager to learn from the older, more established artists, in particular, Franklin Carmichael. From this friendship he began painting in oils and honing his craft. He later became the eighth and youngest member of the famous (and sometimes infamous) Group of Seven. He also spoke about his artistic life after the group disbanded in 1933.

“It is wonderful to be back here,” said Mrs. Hall with a warm smile, “I have such vivid memories of climbing to the top of the cliff watching him sketch in water colour.”

The lecture was presented by the Friends of Bon Echo Park.

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Sat & Sun Aug 17 & 18 SHARBOT LAKE - BOTTLE DRIVE at Beer Store. Sponsored by Sharbot Lake & District Lions- proceeds support community events

Tuesday 13 Sharbot Lake ONAugust K0H 2P0 SHARBOT LAKE 39ERS BBQ, 12 noon at Sunday August 18 Ph: 613-279-3150 Fax: 613-279-3172 Shirley Crawford’s, 1033 Oso Rd. Seniors MABERLY - LAIDLEY’S - UNITED CHURCH welcome, rain or shine; info: 613-279-2990 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

CEMETERY Memorial Service, 2pm; rain location Maberly United Church NORTHBROOK CEMETERY MEMORIAL SERVICE, 2pm, bring lawn chair; rain location Cloyne United Church; donation for cemetery care appreciated

Wednesday, August 14

CLOYNE - KIDS SOCCER, for ages 3-12, 6pm, North Addington Education Centre; $15; $35 for family of 3 or more; 6-week program; register: Lisa Keller or Jane Muston, keller1572@gmail.com PLEVNA – FOOT CARE CLINIC, Clar-Mill Hall, appointment: 613-279-3151.

SHARBOT LAKE - BLOOD DONOR CLINIC St. James Major Catholic Church, 3-6pm; appointments recommended: 1-888-236-6283 SHARBOT LAKE - COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE re County Of Frontenac draft Official Plan, 7-9pm; Soldiers Memorial Hall

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BON ECHO PROVINCIAL PARK, Wildlife – Live Demonstration, learn amazing things about Ontario wildlife, 1pm at Amphitheatre; park admission applies CLOYNE: SENIORS SOFTBALL, Thursdays 9am, ball field, all skills welcome. Don 3362452; Lauder 336-2998

COLE LAKE FREE METHODIST CHURCH free Veggie Tale Vacation Bible School, 9:3011:30am; for SK-grade 6; register by August 10: 374-2968; 279-1003

Friday August 16 BON ECHO PROVINCIAL PARK, “Canoe & Camping Stories” by Kevin Callan, 7pm, Amphitheatre; park admission covered by Friends of Bon Echo ½ hour before show HABITAT FOR HUMANITY fundraising dinner at Seed to Sausage, Sharbot Lake, by celebrity chefs; $125 pp; seedtosausage.ca NORTHBROOK - NEW OLE TYME FIDDLERS, 7:30pm, Lions Hall, $6 non-members, $5 members, entertainers $2, lunch, prizes, info: Marie 613-336-2557.

PERTH ROAD - FISH FRY United Church, 5-7pm; $15; 6-12yrs $6; 613-353-1690

Saturday August 17 BOLINGBROKE - POTLUCK & MUSIC JAM, ABC Hall; potluck 5pm; music 7pm; all welcome.

LAND O’ LAKES FISHING TOURNAMENT on Big Gull, Desert, Kashwakamak, Loughborough, Sharbot Lakes; 5 weigh-in stations, cash & draw prizes; info: Land o’Lakes Tourist Association, travellandolakes.com 640 ROYAL CANADIAN ARMY CADET CORPS; pre-registration / information ses-

Villages Beautiful - from pg 12 raised and has a slate of volunteers who do the work. This group of volunteers continue watering and weeding throughout the summer. So next time you admire the flowers and plantings in the public places of the villages, thank the many volunteers of “Villages Beautiful”. Photo: Frank Walsh, John Usher, Joe Drapeau and Earl Hodgson (not shown) repair the planter at Village Woods in Sharbot Lake.

Tuesday August 20 FOLEY MOUNTAIN CONSERVATION AREA “Forest Detectives” for ages 6-12; 9am-4pm $35 child; $30 sibling; register rebecca.whitman@rvca.ca; 613-273-3255 PLEVNA - CLAR-MILL COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS meet 7:30pm Clar-Mill Hall, all welcome to attend.

Wednesday August 21 SHARBOT LAKE - ALZHEIMER SOCIETY EDUCATIONAL EVENT – Financial and Legal Planning and Dementia; free event, 1pm, United Church Hall; pre-registration required: Caitlin 613-544-3078 ext 202.

Thursday August 22 BON ECHO PROVINCIAL PARK, “Bon Echo: The Early Years” presentation by Margaret Axford of the Cloyne & District Historical Society 7pm at Amphitheatre, park admission free ½ hour before show FOLEY MOUNTAIN CONSERVATION AREA “Outdoor Skills” – wilderness survival, 1011:30am; free w/ park pass SHARBOT LAKE - FREE SUMMER BBQ

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YARD SALE, 2915 Brewery St. Sydenham, Sat Aug 10, 8am-1pm, children’s furniture, train table, Lego table, toys and books

HELP WANTED EXPERIENCED AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF needed to clean home and cottages every Saturday, during July and August, start wage $17.00 an hour. For more information please call: 613-335-5333

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HELP WANTED WANTED: FOREST MANAGEMENT COMPANY to thin 3 stands of red pine; Flinton area, call Mike 613-336-7378

HUNTING & FISHING FIREARMS & HUNTER ED COURSES. Tamworth: Firearms Course – August 23 and 24, Hunter Education Course – September 6 and 7. Wild Turkey license examinations. Call Bill at 613-335-2786 HUNTER SAFETY AND FIREARMS COURSES. Turkey Examinations.

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

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

SERVICES DRYWALL AND PLASTER REPAIRS. Professionally trained. Drywall installation, old fashioned quality, three coat hand finishing.

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by Jeff Green shley Rae has become the face of fishing in Eastern Ontario. She has a TV show that will be aired later on this year and she has been promoting fishing in other media as well. And this summer she has been working with the Land O’Lakes Tourist Association (LOLTA) to publicize the first annual Land O’Lakes Small and Largemouth Bass Fishing Tournament.

The tournament takes place on August 17 on five lakes: Loughborough, Desert, Big Gull, Kashwakamak and Sharbot. Cash prizes will be paid out on each lake for the three largest bass caught in each lake: $500 for first place; $250 for second and $100 for third. Fish can be weighed in at any time of the day at a station on each lake, so anglers

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By Steve Blight

t’s early August and the first signs of late shaped, growing singly out of the ground summer have started to emerge. The and not on rotting wood, a couple of inchdawn chorus of birdsong is fainter, the es tall, and with gill-like wrinkles on the goldenrod is starting to flower, and it may underside. All the preliminary field checks be my imagination but the chirping of the were there. So I harvested about a half crickets seems to be a little more insistent. dozen and took them home for some seriWhile it’s true that as summer progresses ous research. the woods and fields seem a little quieter, Before I continue, I need to provide there are some things getting ready for some very important words of caution – their big show. Some mushrooms appear should readers find themselves interestin the spring, like morels, but late summer ed in harvesting wild mushrooms to eat, and fall is the big show for mushrooms.

Golden Chanterelle, Cantharellus cibarius please be very careful! Many choice A couple of weeks ago I was reading that edible mushrooms have look-alikes that with all the rain this year, mushrooms had begun to pop up can give a nasty bout of stomach illness or worse. Some are in good numbers. In particular I read that chanterelles were downright dangerous – a number of species in the Amanita putting on a good show. As many people may know, chant- genus really are deadly poisonous. Be absolutely certain beerelles (usually known as Golden Chanterelles) are a choice fore eating wild mushrooms – there is a very wise adage in edible mushroom that is widespread across North America, the mushrooming business – “If in doubt, throw it out”. including in our area. So I did a little research to figure out With respect to chanterelles (Cantharellus cibarius), what they look like and off I went one morning into the woods there are at least two species of mushrooms that could be to see what I could find. confused with chanterelles – the false chanterelle (HygroIn all honesty, my expectations were low. Over time I have phoropsis aurantiaca), and the Jack O’Lantern mushroom acquired reasonable skills at identifying things in nature, but (Omphalotus illudens). Both of these mushrooms have true I felt like this was a hunt for the proverbial needle in the hay- gills and a bunch of other differences, but superficially restack. If nothing else, it gave me a good excuse to go for a semble chanterelles. From my reading, both can have bad long, leisurely walk in the woods with the dog. But imagine effects on people, but it appears that the Jack O’Lanterns my surprise that within 10 to 15 minutes, I spotted some- are the nastier of the look-alikes thing that could be chanterelles. Egg-yolk yellow, trumpet Back home, I examined my finds very carefully, checking

Fishing Tournament - from page 14

can fish on two or more lakes if they want, and could win multiple cash prizes. It is a catch and release event with a limit of four fish for weigh-in per angler.

“The great thing about bass fishing is that there are so many ways you can do it,” said Napanee-based Ashley Rae, who got her start in fishing as a young girl when her grandparents took vacations at Twin Oaks lodge on Kashwakamak Lake. “It’s something that you can enjoy at any age. You can fish from shore, or in any kind of boat. You can fish for bass in a kayak if you like.”

While the tournament is focussing on lakes in Frontenac County this year, it will move around the Land O’Lakes in future years. “We have so many lakes to choose from in the Land O’Lakes. By holding the tournament on multiple lakes each year we run an event that does not put pressure on the fish in any one lake,” said Rae. “Also since the weigh-ins can take place at any time, the fish can be released quickly back into the lake."

Rae said that while she has been working 9-5 for LOLTA this summer, she has been making an effort to fish on each of the lakes in the tournament in her off hours, but she would not share any tips about the best bass spots that she has found. “I will say that the fishing has been really, really good this summer. The high water levels have been great for the fish populations. I’m sure the fishing will be just as good on the 17th as it has been all summer,” she said.

There are a large number of prize draws included for the entry fee of $50. These include the grand prize, a boat package including a LUD WC 14 boat, a 9.9 HP Mercury Motor and an EZ Load trailer from LD Power Sports, a package val-

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ued at $10,000. Other prizes include a one-week stay at Kirk Kove cottages and Marina on Big Gull Lake and a two-night stay at Pleasantview Lodge on Brule Lake.

The tournament runs from 7 am to 4 pm, and will be followed by an awards ceremony and Seed to Sausage Chicken BBQ at Sharbot Lake beach at 5 pm.

“The goal of the event is to promote awareness of the fishing opportunities in the Land O’Lakes and all proceeds from this year’s event will re-invested into next year’s,” said Rae. Tickets are still available Ashley caught this Largemouth bass by email or at a number of last year on Loughborough Lake participating businesses in Frontenac County. For information, go to Travellandolakes. com and click on the Fishing Tournament link. By registering on the LOLTA website, entrants have a chance to win any of the draw prizes, even if they are unable to participate in the fishing.

outside colour, inside colour, smell, cap shape, cap edge characteristics, stem shape. Of particular importance was a close examination of the “false” gills. It turns out that chanterelles do not have true spore-producing gills – rather they have thicker wrinkle-like structures that superficially resemble gills but are different. After convincing myself that these were indeed chanterelles, I cut one small one up and sautéed it in olive oil, and after adding a little salt and pepper, I gingerly tasted one piece. It was delicious. I shared one piece with my wife Anna who accepted it with markedly little enthusiasm. Then I ate the rest of the cooked mushroom, and we waited to see if anything bad would happen. Nothing. The next day, I cleaned up the rest of the chanterelles, cooked them with scrambled eggs and chives and my wife and I had a delicious breakfast, partially harvested from the wild on our own property. My daughter Elizabeth wanted absolutely nothing to do with this activity. In her mind, hunting for and consuming wild mushrooms meant that I had crossed over the invisible line from being slightly odd to becoming a total geek. A week later I went back to the patches I had found and harvested a few more chanterelles that had popped up during the week. Equally delicious, I am happy to report.

There are other edible mushrooms growing in the forests of our area. Over time, I’d like to add to the repertoire of mushrooms that I can confidently harvest from the wild, but I intend to approach each new species with caution and build my list very slowly and carefully. Collecting wild mushrooms brings new and important meaning to the saying “better safe than sorry”!

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eah Neumann is a wiry, athletic, 9-yearold girl. She does just about everything she wants to do. Whether that means climbing trees, doing somersaults, riding a bike, swimming or kayaking on the lake.

She lives with her two sisters and parents, who run Brown’s Campground on Crow Lake. At the camp there are lots of opportunities for Leah to enjoy outdoor activities. She has to improvise sometimes because she lost her right arm just below the elbow when she was a baby as the result of a congenital condition.

In order to do everything she wants to do, Leah needs devices, and thanks to support from the War Amps CHAMP (Child Amputees Program), her parents Angie and Dana

are able to get her whatever she needs.

“We just call Smith Prosthetics in Ottawa and they are generally able to figure something out. And the War Amps have always been there to cover the costs. From the time Leah was a baby until now, they have been there,” said Angie Neumann.

Leah has a prosthetic arm and hand, with electronic controls so she can control the hand, as well as an arm with attachments for gymnastics and other sports. She also has a bicycle arm that is attached to her bike frame, as well as a guitar pick attachment. She recently started kayaking, and after a long paddle found that her right shoulder was quite sore, so she will need something new to grip the paddle, and Smith’s is working on something.

“Do you want to see how my biking arm works?” she said when visited earlier this week at the Brown’s camp. She then jumped on her bike and pedaled down the yard to the edge of the water, turning just as the ground began to slope and then pedaled hard up the hill, a smile on her face, her arm steady on the handle bars.

As she grows, she needs new equipment frequently.“There is no way we can cover all of this,” said Angie, “everything is custom made and custom fit for Leah each time.”

Earlier in July, Leah went with her parents to the semi-annual CHAMPS seminar, which brings her together with other children who are missing limbs. For Leah the camaraderie is important, and she also gets to hang out with her friend Olivia from Merrickville, whom she has known since before she can remember.

For her parents the first one or two CHAMPS seminars they attended with Leah were perhaps even more important.

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This fall Leah will be switching schools from Loughborough Public School, where she has been attending since she was in Kindergarten, to Sharbot Lake. She will be in grade 4, starting in the old Sharbot Lake Public School site, but she is looking forward to attending at Granite Ridge when the new school is completed.

The War Amps CHAMP is funded solely through public support of the War Amps Key Tag and Address Label Service.

“It is good for people who support the Key Tags to know that there are kids in their own community who are helped out by the program” said Angie Neumann.

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