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Sharbot Lake OPP officer makes an early morning catch

by Jeff Green PP Constable Lori Lobinowich was just starting her day shift on a cold, dark Saturday morning last week when she received a call from the dispatch centre to tell her that a woman in labour was about to arrive at the detachment to meet an ambulance that was to take her to the Smiths Falls hospital.

Just then a car pulled into the parking lot of the detachment, which is located on Hwy. 7, near the junction with Road 38.

A little over a half an hour earlier, Cindy Thompson had woken up at her home on Burke Settlement Road, about a 15-minute winter's drive north of Sharbot Lake off Road 509. Her sixth child was two days late. She had been to see her doctor the day before and everything seemed fine; they were going to wait a few days for the baby to come.

“I felt pain, and then I realised it was labour pain, not the Brackston-Hicks contractions that I had been having, but real labour,” she recalled later.

She told her husband John it was time to go to the hospital, and got herself to the car. By the time he got there it was clear the labour was progressing pretty quickly. They hadn’t yet reached Road 509 when John called 911.

Fifteen minutes later, Constable Lobinowich hustled out of the office to meet the car.

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Constable Lobinowich and baby Kyra Winter

“The door opened and there was the baby,” she said later.

“We had the paramedic on the line and he said to get the baby indoors. It was minus 15 that morning, so between John and I we somehow got Cindy and Kyra into the detachment.”

The logical place to bring them was the holding cell in the small detachment office, so that’s where they went.

Because of that the story of the baby "born in the jail cell" hit the national media early this week.

Within minutes some local firefighters arrived on the scene as first responders and then paramedics arrived at about 6:45. They cut the umbilical cord and made sure everything was in order before transferring Cindy and baby Kyra first to the Perth campus and finally to the Smiths Falls campus of the Great War Memorial Hospital where the regional obstetrics ward is located.

The next morning, Cindy and Kyra (whose second name is Winter and who weighed over 9 lb. at birth, for the record) went home to join brothers Aaron (15) Tyee (11) Marshal (6) and sisters Nadie (4) and Aurora (almost 3).

“That will be all for us,” said John Davis.

Constable Lobinowich was working the day shift this week, so on Tuesday morning Cindy, John and Kyra had a much

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Skyping with Olympic goalie Mike Smith at PCPS

by Julie Druker and Nicki Gowdy lympian Mike Smith got a send off to Sochi like no other! Mike is one of the three goalies who made the cut to play for the Canadian Olympic hockey team and on February 6 his former school, Prince Charles Public School in Verona, gave him a wonderful pep rally. The gym was packed with not only students and staff but also community members. With the great wonders of technology Mike was there via a Skype link that was set up by his supportive parents, Ingrid and Ron Smith. They were invited to the school

by PCPS teacher Lisa Cousins-Badour, who wanted to help the students celebrate with Mike and his family.

Students had prepared for the day by decorating the school's main foyer and gym with 250 paper NHL jerseys, each inscribed with Mike's NHL number 41. Mr. Burnham's grade 8 class made a special banner wishing Mike luck at the games. Each student was given their very own Canadian flag to wave as Ingrid Smith set up the Skype connection with her son, who was in Phoenix at the time, which was then projected onto a large screen. Once the connection was made, the students began by chanting a number of cheers that they had prepared, one of them ending with the line “Go For Gold!”

The children were also able to ask him many questions including "Hey Mike, what are you packing in your suitcase?" and "Mike how do you keep fit?". The good-natured Veronaian had no problem replying... "Well of course my hockey equipment, and I always start the day by having over 300 hockey pucks shot at me!" He also said he would be using a brand new helmet that he had designed specially for the Olympic games.

Grade 7 student Olivia Minifie asked Mike how he planned to cope with the stress and pressure that competing in the Olympics can bring. Mike answered that he counts on his family for their support, which helps to relieve the stress and to keep him focused. Grade 2 student Clare Swinton asked Mike if his family would be joining him. He explained that the following Sunday he would be joined in Atlanta, Georgia by his parents (they have since made the trip to Sochi with him). Mike's wife Brigitte (a former Olympian herself) and their two young sons, both toddlers, would remain behind in Verona.

Mike spoke to the students of his days as a young student at PCPS and his dreams of going to Olympics as a hockey player, and of how he is now living that dream. He spoke of the importance of following your dream and encouraged the PCPS students to follow their own dreams and do their best to make them a reality.

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Students at Prince Charles PS cheer for Verona’s own Olympian, Mike Smith as he and the team get ready to go for gold in Sochi.

Mike related to the students that even if he did not get a chance to get onto the ice at the games, he would be practicing with the team and that the experience of being chosen to be a part of the team will be something he will always cherish and be proud of.

After Mike thanked the students for all of their support, the school's principal, Peter Dendy, promised that should Mike play in any of the games, he would do his best to broadcast the games in the school gym and would invite all the students and members of the community to the school to watch. Mike's mother Ingrid spoke as well and became emotional, thanking the community for their ongoing support for Mike over the years.

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february 13, 2014

Fate of NF Township office still undetermined Portable office coming as township works to maintain service

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he oil furnace leak that led to the evacuation of the North Frontenac Township office last week is still being investigated. In the meantime temporary offices have been set up in the adjacent fire hall.A portable building is arriving this week to act as a temporary headquarters. The 12ft. by 60ft. building, along with 12 desks and chairs, could be up and running by the end of the week.

“Many of our staff have been coming in and working out of the fire hall, but some are still working at home,” said Township Chief Administrator Cheryl Robson. “We are working hard at keeping our services available to the public.”

The temporary offices are open to the public, although ser-

vice may be limited.

As far as the building is concerned, the township’s insurance company is spearheading an evaluation of its status. Environmental Engineers Concorde Engineering are taking the lead in the investigation, and preliminary reports are that the spill is contained within the building at this time. A basic clean up is underway, which is being done by Service Master.

Because the level of contamination within the building is unknown, staff have not been able to retrieve anything from the building, with the exception of the computer server, which is now set up in the fire hall and is functioning. The phone system is also up and running.

An environmental hygienist will be on site this week as well, and after that staff may be able to access materials from filing cabinets, desk tops etc. Plastic sheeting has been put up between the office area and the township garage, which is located at the rear of the building, and the garage is functioning as normal.

“We really don’t have any idea what the cleanup to the building will entail, and how long it will be until we can use it again,” said CAO Robson, “but we hope to know more by the end of the week. It is really in the hands of our insurance company; they will tell us what options we have.”

While the office is out of commission, township meetings, including council and committee meetings, will be taking place at the Clarendon/Miller Hall on Buckshot Lake Road.

Frontenac County taxes headed up by 2.5% F

rontenac County will be taking more money from ratepayers in 2014 than it did in 2013 It won’t be finalized until later this month, but after four sessions, Frontenac County Council is set to vote on a budget that is little changed from the one originally presented to them by Treasurer Marian Vanbruinessen.

In December, Council passed a motion asking for two versions of the 2015 budget, one with a 1% increase, and one with a 1% decrease. What they received, and this caused some friction, was a budget that included an increase of over 3.5%, with some proposed costs for Council to discuss.

“I’m confused and disappointed by this,” said South Frontenac Mayor Gary Davison. “Maybe I missed something but we asked for 1%. Were there no meetings of senior managers to look for small savings in their budgets?”

“We brought items forward for you to discuss in closed and open session which would have brought that outcome about. You are aware that we started in a bit of a hole because last year $150,000 was taken from reserves to keep the levy down, which is not something that is sustainable as a budgeting practice,” replied Vanbruinessen.

“I suppose it was wishful thinking on our part, but we were hoping that staff could find a way to get the budget to where we wanted it without cutting service,” said North Frontenac Councilor John Inglis.

Among the cuts that Vanbruinessen proposed was the option of turning down a request for an extra $10,000 from Frontenac Transportation Services, but Council left the money in. Another option was to delete $12,700 for an end of term warden’s reception; however that was cut to $5,000.

Although the bulk of the proposed cuts, none of which were approved, were discussed in lengthy closed session meetings, it did slip out in open session that one of them was to close the Wolfe Island ambulance base. This did not happen. As well, sources indicated that downgrading some management staff in the county administration, which would have meant pay cuts for the people in those positions, was also on the table.

Vanbruinessen did find some savings and brought the budget from its initial 3.5% impact to 2.5%. She also said that growth, mostly in South Frontenac, would cover 1.5% of the increase, leaving the final increase at only 1% over growth.

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The County budget represents about 20% of property taxation. The county increase is trending lower than the increase in most Frontenac township budgets. Central Frontenac and South Frontenac are both sitting at increases in the range of 5% and North Frontenac is just now starting to look at their 2014 budget. The county rate, at 2.5% along with a flat increase in education taxes, will end up tempering the cost for ratepayers in 2014.

Reserves freed up: While some members of council did not feel they had much success in reining in the 2014 budget, council did get a chance to deal with the state of the county’s reserves. Of the 30 reserve funds the county has for various purposes, there are a half a dozen that have become larger than was ever intended. So, at a budget meeting on February 5, Council took some time to look at the reserve.

Based on recommendations from a consultant’s report, they cut the working fund reserve to $1.2 million, enough to cover any potential cash flow issues without having to resort to borrowing. This left a pool of $2.7 million, which was parked temporarily in a holding fund. After going through the rest of the reserve funds, that pool now sits at $3.5 million.

Frontenac Islands Mayor Dennis Doyle proposed that $2.7 million be transferred to the local township councils for local projects (roads, bridges, buildings, etc) but this was not supported.

County Warden (and North Frontenac Mayor) Bud Clayton said that the county should look at putting the money towards long-term replacement of capital assets to keep future residents from budget increases as ambulances bases, Fairmount Home and County offices age.

In the end, Councilor John McDougall, who was chairing the budget sessions, suggested that the allocation of the $3.5 million could take place after the budget is completed.

“My suggestion is that that discussion not happen during our budget discussion, our object is to get the budget straightened around,” said McDougall, and council concurred.

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K&P trail hitting a rough patch

by Jeff Green uilding out the K&P trail between the border with Kingston to meet the TransCanada Trail in Sharbot Lake has been a goal of several generations of Frontenac County politicians.

Thanks to some provincial grant money as well as an allocation of Frontenac County’s share of gas tax rebate money, the trail is now complete as far as Craig Road on the north side of Verona and a work plan has been approved to extend it to White Lake Road in Central Frontenac by the end of 2014 From that point on the project has some hurdles to overcome.

The terrain will become more challenging, and a number of pieces of the former K&P rail line that is being used as the base of the trail have been sold off to private landowners. Although some of the landowners may be willing to grant easements for the trail to pass through their land, there are others who are opposed to the trail passing anywhere near their property.

Added to this impediment, South Frontenac Mayor Gary Davison said at a meeting of Frontenac County Council last week that gas tax funding from the county may be a fleeting source of funds for the K&P Trail.

“I really think that as far as the trail goes, the gas tax needs to be eased up on. There are a lot of needs in the townships besides dumping money on the trail. I think we need somehow to find another funding model,” Davison said.

The county has about $900,000 in gas tax rebate money in a fund, but that money is from accumulated gas tax funds that were transferred to the county by the federal government between 2007 and 2011. Since then the county has been transferring all gas tax revenue directly to the townships and county council is committed to continuing that practice in the future.

Still, the idea of cutting off funding to the trail brought out a seldom-seen combative streak in John Purdon, who represents Central Frontenac on the council.

“Now that the trail is about to reach Central Frontenac, South Frontenac says we can’t put more money in. I find that interesting,” Purdon said.

Purdon added that the one major purpose of spending on the trail has been to link up trails that pass through Kingston with the Trans-Canada Trail, which passes through Sharbot Lake.

“It makes no sense to stop now,” he said.

Provincial funding may be available to step into the breach should the county pull away from K&P Trail funding.

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Veteran insulted by minister's comments SINCE 1970

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eterans Affairs Canada states its mandate as: "The Department exists to repay the nation's debt of gratitude toward those whose courageous efforts have given us this legacy, and have contributed to our growth as a nation." Minister Julian Fantino must have missed that part. Instead of respecting and honouring veterans for their service to Canada, and helping them when they need help, the Minister ridiculed and insulted veterans who traveled long distances to seek his assistance, and to stop the closure of eight Veterans Affairs offices across Canada.

It is difficult to imagine what was going through the mind of the Minister. He was very late for his meeting with the veterans.

They were immaculately turned out, with very impressive arrays of their hard-earned medals and military badges. He attacked them. He insulted them. He showed open contempt and hostility toward these heroic veterans. This is the Minister of Veterans Affairs. What an inconvenience it must have been for him to have to meet with them, and have them point out that he and the government were failing miserably to provide the essential services they needed. The Minister is not someone who accepts "constructive" criticism. On the contrary, he prefers arbitrary, thoughtless and hurtful decisions to be made in secret behind closed doors without consultation, and released as "my way or the highway" announcements. All in the name of balancing the budget on the backs of Canada's most vulnerable.

But the veterans had a lot more fight in them than the Minister realised. They fought back and fought back hard. They had a just cause and the Canadian people on their side. The Minister was in a lose-lose situation with no way out. He knew he was wrong and was forced to apologize in Parliament to the veterans for his atrocious behaviour.

But an apology doesn't change the inherent lack of respect the Minister and the government have for our veterans; these Canadian heroes who have fought for Canada, who have been badly injured in the line of duty, who have been denied their benefits, who have lost many of their friends to war and to despair, and who now demand the bare necessities of life. Many feel they have nothing

left to lose and that they have been backed into a corner by Veterans Affairs, and they have come out fighting. They have earned our support and they need our assistance, especially since they are not getting it from Veterans Affairs.

The first thing that must be done is for the Prime Minister to fire the Minister for incompetence, and for lack of respect and empathy for those he has sworn to serve. The next step is to appoint a new Minister who understands what it means to be a veteran, who understands the desperate needs of veterans, and who will stand with veterans, not against them. Appoint an Member of Parliament who is a Canadian Forces veteran to be Minister. Appoint someone who understands the military and the plight of veterans past, present and future. Appoint a Minister with some sense of social justice and compassion. Appoint a Minister who values the needs of veterans way above the need to balance the budget before the next election.

Appoint a Minister to serve veterans, not just to serve partisan political objectives. Appoint a competent, hard-working Minister of Veterans Affairs who will respect and serve our veterans in their times of need.

- LCol (retired) Phil Somers, South Frontenac

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any of you may have noticed the skating rink on Long Lake, it has been a huge labour of love keeping it up but it would not have been possible without the help of our amazing neighbour, Fletcher Young.

Fletcher has been over with his plow after each snowfall keeping the rink clean. When the snow got too deep Dan Mallett also came over to help out, thank you Dan. A big thank you to Fletcher, it would not have been possible without you!

- Mike and Karen Knott

The "Fair" Election Bill

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he so-called Fair Elections Bill will not help to make the processes more fair or more democratic. Under this bill as it is written, Elections Canada would be allowed to tell voters where and when to vote but be forbidden to launch outreach campaigns to encourage them to actually vote. We have seen an unprecedented fall in voting rates in this country. It is crucial for the state of our democracy that citizens be reminded of their responsibility to participate in our elections.

An impartial body such as Elections Canada is exactly who should be presenting this to Canadians and urging them to vote.

The bill would require that both houses of Parliament - and not just the committees that usually deal with election-related matters - give the green light to any pilot project that involved electronic voting. This change would interfere with attempts to involve more citizens in the democratic process, especially our youngest and oldest voters and those who would find it difficult to travel to their polling station. This section of the bill should be rejected by all political parties as it makes the prospect of a change to an electronic vote almost impossible to achieve.

The dreadful irony of curtailing discussion in Parliament of a bill that is said to be about democracy and fair elections is unacceptable. Scott Reid is our Member of Parliament and our spokeperson; I challenge him to speak up for our democracy.

- Annie Peace-Fast

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COMMUNITY REPORTERS (613) Arden.....................................Wanda Harrison........335-3186 Cloyne / Northbrook..............Marie Anne Collier.....336-3223 Crow Lake........... .................Marion Ratzinger...................... .................................................marion.ratzinger@gmail.com 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

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On Monday, Feb. 17, 1pm at the Barrie Hall, the Cloyne and District Historical Society will hold a general meeting, showing the documentary, "The Land Between", the story of the fascinating ribbon of land where we live. The Land Between is an area of transition between the Canadian Shield and the St. Lawrence Lowlands stretching across south-central Ontario. It runs parallel to, but just north of Highway #7. Everyone is welcome to the meeting.

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613-335-3186 harrisonwanda@hotmail.com · It was awesome seeing Dorothy Proctor out and about and enjoying herself with friends last week. Paying a visit to the hamlet were former residents Laurielle Chabeaux and Gary Smith. It was nice to see them again and everyone hopes they are enjoying their new home. · The Legion was taken over by women and children Saturday afternoon, all there to wish Kristin Paddick special baby blessings. There were gifts of onesies, sleepers, receiving blankets and lots and lots of diapers and bibs. Games of pin the diaper on the baby, and whew!! what’s in the diaper were played, but the main attraction was the opening of the gifts.

Everyone hopes all the best for Kristin, her partner and their new baby girl, expected March 1. · Friday, February 14 there will be a Valentine’s Dinner at Circle Square Ranch beginning at 6:30pm; $15 per person. · The first long weekend of 2014, Family Day weekend/Heritage weekend will bring a variety of events to Arden for your enjoyment. The Kennebec Lake Association’s 3rd Annual Family Fun Day takes place on Kennebec Lake on Saturday.

There are many organized games planned and lots of warm

chili, chowder and hot chocolate available. The association would appreciate a free will donation to help offset the costs and would like to assure everyone that any funds left over will be donated to charity.

- The Kennebec Community Centre will house displays from the Trappers’ Association and the Historical Society.

Outside, relive Pioneer Days as Bob Miller and Mike Procter re-enact heritage living, complete with axe throwing, crow’s feet and firing of flint lock rifles. Robin DeRuchie will demonstrate chain saw carving. There will be organized games at the rink, a BBQ and a fire pit to roast marshmallows and miniature horse rides for kids.

- If ice fishing is your pleasure then you can register for the Fishing Derby sponsored by the Arden Legion. Following the derby there will be a fish fry, then a dance.

- Drop into Joanne Pickett’s pottery studio, which will be open all weekend with Joanne conducting demonstrations.

The brochure included in last week’s paper outlines the other events around the community (see also page 5). · The Feb. 18 Diners invites everyone to a hot lunch of Shepherd’s pie, cream corn & biscuits with apple pie for dessert.

Join us at the community centre at noon. To register, please call me at 335-3186 and we’ll include you in the group.

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· The next Community Potluck and Music Jam will be on Sat. Feb. 15 at the ABC Hall in Bolingbroke. Everyone is welcome. Dinner is served at 5 pm, with open mike music from 7 to 10 pm. Admission $5 ($10 per family) plus a potluck dish. For info call Mike Irvin (613-727-8360). · Also this Sat. Feb. 15 is the Maberly Agricultural Society’s first fundraising social event of the year - the annual Euchre Party and Ham & Bean Dinner (with scalloped potatoes).

Euchre is from 1:30 to 4:30 pm, Prizes too! Dinner is 4:30 to 6 pm. and includes dessert and beverage. Cost is $3 for euchre only, $10 for meal only (children aged 6-12 $5, ages 5 and under free), or $11 for euchre and dinner! Call Kathy Simonsen, 613-268-2730 to bring food or volunteer some time in the kitchen, or Nancy Barrett 613-268-2960. For info on the euchre call Sue Munro 613-268-2507. · Eco Perth Spring 2014 Tree Sale has started. Place your order now by visiting ecoperth.on.ca. ecoPerth is a not-forprofit incorporated organization based in the Perth area.

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613-372-0018 kgow63@hotmail.com · The Harrowsmith S and A Club will be having a Valentine's Dance featuring The Rain Kings, February 14 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $15 per person, advance only. A late night buffet is included, call Tricia 372-0343 or Pam 389-3180 for tickets. · A Beef Dinner will be held at the Golden Links Hall, February 16 from 4:30-6pm. Cost is $13. Call Brenda 372-2410. · The South Frontenac Family Day Winter Carnival will be held from 11am-3pm, February 17 at the Frontenac Com-

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When reading those nutrition labels on food packages, pay special attention to the serving size. It varies from food to food. The serving size listed invariably is smaller than we actually use, so estimate your serving size and do the math.

Movie and TV stars have a positive effect on raising awareness of certain health problems. Michael J. Fox, who has Parkinson’s Disease, has worked tirelessly raising awareness and research funds for this disabling disease. Recently, Tom Hanks, who has type 2 diabetes, has done a great job in raising awareness that anyone can get type 2 diabetes, even someone who is not particularly overweight.

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· Be sure to check all the events for the various areas for the Frontenac Heritage Festival. See the ad on page 5. There is something for everyone! District #4 Recreation Committee will be hosting games at the Tichborne rink on Sunday from 1 - 3pm. Hot dogs and chili will be available at the canteen. · Sincere condolences to the Asselstine and Young family on their loss. · Make sure that you check your outdoor card to ensure that it hasn't expired, as notices are not being sent out. · Thoughts and prayers to Bill Snyder. · The Tichborne rink was in full use on Saturday as a Broomball tournament was held for the Granite Ridge Grade 8 class. Young and the young at heart participated in a funfilled day. The weather cooperated and by all counts, it was a huge success. Thanks to all those who helped in any way, participated and came out to support this event. I'm sure there were a few aches and pains afterwards!! · Happy Birthday to Shawn Kehoe, Kaden Dupuis, Debbie Pond, Keegan Bertrim, Harmonie Ruttan, Geraldine Badour, Janice Conway, Crystal Ferdinand and Danny Meeks. · Congratulations to the senior girls volleyball and the senior boys basketball teams at Granite Ridge on qualifying for EOSSA. The teams will be going to the meets on Feb. 20!!

Go get 'em, girls!!! Show 'em what you got, boys!!

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· Prince Charles Public School was abuzz with excitement on February 6 as an auditorium full of students skyped with Olympian Mike Smith, who was getting ready to leave for Sochi but took special time to talk to his enthusiastic fans. I couldn’t attend because of a cold but cub reporters, Hannah, a grade 7 student at PCPS, and Lorrinda, a grade 4 student, filled in for me and gave me the low-down.

The school was a colourful display of red and white. Hannah, Lorrinda and their classmates had decorated posters of winter sports, Canadian flags and replicas of Mike Smith’s jersey and plastered the halls with these Olympic posters.

That Thursday every student was dressed in red and white.

They were all excited to see Mike Smith again. Lorrinda remembered Mike dropping by last year to meet the students in person. Hannah thought it was a great experience for students to meet such an inspirational person who has done so much in his life. Lorrinda and Hannah and the rest of Verona will be eagerly watching the Olympics, the men’s hockey team and Verona’s own Mike Smith. I asked the cub report-

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ers what words of encouragement would they like to send to Mike. Hannah said, “ Never stop believing in yourself” and Lorrinda said, “ Go for the gold. You can do it.” Thanks, girls!

I think we are all behind those sentiments as well. · Naseem Murji is hosting a Henna Party this Sat. Feb. 15, noon - 4 pm at Verona Convenience Store. Henna painting or "Mehndi" refers to both the plant-based paste and the process of applying henna designs. Remarkable for their intricate patterns and rich reddish-brown color, henna tattoos were traditionally applied to the hands and feet of a young bride to mark her passage into womanhood. The cost is $10 per hand; no reservations needed. Info: Naseem 374-5789. · Monday February 17 is the South Frontenac Winter Carnival, 11am-3pm at the Frontenac Community Arena. All events are free. There will be skating, wagon rides, games & prizes, snowshoe races and an obstacle course. Free BBQ; see the ad on page 2 for more details.

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· On Monday, February 17, the Cloyne and District Historical Society will show the documentary, “The Land Between”, originally aired on TVO. This is a visually spectacular chronicle of where we live, the leftover land between the collision of the Canadian Shield and the St. Lawrence Lowlands. 1PM at the Barrie Hall, Cloyne. Everyone is welcome. · “To my friend on Valentine’s Day. To my chum, my pal, my mate, Thanks for being so super great. To my bud, my dearest friend, On this day, my love I send.” - Author Unknown.

Happy Valentine’s Day, all.

Volunteer Community Association would like to help them continue their education with a bursary and thank them for their continued service with the North Frontenac Fire Dept. · The next Birthday Bash is February 19. The potluck dinner begins at 5:30. Helen Forsey will be entertaining us with a recitation. We will also be recognizing Ellen Good and Pete Bunnett for their almost 50 years of service to our community with the Fire Fighter and EFR (Emergency First Response) Team. All are welcome. · Fitness classes are held Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at the community centre from 9 to 10 am, $2/ session or $12/month. All are welcome.

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· Congratulations to Luke, Michelle and Tristan Clow on the arrival of baby Quinn! · A great pep rally was held last Thursday at Prince Charles Public School for school alumni Mike Smith. He is headed to Sochi to the represent Canada at the winter Olympics. It was wonderful to see all the support the children had for him. · It has been quite the experience to have a traditional Canadian winter! Safe travels to the people heading south to try and escape the weather.

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· Our own Marie White is back home now but advises that all future Harlowe dances and fiddlers happenings will be postponed until she is further back on her feet again. Knowing Marie's determination that could be happening soon- so stay tuned for further details. · Be sure to watch for the Kennebec Trappers Association's displays of early fur trapping and equipment at the Arden Community Centre this Saturday & Sunday as part of the Heritage Festival. President Wilf Deline and Association will be happy to give a demonstration. · Good news is coming for our senior drivers 80 years and

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Frontenac Heritage Festival Polar Bear Plunge - 10 am S.L. Marina -Plungers are raising money for Children's and Youth Programs at the Child Centre (unfunded programs), GREC School Council (Council of students, teachers and parents) and Alzheimer Society.

Lunch - Legion Branch 425. Come and get warm after the Polar Plunge then stay for a hot lunch.

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Saturday Feb. 15th Arden Community Centre 10am-4pm. Kennebec Trappers Association - President Wilf Deline will have displays of early fur trapping and equipment. Kennebec Historical Society - will have items on display. Fur Traders Camp Re-enactment with displays of heritage tools and materials by Mike Procter and Bob Miller. Heritage life camping and activities - cooking, axe throwing, tools, tents. Experience “Crow’s Feet”. Wolf Creek Wood Carving - Chainsaw Wood Carving by Robin DeRuchie.

Games & More - Arden Volunteer Fire-Fighters ASSOC. will supervise an open fire pit with marshmallows for the children. There will also be rink net shooting and other ice games for the children, BBQ’d hamburgers and hot dogs and Miniature Horse rides.

Arden Pottery will have the STUDIO open and will have demonstrations as well.

Fishing Derby - The Royal Canadian Legion (Br. 334). Registration on Saturday at 11 a.m - followed by a Fish Fry dinner from 5 - 8p.m & Dance at 8pm.

Kennebec Lake Assoc 3rd Annual. Heritage Family Fun Day. 11 - 3 pm. An afternoon of winter fun on the lake just east of the Henderson Road boat launch. Skating, hockey, campfire with marshmallows, hot chocolate, cider, chili, chowder, ring-toss games, snowshoeing and other fun activities. Good will donations accepted to help cover event costs.

Proceeds donated to charity. www.kennebeclake.ca Bad weather date: Sun. Feb. 16

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There are some changes this year. There will be one category only "Frontenac Landmarks" We are looking for scenes that are in line with the Festival theme "Heritage" and Frontenac County's upcoming 150th Anniversary which is in 2015

February 14-17, 2014 Snow-Shoeing - 1pm - on Fall River Road near intersection of Armstrong Rd. Call Rudy for details at 613 279 2761

Events sponsored by the Arden Legion Br. 334, Kennebec Lake Association and the Kennebec Recreation Association.

Recreation committee (weather permitting) will have activities at the Tichborne rink along with Hot Chocolate & Hot Dogs. Time 1 – 3 pm.

Arden - Sunday Feb. 16 Kennebec Trappers Association Displays of early fur trapping and equipment (10-4) Kennebec Historical Society - will have items on display. (Sat & Sun from 10-4)

SHARBOT LAKE Friday Feb. 14 Breakfast: Official Festival Opening. 8:00 am. at St James Major Catholic Church, $8.00 gets you eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, coffee, juice. Special speaker: Eric Wagar. Heritage Attire Welcome Roast Beef dinner - Legion Br. 425 Cannon Rd. 7 - 9pm Talent Show at Soldiers Memorial Hall.

An evening of local entertainment hosted by Jim MacPherson and Gary Giller. A variety of performances; singing, instrumental playing, dancing, fiddling, comedy. A free-will offering will be collected with proceeds to the North Frontenac Food Bank.

Saturday Feb. 15th 10am - 2pm C.F. Railway Heritage Society Caboose will be open Saturday in Railway Park.

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10AM - 3PM Fall River Road Pioneer Log Home Open House. Visit a mid 19th century restored log home on a hosted tour. Well known for his love of all things antique Peter Bell has furnished a log house which was dismantled, moved and reassembled on his property at 1371 Fall River Rd. (2 km south of #7, or stop at the railway crossing 1 km south of #7 for wagon ride). Weather permitting you will park near the Trans-Canada Trail and be taxied to the property by a horse drawn wagon beginning at 10am and every half hour until 2:30pm each day.

Heritage Walk/Run & Family Relay Walk: 1 pm. Run: 1:30 pm Entrance Fee:

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The deadline for entries is Monday Feb 10, 7:00 pm. The winners will be announced Saturday Feb 15 at 1 pm at Soldiers Memorial Hall along with a slide show of the entries.

$10/person or $20/family. Registration 10am-3pm Soldiers Memorial Hall. Warm 11:30pm Oso at Oso Soldiers Hall. Walk/Run Sharbot Lake - Sunday Feb. 16 the 2k, 5k, and 10k distances through-out for more information on the Lake Village * hot Proceeds support up withSharbot popcorn and chocolate, watch outdoor Frontenac Heritage Festival contact Habitat For Humanity. Trophies given to 10am Bear Plunge, S.L. Marina.

Plungers are Janet at 613-374-1355 or Tom atPolar 613-335-2834 presented by the top finishers by SLC Employment Centre. adventure videos ofatthe Land Heritage Festival Committee Call Rudy for details 613 279 2761 O’ Lakes, view photo raising money for Children’sFrontenac and Youth Programs at brochure layout by JarvisArtworkDesign@gmail.com contest entries, and live-streamed Winter Olympic the Child Centre (unfunded programs), GREC School highlights on the big screen. Sponsored by SLC Council and the Alzheimer Society.

Employment Service 10AM - 3PM Fall River Road Pioneer Log Home 10am-4pm Artisans / Crafters Show and Sale - Open House. 1371 Fall River Rd. (2 km south of #7, St. James Major Hall. Local artists will be featuring or stop at the railway crossing 1 km south of #7 for needlecrafts (including quilting with demonstrations), wagon ride). wood crafts, jewellery, native jewellery, painting and more. Many artisans will also be demonstrating their Noon-4 p.m. Craft Show & Sale, St. James Major crafts. Contact Debbie Emery 479-8057 or Betty Catholic Church hall.

Hunter 479-2979.

Lunch: Legion Branch 425. Come and get warm af10:30 Snow Drags Oso Rec. Committee Dist. 3. ter the Polar Plunge then stay for a hot lunch.

Registration 8 -10 am. Races begin at 10:30 at Oso 1pm Snowshoeing on Fall River Road near intersecBeach - Sharbot Lake. Visit www.centralfrontenac. tion of Armstrong Rd. Contact Rudy 613 279 2761 com/SLSnowDrags for details.

Noon Snow Sculptures: Sculptures to be built at Central Frontenac Railway Heritage Park across from the Treasure Trunk from Monday Feb. 10 - Sat. Feb. 15. Judging at noon Saturday. Registration deadline: Thurs. Feb. 13. Age categories, with cash prizes by Community Living-North Frontenac. Call 613-279-2120 for more details.

6pm Sharbot Lake Country Inn Dinner and BlueGrass Show with The Slocan Ramblers $45./person 7pm Fireworks will once again be featured in Sharbot Lake village 7pm Dance - Legion Br. 425 Cannon Rd. - with “Old Habits” $10 pp.

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Sunday Feb. 16 1-3pm Skating and Games, District 4 Recreation committee (weather permitting) will have activities at the Tichborne rink along with Hot Chocolate & Hot Dogs.

Sharbot Lake, Monday Feb. 17 Heritage Walk/Run & Family Relay - Walk: 1 pm.

Run: 1:30 pm Entrance Fee: $10/person or $20/ family. Registration 11:30pm at Oso Soldiers Hall.

Walk/Run the 2k, 5k, and 10k distances throughout Sharbot Lake Village * Proceeds support Habitat For Humanity. Trophies given to top finishers by SLC Employment Centre. Contact Rudy 613-279-2761

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TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC FAMILY DAY WINTER CARNIVAL Bring the family to the Frontenac Community Arena on February 17th, 2014 for free ice skating, horse drawn wagon rides, games and prizes, snowshoe races. Free outdoor BBQ, hot dogs, hamburgers hot chocolate. See township website for more information.

FEBRUARY 17TH – FAMILY DAY- GARBAGE PICK UP CHANGES Due to the holiday, residents who would normally have garbage pickup on Monday February 17th will have their garbage picked up on Tuesday, February 18th, 2014. The regular pickup schedule will be in effect for the rest of the week.

INTERIM TAX BILLS Please note that interim tax bills which will include garbage bag tags will be issued the week of March 3rd, 2014. For further inquiries, please contact 613-376-3027 x 2200.

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GREC teacher Julia Schall helped organize the fundraiser along with parent volunteer Randy Kempe. Numerous parents and other members of the community volunteered and donated food, time, equipment and services to provide an on-site chili/BBQ lunch canteen at the all-day event. A total of six teams played at a cost of $100 per team but Schall said that the teams ended up donating more than the registration cost.

Schall said the grade eight group will be the largest she has taken on a graduation trip to date. The 23 students will take the train to Montreal at the end of June and spend two nights and three days there touring the sights. For some students it will be their first visit to Quebec and the experience will give them a chance to not only practice their French but also to learn how to navigate their way around using Montreal's public transportation system.

Schall will be assisted by a group of parent volunteers. She said that she plans to make the trip “a combination of fun and education.”

The students will tour Old Montreal, take a jet boat trip to the Lachine Rapids, and likely will visit the Biodome, the Olympic village and La Rhonde. The students will stay at a student residence at McGill University and Schall said that getting around the city on public transit rather than on a tour bus will make for a much more interesting trip.

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the students will be problem solving their way around the city as a team, which in itself can make for a very memorable trip.” Schall said the trip is an opportunity to get students thinking of traveling and visiting the many interesting sites outside of their own communities. “I always hope that the students will see that if they choose to, there are endless opportunities and places for them to travel to and explore.” Grade eight student Sam Kempe, who played in the tournament, said she is excited for the trip and is looking forward to exploring Montreal. Schall wished to thank all the parents, District #4 Rec Committee and other members of the community who came together to make the event such a success. “I am always amazed at the support that this community offers at these kind of events and want to say a huge thank you to everyone who helped out.” Congratulations to Team Hickey/Campbell, who won all their games and the tournament.

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MUNICIPAL HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAM The City of Kingston, as the Housing Service Provider for the County of Frontenac has announced the 2014 Home Ownership Program that residents of Frontenac County can apply for. Households that are currently renting in the City of Kingston and the County of Frontenac and who do not have any vested interest in any real estate may apply to the program for down payment assistance equal to 5% of the purchase price to a maximum of $13,000. Visit www.cityofkingston.ca for more information.

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HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE WINTER HOURS Winter hours are from 3 pm to 7 pm on February 27th, March 13th & 27th. See our website for more details.

WINTER MAINTENANCE We have been experiencing above average snowfall this year. Snow banks are higher than we have seen in years. Please exercise caution when exiting driveways and approaching intersections.

To assist our crews in their winter control efforts, the parking of vehicles on Township roads and village streets from 12:00 midnight to 7:00 a.m. is not permitted from December 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014. As well, pursuant to Section 181 of the Highway Traffic Act “No person shall deposit snow or ice on a roadway without permission in writing from the road authority responsible for the maintenance of the road”.

Please be advised that the Township of South Frontenac will NOT be responsible for damages to mailboxes, newspaper boxes, recycle boxes or parked cars where said boxes or vehicles interfere with the winter maintenance on Township roads.

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NFCS United Way chili/pie fundraiser O

n February 6, staff from Northern Frontenac Community Services held their first fundraiser of 2014 for the United Way at the Child Centre in Sharbot Lake. Guests enjoyed generous helpings of chili that was made and donated by members of the NFCS staff, and during the meal guests also had an opportunity to bid on a number of home-made pies that were auctioned off.

The United Way funds a number of the services that NFCS provides free of charge to the community, including their Family Counselor program, which offers in home or in office counseling to families in Central and North Frontenac who require help to get them through family-related life struggles including bereavement, separation, divorce and more.

The United Way also funds NFCS' Youth Services programs, which this past year were able to run thanks to a one-time $20,000 United Way Community Investment grant.

The grant helped support NFCS programming for youth leadership development, after-school programming and life

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skills development programs. Currently NFCS has applied for more permanent funding from the United Way to support their youth programs on an ongoing basis and they will find out if that grant was successful in March.

Don Amos, the executive director of NFCS, said that in addition to the funds raised from their numerous United Way

fundraisers, this year all the NFCS staff are also donating a percentage of their salaries to the United Way Campaign through their Employee Deduction Plan, an effort that Amos was very proud to announce. “The fact alone that every single employee in our agency is donating to the United Way campaign on a regular ongoing basis as well as taking part in these fundraisers is a testament of how the staff here realize the importance of the United Way in our area and the support that the United Way has given to our organization,” Amos said when I spoke to him at the recent fundraiser. Amos stressed the fact that without the funding and support from the United Way much of their programming for youth and families in the area would not be possible. Maribeth Scott, manager of children and youth services at NFCS, said that NFCS staff are making year-round efforts to raise funds for the United Way “to make these programs work for the community.”

Coming up in May will be the annual NFCS United Way yard sale, which will coincide with their Great Outdoor Adventure at St. James Major Catholic Church. In the fall NFCS will hold their annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser and they are also planning a Chinese dinner/quarter auction. Amos said he was pleased with the turn out for the chili/pie fundraiser and wished to thank NFCS staff, guests and donors for making the event such a success.

by Jeff Green arly in 2013, Noel Bateman, who had been a salesman at Revell Ford in Verona for only a few months, made a proposition to Larry Revell, manager of the family-owned dealership.

“I suggested that I would donate $12.50 for each vehicle I sold to the Cancer Centre at Kingston General Hospital. And Larry took the idea and ran with it,” Bateman said.

Revell’s matched Noel Bateman’s contribution, and on top of that they committed to donating $1 for every service call at their busy service centre.

Even though Revell’s was undergoing renovations all through 2013, the combined efforts of the sales and service staff, when tallied at the end of the year, came to $6,000.

Last week, Shawn Cerisano (Senior Development Officer and Denise Cumming (Executive Director) of the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation, came by Revell’s to pick up the cheque. The foundation, which was formed in 2005, is the joint fundraising arm of Kingston General (KGH), Hotel Dieu and Providence Continuing Care Hospitals in Kingston.

The donation by Revell’s Cars for Cancer Care initiative will be going directly to the Cancer Care Centre of South-

L-r: Shawn Cerisano, Denise Cumming, Larry Revell and Noel Bateman eastern Ontario, which is located at KGH. “This was a great idea of Noel’s, and we were happy to get involved. It was really his doing,” said Larry Revell.

“It was pretty easy to do,” Noel Bateman said, “and in the end I didn’t donate nearly as much as the dealership did.”

by Julie Druker

Sydenham Legion Poppy Fund donations Revell Ford raises $6,000 for Cancer Centre

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L-r: Tammy Kingston, Michelle Fortin, Board Chair for KMFRC; Michelle Squires, RCL Youth and Ed Chair; Jeannie Davis embers of the Sydenham Legion Branch #496 work hard each year to sell poppies in the community, and last week the results of those efforts were marked with the donation of $2,000 each to Fairmount Home and to the Kingston Military Families Support Program. “The money that is going to Fairmount Home will be spent on whatever is needed to improve the Veterans' lounge at the home. There are about 20 veterans living at Fairmount and it is nice that they have a lounge. If they need new couches, a TV, whatever it is, they can use this money. The military families support program runs many programs and they can always use money to help with their work,” said Jeannie Davis, the Poppy Campaign Chair at the Sydenham Legion. The Legion decided to make the presentations so that the community can be aware of the local use that the poppy funds are put to. Jeannie Davis said that the campaign volunteers are the ones who are responsible for its success each year.

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1004 Medical Center St, Sharbot Lake 613-279-3200 NEW WINTER HOURS Mon., Tues. Wed: 8am - 3pm Thur, Fri, Sat. 8am - 8pm, Sun. 8am - 8pm

Weekly Dinner Specials Feb 13 - Pizza & Wings - small pizza (3 toppings) and 1 dozen wings. As you like $17.99

Heritage Festival set for this weekend W eather reports say that this weekend will bring seasonal weather with daytime highs in the –10º range and only a few flakes of snow, ideal weather for the events that are planned for the 8th Annual Frontenac Heritage Festival. Events this year are centred in Sharbot Lake and Arden and favourite events will be back, such as the Sharbot Lake Snow Drags on Saturday, the Polar Bear Plunge on Sunday morning, and horse drawn wagon rides on Saturday & Sunday to the Pioneer Log Home on Fall River Road, which has been restored by Peter Bell.

There are also a number of new and newly altered events this year. In Sharbot Lake the Friday night Talent Show, hosted by Jim MacPherson and Gary Giller, has been moved to the Oso Hall.

The Kennebec Community Centre in Arden will be hosting a Fur Traders Camp Re-Enactment and Chainsaw Wood Carving (on Saturday only), as well as displays by the Kennebec Trappers’ Association and the Kennebec Historical Society on Saturday and Sunday. Also on Saturday the

by Jeff Green

Arden Legion is holding a fishing derby followed by a fish fry and dance, and the Kennebec Lake Association is hosting their third Annual Heritage Family Fun Day on the lake just east of the Henderson Road boat launch.

On Saturday and Sunday local artists will be filling the St. James Major Church hall with needle crafts, woodcrafts, jewelry, and more. New to Sharbot Lake this year is the inaugural Frontenac Empty Bowls project. Potters Joanna Jansen, Joanne Pickett and Dawn Burnham have crafted bowls that are being sold to benefit the North Frontenac Food Bank.

They will be available at the Talent Show on Friday night and at the Artisan show and sale at St. James on the weekend.

The Oso hall will be open on Saturday as well, as a warming and refreshment spot during the Snow Drags, and Fireworks are scheduled for Saturday evening at 7:00 pm at the Oso beach.

Sunday there are games at the Tichborne rink and Monday is the Heritage Walk/Run. Many other events are planned for the festival. A full schedule can be found on page 5.

Land O’Lakes Real Estate

Friday, Feb 14 (Valentines Day) Chicken Coq au Vin—6oz chicken breast grilled to perfection, topped with a creamy red wine sauce. Served with potato choice, vegetable and soup or salad to start. $14.99 Seafood Fettucini - Fettucini topped with Shrimp, crab, and mussels sautéed in a creamy white wine sauce. Served with a garlic baguette and Caesar salad to start. $18.99 Steak & Wings - 8oz New York, grilled to perfection, topped with 4 wings as you like. Served with potato choice and vegetable. Soup or salad to start $17.99 Don’t forget dessert! They are homemade at The Maples!

Saturday & Sunday, Feb 15 & 16 Chili Fest Chili Dog - Jumbo hot dogtopped with chili & mozza cheese $6.49 Chili Burger - Our homemade burger topped with chili & mozza cheese $6.49 Chili Nachos - Tortilla chips topped with chili and mozza cheese. $9.49 Bowl of homemade chili and a garlic baguette $9.99 Sunday, Feb 17 - Chicken Parmigiana - Breaded chicken breast topped withtomato sauce and mozza cheese and baked to perfection. Served with potato or pasta and vegetable. Soup or salad to start. $13.99

Come and check out Live Sports on our new TV. Golf, Hockey, The Olympics!!

mimi

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SOCIAL NOTES OBITUARY

OBITUARY

Christopher Lewis Hallgren

ASSELSTINE WILLIAM PATRICK (Pat)

July 17, 1947 - February 5, 2014 During his lifetime here, Chris was a man of many words and much love.

Artist, musician, poet, writer, linguist, father, husband, lover, friend, he always put his all into everything he attempted and did it well. A devoted Christian, he knew where he was going and finally, after a long road with ALS-related dementia, he has gone there to meet his Lord. A memorial service at a later date will be arranged in the spring when his ashes will be dispersed over his beloved forest and pond. Thank you to the staff at Providence Care Ward 24/26 for their constant, professional, loving care, and to David Goodfellow for his support and advice.

Suddenly at home on Saturday February 1st, 2014 in his 59th year.

Sadly missed by his daughter Laura and stepson David, Lindsay and Adam Campbell and 8 grandchildren. Beloved son of Arnold and Lorraine Asselstine.

Dear brother of Mischel Asselstine, Michael, Terry, Ronald and Randy. Will be missed by many nieces and nephews.

Arrangements in care of Goodfellow’s Funeral Home, Parham. Visitation was held at the Funeral Home on Wednesday February 12, 2014 from 12 noon until 2pm. A celebration of life was held at 2 pm. On line condolences at goodfellowsfuneralhome.com

CARD OF THANKS Thank You ~ Jackson

TULLY, Aliyah May - It is with heavy hearts we announce the sudden passing of our little Aliyah Tully who was born on October 13th, 2013 and became a beautiful little angel on Thursday, February 6th, 2014. Aliyah is the precious daughter of Shiann Wease & Matthew Tully of Flinton and baby sister of Angel, Faith and Sebastian Tully. She will always be have a special place the heart of her grandparents Tammy Brooks, Reginald Wease and Glen & Fern Tully. Great-granddaughter of Joan & Donald Parcels, Alice Heggart, Florence Tully and Cathie & Ray Wease. She has joined the heavens above with her great-grandpa Wilfred and Ernie.

Cherished forever niece of Robert Snow, Corey Wease, Rosie (Justin) Parcels, Brad (Jeannie) Tully and her cousins Jander, Elijah, Anya, Noah and Sydney. The family will receive friends at the Milestone Funeral Center, Northbrook, Ont. (613-336-6873) on Friday, February 14, 2014 from 12-2pm where Funeral Services for Aliyah will follow in the Chapel at 2:00pm. Online condolences to the family at www.milestonefuneralcenter.com

Milestone Funeral Center

FUNERAL SERVICES

Florence Jackson 1914 - 2014 The family of the late Florence Jackson would like to express their sincere gratitude to family & friends for the support, kind words, flowers, cards, prayers, donations, phone calls and food. Special thanks to staff at Pine Meadow and Dr. Tobia for the loving care that they gave to mum. Also a thank you to Rev. Bruce Kellar, Rev. Thomas Eng and Rev. Raymond Klatt and Randy Jackson for the touching and memorable service.

Thank you to Pineview Free Methodist Church ladies and Through the Roof ladies for the beautiful luncheon. Also thanks to the pall bearers Sincerely, the Jackson family

In Memoriam McGinnis In loving memory of our parents Clifford Florence 1921 - 2004 1923 - 2002 A smile for all, a heart of gold, Two best parents this world could hold.

Mom & Dad were two of a kind, Never selfish, always kind, These are the memories they left behind.

Loved and remembered always, Jean, Beverly and Ron and families

Powley In loving memory of our parents Mike Powley (July 4, 1921 - January 24, 2012) Dixie Powley (April 3, 1924 - Feb. 26, 2009) Gone are the days we used to share, But in our hearts, you are always there.

The gates of memories will never close, We miss you more than anyone knows.

Never more than a thought away, Loved and remembered every day.

Love, son Mike & Laura

Serving the area for over 100 years.

David Goodfellow Owner/Managing Director

Parham, Ontario

613-375-6254

Trousdale Funeral home

A Promise for You "The world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever" 1 John 2:17 FUNERAL SERVICES

www.trousdalefuneralhome.com

Hugs & Kisses

to my beautiful wife Sandy. Celebrating 30 wonderful years.

Love, Dan

BIRTHDAY

Happy

10th

Birthday Paige Knox Feb. 17th Love you always Gramma

CARD OF THANKS THANK YOU ~ Tibble The family of William Tibble would like to thank everyone for cards, calls and those who stopped in with a hug.

Thanks also to neighbors for their help at this difficult time. Everyone's support is greatly appreciated.

"Babe" Linda and Phil

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he Kingston Frontenac Public Library is excited to be participating in the Frontenac Heritage Festival with a new event, "Picture Our Past." On Sat. Feb. 15, visitors who drop in to the Sharbot Lake Branch between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. will be invited to enjoy some light refreshments, and explore a hands-on display of stories and photos that were collected through the library's oral history project, StoryMe. Each participant who brings a vintage photo can have it scanned and added to the library's collection for the benefit of future researchers. The donor will receive a free digital version of the image by email. Any stories, memories and tales of local events and customs will be warmly welcomed. Those who love history, heritage, photos & stories won't want to miss this event!

by Wilma Kenny

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ampaign Chair Mark Segsworth welcomed a crowd of early risers to breakfast last Friday at Grace Hall Sydenham, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Southern Frontenac Community Services (SFC- Dr. Duncan Sinclair SC) with the launch of their first Enhancement Campaign.

Because of the rapidly growing demand for services, the agency needs to raise $50,000 in donations from the community by the end of June.

Keynote speaker Dr Duncan Sinclair, former Dean of Medicine at Queens and now full-time resident of Buck Lake, spoke of the value of communities, especially rural ones, and the importance of lending a hand to less fortunate neighbours and making it possible for the seniors who live in our communities to age gracefully in their own homes.

Last year, SFCSC assisted 726 seniors, 260 low income households, and 762 food bank clients with food, financial assistance and a wide range of services to seniors, including adult day programs, home help, caregiver support, exercise and recreational activities.

The campaign began well, with generous cash donations from the Sydenham Lions Club, Legion Branch 496, Trousdale Stores, and several individuals. Representatives were also present from St Patrick’s Knights of Columbus, Verona Lions Club, and the Township of South Frontenac, all of whom provide strong ongoing support to SFCSC. For those wishing to make a donation or to follow the progress of the fundraising (which has reached 27% of the goal), go to www. sfcsc.ca, or phone 376-6477. (1-800-7639610)

Happy New Year to Everyone Smitty’s Appliances wants to wish everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous new year in 2014.

We want to thank all the people who have supported us in the past 40 years in our business of buying and selling appliances. And, yes, we plan to keep doing what we are doing now for another 20 years. Smitty says that the business and staff are growing. At this time, Smitty wants to thank his staff for all their hard work.

Smittly says that after 40 years, repeat customers are returning and that is the sign of happy customers.

We want to thank friends, neighbors and relatives who have passed the good word on to other people. We never advertise red tag sales, midnight sales, anniversary sales, Boxing Day sales or January sales. We just have everyday low prices of high quality appliances. With Smitty’s being the exclusive dealer we can give better pricing and warranties. Remember, the Frigidaire product we sell has a very long established name behind it.

Every Woman Loves her Fridge, Stove, Washer and Dryer.

We don’t have fancy showrooms, music piped in or plush carpet to walk on. We run a warehouse operation that allows us to sell with the low prices that we offer. Smitty pledges to always have the lowest prices.

We are community oriented and we have donated fridges to churches, food banks, weddings, plowing matches, etc. Smttty says it is his way of repaying the community for their business with us.

Smitty’s Always Making New Friends.

Smitty does things differently than big stores. Even on Christmas Day he received three calls from people who didn’t buy their stoves from him who couldn’t get their ovens to work, while trying to cook the Christmas turkey. As a goodwill gesture Smitty went to help them, free of charge too. Smitty says it’s the little things the public appreciate. We like to think of ourselves as one big family in the community. We are always here to help any day or hour. Smitty says the customer must be happy after the sale.

Always Shake the Customer’s Hand Smitty says the only people he can’t please are the competition. Smitty guarantees that as long as he is in business he will do his best to give the customer the best service and prices, and we guarantee that Smitty will still be in business to back these words up.

Please come and see for yourself what we have to offer. We have our own financing, the same as the big stores, but with no interest charges or gimmicks. There is always same day delivery too. Customers come first at Smitty’s. Looking forward to serving you for another 20 years, Thank you!

The Little Businessman with the Big Heart

Proudly serving all faiths Pre-Arranged Funeral Plans

Sydenham, On 613-376-3022

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

SFCSC Enhancement Campaign kicks off

Milestone Funeral Center Derek Maschke Northbrook Chapel Funeral Director 11928 Hwy. 41 613-336-6873 Northbrook, ON K0H 2G0 www.MilestoneFuneralCenter.com

Smitty’s New & Used Appliances Ltd. River Road, Corbyville. Phone anytime 1-613-969-0287

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MERA concert - Terry Tufts and Kathryn Briggs

The Classifieds Ad Rates: Classified Text ads: $8.85 + HST per insertion for 20 words & under; 20¢ each extra word.

Deadline: 4 pm Monday; Ph: 613-279-3150, Fx: 613-279-3172; nfnews@frontenac.net

AUTOMOTIVE KALADAR AUTO RECYCLING. We sell cars for under $1990 safetied & E-tested, low kilometres. We have good winter tires. We take trade-ins. 11520 Hwy 41; 613-336-9899; 613885-8644 KINNEY AUTO WRECKING Station Road, Kaladar. 4x4 trucks & parts for sale. Scrap cars, stoves, fridges wanted. 613-336-9272.

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

NEW AND USED APPLIANCES

FOR SALE 1998 F250, 4.6 litre, 226,000 km. E-tested last year, many new parts. As is $1500. 613-3758169 2008 25HP YAMAHA OUTBOARD, tiller drive, mint shape. Original owner, with service records and 10amp factory charger. 613-386-5137 CENTRAL BOILER OUTDOOR FURNACES 2014 Winter Rebate. Save up to $700.Call for more information. Your local Dealer, Wood Heat Solutions, Frankford, ON, 613-398-1611; Bancroft, ON 613-332-1613. www.chesher.ca

HELP WANTED SEASONAL PART-TIME ASSISTANT, Sharbot Lake Farmers Market. Ten hours weekly starting April 1st, including Saturday mornings from May to October. Must have experience with spreadsheets and reports. Good verbal and written skills. Computer and colour printer required. Own vehicle. Reply by Thursday, March 6 with resume and cover letter to info@ handsonharvest.ca TICHBORNE MAIL ROUTE: backup needed, CPIC required, will train – dependable and honest. Interested: 613-375-6687, cell 613449-1953

HUNTING & FISHING FIREARMS & HUNTER ED COURSES. Harrowsmith: Firearms Course – February 21 & 22, Hunter Education Course - February 28 & March 1. 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.

Free estimates. Call Rick at 613-375-8201.

HOMESTYLE WEDDINGS. Minister Judie Diamond helps design your ceremony and performs the marriage at location of your choice. 613-375-6772 KEVIN’S HANDYMAN SERVICE. Lawn Maintenance, Trees Cut, Woodsplitting, Snow Removal, Winter Roof Cleaning, Junk Pick-up & Disposal, Minor Building Repairs. Call Kevin 9am - 5pm, Monday-Friday. Please Leave a Message, 613-279-1901; 613-453-5896

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he next concert in MERA’s Sunday Schoolhouse Concert Series will feature a duo the Eastern Ontario community is proud to call its own – Terry Tufts and Kathryn Briggs on Sunday, February 23 at 2 pm.

Doors open at 1:30. Advance tickets are

USED REFRIGERATORS

$22. MERA members are entitled to a discount on ticket fees. All tickets are available from Tickets Please at 39 Foster St. In Perth (Jo’s Clothes), by phone at 613-485-6434 or online at www.ticketsplease.ca.

NOTICE OF STUDY COMPLETION

Stoves, washers, dryers, freezers, dishwashers. 3 months old and up. Sold with written guarantees. Fridges $100 and up.

MUNICIPAL CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF RUTTAN’S BRIDGE

NEW APPLIANCES

At the lowest prices in the area. Trade-ins accepted on new appliances. Big selection to choose from. We Sell Gas Refrigerators

PAYS CASH $$$

For good used appliances in working order or not, but no junk please. VISA and MASTERCARD accepted. We have our own financing also. Shop at our competitors and then come see for yourself quality at low prices.

The Township of Addington Highlands is undertaking a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for the replacement of Ruttan’s Bridge, located on Glastonbury Road near the community of Northbrook, approximately 1.2km east of Kennebec Road.

Smitty’s

The above project is being planned under Schedule B of the Municipal Class Environment Assessment. Subject to comments received as a result of this Notice, and the receipt of necessary approvals, the Township of Addington Highlands intends to proceed with the design and construction of this project.

Open Evenings & Seven Days a Week - River Road Corbyville, Just North of Corby’s (613) 969-0287

The project plans and other information are available for viewing by contacting the individuals listed below:

Open evenings & 7 days a week. We deliver

FOR RENT 1 BEDROOM + DEN in 4-plex, in Kaladar, references, first & last, $475 + hydro, available March 1, please call 416-554-9746 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT, available March 1st, country lake setting, smoke & pet-free, 1st & last, $895 month inclusive. 613-376-9815 COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE located on Hwy. 7 just east of the Junction of Hwy 38 and Hwy. 7. For further information, contact Ram at 613-279-2827 KALADAR 2 BEDROOM APT., heated, fridge and stove, $450/month, first and last required, available immediately, call 613-336-9429 KALADAR: LARGE 3 BEDROOM APT. Private front and rear entrance, fridge & stove, newly renovated, utilities extra, first & last required.

Available March 1, 2014, $525/month, call 613336-9429.

OFFICE SPACE in Northbrook, main street, 1200 sq. feet., ample paved parking, wheelchair accessible, available March 1, call 613-3369633.

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“KING of APPLIANCES”

SERVICES PET SITTING in Mountain Grove. Going away? Let us help. Dogs, Cats, etc. Spacious, individual accommodations. Long walks. By appointment only. Laura Mills 613-335-3658.

Evenings are best or leave a message.

SEWING ALTERATIONS, HEMMING, ETC. This And That Sewing, 32 Peterson Rd., (turn at lights in Northbrook). Call 613-336-0656.

SYLVIA’S FOOT CARE. Providing Nursing foot care in the privacy of your own home.

Registered with Dept. of Veterans’ Affairs to provide foot care to veterans who qualify. For further information call Sylvia at 613-335-2940

TOWING B’S RADICAL RIDES Towing & Recovery.

James Mills owner/operator. 613-335-5050

WANTED TO BUY

LOOKING TO BUY USED FIREARMS (rifles & shotguns) non-restricted. Please call 613-3362311 between 8am - 5pm with information.

STANDING TIMBER, firewood, pine, cedar, bush lots. Free quotes, cash paid. Call 613279-2154.

Library services in Flinton and Denbigh expand to offer fax service, now fully accessible

By June Phillips hanks to funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation of $13,600 over 12 months, both Flinton and Denbigh Library now offer fax service. The grant has enabled the township to purchase new print/copy/scan and fax machines for each location, a service not readily available in the area. This funding has also enabled us to complete the update of our computer systems and purchase new 24” monitors for all machines. Updates will also be made to the Large Print, Audio and DVD sections on a regular basis with this funding. The installation of an accessible workstation at the Flinton Library makes both locations fully accessible.

“I am pleased to see the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s contribution to the improvements at these libraries. Providing access to these communications and information tools at these locations is important and will be a great benefit for many rural residents who may not otherwise have access. I congratulate the team at the Addington Highlands Public Library for their continuing efforts on behalf of local residents. ” – Randy Hillier, MPP for Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox& Addington This grant will have a positive impact on both communities. The new service and upgrades will enhance access to information and communications technology services for all residents and visitors to our area.

We are grateful for the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s continued commitment and support in building a healthy and vibrant community.

Contact your local branch for more information: Flinton Library: phone 613-3361091; fax 613-336-1554. Denbigh Library: phone 613-333-1426; fax 613-333-9774

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ENGINEER

OWNER

Mr. Chris Bent, P.Eng Project Manager, G.D. Jewell Engineering Inc., 1 – 71 Millennium Parkway Belleville, ON K8N 4Z5 Telephone: (613) 969-1111 Fax: (613) 969-8988 Email: chris@jewelleng.ca

Mr. Royce Rosenblath Roads Supervisor #179 Hwy 28 Denbigh, ON K0H 1K0 Telephone: (613) 333-2363 Fax: (613) 333-2363 Email: addingtonhighlandsroads@hotmail.com

Interested persons should provide written comment to the Township on the proposal within 30 calendar days from the date of this Notice. Comment should be directed to the individuals listed above.

If concerns arise regarding this project, which cannot be resolved in discussion with the Township, a person or party may request that the Minister of the Environment make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act (referred to as a Part II Order), which addresses individual environment assessments. Requests must be received by the Minister at the address below within 30 calendar days of this Notice. A copy of this request must also be sent to the individuals listed above. If there is no request received by March 15, 2014, the replacement of Ruttan’s Bridge will proceed to construction as presented in the planning documentation.

Minister of the Environment 135 St. Clair Avenue 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 This Notice issued February 13th, 2014

Frontenac CFDC Winter Workshop Schedule February 19: Facebook Ads - Learn about the types of ads, and how to create effective ads that target your audience. Presented by Jennifer Baker Consulting. 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at the Frontenac CFDC office, 5062 Rd 38, Harrowsmith, ON K0H 1V0 To register: http://bit.ly/1dEAtjg February 24: Retailer’s Boot Camp - The Retailer’s Boot Camp will provide you with strategies, tactics, tips and techniques to grow your sales, grow your margins and stream line your costs. Presented by Barbara Crowhurst, Retail Business Coach. For more details visit http://bit.ly/18G27Rk. This workshop is funded in part by the Eastern Ontario Development Program. Registration is $40 and you must pre-pay before February 19, 2014. 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (lunch included) at the Verona Lion’s Hall, 4504 Verona Sand Rd, Verona, ON K0H 2W0 To register: http://bit.ly/1oeW5LU February 25: Thinking of Starting A Craft Brewery? The Food and Beverage (FAB) Region presents “The Renaissance of Brewing in the 21st Century” with guest speaker, Bill White, Brewmaster and owner, Better With Beer.

Craft brewing is exploding across the continent - presenting opportunities for people to start up craft breweries. In this workshop Bill will discuss many examples and introduce the audience to some of the great work done by the Ontario Craft Brewers to assist in the health and continued growth of small breweries in Ontario. Participants will also be introduced to The Food and Beverage (FAB) Region’s “iCraft Brew”, a handbook on starting a brewery in Eastern Ontario. If you are looking to live your dream of starting your own brewery, register for this workshop as Bill discusses the scale of this phenomenon! 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Sydenham Public Library, 4418 Wheatley Street Sydenham, ON K0H 2T0 To register: http://bit.ly/1c04Q3G February 26: SEO Seminar - Is your website working to its greatest potential? Does it rank well with search engines? Is it ranking as well as your competitor’s site? Whether you built the website yourself or hired a web designer, this workshop will help your small business improve its rankings and be more search engine friendly. This two hour workshop will demystify search engine rankings on Google, Yahoo! And Bing. Presented by Ken Hook, 45 Degrees Latitude Digital Filming & Production Co. 9:30 a.m.. - 11:30 a.m. at St. Lawrence College - Sharbot Lake Office, 1099 Garrett St., Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0 To register: http://bit.ly/1oeWmOS March 5: Communicating on Twitter - Learn the terminology associated with the platform, as well as tips to increase your followers. Presented by Jennifer Baker Consulting. 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. at the Frontenac CFDC office, 5062 Rd 38, Harrowsmith, ON K0H 1V0 To register: http://bit.ly/1eQmmfn Pre-registration with payment is required for all workshops.

Space is limited. $20 workshop fee unless otherwise stated. For more information call 613-372-1414, 1-888- 372-9962. Three ways to register: pay on-line by visiting the link, mail a cheque or drop by our office at 5062 Rd 38, Harrowsmith ON K0H 1V0

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Winter Clothing Clearance

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Friday February 14 ARDEN – CIRCLE QUARE RANCH Valentine’s Dinner 6:30pm, $15; 613-335-5403 HARROWSMITH - VALENTINE’S DANCE w/ The Rain Kings, S&A Club 7:30pm; advance tickets only, $15 pp includes buffet; Tricia 3720343, Pam 389-3180.

FRONTENAC HERITAGE FESTIVAL Pancake breakfast ($8) & Opening Ceremonies 8am St. James Major Catholic Church hall; Talent Show 7pm Oso Hall; SHARBOT LAKE – DINNER at the Legion.

5:30–7pm, roast beef

Saturday February 15 BOLINGBROKE - POTLUCK DINNER & MUSIC JAM, ABC Hall, dinner 5pm; open mic 7-10pm; $5, $10 family plus potluck dish; Info: Mike Irvin 613-727-8360, all welcome.

FLINTON – SEED EXCHANGE, at River Cottage Café, 10am-1pm, free, bring seeds to swap; info: 613-336-3232 FRONTENAC HERITAGE FESTIVAL – Arden community hall 10-4: Fur Traders Camp Re-enactment, Chainsaw wood carving by Rob Deruchie, Trappers & Historical Society displays, children’s games & BBQ at rink; Arden Legion Fishing Derby, Fish Fry 5-8pm & Dance 8pm, Arden Pottery studio open house; Kennebec Lake Association Family Fun 11am-3pm at Henderson Road boat launch. Fall River Pioneer Log Home open 10am-2:30pm; Sharbot Lake Snow Drags (see listing below), Craft Show at St. James Major Catholic Church hall 10-2; CF Railway Caboose open 10-2. Fireworks 7pm. Dance at Legion w/ “Old Habits” $10, 8pm. Sharbot Lake Country Inn – dinner & live music by Slocan Ramblers $45pp.

MABERLY – EUCHRE, HAM & BEAN SUPPER, community hall; euchre 1:30-4:30pm; dinner 4:30pm; $3 euchre only, $11 for dinner & euchre; dinner only $10 adults, children $5; info: euchre 268-2507; dinner 268-2730 or

Henderson - from page 5 over starting April 21, 2014. That group will start into a simpler and shorter driver's license renewal program that includes a vision test, record review, improved in-class group education, and two short in-class screening exercises, all of which takes 90 minutes. This is good news, as living in our area sure requires some form of transport to get around. · The snow banks are so high that I can't see who is going by or get an idea of what is going on. At least though, we haven't had to shovel down into our mail boxes as we did in Manitoulin Island when the snow banks completely overpowered the mail boxes and much tunneling in was needed to get the mail. · Henderson United will start up again on Sunday Feb. 23 at 10am for a union service shared with the two sister churches from the Arden and Mountain Grove worship sites and all area folks. As well, the new student minister, Darin McKinnon, who hails from Prince Edward Island, will lead worship, so this is an opportunity to meet him and to have a visit with area folks. Then the following Sundays Henderson United will meet at their regular weekly time of 8:45 am and all are welcome. · Tomorrow, Friday Feb. 14 is Valentine'sso if you're reading this there is still time to get to the store for a card, or to make one, or to call up folks with greetings. · Great to have Howard Gibbs back in Canada briefly last week. Hope you are feeling improved Howard.

268-2960, proceeds to Maberly Fair MCDONALDS CORNERS - SEED SWAP, 10am-2pm, MERA Schoolhouse; bring seeds & containers; info Kristine 613-278-1226; www.meraschoolhouse.org PLEVNA - JACK’S JAM, Clar-Mill hall, 2-9pm; potluck supper 5:30pm; all welcome and all musicians, singers, dancers welcome to participate; sponsors: Clar-Mill Community Volunteers SHARBOT LAKE – SNOW DRAGS, Oso Beach; race registration 8-10am, $25 ($10 additional class), races start 10:30am; roast beef dinner avail. at awards ceremony 6pm, $15 plate; info: centralfrontenac.com/SLSnowDrags.html SHARBOT LAKE - “PICTURE OUR PAST” at library, stories & photos of library’s oral history project, StoryMe, 10am-2pm; public invited to bring vintage photos, will be scanned & returned; refreshments, all welcome.

VERONA - WINTER WEEKEND WAKE-UP BREAKFASTS, Trinity United Church, $5.

Plus choice of tea, milk, juice, muffin or coffee for $1 more; 9-11am

Sunday February 16 FRONTENAC HERITAGE FESTIVAL: Polar Bear Plunge 10am at Sharbot Lake Marina; Craft Show at St. James Major Catholic Church hall noon-4pm; Fall River Pioneer Log Home open; Games at Tichborne rink 1-3pm HARROWSMITH - BEEF DINNER Golden Links Hall, 430-6pm; $13; call Brenda 3722410

Monday, February 17 BEDFORD HISTORICAL RESEARCH CENTRE is opening their office at Glendower Hall, 1381 Westport Rd to the public; displays from township groups & Portland District Historical Society. Info: stinson@rideau.net.

CLOYNE & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY will show “The Land Between” documentary, originally aired on TVO; 1pm, Barrie Hall, Cloyne; all welcome FRONTENAC HERITAGE FESTIVAL WALK/ RUN, registration 10am Oso hall, walk starts 1pm, run 1:30pm; 2k, 5k or 10k, $10pp $20/family.

SOUTH FRONTENAC FAMILY DAY WINTER CARNIVAL. Free! 11am-3pm, Frontenac Community Arena, Piccadilly; skating, horse drawn wagon rides, games, snowshoe races,

MOUNTAIN GROVE Marilyn Meeks 613-335-4531 email: marilynarchie@sympatico.ca · We were saddened to hear that Velma Porter, beloved wife of Ivan, has passed away after fighting a brave battle with cancer. Velma had worked at Land o' Lakes school for many years · Sympathy to the family of William Asselstine who recently passed away. · The annual meeting of Mountain Grove United Church took place on February 4 in the community hall with Rev. Sue Patterson presiding. John Purdon was the chairperson with Helen Hoogsteen as secretary. John and Helen agreed to continue their current positions. The minutes of the past year were approved as read. · Thanks to our student volunteers Emily and Taylor for the well-informed tour of the new Granite Ridge Education Centre in Sharbot Lake. We were impressed by the new technologies in the classrooms. · Happy birthday to Frank Teal, Danny Meeks, Jamie Conboy, Stacey Barr, Dorothy Gray, Doreen Warren, Sylvia Hill, Jim Kelly, Peggy Green, Connie Howes, Sadie Clark, Barbara Cowdy, Amanda Nason-Antoine, Sandy Scott, Rick Steele, Ken Walton, Ron Ruttan, Kayson Antoine, Judy Huffman, Geraldine Badour. · Happy Anniversary to Jessica and Danny Warren, Charlotte and Garnet Brown, Greg and Janice Johnston

BBQ, volunteer draw open to anyone who volunteers for a non-profit organization; sponsored by South Frontenac Rec Committee; info Dan Bell 372-1910.

Tuesday February 18 HARROWSMITH - CASH BINGO Golden Links Hall early bird 7pm, call Brenda 3722410 KENNEBEC DINERS, noon, Arden community hall, for those 50+, $10, reservations required: 613-279-3151 PLEVNA – CLAR-MILL COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS meeting 7pm Clar-Mill Hall, all welcome SHARBOT LAKE – TASTY TUESDAYS free 8-week course on healthy food choices, etc. 9:30am-12:30pm, Northern Connections Adult Learning Centre, please register by Feb 13: 279-2499

Wednesday February 19 BEDFORD DINERS, noon, community hall, for those 50+. $10, reservations 279-3151 INVERARY DINERS, noon, United Church, for 55+yrs, $11. Reservations required 613376-6477 OMPAH - BIRTHDAY BASH & COMMUNITY POTLUCK, 5:30pm, community hall, games after, all welcome PLEVNA – FOOT CARE CLINIC, Clar-Mill Hall, appointment: 613-279-3151.

SNOW ROAD – POTLUCK SUPPER, community centre 5:30pm; all welcome

Thursday February 20 DIABETES EDUCATION SESSIONS, Verona Medical Clinic, 9am-noon, free, please register: Anne MacDonald 613-544-3400 x 3589.

HARROWSMITH DINERS, noon, Free Methodist Church, for 55+yrs, $11. Reservations required 613-376-6477.

SHARBOT LAKE - CENTER STAGE CAFÉ at Legion, w/ Feral Five, Dave McCullough, Mitch Barker, 7–9:30pm, $4.

Friday February 21 HARROWSMITH YOUTH DANCE Golden Links Hall, 7-9:30pm for ages 9-15; $6; call Sharon 539-6676 or Wayne 358-2355 OLD TYME FIDDLERS - cancelled PLEVNA – BINGO FUNDRAISER for ClarMill volunteer firefighters, 7-9pm, cash prizes, Clar-Mill hall SHARBOT LAKE – FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT, 6-9pm, by donation, Oso Hall, sponsored by Northern Frontenac Community Services

skating, maple syrup boil/taffy, tea making contest. Also snow/ice sculpture contest, to enter, call 333-2224 HARLOWE DANCE - cancelled SNOW ROAD SNOWMOBILE CLUB Breakfast, 8–11am, Snowmobile Run, Roast Beef Dinner 4:30-6:30pm, 1106 Gemmills Rd. nonsnowmobilers welcome.

SYDENHAM - GROUP ART EXHIBITION opening & reception, Grace Centre, 1-2:30pm, work by Aleta Karstad, Phil Chadwick, Don Munz, all welcome TAMWORTH - CONCERT by Peter Karp and Sue Foley, JUNO Award winners, at Legion, 8pm, $25; info 613-379-2808

Sunday February 23 BEDFORD OPEN MIC & JAM, 1-5pm, Bedford Hall 1381 Westport Rd, Bluegrass, Country, Gospel & more, $2, 613-374-2614 FLINTON - COFFEE HOUSE Through the Roof Ministry Center, 6:30pm Open mic; all welcome MCDONALDS CORNERS - CONCERT by Terry Tufts & Kathryn Briggs, MERA Schoolhouse 2pm, advance tickets $22: 613-4856434; www.ticketsplease.ca.

Monday February 24 SHARBOT LAKE – FOOT CARE CLINIC, seniors’ centre, appointment: 613-279-3151.

Tuesday February 25 SYDENHAM - CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP, Grace Centre 9-10:30am; info: Mary Gaynor-Briese, 613-376-6477 ext. 305 SYDENHAM – FOOT CARE CLINIC, Grace Centre 1-4pm. For appointment call Bob: 613376-6477; 1-800-763-9610 SYDENHAM - FRONTENAC SOCCER AGM, 7pm at Library, new members greatly appreciated.

Wednesday February 26 PLEVNA - CHILI COMPETITION & dessert auction, Clarendon Public School 5-7pm, $5pp, proceeds to intermediate class trip, to enter chili phone 479-2264!

RURAL WOMEN’S GROUP, 1:30-3pm, Rural VISIONS Centre, 4419 George St.; free transportation avail: 613-376-6477; 1-800-7639610, all women welcome SHARBOT LAKE - BLOOD DONOR CLINIC St. James Major Catholic Church, 3-6pm, appointments recommended: 1-888-2-DONATE SHARBOT LAKE DINERS, noon, for those 50+, $10, reservations requ’d: 613-279-3151

Saturday, February 22

Thursday February 27

DENBIGH - FAMILY FUN DAY at rink, lunch avail. 12-12:30 followed by children’s games,

SYDENHAM - ALZHEIMER SUPPORT GROUP 7-9pm Grace Centre; info: 544-3078

· Many young people enjoyed themselves this past weekend playing Broomball at the Tichborne rink. Proceeds will support the Grade 8 graduation trip. · Valentine’s Day! You could remember that special person in your life by dining at Circle Square Ranch on Feb. 14 at 6:30pm for a roast beef dinner. Phone 335-5403 · This weekend, February 14-17 will be the 8th annual Frontenac Heritage Festival with various activities in Arden and Sharbot Lake.

I hope that each household has read their yellow flyer outlining all the various activities.

The Arden Royal Canadian Legion Branch 334 will be sponsoring a Fishing Derby on Saturday; the Arden volunteer fire-fighters will be supervising games and more also on Saturday, and many more fun-filled activities will be taking place.

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· The Frontenac Soccer AGM had to be re-scheduled and will be on Tuesday February 25th at 7pm at the Sydenham Library.

New members are greatly appreciated.

Come out and support the youth in our community.

A group art exhibition, “Local Reflections on Art & Nature”, featuring the works of Aleta Karstad, Phil Chadwick and Don Munz is at the Grace Centre in Sydenham, from February 1 - April 30. An opening and reception will take place on Saturday, February 22, from

1-2:30pm. The public will also be invited to a free reception and to hear Aleta Karstad and Phil Chadwick speak about their work on March 8 from 1-2:30pm.

PLEVNA Katie Ohlke 613-479-2797 ohlkek@limestone.on.ca · Happy belated 93rd Birthday to Vi McInnes, who celebrated on the 21st of January. Her family took her out a lovely lunch. Here’s to many more happy and healthy years! · The Jack’s JAM is on Saturday, Feb. 15, from 2 to 9pm in the Clar-Mill Hall, with a potluck at 5:30pm. All are welcome to enjoy a great day of music. · On Friday February 21 the Clar-Mill Volunteer Firefighters will be holding their next bingo fundraiser from 7-9pm at the Clar-Mill hall. Cash prizes. · Clarendon Public School will host their annual Chili Competition on Wednesday, February 26 from 5-7pm at the school. Admission is $5 per person, and you will vote for this year’s Chili Champ! Don't forget we will also have an amazing dessert auction to help cool you off! There will be a gift basket to be auctioned off with all proceeds from this going to our intermediate class who are raising funds for an end of year trip! If you are interested in entering your amazing batch of chili please phone the school at 479-2264! · Plevna Joke of the Week: Christina “What do squirrels give for Valentine's Day?” Tim “Forget-me-nuts!”

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Outdoors in the Land O’ Lakes - The Butcher Bird L

ast weekend as I walked over to our window to check out the action at our bird feeder, I was surprised to notice that the usual Chickadees and seed-hogging Blue Jays had vanished. Curious, I scanned the nearby trees and quickly determined why – there was a Northern Shrike sitting on a branch surveying the situation. Shrikes are predators so the presence of a shrike is enough to send feeder birds racing for cover.

There are two species of breeding shrikes in North America. The Loggerhead Shrike is found in the southern US in winter and breeds as far north as the Canadian prairies in summer. There are a couple of tiny populations of loggerheads that summer in southern Ontario (one just north of Napanee), but their numbers continue to fall dramatically as trees invade their pasture and grassland habitats. Northern Shrikes breed in summer in the sparsely-treed sub-arctic boreal forest across northern North America. In Ontario, they breed in areas of muskeg near Hudson Bay where they build deep bulky cup nests of twigs and roots, woven through with feathers and animal hair. Nests are placed in trees and shrubs and normally have a cozy compact inner lining made

Income Tax return help

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and O’Lakes Community Services in Northbrook have trained volunteers to help with your income tax returns.

The program starts on March 1st and runs until April 30th, 2014. There is no charge for this service, however; certain criteria do apply. Please call Lori @ LOLCS 613-336-8934 or drop in to the office. We cannot complete income tax returns for deceased persons, bankrupt individuals, or individuals who have capital gains/losses, employment expenses, or business/rental income and expenses. There is a maximum on total income as well.

Northern Frontenac Community Services (call 613-2793151) and Southern Frontenac Community Services (call 613-376-6477) also offer help with income tax returns for lowincome individuals and families. Please call for information.

Pine Meadow resident turns 102!

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anuary 24 was a very special day for Pine Meadow resident Elsie Snider as she celebrated her 102nd birthday!

Along with family, friends and staff, she enjoyed a beautiful birthday cake and shared some laughs and stories of the wonderful times they’ve shared. Elsie grew up in Northbrook and later moved to Cloyne after she married, and has stayed in the area ever since, where she and her late husband Andrew raised five boys and one girl. Elsie came to live at Pine Meadow 12 years ago and is thought of as family by all the staff. Elsie still brightens right up to see visitors come in and always tells staff how thankful she is for any care she receives. She is dear to all our hearts.

of grasses, small feathers, and hair. Northern Shrikes spend the winter in the northern U.S. and southern Canada, making them pretty much exclusively winter birds for us.

Northern Shrikes are handsome birds (aren’t they all?).

Dressed in black, white and gray, they are a touch smaller than Blue Jays. They have a gray back, whitish throat and chest and a distinctive black mask and stout bill with a hook at the end. Look also for black wings with a white patch, and a black tail with white outer feathers.

Shrikes are not raptors like hawks or falcons. Rather they are predatory songbirds that feed on small birds, mammals, and large insects like grasshoppers, sometimes impaling them on spines or barbed wire fences. This impaling behaviour is what has given them their ominous-sounding nick-name – butcher birds. It appears that shrikes impale their prey for two reasons. Unlike raptors, shrikes have weak feet, and impaling their food makes it easier for them to hold it still while they tear it up for consuming. Also, when possible shrikes kill more prey than they can immediately eat or feed to nestlings so they store excess food to eat later. Storing prey is an adaptation for surviving periods of food scarcity.

by Steve Blight In winter Northern Shrikes hunt by sitting and waiting on an exposed perch in a tree until something in its “hunting zone” catches its attention. The bird will seize its prey near the ground with its feet or bill and Northern Shrike - photo by Dan dispatch it by biting through its Tallman neck. Not pretty, but effective.

The conservation status of Northern Shrikes has been difficult to determine given its preference for remote northern breeding habitats and the fact that it is not very common to begin with. In my entire life I have seen just four Northern Shrikes (and but one Loggerhead Shrike). However there are large areas of suitable breeding habitat in Alaska and northern Canada, so Northern Shrikes are not currently considered to be at any particular risk. As far as I am concerned, that’s a good thing!

Please send your observations to Lorraine Julien at naturewatching@gmail.com or Steve Blight, natureobservations@rogers.com

Winter fun at Heart 2 Heart

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lose to 50 seniors showed up for the special Heart 2 Heart event put on by the occupational therapists who are running the very popular seniors' fitness program at the Medical Centre in Sharbot Lake. After a hiatus the program was reinstated a few months ago thanks to staff at the Sharbot Lake Family Health Team. The Heart 2 Heart event wrapped up one recently completed session of the fitness classes and it was organized by the two occupational therapists, Charlene Feakins and Stephanie Lackey. The event included a number of outdoor winter activities including skating, cross-country skiing, and pole walking. A number of seniors who attended also had the opportunity to snowshoe for their very first time. A bonfire was lit near the beach and following the activities participants dined on an exceptional potluck lunch inside the common room at the medical centre. Charlene said that the response to the program has been overwhelming and she was pleased with the turn out. Also in attendance at the event were ten occupational therapy students from Queens University, some of whom gave demonstrations on how to shovel snow and chip ice safely, without causing unnecessary stress and strain to the body. Charlene wants to remind all seniors that a new series of seniors' fitness classes will begin on February 25 and will run for eight weeks, until April 15 at the Medical Centre in Sharbot Lake. The classes take place on Tuesdays and

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Peer review critical of Petworth Road subdivision study A

by Jeff Green

t a meeting called by opponents of a proposed subdivision near Hartington a couple of weeks ago, members of South Frontenac Council said they had not been apprised of the details surrounding the subdivision application.

That all changed this week when a report by Malroz Engineering was presented to a Committee of the Whole meeting in Sydenham on Tuesday night (February 11) The Malroz report had been commissioned by the planning department of Frontenac County in response to a hydro-geological (hydro-g) study on the land slated for the subdivision, which was done by ASC Environmental and submitted to the County by the developer. The study was then forwarded by the county to South Frontenac Planner Lindsay Mills.

The question at the heart of the hydro-g study is whether there is sufficient water available to service the proposed 49 lots in the development, which is located on a 45 hectare (111 acre) site. While pointing out that they did not do any independent analysis of the data gathered for the hydro-g

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study, Malroz found more than a few gaps in the data and conclusions that the report drew. They pointed to six general items that either need clarification or confirmation of the data, as well as six items related to groundwater quality on the site, 10 items related to groundwater quality, and three items related to analysis of the terrain.

As well, Malroz felt that although the hydro-g report said that a communal system was not feasible for the site, and “would result in excessive infrastructure costs … in our opinion further evaluation [of that option] is required due to the environmental suitability of the site for proposed private systems, and the density and complexity of the development.”

Opponents of the subdivision, most of whom are homeowners living nearby, have claimed that the subdivision, as proposed, will affect their water quality and quantity.

While the Malroz peer review report does not provide any evidence to support the opponents' position, it does put the onus on the applicant, Terry Grant Construction, to prove them wrong.

South Frontenac Council received the Malroz report for information purposes.

Parkland or "Cash in Lieu"?

In another matter relating to the proposed subdivision, Planner Lindsay Mills wrote that Council should consider, at

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an early stage in the process, whether to hold the developer to the requirement to hand over 5% of the land to the township as parkland before the plan of subdivision is approved.

The alternative would be to accept a cash payment in lieu of the land transfer.

“In the case of this subdivision, the parcel would be 5.5 acres,” Mills said.

Since the land in question is flat and abuts a major road (Road 38) within the hamlet of Hartington where there is very little in the way of public parkland, Mills' report suggests that establishing a park may be in the public interest.

“For long-range planning purposes, parkland for public purposes should be acquired wherever possible before land values increase,” Mills wrote. He said that council should consider whether they want the parkland, which might cut three lots out of the subdivision, before the design of the development progresses any further.

Baby Kyra - continued from page 1 more relaxed visit to the detachment to take some photos for scrapbooks and present the baby to the detachment staff.

Kyra slept through the whole visit, flash photos and all.

The serious business of polcing the community was put aside amid talk of baby weight and health, winter weather and the likle.

Cindy took the opportunity to thank Lori Lobinowich again.

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