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Fitness and family fun at the 6th Annual Sydenham Tri/ Duathlon

by Julie Druker

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he Somersault Events race series continues to draw a wide range of athletes of all ages and skill levels to its annual Sydenham Triathlon/Duathlon event, which took place this year on July 13. For many, it is the calm waters and the scenic trail around the shores of Sydenham Lake, but also the friendly atmosphere of the small community that keep participants coming back year after year.

Over 400 participants took part in the Tri/Du, which began at 8:30 am. Sunday was rainy and windy, which made for slippery and more difficult than normal conditions, especially during the bike portions of some of the events. However the mild rain also offered respite for runners, making for cooler and less taxing runs.

Todd Morin manned the microphone at the finish line, announcing the names of the racers as they crossed it. One of the day’s highlights was when he announced the male and female first place finishers of the Olympic Triathlon event.

This year 31Sydenham's Leslie Reade and her son Eli year-old Jeff McCue of Kingston crossed the finish line first with a time of 2.20.48. The Olympic Tri event is comprised of a 1.5km swim, a 40km bike ride and a 10km run. McCue, who works as nurse in Kingston, is cur-

rently training for the Subaru Half Ironman race in Muskoka, a longer race comprised of a 2km swim, a 90km bike ride and a 21 km run. He will also be entering the K-Town Triathlon in Kingston in August. McCue, who has participated in 15 triathlon events to date, said it was his first time participating in the Sydenham Tri. He said he enjoyed the course, particularly the running portion, which takes place in a forest-covered trail lining the lake. He said, “The location is awesome. The course is well laid out, well organized with great transition points and is a very scenic venue.”

This year’s first place female finisher of the Olympic Triathlon was 20-year-old Brittany McEachern of Kingston, who crossed the line with a time of 2.30.59. It was her first time finishing first in an Olympic triathlon event. Brittany has been training for tri events for just two years and this was her third Olympic Tri race to date and her best time ever. She was pleased with her race and said that her mother and other participants cheered her on throughout the race. “I love triathlons and I’m definitely going to stick with it.” She will be running in the K-Town Triathlon at the beginning of August.

She said that the bike portion was the most difficult for her.

“There was a hard downpour during the first loop of the bike portion, which made for a very cold and windy ride.”

Christine McKinty, the event’s race director, said that events like the Try-a-Tri and other relay events are especially fun for family groups, and that this year she saw many family groups of all ages take part. Leslie Reade of Sydenham and her 10-year-old son Eli both took part in the races; Leslie in the Olympic Tri and Eli as a member of a sprint tri relay team.

It was Leslie’s fourth time participating and Eli’s first and both were pleased with their performances.

The Sydenham Tri/Du relies on over 50 volunteers and this year’s “club of the event” was the Sydenham Legion.

Marianne Takala of Sydenham was the assistant race director. I caught up with her son, former triathlete Scott Takala, who was instrumental in designing the Sydenham

Fastest finishers Brittany McEachern (2:30:59) and Jeff McCue (2:20:48)

race along with its founder Richard Cadman. Takala did not participate this year after having placed first in the Olympic Tri for a number of consecutive years. He said he is focusing his sights solely on running events and currently is training for a half marathon this fall. Organizers were pleased with the turnout this year and Christine McKinty is hoping to see more families come out next year. For more information visit somersault.ca

Races on tap already for mayoralty; some ward contests as well

Update on municipal elections

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ayoralty candidates have been making the rounds at lake association meetings this month, seeking elusive seasonal voters. Meanwhile, some potential candidates for council are waiting in the sidelines, perhaps waiting until the registration deadline of September 12 approaches.

Unlike what has transpired on one or two previous occasions, when incumbent mayors sometimes indicated they were not running, drawing members of council into the mayoralty race and then jumping in at the last minute, the races this time around seem to be set.

The most intriguing mayoralty election is set for Central Frontenac, featuring incumbent Janet Gutowski and long time councilor and pre-amalgamation reeve Frances Smith.

The campaign for the seasonal vote in Central Frontenac, which represents 50% of potential voters, is underway now.

Gutowski, who has been mayor for eight years and sat on Council for three years before that, has promoted economic development and closer ties with Frontenac County during her political career. She also founded and it still closely associated with the Frontenac Heritage Festival.

Frances Smith has been critical of Frontenac County over the past eight years or so, and has been one of the voices on Council seeking to keep taxes down.

In the ward elections, where two candidates will be elected, there will be a contested election in at least two wards.

In Kennebec ward, incumbents Tom Dewey and Jeff Matson are seeking re-election, and former councilor and past candidate for mayor, Logan Murray, is running as well.

In Hinchinbooke ward, four candidates have come forward thus far, including incumbent Heather Fox as well as Brent

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Cameron, Kirby Bertrim and Sharon Shepherd.

There are two candidates for the Oso ward seats thus far, incumbent Wayne Millar, and Bob Olmstead, a former member of the North Frontenac Council.

Finally, in Olden ward, Justin Gray and Victor Heese have come forward.

There is one candidate for the Limestone District School Board rep for Central and North Frontenac, Steve Magee In North Frontenac Township mayoral race, it is the case of an incumbent versus a long-time resident who has just retired.

Bud Clayton, who jumped into the 2010 election at the last minute and ended up being elected over council member Jim Beam, has been promoting long-term planning and a strategy for the township to survive some hard times in the coming years as the population ages more rapidly than in other parts of Eastern Ontario.

On the other hand, mayoral candidate Claudio Valentini, who is recently retired from teaching at Sharbot Lake High School and is the operator of Tomvale Airport and other small business ventures, thinks that North Frontenac can attract new businesses and residents if it works at it.

“We’ll create good, middle-class jobs by supporting homegrown businesses in promising areas like the arts, local food, clean energy and even local manufacturing. We’ll make it easier for people to build, relocate, set up businesses, telecommute, improve themselves and make a living that doesn’t rely on going elsewhere every day,” he says on his election website.

Candidates for council have been slow to come forward,

but at this point there will certainly be an election in Ward 2, the former Clarendon and Miller ward, where incumbent Garry Martin is seeking re-election, as are Ron Higgins and Vernon Hermer.

As of this week, there is one candidate in Barrie ward, incumbent Fred Perry, and no candidates in Ward 1, Palmerston-Canonto.

In South Frontenac there are three mayoralty candidates: John McEwen, Allan McPhail, and Ron Vandewal. McPhail and Vandewal are sitting councilors, both in Loughborough ward.

Ron Vandewal, a long-serving council member, has an interest in planning issues and is the current chair of the township’s Committee of Adjustment. He has also been critical of the way Frontenac County is run.

Allan McPhail, who has been on Council for the last eight years, also takes an interest in planning as well as trails and environmental issues. He is the chair of the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority, and a member of the K&P Trail committee of Frontenac County.

John McEwen has never sat on council, but he has been involved in municipal affairs mainly as the result of his efforts to bring about changes to building regulations to require better protection for new houses against ground water infiltration into foundations.

There will be an election for the two Loughborough council seats that have been vacated by two of the aspiring mayors.

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he published photo of Kathleen Wynne greeting Dalton McGuinty at the Ontario legislature with open arms on the day of the swearing in of her new government, coupled with McGuinty being quoted as saying the recent election was a vindication of his time in office, was a bit hard to take.

After saying “I am not McGuinty; we are a new party, we will rule differently” from the day of her ascendance to party leadership until the day of the election 14 months later, Kathleen Wynne’s smile in that photo had a Cheshire cat quality to it. Politicians can be a cynical lot. They play a hard game of front page image control and backroom deals and counter deals, and Kathleen Wynne has turned out to be a master at that game.

All of us, the electorate, participated in the ruse, to be sure.

We knew what had gone on under McGuinty and we knew Wynne was a loyal member of the cabinet that moved two gas plants, setting off a chain of events that resulted in a $1 billion loss to taxpayers. She sat at the cabinet table as the ORNGE air ambulance debacle unfolded. She was there all along and we know she was there all along. As his replacement, she profited from McGuinty’s most cynical act, a prorogation of the legislature for a full six months after his resignation, for no other reason than to create distance for his party as they selected a new leader.

By all rights we should have chucked the Liberals out of power, but since the other parties, for different reasons, did not provide a safe haven for many voters, enough of us decided to swallow Kathleen Wynne’s claim that the new Liberals would give us good government, keep up our social programs and somehow balance the books over the next four years.

Even so the decision to rehabilitate McGuinty right after the election came off as a slap in the face.

I recall another Liberal politician, one who in his heyday demonstrated toughness and a common touch in a bit of the way the Kathleen Wynne does, Jean Chretien. At one point he was asked about the Liberal party’s past and all the miscues it made when governing in the 1970s and 80s, while he was a cabinet minister “I will not apologize for the past; I was part of it and I am proud of it,” he said.

Kathleen Wynne made a point of apologizing for the past during the recent election campaign. Now, if we ever had a doubt before, we know that it was the thinnest of apologies.

She was simply saying whatever she had to in order to give her party the best chance at re-election.

No wonder then, that voices as disparate as Susan Delacourt from the left-leaning Toronto Star and libertarian MPP Randy Hillier are now questioning the political party system.

Hillier wants parties to respect the electorate by granting MPs and MPPs a greater role in all aspects of political decisionmaking, while Delacourt wrote about the idea of eliminating political parties altogether and running provincial and federal governments the way municipalities run, with independent representatives voting their conscience on every proposal that comes forward.

Meanwhile we are left hoping that Kathleen Wynne, who we know is smart, will spend the next four years working for us and not just her party BUSINESS CARD SIZE .

by Jeff Green here are two focus points for funding from the Eastern Ontario Development Plan, a federal granting program that is administered locally by the Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation (FCFDC), which is based in Harrowsmith.

The first is job creation and the second is enhanced sales and profitability for businesses that receive funding support.

Anne Prichard, executive director of the FCFDC, has been waiting for several months for detailed information about how the program is going to work over the next four and a half years. Some of the changes were known to her but some have come as a surprise.

“One thing that we knew was that from now on businesses and not-for-profit corporations will be on a level playing field.

The program will only pay 50% of the costs of a project. Previously not-for-profits could receive 80% or even 100% funding but that is no longer happening,” she said.

It is acceptable for recipients to stack funds, that is to say, to use other grants as their share of the 50% they need for EODP-funded projects, but those other grants cannot come from a federal program.

“For not-for-profits in Frontenac County, the 50% rule can be a barrier, because the funding they receive is generally tied directly to their core mission,” said Prichard.

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by Jeff Green or those who read the ad in last week’s paper about Amelia Curran playing at the Sharbot Lake Country Inn on Saturday, July 17, and were wondering if all their calendars were wrong, they weren’t.

Amelia Curran is performing on the 17th - Thursday July 17, which is tonight.

The good news is that although it is getting late to book a spot for the dinner/show for $50, there are a number of tickets available for the show, which starts at 8 p.m., for $30. For information on what is available, call 613-279-2198.

Amelia Curran is a singersongwriter from Newfoundland, whose previous two albums were both nominated for Juno awards. “Hunter” won a Juno in 2010, and Amelia Curran “Spectators” lost out to the Rose Cousin (another performer who has graced the County Inn stage) recording “We have made a spark” in 2013.

Tonight Amelia Curran will be bringing new music from her soon to be released recording, as well as songs from her previous albums. The show in Sharbot Lake is part of a busy week of performing for Curran and her four-piece band, which

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land and David Plumpton are all seeking council seats.

In Portland, the two incumbents, Bill Robinson and John McDougall are running, but no one has stepped forward to force a vote thus far.

In Bedford ward, incumbent Pat Barr is running, as is former township Chief Building Official Alan Revill.

There is only one candidate thus far in Storrington ward, incumbent Larry York.

Suzanne Ruttan is seeking re-election as South Frontenac representative to the Limestone District School Board In Addington Highlands, long-time Reeve Henry Hogg is seeking a fifth term, and he is being challenged by newcomer Gerald Bray.

In Denbigh ward, there are no candidates thus far for the two seats, but in Kaladar ward incumbents Bill Cox and Helen Yanch are seeking re-election.

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“This has affected at least two larger long-term projects we were working on,” said Prichard.

Also, whereas the EODP funded internships in the past, it will no longer do so.

“We can fund skills training in specific cases, either a course or a specified training period, in some cases, but internships will now need to be funded from other sources, such as employment services agencies,” said Prichard.

EODP dollars were also used to fund basic websites for local businesses in the past, but now only website upgrades, such as bringing online payment on stream, for example, will be eligible.

Payments will also be results-based, more so than in the past.

“We will be looking favourably at projects that can demonstrate they will either be creating new jobs, saving jobs that would be at risk of being lost if the project did not happen, or creating new sales or new profits,” she said.

All of the details about the new version of the program, as well as application forms, are now available at the Frontenac CFDC website.

The agency staff is also available to provide detailed answers to questions about the funding program, and other programs that are available.

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ublic servants, including police, conservation and by-law enforcement officers, are ill served by the letter from Edward Kennedy of July 10, 2014, which, in addition to being irresponsible, is replete with factual inaccuracies.

Public servants acting on behalf of elected government at all levels, including those at the municipal level, rightly enjoy and deserve the protection of the law with all its rigour when that is necessary in the discharge of their duties. Their job is frequently difficult and is made more hazardous by those who take it upon themselves to engage in illegal and dangerous activity, and who attempt to derive comfort and self-justification from the selective anarchism which appears to be condoned in the aforementioned epistle.

Contrary to Mr. Kennedy's opinions, officers acting on behalf of the Crown, directly or indirectly, at any level, have sweeping powers to enter upon private property when the circumstances so demand. Property owners in Canada do not have absolute rights on their land but only residual rights. It is illegal to discharge raw sewage onto land whereby such discharge threatens aquifers, pub-

Re: the Treasure Trunk

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here are some real gem items to be found at The Treasure Trunk in Sharbot Lake. The store is a gift to the community, as it takes in unwanted items or unsold yard sale offerings and sells them to others who are in need of a bargain. From the deals the store gives on its items to the gifting it does itself to the community in return (proceeds benefit Community Living), it would be hard to find a better, more mutually beneficial consumer model in any community. The one feature of the Treasure Trunk that residents and visitors alike enjoy, and that is an obvious draw to go into the store itself, is the "free table." The free table sits outside the Treasure Trunk and hosts a variety of items that have gone unsold inside the store for a long time; anyone is welcome to sift through the items on the table and retrieve anything

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lic health or safety. Furthermore, residents downstream of such discharges, and neighbours, deserve to be protected, at source, from such noxious effluents with their potential for cholera and dysentery which took the lives of so many of our recent ancestors.

Property owners are not the only persons to pay taxes in our society and citizens at all levels many of whom shoulder quite onerous levels of other kinds of tax, and their children, are entitled to protection from the Medieval notions of 'Droit de seigneur', so beloved by some of the landowners' groups so popular in eastern Ontario until recently.

If Mr. Kennedy is desirous of furthering his own brand of freedom and justice, he is fortunate enough to be living in a country where he is at liberty to place his own name on the ballot for the forthcoming municipal elections, rather than depending on Randy, Scott or someone else to turn back the tide of 'fascism' on his behalf. This course of action would be eminently more democratic and effective than inciting others to treat the law and those charged with enforcing the law, with selective disregard on a personal whim.

Adrian O'Connell. they find useful, saving a lot of these items from going to our local landfill sites. Recently the free table disappeared from the Treasure Trunk, and this is a serious loss to the community at large.

Everyone, from those that donate, to the people that visit just for the freebies on the table, will agree that the free table is a service to both visitors to the store and to the township. No one wants to see good, useful items land in the dump. The free table was the last stop for such items before heading to the landfill and it should be reinstated. The Treasure Trunk staff work hard to turn one person's trash into another's treasures, and attracting customers is a concern to this out of the way store. Without the free table the Treasure Trunk itself may experience a decline in visitors, and donations, which would lessen the positive impact of the store on the community. I urge whoever made the decision to remove the free table to consider these effects, and put the table back where it belongs in our community.

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wish to thank Mr. Edward Kennedy for his excellent letter re “Septic Re-Inspection” July 10 edition. Mr. Kennedy should receive the common sense award for July. There are too many enemies of freedom in all Frontenac townships. One can usually judge them since they all have square heads with empty corners. Thank you Mr. Kennedy.

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wish to express with great appreciation and gratitude, a big thanks to the North Frontenac Council for the installation of the North Frontenac Star Gazing Pad on Road 506, complete with picnic tables, benches and very well kept washrooms. We have been getting many compliments about our Dark Sky Preserve from people who live in places where they can never see the night sky due to light pollution.

On the evening of July 5th quite a crowd attended the Star Party that took place and everyone, including teenagers, were happy to witness some of the spectacular celestial wonders of our universe. Astronomers from Pickering, Brampton, Waterloo, along with others from our area had 7 telescopes set up to show a variety of planets, stars, galaxies, and nebulas - one with sophisticated astrophotography equipment that showed us up-close the true colours of the various gases nebulae are comprised of along with beautiful globular clusters.

Everyone was in awe as many features of the night sky were explained and shown where to look. As word gets around about the new addition to our municipality - more and more people come, anxious to see what they can see. Thanks to everyone who brought telescopes of all sizes and shared their wealth of knowledge. Betty Hunter, one of our dedicated councillors, faithfully shows up at all the Star Parties, she is an avid astronomer herself. Thanks to the Council. The next Star Party is planned for August 3rd.

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· Thanks to the Kennebec Fire Department and the Friends of Arden for providing an excellent dinner for those who attended the Council meeting held in Arden on July 8. · The Arden United Church is holding their Cemetery Service Sunday July 20 at 2:00 pm. The service will be held in the Church if it rains. · St. James Major is holding their Annual Ham & Turkey dinner on Sunday July 20 at their hall. This well attended fundraising dinner starts at 4pm and ends at 6pm. Adults pay $12 pp, kids 5yrs to 12yrs pay $5. The hall is always packed for this summer event, so get there early. Listen to the music if you have to wait. · Saturday July 26 is the Annual Summer sale sponsored by the Arden Seniors. There will be a bake table, a lucky prize table, silent auction, egg on a bun breakfast, craft tables, yard sale tables and a hamburger/hot dog BBQ, and raffle draw. If you are considering holding a yard sale this year, join the Seniors and they’ll do the advertising for you. Call Barb at 335-2604 or Una at 335-3979 as tables are still available.

The action begins at 9am and goes to around 2pm. · Has everyone seen the new signs in the village directing visitors to the Recreation Park? Good job!! · The sign at the Arden United Church says “Wish Noah had swatted the first 2 mosquitoes”. This writer would like

deer flies and horse flies added to that wish list. Between allergies and bug bites I’m not sure which are the most annoying. · There is a new group in town called “Arden Weight Loss”.

For information on the meeting time and place please call Glyn at 335-5397. She’ll be glad to give you all the details.

MABERLY-BOLINGBROKE Karen Prytula

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· Maberly United Church News: There will be two communion services in the Centenary Pastoral Charge this summer; July 20, and August 17. On these dates the Maberly congregation will be joining Sharbot Lake at 10:15 for the communion services and there will not be church in Maberly.

Also, the cemetery service in Brooke is scheduled for July 20 at 2pm. In case of rain it will be held in the Maberly church.

Mark your calendars now, but I will remind you again when we get closer to those dates. · Tay Valley Township News: Malcolm has left the building.

That’s right; Malcolm Morris CAO of Tay Valley Township has left for a new position in Smiths Falls. Whoever takes his place will have big boots to fill. Sorry to see you go Malcolm, but we do hope you enjoy this next part of your career. Congratulations to Township Clerk Amanda Mabo who will be serving as the Interim CAO. · “On the Road Again” will be presented Friday, July 25 at the ABC Hall, 3166 Bolingbroke Rd. Author Barry Turner will describe years spent in Africa as an environmentalist and time as an MP in the jungles of parliament. Cottagers Barb & Bob Bond will feature their recent trip to Africa. A good will offering helps with ongoing hall expenses. Come and visit with friends and neighbours from 7 to 9 pm. Light refreshments available for purchase. · Maberly Agricultural Society News: Stopped counting pies being delivered to the Pie in the Sky event when I hit 60! · Euchre at the Maberly Hall is 7 pm on July 23. Cost is $3 per person; included prizes and refreshments. Proceeds to the Maberly Fair. · Maberly Fair Book can be picked up at the Maberly Post Office and at the little coffee kiosk beside it.

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It does interact with many drugs and can make some health conditions, like diabetes worse.

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dent minister, opened the service by welcoming everyone. A big thank you to David Johston, Mary Jeckel, Dave and Marg Taylor for providing beautiful music and song . · Correction: Sylvia and Bill Powers' daughter Elizabeth and grandchildren from Virginia were recent visitors, not Diana. · The Land o' Lakes seniors club met at the home of the Meeks on July 9 for a potluck dinner with Archie barbequing.

It was a very windy and cold day. Thanks to everyone who bought salads, to John Purdon and Leigh, Lois Scott for bringing the delicious cakes, to Theresa and William for the ice-cream. A good visit was held by everyone in spite of the weather . · Norma Pringle's sister Anita from Quebec visited her recently. · A surprise 60th birthday party was held for Merrillee Gray in the Mountain Grove hall on July 12. Her family and many friends and neighbors attended. "Rosie the Clown" also arrived to present Merrillee with a large bouquet of flowers. A good time was held by all. · Thinking of you to Lyn Uens, Gordon Crawford, Charlotte Brown, Val Beechey, Dorothy Knight, Harold Gray, Andy and Anne Armstrong, Nancy Fobert. · A big thank you to Arlene Uens for beautifying the village of Mountain Grove with her many flower arrangements. Also a thank you to Sharon McMunn for decorating the United Church with flowers in each window. · Thanks to everyone who supported the Sharbot Lake Lions and District community breakfast last weekend · The Northbrook Music Jam was well attended as people enjoyed the music of various musicians. A delicious potluck lunch was served at 9pm.Thanks to Lionel and his friends for organizing the jam. · Quote: Marriage is the institution held together by two books - the cook book and the cheque book. Enjoy your week.

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the 5th Annual Family Fishing Day. The park was filled with families happily fishing. One lad who caught and released 14 fish asked if that was enough to win a prize. No worries.

Every child who attended received a prize. The Verona Community Association would like to thank Linda Bates and the many volunteers who made this day such a great success.

Special thanks to local sponsors, Reid’s Foodland, A Phone Call Away and Asselstine Hardware. · Enjoy the “Music in the Park” concert this Sunday, July 20, at McMullen Park and Beach from 1 pm to 3 pm. Chuckwagon Express will be performing Classic and Traditional Country. There is no admission charge and parking is free.

Attendees are asked to bring their own lawn chairs. The canteen will be open for refreshments. The barbeque starts at noon. The Verona Cattail Express will also be on hand to take the kiddies for rides. This is a rain or shine event. In case of heavy rain or thunderstorms the event will be held in the Verona Lions Club. · A village-wide event will be held on Saturday, August 9.

Last year Verona residents held yard sales and businesses had in-store specials on the opening day of the Verona Cattail Festival. The sales were such huge successes that the event will be held again this year. If you live in Verona ...hold a yard sale. Everyone come out and shop for the bargains!

Shop early and then enjoy the Verona Cattail Parade at 10 am on Main Street. To list your yard sale free, visit the Verona website on www.yourverona.com. · Our sympathies are extended to the family of long-time Verona resident, Pearl Snyder, who passed away in her 99th year on July 9. She was the beloved mother of Elaine Deyo (Floyd); Joan Stonehouse (Vic) and Sharon Ball. · ZUMBA Gold has begun at the Verona Lions Club, every Thursday from 6 to 7 pm with registration beginning at 5:45 pm. ZUMBA Gold is for anyone just starting their fitness journey and for active older adults. Regular ZUMBA Fitness classes are still held every Thursday at the Verona Lions Club, but times have been changed. Classes are now from 7:30 to 8:30pm, with registration at 7:15pm. Everyone is welcome! The cost is $10 per person per class and as a bonus when you buy a 5-class package for $50 your 6th class is free. For further information contact Lori at 613-374-3518.

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· Don't forget to stop by on Sat July 19 from 4-7pm for the Annual Roast Beef Dinner at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 2095 Westport Road. Roast Beef (or hot dogs for the kids) mashed potatoes, gravy, veggies, homemade pies, cheesecake, beverages. $15, kids 7-10 $5, 6 & under free; silent auction, lots of free things for the kids; air castle, petting zoo, pony rides, clown and face painting. · Sympathy is extended to the family of the late Pearl Snyder who had been staying at Country View Home. · It was great to see the kids from the Verona Ball Assoc working at the Schneider mobile at the Verona Foodland on Friday. They were raising funds for some new uniforms.

Looked like everyone was having a great time.

HENDERSON Jean Brown

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· Your old reporter is now back from a family holiday at Manitoulin Island. It was a wonderfully spiritual time for all of us, especially when my young nieces Olivia and Evelyn and their cousin Nicole sang “Like A Rock” at the Manitoulin Church. I missed my husband Allan, who was busily working on clearing a vacant lot by the Henderson United Church, which will soon be a church parking lot. Many folks are helping out with that very big project, but it's not quite fully complete. Also, the road to Harlowe is greatly improved and the construction folks are doing a wonderful job - thanks everyone. · The Land O'Lakes Seniors were warmly welcomed to the home of Archie and Marilyn Meeks on Watson Lake for a summer barbecue and time to eat, relax, tell stories and visit.

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· It's busy here with all of our summer folks, many of whom attended Henderson United on Sunday including Brent Bumstead, Arden Scott, Barb Roos of Cambridge and her daughter Sue of Victoria, Jim and Kay Mattear of Cambridge, Marty & Gloria Steiger of Cocoa Beach, Don & Jan Sparrow, and many others. It was great to hear Jim Mattear singing to the glory of God. I was reminded of the many summer folks who are departed but who have influenced us so greatly, including the late Bessie Kirk, Lela Weese, Bob Roos, Anne Lawrence, and Henry & Carolyn Steiger, who would always remind us to depend on God by saying “God willing” when we were making plans. I'm sure I've left out a few names; old age is creeping up on my memory. · Henderson United has changed their date of the pulled pork sandwich lunch to Mon. Aug. 4, 11:30 - 1:30 at the Henderson Hall. Menu is hot pork sandwich, mashed potatoes, cole slaw, corn, desserts; free-will donation to church welcome. This will be “Yummy in the tummy” and help out the church (this was originally scheduled for July 23). It is organized by our own Marie White who was recently awarded “Senior of the Year” by North Frontenac Township. Congratulations to Marie and also to her spouse George for all of their shared efforts. · Marie tells me that the next open mike in Harlowe will happen on Sat. July 26, from 2 to 8pm. They had 15 entertainers and 45 listeners at their last musical bash and all report having a fabulous time. If you are able, please bring a pot-luck item to share or throw in a free-will donation. · Harlowe Hall hosts the most fantastic summer suppers, and the next one is roast pork on Wed. July 23, hosted by Land O'Lakes Community Services. Then on Wed. Aug. 6 there is a dinner hosted by the Orange Lodge. I'm hungry just writing about these yummy suppers. · Comings and goings include Wilf and Willis Deline traveling to New Liskeard for the funeral of the late Earl Knott; Scott and Jeff Hopkinson staying at the Sherwood cottage; and the arrival of our own Angie Deline, welcome back. Special congratulations to Wilf and Deb Deline on their 40th wedding anniversary, and to George White on a recent birthday. · Deepest sympathy to the family of the late Lisa (Scott) Oliver, spouse of Harold Oliver. She is the beloved daughter of Beulah Keller (James) of Northbrook and the late Arthur Scott, and was raised right here in Bordenwood. The UCW and community hosted a funeral lunch following the burial.

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· Southern Frontenac Community Services’ annual Family & Friends Flotilla Poker Run will take place on July 26. It will be a fun and entertaining day for families and friends on Loughborough Lake. All boaters are welcome to participate including kayakers, canoeists and motor boats. Registrations will take place on the day of the event. Boaters will make their way down the north shore for approximately 11 kilometres and then swing by the south-west for another 6 kilometres to Battersea, Creekside Bar and Grill. Note: shorter routes for kayaks and canoes are available online and at registration.

Prizes will be awarded for the best poker hands. There will also be refreshments and live entertainment. All proceeds for this fundraising event will benefit SFCSC’s programs and services for seniors and low income families. Registration will be in the Guide Site at O’Neil’s Point between 12 noon and 1pm, $40 per person (includes $25 charitable receipt), cash or cheque only. Purchase advance tickets at: sfcscflotilla.eventbrite.ca Children under 16 may enter. Free parking will be available at Loughborough Lake bridge/launch area on Perth Road. The wrap-up festivities will be held at Creekside Bar & Grill, Battersea at 3pm, followed by refreshments and live entertainment. For more information visit: loughboroughlake.org or sfcsc.ca or call 613-376-6477

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· We had our first Toast and Tea at Sharbot Lake United Church on July 8; 14 people turned out, so glad to see all the people come out to join us. · Harriet and I got the Grand Tour of the new ambulance station at Robertsville on Saturday by two kind hearted paramedics, a beautiful building inside and out. So nice to have one so close to home. The grand opening was July 16. · Happy special birthday to Rev. Karen on July 15. · The “Men Take Charge” supper on July 9 at Snow Road Community Centre didn’t disappoint. They did a fantastic job.

They had the World Cup Soccer Series on the 92’’ screen.

Argentina and the Netherlands played, Argentina won! The table had lovely blue table cloths and beautiful flower arrangements of daisies, ferns and bee balm done by Robert and Hanne Quigley. Birthday people were Carol Morrison, Lucus Raeburn, Jean Barringer, Fred Fowler. Approximately 50 people attended, many dishes of beautiful food and about 10 desserts. The men did such a fantastic job, I think they should do it every other month. Tip of the hat to you guys. · Sympathy to the family of Colonial St. Pierre, who passed away on Sunday morning.

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· Thinking of you to Lyn Uens, Gordon Hole, Mary Cronk, Don Henry, Vivian Hannah and Kim Harper. · Happy Birthday to Bill Fox, Megen Hole, Jordan Lowery, Natasha Gray, Rose Lapointe, Courtney Meeks Laura Clarke, Matthew McMahon. · Update of the Parham Fair information: Parham Fair memberships and Ride-All-Day bracelets will be sold ONLY at Parham stores. Both the Parham General Store (Hope's Place) and Joe and Marg's as well as Asselstine's Hardware in Verona, will have membership fair books available for $10.

That covers an adult entry to the fair all weekend AND the opportunity to enter the Palace agricultural, horticultural and craft displays. Ride-All-Day bracelets will be available the first week in August. They are $20 each and entitle the user to ride all day Saturday. The same bracelets will cost $30 if purchased at the fair. So getting out to pick them up at our local stores is the best deal. · Central Frontenac Township will be holding its annual Household Hazardous Waste Day on July 19 from 9 am to 2 pm at the corner of Hwy 7 and Road 38. Please enter off Windwood Drive. Only residents of Central Frontenac Township may participate. · Sharbot Lake Kids of Steel Triathlon for kids aged 6 - 15 years old is Sunday July 27 at 8:30am from Sharbot Lake Beach. Please note that there will be traffic delays on Road 38 between Medical Center Road and Wagner Road until around noon due to the triathlon. · Condolences to the family of the late Shirley Smith formerly of O'Reilly Lake. Sympathy also to the families of Doris Kennedy of Godfrey and Pearl Snyder of Verona. · On Saturday August 9th from 11 am to 2 pm the Rebekahs are having a BBQ and Bake Sale at the IOOF Hall in Parham. · Drew Cumpson, the Godfrey resident who became a quadriplegic in 2011 because of an accident while he was volunteering in Peru, is asking for your help in raising $35,000.

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10th Anniversary Flinton Jamboree Aug 1 - 3

by Jeff Green t started out as an idea for an outdoor concert back in the winter of 2005 but has turned into a major festival and a labour of love for Duane and Donna Thibault for the past ten years.

For the 10th anniversary of the Flinton Jamboree, which is coming up Friday - Sunday August 1 - 3, some of the perennial favorite acts are returning, such as White Pine, Steve Pitico and South Mountain, the Tebworth Brothers, and Dallas Daisy. Among the newcomers are the Ducharme family, a father and sons band who come from one of the best-named towns for a Bluegrass band, River Valley, which is located north of Highway 17 halfway between North Bay and Sud- Bill White and White Pine at the 2013 Flinton Jamboree bury. The Ducharme family is the featured band on the Friday night (August 1) of the three-day Hank imitator; he is someone who performs Hank's songs.” festival. They appear at 7:30 pm.

David Church will be backed up by Steve Pitico and South The festival headliner, who will be performing on Satur- Mountain. day night (August 2) at 7:30 pm, is David Church. Church, Weekend passes for the festival cost $35 ($55 with campwho hails from Lancaster, Ohio, has an affinity for traditional ing). Day passes are $20 for the all day and evening Saturcountry music, and is renowned in North America as a singer day show, which kicks off at 11am, and $10 for the Friday “who sounds like Hank”. He performs his own songs as well evening or the Sunday 11 am to 4 pm show. For advance as a number of Hank Williams tunes, but as long-time U.S. tickets, call 613-336-0995. Day passes will be available at based music promoter Joe Sullivan has said, “He is not a the gate. (A full schedule will be published on July 24)

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n Saturday July 19, Drone Depot will be the featured business at the Sharbot Lake Farmers Market. DroneDepot.com is Canada’s #1 source for drones, offering service, repairs and training. Alex Wright, its founder and an experienced drone pilot, will be demonstrating these unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones.

Last month, Alex was the official drone pilot to film the Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival, a 70,000 person festival and the largest Dragon Boat Festival in North America. Not only did Alex film all 92 races but he broadcast live HD video from the Phantom 2 directly from his drone’s camera to spectators at the Festival.

Alex has done the preliminary footage for updating the Sumac Centre website, sumaccentre.ca. The Sumac Centre, located in Mountain Grove, is a rural conference and retreat facility. They have contracted with Drone Depot to film their vast 500 acre property and its facilities. On July 12, Alex filmed the Lake Ontario 300 sailboat race, the longest fresh water sailing race in the world.

Everyone is invited to visit the Sharbot Lake Farmers Market at the public beach and to enjoy the drone demonstration. Please respect the spectator-free zone which Transport Canada requires for the safety of all drone flights. The market takes place from 9am to 1pm. For further information, please contact Glenys Bender at 613 279-2144.

The Bounty of Bon Echo - a camper and rock lover’s paradise

Dr. Pearson giving his presentation at the amphitheatre

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t came as no surprise to find Bon Echo Provincial Park recommended as one of Ontario's premiere camping destinations in a recent article in the Globe and Mail's travel section. The park, located just north of Cloyne on Highway 41, offers campers and one day visitors all of the usual amenities. Yes, Bon Echo has that and so much more.

The park is one of a kind when it comes to unique Canadian landscapes. The famed Mazinaw Rock, which stretches 1.5 kilometres across and stands 100 metres high above Mazinaw Lake, is the same granite rock cliff that was the muse for members of the Group of Seven painters. Today the rock continues to inspire artists and campers who are lucky enough to get a glimpse of it.

Rising above one of Ontario’s deepest lakes, it is an aweinspiring sight. It was once and perhaps still is a spiritual

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landscape for Aboriginal Canadians, whose pictographs can be seen on the boat cruises that are offered several times every day in the summer. The rock face is a stunning geological wonder that both humbles its onlookers and begs the question: How? Thanks to the Friends of Bon Echo, a group of over 100 volunteers who last year celebrated their 25year anniversary, that question was answered recently. The Friends fundraise close to $50,000, which they use to provide some of the best educational programming in any of the Ontario parks. Their national heritage programs are enjoyed by over 50,000 campers annually.

On July 12 the Friends sponsored a talk at the park’s amphitheater given by Dr. David Pearson, science director of Science North and professor of ecological studies at Laurentian University in Sudbury. Pearson divided his talk into two parts. In the first he invited listeners to imagine the 1.5 km thick layer of ice that once covered the cliff site roughly 23,000 years ago. The gradual melting of the ice helped to create the glacial lakes that would later become the Mazinaw.

He spoke of “glacial erratics”, namely the unique rounded boulders that dot the park, which were formed when water melting from the enormous ice sheet lubricated its lowest reaches and ground the rocks into their present day smooth, rounded forms.

Pearson also spoke of “eskers”, the long winding ridges of sand and gravel left behind from glacial melts. He also described “moulins”, which are roughly circular, vertical to nearly vertical well-like shafts within a glacier through which water enters from the surface. One such glacier covered the park’s most northern tip.

In the second half of his presentation Pearson invited listeners to travel back millions of years in time, specifically to the time of the existence of the continent of Rodinia one billion to 800 million years ago, which accounts for the unique geographical formations in the park. He spoke of the break up of Rodinia 180 million years ago into the continents we now know as North America and Africa.

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Regarding the extreme depth of Mazinaw Lake, over 400 feet in some spots, Pearson related that over 25,000 years ago when the ice sheet that covered most of North America melted and retreated from the cliffs above Mazinaw Lake, huge icebergs fell off into the ground below, creating incredibly deep pot holes, which account for the lake’s extreme depth.

In his presentation Pearson shared his own personal feelings for Mazinaw Rock. “This rock dates back a long, long way and deserves enormous respect. It most definitely has a heck of a story to tell.”

For those who have yet to visit Bon Echo Park, it is more than worth the trip. Its unique and awesome landscape never fails to inspire a sense of wonder and luckily the sight remains accessible to all.

The next big event to take place at Bon Echo Park is the Friends of Bon Echo's annual Art Exhibition and Sale on July 25-27 from 10am-4pm. Don't forget to support the Friends of Bon Echo, who will be offering up a BBQ lunch and raffle tickets for three grand prizes that include one original art work and two impressive canoes.

For more information about other upcoming events at the park or to become involved with the Friends of Bon Echo visit www.bonechofriends.ca

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Birds at Bon Echo Ian Tanner, Natural Heritage Education Leader

Barn Swallow, credit Jess Mathews The unique geography of Bon Echo Provincial Park makes it a great place to view our avian friends throughout the year.

Peregrine Falcons may be the most notable birds that reside in Bon Echo. Twenty years ago Peregrine Falcons were re-introduced to Mazinaw Lake by Natural Heritage Education Coordinator, Denise Wilkins. During the spring and summer months Mazinaw Lake echoes with their distinctive kak-kak-kak calls. They can be seen flying frequently along the edge of the cliff or perched high on a tree surveying the skies. The falcons at Bon Echo often prey on Blue Jays and Ring-billed Gulls, diving from high in the air and capturing their food on the wing. When the Peregrine Falcons migrate south for the winter there is a marked increase in gulls at the Narrows and the beaches.

Another bird of prey that dwells in Bon Echo is the Barred Owl. Most people who spend a night or two in the Park will hear this bird call “Who cooks for you... who cooks for you all”. Barred Owls are among the most vocal of owls and are also quite common although they are notoriously difficult to spot during the day. A unique feature about owls is a peculiarity of their feathers.

The wing feathers are very soft and therefore are not efficient for flying speed. However, they produce a

quieter flight reducing the chance of being heard by their prey. Another unique feature is the location of an owl’s ears. One is located higher on the owl’s head than the other, allowing them to triangulate the position of their next meal far more accurately than were their ears to be symmetrical.

If you are heading out to Joeperry Lake keep your eyes peeled for Ospreys. These hawks have a diet that consists almost entirely of fish and they will hover above the water before plunging in to grab a meal.

Another bird that spends its life looking for fish is the Belted Kingfisher. These brilliant blue birds perch on branches above the water and dive for small minnows and frogs. The Common Loon is also present in Bon Echo’s waters. While they live on Mazinaw Lake, your best chance to see them will be on Joeperry, Bon Echo, or Kishkebus Lakes. These birds are uniquely adapted for pursuing fish underwater and can hold their breath for several minutes, travelling hundreds of metres while submerged.

Barn Swallows also call Mazinaw Rock home. These aerial acrobats are now a threatened species due to the decline in foraging habitat, loss of available nesting sites, and pesticide spraying reducing the number of insects needed for food. These birds however can be seen most

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days at the Narrows. They swoop and dive catching insects just above the surface of the water. If you watch carefully you can see them drink while airborne, gliding close to the water and scooping up a mouthful. These small birds are great builders, nesting directly on the cliff.

They build their nests by carrying mud, a little at a time from nearby streams and ponds then mixing it with saliva and lining it with moss and feathers.

A number of woodpeckers can be seen among the trees at Bon Echo. The smallest is the Downy Woodpecker, a black and white bird with males sporting a tiny red patch on the head. It has a long barbed tongue and glue-like saliva which help it catch insects. The largest is the Crow sized Pileated Woodpecker which is mostly black with white flashes on the neck and a flaming red crest on its head. Woodpeckers chisel holes in trees to reach the insects and grubs living in them.

Large rectangular holes are telltale signs of Pileated Woodpeckers. A woodpecker can be identified by its distinctive “swooping” flight. Woodpeckers will flap

of their breeding habitat. Many of these birds call the Park home throughout the summer but can be difficult to spot among the leaves and undergrowth. For this reason I recommend familiarizing yourself with a few different birdcalls, such as the calls of the Red-eyed Vireo, the American Robin, and the Wood Thrush. More may be added as you become familiar with a few..

Fall is an exciting time to look for birds in Bon Echo.

With the changing weather not only are the leaves disappearing but many birds are also migrating through the Park on their way to wintering habitats. Last fall we were lucky enough to spot a Red-throated Grebe swimming in Mazinaw Lake, as well as Broad-winged Hawks, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, and Wood Ducks.

Whether you are an avid birdwatcher or someone just curious to see how many bird species you can spot, bring along a field guide and binoculars on your next visit to Bon Echo. You’ll be rewarded by a remarkable variety of sightings and songs.

Canada Warbler their wings once or twice then fold them in, resulting in a wave-like flight.

The Park is also home to a plethora of different warblers and songbirds including White- throated Sparrows, Common Redpolls, and occasionally Scarlet Tanagers.

The Cliff Top Trail is home to the Prairie Warbler. These birds are olive-coloured above with bright yellow below and black spots and streaks along their sides. Prairie Warblers prefer hot, dry environments, nest in juniper bushes on Mazinaw Rock, and are at the northern edge

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Everything has changed on Hwy. 7 since 1946, except the Bence name on the northeast side of the road

Bence Motors in 1985 - arial view

Bence Motors: a new home for an old-style family-run business

by Jeff Green he year was 1946; the Second World War had just ended, and Bob Bence had returned to Arden from military service in the United States. With his father Joe, Bob decided to start up a car dealership in Arden.

The Bence family, who originally came from New York State, had moved to Arden on a full-time basis after having a cottage there for years.

After preparing a site in the middle of the village for construction, and even pouring a foundation, something happened that changed the family history, much to the benefit of the Bence family, the village of Kaladar, and thousands of truck and car buyers from across Ontario.

As Bob Bence, now 89, recollected this week from the spacious, brand spanking new Bence Motors showroom at the junction of Hwy. 7 and 41, it all had to do with the then Reeve of Kennebec Township.

“He made an inappropriate pass to a close relative of my father, while her husband was still overseas, and after my father told him what he thought of his behaviour, it became difficult for us to do business in Arden any more.”

At the time, the trains were still going through Arden and Highway 7 was still a dirt road. Nevertheless, Bob Bence visited the site at Kaladar, thought it looked promising, and moved the business, lock, stock and cement block, over to Kaladar.

Highway 41 was also no more than a gravel road then, but over the years the train has stopped running through Arden, and Highways 7 and 41 have become transportation corridors to far-flung corners of the province.

In 1959, two major events took place in Bob Bence’s life.

He married Glenda, who was 13 years his junior, and he purchased Bence Motors from his father. During the 1960s, Bob did most of the work on his own, both selling cars and running the repairs end of the business. Meanwhile, Glenda gave birth to six children over the next 10 years.

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Junction of Highways 41 and 7 in 1950

“Glenda was always an extrovert,” Bob Bence said fondly of his wife, who died of cancer in the winter of 2007, “so she started selling cars while I looked after the rest of the business.”

One of the reasons for Bence Motors’ staying power is the way three of Bob and Glenda Bence’s children, Joe, Bob Jr. and Tammy (Gaylord), have taken up the business. Tammy is the bookkeeper/manager for the sales and repairs; Bob is a master technician; and Joe takes care of the sales end of the business.

For Tammy, the fact that the business is a three-generation family-run enterprise is key to its continued success after 68 years.

At one point it looked like only Bob Jr., who was interested in being a technician ever since he was a boy, would stay in the business. But in 1983, Joe came back to Kaladar and started selling cars, and in 1989, Tammy, who at the time was running a hair salon, started working as a part-time book-keeper for her parents.

“I was part-time for about two months,” she recalls now.

Even in a new, modern car showroom, the Bence family keeps things pretty informal. Joe Bence prefers a ball cap and a t-shirt to a suit and tie, and for the picture accompanying this article, a new Ford shirt had to be found for Bob to replace and not-so new shirt he was wearing.

But car sales are about service and having the products people want, and Bence keeps a wide selection of Ford trucks in stock, which Joe Bence complies himself, in order to have the trucks their customers always seem to want.

“A lot of our sales are now done through the Internet” said

(L to R)) Robert (Bobby) Bence Jr., Tammy Gaylord, and Joe Bence in front of the new Bence Motors

Tammy, “and mostly people see trucks listed with the features they need and they get hold of us for them. We have customers who order vehicles from Toronto, from Quebec, from all over, as well as from the local community.”

Even though the final decision to build a new showroom, office and six-bay service centre was only finalised last spring, leading to a frenetic year of building while the old Bence Motors remained open for business, it has been coming for a number of years.

“We knew we had outgrown our old dealership 15 years ago,” said Tammy, “and we starting thinking about what we should do.”

A little over five years ago, work began on flattening some of the huge rock outcrop behind the old building, and some more land was purchased to accommodate the ever expanding business. “We had to lay the groundwork, and then last year we decided to make the investment and go for it,” said Joe Bence.

“Dad didn’t see the need for it; after all he is 89, but I think we all have seen, since we opened the new building, that it is what we had hoped for and more,” said Tammy.

Back in 2003, we ran an article in the Frontenac News about the staying power of Bence Motors, which at that time had outlasted other Ford and car dealerships along Highways 7 and 41, even though it did not have the fancy showrooms that the other dealers had.

In recent years, other dealerships, including A&B Ford in Perth and Revell Ford, another generations-old familyrun business in Verona, have upgraded their facilities, and Bence Motors was falling further behind.

Not any more.

Robert (Bob Sr.) and the late Glenda Bence

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James Webster – a friend of kids' baseball J ames (Jim) Webster, who died earlier this winter, left instructions that anyone who wanted to donate money in his memory should put it towards new uniforms for the children in the Central Frontenac Minor Softball League.

The uniforms were on display this week at a game in Sharbot Lake, worn by the team coached by Leslie Merrigan, who happens to be Jim Webster's niece.

Donating uniforms to teams, and gloves and balls to players is something that Webster did for 15 years or more. He was also a constant presence at games, especially when one of his grandchildren were playing, and, because he brought bubblegum for the kids most of the time, he became known as the gum man.

Webster was tireless in his fundraising efforts for the children. One year he raised over $7000 and had Tim Horton’s donate 5 sets of TimBit uniforms given by Ron and Donna Lemke of Plevna, who continue to donate medallions for all five teams year after year.

Jim Webster's efforts to promote ball extended to working to keep up the ball field in Sharbot Lake, which made him a friend to ball players of all ages in the region but not always of the Central Frontenac Council.

About 12 years ago, Jim lined up contractors and donations to do some major work

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The team in their new uniforms - photo courtesy of Leslie Merrigan on the field. They were going to build shelters over the player’s benches, build new

bleachers and work on the field itself. It was all set to go when Jim and Brett Harvey, who

was then the franchise owner of the Sharbot Lake Valumart, went to get the township’s blessing.

It did not go well. The township was concerned about liability, and balked at the building plans not having an engineer’s stamp and the prospect of volunteers from the men's league doing the work. They said no, and the project was stymied.

A few years after the township purchased and installed new bleachers, but the benches at the park remain uncovered. Unknown parties have mysteriously done some work on the park since then, when the township wasn't looking that closely.

Jim Webster never gave up on baseball in Sharbot Lake, and on the Sharbot Lake ball park.

According to his daughter Marcie, when his family was going through his things this past spring, they found records of all the donations he collected, where all the money went, and a number of brand new baseball gloves, waiting to be given to a young ballplayer in need of a glove.

Cloyne artist joins local studio tour

This year, invited by fellow artist Carla Miedema, landscape artist Barbara Mendham joined the Cloyne Studio Tour and opened her studio to tour goers for the first time.

From July 11 – 13, Mendham, who paints from her home studio at 168 Sheldrake Road just north of Cloyne, had a large display of

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her work set up in a tent beside her home.

Mendham has been painting in acrylics on and off for 30 years but raising her two children left her little time to paint on a regular basis. Her children are long grown and she is now a grandmother of four, so she has been able to paint regularly for over a decade since she retired from her work as a travel agent. Years ago in Windsor, Ontario, Mendham studied painting for a semester at college and currently takes weekly private classes. Her work focuses primarily on the landscape that surrounds her home and she says that winter scenes are some her favorite themes to paint since they bring her what she describes as “a sense of quiet and calm.” She also enjoys painting buildings and has done numerous private commissions of cottages, which she said is a popular request since people have “such an emotional attachment to their cottages. I don't know what it is but people will often want a painting of their cottage and will hang it there. When it comes time to leave they will often take the painting home with them and then bring it back and hang it up when they return.”

Mendham prefers to paint her landscapes from photos, often from her own but sometimes from pictures or photos from magazines that inspire her. One work of an old mill was done from a picture she found in a magazine. She says that still lives are of no interest to her. “I have never felt the urge to paint flowers or a bowl of fruit or other still life material. I think the fact that I like looking at landscape paintings myself has a lot to do with why they are what I most chose most to focus on.”

Mendham’s medium of choice is acrylics.

She has tried watercolors but finds them too unforgiving. “In the same vein I don't have

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the patience to paint in oils since you have to wait for every layer to dry before you can continue.” She adds, “There is an old joke that goes, ‘With acrylics, you can really hide all of your mistakes’” Asked what the most challenging part of her work is she said “Getting beyond that point where you are not liking what you are painting and just knowing that you have to keep on going until you get the painting that you like.” Asked what she most enjoys she replied, “Most everything really about painting is fun. I find it very relaxing.”

Barb's husband Derek who is a hobby carpenter makes the frames for Barb's work often using cedar, pine or old barn board.

“The pictures Barb paints lend themselves very nicely to wooden frames rather than to newer ones,” Derek said, which I would tend to agree with.

Mendham's works range in price from $100-$250 and she sells cards as well. She welcomes commissions and those wishing to visit her studio can call her at 613-336-9518 to make an appointment. For those who missed the Cloyne Studio Tour, Barb will be showing her work at the upcoming Friends of Bon Echo Art Exhibition & Sale from July 25 - 27 and then again at the Cloyne Art Showcase in August.

Family Fishing Day in Verona

by Julie Druker embers of the Verona Community Association held their fifth annual Family Fishing Day at the beach in McMullen Park on July 12. The free event, which coincided with the last free family fishing weekend this summer, attracted 67 children and 64 adults to Rock Lake in Verona where fishers of all ages cast their lines into the lake from the two floating docks there. A plethora of prizes were given out to every child and included fishing rods, reels, tackle boxes , sweat shirts, toys and more. The event included a free lunch of blue Ruth, Andrew and Josh enjoyed the fishing fun jay ball park hot dogs, popcorn, watermelon and drinks. bit of fishing fun in the sun. The VCA wishes Linda Bates, who is the vice president of to thanks the 16 volunteers who helped out the VCA, said that the aim of the event is to and all of the sponsors who made the event attract members of the community to enjoy possible as well as all of the participants who being together, having a meal and having a took part in the event.

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submitted by Debbie Lingen he Verona Cattail Festival has announced this year's entertainment line-up. The festival will take place on Aug. 9 and 10 at the Verona Lions Centre, Verona. The festival, which began 19 years ago, will feature 14 outstanding bands from Kingston and the Frontenacs. " It is important that the festival provide a platform for local talent to play," stresses Linda Bates, entertainment coordinator. "Kingston and the Frontenacs have a lot of awesome musicians. It was very difficult to narrow the list of incredible talent down to 14 bands. The line-up includes Juno nominated musician Gary Rasberry, the KingsTown Tenors, the Limestone City Voices, the Monarchs, Rockabilly Allstars, and much more." Linda adds, "The energetic lineup offers a mix of different genres that should keep everyone enthused and tapping their toes for both festival days. The wide range of music includes Country, Celtic, Blues, Folk to Rock and Roll. The Verona Cattail Festival is a wonderful venue for the community. It provides a very relaxed and friendly atmosphere to sit back and enjoy all the local talent."

The Verona Cattail Festival is a Verona Community Association event, with proceeds going back into the community.

Since its inception, the festival has helped create The Music in the Park Concerts, the Family Fishing Day, Christmas in the Village, the Christmas Day dinner and the Flower Barrel Contest, all free events. Admission to the Verona Cattail Festival is $5 for each day, children 12 and under are free.

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rowning is the second leading cause of preventable death for children under age 10 and kids under five are particularly at risk. Knowing how to supervise children properly around water is critical in the prevention of drowning deaths. Across Canada 61% of victims under the age of five drowned while alone near water and 53% drowned while supervision was distracted.

The Lifesaving Society has introduced the ON GUARD card, a new tool for parents and caregivers to remove any doubt about who is responsible for watching the children and to provide specific tips to help parents and caregivers understand their role and supervise as effectively as possible.

The plastic ON GUARD card is worn on a lanyard around the neck and provides very specific tips to help parents and caregivers understand their role and supervise as effectively as possible. Those who wear the card are responsible for committing 100% of their attention to their role as supervisor and for finding another adult to relieve them if they need to turn their attention away for any reason.

The card includes the pledge: "People ON GUARD pledge to maintain constant and vigilant supervision until relieved of duty". Individuals or organizations can purchase the ON GUARD water safety card online at www.lifesavingsociety. com or by calling the Lifesaving Society directly at 416-4908844. The card costs $7.50 each or $125 for 25 cards.

The Lifesaving Society also provides these water safety tips for parents and caregivers this summer: • Use a tool like the ON GUARD card to designate a specific adult to be responsible for supervising children in or around water. Watch every child and enlist help if needed.

• Give 100% of your attention when supervising. Put cell phones, magazines and BBQ duties aside. Find another adult to take over if you need to turn away for any reason.

• Most people believe that they will be able to recognize a drowning child because they will cry for help or splash. In fact, a child in distress is more likely to slip quietly under the water, unable to call or reach out for help. Drowning can happen quickly and quietly and go unnoticed even when people are nearby. Watch the face – especially the eyes. Many victims don’t call, wave or signal for help because they can’t keep their head or arms above water. · At the pool, lake or beach, children who can’t swim should wear a life jacket or personal flotation device (PFD).

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he second edition of the now annual Land O’ Lakes Large and Smallmouth Bass Fishing Tournament is set to reel anglers to the region on Saturday, August 16. In its inaugural year the tournament drew nearly 400 fishermen to the region to partake in an incredible day of fishing across the five different lakes. This year the tournament shifts to mostly different areas of the Land O’ Lakes. “Our central hub for the tournament this year is Beaver Lake in Stone Mills Township,” says Lucas Wales, general manager for LOLTA. “After the tournament is over there is going to be a BBQ and prizes handed out at Lakeview Tavern with a live band playing after the tournament.”

“We’ve also got Skootamatta, Kashwakamak, Bobs & Stoco Lake in the line up for this year, and some awesome cash prizes across each lake.” He continues, “There is $500 up for grabs on each lake for the angler who reels in the biggest bass.

Again, like at last year’s event, there is a prize just for purchasing a ticket without having to fish the tournament itself.

The prize is for a 2014 Legend 14 FT Ultralite Boat with a motor and trailer. There is an iPad up for grabs this year as well. Your odds of winning these prizes is 1 in 500.

“At the end of the day, it’s really about the economic benefits that these tournaments bring to some of our small communities. If we can bring in 500 people to the Land O’ Lakes region for a Saturday, that is going to give a big boost to our area businesses and create some awareness about not just fishing, but other things our communities have to offer as well. We have such a diverse region with our dark skies, awesome trails system, and topnotch golf courses, but it’s really our lakes that we are known for. If we can continue to bring people into the area, they are going to naturally begin to discover the other adventures too.” Tickets are available online at this link: http://bit.ly/1pUcjw9. You can also purchase your tickets at various businesses in the area: Sunset Family Campground, Sharbot Lake Employment Services, North Frontenac Township Office, Fernleigh Lodge. A detailed listing of places is posted on the Land O’ Lakes website travellandolakes.com.

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Currently, the circle has five members, Amelia, Briony, Caitlin, Dorcas and Edwina, in order of seniority. When it is time to rise, Amelia can stand or sit at any time. However, Briony can move only when Amelia is seated. Caitlin can move only when Briony is seated and Amelia is standing. Dorcas can move only when Caitlin is seated and both Amelia and Briony are standing. Finally, Edwina can move only when Dorcas is seated and the remaining three are standing.

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SOCIAL NOTES IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

William 'Art' Arthur Goodfellow

Doral Levere July 16 , 2013

Jan.28, 1925 - July 20, 2013 We Thought of You today

Gone West Not alone into the sunset , but into the company of Family and Friends who have gone before him.

Missed in memories.

Fern & Ellery

We thought of you today But that is nothing new, We thought of you yesterday, and will tomorrow too.

We think of you in silence and make no outward show.

For what it meant to lose you, only those who love you know.

Remembering you is easy, We do it every day, It's the heartache of losing you, That will never go away Forever in our hearts, Marjorie, Janet, Julie (Jim) David (Ann), Melody (Will), grandchildren: Chris & Jason Hodgson, Sarah & Matt Hepditch, Jennifer (Steve) Trussell, Joshua (Nikki) Goodfellow, great-grandchildren: Emmitt & Beckett Goodfellow, Taylor Trussell, Brooke and Macy Hepditch, Liam and Kiera Hodgson, and Drake and Bryce Hodgson.

OBITUARY

St. Pierre, Colonial D. Retired C.P. Rail and served 20 years with the North Frontenac Township Fire Department Suddenly at Perth on Sunday July 13th, 2014 at the age of 81 years. Colonial was predeceased in 2009 by his beloved wife Annette Joan "Nettie" (Killingbeck) St. Pierre. Loved and respected father of Miles (Susan) and grandfather of Brendan (Kris Love) and Eric (Sarah Morey) St. Pierre. Dear brother of Brenda (Martin) Watson and Debbie (Jim) McKinnon.

He will be sadly missed by brother-inlaw Glenn Larock, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, the Killingbeck family and many good friends. Colonial was predeceased by sisters Romona Larock and Ann Lethbridge. Friends paid their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St., West, Perth on Wednesday, July 16th, 2014 from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Funeral service will be held in the chapel on Thursday at 10:30 A.M. Interment Crawford Cemetery. In remembrance, contributions to the Alzheimers Society of Lanark County or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. For condolences or further information, visit our website at www.blairandson.com.

FUNERAL SERVICES

In Loving Memory of Heather Cumpson December 11th, 1963 July 17th, 2013 I feel so blessed to have known you and honoured to have had you as a friend Lynne OBITUARY

BARR, James Walter (Jim) Peacefully at the Kingston General Hospital surrounded by the love of his family, on Friday, July 11, 2014. Jim Barr, in his 64th year, beloved partner to Tabitha Kirby of Battersea, for 30 years. Loving father of Jeremy Barr of Kingston and Robyn Vanderhelm (Mark) of Sydenham. Devoted grandpa to Simon, his "little bubble of joy".

Dear son of Dorothy Barr and the late John Barr and brother of Greg Barr and Cheryl Barr. The family will receive friends at the JAMES REID FUNERAL HOME, 1900 John Counter Boulevard on Thursday, July 17, between the hours of 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Funeral service in the Chapel, on Friday, July 18 at 11:00 am, with inurnment to follow at Glenhaven Memorial Gardens. Later the same day, a Celebration of Jim's Life will be held at the Kingston Brew Pub (upstairs lounge), beginning at 7:00 pm. Anyone who has ever "raised a glass" with Jim is most welcome.

As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to Prostate Cancer Canada, in Mr. Barr's memory.

st 1 Birthday,

Happy 97th Birthday

Max!

July 19, 2014 Love, Daddy, Mommy, Big Brother Nick & all your family!

Best wishes to Grandpa Gray (Harold) on July 23, 2014.

Love, your family!

Aftermath: Sitting and Standing continued from page 11

It can provide quite a bit of amusement in a school class or at a party to have a few people, assigned an order of precedence, stand up following the rule, where each after the first can move only if the immediate predecessor is seated and the other predecessors are all standing. One can get into this problem by trying it with fewer people than five and seeing what patterns emerge.

In the case of our five ladies, we can achieve our goal by having them move in the following order: A, C, A, B, A, E, A, B, A, C, A, B, A, D, A, B, A, C, A, B, A. More recently, the ladies of the sewing circle decided to try the procedure when they met. What would be the order of movement to take the five ladies from a standing to a sitting position?

It is interesting to record the order in which the individuals move when the number is other than five.

How does the number of moves required depend on the number of individuals?

Music for Memories T

he Alzheimer Society of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington is pleased to announce, with the sponsorship of the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area, the launch of Music for Memories.

In this new program, the Alzheimer Society of KFL&A staff, participants and their caregivers, will work together to create an individualized playlist based on the participants' past and current musical interests, which will be loaded onto an iPod. Participants will be able to take the iPod and headphones home with them to optimize the therapeutic benefits. Music has been shown to have many beneficial effects on persons living with dementia, including improving mood and helping to reduce anxiety and agitation.

If you are interested in participating in the program or would like to donate a used or new musical player or iTunes card please contact the Alzheimer Society at 613-5443078 or ask@alzking.com; 175 Rideau Street, Lower Level, Kingston.

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reunion of the Elphin Public School will be held on Saturday July 26, 11:30am at the Elphin Presbyterian Church hall. Everyone is welcome and there will be a potluck lunch. The cost is $5 and music will be provided by former students.

This circa 1910 photo of a class in front of the school is part of the Izatt photo collection,

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which was found in the landfill at the McDonalds Corners municipal dump. The photos are now in the Lanark County Archives. The two girls sitting in front of the teacher are Emma and Christina (Tina) Balfour; tallest girl in back row is possibly Laura McIntyre; fourth boy from left in the back row is George Gordon, who was born in 1899. The first girl from front left is Dorothy Duncan. George Gordon's 1899 birth year has helped to date this photo to about 1910. Based on the fact that this photo is part of the Izatt family collection, it makes sense that one or more Izatt children are in this photo. Most likely candidates are Edith Izatt (born 1898) and Thomas Izatt (born 1901).

Thanks to Charles Dobie for providing the photo and for all his help. For more information and interesting photos from many different areas, please visit his informative website: freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cdobie/ Some of the photos lack identification, so our readers could possibly help to identify them.

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july 17, 2014

Citizen Self Reporting comes to the OPP

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

FLEA MARKET JP & TONI’S FLEA MARKET, 6107 Hwy 506 at Ardoch Road. Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun and holiday Mondays, 613-479-0341

FOR RENT

1 BEDROOM APT, Sydenham Lake, $750 per month, all inclusive, no pets, no smoking.

Available Sept 1st, 613-376-3108 APARTMENT: 1 Bedroom, outskirts of Flinton, non-smoker, $800/month all inclusive. Call 1-613-336-1794 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 STORAGE UNITS for rent in Mountain Grove.

Bob Hawley, 613-335-3878

FOR SALE 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE, 4x4, air conditioning, safetied and e-tested, $6500 obo.

Call Cate at 613-531-8492.

2ND ANNUAL CHRISTMAS IN JULY Sale, July 17 – 20. Save an additional 50% off all Christmas items. Only at Nicole’s Gifts, 6709 Main St. Verona. 613-374-23 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 MOBILE HOMES, 4 season, good as cottages, granny flats, office trailers, storage. Different sizes, $5000 - $15000 delivered. Call 613-2185070 MOSQUITO VACUUM KILLER, SkeeterVac, used 2 summers $100 firm (paid $500). Call 613-335-3976.

DOUG’S ANTENNA SALES & SERVICE Shaw Satellite TV SALE - FREE HDPVR rental for 2 years, with Free Installation. No Contract. No Credit Check. Call us at 613-374-3305 for details.

We are your full service dealer for both BELL TV and SHAW DIRECT Satellite.

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GARAGE/YARD SALES LARGE 4 FAMILY YARD SALE Saturday and Sunday, July 26 & 27 at 28735 Hwy 7, Arden, 8am-4pm MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE, Friday July 25, 26, 27, 9am-4pm, will be open all summer.

Boys clothing & toys age 1-2yrs; dishes, household articles, lamps; larger sized women’s clothing; something for everyone; 14686 Hwy 509, Mississippi, look for signs.

MULTI-FAMILY SALE, July 20th, @ 7672 Piccadilly, 9am - 5pm. Collectibles, antiques, electronics, quilting rack & frames, decorations, clothes, small household items.

SPYGLASS COVE, 1016 Schoolhouse Rd. Clarendon, Hwy 509. Open Tues – Sat. 8am-7pm. Pine table, vegetable steamer, handcrafted mystery novels, chess set, blue hand blown glass, tools, knick knacks etc. free gift with any purchase.

YARD SALE: Machinery, tools, furniture, bikes, tires, etc. at 1010 Brock Rd, Mountain Grove, Saturday, July 19, 9 am – 3 pm.

HELP WANTED

WANTED: someone to help split and pile 9 cords of wood 613-279-3358. Leave name, number, hourly rate and best time to return your call.

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NEW AND USED APPLIANCES USED REFRIGERATORS

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

NEW APPLIANCES

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

PAYS CASH $$$

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

Open evenings & 7 days a week. We deliver

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(ORILLIA, ON) – The OPP has adopted a new online reporting system that will enable the public to report specific occurrences from a computer. Citizen Self Reporting will offer the public another way to report se-

Township of Addington Highlands Public Notice Take Notice that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Addington Highlands will - at its regular meeting scheduled for August 5, 2014 at 19:00, #222 Hwy 28, Denbigh, ON - consider the enactment of a by-law to authorize the erection of a stop sign on the Jacques Bay Road where said road intersects with the Skootamatta Lake road.

“KING of APPLIANCES”

And further take notice that the Council, at the afore-mentioned meeting, will hear any person who claims that they will be prejudicially affected by this by-law and who applies to be heard.

HUNTING & FISHING

Further information may be obtained by calling (613) 336-2286.

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

FIREARMS & HUNTER ED COURSES. Tamworth. Firearms Course – August 8 & 9; Hunter Education Course – August 22 & 23.

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.

Dated July 14, 2014.

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• ATV • Automotive • Light Truck Tires Tires Starting from

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

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RAFFLE WINNERS

THANK YOU to all who supported the Lions Raffle event drawn on July 1st, 2014. 1st prize: Graham Brooks; 2nd prize: Tyson Thompson; 3rd prize: Betty James

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

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

FRIDGES, STOVES, WASHERS, DRYERS, anything metal, free pickup, call 613-375-6377 PET SITTING SERVICES AVAILABLE. All you need to know at www.petsittinginmountaingrove. com Phone Laura Mills at 613-335-3658 or Text 613-583-3658 PHOTOCOPY, FAX & LAMINATION SERVICES available at The Frontenac News, the Annex (rear building), 1095 Garrett St., Sharbot Lake. Competitive prices! 8½“ x 11” - Black & White, 1-10 copies: 15¢ ea; 11-25 copies: 10¢ ea; 26-100 copies 8¢ ea. Colour copies 65¢ each. Taxes extra. Call 613-2793150 for information.

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 613-3352940.

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TOWING

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lect incidents that are not an emergency, by completing a report online at their convenience. Only occurrences that do not involve an injury, a suspect or evidence are applicable. People can report incidents or crimes such as lost property, theft from vehicles, and property damage, without an officer having to be dispatched. An officer will attend if requested by the complainant.

It is expected that Citizen Self Reporting will provide a convenient alternative to the citizens of Ontario, while allowing frontline officers to focus their efforts on other enforcement and crime prevention strategies within our communities.

The Township of Addington Highlands OFFICE ASSISTANT FULL TIME The Corporation of the Township of Addington Highlands seeks one (1) qualified individual to fill the above captioned position.

Resumés plus a covering letter must be mailed, hand-delivered or couriered to the Township office, Flinton, ON, on or before 16:00 on Friday, August 1, 2014.

Details may be obtained by contacting the Township Office, during normal office hours.

Information gathered relative to this position is done so in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will only be used for candidate selection purposes.

All applicants are thanked for their interest in applying for this position but only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

The Corporation of the Township of Addington Highlands P. O. Box 89, 72 Edward Street, Flinton, ON K0H 1P0 (613) 336-2286 ph; (613) 336-2847; clerk@addingtonhighlands.ca

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Northern Frontenac Community Services Regular Part-Time Frontenac Transportation Service Dispatcher/Data Processor 21 hours per week Job Summary • Intake clients requests for drives • Schedule and dispatch drivers using a computer database • Maintain Data Base for all clients and drivers • Assist Data Processor with driver reimbursement and invoices when required • Installation of Children’s car seats in volunteer driver vehicles Requirements • High School Diploma or GED • Excellent and proven communication and organizational skills • Able to excel at detailed, accurate tasks • Able to work well alone or in a team environment under pressure • Clerical and/or customer service an asset • Must become a Children’s Restraint System Technician and able to meet the physical requirements. Training provided by FTS

North Frontenac is recruiting

Vocational/Day Support Assistant at the Treasure Trunk Community Living North Frontenac (CLNF) is seeking a professional who has experience working with people who have an intellectual disability to work at our second hand store in Sharbot Lake.

The successful candidate will have excellent customer service and organizational skills. The successful candidate must be able to work in a physically demanding, fast pace environment, while maintaining a high level of confidentiality.

Clear Vulnerable Sector check and valid driver license are required.

Duties will include: • Promoting the Mission, Goals and Values of CLNF • Community fundraising and presentations.

• Customer service, sales and bank deposits.

• Pick-up and delivery of clothing and furniture.

• Work independently and demonstrated problem solving skills Retail sales background will be an asset.

Deadline for applications to be submitted is Friday 1 August 2014 at 12:00 p.m.

This position is a permanent part time, working 15 hours per week including some Saturdays. Hours wage will be up to $14.00 per hour.

Applicants may send or fax a resumé to:

Please submit your resume to:

Northern Frontenac Community Services Gail Young, Frontenac Transportation Program Coordinator P.O. Box 250 Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0 Email: geyoung@frontenac.net Fax: 613-279-1965

marcelclnf@frontenac.net or drop off at 1025 Elizabeth Street weekdays between 9 till 4 pm.

All applicants must submit their resumé by noon on Friday July 25th, 2014.

Only successful candidate will be contacted.

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Thursday July 17 CENTRAL FRONTENAC MINOR SOFTBALL, 8:30pm Verona @ Parham; Sutton Group @ Sharbot Lake

Friday July 18 BON ECHO PROVINCIAL PARK – TURTLES, presentation by Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre, 1pm, Amphitheatre, park admission applies FRONTENAC FARMERS MARKET, 3–7pm in Harrowsmith, Road 38 & K&P Trail junction HARLOWE - OLD TYME FIDDLERS, 7:30pm, community hall, $6 non-members, $5 members, entertainers $2, lunch, prizes. All welcome 613-336-2557 PARHAM – BAKE SALE at post office 2pm, fundraiser for St. James Anglican Church, weather permitting.

PLEVNA – BINGO FUNDRAISER for ClarMill volunteer firefighters, 7-9pm, cash prizes, Clar-Mill hall SHARBOT LAKE LEGION, Chicken BBQ, 5:30-7pm, $12 SHARBOT LAKE - RAILWAY HERITAGE SOCIETY Annual General Meeting 7pm, Anglican Church Hall, all welcome, 279-2777.

Saturday July 19 BEDFORD - ROAST BEEF DINNER & COMMUNITY FUN, Sacred Heart Parish, 4-7pm, $15; 7-10yrs $5; 6 & under free; music w/ Steve & Penny Lloyd, silent auction, pony rides, petting zoo, air castle, BOLINGBROKE - FISH FRY DINNER, ABC Hall; advanced tickets only, call Pat Hough 273-3781; sittings at 5pm & 6:30pm; $15, 6-12yrs $7; under 6 free.

FARMERS’ MARKETS – Local farmers’ markets held every Saturday, 9am-1pm in: McDonalds Corners at MERA schoolhouse; Sharbot Lake at Oso beach; Verona at Prince Charles Public School. All markets feature local fresh produce, crafts, baked goods & much more.

FERNLEIGH HALL VOLUNTEERS meeting, 10am at hall, all welcome, info 613-479-9988 GRIFFITH - YARD SALE for Greater Madawaska Seniors Housing, 9am-4pm, Lions Hall; all proceeds to seniors housing.

GRIFFITH - GOSPEL CONCERT by Robert J Sprague of Road to Glory, Greater Madawaska Showcase, Griffith Hall 2:30pm; info: roadtoglory.ca PERTH ROAD - “GIANT” PIE SALE Sunday School Hall, 9am until sellout; 613-353-1690 SHARBOT LAKE FARMERS MARKET, 9am1pm, Drone Demonstrations by Drone Depot, public beach, all welcome, info: 279-2144 SHARBOT LAKE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION Annual General Meeting, 10am, Oso Hall SYDENHAM LEGION CHICKEN BBQ, meat spin 2pm; chicken dinner 4:30-6pm, $12; entertainment.

Sunday, July 20 ARDEN UNITED CHURCH Cemetery Service at 2pm, rain location is the church.

MCDONALDS CORNERS Knox Presbyterian Church 169th anniversary service 11am. At 2pm the Highland Line Cemetery service will be held.

SHARBOT LAKE - HAM & TURKEY DINNER, 4-6:30pm, St James Catholic Church, $12; 5-12yrs $5; pre-schoolers free, live music VERONA - MUSIC IN THE PARK, free concert 1-3pm w/ Chuckwagon Express, classic & traditional country music; McMullen Park, free, please bring lawn chair, sponsor: Verona Community Association.

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

july 17, 2014

VERONA - SOUTHERN GOSPEL MUSIC w/ Vocal Legacy at “What’s Brewing”, Sunday morning coffee house, 10am, Free Methodist Church, 374-1232 www.vocallegacy.com

Monday July 21 PLEVNA – FOOT CARE CLINIC, Clar-Mill Hall, appointment: 613-279-3151.

Tuesday July 22 CENTRAL FRONTENAC MINOR SOFTBALL, 6:30pm Sydenham @ Mountain Grove LAND O’LAKES QUILTERS meet 9am, Pineview Free Methodist Church, Cloyne, new quilters welcome; lolquilt@gmail.com SHARBOT LAKE – SENIORS’ FUN IN THE SUN at SL Family Health Team, 11am Aqua Fit; also pole walking, lawn games; noon outdoor potluck. All welcome. Rain date July 29

Wednesday, July 23 CENTRAL FRONTENAC MINOR SOFTBALL, 6:30pm Parham @ Parham; Mountain Grove @ Sharbot Lake HARLOWE - ROAST PORK SUPPER, community centre, 4-7pm; $12; 12yrs & under $6; preschoolers free; sponsored by Land o’Lakes Community Services MCDONALDS CORNERS – “AS YOU LIKE IT”, “torchlight Shakespeare” by a Company of Fools, 7pm at MERA schoolhouse, bring lawn chair, bug spray, admission by donation; dinner available starting 5:30pm, bring plates; fools.ca; meraschoolhouse.org; 278-1226.

Thursday July 24, CENTRAL FRONTENAC MINOR SOFTBALL, 8:30pm GKSA @ Parham CLOYNE: SENIORS COED SOFTBALL, Thursdays 9am, ball field, all skills welcome.

Don 336-2452; Lauder 336-2998 PLEVNA – BREAKFAST BUFFET, 7-10am, Clar-Mill Hall, $8, 5-12yrs $4, under 5 free, sponsor: Clar-Mill Community Volunteers.

Friday, July 25 BOLINGBROKE - “ON THE ROAD AGAIN”, ABC Hall; presentations on Africa by Barry Turner and by Barb & Bob Bond; doors open 6:30pm presentation 7:30pm, good will offering appreciated, all welcome

Friday - Sunday July 25 - 27 BON ECHO ART EXHIBITION & SALE, 10am-4pm; paintings, stained glass, jewelry, pottery & more, Live entertainment, children’s activities, BBQ, Sciensational Sssnakes Sat. & Sun. 11am. Park admission applies. Sponsor: Friends of Bon Echo Park, Information 613-336-0830.

Saturday July 26

ARDEN SENIORS SUMMER SALE, 9am-2pm, egg on a bun breakfast, community yard sale, bake table, lucky prize table, silent auction, craft tables, BBQ, raffle draw, 335-2604; 335-3979 ARDEN LEGION DANCE, 8pm; music provided by DJ Derrick Hole; $5pp; ELPHIN - PUBLIC SCHOOL REUNION 11:30am, Presbyterian Church, Potluck Lunch, $5, music provided by former students.

HARLOWE - OPEN MIKE & MUSIC JAM, 2-8pm, community centre, potluck supper, all welcome PARHAM - GOSPEL SING, Free Methodist Church 7pm, w/ Sheri McLaughlin, local talent, refreshments, all welcome SHARBOT LAKE - DANCE w/ Jeff Code Band Silver Wings, Oso hall, 8pm, $25 couple, $15pp, sponsored by Parham Oddfellow Lodge, call 279-2852 for tickets.

SFCS FLOTILLA POKER RUN fundraiser, registration noon-1pm at O’Neil’s Point, Loughborough Lake; $40 includes $25 charitable receipt, food, entertainment; tickets sfcscflotilla.eventbrite.ca, proceeds to Southern Frontenac Community Services SYDENHAM LEGION BASS DERBY; tickets $10, fish any back lake, weigh in at Legion 10am-2pm

Sunday July 27 BEDFORD OPEN MIC & JAM, 1-5pm, Bedford Hall 1381 Westport Rd, Bluegrass, Country, Gospel & more, $2, 613-374-2614 SHARBOT LAKE - KIDS OF STEEL TRIATH-

LON, put on by Bytown Storm Triathlon Club, 8am-1pm; info: alexross.kos@gmail.com

Monday, July 28 CROW LAKE - COMMUNITY POTLUCK SUPPER sponsored by the Community Association, 6pm, all welcome SHARBOT LAKE – FOOT CARE CLINIC, seniors’ centre, appointment: 613-279-3151.

Wednesday July 30 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

Thursday July 31 BON ECHO PROVINCIAL PARK Speaking of Wildlife –Live Demonstration, 1 pm, Amphitheatre, park admission applies NFCS – CASH BINGO at Crow Lake schoolhouse, doors open 5:30pm, first game 6:30pm; sponsor: Northern Frontenac Community Services must be 18 or over.

Fri - Sun. Aug 1, 2, 3 FLINTON COUNTRY BLUEGRASS JAMBOREE, Township Rec Centre, w/ David Church; Bill White & White Pine; Backward, Black Family, Dallas Daisey, Ducharme Family & more. Weekend pass $55; without camping $35; daily admission: Fri. $10; Sat. $20; Sun. $10; bring lawn chair. Sponsored by Flinton Rec. Club; contact Duane 613-336-8354. flintonrecreationclub.ca.

Regular Happenings AA & AL-ANON 41 GROUP - Cloyne Hall.

Wednesdays 8 pm. All welcome 336-9221.

AA MEETINGS - SHARBOT LAKE, every Monday, 8:30 pm, United Church C.E. Bldg.

AL-ANON: Hope & help for families of alcoholics, 12 weekly meetings in greater Kingston area. Please call 384-2134 for meeting information. We care.

ARDEN - Community hall: LINE DANCING Mondays 9:30-10:30am; FIT & FUN exercise class, Tuesdays 9-10am (April 10 - late June), TAI CHI Wednesdays, beginners class 9:15am, advanced 10:15am. Sponsor: Kennebec Rec. Committee; info 613-335-2845 ARDEN LEGION: Sunday Darts 1pm; Wed & Fri Darts 7pm; Wed Cribbage 2pm; Thurs Euchre 7:30pm.

ARDEN - ADULT/SENIOR BALL, all welcome, no experience necessary; meets at Arden Rec Park, Sundays & Wednesdays, 6:30-8pm, BABY TALK DROP-INS, Sharbot Lake, Child Centre, 2nd Wed, 10:30 – 11:30 am.

Sydenham, 3rd Thursday, 9 – 11 am. Advice & information on infant & child care. 549-1154, 1-800-267-7875.

BINGO ■ Flinton, Mondays, Rec Centre, doors open 6pm ■Kaladar: Community Centre, Tuesdays, 7pm, doors open 6:15 pm ■Northbrook: Thursdays, Lions Club, 7pm, doors open 6 pm, sponsor: Land O’Lakes Lions ■Parham: Fridays, IOOF Hall, early-bird: 6:45 pm, sponsor: Mayflower Lodge.

BOLINGBROKE EXERCISE CLASSES FOR SENIORS, ABC Hall, Mondays 10-11am. Info: Joyce 273-4832. Breaks for summer BOLINGBROKE - MUSICIAN’S CIRCLE (musicians only) Thursday evenings, 7pm ABC Hall, all ages are welcome, Matthew Churchill (273-9005) CANCER PATIENTS requiring rides to treatments: call 613-384-2361 or 1-866-877-0309 CLOTHING /BOUTIQUE – NORTHBROOK, in former United Church next to cemetery.

Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 10 am-2 pm (varies seasonally) CLOTHING – HARTINGTON, COMMUNITY CARING, Princess Ann Community Centre, Mon 9-12, Tues 9-4, and Fri 9-12 CLOTHING - TREASURE TRUNK, Sharbot Lake, 1171 Cannon Rd. “New & Second Tyme Around Clothing” Donations welcome. 2792113.

CLOTHING – VERONA, “Style Revival”, free clothing, Free Methodist Church, Wed & Thurs, 10am-1pm COMMUNITY DROP-IN – Sharbot Lake Every Wednesday, 10am – 2pm, St. Andrew’s Anglican Church. All welcome! 279-3151.

DENBIGH CRAFT GROUP meets 2nd & 4th Wed. of month, 1pm, community hall, free, all welcome, info: Pam 336-8934 ext. 229.

GOLDEN SUNSET CLUB meets 1st Monday of month, Northbrook Lions Hall, noon. Info: 336-2570. Join us for potluck LAND O’LAKES FOOD BANK needs food & cash donations and community involvement.

Contact Land o’Lakes Community Services, 613-336-8934 LAND O’LAKES SENIORS meet every second Wed. at Mountain Grove community hall; potluck, noon-2:30. All seniors welcome LENNOX & ADDINGTON RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN/EARLY YEARS PLAYGROUPS & DROP-INS - Tamworth Playgroup: Mondays 9:30 am-noon, Sheffield Arena; Northbrook Drop-In: Wednesdays 10am-1pm, Lions Hall; Flinton Drop-In: Thursdays 10am-1pm, Township Hall; Info: 613-336-8934 ext. 257.

LENNOX & ADDINGTON STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL, local volunteer agency identifies & supports environmental, education, woodlot management, wildlife habitat, watershed issues and projects in L&A. All welcome. 5315723 MEALS ON WHEELS. Serving the North Lennox & Addington area, a hot nutritious meal will be delivered to your door every Thursday at noon, cost: $6; 613-336-8934 or 613-3335216.

MERA: McDonalds Corners Elphin Recreation & Arts at the Schoolhouse: Quilting, Fibrearts, Weaving & more www.meraschoolhouse.org NORTH FRONTENAC FOOD BANK: food & cash donations needed; 613-532-8855, PO Box 151, Sharbot Lake, K0H 2P0 NORTHBROOK – CRAFT & SOCIAL GROUP FOR WOMEN, Wednesdays, Land O’ Lakes Community Services, 9:30-11:30am.

Free. Info: Jeannie, 613-336-8934 or 1-877679-6636 OMPAH - DROP-IN MORNING COFFEE CLUB, Community Centre, every Wednesday 9 – 11 am. All welcome OMPAH – FITNESS, Community Centre, 9-10am, M, T, Th, F. $2/session or $12/month All welcome ONTARIO EARLY YEARS PLAYGROUPS Mon - Harrowsmith & Sharbot Lake 9:30-11:30am; Tues - Snow Road, Verona & Perth Road 9:30-11:30am; Wed. Healthy Beginnings Prenatal/Baby Group 10-noon; ThursStorrington 9:30-11:30am PARHAM - COFFEE TIME, free drop in, Tuesdays 10-11.30am at Free Methodist Church, all welcome, PARHAM SENIORS meet every third Wed. at Free Methodist Church in Parham. Potluck, noon-2:30. All seniors welcome OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS. Do you obsess about weight? Go on eating binges or starve yourself? We are a self-help, non-profit group meeting in Kingston. Call us at 6342159 PARKINSON SOCIETY MEETINGS, first Tuesday of month, Ongwanada, 191 Portsmouth Ave. Kingston, info 613-379-2012.

PLEVNA CRAFT LADIES – every Thursday, Clar-Mill Hall, 10-4, all welcome, call Lois 613479-2562 SNOW ROAD COMMUNITY CENTRE - Mondays 10am Fitness; Thursdays 7pm Line Dancing; Fridays Coffee Time 10am-noon, Bridge 2pm. Info: 613-278-1007.

SYDENHAM – VON SMART EXERCISE PROGRAM for 55+, free, Mondays & Tuesdays, please register 613-634-0130 x 414 SYDENHAM - FUN DARTS, every Tuesday, 7 pm, Royal Canadian Legion. Mixed teams, $2 per person. All welcome TAMWORTH LEGION – Shuffleboard Sundays 2 pm $2pp; Tuesday Night Darts - 8 pm $2pp; Thursday Night League Darts $2pp; Seniors’ bridge & euchre Fridays1:30pm TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly Sharbot Lake Tuesday weigh-in 6:15, meeting 6:45pm Sharbot Lake Medical Center, downstairs chrisintops@hotmail; Sylvia 613 335-3495 VERONA CARD MAKING: create hand made cards, 1st & 3rd Mondays of month, Trinity United Church Hall 1pm; $6 for supplies, $2 for hall use: info: 372-2205.

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july 17, 2014

Outdoors in the Land O’ Lakes - Io Moths T

by Steve Blight

his year I have seen more individual mate and make more Io Moths. To find a Io (pronounced EYE-oh) Moths than mate, female Io Moths release a chemical in all other summers combined. Likely this called a pheromone into the air which males is because I am now able to spend more detect with their sensitive feather-like antime in Io Moth country than in the past. tennae. According to one reliable source, Whatever the reason, I am happy to have female Io Moths have a specific time of seen so many. Io Moths are a strikingly night – 9:45 to10:30 pm – when they recolourful member of the Saturniidae famlease the pheromones. This process is reily of moths, or giant silk moths, a family ferred to as “calling” and the time appears which also contains some of Canada’s to vary from one species of moth to anothbiggest moths such as the beautiful Luna er. Perhaps love-struck males are easily and Cecropia Moths. confused by the pheromones of different Io Moths were named after a priestess species and this helps them keep things from Greek mythology and are unmistakestraight. I wonder if males wait around imable – with a wingspan of 5 to 9 centimepatiently checking their watches… tres (2 to 3 ½ inches) male forewings are Even Io Moth caterpillars are interesting. usually bright yellow, while females have Caterpillars go through five stages, or “indark yellow or reddish-brown forewings. Io moths, female above, male below; stars”, during their lives as larvae. At first Both males and females have large spots photo by Patrick Coin (CCBY-SA-2.5 ) they stay together as a group, travelling that look like eyes on their mostly yellow about in lines (called queuing) and moulting hind-wings; these eyespots are black or blue, with a gray or into later instars by arranging themselves in circular patterns bluish iris around a white centre. of caterpillars called rosettes. Older instars become more Like other giant silk moths, adults do not eat – they don’t solitary and develop bristly spines along their bright green have fully formed mouth parts or digestive systems. When bodies that can cause irritation and pain to people who hanthey emerge from their cocoons in early summer, adults have dle them. After about 4 weeks of feeding and moulting they only one job to do during their 1 to 2 week lifespan – find a spin their cocoons in leaf litter on the ground or in crevices

Kids of Steel Triathlon hopes to attract Frontenac youth B

by Jeff Green

ytown Storm Triathlon is presenting the Sharbot Lake Kids of Steel Triathlon on Sunday July 27.

The event will be part of a five-race series making up the Ontario Youth Cup, so it will attract athletes from far afield, but organizers are also hoping to attract youth from Frontenac County to take part in the event. Different age groups, starting with the Fun Du for the under six set, can participate in the event, as can 6-7, 8-9, 10-11, and 12 to 13-year-olds, while youth between the ages of 14 and 15 will be eligible for the provincial qualifying distance.

According to the Bytown Storm Triathlon Club website, “The 2014 Sharbot Lake Kids of Steel Triathlon is poised to be one of Ontario’s premier events. It is the centerpiece of the 2014 Ontario Youth Cup. It is also one of only 3 draft legal events in Ontario and promises to bring triathletes of all ages and skill levels to the centre of the province to promote fun and competition.”

Greg Kealey, president of club, says the Sharbot Lake site is “historic and ideal. The proximity of the water, the TransCanada trail, and a road that is in perfect condition is hard to find elsewhere, and the connection with Simon Whitfield and his status in the history of Triathlon in Canada and worldwide makes it extra special. We are thrilled to be putting this event on and hope local youngsters are able to take advantage of it.”

For information about the Kids of Steel and to register, go

PAGE 15 among rocks or wood, emerging as adults the following year.

There is another interesting note about Io Moth caterpillar behaviour that I can’t resist describing.

In queuing, as many as 40 caterpillars, gather Observations: Theresa Wagar of Sharbot Lake and travel in a found about five Polyphemous moths, another of line. Each cat- the giant silk moths, on her hostas. Their wingerpillar has its spans were about 5" across and she thought at head against first they were pieces of wood. the end of the individual in front of it, and they swing their heads back and forth, as if to make sure that they are still following the line. Researchers have found that the caterpillars can be placed in a continuous circle, and they will continue in this endless circle for hours, until one is blocked and changes direction, leading the line out of the circle!

Io Moths are native to eastern US and southern Canada, from eastern Manitoba through Ontario to western Quebec.

Unlike many species of butterflies and moths that feed on a very narrow range of plant types, Io Moths feed on a variety of trees including willow, elm, birch and others, depending on what is available. Fortunately this beautiful and interesting moth is reported to still be quite common throughout its range, although some declines have been noted in the eastern US. Please send your observations to Lorraine Julien at naturewatching@gmail.com or Steve Blight, natureobservations@rogers.com

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