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Detour plans for Road 38 bridge removal causes concern by Jeff Green entral Frontenac Township staff is working out the details of the removal of the bridge on Road 38 over the Trans Canada Trail in Sharbot Lake, and the problem of finding a detour during the construction phase of the project is proving to be difficult, and potentially expensive, to solve. “We are trying to do the project in stages in order to keep one lane open as much as possible during construction, but there may be a period of time when we will need to direct traffic off Road 38 entirely,” said Central Frontenac CAO/Public Works Manager Jim Zimmerman. Finding a way around Road 38 that is suitable for the volume and type of vehicle that travel the road on a daily basis has not been easy for township staff. A plan to use the out of commission Howe Island ferry to transport vehicles from the government dock to a nearby clearing near the Sharbot Lake Marina was scuttled due to the impossible logistics of transporting the ferry up Road 38, particularly through Verona Main Street. A second plan to pave a short section of the K&P Trail between the trailhead and the north end of Cannon Road could not be done because ownership of the trail has never been clarified with Canadian Pacific Railway.
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The solution of choice will leave Central Frontenac on the hook for major road reconstruction costs. It is a plan to do a major upgrade to Cannon Road, the only alternative route through Sharbot Lake when Road 38 is closed, which could cost up to $100,000. The plan has also angered the residents of Cannon Road, not only because of the inconvenience of the planned construction but also because of permanent changes to their road frontage. Cannon Road has a very narrow section at its southern edge, which includes an awkward hairpin turn on an incline, where it passes very close to three residences. Mike and Jocelyne Steeves, the owners of one of those residences, have launched a protest against the plan. “This is a really stupid idea,” said Mike Steeves, pointing at the road in front of their house. “The road is perched against the lake and a rock cut. There is nowhere to build, the whole thing won’t work – it will be an accident waiting to happen, and they are going to cut right through our driveway to do it. We won’t stand for this. We’ll take them to court over this if we have to,” he said. CAO Zimmerman said he has no intention of angering residents so early in his tenure at the township (he has only been on the job for one week) but that he has inherited responsibility for this project and is determined to
Terry Shea retires from the News, Kate Turner comes on board T
erry Shea, who has been the face of the Frontenac News to the business community, has decided to retire. Shea joined the News in September of 2013, at the tail end of a career in marketing that started when he worked in radio with CKWS in Kingston for over 30 years. He had great success as the Manager of the Land O'Lakes Tourist Association in the early 2000's and worked for the City of Kingston as well before joining the News. In addition to his sales role at the News, he brought marketing insights that were invaluable. We
wish him well as he prepares for a summer at his Chippego Lake cottage. Kate Turner, a relative newcomer to the area, who lives in Arden, has taken on the job of sales representative at the News. Kate will be continuing to travel around the territory each week, and can be reached through the News office at 613-279-3150 or nfnews@frontenac.net She will be focusing on special features and web advertising in addition to weekly ad sales. We welcome her to the team.
Jocelyne and Mike Steeves - ready to take township to court make it happen this year, as stipulated in the provincial grant that is funding it. “Under the Municipal Act we have the right to expropriate lands that are necessary to ensure the safe flow of traffic and goods. I hope we can come to some agreement with the people on Cannon Road, and my door is
always open for them to come and discuss this with me, but if necessary we will do what we have to do,” he said. Central Frontenac Mayor Frances Smith could not be reached for comment before press time.
Sun shines on Frontenac Paramedic Services pay grid T
by Jeff Green
he Ontario Sunshine List came out last Friday, and while there are still only a few people working for local townships who receive over $100,000 a year in salary (two from South Frontenac, one from North Frontenac) the number at Frontenac County has climbed to 15. Kelly Pender, the new Chief Administrative Officer, is not one of them because he was hired last May, and only worked for Frontenac County for 7 months in 2014. Twelve of the $100,000 plus club at the County comes from employees of Frontenac Paramedic Services (FPS), including Chief Charbonneau and the two deputy chiefs, Gale Chevalier and Dave Gemmill. Most of the rest are supervisors, and two advanced care paramedics, who have come onto the list over the past two years and earned just a bit over $100,000 in 2014. The minimal difference between the pay of supervisors and some advanced care paramedics, which was illustrated in graphic detail by the Sunshine report, underlines a potential problem in paramedic and other emergency services that is known in humand resources circles as "compaction" a circumstance when managers earn about the same as those they supervise. In Frontenac County, the highest paid advanced care paramedic (ACP) earns more than three of the six supervisors, and almost the same as a fourth. And further up the ladder, the deputy chiefs only earn marginally more.
This is not, however, a major concern at FPS, according to Chief Paul Charbonneau. “Vacant management positions within FPS are most often filled by long serving paramedics who wish to take their career down an administrative path. Many ACPs are quite happy to spend the full duration of their careers on the road providing patient care, and they are well compensated for their technical expertise and life experience. “It’s generally not a wage increase that attracts medics to the administrative side of the industry; supervisors, deputy chiefs, and chiefs find rewards in improving the service as a whole and supporting medics to provide the best patient care possible,” he said. Principals and vice principals working in rural Frontenac and L&A schools, as well as a number of senior teachers, are featured on the Limestone District School Board’s list (which is over 120 names long in total) As well, among the thousands of police officers in the province who earn over $100,000 per year are a number who work out of the Frontenac Detachment, its Sharbot Lake affiliate, and the Kaladar Detachment.
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Sharbot Lake Criminal Court - March 30
Police protocols challenged in 'over 80' cases J
udge Griffin gave a lengthy explanation before rendering a not guilty verdict in the case against Vincent Ring. Ring, 52, was charged with driving with a blood alcohol level exceeding the 80mg/100ml limit. The judge agreed with Ring’s counsel, Anna Brylewski, who argued that a breach of his civil rights occurred when Ring requested to speak with counsel and was not given that opportunity in a timely fashion, and that his breath samples were not taken in a timely fashion as required by law. In this case because the police officers waited for a tow truck to arrive before bringing Mr. Ring to the detachment, the breath test was not administered until approximately 2.5 hours after his arrest. In recalling the facts, Judge Griffin said “nothing was done about Mr. Ring contacting counsel during this wait despite his indication that he wanted to speak to a lawyer”. This happened even though one of the constables had a cell phone, which was never offered to Ring, and Ring was never asked if he had his own phone to use. “In this case there was a realistic opportunity for Mr. Ring to reach counsel when waiting at the side of the road,” said Griffin. Noting that the law states breath tests must be done “as soon as practicable”, Judge Griffin said, “this is not a case of tow truck difficulties in North Frontenac Township, but rather one of knowing about those difficulties and taking steps to act reasonably within the context of the criminal code... If the police are not prepared to move a vehicle off the road or arrange for other officers to meet them as they transport a person under arrest ….then they must have a plan in place; otherwise they are building in a known delay.” “The breaches of Mr. Ring’s rights are serious enough in this case that they support exclusion of the breath readings,” he concluded in rendering the not guilty verdict. Quinn Trial
Sharon Quinn, 57, pled not guilty to impaired driving and operating a motor vehicle over the 80mg/100ml of blood. Quinn was apprehended in her driveway, located on Cannon Road in Sharbot Lake, on February 16, 2015 at approximately 1:35 a.m. by OPP officers Maurice Lefaivre and Greg Wills after exiting her vehicle, which she had driven a short distance from the Sharbot Lake Legion, where there had been a Valentine’s dance that night. Officer Lefaivre was the first witness called by Provincial Crown articling student Carlie Cronlish. Lefaivre testified that he apprehended Quinn after she exited her car in her driveway and he “smelled alcohol on her breath from 8-10 feet away” and observed Quinn’s “slurred speech, blood shot eyes, flushed face and her difficulty accessing her driver’s license from her wallet, and swaying from side to side.” He testified that when asked if she had consumed any alcohol, Quinn said she had “only had two” and “If you are going to do for impaired, do it now.’” Lefaivre then placed her under arrest. Lefaivre said Quinn was placed in Cell #1 at the OPP detachment in Sharbot Lake while he proceeded to do the necessary tests on his 8000C intoxilizer. At 2:30 a.m. Lefaivre got Quinn from the cell and walked her to the breathalizer room in the detachment, noting she was “unsure on her feet” He took a first sample at 2:34 a.m.,, which read 180mg/100 ml blood and another at 2:56 that registered 177mg/100ml of blood. Ms. Quinn’s lawyer, Mr. Ellacott, asked Constable Lefaivre if he was aware of the fact that as he was waiting with his partner for the dance to end, they were parked in a secondary driveway on Sharon Quinn’s property. Lefaivre said that he was not aware of that at the time. Ellacott pointed out that that Quinn’s driveway is about a 15 second car ride from the Legion.
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arcel Giroux has been a busy guy since he came to Sharbot Lake High School to teach French and Gym in 1956. The school he came to was eight years old and it was already showing signs of being too small for the demands of the local community. A few years later, with the baby boomers hitting high school, the school was expanded during a two-year period in which Marcel served as the interim principal. “The high schools were under the supervision of Frontenac County at that time and
the public schools were under the townships. The problem in the high schools was overcrowding. When Sharbot Lake High School was expanded in 1962 it was built on the premise that there would be 100 students in grade 9; 70 in grade 10; 40 in grade 11; 30 in grade 12; and 20 in grade 13,” he said. Most jobs only required a grade 10 education at that time, but that changed to grade 12 just as the baby boomers were coming through. “The school was built for 240 students and
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When questioned as to why they apprehended Quinn in her driveway in the first place, Lefaivre stated “her license plate was obstructed by snow”, and that it was only after his encounter with Quinn that he arrested her on the alcohol related charges. During cross-examination a video was screened to Lefaivre, showing Quinn in a cell at the Sharbot Lake detachment. Lefaivre was questioned by Ellacott about his knowledge regarding the current OPP protocol pertaining to detainees’ rights to privacy when in custody. Sergeant Amy Ramsay, a policy development officer with the OPP, was the crown’s second witness and she spoke of current protocol regarding detainee privacy and was asked whether officers at the Sharbot Lake detachment were aware of it. Ramsay said she did not know whether a memo sent February 6 to the OPP regarding current privacy protocol regarding detainees and its recommendations was ever was made known to the officers in Sharbot Lake. When asked by the judge what the current protocol is regarding detainee privacy, Ramsay said that detainees being lodged in cells should be told that they are on surveillance video (even though there are signs in the cells and in other locations around the detachment wherever there are surveillance cameras) and that they be made aware that paper gowns or blankets are available for privacy purposes. Ramsay acknowledged that the new paper privacy gowns are not available at the Sharbot Lake detachment but blankets are and it remains unclear if there was a blanket in the cell when Quinn was detained there. The final witness for the day was Patricia Middleton, who testified that she was at the Legion with Quinn that night and left at approximately the same time as Quinn. When asked if she was aware of how much alcohol Quinn had consumed that night Middleton replied she was not, though she was aware
380 students showed up in September. We had that problem for years.” In the late 1960s the push was on to close one room schools and establish larger public schools. Marcel, who was the head guidance counselor at SLHS by that time, a position he held for the rest of his teaching carreer, visited those schools every year to talk to the grade 8 students who were going to come to SLHS the next year. He sup-
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that Quinn had been drinking and that Quinn did not appear intoxicated to her. The trial will resume on April 20 .
First Appearances
Ian McCullough, 22, charged on February 13, 2015 with two counts of failing to comply with probation, will return to court on April 20 Ian J. MacDonald, 64, charged on January 17, 2015 with two counts each of failing to comply with probation, obstructing justice, and forgery and one count each of obstructing a peace officer and uttering forged documents, will return to court on April 20.
Guilty Pleas
Jessie Teal, 27, pled guilty to the unauthorized use of a firearm. He was given a conditional discharge and a one-year probation and is prohibited from possessing any firearms for that time period. David D.S.Riddell, 21, pled guilty to unauthorized possession of a firearm and careless use and storage of a firearm. He was granted a conditional discharge and a oneyear probation from owning or operating all firearms. He was ordered to keep the peace and to receive any recommended counseling services Ongoing Christopher Laforest, 25, charged with possession of an illegal substance on December 11, 2014, is seeking diversion and will return to court on April 20 Joseph Archibald, 30, charged with impaired driving causing bodily harm and with operating a vehicle over the 80mg/100 ml of blood, will return to court on April 20
Charges Withdrawn
Jennifer Scott, 38, charged with the careless use/ storage of a firearm, had her charges withdrawn after making a $200 donation. She is prohibited from using or owning any firearms for one year and was given a year to have the firearms involved in the case lawfully transferred.
ported closing the one room schools and expanding Hinchinbrooke, Sharbot Lake, and Clarendon Central Public Schools, and building Land O’Lakes Public School. “People have a romantic view of oneroom schools, but the reality was that of the 14 that were in our townships, one or two were good, most of them were pretty poor, and a couple of them were horrendous. The good ones had established teachers and financial support from the township and community. But that was rare. I remember visiting a school that was being taught by a young girl who had just graduated from high school herself. She was taking chalk out of her purse in the morning because she had to supply it herself. That’s the kind of thing that went on.” In 1969 the Frontenac School Board was established. It included two rural high schools, Sharbot Lake and Sydenham; Lasalle High School in Pittsburgh Township and Frontenac High School in Frontenac Township. The Kingston and Frontenac Board
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Litterbugs to help cover policing costs for townships
By Jeff Green and N.C.Drew he OPP has come up with a way to deal with two major problems in Frontenac County: excessive littering at the side of roads, and the cost of policing. And they plan to use modern fingerprinting technology to do it. Sgt. Frank Hardy, formerly of the Sharbot Lake detachment has teamed up with his brother, Constable Joe Hardy of the Kaladar detachment on a new initiative. As Frank explained it, they have a list of volunteers who will collect litter discarded along local roads. Each item is put in a zip lock bag with the location, date and time on it. Joe has trained a team of volunteers to scan the items for fingerprints, which are then run through a data base to identify the offenders. “It’s not like the old days with all that dusting for fingerprints” Joe explained. “You simply scan it with an ultra-violet scanner that automatically reads and stores the print. The
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And, Frank said, “you would be amazed at whose fingerprints are on file. Anyone who has ever worked at a secure government facility like an airport, anyone who has ever had a criminal record check performed, anyone who has ever been bonded, not to mention anyone who has ever been fingerprinted by police in connection with a crime. We even have prints from school groups that have toured a station. And with new freedom to investigate we can even gather prints from public locations if we suspect someone might be a litterbug.” Under the new OPP service contract and funding model, the litterbug project is considered a “discretionary monetary enhancement service” which means that all the money raised by the fines will go directly towards offsetting policing costs in
the township where the offence leading to the fine has been committed. “Volunteer groups who go around in the springtime and pick up garbage by the side of the road have always been encouraged by local councils, but now by adding the step of bagging items they will also be bringing bucket loads of cash into the municipal coffers.” said Hardy. The Province of Ontario has set out the schedule of fines under the Ontario Littering Act (2013). A first time offence will carry a mandatory $75 fine unless it’s an alcoholic beverage container, in which case the fine jumps to $250. In order for fines to be levied a complete fingerprint is required, but Joe Hardy said that there is a wide range of materials that are classed as ‘super adherers’ as far as fingerprints are concerned. “Everything from water bottles, pop cans and beer cans to plastic food wraps, can-
dy wrappers and even coffee cups. The heat actually helps imprint the fingerprint,” he said. With policing cost increases being held accountable for 50% of the budget increase in both Central and North Frontenac and Addington Highlands in 2015, the townships have been enthusiastic in their support of the project. “One member of council said something about the right to privacy at the Addington Highlands Council, but they were shouted down, “ said Frank Hardy. The project is getting underway as a pilot this spring in the three townships, and it was discussed by South Frontenac Council at their April 1st meeting, and deferred to a meeting of the Committee of the Whole, when the Commander of the Frontenac Detachment will be on hand to answer questions.
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t turns out the idea of combining the chief administrator and public works manager’s roles in Central Frontenac came from the individual who ended up filling both roles. Both positions were advertised at the same time. Jim Zimmerman, who was at loose ends after losing his management position at the City of Belleville just after the new council had been sworn in, saw the ads and responded by sending a resume and a covering letter to Central Frontenac. “I suggested to them that there might be some savings for them if the two positions were combined, and that it might make them more competitive as well,” said Zimmerman, from his new office in the Central Frontenac administrative building in Sharbot Lake. Since he has both Public Works, Public Administration, and private sector management backgrounds, Zimmerman’s suggestion also created an opportunity for himself, although he said, “I understand there were a number of qualified candidates for the position when it came time to interview for the job.” Zimmerman has a diverse background to prepare himself for a combined administrative and hands on role in Central Frontenac After selling his shares in the business be helped build, Integrated Central Solutions, a company that worked on retrofits and system management in buildings that were used by high tech firms in Ottawa, he took a job with the new City of Ottawa dealing with waste-water. He then moved into senior municipal management, taking the public works manager job in Marathon, on the north shore of Lake Superior. During his two years there he also filled in as CAO on occasion. A senior public works job in Innisville, south of Barrie, followed. He then worked as a consultant with AECOM engineering for a time, before deciding to come back into the municipal world with Belleville last May. “In a lot of ways Central Frontenac is a similar township to Marathon. It’s a similar size and has similar infrastructure. But there is a lot of opportunity here because Central Frontenac is not that far from a number of population centres. It can be promoted as an attractive place to set up home-based businesses,” he said. He does not plan any immediate changes
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to the way the township operates. However, he said he will be looking at all the job descriptions to find out if they need updating and will also be developing standard operating procedures for the public works department. “I don’t know how everything here works yet, so the first thing to do is find out, and find out what needs improving and work with our staff to make those improvements.” Central Frontenac Township is not a unionized environment and Zimmerman said there are considerable advantages to it staying that way. “We need to make sure that staff are comfortable and that they clearly understand what management expects from them. At the end of the day you want people to be enthusiastic and committed to their work and you want to ensure they have a healthy work-life balance as well,” he said. He is also enthusiastic about the growing collaboration between the Frontenac townships, and said he looks forward to continuing those efforts. In terms of roads and road maintenance, which he realises is a major concern of ratepayers, he might be bringing in something that he has done elsewhere, the use of re-
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t is interesting to examine the letter written by Mr. Parker Gallant, a well known anti-wind proponent, about the proposed wind project. You also published a letter from Helen Forsey on this topic. While Ms. Forsey's letter was thoughtful and balanced, Mr. Gallant's letter was one-sided and used loaded language to skew the argument in his favour. He says windmills blot the landscape and are unreliable while some people feel that windmills are beautiful and they are
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· We were saddened to learn that Christopher Leslie, formerly of Parham, son of May and the late Everton Leslie, had passed away. Our sympathies to his family. · Sympathy to the family of Glenn Thompson (formerly of Harlowe), son of the late Ray and Iris Thompson and husband of Sheila Veley. · Happy birthday to Glen Matson, Betty Eastman, Dawn Boulianne, Matthew Barr, Pat Lowery, Brian Keith, Tammy Shelly, Aileen Wagar, and Jasmine Salmond, 3. Belated wishes to Darrell Hannah. · Friends and relatives gathered at the Bedford Hall on March 29 to help Shirley Noonan (McCumber) celebrate her 80th birthday. Her sister, Frances, 91, travelled from Kemptville to be there. Gordon Struthers sang a few gospel songs for Shirley's enjoyment. She was presented with a certificate from South Frontenac Council honouring her birthday. Special thanks to her sons, Michael, John and family for making all the arrangements. Son Randy was also present. Best wishes to you, Aunt Shirley, for many more birthdays!
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· On March 28, a gospel sing was held at Parham Free Methodist Church featuring "The Bennett Family” and local talent. Emcee Ralph McInnis replaced Harold Warren, who was ill. Following the singing everyone enjoyed refreshments. Thanks to everyone who helped in any way. · Every Tuesday morning is a free "Coffee Hour" 10-11:30am at the Parham Free Methodist Church. A great time. · Another enjoyable social time is Tuesday evenings, 7pm, at Arden Community Hall to play euchre, or Thursdays, 7:30pm, at Arden Legion. · Thinking of Glen Fox, Harold & Doreen Warren, Donny Knight, Daisy Haw, Carol Patterson, Dora Scott, Leigh and Lois Scott, Gladys Clancy, Bill Powers, Terry Conner, Evelyn Izzard. · A Cross walk is planned for April 3, 1:30pm, beginning at Matson's farm in Arden, with a service at 3pm in Arden United Church. · Sometimes we are so busy adding up our troubles, that we forget to count our blessings. Happy Easter.
SYDENHAM Anita Alton
· A huge thank you to our local communities that contributed over 1000 pounds of food and more that $845 at the Stuff the Cruiser Event last Saturday. Our local food bank will be able to continue to feed those in need. · Monday April 6 there is Bingo at St Patrick's Church in Railton. Chili dinner starts at 6pm; games begin at 7pm. · Wings are served again at the Legion every other Thursday night from 5 - 8pm. Bring the family out and enjoy some wings and deep fried pickles on Thursday April 9. · Perth Road Maple Syrup Festival will take place on Saturday, April 11, 9:30am to 3pm. They will be serving up pancakes & sausages with fresh maple syrup, adults $8; children $4; under 3 yrs free! Lots to do including a Tour of Votary's Farm & Sugar House; Community Hall Craft Sale - Home Baking, & Maple Syrup; Children's games, activities, Pony rides from 11am - 1pm. Information: Vera 613-353-2470
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613-333-1901 bright.a@gmail.com · Wishing Dave & Shirley Keller a Happy 50th Anniversary! · The Children's Easter Party hosted by Denbigh Recreation will be held this Saturday, April 4, 11am to 2pm, at the Denbigh Hall. There will be games, contests and the big Easter Egg Hunt. Lunch will be provided for all the children. · Music in the Hall will be Sun. April 12, 1pm at the Denbigh Hall. Refreshments will be available. Please contact Mark at 333-9462 if you would like to provide entertainment. · April 4 to 30 is the Daffodil Cancer Campaign, with doorto-door canvassing in Griffith, Matawatchan and Denbigh in a limited area. Receipts will be given for all donations and canvassers will have proper I.D. Please give generously.
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· Mr. Glenn Thompson of Harlowe passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 26, at Kingston General Hospital. Mr. Thompson was a long-time resident of Harlowe. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family. · The Land O' Lakes Garden Club will hold their first meeting on April 9, 7pm, at Pine View Free Methodist Church, Hwy 41, Cloyne. · April 10 is the next Open Mic & Potluck at the Northbrook Lions hall, 7pm, $6, entertainers $2. All welcome. For more info, call Lionel at 613-336-8142. · A pleasant and peaceful Easter to all.
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What a great weekend for girls hockey! The Frontenac Fury girls hockey teams travelled to Kanata to take part in tournaments this past weekend. The Midget girls team were very successful and captured the gold medal! The Bantam girls team were also successful in capturing the silver medal! Congratulations to both teams!
HARLOWE by Marie White 613-336-2557 · Our sympathy goes to the Thompson family on the passing of Glenn. He was well known in Harlowe with his carpentry work and small sawmill. · Also thinking of Daisy Haw and hoping she's on the mend. You and Bill are being missed doing the famous waltzes in Harlowe. · The cool weather has put a sudden stop to the maple syrup making. It seems like a bad year. · I forgot to mention at Christmas the winners of Foodland’s $20 certificates: Ron Murray of Northbrook, Milton Stewart of Tweed. Thanks, Foodland. · Our Fiddler's party on March 20 was a goody. We had four fiddle players (Dave Garrow, Fred Brown, Bruce Osborne, Jerome Collins), piano, six guitars, one harmonica. The hall was a-rocking with excellent musical talent. Thought we were going to have to call North Frontenac to put the hall back on the foundation. We also had a few vocals. What a night! Had quite a time to get them slowed down to eat. Two fiddlers Fred Brown & Dave Garrow - had not played together for 10 years. They sure heated the horse hair (great reunion). Lots of dancers and back-up players. · Our open Mic on Saturday was a small crowd with nine entertainers, but the music was excellent and the potluck supper tasty. Our election will be at the next Fiddlers, April 17; Open Mic is April 25. · Snow Road is trying to get some music going on April 30 from 7–9pm consisting of Jim Dix, Eric LaBelle and Mark. For info, call Jim at 613-278-0156. · Hope to see you all next month.
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· The Piccadilly Pickers and the Old Hims will be performing at the Hartington Community Church on April 24 beginning at 7pm. Free-will offering and refreshments to follow. Information: 613-374-2178. · Tickets are available for the Harrowsmith Women's Institute's Vintage Fashion Show, April 26, at St. Paul's United Church and can be purchased at Trousdale's General Store, Leonard's Fuels, Nicole's Gifts or any WI member. Proceeds go to New Leaf Link www.newleaflink.ca.
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· Words to live by: May your Easter basket be full of love, joy and happiness. From our house to yours, a very safe and Happy Easter weekend to all.
HENDERSON Jean Brown
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· Deepest sympathy to the family and friends of the late Glenn Thompson who died this past week. Glenn will be remembered for his love of spouse and family, expertise in woodworking (saw-mill, building), love of hunting, fishing and the out-of-doors. · Also, I wanted to mention a bit more about the late Nick Zeldenrust, who with spouse Brita lived in Bordenwood for over 31 years. Nick designed and created the Bible lectern at Henderson United and also the church's stained glass hanging of the storm tossed ship, and they are tastefully and lovingly created by this master woodworker. As well, Brita used to make a European potato salad for many church and community events. · Easter, the time to celebrate the resurrection and new life of Jesus Christ. All are invited to attend the many religious happenings listed in the paper. · The write up about the hunting and all the wonderful efforts of our trappers and associations in last week's paper was enlightening and very well done. I surely appreciate all their efforts, knowing that the bears and wild animals are being kept under control and thus we can walk safely everywhere. So thanks everyone. · Georgina Wathen, former Henderson news reporter, currently in Huntsville Hospital, reports a fantastic response from the churches and community and is so appreciative of phone calls, and cards. One of my best memories of Georgina is when my husband Allan and I were riding our bikes and heard some Elvis tunes wafting out from “up the road”. We rode right up to find Gord playing/singing Elvis tunes on the front deck, complete with a sound system. We stayed for ever so long - just lounging on the deck, singing Elvis and also some church hymns. It made for some great memories. This kind of caring and community support from the area folks and churches really means so much in making this area a happy and happening place. Newcomers to the area are always impressed with the hospitality. So, if you're a newcomer and want me to mention your arrival, please call me. Don't worry - we don't come and visit or invade your deck or private spaces! Blessings – Jean.
MABERLY-BOLINGBROKE Karen Prytula
613-325-1354 karenprytula33@gmail.com · The Maberly Agricultural Society was formed in 1882. In 1885 the community of Maberly and area established a fairground where farmers brought their choice products, like vegetables, chickens and livestock to vie against each other for prizes. The Maberly Fair is still going strong 133 years later and the Society is hosting a fundraiser on April 18, the Annual Pancake Brunch from 10 am - 1 pm at the Community Hall. Cost is adults $10, children under 12 $5 and toddlers are free. There will also be a bake table with sale of home baking and maple syrup from the Gordon Patterson sugar camp. Everyone welcome. “Twitter 101: Making Sense of Twitter”, presentation on April 7 at the Small Business Centre, 91 Cornelia St. W., Entrance B, Smiths Falls, 9:30 - 11:30 am; cost: $10 (light refreshments included).- Attendees will learn: strategies for attracting followers, how to create powerful messages in just 140characters, applications that make Twitter easier to manage, and how you can use Twitter to grow your business. To gain the most from this class, students should already have a profile on Twitter. Register: smallbusiness@smallbizcentre.ca; 613-283-7002 x 109 or 108. www.smallbizcentre.ca
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· The last poverty luncheon of the season was held at Sharbot Lake United Church on March 25 with 35 people attending. The people from Snow Road made the soups and they were all delicious. The church service was led by Rev. Karen Hincke; Mae and Ken Walton provided the music. A great get-together and luncheon. I'm sure a good amount was made for the local Food Bank. · On Thursday six ladies got together at The Maples to celebrate Elaine Delisle's 60th birthday. Many more, Elaine. · A big crowd attended Terry Tufts’ concert on Thursday evening. He played a 12-string Gibson guitar and sang many songs that he had written himself. A light lunch of coffee, tea and squares was served. Another great evening at Snow Road Community Centre. · Keenagers is Tuesday April 7 at Snow Road Community Centre. Come out for a wonderful potluck lunch and fellow-
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ship, 1 – 3pm. · A big crowd was out for Friday's Coffee Break at Snow Road Community Centre. Linda and Reg Chappell were hosts. A huge table of goodies. Nice to welcome Loretta Hill who came out for coffee with us. Loretta is Lori Ryder's mother from Port McNickle and she's here to stay with Lorie and Sandy till May. · Some April birthdays: Ruth Abram, Bev Lateraude, Shannon Barr, Shauna Rowland, Patsy Steele, Ginger Gardiner, Isabel Allan, Wib Crain. · Don't forget the potluck supper at Snow Road Community Centre on April 8. Starts at 5:30pm. There is a country music special with Fiddlers and Friends. · There will be a music night on Thursday, April 30 – Jimmie Dix Trio. More about that later. · Don't forget breakfast at the skidoo club on April 4, 8-11am. It's an Alzheimer fundraiser breakfast. · Elphin Presbyterian Church: Maundy Thursday, April 2 at 6pm. Come to a potluck supper - all three congregations. Easter Sunday, April 5 at 10:30am – Joint worship with music by the combined choirs. Saturday, April 11 from 5 – 7pm. Elphin Church is hosting a ham supper. All Welcome. · Smile – Nothing is a waste that makes a memory.
ARDEN Wanda Harrison 613-335-3186 · On March 23 Northern Frontenac Community Services extended to seniors a CPR and First Aid Information session. Bandaging broken limbs, pressure applied to wounds, stroke and cardiac problems were just a few of the topics covered. When these services are offered again, you would be amiss not to attend. Again, we thank NFCS for their continued assists to residents of Central Frontenac. · Easter weekend begins on Friday Apr 3, with Cross Walk participants meeting at the Matson Farm at 1:30 pm. After the walk there will be a service in the Arden United Church beginning at 3 pm. · On Saturday, April 4, 10am to 1pm there will be the Annual Children’s Easter Party, sponsored by the Kennebec Rec Committee, held at the Community Centre. Crafts, games and an Easter Egg Hunt highlight the party, with a hot dog lunch for the kids after the hunt. · Easter Sunday, April 5, begins with a “Son” rise service at the Public Beach, Big Clear Lake, at 6:30 am. Regular church services will held in Henderson, Arden and Mountain Grove at the regular times. · Tuesday, April 7, the spring session of Fit n’Fun’s one hour classes begin at 9 am at the community center. These classes are suitable for both men and women of all ages. Please dress in comfortable clothing and bring a mat, water and hand weights, if you have them. The exercises are done to upbeat music and you perform at your own pace. Join the group Tuesday and have some fun. · If that type of exercise is not your cup of tea, join Helen Praskey and her Tai Chi group, also at the community center, as they start their beginner sessions, Wednesday April 8 at 9:15am. Regular classes follow the beginner class. · On Thurs. April 9, Circle Square will be holding a fundraising Roast Beef dinner at the ranch. The tickets for this dinner at $20 pp, with proceeds going to the Circle Square camper scholarship program for local kids. Please RSVP by calling the ranch at 613-335-5403. The theme of the dinner is Spring; let’s hope it feels more like Spring than winter on April 9. · Tis the season; cold at night, warm during the day means only one thing. It’s sap season and the end result, after many long hours and much hard work, is that delectable, golden maple syrup that everyone wants on their pancakes, sausages or in a cup. Enjoy!!
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· Sincere condolences to Sally Harrison, who lost her beloved husband Rick recently. I know we certainly enjoy their beautiful decorated house during the Hallowe'en and Christmas seasons. Thinking of you Sally and your family. · Thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the late Christpher Leslie; also to Cecil and Eldene Asseltine on the loss of their son Mark. Thinking of you to the family of the late William Francis (Hollywood). · Thank you to everyone who came out to support District #4 Recreation Committee in their Chinese Dinner and Silent Auction - without the many donations and the support of our community we wouldn't be as successful - all proceeds from Saturday night will go to the playground project at the Parham ball field. · Congratulations to the winners of the CFMSA Raffle donated by W.A. Robinson Asset Management Group - the true winners are the kids!! Thanks to all.
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PAGE 5 · Boyd Tryon has informed us that robins and a blue bird have been spotted in the Wagarville Road area! · Thinking of you to Glen Fox and Kim Harper · Parham welcomes residents into the home formerly owned by the late Leonard and Jean Goodberry. Also the little house south on Road 38 is taking on a whole new look. · Happy Birthday to Dustin Teal, Rachel Neadow, Dakota Whan, Claudia Thompson, Cory Thompson, Trevor Botting, Ellis Corkum, Charlene Godfreey, Suzanne MacGregor, Doris Campsall, Micheline Montreuil, and Doug and Dave Taylor. · We have been honoured to have the Rev Jean Brown do pulpit supply at the United Church and have had the pleasure of Allan accompany her. They joined us for our delicious soup luncheon after church on Sunday · Hope everyone has a most Blessed Easter holiday.
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elebrate your family’s special memories and milestones, or honour a particular important individual in your life with an engraved commemorative brick in the Frontenac Community Arena’s Commemorative Wall. Whether you choose to add your own name, your business or to honour the memory of a loved one, our commemorative brick program will continue to grow, one brick at a time. For a contribution of $150 or more you can have incorporated a customized engraved 3”x11” brick with your 3-line message, with a maximum of twelve characters per line. Engraving of the bricks for the commemorative wall will occur in the spring during the arena’s annual shut down period. All bricks will be placed randomly amongst the existing bricks on the wall. We cannot guarantee special positioning due to the nature of this project. Official tax receipts will be given for donations of $150 or more. We hope that you will donate towards a brick and help add to the over 230 bricks and 400 names on the commemorative wall. For information, contact Frontenac Community Arena at 613-374-2177; email Frontenac.arena@bellnet.ca.
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On March 26, Central Hastings OPP responded to a fraud complaint involving a senior citizen being defrauded in a telemarketing lottery scam. The investigation revealed that on March 23, 2015 an elderly female residing in Tweed received a call from a female claiming to be a lawyer with an agency in Toronto. The caller alleged that the elderly woman won over a million dollars with a sweepstakes organization and in order for the prize to be released to her she needed to send money to a foreign country. A second male fraudster, claiming to be from a courier service called the victim later the same day to confirm the lottery win and to provide directions on how to send the money. Over the next few days the victim was contacted numerous times by both fraudsters continuing to request additional money be shipped because of various technical difficulties. As a result the victim was defrauded of several thousands of dollars. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre identifies these common scams as “Lottery or Sweepstakes Scams”. Scammers use the name of well-known organizations like Reader’s Digest, Publisher’s Clearinghouse and the IRS to make the consumer believe that the lottery is real. Victims are commonly told to send funds via money service business such as Western Union, MoneyGram or by loading funds to prepaid credit cards. The average loss per victim is estimated at $6200. Remember, there are never any upfront fees to receive prizes, sweepstake or lottery winnings. If you think you or someone you know has been a victim of fraud, call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501
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april 2, 2015
Frontenac Stewardship Foundation stresses importance of Tallgrass habitat T by Jonathan Davies
here has been a lot of focus recently on the crisis faced by honeybees, but for people outside of the conservationist loop, tallgrass is probably not a top-of-mind issue. Where pollinators, as well as birds and a host of other animals are concerned, grasslands are a vital habitat, one whose preservation requires more than passing attention. Kyle Breault, former coordinator with Tallgrass Ontario, and currently involved in tallgrass planting projects throughout Ontario, was in Marysville on March 26 to talk about the importance of preserving what little native tallgrass habitat is left, while introducing news tracts, including in places where tallgrass may not be native to the landscape. Wolfe Island is one such place, and Breault has being working on projects there for the past three years. The presentation was the first in the Frontenac Stewardship Foundation's 2015 seminar series. The foundation has been engaged on a number of issues since its founding in 2008, including watershed preservation, invasive species management, and habitat preservation and restoration. Breault focused on the importance of both birds and bees, and on the misconception that creating habitat for one ignores the other. "Bird habitat and bee habitat are actually the same," he explained to a group of about 30 gathered at Wolfe Island United Church. And while he noted the importance of the Ontario government's plans to curb neonicotinoid use (pesticides in this category have been linked to bee deaths, and where they were previously used as a seed treatment for isolated use by farmers, they have now become a standard coating on the vast majority of corn and soybean seed) he stressed that this was only one part of the solution - the other being that bees simply need more habitat.
In the past two years, working with Ducks Unlimited as the organization's go-to for tallgrass planting, Breault has put about 600 acres back on the ground in the province. While this sounds impressive, he lamented that he is engaged in an uphill battle. "About 100 times as much habitat is ruined in a week as all our efforts combined have put back,” he said. Breault noted that in Chatham-Kent, where he resides, abundant Carolinian forest is being cut down at such a rate that the forest cover has been reduced to around 2%. To put that in perspective, Environment Canada considers 30% to be the minimum forest cover threshold to ensure marginal species richness and adequate aquatic system health. As for tallgrass, some of the best in the province would have been found in parts of western Ontario, where one could ride horseback almost unseen because the grasses were so tall. But because these grasses were easier to plow than woodlands, they were the first to go to agriculture, a little under a century ago. Development accelerated as agriculture became industrialized in the 1950s. There was no concerted effort to preserve grassland in Ontario until the 1990s, when Ontario conservationist Allen Woodliffe recognized their importance and began working to keep them alive. Most of the tallgrass that remains today, according to Breault, are on steep, unworkable land or along railway lines. "We're basically at nothing now." Breault said. There are a few spots, particularly on First Nations, where grassland management - which includes periodic burning - have been a cultural practice. But there are also little fragments that will keep disappearing, regardless of efforts to preserve them, because they have become so brittle. This is where the next best thing to a natural, native grassland is created. "We mimic. That's all we can do," said Breault. In southern Ontario, most land is privately owned,
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and when space is made available for a planting, usually by a landowner, Breault is ready to seed it and begin transforming it into habitat. "You can't turn that down. You either replace it here, or you don't replace it anywhere," he said. All of the three projects on Wolfe Island that Breault has so far planted were paid for by private companies. The Endangered Species Act in Ontario stipulates that development projects, such as solar or wind farms, have to replace habitat that they have displaced. "The companies that I've dealt with, they're happy to do it, " he said. Breault's concern is that the Ministry of Natural Resources, which is responsible for enforcing these policies, pushed hard early on to ensure that companies carried through with their responsibilities, but has become slack more recently. This means habitat is being removed but not replaced in a timely manner. Breault noted, "We went from having a dozen projects a year three years ago, to this year where we're still waiting to hear if we're going to have our first one."
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forts of members of the Harlowe Rec Club, three of whom I had a chance to meet at the hall on March 28 while the Saturday Open Mic/Music Jam was in full swing. Marie White said that the new regular events came about after the Saturday evening dances, which had been taking place there for 13 years, since 1997, started to wane. “The dances started to sour”, Marie said, “and because we had to pay the band and pay for the advertising for the dances, well... it just wasn't worth it anymore.” In an effort to keep some kind of regular musical events happening at the hall, Marie who loves music and just so happens to be the presiREQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) dent of the Olde Tyme Fiddlers' Association in Terry Good, Marie and George White with musical entertainers Dave for PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS Harlowe, with the help Johnston, Jimmy Dix and Ray Whitelock South Frontenac Township is seeking quotations for the provision of equipment and maof other members of the terials. It is anticipated that the equipment and material will be required between April, Rec committee, who include potluck buffet table with loads of home made desserts and 2015 and December, 2015. Marie's husband George savory dishes. Committee member Terry Good spoke of the White, Terry Good, Pat and history of the hall, which opened in 1948/49 and was run as Details can be found on the website under 2015 Tenders. Your response is to be delivDavid Cuddy and Jannette, a school until 1971/72. At that time it was taken over by the ered to the following address: South Frontenac Township, 2490 Keeley Rd, Box 100, initiated the Open Mic/Music Rec hall committee and in 1986 a $60,000 Wintario grant Sydenham ON, K0H2T0. Attention: Brian Kirk, Area Supervisor. Responses are to be Jam and Olde Tyme Fiddlers that was matched (and then some) by funds raised by the received by 1:00 p.m., April 7, 2015. events. These now keep lo- hall committee group, allowed for some significant renovacals and other music lovers tions These included moving and updating the kitchen and If you have any inquiries on this matter, please contact: Brian Kirk, CRS-1, Area Superfrom further afield coming washroom facilities and the addition of a new roof. visor, The Township of South Frontenac, 2490 Keeley Rd, Sydenham ON, Telephone: While Harlowe over the years has lost its post office and back to Harlowe regularly (613) 376-3900 Ext. 4347. Email: bkirk@southfrontenac.net every month. Admission is general store (it used to boast three stores), Good said that free and guests are invited to he is thankful to still have the hall in the community. The Rec EASTER WEEKEND CHANGES TO GARBAGE PICKUP make a donation to the hall hall club members welcome new visitors to come out to Harlowe, where they stress, “All are welcome”. I would bet that to help pay for its upkeep. Regular garbage pickup on Friday, April 3rd will be picked up on Saturday April 4th. ReguMarie pointed out one the friendly atmosphere, great music and wonderful food will lar garbage pickup on Monday, April 6th will be picked up on Tuesday, April 7th. There will couple from Enterprise, Al ensure that one visit to Harlowe is not enough. be no changes to the rest of the week. and Louise Taylor, who were up dancing. “They come evOPEN HOUSE – THE POINT – SHORELINE RESTORATION ery month all the way from Enterprise and never miss on April 16th, 2015 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm- Council Chambers a week”. Music lovers from Come out and learn about the proposed plans to restore the shoreline and beach at the Harlowe, Hendersen, Enter‘Point’ on Sydenham Lake. View the conceptual plans and provide your input to staff. prise, Northbrook and other hamlets in the area as well as one couple from Ottawa 2015 RECYCLE CALENDARS 25 Years also regularly attend. On the Paul Kilpatrick in Business! Please retain your current 2014-2015 Recycle calendar for use until the end of day of my visit the musical August. There will NOT be one in your March tax bill package. As the Township will be entertainers included Jimmy Your #1 Choice for Tires! entering into contract negotiations this year, we will NOT be issuing a new Recycle Dix, Mary O'Donnell, Arnold calendar until the summer of 2015. Thank you for your continuing commitment to Miller, Kevin O'Donnell, Ray Class A Mechanic • www.perthmotors.ca • Hwy. 7, Perth, ON Whitelock, Dave Johnston, recycling. Tel: 613-267-2901 • Fax: 613-267-5800 • Mon - Fri 8am-5pm Mary Johnston and Doreen BUSINESS CARD SIZE Black. BUSINESS CARD SIZE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DEPOT Like most former two room schoolhouses that have been The Depot will be resuming summer hours begin April 2nd, the Depot will be open every converted into local commuThursday from 3 – 8 pm. So remember us when you start your spring painting and oil nity centers, the Harlowe hall changes! See our website under ‘Living Here/Solid Waste/Recycling’ or for more informahas become a hub for the lotion call 613-376-3900 Ext 4330. cal community. Its hard wood floors and ample hall space Features: COUNCIL MEETINGS Features: plus its updated kitchen and t 409 titanium enhanced stainless steel t 409 titanium enhanced stainless steel washroom facilities make it The next Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. t Rocker grates and ash pan t Rocker grates and ash pan the perfect place for entert Forced air adjustable blower Financing t Forced air2015 adjustable blower The next Committee of the Whole meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 14, at 7:00 p.m. Financing taining large groups. available. t Limited lifetime warranty available. t Limited lifetime warranty While I was there, commitHighway 511 Heating Solutions 4432 George Street, Box 100, Sydenham ON K0H 2T0 Highway 1-800-559-5862 511 Heating Solutions tee members along with vol14406 Hwy. 7, RR#6, Perth ON K7H 3C8 Website: www.southfrontenac.net14406 Hwy. 7, RR#6, Perth ON K7H 3C8 unteers Fay and Ray White Phone: (613) 264-0874 www.heatmasterss.com Phone: (613) 264-0874 www.heatmasterss.com were busy setting up the
he community hall in Harlowe has seen an upsurge in activity this past year thanks to the efforts of a few community-minded music enthusiasts. The regular Harlowe Open Mic/Music Jam/Community Potluck, which takes place on the last Saturday of each month, along with the Olde Tyme Fiddlers who play there every third Friday of the month, have been attracting close to 50 guests at each event. These musical happenings came about thanks to the ef-
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Frontenac Fury capture gold, silver Congratulations to the Frontenac Girls Hockey Midget team (at right), who won Gold in the 32nd Kanata Girls Hockey Association House League Tournament, which was held March 27-29, and to the Bantam team (above), who walked away with Silver in the same tournament, where they only let in one goal in the whole tournament. Three out of the four teams made it to the semi-finals. Also, the Bantams are in a Canada-
wide contest for Hometown hockey with 25 other teams where they have a chance to win a VIP trip to an NHL game; they just need people to vote for them at http://www. hometownhockey.com/events/153/ entries/963?grandprize=true Voting closes on April 4.
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is that, 'You can't do what you don't ourteen seniors attended a know’ and now that these seniors do CPR workshop on March 30 at know and are up to date on the latthe Anglican church hall in Sharbot est techniques, they can now react Lake. Headed up by Mark Powell, to an emergency situation in a more a local paramedic who works with informed and effective way.” Frontenac Paramedic Services, Vikki Newlove, community supthe presentation included a plethport service coordinator with Northora of information on administerern Frontenac Community Services ing basic First Aid, like how to ap(NFCS), who was present at the ply bandages, dressings, splints, workshop, said that the session slings and wraps. Other topics came about through a grant that included how to identify and treat NFCS received from the Seniors choking, stroke, heart attacks, bee Community Grant Foundation stings, and nose bleeds and other whose goal is to provide information kinds of bleeds. When I visited, sessions to seniors in the communithe group was learning how to adty. Newlove said she and other staff minister proper CPR and guests from NFCS spoke to various local were also shown how to use a de- Mark Powell giving the presentation seniors groups through the Seniors fibrillator. Community Advisory Network, which is comprised of reprePowell said that though the session was not a certified sentatives from the various local seniors groups of Central First Aid/CPR course, he was able to pass on a lot of imand North Frontenac. Those representatives in turn advised portant and helpful information to the seniors, who may not NFCS staff of the kind of workshops that would most benhave been totally up to date on the most recent changes to efit themselves and their members. “We did not want to do basic First Aid and CPR training techniques. “The main idea
Terry Tufts at Snow Road T
erry Tufts brought his great talent and seasoned repartee to his performance last Thursday at the Snow Road Community Centre. Along with his own works like “The Better Fight” and “Mary Lou in Burgundy” he also performed works by others, including Gordon Lightfoot’s “Railroad Trilogy”. It was clearly a night to remember, and a great start to the Music Night series at Snow Road. Terry recalled “jamming” with Jimmy Dix, who will be performing along with his part-
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a full First Aid/CPR course since most of the seniors have already done that in the past but we just wanted to do a review and allow seniors to have their personal questions answered”, Newlove said. Similarly because many of the First Aid/CPR techniques have changed in recent years, Newlove said that it is important that seniors are kept up to date of those changes. Seniors were also made aware of the numerous defibrillators that are located in the village of Sharbot Lake. Newlove said she was pleased with the turn out to the workshop, which included participants from Ompah, Plevna, Mountain Grove and Sharbot Lake.
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who are concerned about birds aren't advocating for neutering programs for cats and by-laws that would force cat owners to keep their pets indoors. Mr. Gallant claims that Ontario taxpayers will be subsidizing windmill developers for 20 years. Under the new program for large renewable projects, subsidies are being eliminated. Mr. Gallant also raises the question of property values when windmills appear. Studies have shown that property values may go down before the windmills are built but they rebound once they are built. Finally, Mr. Gallant advises municiProAlliance Realty, Brokerage palities to drive a hard barDirect Line: 613.336.1737 gain with wind developers when it comes to revenue Email: chriswinney1@aol.com and taxes and I agree with www.landolakesproperty.com him on that score. 12309 Hwy 41, The bottom line is that we Chris Winney Northbrook, ON K0H 2G0 need clean, renewable, safe Broker energy and if we want it at a reasonable price, we will get it from renewables such as wind and solar because we are making great strides in lowering the price of wind and solar while nuclear power will be more expensive, in part due to security concerns. North Frontenac and Addington Highlands should take advantage of the opportunity to receive additional revenue while being part of our clean energy future. - Wolfe Erlichman
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SOCIAL NOTES IN MEMORIAM
OBITUARY
OBITUARY
Happy Birthday
Adam, Anne Mary (Kirkham)
Hollywood, Gordon
Anne passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family, at Lanark Lodge, Perth on Friday, March 27th, 2015 in her 90th year. She was predeceased in 1968 by her loved husband Leonard and in 2002 by her son Jim. Anne was the loving mother to Mary Anne and Robbie (Donna) Adam and grandmother to Barbara (Claudia Richter) Adam, Tammie (Gary Schmid) Adam and Jeremy (Robyn Chalmer) Adam, Sarah (Joe) Mellon, Curtis (Holly) Adam, Tom (Becky) Adam and Jim (Jessica Rothwell) Adam. She will be sadly missed by her great grandchildren Chelsea, Leaha, Jackson and Nate Adam and Maddie Mellon, her daughter-in-law Joan (Don Bews) Adam, brother John (Lois) Kirkham, her sister Violet (Dave) Walker, special sister-in-law June Kirkham, her extended family and friends. Anne was predeceased by her parents Thomas and Annie (Lake) Kirkham, her sisters Grace Kirkpatrick, Inez (late Claire) Lemax, brother Jake Kirkham, brotherin-law Thomas Adam and sisters-inlaw Alice (late Ed) Gemmill and Sarah Adam. Friends paid their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St., West, Perth on Sunday, March 29th, 2015 from 12:00 Noon until 1:00 P.M. Funeral service was held in the chapel at 1:30 P.M. Interment Highland Line Cemetery. In remembrance of Anne, contributions to the Kidney Foundation or the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. For condolences visit our website at www.blairandson.com
Gordon Gerald Hollywood, passed away March 26, 2015 in his 86th year. Son of Thomas Hollywood and Julia Badour. Beloved husband of Mary Bertrim. Loving dad of son Wayne and daughter Rosalie Hickey. Proud popa to three grandsons and five great grandchildren. Cremation has taken place, and funeral and Celebration of Life will be April 11, 2015 at St. James Catholic Church Hall on Road 38 in Sharbot Lake. Visitation from noon to 2pm. Service at 2pm and more visitation.
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OBITUARY
NICHOLSON, Nick April 22, 1930 - March 19, 2015 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of our father Nick Nicholson on Thursday, March 19, 2015 in his 85th year. Loving husband of Beverley (nee Sweet). Dear father of Wesley (Alison) Jeandron of Haliburton, Norman (Cora) of Terrace, B.C., Gordon (Loretta) of Manitoba, Kenny (Bonnie) of Bewdley, Brian (Liz) of Peterborough, Adam Nicholson of Oshawa, Sandra Scriven of St. Catherines, Pam Nicholson of Oshawa, Theresa (Darryl) Nicholson of Oshawa, Heide (Gina) Nicholson of Hamilton, Jessie Loyst of Belleville, Jason Loyst of Belleville and Jed (Penny) Lamb of Belleville. Grampa's memories will be cherished forever by his many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Nick will be sadly missed by his sister Margaret Jensen (the late Cecil) of Whitby. Pre-deceased by his brother Everett and his sisters Stella and Keitha Ham. Fondly remembered by his many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Following cremation, the family received friends at the Milestone Funeral Center, 11928 Hwy 41 Northbrook, Ont. K0H 2G0 (613-336-6873) on Friday evening from 7-9pm and Saturday from 10-11am. A Celebration of Life Service for Nick followed in the Chapel on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 11:00am. Burial of the urn will take place at the Actinolite Cemetery in the spring. Friends desiring may contribute in his memory to the Heart & Stroke Foundation. Online Condolences available to the family at www.milestonefuneralcenter.com
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THOMPSON, Glenn - Peacefully, with his family by his side at the Kingston General Hospital on Thursday, March 26, 2015 in his 68th year. Loving husband of 47 years to Sheila (nee Veley). Dear father of Todd and Stephanie (Randy) Delyea, both of Northbrook. Grandpa's memories will always be cherished in the hearts of his grandchildren Ethan, Rebekah, Rachel and Anna. Glenn will be sadly missed by his brothers Neil (Barbara) of Northbrook, Terry (Winnifred) of Alberta and his sister Peggy (Monte) Drouillard of Cloyne. Pre-deceased by his parents Ray & Iris Thompson, his brother Allan and sister Carol Mayhew. Survived by his brother-inlaw Ken Mayhew of Kingston. Fondly remembered by his nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. The family received friends at the Milestone Funeral Center, 11928 Hwy 41 Northbrook, Ont. K0H 2G0 (613-336-6873) on Sunday from 6-9pm and Monday from 10-11:30am. The Funeral Service followed in the Chapel on Monday, March 30, 2015 at 11:30am. Spring interment at the Harlowe Cemetery. Friends desiring may contribute in memory of Glenn to the Diabetes Association. Online condolences to the family at www.milestonefuneralcenter.com
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LESLIE, Christopher Formerly of Parham Suddenly in Kingston on Monday, March 23, 2015, in his 44th year. Chris, beloved husband of 7 years to Corina (Tzintzis). Chris loved his children and he will be remembered always by Alyssa, Everett and Darion. Cherished son of May (Janack) and the late Everton Leslie, brother of Chrysta White and her husband Rick and Eric Leslie. Dear sonin-law of George and Maria Tzintzis, and brother-in-law of John Tzintzis. Chris will be sadly missed by his niece Maika, his aunt Mildred King (the late Rex) and his many cousins. Chris was an avid motorcyclist, loved to participate in all sports, especially volleyball and hockey and loved living and growing up on the farm. In keeping with Chris’ wishes cremation was followed by a celebration of his life in the chapel of the JAMES REID FUNERAL HOME, 1900 John Counter Blvd., Kingston, on Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 2:00 pm. Friends were received at a reception following the service. For those who wish, donations in Chris’ memory may be made to U.H.K. F. (Hotel Dieu Hospital, Chronic Pain Clinic) or to the Kingston Military Family Resource Centre (Operational Stress Injury Program). www.jamesreidfuneralhome.com
MALY, John Peacefully at Campbellford Memorial Hospital on Saturday March 28, 2015 in his 90th year. Beloved husband of Deloris (nee Massey) for 64 years. Loving father of Lynda McKey (Robert), Brian Maly (Stephanie), Sharon Chrysler (the late Bryce) and Bruce Maly (Ann Marie). Proud grandfather of Carol (Andrew), Shefan (Jen), Trisha, Eric (Christine), Charlie, Mallory (Chris), Mason and Cameron. Great grandfather of David, Zenon, Jonathan, Victoria, Tanner and Lennox. John will be fondly remembered by his nieces & nephews, along with his extended family and hunting buddies in Ompah, where his ashes will be interred later this spring. A celebration of John’s life will take place in the Benson Funeral Home (35 King St. W. Millbrook) on Thursday April 2, 2015 from 2 – 5pm. Tributes at 3:30pm. A special thank you to the doctors, nurses and staff of Campbellford Memorial Hospital for your care and concern. Memorial donations to the ALS Society of Canada or the Canadian Cancer Society may be made in person at the service or along with condolences by visiting www.bensonfuneralhomes.com
IN MEMORIAM Allan L. Esford April 6 1949- April 4 2014 In loving memory of my beloved husband Al who passed away one year ago. Thank you for the years we shared the love you gave, & the way you cared To see you suffer was hard to bear but now I know you're in God's care Love you forever and always Andrea
Gendron, James William April 2, 2007 In loving memory of my brother. So much has changed, since you’ve gone Through ups and downs, my life moves on But as time rolls by, one thing remains true I’ll always have my memories of you. Loved and missed by June
Gendron, James William April 2, 2007 In loving memory of our father, father-in-law and grandfather. There is a special corner in our hearts we keep it just for you As long as life and memories last We’ll always think of you Always loved and remembered Treasured memories,
Duane, James, Andrea, Kayla, Brock, Charlene and Emmett.
Gendron, James William April 2, 2007 In loving memory of our son. Our family circle has been broken A link gone from our chain But though we’ve parted for a while We know we’ll meet again Not dead to us who loved him not lost bu gone before He lives with us in memory and will forever more Love Mom and Dad
Violet (Lowery) Cooke In loving memory of our Mom, Granny and Great-Grandmother, who left us two years ago on April 1st, You can only have one Mother Patient kind and true No other friend in all the world Will be the same to you Sweet Jesus, take this message To our dear mother up above Tell her how much we miss her And give her all our love Loved and remembered every day Will (Melody), Deb (Randy), Nan (Steve); grandchildren Jody, Jamie, Steven, Ben, Kristine (Ian), Katherine (Matt) and great grandson Lukas
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SOCIAL NOTES BIRTHS
Guilboard-Barker Hannah Guilboard and Colby Barker are pleased to announce the birth of their beautiful baby girl, Zoey Alexis Jean Barker, on March 14, 2015, weighing 8lbs. Proud grandparents are Walter Barker and Cindy Cox, Terry Bozsik and Velma Shane, Andy and Carol Guilboard. Great grandparents are Geraldine Cox, Arthur and Linda Barker, Connie Guilboard, Juliette Bozsik and special Great-Grandma Jean Shane, who will be watching over Zoey as she grows up. Zoey is also lucky to have a set of great-great grandparents, Phillip and Isabelle Tice.
CARD OF THANKS GOODWIN Thank you to friends, family and the Verona Community for helping us say goodbye to our Mum and best friend, Joan. The love and support felt by everyone who organized, contributed to, and attended the 'Farewell from Joan' made it clear she will be missed by many. Jacki, Pam and Mary Goodwin
Thank You ~ Marshall Albert & Pam want to thank the following people who went above and beyond to get our water back on in the frigid temperatures in February. Thanks to: Earl Badour, Spencer Robinson, Glen Moase, TJ, Phil Crawford, Jim McKinnon, Luke Smith, Bill Young. There's nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer
Thank You ~ Hawley We, the family of the late Doris Hawley of Northbrook Ontario, would like to take the opportunity to thank every one who was there for mum & our family in her last few weeks. Thank you to Peg Goodes of C.C.A.C.; Red Cross home care workers, Linda, Colleen & Gail; C.B.I. Nurse, Christine; Derek from Milestone Funeral Home and last but certainly not least, Dr. Peter Tam, who mum adored. Thank you all for your support and caring. The Hawley / Sigismondo families
Thank You ~ PERCY The family of the late Don Percy would like to thank the many people who helped him and our family during his long illness and after his passing. The paramedics and HFD who made several calls to the house, Jocelyn and stafff of Sharbot Lake Pharmacy, the many PSWs who helped make him comfortable during his stay at home. To our family and friends who visited at the funeral home, made memorial donations, brought food, sent cards and flowers, we are very grateful. To Rev. Jean Brown for the lovely service and the ladies of the UCW for the delicious lunch after the service. Also Thank-you to David Goodfellow of Goodfellows Funeral Home for his help and guidance. Thank you. Marjorie, Mark, Jeff, Lisa & family.
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LIMESTONE DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Request for Quotation RFQ #15-21 Grass Cutting at Various Locations The Limestone District School Board is requesting quotations from property maintenance providers interested in the provision of grass cutting of various locations throughout the Board’s district. Request for Quotation documents may be obtained in person at:
Canadian Firearms Safety Course & Hunter Education Courses
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Limestone District School Board Education Centre, Reception Desk 220 Portsmouth Avenue Kingston, Ontario K7L 4X4 Quotations must be submitted to the address above, prior to the closing date and time of Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 2:00 p.m. local time. Quotations should be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked on the outside “RFQ #15-21 Grass Cutting at Various Locations”. Request for Quotation documents can also be obtained through www.biddingo. com/ldsb for download and printing. For assistance obtaining documents, please contact Biddingo.com customer service. A complete description of the deliverables and instructions governing the submission process, along with important dates and times, are detailed in the Request for Quotation document. Amendments will only be communicated by addenda through email to those who have registered by obtaining documents directly through either of the aforementioned methods. Brenda Hunter Director of Education
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Friday April 3 SHARBOT LAKE – DINNER at the Legion. 5:30–7pm, fish fry VERONA - PANCAKE BREAKFAST, 8-11am, Trinity United Church; $8; 6-12years $5; 5 & under free; family $20; fundraiser
Saturday April 4 ARDEN - CHILDREN’S EASTER PARTY, community hall, 10am-1pm; games, crafts, Easter egg hunt, hot dog lunch for the kids; sponsor: Kennebec Recreation Committee DAFFODIL CANCER CAMPAIGN; April 4 30: door-to-door canvassing in Griffith, Matawatchan, Denbigh area; receipts for all donations, canvassers will have proper I.D. DENBIGH - CHILDREN’S EASTER PARTY 11am-2pm, community hall; games, contests Easter Egg Hunt; free lunch for children. PLEVNA – EASTER EGG HUNT, 10am, ClarMill hall, 1200+ eggs to find; sponsored by Clar-Mill Community Volunteers; bring Easter baskets; info: Ed, 479-9909 SNOW ROAD - FUNDRAISER BREAKFAST for Alzheimer’s Snowmobile Club, 8-11AM VERONA - FRONTENAC FARMERS MARKET Easter Market, 9am-2pm; Lions Hall.
Saturday & Sunday April 4 & 5
MAPLE WEEKEND! Maple syrup producers will have open houses w/ demonstrations, tours, pancakes, confections & more. Locations include: in Sharbot Lake: George &
Darlene Conboy, 2559 Bell Line Road; Mel & Joyce Conboy, 2379 Bell Line Rd; in McDonalds Corners, Heritage Maple Products, 623 Dalhousie Concession 9A; Wheelers Pancake House, 1001 Highland Line. For map & locations visit mapleweekend.ca
Sunday April 5
BEDFORD OPEN MIC & JAM, 1-5pm, Bedford Hall 1381 Westport Rd, Bluegrass, Country, Gospel & more, $2, 613-374-2614
Monday, April 6
PLEVNA - EUCHRE every Monday 7:30pm at Clar-Mill hall, $4 includes lunch; proceeds to Holy Trinity Church RAILTON - BINGO at St Patrick’s Church; chili dinner 6pm; games begin at 7pm.
Tuesday April 7 PLEVNA - GOLDEN FRIENDSHIP CLUB, meets at Clar-Mill Hall 1:30pm SHARBOT LAKE 39ers, North Frontenac Telephone office, downstairs, noon potluck followed by meeting, games after; all 50+ years welcome; info Shirley 613-279-2990; djfraser@frontenac.net SHARBOT LAKE - ALZHEIMER SOCIETY SUPPORT GROUP, 1pm-2:30pm, United Church hall, info: 613-544-3078 SNOW ROAD – KEENAGERS, 1-3pm, community centre, music, inspirational message, all are welcome
Wednesday April 8 HARROWSMITH - SOCIAL & ATHLETIC CLUB MEETING, 7pm, for all members & anyone interested in attending, 4041 Colebrooke Rd, Membership - family $20/yr., single $10/ yr.; info: Laura 613-888-0077. NORTHBROOK - LIVING WELL WITH CHRONIC DISEASE, free 6-week workshops on managing conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, stroke, depression &
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RAILTON: St. Patrick’s Church, 7:30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper, adoration & confessions until 9:30 pm. SHARBOT LAKE – St. James Major Catholic Church, the Lord’s Supper 7pm. SYDENHAM St. Paul’s Anglican Church Maundy Thursday, 7:30pm, communion with contemporary music & foot washing
Good Friday April 3
"But the angel said to the women, 'Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.'” Matthew 28:5-7
Thursday April 2
ELPHIN Presbyterian Church, Maundy Thursday, potluck supper 6pm FLINTON - Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper, St. John Catholic Church 7pm. HARROWSMITH - Maundy Thursday, St. Paul’s United Church, 6:30pm. Seder Service for all ages, please call ahead: 613-372-2525 MABERLY – Maundy Thursday, community hall 5:30pm (sponsored by the Anglican Church)
ARDEN – CROSS WALK 1:30pm from Matson Farm to United Church (weather permitting for service at 3pm. ARDOCH – St. Kilian’s Catholic Church, Passion of the Lord, 11am. BEDFORD – Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church; Way of the Cross 10am; Passion of the Lord 3pm DENBIGH - New Apostolic Church Good Friday Service 10:30am FLINTON St. John Catholic Church, Passion of the Lord, 3pm FLINTON - Community Good Friday Service held at Recreation Centre, 6:30pm; all welcome FLINTON St. Paul’s Anglican Church 11am HARROWSMITH - St. Paul’s United Church Good Friday service 9:15am HARROWSMITH Free Methodist Church Good Friday breakfast 8:30am, service 10am MATAWATCHAN - Good Friday, 9 am, joint service with St Luke’s of Denbigh PARHAM Free Methodist Church - Good Friday service, 10am, followed by fellowship and refreshments PLEVNA - Holy Trinity Anglican Church 2pm. PLEVNA - River of Life Good Friday Service, 10:30 am; Lord’s Supper. RAILTON - St. Patrick’s Church, 2-2:45pm: confessions; 3pm Celebration of the Passion of the Lord SHARBOT LAKE – WALK OF THE CROSS,
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Thursday April 9
ARDEN - CIRCLE SQUARE RANCH, community dinner, Roast Beef, $20 per person, fundraiser to send kids to camp LAND O’ LAKES GARDEN CLUB Pine View Free Methodist Church, Cloyne, 7pm, topic: “Microclimates & pushing boundaries of what we can grow + pruning/topiary” MABERLY - DINNER & EUCHRE, noon at community hall, sponsored by St. Stephen’s SHARBOT LAKE - RETIRED TEACHERS & FRIENDS: Luncheon at The Crossing, Country Inn, 11:30am. To attend phone 613-5400844 by Apr. 7 at noon. VERONA DINERS, noon, Lions Hall, for 55+, $11. Reservations required 613-376-6477.
Friday April 10 HARROWSMITH - FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT, Social & Athletic Club, 7-8:30pm, free admission, Children must be accompanied by an adult - Canteen; door prize NORTHBROOK - OPEN MIC & POTLUCK Lions hall 7pm, $6, entertainers $2, all welcome; info, Lionel 613-336-8142. SNOW ROAD SNOWMOBILE CLUB Meeting, 7pm, 1106 Gemmills Road
Saturday April 11 ELPHIN - SPRING HAM & SCALLOPED DINNER, Presbyterian Church, 5-7pm; $12, 6-12yrs $5; proceeds to the church PERTH ROAD MAPLE SYRUP FESTIVAL, 9:30-3PM; $8; Children $4; under 3 yrs free!; farm & sugar house tour; community Hall Craft Sale; children’s games, activities, Pony rides 11am-1pm; info: Vera 613-353-2470 (Sponsored by the Perth Road Sunday School Hall Board) SHARBOT LAKE LEGION – JAM SESSION,
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leaves from St. Andrew’s Anglican Church 8:30am, for the whole community, all welcome SHARBOT LAKE - St. James Major Catholic Church, Way of the Cross 10am SHARBOT LAKE St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Good Friday service 11am SHARBOT LAKE United Church, 11am Good Friday service SYDENHAM - Quiet service with reserved sacrament, 10am. John Stainer’s oratorio “Crucifixion” performed by a community choir, 3:30pm at St. Paul’s Anglican Church. Donations benefit Southern Frontenac Community Services. VERONA Pentecostal Church - Good Friday Service 10am, followed by meal at Lions hall.
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BEDFORD – Easter Vigil 7:30pm, Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church FLINTON - Holy Saturday Mass of Easter Vigil, St. John Catholic Church, 7:30pm RAILTON: St. Patrick’s Church, 7:30pm Easter Vigil of the Resurrection of the Lord SYDENHAM Contemporary celebration of Easter with communion, 6pm, St. Paul’s Anglican Church
Easter Sunday April 5
ARDEN – “SONRISE” SERVICE, 6:30am at Big Clear Lake Beach, all welcome ARDEN United Church 10 am; ARDOCH St. Kilian’s Catholic Church, Easter Sunday Mass 9am. BEDFORD – Easter Sunday 8:45am, Sacred Heart of Jesus BROOKE - St. Stephen’s Anglican Church 11am CLOYNE - Land o’Lakes Emmanuel United Church 10am CLOYNE – Pineview Free Methodist Church, Continental Breakfast 9am; Sunday school 10am; service 11am
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Sunday April 12
DENBIGH - MUSIC IN THE HALL, 1pm community hall; refreshments available; call Mark, 333-9462 if you would like to entertain ENTERPRISE JAMBOREE community hall, 1pm; w/ Dallas Daisy & many others, $8, performers free; sponsored by Newburgh-Camden Lions; 613-530-5859 or 613-379-9972 MCDONALDS CORNERS – JAMBOREE, Agricultural Hall, music begins 1pm, dinner @ 5pm, $15; info: 613-278-2362. (second Sunday of the month) WILTON - GOSPEL SING w/ the Frizzells, 7pm, Standard Church, refreshments, freewill offering, all welcome; info: 613-386-3405
Monday April 13
SHARBOT LAKE – FOOT CARE CLINIC, seniors’ centre, appointment: 613-279-3151 SYDENHAM WOMEN’S INSTITUTE, meeting 7pm at library. Election of officers.
Tuesday April 14
FOOT CARE CLINICS, Verona Medical Center 9am-noon; Sydenham Grace Centre 1-4pm, by appointment call Bob: 613-3766477; 1-800-763-9610 NORTHERN 5 DINERS, noon Ompah Hall. For those 50+, $10, reservations 613-279-3151
Wednesday April 15 OMPAH - BIRTHDAY BASH & COMMUNITY POTLUCK, 5:30pm, community hall, games after, all welcome SHARBOT LAKE DINERS, noon, for those 50+, $10, reservations requ’d: 613-279-3151 SHARBOT LAKE - TAOIST TAI CHI, Open House Beginner Classes, Oso Hall, 10am noon; info: 279-2662 or kingston@taoist.org SYDENHAM DINERS, noon, Grace Centre, for 55+yrs, $11. Reservations 613-376-6477
Thursday April 16 VERONA - DIABETES EDUCATION SESSIONS, Medical Clinic, 9am-noon, free, please register: Anne 613-544-3400 x 3589
COLE LAKE Free Methodist Church - coffee, donuts & muffins 9:30am; Musical program by “Vocal Legacy” 10:30am. DENBIGH – New Apostolic Church Easter Service 10:30 am DENBIGH - 7am, Sunrise Service, St Luke’s United Church; breakfast to follow. Easter service 9am ELPHIN Presbyterian Church 10:30am, music by the combined choirs FLINTON St. John Catholic Church Easter Sunday Mass, 11am FLINTON St. Paul’s Anglican Church 11am. HARROWSMITH – St. Paul’s United Church, 9:15am HARROWSMITH Free Methodist Church Easter Sunday celebration service 10am HENDERSON United Church 8:45 am MOUNTAIN GROVE United Church 11:15 am. PARHAM – St. James Anglican Church, 9am PARHAM Free Methodist Church 11am, refreshments PARHAM United Church - Easter service, 11:30am PLEVNA Holy Trinity Anglican Church 9am. PLEVNA - River of Life Christian Fellowship 10:30am; mini concert of sacred music. RAILTON - St. Patrick’s Church 9am & 11am SHARBOT LAKE – EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE, 6:30am, behind Simonette building, all welcome Bring lawn chairs, blankets; rain/snow location: Pentecostal church SHARBOT LAKE - United Church, Easter service 10 am SHARBOT LAKE - St Andrew’s Anglican Church 11am SHARBOT LAKE - St. James Major Catholic Church, Easter Sunday 11:15am SYDENHAM – St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 10am, choral Eucharist VENNACHAR Free Methodist Church 11am; “Journey from death to resurrection”. VERONA - Trinity United Church, 11am VERONA Free Methodist Church, coffee & muffins at 9:30am; service 10am
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What’s Up in the Night Sky - April 2015 W e have a nice little meteor shower in the lineup for April. Between April 16 and 25, the Lyrid meteor shower will be active in the sky. Its radiant is in the small constellation Lyra, named after a Greek musical instrument called a Lyre. It is also known as The Weaver because its shape suggests a spinning wheel for yarn or thread. Lyra rises in the northeast about 8pm during April and it has a very bright star at its top called Vega. Vega is one of the three stars that make up the Summer Triangle. The other two stars are Deneb in Cygnus, the Swan and Altair in Aquila, the Eagle. Those stars rise later in the evening. I’ll describe more about them in a future column when the temperatures are a little more like, well, summer and the Triangle is more prominent in the sky. If you trace a meteor trail back along its path and you do this for several meteors, the paths will intersect at the radiant. Note that meteor trails appear all across the sky and there is no need to concentrate on the radiant. The shower will peak on the night of April 22/23. The ideal hourly rate or ZHR (Zenithal Hourly Rate) for the Lyrids is about 20 on the peak night. Last year, however, the hourly rate was larger than usual and it is expected to be at least as large this year. A big advantage to this year’s shower is that there won’t be a Moon to wash out the sky with its brightness - great conditions! There is a lunar eclipse in the west of our continent on the 4th just before sunrise. Here in the east, we might be able to make out some very partial shading of the Moon. Eclipses occur when there is a full Moon and this Full Moon on the 4th is called the Pink Full Moon. The name comes from wild
ground phlox which is one of the earliest blooming flowers of spring. This Moon is also called the Sprouting Grass Moon. My grass will probably still be under a foot of snow on the 4th! There are five planets in the evening sky during April. Venus is high in the western sky for this month. It’s about a third (30 degrees) of the way up from the horizon and lasts about three hours before it sets. As the month passes, Venus actually lengthens its stay in the west to more than 3½ hours. Between the 10th and 12th, Venus is a beautiful sight 3 degrees left of the Pleiades and close to the Hyades. The star Aldebaran, red eye of constellation Taurus, the Bull is about 7 degrees to the lower left of Venus on the 19th and on the 20th and 21st, a thin crescent Moon becomes part of this grouping in the west. Mars and Mercury are near each other, close to the western horizon on the 19th. Mercury is to the lower right of Mars and a thin crescent Moon on their left will help you find them. You will need a clear western horizon and a pair of binoculars. Saturn brightens this month. Early in the month it rises after midnight but by the end of the month it makes its appearance by about 9:30 pm. Its rings are tilted more than 24 degrees and this contributes to its very bright appearance in the sky. Saturn’s largest moon Titan can be easily seen in a modest telescope. Titan will be north of Saturn on the 2nd and 18th. On the 10th and 26th, it will be south of the planet. Three of its other moons, somewhat smaller than Titan, can be observed as well. Look for Tethys, Dione and Rhea as they dance around Saturn.
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erving breakfasts to, on average, over 100 Saturday morning diners has been a regular happening for the Sharbot Lake and District Lions over the last few months. Lions member, Linda Zwier, who has been heading up the monthly event said, “This is one of our best fundraisers and it makes us feel good because people are really getting some-
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thing for their money.” This year was the first that the Saturday morning $7 allyou-can-eat breakfasts took place regularly at the Oso hall. For members of the community, the breakfasts became not only a great way to start their weekend but also a chance to socialize with friends and relatives. Now that the breakfasts have come to an end for the year, the Lions are focusing on a number of other upcoming fundraisers. On Sunday, April 26 the Lions will be holding their annual Spring Jamboree Country Music and Dance event at the Land O' Lakes Public school in Mountain Grove. The event, which will be hosted by Fred Brown and his band, will feature many notable musicians including local young fiddler Jessica Wedden, Debbie McLean, Charlie Lemmon, Lyle Van de Bogart, Paige Rombough and the beloved Old Habits. The $10 ticket will include light refreshments, and numerous door prizes. The fun begins at 1PM and tickets can be purchased by contacting Dawn Hansen at 613-3756318 or Linda Zwier at 613-335-2053. Something new this year for the Lions is a huge community yard sale that will take place at the Oso hall on Saturday May 16, coinciding with the first Saturday of the Sharbot Lake Farmers Market. There will be 25 tables for rent at a cost of
Canadians for Women in Afghanistan Annual Gala C By Madeliene Tarasick anadians for Women in Afghanistan is pleased to announce its Annual Fundraising Gala to be held on Friday, May 1 at the Vimy Officers Mess at Canadian Forces Base Kingston. Guest speaker will be General (Ret.) Walter Natynczyk, currently the Deputy Minister of Veteran Affairs. General Natynczyk, who was the chief commanding officer of Canadian Forces for a number of years while Canada was deployed in Afghanistan, will share his “Reflections on the Afghan Mission”. The event, with doors opening at 5:30 pm, will also feature an Afghan dinner, an Afghan marketplace and the all-popular live and silent auctions. Canadians for Women in Afghanistan is a volunteer-based, non-religious organization and registered charity whose mission is to support women, girls and families in Afghanistan. The Kingston and area chapter is one of 13 across the country. Together the organization has raised over 7 million dollars and educated more than 50,000 girls in Afghanistan by hiring teachers and supporting other programs. Currently, the organization is training teachers at a rate of 1,000 per year, which provides enormous benefit for thousands of children. This work aligns with Canada’s support of Afghanistan and offers a tangible way for ordinary Canadians to make contributions to Afghanistan, building on the traction so hard won over the past 14 years. National and Local President and Parham resident, Madeliene Tarasick, also emphasizes the urgency of public education: “Public education for the masses in any nation reduces poverty as well as the vulnerability
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to religious extremism, critical now more than ever”. The Kingston and Area Chapter has raised more than $173,000 to date plus approximately $20,000 in direct donations. For an in depth understanding of the organization, see the national website: www.cw4wafghan.ca. Canadians for Women in Afghanistan is still seeking sponsors for the event or donations to the auctions. Tickets are $100, with a $45 income tax receipt, and are available at the Limestone District Education Centre, 220 Portsmouth Avenue, Kingston, during daily working hours or from Madeliene Tarasick at tarasickm@gmail.com or 613 375-8290. Ticket sales will close on April 24.
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PAGE 11 Jupiter is already high in the south at dusk. It can be seen off the right of the Sickle of the constellation Leo, the Lion. By the 8th Jupiter will be 5 degrees east of the Beehive star cluster (M44). The Beehive is an open star cluster and is a spectacular sight in binoculars. It sits in the constellation Cancer. Jupiter will slowly drift east as the month progresses. Here’s a challenge! On the 26th before sunset, grab your binoculars and go out and see if you can find Jupiter in the daylight! Jupiter will be 5 degrees above and a bit to the right of the Moon. April 25 marks the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope. Although there will be no more repair missions to the Hubble, it’s good for a few more years yet! April 20-26 is International Astronomy Week and the 25th is Astronomy Day! Get out there and enjoy our beautiful dark skies! For more information, go to www.rasc.ca/astronomyday . “The Beginner’s Observing Guide” by Leo Enright is an invaluable companion for adventures in the sky. It contains star charts and is available at the Sharbot Lake Pharmacy. It can also be ordered from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada at www.rasc.ca/publications. A subscription to our very own excellent Canadian astronomy magazine “SkyNews”, with its centerfold sky chart, can be arranged at www.skynews.ca/subscribe2 . Let me know how your observing has gone this month, especially anything unusual. I enjoy the feedback. If you have any questions or suggestions you can contact me through this paper or email me at fred.barrett2@sympatico. ca . Clear Skies! Fred. $15 per table. The yard sale is a great opportunity to get rid of unused and unwanted items that have been gathering in basements, cupboards and sheds over the years. The Lions will be serving a light lunch at the yard sale for a reasonable cost and will hold their usual 50/50 draw. Because it is happening indoors, the sale will go on rain or shine. Interested vendors can contact Linda Zwier at 613-335-2053. Zwier also would like to remind the public about the Lions bottle shed that is located at the Crow Lake waste site on Wemp Road, where vsitors to the site can drop off their empty beer and liquor bottles at any time during regular hours. To date the Lions have collected over 20,000 empty cans/ bottles at a value of over $2500. Proceeds from the Saturday breakfasts 50/50 draw were donated to the Crow Lake Community Association and while their regular breakfasts have now come to an end, the Sharbot Lake and District Lions are working hard to find new ways to raise funds for the many services and programs that they support, and which benefit the local community.
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Marcel Giroux - continued from page 2 merged sometime later. Eventually Lennox and Addington schools were added and the Limestone Board was established. Marcel Giroux was elected to municipal council in Oso Township in the fall of 1972, and he had an ulterior motive for seeking office. Within six months of his election he was holding meetings with representatives from three neighbouring townships to talk about building an arena, a project he had wanted to make happen for a long time. “We realised quite quickly that between the four of us we were only big enough to build half an arena. The people in Portland Township were also thinking about an arena and they concluded they were only big enough to build half an arena. So we all got together. “Portland came up with ten acres of land bordering the boundary road with Hinchinbrooke and we developed a plan and eventually got it built. I remember that since it was built closer to the south than the north and people from Kennebec and Oso had to drive further, it was agreed that Portland would pay 52% of the costs and the other four townships would pay 48% of the costs.” One of the reasons for the long-term viability of the arena, in Marcel’s view, was staffing. “Jim Stinson was the first manager and he ran that place very well for 40 years. That’s probably why it has been so successful.
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