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August long weekend- a music lover's paradise
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he August long weekend is one of the best for music lovers in the area. Two of the music festivals we have been loyally covering for a number years celebrated their 10year anniversaries last weekend. The first was the Flinton Jamboree. Founded a decade ago by Duane and Donna Thibault, the Jamboree has been growing exponentially since its birth. This year fans of bluegrass got more than their fill during three days of music at the Flinton Recreation Centre grounds. The line up included Saturday night headliner David Church with Steve Piticco & South Mountain plus numerous award-winning players including Bill White and White Pine, Dallas Daisy, The Tebworth Brothers and the Ducharme and Black Family bands. One bluegrass foursome that I was fortunate enough to see on Sunday afternoon was Randy Morrison & the Flatt River Band, who played a stellar and varied set. Early on they offered up classic old faves like “Faded Love” and The Stanley Brothers' "I Saw A Choo Choo" and later in the set Morrison did an instrumental version of "Listen to the Mocking Bird". A few lesser-known tunes by well-known giants were added to the mix - a Hank Williams' gospel tune called "When God Comes and Gathers His Jewels” and Merle Haggard's “Goodbye Comes Hard For Me”. Randy Morrison is an award-winning fiddler, and he opened and closed the set with two instrumental medleys that demonstrated his prowess. Guitarist and lead vocalist Rich-
Randy Morrison and The Flatt River band l-r Larry Johnson, Glenn George, Richard Dugal and Randy Morrison at the 10th annual Flinton Jamboree ard (Dickie) Dugal was equally impressive. He was front and centre on tunes like “Roll on Muddy River” and he admirably bluegrassed up Webb Pierce's 1953 hit, “There Stands the Glass”. He played his original “Blue Grass for Fun” which was just that. Morrison and his band are a great example of what the best, tightest and most polished bluegrass foursomes have to offer: fiddle and banjo talents, a solid and lively
bass, good vocals and a friendly camaraderie that makes their playing together appear as easy as breathing. Meanwhile south of Sydenham at the Loughborough Lake campground, Del Vezeau was manning the lakeside venue for the 10th annual Canadian Guitar Festival. Many fans traveled countless miles by plane, train, bus and car to get to the eclectic three-day festival, which showcases the best
$3200 Cow Flop at the Frontenac Frolic I
t is not often that someone gets to walk away significantly richer after a cow does her business in a field. But that was the case on August 2 when five-year-old Holstein dairy cow, Emmy-Lynn from Barr Farms in Burridge, answered the call of nature in a fenced field beside the Bedford Hall near Godfrey.
In fact three individuals, Roger Bradley, Donna Stairs and John Parks, took home prize money totaling $3200 in the famous cow flop bingo, which offered up 1600 chances to win. The bingo has become a major draw at the annual Frontenac Frolic at the Bedford hall, a fundraiser for the Bobs and Crow Lakes Foundation that is now in
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finger picking and internationally renowned guitarists from all over the world. The event, as always, included an amateur finger picking competition that this year attracted 25 competitors, some from as far away as New Zealand and Japan. Contestants included Pino Forastiere from Rome, Italy, Jon Gomm from the UK, Michael Manring from the US and others. Opening this year was last year's competition winner Justin St. Pierre from Abitibi via Montreal. I caught Ray Montford and his trio on Friday night. Hailing from Ottawa, Montford plays in an atmospheric style and his powerful forays were equaled by drummer Ben Riley and bassist Russ Boswell, who together formed a tight knit trio. Montford's all-original repertoire covered every emotion and then some and he is especially good at building up his tunes from introspective starts to full throttle, over the top, climactic heights. Highlights on the heavier side of the set included “Shine On”, and “Big as the Moon”, both from his 2012 CD titled "Vintage is Now". Montford reined it in and played one acoustic tune from the CD titled "Summer Ride”. Del Vezeau, who founded the festival and continues on as its artistic director, said he will continue to man the helm “as long as people continue to show up.” One fan arrived at 9 pm on Friday night after flying to New York from Houston and driving directly to the festival from La Guardia airport. The Canadian Guitar Festival is a yearly must for its loyal fans.
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its fourth year. The frolic included a huge indoor/outdoor flea market, bake sale, and silent auction with members of the association donating all of the items up for grabs. There was a canteen and numerous activities for kids that included a petting zoo, pony rides and more. The foundation is the financial funding arm
of the Greater Bobs and Crow Lake Association, which boasts over 250 members who together are committed to enhancing and preserving the water and air quality, nature and wildlife in and around the lakes and educating residents about how best to do just that. The GBCLA is one of the first lake associations to create its own funding arm and
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North Frontenac girl survives night in the woods by Jeff Green lya Munro will have an answer to the traditional first day of school question: What did you do this summer? Elya, who is 9 and lives in Fernleigh, will be in grade 5 come September. She attends Clarendon Central School in Plevna and she has a story to tell. She spent Monday night in the woods at her family's property near Calabogie, accompanied by her cousin Ember Beatrix, 11. The two girls were participating in a family game of hide and seek when they got lost just before sundown. Police were called in at 10 pm on August 4 and spent the night combing the woods. The girls were found, safe and sound, on Tuesday afternoon, after spending almost 18 hours in the woods. They were located “about a kilometre or two in the bush” according to OPP constable Beth Ethier. Police used a helicopter, a ca-
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South Frontenac unveils Coat of Arms
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he South Frontenac Council chambers will never look the same again.A brand new coat of arms for the township was unveiled on Tuesday night, August 5. It is fastened to the wall behind the Council table and can be seen from anywhere in the room. Former township councilor, Mark Tinlin, who resigned last year in order to move to St. Thomas for family reasons, was the driving force behind establishing a coat of arms for the township during his time on council. He returned to Sydenham to participate in the unveiling. Once the gleaming new sculpture was unveiled, Tinlin explained all the elements. There are four reeds in the middle of the coat of arms, representing the four founding town-
ships and referring to common vegetation in the township. At the top is a loon, a reference to the lakes in the township, and on it there is a circular crest in colours that are a nod to the Algonquin heritage. On either side of the crest there are Griffon’s claws, taken from the coat of arms of Sieur de Frontenac. The loon is perched on a crown, a reference to municipal governance. The stags on either side are symbolic of the woods and the hunting traditions. One of the stags has a crest with a fish to mark recreation and tourism and the other has a milk can to illustrate the agricultural history of South Frontenac. The stags are standing on Canadian Shield rocks that are dotted with Trilliums, a common flower in South Frontenac and the floral
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symbol of Ontario. The wording on the sash at the bottom, “Our Strength is Our Community”, was the winning entry in a township-wide slogan competition. It was submitted by township resident Neil Allan. “This beautiful coat of arms will be here forever,” said Tinlin. Mayor Gary Davison thanked Tinlin for his efforts, and wished him well in St. Thomas, where he is running for alderman in the coming election.
Lame Ducks? Likely after Sept. 12. by Jeff Green ayne Orr, the chief administrative officer for South Frontenac Township, has taken a look at the next few months and what he sees is a council that will have little opportunity to make decisions. Based on the current state of registered candidates for the upcoming election, it is Orr’s assessment that the council will be in what is known as a ‘lame duck’ position as of September 12, and will not resume its full authority until a new council is sworn in on December 2nd.
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become lame if there is no possibility that the new council will include 75% Mayor Gary Davison congratulates former Councillor Mark Tinlin on of the membership of the the occasion of the unveiling of the South Frontenac Coat of Arms out-going council Mayor Davison is retiring, and since two members of the current so in effect there will be only five meetings council are seeking his position and only between July 1 and December 2 this year. Central Frontenac Council may also beone will be elected, there is a guaranteed come lame duck on September 12. With turnover of two positions. Councilors Larry York (Storrington) and Del Stowe (Bedford) Councilor Frances Smith challenging Mayor are not registered to run again and indica- Janet Gutowski, one of them will be gone tions are that they won’t be running. Unless from the new council. As well, both of the they both change their mind, six or fewer current councilors from Olden, Norm Gunmembers of the current council will have a tensperger and John Purdon, have not regchance of returning, and it will be a lame istered as candidates. Unless at least one of them runs again, the nine-member Central duck situation. Orr also proposed canceling a number Frontenac Council will be lame after Sepa meetings during the lame duck period. tember 12. In North Frontenac, which has a sevenSouth Frontenac Council normally meets the first and third Tuesday of the month for a member council, six of the seven need to formal meeting and the 2nd and 4th Tuesday seek re-election to avoid being a lame duck as a Committee of the Whole. This fall, in- council during the election period. As of now, stead of meeting weekly, Orr proposed that only four have registered - Bud Clayton, they don’t hold any Committee of the Whole Gerry Martin, Fred Perry, and John Inglis. At meetings at all, and that one of the two least two more from among Lonnie Watkins, council meetings be cancelled as well, leav- Wayne Good, and Betty Hunter will need to ing them with only one meeting a month, on throw their hats back in the ring to avoid it. In Addington Highlands Mayor Hogg and the first Tuesday of the month. the ward 2 councilors, Helen Yanch and Bill Council already does this in the summer, Cox, are seeking re-election, but the incumbents in ward 1 are not registered. At least TJ Contracting one of the two, Tony Fritsch or Adam Snider, will need to run to avoid the lame duck. Portable Welding, The rules around lame duck councils are Aluminum Dock Fabrication based on the fear that council members who 613-331-5978 are not going to be around to deal with the 4086 Bell Line Road consequences of their spending decisions Mountain Grove will not be as prudent with taxpayers’ money. ON K0H 2E0 If 75% of the people sitting around the table tjdocks.com have a chance of being back after an election, the chances of that happening are reduced.
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South Frontenac Council - August 5 Norman Lane
Ron Kramer, representing the Norman Lane Association, appeared before Council to deliver a petition asking for help for winter road maintenance for members of the association. Norman Lane is located off Perth Road north of Perth Road Village. It leads to a number of smaller lanes that provide access to homes and cottages on Buck Lake. Kramer said that the township has provided one or two truckloads of salt and sand each winter to the association, which the association applied themselves to their roads. They jointly pay to keep the roads graded and cleared of snow in the winter. According to Kramer the salt/sand has been delivered each year for at least the past 10 years. This year when Kramer called Deputy Mayor Ron Vandewal about getting the loads delivered, Vandewal reportedly said he would arrange it, but that it would be the last delivery. From then on the residents would be on their own. “We want salt and sand again and we also want the township to push the snow off the side of roads a few times each winter, because although we can plow, the road starts to get more narrow when the snow keeps coming,” Kramer said as he handed in the petition.
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it was created in 2005. On average the frolic raises upwards of $10,000 each year for the foundation and the funds raised are used to support the numerous projects initiated by the association. Susan O’Brien MacTaggart, past president of the foundation and currently a sitting board member, outlined the recent projects that are underway. They include fish restocking, placing fire pumps around the lakes and providing boating guides to all the boaters on the two lakes. Other projects will also be announced later this year. MacTaggart said that it is important to have a foundation in order to be able to inde-
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Mayor Davison said that the Public Works department is conducting a study of private lanes and what kind of support the township can offer the associations that maintain them. “We are conducting a study,” said Segsworth, “but not on lanes that are located on private property like that one.” “Our lane, at least the part we want help with, is located on township property, an old road allowance,” said Ron Kramer. Mark Segsworth said he would look into the ownership of the road and consider adding Norman Lane to the others that are being looked at. “We pay a lot of tax on that road,” said Kramer, not content to be added to the study, “and we want at least to get what we have been getting.” SINCE 1970
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Real Term Energy has made a proposal to the township that all 448 street lamps be changed over to LED lights. Although there would be an upfront cost to doing this, the energy and maintenance savings are significant. The average annual energy and maintenance costs are currently $177 per fixture per year and the cost with the LED lights would be about $50. The township could spend $260,000 for pendently raise funds for lake area projects since provincial grants are fast becoming harder to acquire. “We have not only become a charitable foundation in Canada but have also received clearance in the US by the IRS, so that anyone who owns a home or cottage here can receive a tax receipt for any donations or bequests that they make.” For more information visit the foundation’s website at www.bobs-and-crow-lakes.org and /or the association’s website at bobsandcrowlakes.ca
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the installation, and expect that money to be paid back in energy savings over 4.4 years, after which the savings would continue over the 10-year life of the fixtures. The other option would be for Real Term to finance the project, which would mean no up front cost to the township. In that case the savings would be split; the township would receive 16% and Real Term 84%. Mark Segsworth recommended considering the report at the Public Works Committee and returning to council in September. A number of councillors said they preferred the option of paying $260,000 up front and realising all of the savings. The only question was why they were sending it to the committee instead of jumping in to the project right away. “What exactly are we waiting for?” asked Councilor Bill Robinson. “We could find the $260,000 somewhere and get on with this,” said Councilor Cam Naish. Nonetheless the report was referred to the committee.
Development charges going up, but over time A consultant’s report has recommended that development charges, which are added to new construction costs to cover for future costs associated with increased infrastructure costs, should go up significantly. The fee for new private dwellings, currently $4,000, would rise to $6,575, and the fee for
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Rutledge road project increased in scope Council also approved spending an extra $100,000, which will be taken from the public works projects reserve fund, on the Rutledge Road construction. $25,000 will go to putting patterned concrete in to mark the well used crosswalk from Sydenham High School to the parking lot across the road. The other $75,000 will go to new retaining walls on Mill street.
Year to date construction
Second quarter building statistics suggest the township is in the midst of a steady, if not spectacular year. The total value of construction for which permits have been issued is just over $12.4 million, up over $11.1 million at this time last year, but down from the $13.7 million total in 2012, and $13 million in 2011. Permits for 27 new single family dwellings have been taken out, as well 11 seasonal dwellings. The total number of permits taken out is a continuation of a downward trend over the last 4 years; 193 permits have been taken out in the first six months of 2014, as compared to 218 in 2013, 227 in 2012, and 239 in 2011.
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tuned up with fascia and new writing so we are back on the map again folks. We have some wonderful volunteers here in our area, that’s for sure. · Ron Peterson, originally from Bordenwood, dropped by with some of his freshly extracted honey and it was some tasty. · Visitors to John and Lorraine Newton included Lorraine and Grant Armstrong of Brockville and Gerald Ferguson of Napanee. Heather Newton is also visiting. · Henderson United Church’s hot pork sandwich lunch on Aug. 4 was yummy and right over the top in tastiness thanks to George and Marie White and area crew. Special thanks to them for all their work. This was the week for Napanee folks to visit Henderson and take in the luncheon including Marg and Bert Winter, Ralph Hudgins, Evelyn Storey, Claire and Margaret Steele, Bob and Mary Wales, Ron Stinchombe. They loved the home made cooking. Folks from south of the border who also attended the lunch included Judy Herrmann of Tulsa Oklahoma, Carolyn Warren of Dallas Texas and Lisa Cochrane of Sanibel Island. · Your old reporter is back on duty once again after resuming a part time contract in the Selby area so I’ll need your help with all the news. Please give a call and lend a hand.
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613-333-1901 bright.a@gmail.com · This Saturday, Aug. 9 the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust will host a nature walk at Rose Hill Nature Reserve at 9:30am, no matter the weather, with refreshments served following the walk. A $10 donation is requested. For details, go to www.mmltc.ca or call 613-253-2772. · Then on Sunday, Aug. 10, Denbigh Recreation will host Music in the Park at 1pm. Donations for the food bank gratefully accepted. Refreshments will be available. Bring along your lawn chairs!
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· The Bolingbroke Friends Forever Club #815 (seniors group) will hold a Bake & Garage Sale at ABC Hall on Sat. Aug 23. Table rentals are $10 or two for $15. Please spread the word to everyone. Start setting aside all those articles you no longer need. To rent a table please contact Joanne at 613-279-1106 or jo.mil.grn@hotmail.com. The seniors group is accepting donated articles for their table. · Laidley’s Cemetery/Maberly United Church Cemetery Annual Memorial service, Sunday, August 10, 2 pm. If it rains it will be held in Maberly United Church. · And what of the poorest of people who lived in this area in the 1800s? What if someone died and had no one to bury them? From the 1893 South Sherbrooke Township Council Meeting minutes we learn that the township paid John Duett the sum of $2 for digging a grave for poor Stephan Collierd. The minutes do not mention where the grave was dug. We can only assume it was at Laidley, Bolingbroke, or maybe even Rokeby, or on the land of Mr. Collierd if he owned any. There are people buried at Laidley cemetery whose burial records no longer exist for various reasons, and whose lives are not memorialized on any headstone. · Urgent request! The Maberly Agricultural Society is in desperate need for volunteers to help with this year’s Maberly Fair. There are currently only a very small number of people involved in making this fair happen for your entire community, and to carry on your community’s heritage, and for your personal enjoyment of course. This year might be the last one! If you can spare a few hours to help out, please give Anne Tomlinson a call at 613-273-5069. There is a small task for everyone. Or, perhaps you might prefer to join the Maberly Agricultural Society? Volunteering won’t take up much of your time at all, for the more volunteers there are, the less time and work it takes for everyone to get the job done. The fair is the oldest social event in your community. Although this local fair is only 132 years old, fairs have been held since Biblical times, thru medieval times, right up until the present. The 132nd Annual Maberly Fair will be Saturday August 23. This year’s theme is Poultry. The light horse show starts at 9 am. The parade leaves downtown Maberly at 10:30 am and arrives at the fairgrounds at 11 am. There will be musical entertainment, other demonstrations and displays all afternoon. BBQ at 2 pm. Admission is $5 per adult, 7 to 17 $3, and kids 6 and under are FREE. · Lots of bear sightings in the last couple of weeks.
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will not soon forget. · The Arden Legion Annual George Park’s Pig Roast will be August 9. Dinner begins at 5 pm, Adults $12 pp. · Vacation Bible School sponsored by the Arden United Church begins August 11, 6:30 to 8 pm. Faith, Commander style, features games, music and crafts all prepared by Duck Dynasty’s Korie Robertson. Dress in camouflage gear, if you have it. · Anyone wishing to donate items to the Arden United Church Auction on August 16, please get in touch with Wayne Carrothers. · Hope you have seen the advertisements posted regarding the contest sponsored by the Friends of Arden? The group is requesting the public’s input for the departure phrase on the Arden sign, Arden Road and Hwy 7. The steering committee and the signage committee will be choosing the winning slogan and $100 will be awarded to the winner. Proposed slogans can be made to Box 221 Arden, or to gord.brown53@ gmail.com. Enter often, as there is no limit to the number of individual submissions. · Last week I also informed everyone that there will be another cleanup of the village, with a request for volunteers. Please note that the scheduled days of Thursday the 14th and Friday the 15th will be half work days only. Please meet at the Kennebec Hall at 9 am on the 14th so you can be assigned to a team. The Friends of Arden thank you in advance for your volunteerism. · Sunday August 17 Big Clear Lake Association holds the AGM and potluck lunch 10 am to noon at the Kennebec Community Centre. For more information, please contact Theresa Smith at 335-2286 or visit BCLA@rogers.ca. Everyone is welcome. · The rematch of the Arden Adult/Senior and Cloyne Senior baseball teams will take place in Cloyne, Sunday August 10. Last year Cloyne visited Arden but this year the big game will be held in Cloyne starting at 6 pm. In order to confuse and distract the Arden team, Cloyne is plying the visiting team with pizza and beverages. These beverages are probably not diet Coke! My guess is that instead of tying the game, as we did last year, they want to win! Come out Sunday and laugh, I mean, support your team.
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· The Ompah Community Centre is a busy place outside with construction and inside with a variety of events. Everyone is welcome to attend all the following activities. · Tuesday, August 12 will be our third annual Garden Tour. This year we will visit several different local gardens. We will meet at the Community Centre at 10am to car pool and will aim to return by 12:30. Rain date is Thursday, August 14 at 10am. Contact Paige (479-2318) for further information. · The August Birthday Bash will be on Wednesday, August 20 at 5:30pm. Bring a pot luck dish and a good appetite as there is usually a wonderful feast to share. There will be entertainment before dessert. Bring a loonie or toonie to help cover expenses. · Jennifer Ross, daughter of Dave and Jane Young, is a certi-
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fied Zumba instructor. She will be visiting her folks and is excited about teaching a beginner Zumba class here in Ompah. Zumba is a series of moves done to a Latin beat and Jennifer will modify the workout to suit the participants. Come prepared to dance, move and have fun on Thursday, August 21 from 9 to 10am. Cost is by donation. · Mama Ingrid will be teaching us to make home-made pasta later this month. Watch the Ompah column for more details. · Mama Ingrid is a happy grandma again. Welcome to the world, granddaughter Celeste. · The 48th annual Moore family reunion was held on August 2 at the old family homestead and many family members came from far and wide to enjoy lots of food, reminiscing, an auction, games and fun. As part of the reunion, a cemetery service was held at the Ompah cemetery on Sunday. Morven Moore of Fergus was one of the attendees.
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· St Patrick’s church in Railton is having a Bingo night Monday Aug 11. Games begin at 7pm · The public is invited to attend an opening reception and hear from local artists Ryan Wilkinson and Louise Day on Saturday August 16 at the Grace Centre beginning at 1 pm. Artists will speak on their background, techniques, inspiration and philosophies. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. · After 32 years of supplying Sydenham with movies and games - Video Home Rental in the village is closing its doors on Aug 31. “Netflix has won” explains Steve when asked what prompted this closure. Good luck to the whole family as they pursue other avenues. Thanks from us all.
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· Sat. Aug. 9, 8am-2pm is the yard/craft sale at Malcolm Lake, 5364 Ardoch Road beach side, sponsored by Malcolm/Ardoch Lake Association; items may be donated or a table reserved ($10) by calling Heather at 601-6117 or Brenda 479-2837. · Thinking of you wishes to Sheryl Weber who broke her ankle as she was going out the door for her vacation. Her summer activities are now limited. Hope you heal quickly. · Thanks to astronomer Guy Nason for bringing his telescope and sharing his knowledge at the August 3 star party at the star gazing pad. Unfortunately the clouds did not lift long enough for observers to see a special feature of the moon, the Lunar Straight Wall, which would have been visible that night. The Lunar Straight Wall is a linear fault or escarpment on the moon, which is 110km long with a height of 240–300 metres. However attendees were able to view the double stars Mizar and Alcor in the Big Dipper through Guy’s telescope, and in spite of disappointment about the moon views, everyone had an enjoyable evening socializing
PAGE 5 and learning from Guy. · Swimming lessons at Sand Lake will be completed on August 1, ending with a beach party. A big thank you to Jenny Lemke who took over the instructor position this summer. Her brother, Jeremy was the instructor for several years. Jenny extended the days and really accommodated a lot of youngsters in the area who would have had to travel a lot farther to get these important skills. Great job, Jenny! Best wishes for your studies this coming year. Congratulations to Destanie Lalonde, who completed her Level 10 in Red Cross Swimming at the Sand Lake Swim Program. Destanie received her medallion for completing the Red Cross program. Photo: Destanie Lalonde (left), Jenny Lemke
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· The Cloyne Showcase Art & Craft Sale will be held Friday to Sunday, Aug. 8-10 from 10 am- 4 pm daily at North Addington Education Centre. There will be over 70 exhibitors and crafts such as woodworking, jewelry, paintings, soaps, quilting and more. The show is sponsored by the North Addington Guild and profits made by the guild will go to the school’s arts program. For information please call 473-4063 · The monthly Open Mic & Potluck at the Northbrook Lions hall will be at 7pm on Friday August 8, $6, entertainers $2, all welcome; for info call Lionel 613-336-8142. · On Sunday August 10 a Family Fun Day fundraiser will be held at Land o’Lakes Petting Farm, 1200 Road 506, Cloyne, 11-4 (farm open until 7). The event will feature The Tweed Twangers and Zanzar The Magical Genie. Lots of fun for the whole family, games, prizes and much more. Admission is $5/person, under 2 free, includes a round of mini putt at Sherwood Park Campground. For more information call 613-336-0330. The fundraiser will help with the care of the rescued animals at the farm. · Sympathy to the family of the late Glen Woodzack, who passed away July 23. · Get well wishes to Roy Chestney and Randy Neale. · Belated Birthday wishes go out to: Roy Rogers, Randy Meeks, Jeannine Judskin, Erma Hawley, Megan Przoska, Royce Rosenblath, Terry Edwards, Norma Marshell, and Sherry Mountney. · Get well wishes to Cecil Hawley, also to Dale Salmond. · Our community was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our dear friend Mr. Laurie Wayne Perry, who was the owner of Twin Cedars Camp Ground at Marble Lake. We all loved to hear Laurie play his violin. He played in the band
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with his friend Margaret Anderson and Odey and the gang. He will be greatly missed by his daughter; Lori Ann Parks (Oakie) and family, his son Dale (Patti) and family, and his sister, Mrs. June Hawley. He will be missed by many, many friends. Our deep sympathy to the remaining family. (submitted by Ellanora Meeks)
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· Happy Birthday to Boyce Peters, Keegan Teal, Angie Neumann, Cory Lowery, Camden Robinson, Christopher Love, Anna Vinkle, Lisa Smith, Theresa Lowery, Karen McGregor, Dan Mallette, Nybom twins, Bill Fox, Cassie Cox, Brianna Drew, Cathy Goodfellow, and Randy Kempe. · Happy Anniversary to Lisa & Donnie Smith and Bob & Christine Teal. · Don’t forget on Saturday August 9 from 11 am to 2 pm the Rebekahs are having a BBQ and Bake/Yard Sale at the IOOF Hall in Parham, both in the parking lot and inside. Some great deals to be found. · August 14 the Sharbot Lake United Church will be holding a roast pork dinner from 4:30 - 6:30. · August 9 the Procter Sisters will once again be swimming across Sharbot Lake for their “Swim of Hope” to help raise money for cancer research. Donations can be made online at http://convio.cancer/goto/hopeswim2014 or at North Frontenac Community Services. · Good luck this weekend to the CFMSA Squirt teams Mountain Grove and Sharbot Lake who will be participating in their year end tournament at the Parham Ball field - so if you are looking for something to do feel free to stop by and cheer on the locals. · Also good luck to Sharbot Lake and Parham Bantams who will be playing Friday night and Saturday in Joyceville to finish off their year. Good luck to all of our teams. · Next week the Junior Men are scheduled to play their finals as well - we wish them all the best. · Baseball season is coming to a close. Thanks to all those dedicated volunteers who coach, assist or sit on a executive or sponsor this organization to help local athletes. · Thinking of you in thoughtful prayers to Lynda Wolsey. · Fair time is fast approaching. Volunteers are always welcomed. It is a great way for high school students to get extra community hours. · The Lions Club are holding their annual Bottle Drive at the
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· IT'S HERE!! The Verona Cattail Festival! After months of hard work and preparation, the fun is about to start. The Verona Cattail Festival features two days of outstanding music on stage - 14 electrifying bands. But wait, there's a lot more: a Classic Cars Show, Red Green Duct Tape Boat Races, Marketplace vendors, free Kids Crafts all day, interactive Cameron's Cattail Centre, children's entertainment and rides, lots of food and the list goes on. This will be an exciting two days for the whole family. · The Festival starts off with a parade, Sat. Aug. 9 at 10 am. Highway 38 will be closed off to traffic from the north end of Verona to Verona Sand Road from 10 am to 10:20 am. Arrive early to get a good viewing spot. There will be bleachers set up along Verona Sand Road at the Lions Centre for viewers to watch the parade enter the festival location. Don’t let the crazy weather this summer keep you from the festival. The Verona Cattail Festival goes on rain or shine. The festival venue at the Lions Club Centre provides plenty of protection in the case of rain and the shows will go on. · The whole village is involved this weekend. On Saturday, August 9, the Verona Free Methodist Church will have a Pancake Breakfast (by donation) at the Free Methodist Church from 7:30 to 9 am. Trinity United Church will hold their Fish Fry that evening from 5 to 7 pm, adults $14, children $6. On Sunday, August 10 there will be an Ecumenical Service on the festival grounds starting at 10 am. This year it will be a special service designed for children’s participation. This will be followed by the gospel music of Vocal Legacy. · A new “fun for the whole family” event this year is the Family Contra Dancing, which will take place in the Lions Centre on Sunday, August 10 at noon. Contra dancing is similar to other forms of traditional dancing such as square dancing or ceili dancing. The caller leads the dance by first walking the participants through the dance step-by-step so they understand it, and then calls the dance as the music plays. It's repetitive, so it comes quite easily (children love it.) It's a lot of fun for all ages · Visit the Cattail Centre on Saturday and discover how versatile the cattail is, from food to clothing to crafts to stuffing for mattresses, the cattail has and does it all. Our festival is named “Cattail” because of this versatility, “our festival has
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· Sympathy to Tom Hughes on the loss of his sister Gwen See. · Sympathy to the family of Glen Revelle, beloved husband of 67 years to Elda. · Sympathy also to the family of Edna Hannah, beloved wife of the late Floyd, on her passing. · Happy birthday to Brian Teal, Emma Mallett, Garnet Brown, Joanne Antoine, Travis Tyson, Brian Scott, Hallie and Hannah Hearns, Dawn Cox, Lisa Smith, Theresa O’Connor, Cash Matson, Stacie Keith, Vera Stinson, Mathew Stefan, Marion Bertrim, Anna Vinkle. · Happy Anniversary to Dale & Marion Scott, 55 years, Eric & Phyllis Barr, Blair & Nancy Summera, Jennifer & Ryan Wolf, Christine & Bob Teal, Fred & Barbara Ackey. · Thinking of Doreen and Harold Warren, George and Kay Thompson, Carl Burke, Melanie Gibbs, Marian Hart, Herb Teepell. · On August 6 at 10:30am Darin MacKinnon led the regular monthly church service at Pine Meadow Nursing Home. · On Saturday 16 Sharbot Lake & District Lions will hold a bottle Drive at the beer store in Sharbot Lake from 10 - 4:30pm · A cougar has been seen in the village of Parham. Also a bear was seen near my home. · The Parham men’s ball team played against Perth Road recently at the ball field in Parham. It was a great game from both teams with Wayne Bush as Parham’s coach. · Many people travelled to Bownmanville this past week-end to the “Boots and Hearts” festival which featured many famous country stars. On one day it hailed and rained. · Tip: keep your brown sugar soft by putting a piece of white bread in the bag of sugar and sealing it tight. It works. · Words to live by: Memory is the treasure of the mind
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his year's line up of case success) will be rockshows at the Parham ing the stage Saturday Fair has something for afternoon from 3:30 to everyone. Friday night 4:30. At 6 pm the Fair Talthe grounds will be ent Show gets underway. hopping to the music Each year brings great of 'Kingston Soul Sursurprise talent out of the vivors'. They're one of woodwork! There are two Eastern Ontario's top divisions for the competidance bands. Prepare tion: 12 and under; and 13 to kick up your heels! - 18. Contact Carol Wagar The stage is busy on at 613-659-3315 to regSaturday. Eat your lunch Shawn McCullough ister. Another local music with Valerie Wedden and star, Shawn McCullough, Norm Herns followed by Jessica Wedden - will be the grand finale act of the season on teenage violin sensation. Parham's own 'HD Saturday night. Check out their website at Supply Boys' (hot off their Landmark Show- www.parhamfair.ca!
Study to look at electronic voting by Jeff Green n 2006 about 20 municipalities in Ontario used an electronic voting system to elect their councils and mayor. In 2010 there were 44 electronic voting jurisdictions and this fall the number is set to jump to 97. Over 2 million Ontarians, representing 23% of the population, will have access to electronic voting in the coming municipal election. Many of the municipalities that use the system are similar to those in this region, a mostly rural landscape with a significant number of seasonal residents, but larger centres, such as Ajax, Burlington, Cambridge, Markham and Sudbury are using the system as well. This year for the first time, all of the elections in the Frontenac News’ coverage area are employing the same electronic voting system, through contracts with Intellivote, a Nova Scotia-based company. As electronic voting becomes more popular, it has become the subject of research. The Internet Voting Project is “the first effort in Canada to collect attitudinal data from various election stakeholders to learn about how the option of Internet voting impacts local elections,” according to the project’s founder and director, Nicole Goodman, an assistant professor at McMaster University and a research fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs. This summer, project researchers have approached all of the 97 municipalities in Ontario who are using e-voting for at least some segment of their population and asked them to let their jurisdictions be the subjects of the study. Thus far 47 have signed up, including North Frontenac, Addington Highlands and South Frontenac, and Central Frontenac will consider whether to do so at their meeting next week. In 2010 the Frontenac News looked at the results in Tay Valley, South Frontenac and Addington Highlands, all jurisdictions who used e-voting, and we found that voter turnout was actually lower than it had been before they took on the new system. Nicole Goodman said that in the studies she has seen, and based on an analysis she did of the 2010 election in Markham, for which she conducted a study, the net impact of e-voting is a 4% increase in turnout. “Once you take into account acclama-
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tions and other factors that’s what has been found,” she said, when interviewed over the phone this week. Roughly 50% of the population does not vote, and Goodman said that of those people a slight majority attribute not voting to issues of access or convenience. “They say they don’t have time to vote, they can’t get to vote because of distance or some disability, those kinds of reasons. This is different from the people who say they don’t vote because they aren’t interested or they don’t think it matters. Those people are not going to vote no matter what system is being used.” Aside from the impact on overall voter turnout, the Internet Voting Project is also looking at other issues. It is also looking at the impact on different age groups, as preliminary studies have shown that older voters have taken to the system readily, and that many have found Internet voting easier than the telephone voting option. Because e-voting stretches out voting over ten days, it has an impact on the way campaigns are conducted, putting more focus on the beginning of the campaign, so the study will look at that as well. One of the key pieces of the study is a survey of voters. For those who use computers to vote, the option to participate in the survey will appear on the screen that comes up once the vote has been cast. The survey takes 3-5 minutes to complete, and according to Nicole Goodman the survey has been vetted to exclude confidential information from being disseminated. “It asks about age, demographic data, voting history, whether voters consider themselves urban, suburban, or rural, those kinds of general things. It also asks about the experience of using e-voting,” she said. Participating municipalities will receive a report based on the unique data from their own municipality as well as a report on the outcome of the survey on a provincial level. Survey results and analysis will also be posted on the project's website internetvotingproject.com. The project is Ontariobased, but it is being set up to easily co-ordinate with studies in other provinces to create useable data about voting across Canada, which is on the leading edge of e-voting worldwide.
County of Frontenac and Township of North Frontenac Notice of Application and Public Meeting for: (i) Application for a Plan of Condominium; and (ii) Amendment to the Zoning By-law TAKE NOTICE THAT as per Sections 34 and 51 of the Planning Act, the Council of the Township of North Frontenac, in conjunction with the Council of the County of Frontenac will consider applications from Colin Scott on behalf of Ardoch Lake Developments Inc. for a Plan of Condominium (County File No. 10CD-2012/001) and Amendment to the Zoning By-law (Township File No. Z1-12) at a Public Meeting on:
Friday, August 22, 2014, 10 AM Clar-Mill Community Hall, 6598 Buckshot Lake Road, Plevna SUBJECT LANDS: The property is described as Part of Lot 22 and 23, Concession 1, and Part of Lot 22 and 23, Concession 2, Geographic Township of Clarendon, Township of North Frontenac. The proposed plan of condominium description has a land area of 93.16 hectares (230.2 acres) located on the south side of Ardoch Lake.
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: A vacant land condominium is proposed that would create 34 units for single detached residential dwellings, two road blocks, three open space blocks, a wetland block and wetland buffer block. The blocks would form part of the common element. The zoning application would rezone the lands from Waterfront Residential (RW) and Limited Service Rural (LSR) to Waterfront Residential (RW) and Environmental Protection (EP) zones. The Public meeting will allow those who attend to comment on both applications. The meeting is being held by the Council of the Township of North Frontenac on behalf of both the County of Frontenac and the Township of North Frontenac. If you wish to be notified of the decision of the County of Frontenac in respect of the proposed Plan of Condominium, you must make a written request to the County of Frontenac, 2069 Battersea Road, RR # 1, Glenburnie, ON K0H 1S0, Attention: Jannette Amini, Clerk. If you wish to notified of the decision of the Township of North Frontenac in respect of the proposed Zoning By-law amendment, you must make a written request to the Township of North Frontenac, 6648 Road 506, Plevna, Ontario, K0H 2M0 Attention: Jenny Duhamel, Clerk/Planning Manager. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the County of Frontenac in respect of the proposed Plan of Condominium before the County of Frontenac gives or refuses to give approval to the draft Plan of Condominium, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the County of Frontenac to the Ontario Municipal Board. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the County of Frontenac in respect of the proposed Plan of Condominium before the approval authority gives or refuses to give approval to the draft Plan of Condominium, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at the public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of North Frontenac before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the Township of North Frontenac. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions, or make written submissions to the Township of North Frontenac before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so. The applications have been deemed to be complete for the purposes of Sections 34 and 51 of the Planning Act. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Additional information regarding the application for plan of Condominium is available from the County of Frontenac or Township of North Frontenac during normal business hours. Additional information regarding the applications for amendment to the Zoning By-law is available from the Township of North Frontenac during normal business hours. Dated at Plevna, Ontario this 30th day of July 2014
Parham Happy Travelers M embers of the Parham Happy Travelers seniors group, which has boasts 32 members, 22 of whom are active, held their annual BBQ, bake sale and flea market event to raise funds for their annual trip. The destination has yet to be determined but
the trip will take place sometime this fall. The group meets regularly on the third Wednesday of the month at the Parham Free Methodist Church from noon until 2pm and one need not be a senior to attend the meetings or join the group.
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SOCIAL NOTES IN MEMORIAM In loving memory of my dad, Tom, who passed away 30 years ago, August 4, 1984, and my brother, Tom, who passed away 1 year ago, August 15, 2013. They were taken without warning, Their going left hearts filled with pain; Although they are gone from amongst us, In our hearts they will always remain. Kathy, Art, and family
In Loving Memory of our grandfather and great-grandfather THOMAS JOHNSTON SARGEANT who passed away 30 years ago August 4, 1984 and our uncle and great-uncle THOMAS NEIL SARGEANT who passed away 1 year ago August 15, 2013 They are forever in our hearts. Artie (Susan), Alicia (Mike) and Ainsley, and Jennifer OBITUARY
See, Gwen Peacefully, at the John M. Parrott Centre in Napanee on Saturday, August 2, 2014. Gwendolyn Annie See of Arden at age 86. Beloved wife of the late Wellie See and dear mother of Bill See of Arden; Patricia Southam (David) of Camden East; Linda Michie (Geoff) of Whitby and Jeanette Eland (Ken) of Gravenhurst. Grandmother of Carmen McElligott (Jonathan) of Camden East; Nick Michie (Michelle) of Woodville; Jason Michie (Briana) of Courtice; Sarah Eland of Gravenhurst and Phillip Eland of Kelowna B.C. Greatgrandmother of Ronan Michie. Sister of Eileen Butcher (late Robert); Jean Sadler (late Gordon) and Tom Hughes (June) of Arden. Fondly remembered by several nieces and nephews. The family received friends at the HANNAH FUNERAL HOME in Tamworth (613379-2997) on Tuesday, August 5 from 10:00 a.m., with Service in the Chapel at 12:00 noon, followed by a reception and then interment at Arden Cemetery. Memorial donations made to the John M. Parrott Centre or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences at www.hannahfuneralhome.com FUNERAL SERVICES
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Shirley Bartraw is turning 65!! Please come and help her celebrate on
Sat. Aug. 9th from 2 to 4 p.m. Parham United Church C.E. Centre.
Graduation She has done it again! Annie McKinnon has graduated from Algonquin College, Ottawa, as a Veterinary Technician, and on the Dean's List. She has completed her Vet Tech Certification Exam and passed with flying colours. Annie is presently working at the Beckwith Animal Hospital in Carleton Place. We are so proud!! Love Mom and Dave, and families.
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August 4, 2002 In loving memory of our dad, grandpa & husband Time passes by But memories last a lifetime. We miss you, Judy, Jilene, Jessi, Jonathan & families
by Fred Barrett
ere come the Perseids! This is the best, most dependable meteor storm of the year. Actually, looking up now will give you more meteors than usual and they are Perseids! The calculated peak this year is at 10 pm on August 12. We will get a build up to that moment and then a slow decrease afterwards. Unfortunately the Moon will be just past full and bright in the sky on the night of the peak but we have the lead up and afterwards to see some good fireballs in the sky. Watch for them through now to late August. Remember that they are called Perseids because their radiant is in the constellation Perseus. A radiant is an area of the sky where they seem to shoot from. If you trace their bright trail back to a point in the sky, it originates in point in the constellation Perseus. But that doesn’t mean that you have to look towards Perseus. They can be seen all over the sky. Here’s a fun thing to do: bundle up and go out and look up. Watch out for mossys too! Make a line on a piece of paper for every meteor trail that you see. Don’t forget to use a red or blue flashlight to conserve your night vision. Put a ruler line through each trail at the end of your observations and you’ll see that they point back to the same spot in the sky! Any that don’t, we refer to as ‘sporadic’ meteors. That meteor is an unexpected random visitor from beyond, far out in the the Oort cloud. I’ll fill you in about the Oort cloud in a future column. Or better still, look up info on the Oort cloud and be ready for the column! Our Solar system is such an unbelievable place! This leads me to report results from last month’s quiz. I’m afraid that there wasn’t a winner. I have to be fair when I view the answers. Let’s have a go at another question for this month: what is a “Mare” on the Moon (no, it’s not a horse, a mare!)? An exam-
Raising the bar on locally grown garlic By Paul Pospisil vegetables. ear Ye! Hear Ye! All garStarted in 1997 at the 1st garlic lic growers in the region. festival held in Perth, the Eastern The 2014 Eastern Ontario Garlic Ontario Garlic Awards is the offiAwards will be holding its 18th ancial competition for the best garlic nual competition on Saturday Auproduced in the region. The comgust 30 at the Verona Lions Garlic petition is open to all exhibitors, Festival. both home gardeners and comGarlic is a relatively new vegmercial growers from Eastern etable crop in Canada. It is in high Ontario. Exhibitors do not have to demand by consumers and not be vendors at the host festival in enough is grown to meet domestic order to compete. needs. As a result, over 90 % of The awards have moved the garlic sold in stores is importaround to various garlic festivals ed. Many growers and gardeners over the years. The Verona Lions struggle with the problem of how Garlic Festival currently hosts to grow it successfully. the competition. Excellence in Detail of the trophy The garlic competition was degrowing garlic is recognized by signed to teach growers about the many awards, cash prizes and certificates of recgarlic varieties and encourage them to strive ognition, and often, as a side benefit, by enfor excellence in growing and marketing this hanced sales for the market gardeners that fascinating vegetable. The Garlic Awards win the ribbons. separate the best garlic from the ordinary or The competition is conducted in the same mediocre. When you see the high quality of impartial manner as exhibits at country fairs. the garlic on display, you soon realize that Judges follow the Garlic Judging Standard, there is a vast difference. and growers compete in four classes: Best Garlic continues at the leading edge of the single garlic bulb; Best display of 12 bulbs ‘Buy Local’ trend. A visit to any farmers’ mar- of the same cultivar; Best educational colket will show that garlic is in high demand lection of 5 different cultivars selected from at the peak of the harvest. There’s mystery 5 of the 11 Horticultural Groups; Best garlic and a mystique in this most health-giving of braid. A certificate of award and a ribbon recognize the top three winners in each class. The Champion Garlic Grower receives a A Promise for You major cash prize and has a plaque on the Woodman Trophy. The runner-up also re“The heavens declare the ceives a major cash prize and is recognized glory of God, and the sky on the Woodman II trophy. above proclaims his handiwork” For information on taking part in the comPsalm 19: 1 petition, contact Paul Pospisil at 613-2735683. Get information on the Verona Lions Garlic Festival by calling 613-372-2092. FUNERAL SERVICES
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ple for Mare would be ‘Mare Tranquillitatis’. It’s where the first Moon landing occurred. I have a few Star Finders (also called planispheres) burning a hole in my pocket for the first few correct answers I get. For the first to respond, I have a nice little plasticized map of the Moon. It’s about 10 inches by 10 inches and the plastic keeps the dew off. It won’t sag like a paper one. Since we’re watching for the Perseid meteor shower this month, let’s have a look at where to find the constellation Perseus in the night sky. Remember that as the Earth rotates, the constellations and stars shift across as the sky as the night passes. To find Perseus about mid- August around 11 pm, look to the north and you will see the ‘W of the constellation Cassiopeia. Now look just a little farther north and you will see an arrowhead shape. That’s Perseus! I would be somewhat negligent if I didn’t mention that there’s a beautiful double cluster of stars exactly between them called – surprise(!) the “Double Cluster”. They appear as cotton candy fuzz in the sky. Binoculars are a great help but they are still observable as nakedeye deep space objects (DSOs). Well, let’s see what else is going on this month. There’s been a lot of talk about the Supermoon last month. There are two more coming! This month’s full Moon is actually the largest of the bunch! A somewhat larger Moon occurs when it is closest to the Earth. That point is called its perigee. The apogee is when the Moon is farthest from the Earth. The orbit of the Moon around the Earth is not a perfect circle. It is more like an egg or oval shape. Following the oval curve around the Earth, you can see that there are close passes and more distant passes. The moon is actually about 13% larger at a close pass but it is only noticeable when seen close to the horizon. Then you have the horizon to give you a sense of scale. The Full Moon this month is called the Full Sturgeon Moon. First Nations settled near the Great Lakes and close to other major water bodies would find this month to be the best for harvesting this large fresh water fish. Some other names are Full Red Moon, mainly due to fires in the wilderness and corn or grain Moon as ripening of those crops approach. Here are a few things to watch for this month. Most are in the morning but heading off to work at an early hour, I always take a therapeutic moment to prepare my mind for the day and find peace and preparation by resting my eyes on what is passing through the sky. On the 15th and 16th, you will see a very bright Venus to the upper right of Jupiter in the early morning and it moves above Jupiter on the 17th. This is their closest approach in 14 years. You should follow their dance in the sky in the following mornings. On the 23rd, you will see Jupiter just south of the Beehive nebula (M44) - a very eyeball object, a cotton candy of stars prominent in the east at dawn. Venus and a crescent Moon are close by. On the 31st, watch for the Moon, Mars and Saturn very close in the evening in the southwest just after sunset. It will be a beautiful sight! A special solar telescope will be at the Maberly Fair on August 23 and it will show active views of the sun – prominences and surface details. I am in the middle of organizing a Star Party at the Maberly Fair grounds in midOctober. I will have more information in the next column. Those of you who need help learning about your telescope and where to find objects in the sky will find this an especially useful night. There will be experienced amateur astronomers there who will show you the sky and how to use and get the best out of your scope. “The Beginner’s Observing Guide” by Leo Enright is an invaluable companion for adventures in the sky. It contains star charts and is available at the Sharbot Lake Pharmacy. It can also be ordered from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada at www. rasc.ca/publications. A subscription to our very own excellent Canadian astronomy magazine “SkyNews”, with its centerfold sky chart, can be arranged at the RASC website as well. Let me know how your observing has gone this month, especially anything unusual. I enjoy the feedback. If you have any questions or suggestions you can contact me through this paper or email me at fred.barrett2@sympatico.ca . Clear Skies! Fred.
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enny Vance, who calls herself simply “an individual who cares about turtles”, was at the Sharbot Lake Farmers Market on August 2 showing off an aid specially developed for assisting in the successful hatching of turtles' eggs. Vance, who lives in Tweed and cottages near Mountain Grove, is a member of the Quinte Field Naturalists and she had with her at the market a Turtle Incubation Care Unit, which she calls a Turtle ICU. The device is used to protect turtle eggs from predators. It is a simple wooden frame constructed with four pieces of 2 x 4, each roughly 1.5 feet in length, which have been screwed together to make a frame. Stapled onto the frame is a single piece of ¼ inch square metal screen. The frame is placed over a freshly laid nest of turtle eggs, mesh side up, and four onefoot-long ardox spikes, which are sold with the unit, are nailed down through the four corners of the frame to keep it in place. The frame remains in place over the egg nest for roughly 10 days, protecting the eggs from skunks, racoons and other creatures that like to feast on them. After that time, once the smell of the nest has dissipated and the eggs are then safe from prey, the frame can be removed. Depending on the species of turtle, the eggs can take anywhere from 60-90 days to hatch and it is important that the frame be removed well before hatching time so that the young turtles do not become trapped. The device was developed by some friends of Vance, the Wilkins, who arranged for staff from the Toronto Zoo to come to
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their home in Tweed to help them develop a snake hibernaculum and a beach for turtles to lay eggs. The idea for the ICU came about from that meeting. Denise Wilkins then arranged for students in the environmental class at the local high school in Madoc to build the Turtle ICU devices, which the students are now are selling for $10 apiece. Funds raised from the sales go back to the school so that the students can continue building and selling the units. Vance also had with her a copy of the Toronto Zoo booklet "Turtles of Ontario: A Stewardship Guide" which she and the students are also selling along with the ICU for an additional $2 per copy. The stewardship guide is helpful in identifying the turtles and determining how long it takes the eggs to hatch. Common turtles species found in this area include the blandings, painted, and snapping turtles. Due to the fact that most turtle species with the exception of the painted turtle are listed as either endangered, threatened or of special concern, and additionally that most turtle species do not begin reproducing until they are upwards of 20 years old, it is important that young turtles get a helpful start in the world. Anyone interested in purchasing a Turtle ICU can contact Penny Vance at 613-478-6229 or by email at pencilsag@yahoo.com. Vance said she would do her best to deliver the units and booklets personally to buyers. While the season for turtle egg laying is nearing its end, Vance said she is willing to take names for those interested in having a unit ready for next season.
Dated this 26th day of June, 2014.
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Friday August 8 FRONTENAC FARMERS MARKET, 3–7pm in Harrowsmith, Road 38 & K&P Trail junction NORTHBROOK - OPEN MIC & POTLUCK Lions hall 7pm, $6, entertainers $2, all welcome; info, Lionel 613-336-8142.
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Saturday August 9 ARDEN LEGION - GEORGE PARKS PIG ROAST, 5-8 pm; $12, children half price; info (613) 335-2737 DENBIGH – ROSE HILL NATURE RESERVE, Nature Walk, fundraiser for Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust, all ages welcome Registration 9:30am, guided hike 10am, $10 donation. Directions at mmltc.ca 613-253-2722. 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
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he Railway Heritage Park located in the village of Sharbot Lake is fast becoming a popular destination for visitors to Central Frontenac. The site was developed by members of the Central Frontenac Railway Heritage Society (CFRHS) over many years. There are now two new Railway Heritage Park signs on Road 38 that point visitors to the park and they are likely what is bring-
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Community BBQ sponsored by Northern Frontenac Community Services on Thursday, Aug. 21 at the Oso beach in Sharbot Lake. For almost 40 years, NFCS has been a driving force in the social development of North and Central Frontenac areas and our annual BBQ is a chance to say Thank You to all the supporting communities. In addition to free hamburgers, hotdogs, chips and drinks, activities for all ages will be happening from 5 to 7 pm. For the children: air castles, face painting, pony rides and petting zoo. Everyone will enjoy the horse drawn wagon rides, live music, mini golf, bingo (over 21) and tomahawk throws, all for the one low price of….FREE. Whether you’re a year round resident or a summer visitor, we hope to see you there. Bring your lawn chairs, enjoy the music, no need to cook supper tonight. For more information call NFCS, 613-279-3151.
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Monday August 11 RAILTON - BINGO, St Patrick’s Church, 7pm SHARBOT LAKE – FOOT CARE CLINIC, seniors’ centre, appointment: 613-279-3151.
members, entertainers $2, lunch, prizes. All welcome 613-336-2557 SHARBOT LAKE LEGION – BBQ Steak & dessert, 5:30-7pm, $15. SYDENHAM - PUPPET SHOW EXTRAVAGANZA, 10am at library. “What Does The Fox Say?” and “The Fox and the Grapes”, all welcome.
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ARDEN - CONSIGNMENT AUCTION, fundraiser for United Church; 10am; info: Wayne Carrothers 613-335-2877. HARROWSMITH – 50s/60s DANCE, Golden Links hall 8pm, $25 couple; $15 single, tickets at door, costumes welcome, proceeds to hall repairs; info Brenda 372-2410 LAND O’ LAKES FISHING TOURNAMENT on Bobs, Skootamatta, Kashwakamak Stocco & Beaver lakes, 5 weigh-in stations, great prizes, 1st prize 2014 Legend 14 boat w/ motor & trailer; info/tickets: Land o’Lakes Tourist Association, travellandolakes.com SHARBOT LAKE FARMERS MARKET Heritage Day; heritage food, music, knife/tomahawk throwing, demonstrations & more! 9am1pm Oso Beach. SYDENHAM - RECEPTION & ARTISTS’ TALKS by Ryan Wilkinson and Louise Day, Grace Centre, 1pm, free, refreshments, all welcome
Tuesday, August 12 FOOT CARE CLINICS, Verona Medical Center 9am-noon; Sydenham Grace Centre 1-4pm. For appointment call Bob: 613-3766477; 1-800-763-9610 SYDENHAM - CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP, Grace Centre 9-10am; info: Mary Gaynor-Briese, 613-376-6477 ext. 305
Wednesday, August 13 BON ECHO PROVINCIAL PARK - DAVID ARCHIBALD, energetic show for the whole family, 7pm, Amphitheatre, entry fee covered by Friends of Bon Echo from 6:30pm on SNOW ROAD - POTLUCK SUPPER, community center, 5:30pm, 60s-70s theme, all welcome
Thursday, August 14 CLOYNE: SENIORS COED SOFTBALL, Thursdays 9am, ball field, all skills welcome. Don 336-2452; Lauder 336-2998 LAND O’ LAKES GARDEN CLUB Pine View Free Methodist Church, Cloyne, 7pm, “Hostas and other shade perennials” OMPAH - GARDEN TOUR, meet at community centre 10am; rain date August 14 info: Paige (479-2318). SHARBOT LAKE - ROAST PORK DINNER United Church, 4:30–6pm, $12, Children 6-12 $5; 5 & under free.
Thurs. & Fri. August 14 & 15 ARDEN - BRUSH TRIMMING & GENERAL CLEANUP throughout village, mornings, meet 9am at Kennebec Hall, volunteers needed.
Friday August 15 HARLOWE - OLD TYME FIDDLERS, 7:30pm, community hall, $6 non-members, $5
Sat & Sun Aug 16 & 17 SHARBOT LAKE – LIONS BOTTLE DRIVE at beer store, proceeds to community projects www.sharbotlions.com
Sunday, August 17 BIG CLEAR LAKE ASSOCIATION AGM, 10 am-12 noon, Kennebec Hall NORTHBROOK CEMETERY SERVICE, 2pm, please bring lawn chair, rain location Lions hall; donations towards cemetery care welcome
Monday August 18 PLEVNA – FOOT CARE CLINIC, Clar-Mill Hall, appointment: 613-279-3151.
Wednesday, August 20 OMPAH - BIRTHDAY BASH & COMMUNITY POTLUCK, 5:30pm, community hall, games after, all welcome
Thursday August 21 BON ECHO PROVINCIAL PARK, Bill White & White Pine, national award winning musical group; also BBQ by Friends of Bon Echo, 4:30-7pm, Amphitheatre; park entry fee covered by Friends of Bon Echo from 4pm on.
by Julie Druker ing more visitors now. On the Saturday of the long weekend, August 2, close to 40 people explored the park and caboose and the hundreds of railway heritage artifacts. The caboose is open during the summer every Saturday from 11 am-3pm and is free of charge. The appeal of the park knows no age limit. Young children are fascinated by the caboose as most have never seen one let alone been inside one. For that matter most adult visitors to the area have never been inside a caboose either, so it is a unique experience for the whole family. Older visitors, especially those who have had connections to the railway in the past, often take a seat inside the caboose to pore over the eight binders that contain in-depth information and memories about the K& P Railway, historic photos of Sharbot Lake, and local family histories. One binder is dedicated to the numerous trains and stations that used to exist in the area. The caboose's lovingly restored and carefully maintained space, which was designed and dedicated to the imperative tasks of its former inhabitants, is a historic gem from days gone by. It has two look outs that are accessed by ladders, a conductor's chair, a tiny but serviceable kitchen with built in table and chairs, a double burner stove top, sink, and small cabinets filled with dishes. There is an old oil stove and an old station agent's chair from the former train station in Clarendon.
Sarah Hachem (Renaud), whose family grew up in the area and who still visits the family cottage on Buck Bay, visited the Railway Heritage Park with her in-laws from Toronto on August 2. The remainder of the indoor space is dedicated to displaying numerous old railway artifacts, which include an old CN radio and radio microphone, a Morris telegraph, an old track side phone, plus various lamps, lanterns and torches used by the crew. Outside in the park stand many larger artifacts including various carts and wagons, signals and signs, and a rail motor car in good working order, which was recently donated to the society. Members of the Central Frontenac Railway Society are continuing their work on the park. This year they will be focusing their efforts on completing the patio located on the back side of the caboose. Also completed
this year was an eight-minute video created with the help of the Township of Central Frontenac, specifically staff member Jessie Mills, which includes footage of the society's president and vice president respectively, Sally Angle and Gary Giller, who speak of the CFRHS, the park and its history. The video can be viewed on the society's Facebook page (Kick and Push-Sharbot Lake) by clicking on the video link posted there. For those who have yet to visit, the Railway Heritage Park is definitely a must. Picnic tables located in the park make it a great place for visitors to enjoy lunch while exploring the unique railway history of Sharbot Lake and area.
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Outdoors in the Land O’ Lakes - What are those blobs in our lakes anyway? T
his column is about an interesting but obscure natural phenomena that we often see in our lakes in summertime. A couple of summers ago, some visitors to "Bryozoa" by Braunchitis our area saw what was described as a “globulous gelatinous mass” in Sharbot Lake, and I was asked if I could shed any light on what it might be. I had seen a number of these “blobs” in Bobs Lake in the past, and as my curiosity had led me to do a little investigation to find out more about them. As a result, I had a pretty good idea that this was another example of what I had seen. I am referring to greenish, roughly softball-sized masses that on first glance resemble a mass of what could be fish or frog’s eggs. Often formed around submerged sticks or plant stems, they tend to be found in warm, shallow, still water bodies, a few inches below the surface of the water. They appear to be mostly made up of a translucent jelly-like substance, but divided into a large number of similar sized “cells” or individual units, not unlike the cells of a honeycomb. Each cell seems to have a darker spot in the centre. It turns out that these blobs are actually colonies of small invertebrate aquatic animals called bryozoans – more specifically a colonial freshwater bryozoan called a Phylactolaemata. A good way to think of these animals is as a group of identical jellyfish-like creatures that all live together in a single blob-like structure. Bryozoans come from one of the most obscure corners of the animal world, and aren't closely related to anything else. Some people also describe them as like the small animals that make up corals (called “polyps”) but without the hard calcite structures that coral polyps create for themselves. Like all bryozoans, they filter-feed by means of a "crown" of tentacle-like appendages that extend out into the water to trap food. The life cycle of these creatures appears to be quite complex. Each individual member of the colony is called a “zooid”, all of which are clones of the founding member of the colony. The colonies reproduce sexually, with each member functioning as both male and female at the same time – making them what is known as simultaneous hermaphrodites. They also reproduce asexually in a way that enables a colony to survive the variable and uncertain conditions of freshwater environments. Throughout summer and
autumn they produce tiny disc-shaped bodies called statoblasts – groups of cells contained in shell-like structures that function as "survival pods". Statoblasts can remain dormant for considerable periods, and while dormant, can survive harsh conditions such as freezing and drying out. They can be transported across long distances by animals, floating vegetation, currents and winds. When conditions improve, the shells open and the cells inside develop into a zooid that tries to form a new colony. A study estimated that one small group of colonies produced 800,000 statoblasts. Fortunately for us, not all statoblasts become new colonies, or our lakes would have little room for anything other than bryozoans! One last interesting feature of these curious creatures is worthy of note: They don’t appear to have a common name other than “freshwater bryozoans”. This strikes me as an opportunity for some creative naming. If anybody would like to submit a suitable possible name for these curious creatures, we could look at I’d be happy to publishing it in the next column. Who knows, the name may even stick! Observations: We collected this harvest of Chanterelles a few weeks ago. It seems to be a good year for them, perhaps because of the long winter, moist spring, and cool and dryish July. I saw chanterelles in a Kingston grocery store selling for $30/pound! Readers are reminded to never eat or even collect mushrooms that they cannot 100% identify as safe, as some mushrooms are very poisonous. Lorraine Julien noticed that the June 2014 issue of Canadian Geographic had an article on the Showy Lady’s Slipper orchids at Purdon Conservation area.
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Gina Wicher sent the photo of a type of sphinx moth called a Virginia Creeper Sphinx Moth (Darapsa myron). It eats Virginia creeper and wild grape. Mike from the Plevna area sent photos of some giant plants growing on Smith Road. The tallest one is a whopping 11ft. 3in. and one of its lower leaves is 24” long. There are a number of wild lettuces (Lactuca species) in our area, several of which are native and can grow quite tall with the right conditions -- moisture, good light, lack of competition, etc. White flowers would indicate tall blue lettuce (Lactuca biennis), and yellow flowers with no prickles would suggest Canada lettuce (Lactuca canadensis). The Smith Road plants do have prickles on the mid rib of the underside of the leaves, which suggests that they are prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola). However, a more positive identification can be made once the plants flower. Send your observations to Lorraine Julien at naturewatching@gmail.com or Steve Blight at frontenac.nature@gmail. com (Note: this is a new email address for Steve Blight)
Big prizes at LOLTA Fishing Tournament! T
he second Land O’ Lakes Large and Smallmouth Bass Fishing Tournament is set to reel anglers to the region Saturday August 16. Tickets are rapidly selling! This year the top prize is for a 2014 Legend 14 FT Ultralite Boat with a motor and trailer courtesy of North Country Marine. There is also an iPad up for grabs this year as well. Your odds of winning these prizes are 1 in 500 and as long as you purchase a ticket you are automatically entered to win these and other fishing prize packs, including cash prizes for each lake. The five lakes chosen for the tournament are Skootamatta, Kashwakamak, Bobs, Beaver and Stoco Lake, with $500 up for grabs on each lake for the angler who reels in the biggest Large or Smallmouth Bass. The tournament is sponsored
by the Land o'Lakes Tourist Association and General Manager of LOLTA, Lucas Wales, is aiming to have a sold out tournament. “The benefit of hosting the fishing tournament is provide an economic support for small businesses and small communities throughout the Land O’ Lakes. The more people we have coming into the area for our tournament the greater the exposure for the many facets of our region, especially our restaurants and accommodators." Tickets are $50, available online at: http://bit.ly/1pUcjw9 You can also purchase your tickets at various locations including Sunset Family Campground, Sharbot Lake Employment Services, North Frontenac Township Office, Fernleigh Lodge, Bishop Lake Outdoor Centre. Visit travellandolakes.com
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hey arrived near dusk in a van and a car, with cartloads of equipment that needed to be navigated down the hill, past a couple of thousand people who were milling about playing frizbee, watching the music or looking for their children as night was coming in. “You'd better deliver after making us drag all this stuff down there,” we told them. “Oh, we will,” said Lindsay Beaver, the band’s drummer and driving force, “not to worry.” An hour and a half later, after a highly entertaining performance by Coco Love Alcorn and Ian Sherwood, the crowd was ready to jump and jive. Then the curtain rose on five musicians lined up at the front of the stage, the drum kit at the centre of stage, and Lindsay Beaver glaring out at the audience like a boxer ready to burst out from the corner. “One, two, three, four,” she yelled and then hit the snare and bass drums as the Lindsay Beaver other four players (sax, double bass, keyboards and guitar) all launched into the first number. From then on it was a blur. The Wailers play no-holdsbarred original blues/rock/R&B tunes that sound at first like they could be 50 years old. There is much of the manic JerryLee Lewis vibe in what they do, but they are no throwback. The genre they play was pretty much a macho domain in its early day, with women more often than not singing back up, or sometimes lead vocals. The women in Wailers - Beaver and guitarist Emily Burgess - are the songwriters and their drum and guitar work drives the music; no window-dressing there. However that does not mean that the men in the band take a back seat. Saxophonist Jon Wong struts his stuff with the very best of them, as do bassist Mike Archer and Jesse Whitely, the newest member of the band, on keyboards. Not to get wrapped up in gender politics - the band is not particularly bothered by them, but even in 2014 it is refreshing to see those rock and roll stereotypes stood on their ear. The Wailers get hired to play blues festivals around the world, but it is hard to imagine a better kind of setting for them than in front of a crowd that wants to dance and shout. They played fast and strong; it was an engaging performance from start to finish. And they seemed to enjoy themselves doing
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it. I hope someone helped them get their gear back up the hill afterwards. Julia Phillips is the artistic director of the Blue Skies Festival. In her third year on the job she brought a number of new faces to the little back-field on Clarendon Road. Last year, which was the festival’s 40th year, featured some nostalgic elements and the return of some of the bands from earlier eras of the festival. This year was about looking forward. The only returning acts were Jaron Freeman Fox and the Opposite of Everything, who are in their early 20s, and the Rhythm Haints, a band of teenagers from Kingston who were rained out last year. Aside from that, there was a lot of variety in the mix of music: the Dardanelles (Newfoundland), Genitocurm (Quebec), manic Ben Caplan and the Casual Smokers (Nova Scotia), Gregory Hoskins (Guelph), and the wonderful Sheesham and Lotus and Son (Wolfe Islands/ Gatineau). It is a delicate mix between styles that is required by a festival that attracts a seamless mix of young families, teenagers and 20 and 30 somethings, along with the greying and balding set who have been navigating the narrow Clarendon Road since the ’70s and ’80s. The Blue Skies Festival now has a website, and among the useful information on the site, the one controversial element is the line-up of musicians, complete with links to band sites. Many festival-goers are resistant to the idea of knowing what they will hear before they go to the festival.They want the artistic director to surprise them. Julia Phillips delivered many pleasant surprises this year, and a revelation, the 24th Street Wailers.
hase II of the Frontenac K&P Trail, from Harrowsmith to the north end of Verona, will officially open on Saturday, August 9. The public is invited for an official opening ceremony at 1:30p.m., followed by light refreshments and free horse-drawn wagon rides along the trail. “This stretch of the Frontenac K&P Trail cuts through a beautiful area of the Frontenacs,” says Bud Clayton, Warden of the County of Frontenac. “Heading north from Harrowsmith, users venture through agricultural land, wooded areas, rock cuts, and wetlands before coming to the Hardwood Creek Bridge and its beautiful views, then on through the village of Verona.” This official opening will celebrate the redevelopment of Phase II, which was completed in 2013, in part due to funding received through the Trans-Canada Trail (TCT) and the Government of Ontario through the Pan Am/Parapan Am Trails initiative. “The Trans-Canada Trail is delighted to have been able to support the development of this section of greenway trail that means so much to people living in the Frontenac area, and that helps bring us closer to our goal of connecting our national Trail and Canadians by 2017,” says Al MacPherson, Chair of Trans-Canada Trail Ontario, who will speak on behalf of the TCT. “Ontario is helping close the gaps along Ontario’s Trans Canada Trail as a major legacy investment of the 2015 Games,” said Michael Coteau, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport and Minister Responsible for the 2015 Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games. “Once complete, the Pan Am/Parapan AmTrails will connect Frontenac County to communities across the province. An incredible Games legacy, the trails will promote healthy lifestyles while providing valuable recreational and active transportation opportunities for Ontarians of all ages and abilities.” Work has begun on the redevelopment of Phase III, which will see the installation of another bridge at White Creek and the redevelopment of 9.8km of trail from the north end of Verona through to White Lake Road. The redevelopment of the Frontenac K&P through to Sharbot Lake is expected to be completed in 2017.
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