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ndrew Kovacs had an idea, and the former Sharbot Lake Seniors’ Home is where he is turning that idea into a reality. Kovacs is a Certified Professional Accountant who worked for years in supply chain finance. However he has wanted to make a change and has been looking for a suitable property to turn into a residence where seniors can be active but not have to worry about property upkeep, cooking or cleaning, among other responsibilities. “I spent over a year looking for the right opportunity and looked at a number of properties, at least eight, but nothing was suitable. Then one day my broker called me and said his daughter had seen the seniors home here when she was driving to Toronto from Ottawa, where she works for Health Canada, and she told her father to check it out,” he said last week from his makeshift construction office/living room in what is fast becoming Sharbot Lake Retirement and Retreat. That was in late September, and when he came up and saw the building and the location he was instantly sold on it. “The lake sold it for me; it’s gorgeous,” he said. As we talked last week, the lake was frozen in its winter stillness, but the building was full of activity. All of the rooms have been completely gutted, down to the studs. The furni-

ture, which had been accumulated over the years by the former owner of the property, Dr. Bell, has been or is being refurbished and is stacked in one room under cover. It is in this bare-bones state that Kovacs can see how he wants to set up the building for the 20 or so residents that he will be able to accommodate as permanent residents. “The rooms are all 250 square feet in size, and we are putting walk-in tubs and showers in each of them. We plan to create what I call a ‘boutique hotel experience’ here. All the meals will be included of course, plus tray service to the room upon request, and other services such as a hair salon. In a lot of residences that are out there, the initial rent is only a part of the cost; everything comes with a charge. Here, everything will be included.” One of the changes that came about from looking at the building once it was gutted is that the former dining room, which has large windows and the best view of the lake in the entire building, will be used as an activity lounge instead. “While it was a beautiful room for eating in, it was not used for the rest of the day,” said Kovacs, “so we can move the dining area over and make this room a focal point for the residents.” One of the basic improvements being made to the building is the installation of an

Andrew Kovacs, new owner of Sharbot Lake Retirement and Retreat elevator to help with mobility in the three-level structure. Further down the road, the strip of land between the building and the lake is to be landscaped and made fully accessible to the residents in the home. “What we are going to be offering is a beautiful location, handy to all the services in the village, at a competitive price,” said Kovacs, who said he sees the region between Ottawa and Kingston as the market for the residence. “When we are all done renovating this will be a beautiful place to live. The building has really good bones. It is solid and has an approved sprinkler system. What we will be doing is making all the residents’ rooms and all the common rooms look and feel attrac-

tive and comfortable. When people come here with their parents they will be wanting to move in themselves; that’s what we are after,” he said. A local crew is now working on the construction project as are local tradespeople, and when the residence is opened there will be employment for cooks and cleaners, personal support workers and other staff. “Our success will bring jobs and a higher profile to the local community,” said Kovacs, who hopes to make the Sharbot Lake residence the model for others in the coming years. Once the renovations are complete, Kovacs said he intends to bring the local public in to view the space.

$2 plus million fire hall coming soon to Perth Road Village South Frontenac Committee of the Whole by Jeff Green onald Awde, an architect from Bethany, Ontario, presented a report on prospects for a new fire hall in Perth Road. The first part of the report established first that the existing fire hall is inadequate. “There can certainly be no question that the existing building is so totally inadequate for the purpose and is of such minimal quality of construction that it would be impossible to renovate or adapt in order to extend the life,” said the report. Even the site where the existing hall is located was declared unsuitable, partly because of its location within the built up area in Perth Road and partly because it is too small. There are issues with the soil and the topography as well. A brand new building on a brand new site was recommended, and the size of the proposed new four-bay building is 7,900 square feet, over twice the size of the existing building. The cost, depending on the final design, ranges from $2.2 million for a basic building to $2.5 million for an enhanced version. In response to the presentation, Loughborough Councilor Mark Schjerning wondered if four bays are enough for the longterm needs of the department.

Fire Chief Rick Cheseborough said, “I feel that the size of the building will be adequate to the needs of the department for at least 20 years.... Compared to the old fire hall it will be like the Taj Mahal - but don't quote me on that.” “I think we need to include as much as we can, all the enhancements should be in place from the start,” said Schjerning in response. Other members of Council asked questions about the options for layout of the building and other technical details. The cost was not questioned, however, perhaps because Council had been informed about it when they considered the 2015 capital budget two weeks ago. The budget included a $2.2 million line for this project.

Shoreline rehabilitation will mean loss of a sand beach at The Point. Riggs Engineering presented a report and plan for a $100,000 shoreline restoration project at the Point Park. The plan includes replacing the existing wooden crib that forms a retaining wall on the water with a combination of stone seating and rock revetment, some grading and other landscape modifications, and the replacement of the existing sand beach with a pebble beach. “The replacement of sand beach materials with pebble beach materials is not typically a desirable change, but is a reality of regulatory approval conditions,” said Brian Riggs in his

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Partially maintained roads need more study

Public Works Manager Mark Segsworth presented a list of small gravel roads in the township that receive some maintenance from township road crews, but are not necessarily plowed in the winter. A consultant was hired to catalogue the roads, with a view towards determining what criteria should be used to decide which roads should be included for snow plow service and which shouldn’t. “It will take us another year to sort this out,” said Segsworth. “To be honest there is no rational explanation for why we do what we do now. Some roads have minimal maintenance, a grader once every two years. And there are other roads where we have full maintenance for no apparent reason. Maybe they are being done because of a handshake deal years ago, I don’t know. We need

to take a look at the whole thing and come up with a plan and a cost to make it consistent throughout the township.”

The Ladybush Lane conundrum

Planner Lindsay Mills brought the issue of Ladybush Lane, which is off Bedford Road, to Council’s attention. “The street sign for that lane keeps getting stolen,” said Mills. “It has happened five times. One option is to change the name of the lane; another is to eliminate the name entirely since there are only three properties and they could be named a, b, and c; and the third option is to leave it and replace the sign when we have to.” “What do the signs cost?” asked Councilor Pat Barr. “$150,” said Mark Segsworth. “What about riveting the signs instead of just bolting them in place so it only takes a wrench to remove them?” asked Mark Schjerning. “Does anybody have a new name in mind?” asked Deputy Mayor John McDougall, who was chairing the meeting in the absence of Mayor Vandewal. No proposed names were forthcoming from Council and the matter was left for the time being.

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Absenteeism at Fairmount Home concerns new council

hroughout the 2011-2014 term of council, former Frontenac County councilor, David Jones (Frontenac Islands), spoke at length and with considerable vitriol about the absenteeism rate at Frontenac Paramedic Services. Now that Jones is gone, North Frontenac Mayor Ron Higgins seems to have taken up the torch, in a less aggressive way. In response to the year-end absenteeism report for 2014, which was presented to council at their January 21 meeting, Higgins said “When I see this report it appears there is a problem at Fairmount Home, but without some information about the size of the workforce, the percentage of absenteeism to overall hours, and possibly something to compare the rate at Fairmount to other similar-sized facilities, I really don't know what it means,” he said. The report showed that the total hours lost to absenteeism at Fairmount reached a three-year high in 2014. 14,800 hours were lost in 2012; however, the number dropped to 11,519 in 2013, and then jumped to 16,040 in 2014. By contrast, Frontenac Paramedic Services hit a threeyear low in 2014, losing 18,923 hours as compared to 21,913 in 2013 and 19,653 in 2012. The other category of worker covered in the report, those who work in corporate services at the county office, saw a return to historic levels after a spike in 2013. In 2014, 399 hours were lost to illness, as compared to 977 in 2013, and 481 in 2012. Frontenac County ratepayers pay a small portion of the operating costs of both Fairmount Home and Frontenac Paramedic Services, which receive significant finding from the Province of Ontario and the City of Kingston. County ratepayers pick up the entire cost of Corporate Services,

however. County Chief Administrative Officer Kelly Pender said that staff are working on an improved absenteeism report. “We recognize that the report does not give council members the kind of useful comparative information to help them provide proper oversight,” he said. The other missing piece of information, according to Ron Higgins, “is any sort of root cause analysis of why people are calling in sick in these numbers.” Community Paramedicine Initiative: A pilot project to come up with a viable community paramedicine initiative for Kingston and Frontenac County, which received $158,000 in provincial funding, has seen half of the money spent on a study to be completed by a Queen’s professor. The $81,000 project includes research into existing paramedicine projects based on a detailed literature scan, a list of potential partners in the project. The contract will be completed by the inclusion of a “demonstration program logic model to guide implantation and evaluation of a demonstration home visit/wellness program aimed at addressing the needs of the community, and to support healthy aging in the home across the geographical area of the County of Frontenac and the City of Kingston,” to use the wording of the Queen’s University proposal. Councilor John McDougall was underwhelmed by the proposal. “My difficulty with this is that we are going to get high level

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information back when the goal is to establish a solid framework for future core paramedic programs and a communication plan .... this looks like a lot of things we could already pull up from what has been done before,” he said. Gale Chevalier, the Deputy Chief of Frontenac Paramedic Services who is leading the entire paramedicine initiative, agreed with McDougall, in part. “You are correct, we went out with an RFP [Request For Proposal] to see if we could get all of the work done to get a program up and running, and no one responded to it. But one thing we do need done in any case is the research part, which is something we do not have the internal expertise to do, so this covers that part off. I agree this project from Queen’s is not developing the communications link,” she said. “They are going to do a literature review and provide information but the onus is still on you to move this forward beyond that,” said Councilor Natalie Nozzal (Frontenac Islands) to Chevalier. “Communications is a large part of this. There will need to be budget money for that because Queen’s will not deliver it,” said Ron Higgins. “I still think that the part that Queen’s is going to provide has already been done.” said McDougall. Despite the stated reservations, council approved a motion to enter into the $81,000 contract with Queen’s. Councilor McDougall voted against the motion.

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Remembering old times on a winter’s day SINCE 1970

s I sat last week in the well-appointed new council chambers for Frontenac County Council (aka the Rotary Auditorium of Fairmount Home), waiting for Warden Dennis Doyle to be ushered in by the county clerk to preside over a civilised, if pretty boring meeting, I remembered a very different January meeting from long ago; well, two years ago to be exact. That meeting took place in another beautiful room, a much smaller one, at the other end of the horseshoe-shaped building that houses the Fairmount Home and Frontenac County offices. The council was meeting for the first time after the warden of the day, Janet Gutowski, had informed her colleagues that she was not going to follow the long-established tradition whereby the warden resigns after a year in office. She had decided to stay on as warden. There was a palpable sense of frustration in the air as members realised they had no

way to force Gutowski out of the position, and tempers flared. The targets were Gutowski and then CAO Elizabeth Savill, and the issue underlying everything was the sense that Gutowski was staying in place to block attempts by the rest of council to rein in the county and keep it from taking on a greater role in service delivery at a township level. The bad feelings in the room at that meeting in 2013 have had many consequences. Among them was motion of censure against Gutowski a few months later, which led to a lawsuit being launched by Gutowski against four members of Council. Flash forward to today. That lawsuit has not gone away. Last month an appeal court upheld a decision from May 2014. At that time Justice Beaudoin had ruled that statements made in the context of a municipal council are not protected from libel and slander laws in the way that statements made in provincial or federal legislatures are, and rejected a motion by county lawyers to reject

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t is not my fault! Teenagers say that frequently. Adults talk around the issue, for instance, reducing the speed limit to 40 km/hr in front of the Granite Ridge High School in Sharbot Lake. Several issues are at play here. The provincial government has outlawed smoking on all school property and now on many municipal recreational properties like our township ball parks. Smokers at the high school are forced onto township property adjoining the school property and the traveled pavement of Road 38 or they must hike to Dickson Crescent. The illness and death from smoking is well documented and numbers in the thousands. Accidents and injuries to teenagers, who exhibited a reckless mindset on public roads in front of schools are few. Any injury will create massive sympathy and fault finding. This now is a community problem that needs more than a revised speed limit law

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the suit out of hand. No court date has been set for the case, but the unofficial word is that the county’s insurer would like to settle the matter out of court. Gutowski did not want to talk in any detail about the case when asked this week, but said she has not heard anything from her lawyer about an offer, or a court date either. She did indicate that there is still time for the defendants, only three of whom are still alive, to “do the right” thing before the matter goes to court. Presumably a settlement at this point would include a financial component as well as some form of retraction. Meanwhile, back in the orderly confines of the new council chamber, Dennis Doyle, who happens to be one of two current members of the council who were named in the lawsuit, presides over council now, and in an interesting twist of fate, Doyle sees the role of the county in much the same way that Gutowski did. Instead of seeing a limited role for the county, Doyle sees an expanded role

in township matters, from planning to financial services and it may go on and on. As the three smaller townships face difficulties covering their costs, the county’s status could be on an upswing. South Frontenac will not be happy about this. Its council and county representatives are wary that all of this will lead to increased costs for South Frontenac ratepayers with no benefit. A debate over planning costs for contract services provided by the County department is set for next month’s county meeting. That debate might mark the beginning of another chapter in the debate of the role of Frontenac County in the lives of residents. (Note – we are not running a 50 Stories /150 Years article this week, but next week’s installment will include two articles, both based on interviews with politicians who were involved with municipal amalgamation and the way Frontenac County came to be set up in 1998.)

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to fix. No speed limit is better than one that is only enforced part-time. Motorists will slow down when they see an obstacle in their path, perhaps a police car waiting to ticket them. But having several police officers enforcing traffic by-laws will cause a rise in our taxes and create an environment of fear and loathing for many who encounter bad luck. Many communities have installed traffic lights. Several enlightened communities like Kemptville have constructed ‘round-abouts’ or they divided traffic lanes with a median, like Carleton Place. I read of one that used chevrons (the < shaped design) painted in wide strips and spaced regularly on the pavement to correspond with a set speed. To help the driver reduce speed in unsafe zones, they placed the chevrons closer together whereby giving the illusion that the driver was speeding. Drivers reacted by reducing their speed. The township may want to pass a by-law to ban smoking on municipal property in all school zones to signal to smokers that cancer and accidents are preventable. They may want to place obstacles like round-a-bouts on the road systems to slow traffic to accountable speeds. Or like Verona who built a highway bypass around the businesses and then abandoned it, they could just close off Road 38 and make us drive around on Gordon Crescent. Sharbot Lake will continue to be a great community when we design it for all the people and not for issues. - Doug Steele

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• Sunday was a sad day, as Legion members said a fond farewell to treasurer, Glenys Coffin, who passed away last week. A slideshow played in the background, with Glenys in Barbados at a car rally, at a BBQ and other events, always with her loving husband Darrel and always with a big smile. This lovely lady will be missed by everyone who knew her. • Spring must be close at hand. Numerous seed catalogues are arriving daily as ardent gardeners await longer and sunnier days. Planner books abound as we decide where to plant our newer than ever heritage tomatoes plants and should we really try organic Ring of Fire Peppers. Keep smiling because Spring is just under 50 days away. • The Arden United Church’s annual congregational meeting is Wed. Feb. 11 at 7pm, and the Annual Pastoral Charge meeting will take place Thurs. Feb. 26, 7pm in Arden. All annual reports are to be given to Sarah Hale when completed. • The Arden Pastoral charge will hold a Union service Sun. Feb. 1, at 10am in Mountain Grove. • It was good to see Ellard Stitt out and about after his recent surgery. • Hope everyone has seen the lineup of events for Family Day/Heritage weekend. There are many things to do in

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613-325-1354 karenprytula33@gmail.com • On Sunday Feb. 15 there will be a Euchre Party followed by a home-made Ham & Bean Supper complete with scalloped potatoes at the Maberly Hall (please note that this is a change from the usual Saturday date). Euchre is from 1:30 to 4:30 pm; cost is $3 but for $11 you get to play Euchre and have dinner too! Prizes will be available. 4:30 – 6 pm, Ham & Baked Bean Supper includes dessert and beverage.

january 29, 2015 Adults $10, Children 6 – 12 years $5, under 5 free. Relax with friends over a game of cards followed by a hot meal and support your community fair at the same time. Prepared and served by volunteers of the Maberly Agriculture Society. Contacts: Euchre, Joan Fleming 613-492-0139; Supper; Nancy Barrett 613-268-2960. • On February 18 or 19, formerly Maberly resident David Yerxa, who now lives in Sharbot Lake, will be undertaking a Swim-athon to raise funds for the Clifford Bowey School. He plans to swim 22 laps in half an hour. Anyone who would like to sponsor David, please call him at 613-279-2343 or 613-390-2343. David is a great community supporter. In the summer he sells raffle tickets to raise funds for the Maberly Fair.

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· Twenty-two people attended Diners on Wed. 21. A lovely luncheon was prepared by Aimee & Paul Gosse. They always do such a great job on the meal. A game of “Name that Tune” was played, and trivia from the 1950s, read by Vicki. The draw for a free lunch at the next Diners was won by Cathy Doward. Next one Feb 18. · A big crowd came out for Coffee Break Friday morning, hosted by Janet & Wolfgang. A table full of goodies and coffee. It was nice to see eight men from the Roads Department of North Frontenac out for coffee. A special “Thank You” to them all for doing such a wonderful job keeping our roads in tip top shape. · On Sat. Jan 31, 1–5pm, the Snowmobile Club is hosting a going-away party for Ellen & Bill Raeburn. There will be a light lunch & refreshments. Let's all join together to show them how much we will miss them. They will be leaving us around the end of February. · Sympathy to Harriet Riddell and family on the death of her sister Joyce Gibson in a house fire last Thursday. · Sympathy to Sheila Seuss on the passing of Wolfgang. He lived next door to Blaine Ryder. · Get well wishes to Bob Delisle. He has been having a hard time since having knee surgery – about two months ago. · Don't forget Tea & Toast at the United Church in Sharbot Lake on Feb. 3, weather permitting. 9–10am. Only a toonie. · Also Keenagers on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Snow Road Community Centre. Potluck lunch 1 – 3pm. Bring a friend. · There will be a Valentine's Spaghetti Supper on Saturday, Feb 14 at Elphin Hall, 5–6:30pm; adults $10; children $5. · There were 168 people fed at Snow Road snowmobile Club on Saturday. The next one will be Feb 7, 8 – 11am. · All arguments have two sides, but some have no ends.

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· On February 2 there will be a union service at Mountain Grove United Church, 10am. (Arden, Henderson, Mountain Grove) Everyone welcome. · There will be a Gospel Sing at the Parham Free Methodist Church at 7pm on Sat. Jan. 31, with refreshments afterwards. All are welcome. Also at the church on Tuesday mornings is a free “Coffee Hour” from 10-11:30am. · Parham Happy Travellers held their January meeting on January 21, beginning with a potluck dinner. Hostesses were Charlotte and Garnet Brown. The hall was gaily decorated with the winter theme of snowmen. Three new members joined, Harold Warren, Dorothy Mollnar, Phyllis Harper, and were welcomed into the club. New president, Archie Meeks, called the meeting to order. Charlotte entertained the members with contests and door prizes. Next meeting is February 18. Anyone over 50 is welcome! · There will be euchre at the Bell Rock Hall on January 29 with a potluck at noon, cards at 1pm; $2; an afternoon of fun. · Please check your carbon monoxide batteries to see if they are working. Guardian angels were guarding a family in Parham as their detectors went off last week. · Thinking of Dora Scott, Jan Newton, Dorothy Knight, Betty Meeks, Andy and Ann Armstrong, Barbara Ellesworth, Carol Patterson, Wayne Carrothers. · Please note that the Sharbot Lake TOPS (Taking Pounds Off Sensibly) has changed both the time and the location of their meetings, which will now be on Wednesdays.at the North Frontenac Telephone Company, downstairs. Weigh-in is at 5pm and meetings are at 5:30pm; guests are welcome, for info email sharbotlaketops@gmail.com · A daily survival kit item is a band-aid to remind you to heal hurt feelings, either yours or someone else’s.

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• The Sharbot Lake & District Lions are hosting an All-youcan-eat breakfast on Sat. Jan. 31 from 8 am - noon at Oso Hall. Scrambled eggs, sausage, pancakes, beans, toast, beverages for $7; 6 - 12 yrs $3; proceeds to the food bank. • There will be a Gospel Sing at Parham Free Methodist Church at 7pm on Sat. Jan. 31, with refreshments and fellowship after the music. All are welcome • We are still looking for teams for the Broomball tournament on Feb.14 at the Tichborne Rink - to register your team contact Bob Teal 613-375-6525. Money raised will go to the Grade 8 class trip. The kids are also selling cheese on a monthly basis so that is another way to support them. • What a great meal the Diners had on Monday. The dessert was so yummy and enjoyed by all. The next one is Feb. 23. • Sincere condolences to the family of the late Jem Harvey and baby Drake. • The congregation of Parham United Church will be holding a short meeting after service on Sunday Feb. 1 to discuss important business concerning the work of the church. Please plan on attending. • Thinking of you to Don Percy. • The Trappers' Association Annual Fishing Derby is coming up Feb. 28 at Big Gull Lake; watch for ads in this paper. This is a great way to get some quality time in with your family, get some fresh air and maybe win some of the fabulous prizes. • The Mayflower Lodge is still holding their Friday Night Bingos starting at 6:45. Come out and enjoy the evening. • Condolences to the family of the late Gordon Laraby, formerly of Wagarville. • Congratulations to Gary Hawley on his musical talent and sharing it with the church goers in Sharbot Lake. Music adds so much to our life. • Frontenac Heritage Festival will be on Feb 13 - 16, be sure to check out all the events in our area for happenings and

meet "Sir John A. MacDonald". • Congratulations to Lisa Hamilton and team on their stellar performance on Saturday at the Volleyball tournament at Land o' Lakes in support of their Grade 7/8 Trip. Congrats to all the teams participating and the organizers. • Did you get a chance to watch either on TV or in Kingston at the KRock Center the National Skating Competition? What performances from our athletes. • The United Church congregation enjoyed the service by Norma Wrightly, a lay minister from the Smiths Falls area; also the bounteous lunch following. • Remember to get yourself and your team registered by January 31 for this year's Relay for Life event - June 20th is the date and it is from noon until midnight!!! The Leadership Committee is working hard to prepare for this year's festivities - if you are interested in joining the committee we would love to have you. Or if you have a team and need some help getting started give me a call and we can get you set up before the increase in registration. • Plans are underway for another Chinese Dinner and Quarter Auction for District #4 Recreation Committee on March 28. We are also looking for donations so if you have something please let any member of District #4 Recreation Committee know. Thanks! • Special birthday greetings to Richard Webster, who turns 80 today! Also Happy birthday to Sheri Cox, Ben Steele, Aleris Cronk, Lesley Smith-Merrigan, Mary Wisteard, Sandra Raymond, Joey Dupuis, Jen Meulenaar, Savannah McLellan, Will Cooke.

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Thursday from 10am to 1 pm in the basement of Verona Free Methodist Church. For information call Kielo, 613-374-5289 · Drop by Trinity United Church for their popular "Winter Weekend Wake-Up Breakfasts" this Sat. Jan. 31, 9-11 a.m. Scrambled eggs, sausage, toast and home fries for only $5. Your choice of beverage or muffin for $1 more. · St. Paul's United Church in Harrowsmith will host a “Gluten Free Pulled Pork Supper" on Sat. Jan. 31 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Pulled pork on a bun, baked beans, salad and dessert will be served all catering to gluten-free diets. Cost is $12 for adults. $6 for kids over 6; under 6 free; family rates are $30, which includes parents and school-aged children. For information, call the church office at 613-372-2525. · Sisters by Heart invite us to a Ladies Night Out on Mon. February 9 from 7 to 9 pm at Verona Free Methodist Church. The theme of this evening is "SOS - need chocolate and friends." Keynote speaker will be Nancy Timan. Musical entertainment will be provided by The Domens and Jennifer Bandy. For more information, contact the church office at 613-374-1232.

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• Monday Feb 2, St Patrick’s Church in Railton is holding a Bingo. Doors open at 6 pm and there is a Chili dinner available for just $5. Games start at 7pm. • Saturday Feb 7 the Legion is hosting a Pike Fishing Derby on any back lake. Get info or register at the Legion - or call 613-376-6808. • All U Can Eat Spaghetti is next Thursday night at the Legion - 5- 7pm for $9 per person. Everyone welcome and kids are just $4. • Southern Frontenac Community Services (SFCS) will be launching a Hot Meals on Wheels program this year with meals being delivered to your door once a week, Call Bob Abrams for more information – 613-376-6477. • Dave Linton, a 75-year-old volunteer with SFCS, will participate in Canada’s largest international cross-country ski event. He will ski 51 km. and is hoping for a 15th place finish. This is to raise awareness of the benefits of daily exercise while also promoting the seniors programming offered at SFCSC. Check out the various programs being offered at the Grace Center to see how you can incorporate exercise into your day.

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· Deepest sympathy to the family of Jem Harvey and her infant son, Drake, who both died unexpectedly last week. · Have you had a chance to visit the boutique 'Style Revival"? Style Revival offers high quality, gently used clothes for men, women and children. The "Style Revival" boutique looks and feels like a small store in a larger centre, but the difference is that the clothes and accessories are free. Kielo Carlson, who runs the boutique, vets all the clothes herself to ensure quality. Shopping hours are every Wednesday and

or those looking for a fun way to celebrate this Valentine's Day, the Larocque, Noonan and Hill families are putting on a fundraiser for a much loved family member in need of a liver transplant. The family member, who has been ill and unable to work, has been on a transplant list for years but a match has not been found for her. She is now hoping that a family member currently undergoing testing will be able to be a live liver donor. In an effort to help her with future medical expenses the three families have prepared a special Valentine's Day Dance fundraiser that will take place on February 14 from 8pm - 1am at the Timber Run Golf Club and Banquet Hall in Lanark. The event will include live music by beloved local rockers, the Feral Five, Perth DJ Larry Barr, and both a silent and very entertaining live auction courtesy of auctioneer Dean Tryon. Live auction items will include a new laptop computer, a Holiday Inn and Wine Tour package, four front row Sens tickets for their February 21 game, a four-course dinner for six prepared in your home by famed chef Dennis Larocque, three full cords of wood, numerous gift certificates and much more. Hot pizza will be served throughout the evening and a free shuttle service is also available for those traveling within 25 km. of Lanark. Tickets are $20 and are available in Sharbot Lake at the Sharbot Lake Country Inn or from Dennis and Donna Larocque (613-279-2623); in Perth at Fall River Fashion and Perth Motors; and in Lanark village at The Lanark Landing. Don't miss the opportunity for both Valentine's Day fun and fundraising. The Timber Run Golf Club and Banquet Hall is a gorgeous venue and is located at 154 Caldwell Street in Lanark.

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Changes for Relay for Life 2015 A t the kick off event for this year's 2015 North and Central Frontenac Relay for Life, which took place at the Sharbot Lake Legion on January 23, long-time chair Lesley Merrigan announced that it would be her final year heading up the event. Merrigan, who has been part of the relay for eight years

Seeks to fill the following positions:

Coordinator of Volunteers This position is 21 hours per week (M – F mornings) and located in Sydenham, ON. Duties: The incumbent provides volunteer recruitment, development, management, service coordination, reporting and administrative support. The incumbent will develop and carry out recruitment plans to meet all SFCSC needs. Each volunteer will be screened, oriented, supervised, receive ongoing training and evaluations as well as suitable recognition. The Coordinator will ensure all relative paperwork is completed and on file for each volunteer. Qualifications & Requirements: Should possess experience managing volunteers or clearly demonstrated equivalent knowledge. Must have an understanding of Volunteer recruitment and development needs. Must have a knowledge of Frontenac County. Must be flexible in work hours for volunteer promotional opportunities.

Homelessness Prevention Worker

This is a one year maternity leave contract position, effective March 2, 2015, located in Sydenham, ON. Duties: The incumbent provides the full range of services offered through Prevention Diversion, Rapid Re-Housing and Homelessness Prevention services. The incumbent completes the screening, intake and assessment protocol for individuals and families experiencing a housing crisis, provides diversion services and targeted prevention to resolve the immediate housing crisis and initiates referrals to other organizations as appropriate. The incumbent will provide outreach to engage people “living in the rough” to obtain housing assistance with a goal to end homelessness in Frontenac County. Requirements: Preference will be given to applicants holding a SSW diploma or equivalent. Knowledge of short term crisis intervention strategies and community resources preferred. Demonstrated experience in providing prevention and targeted intervention strategies a benefit. Experience in providing outreach to persons dealing with housing crisis also beneficial. Knowledge of the City of Kingston’s 10-year Municipal Housing and Homelessness Plan expected. Knowledge of Frontenac County an extreme benefit. Must be willing to work from SFCSC offices in Sydenham, Verona and Sharbot Lake. Current police records check required.

Hospice Palliative Care Coordinator

This position is 35 hours per week, based in Sydenham, providing support throughout Frontenac County and requires flexibility in work hours. Duties: The incumbent provides direct services, including Volunteer Hospice service coordination, bereavement support, outreach, volunteer training and coordination and administrative support. The coordinator is responsible for the recruitment, training, direction, advice, supervision and support to all volunteers assigned to individuals or groups within the Hospice Palliative Care mandate. The Coordinator works to support and strengthen the capacity of local communities to provide Hospice Palliative Care. Qualifications & Requirements: A clear understanding of Hospice Palliative Care, including Hospice Ontario or equivalent training. Must have counseling, social work and/or grief courses and experience. Must be comfortable leading bereavement support groups. Must be comfortable dealing with death and dying. Must be flexible in work hours to support volunteers and families as needs arise. To receive a more detailed job descriptions, please go to www.sfcsc.ca. Resumés with cover letter should be submitted to SFCSC, Attn: David Townsend, Box 43, Sydenham, K0H 2T0 by 4 p.m. on February 2, 2015 or to david.townsend@sfcsc.ca with position applied for in the subject line. We thank all applicants however only those receiving an interview will be contacted.

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and chair for the last four, said that it is time for a change in leadership. “Every good thing needs to be refreshed and people in the community here need an opportunity to take the event to a new height. For that reason I think that it's time for a new leader to step in.” Merrigan credited her long-time leadership team for making the event such a success, which over its eight-year history has raised close to half a million dollars for the Canadian Cancer Society. “As chair you get all of the glory but it is the leadership team, which has changed very little over my four years as chair, that have made the event such a success.” Merrigan stressed that her stepping down is no way a sad thing and she looks forward to seeing a new, fresh face take up the cause. Nine new teams signed up at the kick off on Friday night, making a total of 13 committed teams for this year's relay. Organizers are hoping for 20 teams to participate. Merrigan admitted that that will be a challenge since a number of survivors who have relayed for years unfortunately lost their battles with cancer this past year. With that in mind Merrigan added that the event is the perfect place to be for those who have lost loved ones to the disease. “Cancer and the loss of loved ones is often not an easy thing to come to terms with but it is often the sadness, the anger and the frustration that that drives us and so many others to take part.” Merrigan is putting out the call to past relayers, especially in the north, to join up this year and said that she may be able to arrange transportation for them. Though this will be Merrigan's last year as chair, she is putting as much into this relay as she has in the past and has already announced some interesting changes for the 2015. Instead of commencing on Friday night and running straight through until Saturday morning, the relay will begin in Parham on Saturday, June 20 at noon and run until midnight that same day. A lot of participants have found that relaying overnight is difficult, can interfere with work and can be exhausting, and Merigan said, "The hope is that more relayers will take part and we believe that the time change will make it easier for youngsters and older participants.”

VOLUNTEER MEMBERS REQUIRED

For The North Frontenac Economic Development Task Force. The Township of North Frontenac is continuing its Economic Development Task Force for the next four years. The current vision of the Economic Development Task Force is to promote economic opportunities and help businesses in North Frontenac to thrive on a year round bases. The current mandate is to provide recommendations to North Frontenac Council regarding economic development opportunities. We are looking for interested individuals who can bring some knowledge regarding Economic Development within the area. This is a volunteer position. Mileage will be paid to attend meetings. This Task Force will provide Council recommendations for Council’s consideration regarding economic development initiatives that will benefit all within the Township. If you are interested in being a member of this Task Force please send a Letter of Interest by Thursday February 12th, at 12:00 pm; outlining your interest and the knowledge you can bring to this group to: Corey Klatt, Manager of Community Development By Email to: recreation@northfrontenac.ca By Mail to: The Township of North Frontenac Att’n: Corey Klatt, Manager of Community Development 6648 Road 506, Plevna, ON K0H 2M0

Some of this year’s Relay for Life leadership team. Back row, l-r, Sharon Quinn, Penny Cota, Lindsay Fox and Lesley Merrigan; front row, l-r, Christine Teal, Connie McLellan and Diane Whan Merrigan said that more day- fail. This is an important cause and light hours at the event will also because of that there will always be allow for more activities to take people who want to support you.” Merrigan will be available to mentor place that otherwise might not have been possible. The luminary the incoming chair and she stressed ceremony, which is one of the that the role presents a great oppormost emotional and visually beau- tunity to fulfill the need to give back to tiful happenings at the Relay will the community. “I have seen so many continue, and as one of the final people come to Relay as a way to exevents of the evening will make press all of the mixed feelings that go for a very emotional ending. Also along with experiencing cancer. The new this year will be a great line event gives permission to people to up of local bands, and new activi- demonstrate and experience their ties, which will be announced as emotions in ways that normally they would not and to do so with people plans unfold. Merrigan said that she is step- who are experiencing the same feelping down as chair with no regrets ings. I feel very privileged to have at all and she plans to continue been a part of that over the years.” For more information about the revolunteering in the community. As far as her advice to a new lay or if you are interested in chairing leader, she said that they should next year's event contact Lesley Merhave no fear. “When you are do- rigan at 613-279-3144 or Christine ing something community based Teal at 613-375-6525. You can also in this community you cannot visit www.relayforlife.ca

Heritage Festival Snow Sculptures invited C ommunity Living – North Frontenac invites groups, businesses and organizations as well as families to build a snow sculpture at Central Frontenac Railway Park in Sharbot Lake February 2 to February 12. Families are also welcome to create snow sculptures at their home. Please come out for some fun at your own convenience. A trophy will be given to the winning group,

business or organization for bragging rights. Family age categories will be given cash prizes. Winners will be presented with their prize the night of the Variety Show to be held at Granite Ridge Education Centre on February 13, 2015. To register, or for more information please call Community Living – North Frontenac at 613-279-2120. A representative from Community Living – North Frontenac will visit your sculpture and take a photo for judging purposes. Good luck to all!

Valentine Gala to support St. John’s students mission trip to Guatemala T

This coming March, 10 students from St. John High School will be travelling to work at an orphanage in San Andres, Guatemala. Throughout the year students have been involved in fund raising for the trip. The final fund raising event, the annual Valentine Gala, will take place on Saturday, February 7 at the Perth Civitan Hall. The gala starts at 6 p.m. and tickets include a dinner, dance and silent auction. There will be a live band this year, the Brockolees, featuring Brock Mcnamee on lead vocal and guitar, Cal Henderson on bass and vocal and Jeff Woods on drums and vocal. The band plays a great selection of dance-focused rock and roll and pop from the 70’s 80’s and 90’s. Tickets for the Gala are $30 and must be purchased by this Saturday, Jan. 31 by calling Martina Field at 613-279-3268. This is a not to be missed event! There are three ways to help open the hearts and minds of St. John travelers: attending the Gala and having a great time; donating an item or gift certificate to the silent auction; or considering corporate sponsorship. Contact the school at 613-

267-4724 for further information. The travellers this year are: Aidan Adrain (Westport), Megan Millotte, Phil Pilon, Sierra Peskett (Smiths Falls), Riley Gemmill, Sarah Noonan, Caelan Quick, Sarah Strong (Perth), Maddie Field Green (Sharbot Lake), and Melissa Lavigne (Lanark). These students have spent the past few months preparing for their trip. In weekly meetings the travelers have been listening to guest speakers and learning about Guatemala, hearing about past exposure trip experiences and participating in team bonding activities.

OPP reportS OPP seek witness to assault in Sydenham

On Tuesday, January 20 at approximately 12:15p.m. a physical altercation took place between two youths in the Village of Sydenham, South Frontenac Township. A witness (adult male) to the assault intervened, stopping the altercation. Investigators would like to speak to this witness. If anyone has any information about this incident, they are asked to contact the Frontenac OPP Detachment at 613372-1932 or 1-888-310-1122.

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What’s Up in the Night Sky - February 2015 by Fred Barrett

rab your binoculars and have a look at a great little comet called Lovejoy that is sailing across our skies right now! You can find it to the right or west of Perseus at the start of February. It moves northwestward as the month passes. Look to the right of Cassiopeia and then between the great square of Pegasus and Cepheus as the month progresses. While you’re in the area have a look at M33 to the right of Triangulum and M34 just to the west side of Perseus. The constellation Triangulum has the shape of a small triangle of 3 stars. It is just west of Perseus and a bit south of Andromeda. Of course, the Double Cluster just north of the arrow head top of Perseus is always a magnificent sight! Look just north of Triangulum, near Andromeda and you’ll find NGC 752, a lovely little open star cluster. The full Moon this month occurs on the 3rd. It’s called the Full Snow Moon. I don’t think I have to explain that name. Starting on the 8th and lasting for the next 2 weeks, watch for the Zodiacal light in the west. This light appears as a triangle shaped glow rising up from the horizon. It is the light reflected from dust and debris in the plane or ecliptic of our solar system. Dark skies are a definite advantage. Jupiter is in opposition on February 6. That means that it is at its closest approach to Earth and rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. It is pretty well the brightest object in the sky. It will sit between Leo and Cancer all winter and it will rise to be high in the south by the middle of the night. I find that

it’s always fun to watch Jupiter’s moons dancing around the planet from night to night. Did you know that because of the speed at which Jupiter rotates, it is wider at its equator than from pole to pole? You can make out the belts that gird its diameter through a modest size telescope. Be patient and wait for good moments of seeing. Poor seeing occurs when the movements of air currents distort the atmosphere and blur the object you are viewing. An hour after sunset on February 7, Venus is about 10 degrees above the west southwest horizon. Mars is about 8 degrees above it. Look carefully because Mars is much dimmer than Venus. As the month progresses, the 2 planets move closer together until on the 17th they are less than 2 degrees from each other. The Moon is very close to the pair on the 20th. The next night, Mars and Venus are at their closest – 0.4 degrees, almost on top of each other! By the end of the month they are still within 4 degrees of each other. Make sure you go out an hour after sunset because if you go out a few hours later, the planets will have set. Saturn rises around 2:30 am at the start of February but by the end of the month, it will be rising near midnight. By sunrise it’s pretty high and it presents a wonderful view of its rings. The Mars rover, Opportunity, originally designed to last three months, has continued to do exceptionally valuable research for the 11 years it has been in operation. It has

traveled 41.7 kilometers doing its scientific investigations on the surface of Mars. Opportunity moves very slowly and its every movement is planned very carefully so the 41.7 kilometers is a huge distance for it to have traveled. If they can build a rover to last 11 years in the horrendous conditions on the surface of Mars, wouldn’t it be wonderful if they could build a new car to last that long on the surface of Earth without ending up in a garage every six months! The New Horizons spacecraft will be entering its approach phase to Pluto over the next 6 months. Pictures taken during this approach phase will refine its path so that it passes between Pluto and its 5 moons. The piano sized spacecraft was launched in 2006 and has travelled more than 5 billion kilometers. It will provide our first close-up views of Pluto and its moons. 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 email me at fred.barrett2@sympatico.ca . “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 excellent Canadian astronomy magazine “SkyNews”, with its centerfold sky chart, can be arranged at the RASC website as well. Clear Skies! - Fred.

Ride For Dad coming up at Snow Road Snowmobile Club V olunteers and staff at the Snow Road Snowmobile Club (SRSC) seem to know the best way to attract riders and non-riders alike to their club. The club's regular bi-weekly Saturday breakfasts have long been popular with both snowmobilers and non-snowmobilers, and on January 24 volunteers served up no less than 170 breakfasts to early morning diners. Some came from the local area and some from as far away as Kingston, Smiths falls, Clayton, Perth, Westport, Carleton Place and Almonte. The breakfasts consists of a hot and hearty serving of eggs (as you like them), bacon AND sausages, beans, home fries (with or without onions), toast, juice, coffee or tea plus a wide selection of homemade dessert treats to boot. At a cost of $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 8-13 and free of charge for kids ages 7and under, the breakfasts are a real deal and they run on alternate Saturdays from 8-11am. The next one takes place on Sat. February 7. Club president Ruth Wark said that the club, which formed in 1976, depends on the regular breakfasts for its regular upkeep and to help support ongoing renovations. The clubhouse has undergone numerous changes over the years. In 1979 a new addition was built. In 1992 a new kitchen and new bathrooms were added and in 2011 the club received a $60,000 Trillium grant, which together with the $24,000 that the club fundraised themselves, allowed them to expand the building and put in in-floor heating as well. Club members are currently raising funds to put in automatic doors in the washrooms and entrance ways, change tables in the washrooms and a new dishwasher in the kitchen. The club not only serves snowmobilers from all over

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Ontario but also acts as a gathering place for locals. Upcoming on Sat. Feb. 28 will be the SRSC's first ever Ride For Dad event. The event, which is a fundraiser for prostate cancer, invites riders from near and far to take part. Registration costs $30 but is free for participants who have raised upwards of $100 in pledges. Riders can either register online or on the day of the run at the club from 8-10am. The 160km ride begins in Snow Road and runs through Hopetown, Middleville with a lunch stop in Lanark (location to be announced). The scenic four to five-hour ride continues on through Perth and Silver Lake and ends back in Snow Road. Riders can enjoy free coffee and donuts at the start of the run and the club is offering up free prizes plus a spaghetti dinner afterwards, with Volunteers and club president Ruth Wark served up 170 breakfasts on January 24. proceeds going to the club. Riders are reminded to stay on the trails at all times. The Snow Road Snowmobile Club is located at 1106 Gemmills Road.

Knitters for Global Warmth W

e are still in business! I have found new outlets for your wonderful knitting. The Salvation Army in Perth/ Smiths Falls has accepted a large stock of knitted items to be distributed through family services and I am also giving knitting to Northern Frontenac Community Services in Sharbot Lake. Thanks to Henriette Middleton for about 200 pairs of socks; Brenda Garrett for beautiful children’s sweaters, toques and gloves; Mary Howes for toques; Yvonne Leblanc and her neighbour from Sydenham for Izzy dolls, teddy bears and toques; Val Kennett (Perth) for scarves; and Frances Young from Petworth for all your handiwork. Thanks also to all those who have donated yarn. We have now contributed 10,000 articles since we started knitting. All donations are welcome and thank you for your continued

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Aftermath - The ten number surprise

SOCIAL NOTES IN MEMORIAM

BIRTHDAY Frances Crawford Happy 95th Birthday, Mom

Asselstine William Patrick John Died February 1, 2014 Sadly missed, forever remembered. Until we meet again. Love, Mom, Mischeal & Trevor & family, Mike & Dawn & family, Terry, Elsie & family, Ronald, Randy & girls.

ANNIVERSARY

Smith, Ray In loving memory of a dear friend who left us February 2, 2013. It only takes a little space To write how much we miss you But it will take the rest of our lives To forget the day we lost you. Ivan and family

Smith, Ray

CARD OF THANKS Thank You ~ White We would like to thank everyone who attended Alma White’s Celebration of Life Service in Plevna on Jan. 16, 2015. Greatly appreciated was all the hard work that Ed and volunteers did in preparing the hall and the luncheon. Roger and Karen Hermer for all your help. Thanks to all who made donations to the North Frontenac Fire Dept. Special thanks to Rev. David Spivey, Shauna Allen (Alma’s great niece), Jim White (Alma’s grandson) for all your thoughtful and loving words. Alma (Mom) has slipped from the bonds of earth but is in our hearts forever. Bill and June White, Murray and Mary White and families.

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Congratulations to Jim & Barb Smart celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary on January 28th!!! Love you guys...Steve, Pauline, Rachael, James and Letitia xoxoxoxo

OBITUARY KELLAR, MARY MATILDA at Pine Meadow Nursing Home on Saturday January 24, 2015, in her 93rd year. Loving wife of the late Edward Kellar, dear mother of Shirley Kellar of Madoc, Beverly Curtis of Kaladar, Darlene Thompson (Larry) of Napanee, the late Heather Kirkham. Will be loved and remembered by grandchildren Edward and Chris Curtis, Steven Kirkham (Tanya), Debbie Lessard (Chris); great grandchildren Sarah, Carter, Jacob Curtis, Katelyn and Ryan Kirkham. Cremation has taken place at Quinte Cremation, Belleville, ON.

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This column by retired mathematician and seasonal Maberly resident, Edward Barbeau, is for your mathematical amusement. Its author is very happy to correspond with readers about mathematical matters, and hopes that the column will turn out to be a dialogue with readers of the Frontenac News. His email address is barbeau@math.utoronto.ca.

Love and Best Wishes Linda, Chester & all your family

I remember a Special Brother, with love, who left us February 2, 2013 I remember your big smile, I remember your laugh, I remember your pride as a father and family man, Your love for your wife, Jean, And your love and loyalty as a brother. Forever in my heart and thoughts Loved and sadly missed, Sis. Dot. & Benji

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ext time you have a big shop at your supermarket, record the two-digit cents part of the prices of any ten items. For example, the numbers might be: 89, 77, 42, 38, 12, 9, 64, 46, 53, 17. It turns out that you can always find two subsets of these numbers that do not overlap and have the same sum. In the example, we see that the sets {38} and {12, 9, 17} have the same sum. How can we know for sure that, given any ten numbers less than 100, not necessarily all distinct, we will find two disjoint subsets with the same sum? One way is to write out all the possibilities and check each case. To be sure, if any number is repeated, then we have two sets with one element each for which the sums are the same. However, since there are over three million possibilities for our choice of numbers, if they are all distinct, this is a long and tedious task. However, there is another way in to the result which depends on a very simple principle: if we put a collection of objects into categories, and there are more objects than categories, then some category must have at least two objects in it. We begin by counting the number of subsets we can pick from ten numbers. We look at each number in turn and decide whether to include it in the subset. We have two choices - take it or leave it. For the first two numbers there four choices: reject both, take exactly one of them (two possibilities), take both. For the first three numbers, there are 8 = 23 choices. For the ten numbers, there are 1024 = 210 possibilities. This includes the case where we include none of the numbers, so we actually have 1023 different subsets of the ten numbers that contain at least one

THE TOWNSHIP OF CENTRAL FRONTENAC www.centralfrontenac.com Employment Opportunity

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER/CLERK The Township of Central Frontenac is located one hour north of the City of Kingston and a half hour west of the Town of Perth in the heart of the Land O’Lakes Tourist Region of eastern Ontario. The municipality invites applications from innovative leaders for the position of Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk. The CAO/ Clerk reports directly to Council, and is responsible for the effective implementation of all municipal operations in accordance with policies, by-laws and statutes as established by Council and provincial legislation. The position ensures that Council’s strategic and business plans, goals and objectives are met while providing advice and support for the daily operations of the municipality.

of them. For each of these subsets, let us write down the sum of the numbers in it. What can we say about these sums? Since each number is less than 100 and there are no more than 10 numbers in each set, all the sums must be less than 10 x 99; thus, there are fewer than 1000 possible sums. We have a list of 1023 sums, each less than 1000. Therefore there must be a sum that is listed more than once, that belongs to two distinct subsets. We are not quite done. It may turn out that these two subsets overlap. This is easily remedied; just remove the numbers they have in common. Next time you have a big family gathering, try this out with the ages of ten of the guests. The surprisingly powerful mathematical tool that we used is called the Pigeonhole Principle or Shubfachprinzip to give it its German birth name. It was used by the mathematician Gustav Lejeune-Dirichlet (a brother-in-law of Felix Mendelssohn) in the early nineteenth century to prove a result in number theory. However, it is available for your own use. We can assert without fear of contradiction that there are two people in Ottawa with the same number of hairs on their body. If your high school has more than 365 people, there will be two students with the same birthday. If there are more than 1500 students, there will be two born on the same day (assuming the students are all of the standard ages for their grades).

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PUBLIC WORKS MANAGER The Township of Central Frontenac is located one hour north of the City of Kingston and a half hour west of the Town of Perth in the heart of the Land O’Lakes Tourist Region of eastern Ontario. The municipality is seeking a leader with initiative and a positive attitude. Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, the successful candidate is responsible for managing and overseeing the construction, maintenance and operation of the municipality’s road system (580 km. combination of gravel and hard surface) and related public works equipment, facilities and landfill sites (including solid waste, recycling and household hazardous waste). The manager administers a budget of approximately $5 million and is responsible for supervising approximately eighteen employees.

As an accomplished leader you have a university degree in public administration or related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. You have sound municipal experience in a senior management position with a thorough knowledge of municipal financial management, human resources management, municipal administration and project management.

As an accomplished leader you have a Certified Engineering Technologist (C.E.T.) designation, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. You have strong leadership, supervisory, administrative and communication skills. You have demonstrated knowledge of legislation, processes and techniques related to road and bridge construction and maintenance, heavy equipment operation and fleet maintenance, with emphasis on proactive health and safety practices. You have financial knowledge including: the municipal budget process, asset management, grant writing, master infrastructure plan development, and tender processes. Report writing skills are also required. Applicants should be proficient with computer and GIS, as well as have excellent customer service, relationship and team building skills.

Salary to be negotiated. A complete job description is available on the Township’s website at www.centralfrontenac.com. Interested candidates should submit their resumé and covering letter no later than 12:00 p.m. on February 6, 2015 to:

Salary to be negotiated. A complete job description is available on the Township’s website at www.centralfrontenac.com. Interested candidates should submit their resume and covering letter no later than 12:00 p.m. on February 6, 2015 to:

Steven G. Silver, Interim CAO/Clerk Township of Central Frontenac 1084 Elizabeth St., P.O. Box 89 Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0 ssilver@centralfrontenac.com

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2 BEDROOM HOUSE, Arden, $500 plus utilities, available Feb. 1, first & last required; please call 613-336-0384 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

FOR SALE CENTRAL BOILER OUTDOOR FURNACES 2015 WINTER REBATE with a savings up to $500. Call for more information. Your local Dealer, Wood Heat Solutions, Frankford, ON, 613-398-1611; Bancroft, ON 613-332-1613. www.chesher.ca FIREWOOD - mixed hardwood cut, split and delivered. Starting at $325 cubic cord (local delivery) 613-279-2048

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MUSIC LESSONS

GUITAR LESSONS, all ages welcome, call or text Adam at 613-539-2087 for more information or to book a time 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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DRYWALL AND PLASTER REPAIRS. Professionally trained. Drywall installation, old fashioned quality, three coat hand finishing. Free estimates. Call Rick at 613-375-8201. HOMESTYLE WEDDINGS. Minister Judie Diamond helps design your ceremony and performs the marriage at location of your choice. 613-375-6772 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

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S&A CLUB HALL, Harrowsmith. Air conditioned, capacity 90, $25/hr up to 3 hours; $125 for more than 3 hours. For hall rental please contact Marilyn 613-372-0917 and for membership, Laura 613-888-0077 VERONA LIONS BANQUET HALL AND BOARD MEETING ROOM (Lions’ Den). Reasonable rates in a convenient location. Air conditioned. Full kitchen and bar facility. Weddings, anniversaries, parties, conferences. 613-374-2821

HELP WANTED FULL TIME SATELLITE TV INSTALLERS required for fast growing company. Installer must supply own vehicle, valid driver’s license, tools, ladders, consumables, vehicle insurance, etc. Potential for income between $50,000 to $80,000 yearly + Bonuses. Evening and weekend shifts required. For more information please send a resume to: Admin@ scheelcommunications.com or fax to 613-6239992 No experience necessary; all training will be supplied MOVERS, from Sharbot Lake to Kingston, must have truck. Moderate amount to move. Call Paul, 613-279-2779. Move date end of March.

HUNTING & FISHING FIREARMS & HUNTER ED COURSES. Tamworth, Firearms course: February 13, 14; Hunter Ed: February 27, 28. Wild Turkey license examinations. Call Bill for further details at 613-335-2786 HUNTER SAFETY AND FIREARMS COURSES. Turkey Examinations. Please call for course dates and details. Call Richard 613-336-9875.

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B’S RADICAL RIDES Towing & Recovery. James Mills owner/operator. 613-335-5050

WANTED OLD BICYCLES FOR PARTS. Particularly 24” mountain bikes. Willing to pick up. Please phone/or message Rob @ 613-268-2997

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TOPS time & location change A

New Year. A New Time. A New Day. TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Sharbot Lake has moved to Wednesdays at North Frontenac Telephone Co., downstairs. The weigh-in is 5pm and the meeting 5:30pm. Guests are welcome; for information email: sharbotlaketops@gmail.com

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by Julie Druker Fire Report: Fire Chief Bill Young asked council to approve a request that was proposed to him by staff at the Granite Ridge Education Centre for the Central Frontenac Fire Department to fill a water storage tank at the school, which feeds the school's sprinkler system, as needed. The well at the school does not have the capacity to keep the tank filled, which is necessary to allow for the required weekly tests of the system. Council agreed to the request, which Young estimated would amount to roughly six loads of water per year at a cost of $110 per load. It is unclear whether this request will be ongoing or is merely required for the short term. In his fire activity report for 2014, Young stated that the total number of fire calls, 231, was significantly down as a result of a sizable reduction in the number of grass and structure fires last year. The average number of calls per year is 350-375. Young also submitted to council the fire department's Long Term Action Plan. Finances: In his financial report, Treasurer Michael McGovern's request to approve the investment of $500,000 was approved, as were the multiple financial reports that he submitted. Cemeteries: In her cemeteries report, Cathy MacMunn requested that council approve amendments to the price list for the sale of interment plots, since they were not raised as they should have been in 2014. She also requested that the fees associated with the opening and closing of interment plots be raised from $275 to $360 since the fees have not changed in the last nine years. Council approved the request. MacMunn also reported that staff are looking into acquiring more land at the Parham cemetery and that plans are currently underway at the Oconto cemetery to increase lands available for more burial plots there. Delegations: Mike Procter made a colorful presentation to council dressed as a pioneer settler and equipped with a tomahawk. He outlined the many events upcoming at this year's Frontenac Heritage Festival, which runs from February 13-16. He encouraged

Lakelands FHT and Sharbot Lake FHT Are looking for a Chiropodist or an Advanced Foot Care Nurse Location: Northbrook and Sharbot Lake Position Type: .4 FTE (16 hours per week) Start Date: ASAP For more info, including job description, please contact: lakelandsfht@gmail.com

- INVITATION TO BID Custodial/Caretaking Services

LOUGHBOROUGH HOUSING CORPORATION invites persons interested in providing caretaking services for its two seniors’ apartment buildings on a 2 or 3- year contract to submit their bid for the contract, which is scheduled to begin on March 1st, 2015. The contractor must provide all necessary knowledge, equipment, labour and supplies. Specified insurance coverage must be in force throughout the contract and a current police clearance for all workers will be required before they can work here. Potential bidders can obtain the required tender documents from our office, generally Monday through Thursday between 9:00 and 4:00 beginning January 26th. These documents will set out the terms and conditions of the bid and of the work that will be required. Bids close on Monday, February 9th at 12:00 noon. Neil Orser, Manager/Administrator 4377 William St., P.O. Box 400 Sydenham, Ontario K0H 2T0 613-376-3686

the councilors to get involved in this year's festival and handed out brochures outlining all of the festival events that will take lace over the holiday weekend Angela Lee made a presentation to council requesting that the interest owing on unpaid back taxes on a 80-acre property located near Arden, which she recently acquired through family court, be reduced. Lee, who is raising four children, hopes to be able to sell the property at a later date. Council received her presentation for information and agreed to consult staff regarding the matter, with the promise to get back to her in a timely fashion. Maribeth Scott, acting executive director with Northern Frontenac Community Services, requested funds from the township in the amount of $15,500 to help support the various youth programs that NFCS offers to youth in the community. She outlined the success of the programs that have been serving countless numbers of youth in the organization's catchment area. Council unanimously voted to approve her request. Budget meeting date set: Council set Friday, February 20 as the day that they will spend reviewing the budget. It was agreed that a full day session will serve the councilors well in gaining an in depth understanding of the budget as a whole. The location of the meeting is yet to be determined. Speed reductions and traffic lights Council will look into two traffic issues that were brought to their attention by local residents The first was a request to lower the 80km speed limit on Long Lake Road in the section around the public beach area. The second was a request to have traffic lights installed at the intersection of Road 38 and Highway 7. In both cases council passed motions to have staff look into the matters and report back with their findings and suggestions.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS All claims against the estate of Doris Marguerite Kennedy, late of the Township of Central Frontenac, County of Frontenac, Ontario, who died on or about June 25, 2014 must be filed with the undersigned Estate Trustee on or before the 1st day of March, 2015; thereafter the undersign will distribute the assets of the said estate only with regard to the claims then filed. Dated at London, Ontario, this 15th day of January, 2015. Ronald Kennedy Estate Trustee 1267 Jalna Blvd., London, Ontario N6E 2A8

LOUGHBOROUGH HOUSING CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS POSITIONS (VOLUNTEER) Loughborough Housing Corporation is a not-for-profit social housing Provider, providing apartment housing to seniors. We wish to hear by Thursday, February 19th at 12:00 noon from interested persons from the Township of South Frontenac who would be willing to serve, in a volunteer capacity, on its Board of Directors. We wish to supplement the existing membership with new members who would bring additional experience and expertise. We are seeking three individuals whose experience may include: Finance, Construction/Trades, Social Services, Law, Business, Health Care, Public Service at a Board level, Seniors Issues, Community Liaison. Our information package is recommended, and will be available at our office generally Monday through Thursday. Applications to close Thursday February 19 at 12 noon. To obtain the required application form, or for further information, please contact the Administrator, Neil Orser, at 613-376-3686, or by e-mail at loborohsg@persona.ca.

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Northern Happenings 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. m. To attend phone 613-540-0844 by Feb. 2 at noon.

Thursday January 29 RECREATIONAL BADMINTON, Thursdays, 7-9pm, Granite Ridge Educational Centre; $5 semester, all ages; under 18 with parental supervision

Friday, January 30 SHARBOT LAKE – DINNER at the Legion. 5:30–7pm, cabbage rolls SNOW ROAD SNOWMOBILE CLUB “Ride For Dad” Committee Meeting, 7pm

Saturday, January 31 ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY FUNDRAISER Hockey Night with the FRONTS! 7–9:30pm; K-Rock Centre, Kingston, $4 from every ticket will be donated to the KFL&A Alzheimer Society; call 613-544-3078. HARROWSMITH - GLUTEN FREE PULLED PORK SUPPER, St. Paul’s United Church, 4:30-6:30pm, $12; children $6; under 6 free; family $30; info 613-372-2525. NORTHBROOK - HIGH LAND WATERS MÉTIS COUNCIL information & nomination meeting, 4–7 pm, Lions Hall, all Métis and those interested in Métis culture & issues welcome; info: Thomas Thompson, 613-336-1339 PARHAM - GOSPEL SING, Free Methodist Church 7pm, refreshments, all welcome SHARBOT LAKE - LIONS BREAKFAST,

“All-you-can-eat 8am-noon; eggs, sausage, pancakes, beans, toast, beverage $7, ages 6-12yrs. $3; proceeds to Food Bank SHARBOT LAKE - JAM SESSION w/ Old Habits & Friends, at Legion, 1-4pm; $5; fundraiser for branch. VERONA - “Winter Weekend Wake-Up Breakfasts”, 9-11am, Trinity United Church; eggs, sausage, toast, home fries $5; beverage or muffin $1.

Sunday February 1 SYDENHAM LEGION - DANCE w/ Picket Fences, 1-5pm, $7pp includes lunch.

Monday, February 2 OMPAH – FOOT CARE CLINIC, Community hall, call 613-279-3151 for info, appointment.

Tuesday February 3 MOUNTAIN GROVE - “ABC”: ACTIVE, BODIES FOR CHILDREN, introduction session, sponsored by Ontario Early Years Centre; 10-11:30am info: 613-279-2244: PARHAM – COFFEE TIME, 10-11:30am, Tuesdays, Free Methodist Church, free, all welcome SNOW ROAD – KEENAGERS, 1-3pm, community centre, music, inspirational message, all are welcome

Wednesday February 4 SHARBOT LAKE - RETIRED TEACHERS & FRIENDS: Luncheon at Maples Restaurant, 11:30am. To attend phone 613-540-0844 by Feb. 2 at noon. SHARBOT LAKE - TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) time and location have changed to Wednesdays at North Frontenac Telephone Co., downstairs, weigh-in 5pm, meeting 5:30pm, guests welcome; sharbotlaketops@gmail.com SHARBOT LAKE - BEREAVEMENT SUP-

Online survey to gauge support for winter opening of Bon Echo F rom early May until late October, Bon Echo Provincial Park is a magnet for visitors to the Hwy. 41 corridor and the entire Land O'Lakes tourist region. Then the tourist economy tends to fall into a deep slumber over the winter. Now, through a combined effort of the Township of Addington Highlands, the County of Lennox and Addington, the Land O'Lakes Tourist Association and MPP Randy Hillier's office, an attempt is being made to entice the decision makers at Ontario Parks to consider offering some winter programming at Bon Echo. “We need to find out first if there is a reasonable demand before we start lobbying and putting a business case together,” said Addington Highlands Reeve Henry Hogg, who is working with the township economic development committee to promote the "Bon Echo in winter" idea. The survey takes only a very short time

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He spoke of the history and origins of various rhythms, many originating from African countries, and taught the students how to create them first by giving the individual beats words and then by inviting the students to play the beat while saying their corresponding words. Once the students were able to memorize and play one distinctive rhythmic pattern, Brooks would add his own different beat under their unified rhythm, showing how a multi-layered rhythmic effect can be created. The students were transfixed. The musical element of drumming is a real draw for students who seem to delight in being able to come together in one single rhythmic whole. “When the students are drumming in time and creating one strong single rhythmic

to fill out, and is available at http://lennoxaddington.on.ca/bon-echo-survey.html The survey refers to a number of winter activities that visitors might partake in, such as “crosscounty skiing, snow shoeing, dog sledding, skating, tobogganing, tubing, wildlife and bird watching, and winter camping. Residents and potential visitors are encouraged to take the survey, which can be accessed through the web address above or by clicking on the tourism icon on the L&A County website and then scrolling to Feature Experiences on the right hand side of the page to Bon Echo Provincial Park, Winter Opportunities. Lucas Wales, General Manager of Land O'Lakes Tourist Association, said that the Bon Echo initiative fits in well with the desires of tourist operators to promote yearround visits.

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Friday February 6 HARROWSMITH - YOUTH DANCE Golden Links Hall, 7-9:30pm, for ages 9-15; $6; call Sharon 539-6676 or Wayne 358-2355 Sponsored by Odd Fellows & Rebekahs SNOW ROAD SNOWMOBILE CLUB “Ride For Dad” Committee Meeting, 7pm

SHARBOT LAKE – FOOT CARE CLINIC, seniors’ centre, appointment: 613-279-3151. SYDENHAM WOMEN’S INSTITUTE meeting at Meadow Brooks Seniors Apartment, 7pm; speaker from Hartington OPP; refreshments, new members welcome. VERONA - SISTERS BY HEART Ladies Night Out 7-9pm, Free Methodist Church. Theme: “SOS - need chocolate and friends”; information, 613 374-1232

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PERTH - VALENTINE FUNDRAISING GALA, for St. John students mission trip to orphanage in Guatemala, Civitan Hall, 6 pm, dinner, dance, music by the Brockolees, silent auction; tickets $30, advance only: Martina Field at 613-279-3268. SNOW ROAD - FUNDRAISER BREAKFAST, 8-11am, Snowmobile Club, 1106 Gemmills Rd.all welcome. .

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Sunday February 8 BEDFORD OPEN MIC & JAM, 1-5pm, Bedford Hall 1381 Westport Rd, Bluegrass, Country, Gospel & more, $2, 613-374-2614 ENTERPRISE – JAMBOREE, 1pm; guest entertainer Jamie Spurvey; sponsored by Newburgh-Camden Lions; info: 613-530-5859 or 613-379-9972. HARROWSMITH - Napanee Olde Tyme Fiddlers & Harrowsmith Odd fellows / Rebekahs present Open Mic, Golden Links Hall, 1-5pm $7 includes supper; limited tickets, advance encouraged: Mark 613-546-3651 or Brenda 613-372-2410. Proceeds to Camp Trillium MCDONALDS CORNERS – JAMBOREE, Agricultural Hall, music begins 1pm, dinner @ 5pm, $15; info: 613-278-2362. SYDENHAM - RECEPTION & ARTIST TALKS, Grace Centre, 2-4pm; refreshments, exhibit of works by Elaine Farragher, Jill Harris and Virginia Lavin continues to March 26; all welcome

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Wednesday February 11 HARROWSMITH S&A CLUB MEETING, 7pm, for all members & anyone interested in attending, 4041 Colebrooke Rd, Membership - family $20/yr., single $10/yr.; info: Laura 613888-0077. KINGSTON FRONTENAC GAME, $10 includes transportation; bus leaves Child Centre, Sharbot Lake 5:30pm; return 10:30pm; youth 10 & up; bus trip sponsored by NFCS; info: 613-279-2244 SHARBOT LAKE - BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP, Family health Team, community room, 7pm, all welcome; info: Emily Britt 613-279-3151 SNOW ROAD - POTLUCK SUPPER, community centre, 5:30pm

Thursday February 12 CLOYNE: MOTHER-DAUGHTER VALENTINE TEA/SUPPER, 6pm, all welcome; princess care provided for girls 6 & under. RSVP: 613-336-8622, Pineview Free Methodist Church VERONA DINERS, noon, Lions Hall, for 55+, $11. Reservations required 613-376-6477.

Outdoors in the Land O’ Lakes Redpolls and other winter birds By Steve Blight

t’s midwinter here in the Land O’Lakes, and the birds coming to the feeders at our house have settled into a fairly regular pattern. There is the usual flock of six to eight Black-capped Chickadees, a few noisy Blue Jays, the odd Downy and Hairy Woodpecker, and a couple of White-breasted Nuthatches. We can pretty much count on seeing all of these birds every day, as long as the feeders are well stocked with suet and sunflower seeds. Earlier this winter we had a nice flock of American Goldfinches that stayed with us for a couple of weeks, and they were joined for a few days by a small group of American Tree Sparrows, but both of these species seem to have moved on. Late one afternoon in November a Barred Owl dropped by, and in December both a Cooper’s Hawk and a Northern Shrike paid a visit, presumably hunting the birds coming to our feeders. Common Redpolls have also been regupattern you can really see the delight on their lar visitors to our feeders this winter. Signififaces. Playing perfectly in time with one an- cant flocks of 20 to 30 of these dainty little other can really help bring the students to- finches have come and gone regularly since gether as a group,” Teacher Julia Schall said December – here for a week, gone for a few following the workshop. “Learning to drum as days, back for a few days, etc. As winter proa group is not only about being able to play gresses, redpolls are increasingly showing yourself but it also depends on really listen- up at feeders throughout eastern Ontario, although not in the numbers we saw two years ing to one another”. Student drumming at GREC will not end ago – but way more than last year! Redpolls are about the size of our familiar with the workshop and Ms. Schall said she would be incorporating the drums into her Black-capped Chickadee, with black chins, bucket drumming music class at the school. red crowns, deeply forked tails and an un“The beauty of now having these drums here dulating flight pattern. Adult male Common is that we will be able to take them out any Redpolls have a rosy-pink breast, compared to the much paler breast of the female. Redtime, learn new rhythms and play together.” Perhaps as the weather warms up, pass- polls are circumpolar in distribution – they ers-by might hear the magical unified beat are found throughout the arctic in North of the drum thanks to these GREC students America, Europe and Asia. Redpolls got their name from the red and Leo Brooks, who showed these students not only how to build their own drums but patch on their heads. “Poll” is an old English word meaning “head”. One of our summer also how to keep the beat.

birds, the Blackpoll Warbler, was named in the same way – in what should come as no surprise these highly migratory wood warblers have black patches on their heads. There are two species of redpolls in Canada – Common Redpolls and the much scarcer Hoary Redpoll. The two species are not easy to tell apart, but clues to help distinguish Hoaries include a much paler overall appearance, a slightly smaller bill and an unstreaked rump. Frankly, I have never been able to positively identify a Hoary among a flock of redpolls with all the natural variations present among males, females and immatures. Redpolls nest in low trees and shrubs in the far north. Their breeding range just barely extends southward into Ontario, where they breed along the Ontario shore of Hudson’s Bay. In summer they feed on a mix of insects and seeds, including seeds of grasses, sedges, and trees like alders and birches. Redpolls are active foragers that migrate erratically in busy, chatty flocks. In winter, Common Redpolls are White Birch specialists. White Birch has good seed crops about every two years with some seed most years. When birch catkins are loaded with seeds across the north, redpolls remain in the boreal forest. When the birch seed crop is poor in the north they move out in large numbers in search of good food supplies, occasionally showing up as far south as the central U.S. During such irruption years, redpolls often congregate at bird feeders – particularly those stocked with nyjer and black oil sunflower seed – allowing delightfully close looks through binoculars. This year it was expected that there would be a moderate southward flight because the white birch seed crop was poor to average across the

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january 29, 2015

Robbie Burns night T

By Jeff Green

was sliced open, which he Central was then followed by a Frontenac Voluntoast and a sip of whisteer Fire Department key from a silver chaloften provides bartendice, struck the chord of ing services for public tradition in much the events at the Oso Hall way ceremonies do in in Sharbot Lake. They ancient cultures. provide a selection of While the meal was two or three brands of being finalised, Ross beer, rum, vodka, rye Morton performed the whiskey and mixes, famous Burns poem Tam soft drinks, water, etc O'Shanter, with much and the profits all go to aplomb. Again, I cannot the department. say what the plot was Last Saturday night, all about, nor its resoluJan. 24 it was the tion, but I could say with same story, except some confidence that this time there was a Tam O'Shanter drank a number of large bottles Bill Robertson cutting the haggis bit too much and paid of single Malt Scotch Whiskey on the front counter; smooth, sweet the price. In fact he ends up being chased Highland Glenmorangie and Singleton, and home by witches and only escapes because smokey, peaty Islay Laphroig Quarter Cask the witches cannot cross the River Doon - at least that’s what the Wikipedia entry on the among them. That, along with the preponderance of kilts poem says. The joy of Burns poetry comes and tuxedos, as well as the odd bit of Scot- from the rhythm and the rhyme and the tish brogue flowing off the tongue in some sense that his poems invoke, that there is cases but clearly put on in others, testified always a battle or a party - or both - around the corner. that the celebration of Burns night was on. Tam O'Shanter was followed by a roast The local Masonic Lodge were the hosts for the evening, which was dedicated to pork dinner, served with the usual fixings Keith Hawley, who became both a Freema- as well as the haggis, of course, and then son and a volunteer fireman in 1951. He has the Blue Skies Community Fiddle Orchestra served both organizations with distinction for performed a set of mostly Celtic tunes as an after-dinner treat. almost 64 years. The toast to the Lasses was delivered A number of Masons from further afield also attended. If everyone, it seems, is Irish on St. by Ian Reid and the toast to the Laddies by Patrick's Day, even those of Irish descent, Janet Gutowski, who delivered a poem heras is common in Frontenac County, declared self in her best brogue, which sounded a bit like her imitation of Queen Elizabeth and themselves Scottish for the evening. The ceremonial start came with the arrival was well received by the audience, some of of the Haggis, which was piped in by Jeff whom were by then a bit into their cups of Donnelly. Bill Robertson delivered Burns' single malt. It was all good fun for the Masons and their “Address to a Haggis” with considerable flourish. I can't say I caught much of the guests, and with care everyone was returned meaning of the invocation, but the spectacle home safely through a clear and cold winof the steam rising from the Haggis after it ter's night.

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TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC RFP “C-2015-01” BY-LAW SERVICES The Township is requesting proposals for the provision of by-law services including; animal control, parking and general bylaw enforcement. A complete copy of the RFP “C-2015-01” can be found on the Township’s website, search for “Tenders”. Sealed submissions must be received at the Township offices by no later than 1:00pm on Thurs. Feb. 19, 2015.

WANT TO BECOME INVOLVED Council needs to appoint individuals as fence viewers to carry out the role as defined by Line Fences Act. For more details on this opportunity please see our website, new and public notices. Applications are due by noon on Fri. Feb. 27, 2015.

COUNTY OF LENNOX AND ADDINGTON Tender For Reconstruction Of County Road 1 (Yarker Road) Contract No. 2015-07 SEALED TENDERS, clearly marked as to contents, on forms supplied will be received by the Manager, Roads and Bridges at the County Court House and Administration Building, Lower Level, 97 Thomas Street East, Napanee, Ontario K7R 4B9 until: 3:00 p.m. local time Friday, February 6, 2015 for the Reconstruction of County Road 1 (Yarker Road). See South Frontenac website – Tenders for more information.

COUNTY OF FRONTENAC - APPLICATION FOR PLAN OF CONDOMINIUM - OPEN HOUSE - TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015 TAKE NOTICE THAT the County of Frontenac and the Township of South Frontenac will be holding an open house on, Tuesday, March 3, 2015, from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., at the Council Chambers 4432 George St. Sydenham, Ontario. At 6:30 p.m. Council will receive five (5) minute delegations from the public on the subject prior to the start of the regular agenda at 7:00 p.m. The purpose of the open house is as follows: Application for Plan of Condominium - Johnston Point in Part of Lots 23 & 24, Concessions VI and VII, District of Loughborough. The proposal is to develop 14 residential units and one block (for common parkland use). The units would have water frontage on Loughborough Lake or on Long Bay. The lots would be accessed by a private lane that is already constructed off of North Shore Road. The open house will permit the public, Council members, or any other group or individual to informally review displays of the proposed development and ask questions of staff. The meeting will provide attendees with an opportunity to offer input or feedback. Additional information about the application is available through the County of Frontenac at http://goo.gl/mrkJM3 or at the Township of South Frontenac municipal office.

COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS Submissions for the Community Project Grant Program are now being accepted. Not for profit community organizations including charitable organizations and unincorporated groups who meet the project guidelines can apply until March 31st. For more information and to access the related forms, visit our website at: www.southfrontenac.net/communitygrants

WINTER MAINTENANCE Winter is now upon us. To assist our crews in their winter control efforts, the parking of vehicles on Township roads and village streets from 12:00 midnight to 7:00 a.m. is not permitted from December 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015. As well, pursuant to Section 181 of the Highway Traffic Act “No person shall deposit snow or ice on a roadway without permission in writing from the road authority responsible for the maintenance of the road. Please be advised that the Township of South Frontenac will NOT be responsible for damages to mailboxes, newspaper boxes, recycle boxes or parked cars where said boxes or vehicles interfere with the winter maintenance on Township roads.

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hanks to professional drum facilitator and instructor, Leo Brooks, and a grant from Blue Skies in the Community, grade 7 and 8 students at Granite Ridge Educational Centre in Sharbot Lake are now able to keep the beat on their very own hand made drums. The students just completed a four-week

Outdoors - continued from page 10 boreal forest, and things seems to be unfolding as forecast. Accurately determining the conservation status of redpolls is not easy because of their erratic movements. However, the available evidence suggests that there has been no significant recent movements either up or down in their numbers in North America. I would say the odds are good that these gregarious little finches will continue to brighten many of our winters for years to come. Male Common Redpoll. Photo Please send your by Cephas observations to Lorraine Julien, naturewatching@gmail.com or Steve Blight at frontenac. nature@gmail.com

2015 RECYCLE CALENDARS art/music project they began with Brooks early in January where each student built a hand drum using a section of sonotube that the students first primed and painted in a design of their own making. Once the tubes were completed Brooks returned to the school to show the students how to stretch a piece of wet goat skin over one end of the tube, which was then stapled in place and left to dry and tighten overnight. The drums were ready to play the very next day. The long-term project gave these intermediate students the opportunity to spend many hours on a single project, and their perseverance and determination really paid off. Their drums are as nice to look at as they sound – and they sound just great. The project culminated in a drum workshop on January 27 led by Brooks, where the close to 50 students learned how to play their drums. Brooks began by teaching the students basic drum care, for the short and long term. He then showed the students the many different ways to create various sounds on the drum either first by using their hands which depending on their placement and delivery can greatly affect the sound produced. Similarly he demonstrated how the drum can be struck with a small stick either on the skin or its side to give different sounds as well.

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Please retain your current 2014-2015 Recycle calendar for use until the end of August. There will NOT be one in your March tax bill package. As the Township will be entering into contract negotiations this year, we will NOT be issuing a new Recycle calendar until the summer of 2015. Thank you for your continuing commitment to recycling.

GARBAGE & RECYCLE -Winter Reminders Now that winter is upon us please be aware of where you place your garbage and recycle containers, the Township cannot take any responsibility for damaged garbage cans or recycle boxes if left in the paths of normal plow routes. Please try to take in your emptied receptacles as soon as possible to prevent the wind from moving them about. Your garbage and recycling may be picked up any time between 7:00 am and 6:00 pm on your collection day. Please do not assume that it has been missed if it is outside the times that you have become accustomed to. There are many factors that decide pick up times especially in the winter months.

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DEPOT The Household Hazardous Waste Depot now operates on winter hours. The depot will be open on February 12th and February 26th from 3 pm – 7 pm. See our website under ‘Living Here/Solid Waste/Recycling’ for more information or call 613-376-3900 Ext 4330.

COUNCIL MEETINGS The next Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. The next Committee of the Whole meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. 4432 George Street, Box 100, Sydenham ON K0H 2T0 1-800-559-5862

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