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Reid takes heat for government record at all-candidates' meetings

by Jeff Green

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n two occasions over the past week, the four candidates vying for the Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston seat in the October 19 federal election appeared at public meetings to answer a broad range of questions from the public.

Well-attended meetings took place at the Sydenham Legion on Wednesday, Sept. 30, and at Granite Ridge Education Centre in Sharbot Lake on Monday, October 5.

A broad range of questions was asked at each meeting, and after two hours there were still questioners waiting as the meeting ended. On the whole, the questioners opposed the current government direction on particular issues and the three opposition candidates spent most of their time outlining how their party would make changes.

In many cases, incumbent Scott Reid took issue with the premise of the questions, citing dollar amounts spent to address problems.

For example, when asked about health care funding, Reid pointed out that the federal transfer has been increasing by 6% per year over the last five years, and will be pegged to economic growth over the next five years, with a minimum increase of 3% per year if the Conservatives are re-elected.

By contrast, NDP candidate John Fenik said that the federal government has shown a lack of leadership by not sitting with the provincial premiers to talk about “innovative ways to deal with what is coming, issues such as the need for more clinics and more doctors.”

Phil Archambault of the Liberal Party, who has worked as a consultant in the heath care sector and currently works at Providence Care hospital in Kingston, said the “major problem is we have a system designed for the acute care needs of the past, not the chronic care needs of an aging population. It takes leadership at the federal level to manage this, and that starts with sitting down with the premiers.”

Anita Payne of the Green Party said that the Greens “would convene a council of Canadians so all levels of government would be involved.”

One of the issues that came up at the Sydenham meeting but not at the meeting in Sharbot Lake was the closure of the prison farms in Kingston.

On that issue, Phil Archambault said if elected he would meet with advocates for the return of the prison farm to talk

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on the cross-country track at Land O'Lakes Public School for the annual Timber Wolf Run last week. See story on page 7 about bringing it back. John Fenik said the NDP would bring back the prison farm program, and Anita Payne said she would also work on the issue.

Scott Reid, however, said that the research showed that the prison farm was not effective.

“In terms of preparing inmates for job placement once they are released, and since recidivism is greatly reduced when former inmates have employment once they leave prison, the focus has shifted to other programs.”

Anita Payne said that in her career as a teacher, “The reason for teaching many of the subjects was to prepare students to live in the world, not always to get a job. The healing effect of working with soil for people in institutions cannot be tossed out so easily,” she said.

This issue also had an airing at a candidates’ meeting in Kingston on Thursday, October 2, which was attended by three of the four Lanark-Frontenac-Kington candidates but not Scott Reid, who had a prior commitment. The four candidates in the Kingston and the Islands meeting also attended that meeting. The prison farm issue strikes a chord in that

riding and even the Conservative candidate Andy Brooke, a retired RCMP officer, said he supports the reinstatement of the prison farms.

Another issue that surfaced in Sharbot Lake and Sydenham was climate change. There again the three opposition party candidates talked about what their parties’ plans were to reverse what they all saw as a dismal track record under the Harper regime.

Scott Reid responded that emissions decreased by 3.1% between 2005 and 2013, while the economy grew by 12%, which he said “came about as the result of the sector by sector regulatory approach that the government has undertaken” (see Fact Check on Climate Change on page 2).

When the fact that Canada has not signed the UN declaration of Aboriginal rights was raised by a questioner, Phil Archambault talked about the lack of action on the Kelowna accord and said the Liberals are willing to take the issues on, pointing out as well that he is one of 15 Aboriginal can-

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Sydenham beer store’s disappearing act - SF Council, October 6

by Wilma Kenny he Sydenham beer store has been closed for almost a month, replaced by a temporary beer store located in a trailer next to the store. No one on Council seems to know why the bricks and mortar store is closed but they were concerned enough to put the matter on this week’s council agenda.

“Every good town needs a beer store.” That statement by Councillor Ross Sutherland might have been enough to get him removed from Council a couple of generations ago, certainly if he was in Portland township. Now, concern about the possibility of losing the Sydenham Beer Store has become a serious economic issue, for if people buy their beer elsewhere they will do the rest of their shopping elsewhere, also. Sutherland added that two locally operated village restaurants have recently closed, leaving villagers without anywhere to meet for meals and socialization. Mayor Vandewal said the Beer Store has not returned his calls.

“Never say Never” Councillor Sleeth brought a notice of motion that Council refuse to entertain or support any future solar project pro-

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posals from either Suncor or Canadian Solar, because these companies had proceeded with a submission for the Collins Lake project in the face of “a clear and overwhelming lack of support from Council and the Community.” (Staff indicated that the companies did substantially reduce the size of the project, before submitting it.)

After discussion, Council decided that such an extreme step might lead to future litigation, and defeated the motion.

However, all agreed that the companies in question had behaved in a reprehensible manner, showing disrespect for both residents and municipality. Council directed staff to write to both companies with a copy to the IESO, expressing their dismay over the totally unacceptable behaviour of the developers.

Passchendaele Lane A brief public meeting was followed by a by-law naming a private lane (part lot 16, concession 3, Bedford). The public meeting was a required formality because the proposed name, Passchendaele, had not been on a recently created list of pre-approved names for lanes. Passchendaele, also known as the third battle of Ypres, took place in 1917.

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Fall Road Tour Public Works Manager Segsworth agreed with Council’s recommendation that they hold a fall road tour before beginning budget planning, to review the upgrades that have been completed this summer, and plans for next year.

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THE FRONTENAC NEWS

october 8, 2015

Editorial

This time it feels different, for what it is worth I

t would be a mistake to take the pulse of an election campaign, particularly one in a geographically diverse riding such as the new Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston riding, based on the tenor of a one or two meetings.

The riding is actually even larger, in a sense, than its wide boundaries would indicate. There is no community connection between Sydenham and Almonte, for example.

Sydenham connects to Kingston, Toronto, Leeds Grenville, Lennox and Addington Counties, the 401 and Lake Ontario.

Almonte connects to Ottawa, Montreal, Renfrew County, the Ottawa River and the 417. There is little or no overlap and if you ask people in Sydenham where Almonte is or vice versa you might as well be asking them where Pointe-au-Pic is.

So, you can’t extrapolate to the entire riding from a meeting in Sydenham.

As well, in the case of last week's all-candidates’ meeting in Sydenham, the Liberal Party Association pulled in their supporters in large numbers.

Still, the meeting brought to mind the first federal allcandidates’ meeting that the Frontenac News organised in Sydenham, which was 11 years ago.

That election was also the first one being contested in a

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didates running for the Liberal Party in this election (he is a registered Métis, a Micmac descendent on his mother’s side) John Fenik said the NDP would form a cabinet level committee to look at all of the infrastructure issues on reserves.

“It’s tragic how a prime minister can refuse to meet with the chiefs and how a government can neglect such an important issue,” said Fenik.

Scott Reid said that the government has spent $400 million over 2 years on social housing on reserves; built 18 water and waste water facilities benefiting 44,000 people; invested $500 million in 2014 building new schools; and invested $200 million over five years supporting First Nations students in post-secondary programs.

The candidates have one more all-candidates’ meeting scheduled, in Almonte. Advance polling for the election is set for this weekend, and Election Day is October 19.

(Editor’s note: We have conducted interviews with the candidates for profiles that will appear in next week’s edition of the Frontenac News. We also plan to post those interviews at Frontenacnews.ca early this weekend to benefit those who are planning to vote in the advance polls.)

Township Of Central Frontenac THANKGIVING HOLIDAY MONDAY Municipal Office and Waste Sites CLOSED The Municipal Office and Waste Sites will be closed on Thanksgiving Holiday Monday, October 12, 2015

Road Closing C.P.R is closing the Eagle Lake Road on Oct13/15 from 8am to 4pm to perform maintenance on the crossing.

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An Open House will be held on October 17th, 2015 at the IOOF Hall, 10390 Road 38, Parham ON. 1pm – 3pm.

by Jeff Green

new riding, Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, and it featured incumbents from two former ridings. Larry McCormick was running for the Liberals and Scott Reid for the Conservatives. Even though Sydenham was a part McCormick’s old riding, and he lived in nearby Camden East, where his family ran a store for generations, he had few friends in the hall that night.

The audience pummeled him repeatedly over the Liberal Party’s record, scandals and failed policies after 11 years in power. By the end of the evening you could tell by his demeaner that he knew he was going to lose the election.

Last week in Sydenham it was Scott Reid who was under attack, to the point where near the end of the meeting one of his opponents, John Fenik of the NDP, chastised the audience for booing some of his opponent's answers. (As an aside I think politics is a rough and tumble game and an experienced politician such as Scott Reid can handle that sort of thing.)

I did not come out of that meeting thinking that Scott Reid is about to lose this election, or even that he will take fewer votes in South Frontenac than the Liberals or NDP, although it might happen. There were circumstances that were too

specific to the event itself to go that far. But what I did come out of it thinking is that even with their savvy campaign strategies, and the growing tendency of the Liberal and NDP leaders to attack each other, such that vote splitting will be an issue in this campaign, the Conservative party has enough baggage after 10 years that a majority for them is very unlikely. Even if they win the most seats, they will not be in a position to govern unless they are only 10 or so seats short of a majority and that is also unlikely at this point.

The Liberals and NDP will have to work something out between themselves, and will have look to Conservative members from time to time to support certain initiatives.

Even Scott Reid talked last week, for the first time that I have heard, about the possibility of serving on the opposition benches or in a hung parliament after October 19. He said that his ability to work with the other parties would make him a valuable asset to the riding, and the country.

His stand on democratic reform, favouring ranked voting over either the current system or the mixed-member system, is realistic and defensible.

He would make a good opposition MP. He might end up being one.

Fact check on climate change

Letter Open Letter to this lawnmower owner

Environment Canada data confirms Scott Reid's assertion of a 3.1% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions between 2005 and 2013, although the claim that is was the federal governments strategy of sector by sector regulatory change that caused the decrease is another matter, The province that drove the national decrease is Ontario, and the electricity and transportation sectors are the ones that drove the Ontario decrease. While federal regulations have had an effect in the transportation sector, the decrease in the electricity sector is attributed to the closure of coal-fired generating plants and a decrease in the manufacturing sector, which had nothing to do wit regulations.

The decrease in emission in Ontario has been dramatic, In 2005, emissions in Ontario were 211 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. By 2013, Ontario was down to 170, a 20% decrease. By contrast Alberta's output was 234 in 2005 and 267 in 2013, an increase of 14%, mainly due to bitumin extraction. The Province of Ontario now emits only 64% of the amount of carbon dioxide as Alberta does.

An NDP candidate in Toronto, Linda McQuaig, said early in the election campaign that in order for Canada to achieve the target of a 30% decrease in emissions, “some of the Alberta bitumin will have to stay in the ground.” The Conservative Party seized on her statement and said it revealed that the NDP was anti-Alberta oil, and the NDP quickly distanced itself from the statement, although she remains a candidate for them.

But the numbers don't lie. Canada cannot reduce emissions by 30% if Alberta keeps increasing at this pace. Ontario has no more coal plants to take off line, but Alberta has lots of bitumin in the ground.

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My parents and I were returning home from visiting family in Newmarket and Peterborough. Highway 7 was dark and the transport trucks were zooming along with us. Narrow shoulders, blind curves and abundant wildlife make this a treacherous stretch of highway.

Suddenly, inexplicably, your equipment lay on the road in front of us. We hit the first item, a board of some sort. My mother was able to maintain control of the car while swerving to avoid the wheelbarrow, the largest obstacle. We thank God that in that moment there was no oncoming traffic. The lawnmower was unavoidable and became lodged under the car and we skidded off the road, grinding to a halt just short of the ditch and rock wall, but with our back wheels not quite off the road.

The car could not be moved due to the pile of gravel that had accumulated in front of us. We were stunned and panicked, unable to exit the driver’s side due to the transport trucks barrelling past us, seemingly within inches of our vehicle.

We put the hazard lights on and exited the vehicle on the passenger side and huddled on the narrow strip of gravel between the car and the ditch. Above us rose that rock wall that we were so lucky to have avoided. No injuries. I am sure you will be relieved to learn this. We saw that you had pulled over maybe a hundred metres ahead of us. “It’s okay” I told my parents, “he pulled over, he stopped.” Just then you drove away and continued on your journey, without your equipment. Leaving us at the side of the highway in the dark.

I called 911 and they were able to locate our GPS coor-

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n Sept 30 I attended the all-candidates’ meeting at the Sydenham Legion Hall, hosted by the Frontenac News.

I was appalled by John Fenik's, NDP candidate, response to the audience when they made their displeasure known to the conservative candidate Scott Reid. Fenik addressed us as though we were high school students who had forgotten our good manners. This dressing down was made to an intelligent audience who had given up their family evening to listen in respectful silence for the most part until they heard statements that they felt were totally unacceptable.

The statement that aroused the most ire was when Reid quoted the Conservative party line about his government's spending

about the one billion dollars, that is one thousand million dollars spent for a three-day entertainment for the G8 leaders and their entourage June 2010, whilst elsewhere in Canada severe cut backs were taking place touching all Canadian citizens due to the 2008 financial collapse.

When the audience made its displeasure known it was not personal to Mr. Reid but in response to the government he represents.

However Mr. Fenik seemed unable to grasp the fact that we were not assembled in a school hall to be addressed by head teachers, but present as adults to listen to what the candidates had to say and respond as we saw fit.

Mr. Fenik's defence of Mr. Reid sounded

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dinates. We could smell gas. We told ourselves that we were okay and help was on the way; how lucky we were that we had not crashed into another vehicle, the rock wall or the ditch. We were safe. I am sure you would want to know that.

A passing pick-up truck did a u-turn and pulled over. Two men and a woman jumped out to check on us. We are so grateful for these kind people. They parked behind us with lights and hazards on, another beacon to warn those speeding transport trucks that we were not quite off the road. They quickly got out our jack and lifted the car up and pulled out the lawnmower so we could get the car safely onto the shoulder. They insisted on waiting with us for the 40 minutes it took the police to arrive. They were especially concerned about my disoriented, elderly father. We will always be grateful for their help.

I am sure you will be relieved to know that we eventually got home safe, after midnight.

The damage to my parents’ car will be fixed but because it is technically a “single car collision” (we don’t know who you are), my parents must pay the $1000 deductible. We are grateful that the cost to our family is only time and money. We are grateful that the kindness of strangers meant that we were able to get safely off the road. We are grateful that we did not lose control and crash into the rock or another vehicle. We are grateful that there was not a transport truck behind us at that moment, because it would certainly have driven right over us.

In the future we hope that you will secure your equipment properly in the back of your truck. We hope that you will never again endanger the lives of those who travel the road behind you. And we hope that if you ever again make such a mistake, you will stop and check on those behind you, and make it right.

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The Frontenac News welcomes articles and letters, but we cannot publish all the 1970 submissions we receive. All SINCE submissions must be signed and include a phone number for verification. We reserve the right to edit submissions for brevity, clarity, and taste. Please limit letters to 300 words or less; articles to 500 words or less.

n the last few weeks, there have been several stories centered around the wind energy proposal our company, NextEra Energy Canada submitted into Ontario’s Request for Proposal for Large Renewable Energy Projects (RFP | LRP). While we certainly understand that the proposal of a large, new project in a community will foster debate, it is important that this debate be undertaken using facts.

BEARAT and their public relations consultant John Laforet have continuously shown a pattern of ignoring several important facts.

The first is a complaint issued to the U.S. Department of Justice regarding the community vibrancy fund agreement we entered into with the Township of Addington Highlands. This, and all other similar agreements we have entered into with other municipalities, have been thoroughly reviewed and approved by each municipality’s respective legal counsel as well as ours. In short, these are perfectly legal documents that are compliant with U.S. and Canadian laws.

Mr. Laforet later states that we ran afoul of the Independent Electricity System Operator’s (IESO) prohibited communications rules when negotiating, or attempting to negotiate, a community vibrancy agreement with municipal governments and that such agreements are new to the Province.

Neither statement could be further from the truth. The IESO encourages proponents to meet and discuss proposed projects with local municipalities. In fact, the IESO prioritized projects that had entered into agreements with municipalities. Mr. Laforet’s assertion that these agreements are “not legal” in Ontario is simply not accurate.

While we have not been provided with a copy of either of their complaints to the IESO or the Department of Justice, we are confident that our actions are entirely within the bounds of law and the rules of the IESO’s procurement and will stand up to any scrutiny. To imply otherwise is disingenuous.

In the Oct 1 article "Turbine opponents appeal to IESO, US Department of Justice", Mr. Laforet makes a variety of inaccurate assertions. He suggests that our original Northpoint II Wind proposal spanned two townships and identified two grid connection points, and that our ultimate submission to the IESO was smaller. While it is true that our proposed project boundary shrunk from our initial proposal, Mr. Laforet is incorrect in noting that this is somehow in contravention of the IESO’s rules. Quite the contrary, the IESO’s rules specifically allow for proponents to reduce the size and scope of the project during the pre-bid process.

We understand that a community will discuss and debate projects like our proposed Northpoint I and Northpoint II wind projects, but it’s important that these discussions are fact based.

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I have been involved with that entity since last year (June 2014). A solar tracker installed on my property was left to me when the original owner passed away. And in spite of a signed and witnessed statement leaving me the unit (it was already installed on my property anyway), the deceased person’s family’s agreement and numerous papers to be filled out, no one there seems to know what they are doing. I fill out all the papers, send it along and then they disallow it, saying that I have to start all over again. Numerous notarized papers have been sent along, two lawyers were involved and they have never seen anything like this. And still I wait.

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as though Reid could not take the heat for his party and that they, Fenik and Reid were good fellas and neighbours and we should be grateful that they had made the effort to come talk to us. Fenik's poor grasp of political dynamics and the right of constituents to respond as they see fit makes me wonder if he is a suitable candidate to represent any constituent. His response to democratic discourse seems more in keeping with the Harper government's well-known tactics of silencing and ignoring dissent.

The reason I titled this letter 'Not A Classy Act' is because when Scott Reid gave his closing statement he thanked Mr. Fenik and called his defense a 'classy act'. But then he would, wouldn't he, having been under the Harper tutelage for the past ten years.

- Josephine Wren

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ow will progressives vote in LanarkFrontenac-Kingston? This new riding now has a lot of progressive voters in its north-of-401 Kingston portion. Even their 'Anyone But Conservative' intentions do not account for the fall of support for Conservative Scott Reid in the Lanark-Frontenac parts. Informal polling results have Reid’s 57% in the last election down to 45% and falling. That means a significant number of Conservatives have changed parties or have decided not to vote this time. At this moment, Liberal Phil Archambault is well ahead of NDP’s John Fenik. As a progressive, NDP or Green, how will you vote? Will you vote strategically? Will you vote for change?

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• Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings - William Arthur Ward.

• It's that special time of year again - cool crisp days and leaves turning brilliant colours. It is an occasion for families to get together. This is the time of year to reflect on all that we are thankful for. Have a wonderful, happy Thanksgiving!

• Martha's Place will be hosting a free Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday, October 11 from 2 to 3pm. If for any reason you find yourself alone, or your family is unable to have a dinner, come join Martha's family.

• Did you receive your voter information card in the mail with your correct name and address and information on where to vote? If not, you may not be registered. You can check, update or complete your registration at elections.ca or call 1-800-463-6868. The federal election is on Monday, October 19. Advance polling is from Friday-Monday, October 9 -12.

• Enjoy a great evening with the Rockabilly Riot! playing at Bell Rock Hall, Sat. Oct. 17 at 7:30 pm. The Rockabilly Riot! is a new style rockabilly! The band blends the sounds of the early Beatles and Rolling Stones with those of original rockabilly artists from the 50s, such as Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Bill Haley, young Elvis, Louis Prima and Eddie Cochrane. The result is a stunning synthesis that preserves the best of both styles and keeps the audiences hopping.

Tickets are $20pp; available at the door or at Verona Hardware, Asselstine Hardware, Nicole's Gifts, or Family Farms • The Heritage Quilting Show will be held Sat. Oct. 17 from 9am to 3pm at Trinity United Church. This year, in commemoration of Frontenac County’s 150th anniversary, they will be displaying quilts old and new. Dr. Peter Bell, of Sharbot Lake, will be displaying his collection of antique quilts. Many of the members are also in possession of heritage quilts, which will be on display as well as their creations from the past two

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• The Harrowsmith S and A Club will be having a Family Movie Night on October 9 from 7-8:30pm. Free admission and a door prize. Canteen is available. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

• The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are hosting a beef dinner and silent auction on October 17 at the Golden Links hall. Doors open at 3pm. One sitting for dinner at 4:30pm followed by silent auction draws. Cost is $10. Proceeds to Camp Trillium. Call 613-372-2410 for more information.

• As part of their 166th anniversary celebration, St. Paul's United Church will be hosting a roast beef supper with homemade pie on October 17, 4:30-6pm. Adults $15, children over 6 $6; children 6 & under free. Special family rate (parents and school- age children) $35. Take out is available. Call the church office for more information 613-372-2525.

• Words to live by: On this Thanksgiving weekend, be thankful and think of how rich you are. Your family is priceless, your time is gold and your life is wealth. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

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• The Plevna Community would like to wish a Happy 47th Wedding Anniversary to Linda and Andy White on Oct. 5.

• The Victorian Order of Nurses in Canada (VON) is a notfor-profit public health care organization currently celebrating 110 years in service. The VON has partnered with North Frontenac Township to provide a Seniors Maintaining Active Roles Together (SMART) group exercise program. The SMART program aims at promoting and maintaining independent living for seniors. Best of all, this entire program

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• Our own Sarah Hale will be a guest artistic presenter at the Perth and area studio tour this coming Thanksgiving weekend at Dunn Sohn's studio on the Armstrong Road south of Maberly.

• Some comings and goings this week included the following from Kingston - Shirley Peterson, Sharon (Clancy) Deline, and Gail (Lockridge) Smith of Centreville.

• Folks are cooking and planning for tasty Thanksgiving dinners, having family home, and enjoying the fall colours • On a fall fashion note, it's of interest to live long enough to see bell bottoms from the 1960s come back in style again.

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613-335-4531 email: marilynarchie@sympatico.ca • Sympathy to the family of Lynda Wolsey (Stinson), beloved daughter of the late Ken and Vera Stinson.

• Happy Anniversary to Ken & Vera Brown, 60 years on October 8, Bill & Daisy Haw, 60 years on October 1, Jack & Diane Nicolson, Bill & Sylvia Powers.

• Happy Birthday to Bridgette Burke-Teal, 5 years; Gary Garnet, Haley Caird, Kathy Wilson, Gordon Crawford, Harlee Newlove, Wendy Drew, Wanda Knox, Nicholas Hawley, Derek Matson, Shirley Burke, Judi Montgomery, Wayne Eves, Gilbert Riddell, Lois Wilde.

• On October 17 there will be a potluck supper, 5-7pm, sponsored by the Mountain Grove Stewards at Olden Community Hall; $12 adults, $5 for ages 6-12, 5 and under free.

• Tonight, Oct. 8, Circle Square Ranch will host a beef supper at 6:30pm. Come and support the local Christian camp.

• Granite Ridge volleyball team in Sharbot Lake defeated the Bayridge Blazers in all three games. Well played, team!

• On Oct. 13 there will be a potluck supper, 6pm at Arden hall followed by a euchre tournament at 7pm; $5 each. Enjoy good food and a great evening of socializing.

• Coffee Hour began again on October 6, 10-11:30am at Parham Free Methodist Church hall. Come and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee with a snack. Free. All welcome.

• Cribbage begins on October 14, Wednesday, at 2pm at Arden Legion. $3 each. Everyone welcome!

• Parham Happy Travellers seniors and Mountain Grove seniors enjoyed a bus trip to Pembroke, Eganville, Quebec and Ottawa. Thanks to bus driver Mitch Cox for a safe trip.

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• St. Paul's United Church, Harrowsmith, will host a Roast Beef Supper with homemade pie, Sat. Oct. 17, 4:30-6:30pm.

Adults $15. $6 for children over 6; under 6 free; family $35; please call 613-372-2525 for information. This event is part of the 166th anniversary celebration of the church.

• The Frontenac Flyers Novice Rep hockey team would like to thank everyone who donated their empties at Verona Foodland and arranged pickup for the bottle drive on Saturday, October 3.Thank you to Foodland and its staff, the Frontenac News and the community for helping to make this fundraiser a success. Please see the classified ad on page 13 for the 50/50 draw winning ticket number and for information on how to claim your prize.

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• Mountain Grove seniors have planned a tea party on October 9, 10am, at Pine Meadow Nursing Home in Northbrook.

The club will provide muffins, cookies, etc.

• Thinking of Shirley Noonan, David Fox, Calvin McGonegal, Madeline Burke, Bill Powers, Bill Haynes, Doris Forbes, Doreen Warren, Bill Haynes, Carol Patterson, Nancy Forbert, Ellard Stitt, Terry Trojek, Rick Belwa, Joanne Robertson, Barbara Ellesworth.

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• Jim & Connie Halliday hosted Coffee Break on Friday.

Tons of goodies and coffee – great carrot cake, Jim. There was a big crowd out; nice to see Donna & Dona Stewart from Ompah out for coffee.

• Happy 65th birthday to Earl Gemmill on Oct 10. You’ll never be broke again.

• Get well wishes to Terry Fournier.

• Birthdays: Sarah Armstrong, Cathy MacMinn, Dave Hopper. Happy Anniversary to Cathy & Dave MacMunn.

• Sympathy to the Dunham family on the death of Gildert.

• There were 137 people fed at the Snow Road Snowmobile Club’s breakfast. The next one is October 17, 8-11am; the Best in the North. Everyone is welcome.

• Don’t forget the potluck supper at Snow Road hall on October 14, 5:30pm. The theme is Oktoberfest.

• Smile: It’s better to sleep on what you intended on doing than stay awake over what you have done.

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• Sincere condolences to the Wolsey/Stinson family on the loss of Lynda. Sympathy also to Rhonda Meltz (Gary) formerly of Parham, on the loss of her sister Kimberly Stewart.

• Congratulations to all the North Frontenac Little Theatre members who received achievement awards recently. What a great accomplishment.

• What a heartfelt memorial to Johnny Hannah on Sunday as family and friends celebrated the life of a special, unique artist. Thanks to all who brought food for the bounteous potluck held before, and to the speakers and musicians for their part. Johnny will be missed by all.

• October 17 is the Open House Meeting about the Parham Library to be held at the IOOF Hall from 1 to 3. Come out

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• Get your costumes and makeup ready for a masquerade Ball on Oct. 24 at the St. James Catholic Hall in Sharbot Lake. This is a fundraiser for North Frontenac Community Living. Sounds like a fun evening with prizes, draw and silent auction.

• October 9 the Mayflower Lodge is holding a Turkey Bingo - early bird starts at 6:45. Come out to support them and maybe win your Thanksgiving turkey!! Also keep in mind the date of October 24 for the Annual Harvest Auction, which is always a great night of fun and bargains for all the family.

• The Retired Women Teachers of Ontario are holding their fall meeting at the Edith Rankin United Church in Kingston on October 14 starting at 10 am.

• Hockey season has started once again. Be sure to check frontenachockey.ca to see when games are!

• Don't forget to count your blessings and have a Great Thanksgiving weekend • Happy Birthday to Paula Corkum, Ryan Wolfe, Marissa Teal, Donna Clow, Karen Skuce, and Marilyn Meeks.

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• Community yard sale at the Fall River Restaurant on Oct. 10, 9am to noon. Come on out and shop for a bargain! Vendors - arrive early to set up your table in front of the restaurant. Email info@fallriverrestaurant.ca to reserve a spot.

• Perth Autumn Studio Tour, Oct. 10 – 12, 10am to 5pm. Tay Valley 200th anniversary township working group will have a table set up at the Brooke Valley School where you can purchase your copy of At Home in Tay Valley. For over 20 years, the Brooke Valley School has been providing a hearty harvest lunch for people on the tour, or in the community who just want a good meal and good company. Come visit the one room schoolhouse of this parent-run cooperative school and enjoy a hot lunch, dessert and drinks prepared with locally grown and organic ingredients. Gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian and vegan options are available. Lunch is served from 11:30am to 3:30pm daily. All proceeds from the lunch go directly to support the cost of operating the school. Brooke Valley School is located at 190 Seaborn Lane off Brook Val-

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• Applications are now being accepted to serve on the newly created Age Friendly Communities working group. In support of the inclusion of seniors in the strategic plan update, the working group will provide advice and recommendations to council regarding initiatives to support senior residents of Tay Valley township. Application forms are available at the municipal office or on the township website www.tayvalleytwp.ca; clerk@tayvalleytwp.ca; deadline Oct 16 • The Perth and District Historical Society features Brian Gilhuly at its October 15 meeting, 7:30pm at the Perth Legion, with his presentation: “Lumber Barons, Rascally Politicians & Canada’s Railway King: The Ottawa Valley in the Railway Age”. For a time, the railroad was a significant factor in enabling the growth of commerce and communities, and the movement of people. However, following World War I, the introduction of the internal combustion engine and the growing impact of private vehicles led to the collapse of the dominance of the railways. Gilhuly’s talk will take us down the railroad line showing us the interaction between lumber, local railways and steamboats, and eventually the national project. Without a means of transporting sawn lumber to American buyers, the mills of the Ottawa Valley would have remained the small local enterprises as originally launched by the landowner/lumberman they started as. Further, the Ottawa Valley was also the natural route for a railway to the Pacific, involving the valley towns and their railways in high finance and low politics. Perth & District Historical Society meetings are open to the public, a “Toonie Fee” applies for each meeting; info: Ellen Dean, 264-8362 or David Taylor at 264-0094. www.perthhs.org

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· With the all-candidates’ meeting in Sharbot Lake over, I hope everyone is now prepared to cast their vote for the candidate of their choice. This is a privilege that we as Canadians take for granted. Advance polls are available if you cannot vote on October 19. Use your right wisely, but do use it!!

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Arden - continued from page 5 · There will be an open Mic at the Legion October 10, 1 pm to 6 pm. · Tonight, October 8, Circle Square Ranch will be holding a fundraising Roast Beef dinner with all the fixings along with a homemade dessert at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $15 and it is suggested that you make reservations: 335-5403 or arden@csranch.ca. · Thanks are extended to Gord Brown for coaching senior recreational baseball again, this summer. This year the team expanded to a total of about 20 players, with a couple players travelling from either east or north of Arden to participate. Some highlights of this year were the yearly game with the Cloyne Jays and of course the year-end party. Special thanks to our faithful cheerleader Jennie Brown. I’m told that she may have acquired a new skill in the last month or so. We’re all anticipating her debut playing the spoons. · Congratulations to Sarah Hale on her Lifetime Achievement Award from the North Frontenac Little Theatre. Well deserved. · The Kennebec Recreation Committee would like to inform everyone that on Tuesday October 13 there will be a potluck dinner before the regular Euchre games. Bring your favorite casserole for dinner at 6 pm then join the games at 7 pm. Prices for the games are the same as a normal evening. · North Frontenac Community Services is hosting Diners at the hall Tues. Oct 20.

This will be a full turkey dinner, with stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn and pumpkin pie for dessert. All meals come with salad, bread pickles and juice, tea and coffee. If you have never been to Diners, please call me to register, at 335-3186. If you attended last month’s meal and pre-registered, the hot lunch starts at 12 noon. · With Thanksgiving weekend upon us, the Rec committee wants to remind everyone that activities at the hall will carry on, as usual, with Line Dancing at 9:30 am. Please also note, that there will be NO activities on Mon. Oct. 19, as the Kennebec Community Centre will become a polling station on Election Day. · The Recreation committee will be hosting an Italian Night, Sat. Oct. 24 with a 6 pm start. There will be a full Italian dinner, with spaghetti and homemade sauce with fresh herbs, Caesar salad, garlic bread with Tiramisu & grapes for dessert. The cost is $14 and after dinner, be prepared for a full range of entertainment, from singing, guitars and drums, piano playing plus a skit. Look forward to that wayward group that entertained you last year and who have threatened to make a return visit. Call Wanda at 335-3186, Diane at 335-2845 or Barb at 335-2604 for tickets or more information.

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· Our village is sad about the passing of Gilbert (Gib) Dunham at his Ompah home last week. He had been ill for several years.

Gib owned several local businesses over the years. He played piano and loved music. He often accompanied fiddlers on the piano, and played at the Ompah Dancehall and at other area dances. Gib was an avid gardener; I have several ‘Gib’ plants in my garden. He was a good neighbor and community supporter. He will be missed. · The weather was perfect for Trail Days at the revitalized Palmerston-Canonto Conservation Area last Saturday. All trails have been cleared, marked with colour-coded trail markers and maps made and installed at all junctions (You Are Here!) It is now very easy to follow the trails to either Lakeview or Vista

SYDENHAM Anita Alton 613-561-1094 rideauraingutter@yahoo.com · It’s Girl Guide Cookie Time! On Saturday, October 17 the 1st Sydenham Sparks and Brownies will be in the village selling Girl Guide Cookies. The chocolatey mint cookies are $5 a box. · Harrowsmith Free Methodist Church is holding its annual Fall Fair on Saturday October 17 from 9am - 2pm. There will be over 40 vendors selling crafts, handiwork, baked goods and so much more. Get a jump start on your Christmas shopping while support-

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Grief and Bereavement Support Group for those who have lost loved ones will be starting in November in Sharbot Lake.

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Lookout. Bruce Moore, who coordinated the almost 200 hours of volunteer efforts, welcomed a crowd of almost 50 eager hikers. Bob Garrett gave a short history of the Conservation Area. John Inglis, on behalf of NF Township, thanked the volunteers and celebrated another successful collaboration between township staff and community volunteers. · The Ompah Community Library continues to receive new books regularly, which add to the high quality collection. Along with the extensive collection of DVDs and books on tape, the library is also a good source of local history resources. The volunteers who staff the library are very proud of the collection and welcome you to come and check out some of these wonderful materials. Winter hours are in effect now – Wednesdays from 10 to noon and Saturdays from 12 noon to 2pm. · Thanksgiving is almost upon us. Enjoy your turkey and then go for a walk in our beautiful countryside. Happy Thanksgiving to all. ing local vendors. · Speaking of local vendors - Sydenham was sorry to see Ronnie’s Place close its doors this past week. Citing high operating costs Scott and Ronnie decided to shut this local burger/breakfast/pizza shop. We wish them luck as they move forward - and many thanks for the great food over the years.

The Frontenac Flyers Novice Rep Hockey Team would like to thank everyone who made their Bottle Drive on Oct. 3 a huge success. Special thanks to Verona Foodland for letting them set up at the store. That's how to keep a community going! Come support the team this season, the schedule is available at: www.frontenachockey.ca; under Teams, select Novice Flyers. · Tuesday October 19 is Election Day. If you are eligible to vote, please get out and do so. There are advance poles open early to make it possible for everyone to vote. If you think ONE person cannot make a difference - think of how bothersome ONE mosquito is in a tent. Please exercise your right and vote. · Book the babysitter now and get shopping for your Halloween costume now! Rudy and Saddle Up will be playing at the Halloween Dance at the Sydenham Legion on Friday October 30 with doors opening at 8pm.

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· New Apostolic Church news: Youth Group at the community centre gym starts on Friday, Oct. 9, 7 to 9pm, with lots of great activities planned. Please contact Rev.Sprague at 613-333-9777 or robertjsprague@gmail. com if you will be attending. Then on Sunday, a special National Thanksgiving service will be held at 10:30am. On Sat. Oct. 17 is the Men's Breakfast Meeting, 9-11am. This month's theme is the great outdoors, and you are encouraged to bring along your hunting partner and wear camo. · The Kids’ Program at the Denbigh Library for October will be a Halloween theme on Wed. Oct. 21 from 6-7pm. · A Kids’ Costume Party will be held on Wednesday, October 28, 6 to 7pm at the Vennachar FM parsonage, 357 Matawatchan Road, with games, crafts and snacks. As this is a family-friendly fun time, please no scary/ evil costumes. RSVP Angela at 613-3331901.

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he Township of Addington Highlands Council and AHEAD Committee (Addington Highlands Economic Advisors for Development) is pleased to announce that nominations are open for the annual Outstanding Volunteer award. As in 2014, an Outstanding Business will also be recognised. Both awards will be presented at the annual township Christmas party- held this year in Flinton.

The Outstanding Volunteer Award is ‘to acknowledge any individual(s) who made a significant voluntary contribution to benefit our community in the areas of social or economic growth’.

The Outstanding Business Award is ‘to acknowledge an Addington Highlands business for continued business excellence while meeting the needs of residents and visitors.

Anyone can nominate a deserving volunteer and/or business. Deadline for receipt of nominations is November 1st, 2015 at midnight. Nomination forms must be completed in writing. Previous recipients for Outstanding Business include: Northbrook Foodland, Yourway Home Centre and Curtis Trailers.

Previous recipients for Outstanding Volunteer include: Andy Anderson, Werner Lips, Carolyn Hasler, Margaret Axford, Roy Berndt, Gordon & Carolyn McCulloch, Gary & Ruby Malcolm, and John Bolton.

Nomination forms can be downloaded from www.addingtonhighlands.ca or obtained from the Township of Addington Highlands, 613-336-2286 email: trosenblath@ addingtonhighlands.ca

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Timber Wolf Run at LOLPS I

t was a chilly day for the hundreds of “wannabee wolves” at Land O'Lakes Public School in Mountain Grove on October 1.

Students from five northern area schools in grades one through eight gathered there to participate in the annual Timber Wolf Run, an event that was founded close to a decade and a half ago by former LOLPS teacher, Brian Robertson. For the last five years LOLPS grade one teacher, Jen Meulenaar, has been

by Julie Druker heading up the event with the help of staff at the school. The run is aimed at getting students from northern area schools together for a fun day of outdoor racing and is a great way for students to kick off the cross-country running season.

Participants included students from Land O'Lakes, Granite Ridge, North Addington, Prince Charles and Clarendon Central. The races included competitive runs of 1km,

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1.8km and 2.5 km as well as a non-competitive one kilometre walk/run for students not wishing to compete. The competitive race winners took home medals and ribbons.

Though the race is not an official qualifier for other upcoming regional racing events, it is a good practice event for those students who were hoping to qualify at the Region 3 qualifier race, which took place at Fort Henry in Kingston on October 6 in advance of the district finals.

Prior to the run at LOLPS, the students

warmed up in the school gym before heading out to the starting line and running on the nearby trails, which took them through the woods surrounding the school. School principal, Emily Yanch, said the event is an annual tradition and a great opportunity for northern area students to get together. The participants not only got loads of exercise and fresh air but also enjoyed the opportunity to cheer one another on. Congratulations to all of the runners who took part.

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New novice rep team in Frontenac minor hockey tion is holding a Hallowe'en dance at the S & A Club in Harrowsmith on Friday, October 30.The fun starts at 8:00PM and live music will be provided the band The Stairs. Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased in advance by contacting Al Pixley at apixley@ hotmail.com Note: please see the classified ads on page 13 for the winning ticket number of the 50/50 draw at the bottle drive on October 3, and for information on how to claim your prize.

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SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER Young supporters of the Frontenac Minor Hockey Association, whose siblings play on the new novice rep team- l-r, Owen, Joshua, Julianna and Violet

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lose to 300 hockey players aged three to eighteen years of age are currently playing hockey with the Frontenac Minor Hockey Association on their home turf located at the Frontenac Community Arena in Piccadilly. New this year and for the first time in six years the association has birthed a new novice rep team made up of 13 players aged seven and eight years of age, who will be playing their very first game on Friday, Oc-

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tober 9 in Piccadilly, where they will face off against the Stirling Blues.

The association’s president, Al Pixley, attended the fundraiser bottle drive in support the new rep team, which took place on October 3 at the Foodland in Verona. He said he hopes to see fans at the team’s first game.

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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CENTRAL FRONTENAC Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the lands described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time on November 12, 2015, at the Central Frontenac Township Office, 1084 Elizabeth Street, Sharbot Lake, Ontario.

The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day as soon as possible after 3:00 p.m. at the Central Frontenac Township Office, 1084 Elizabeth Street, Sharbot Lake.

Description of Lands: Roll No. 10 39 040 060 01805 0000; PIN 36158-0226(R); Part of Lot 25, Concession 1, designated as Parts 1 & 13 on Reference Plan 13R15079 Township of Central Frontenac (formerly in the Township of Hinchinbrooke) County of Frontenac, for the Land Registry Division of Frontenac No. 13; File No. 13-07 Minimum Tender Amount: $9,835.10 Roll No. 10 39 070 010 25706 0000; Bell Line Road; PIN 36226-0011(LT); Part Lot 20 Concession 6 Olden, designated Part 4 Plan 13R8867; S/T FR324089; S/T executions 95-0000104 and 95-0000105, if enforceable; Central Frontenac; File No. 14-01 Minimum Tender Amount: $8,405.56 Roll No. 10 39 080 010 14800 0000; 1068 Garrett St, Sharbot Lake; PIN 36233-0162(LT); Lot 83 Plan 113; Part Lot 32 Plan 113 as in FR104833, except Part 3 Plan 13R13167; Central Frontenac; File No. 14-02 Minimum Tender Amount: $10,807.77 Roll No. 10 39 080 020 10900 0000; Clarendon Rd; PIN 36229-0201(LT); Part Lot 30 Concession 4 Oso as in FR539316; Central Frontenac; File No. 14-03 Minimum Tender Amount: $5,871.88 Roll No. 10 39 040 050 02820 0000; Wagerville Road; PIN 36160-0057(LT); Part Lots 22 and 23 Concession 8 Hinchinbrooke, designated Part 1 Plan 13R3548; S/T HIH5532; Central Frontenac; File No. 14-09 Minimum Tender Amount: $5,506.30

Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to the municipality and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount.

Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to, crown interests or any other matters relating to the lands to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers.

This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes, HST if applicable and the relevant land transfer tax.

The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser.

For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender, visit: www.OntarioTaxSales.ca or if no internet access available, contact: J. Michael McGovern, Treasurer The Corporation of the Township of Central Frontenac P.O. Box 89, 1084 Elizabeth Street Sharbot Lake ON K0H 2P0 613-279-2935 Ext 224 www.centralfrontenac.com

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Heritage Quilt show to celebrate Frontenac County’s 150th Wilton Creek Fabrics of Harrowsmith and Hamilton Fabrics will be selling a wide range of their related wares and Sharon Sole will be offering up her quilt photo greeting cards.

Lunch can be purchased for $6 and will be served between 11am and 2pm.

Coffee and muffins will also be available for early guests. A number of door prizes will be given out to visitors throughout the day. Admission is $5 and proceeds

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from the quilt raffle will be donated to the church and will also help support Southern Frontenac Community Services’ Day Away Program.

Don’t miss this rare event on October 17, when Trinity United Church will be ablaze in colour to the delight of quilters and quilt enthusiasts alike. Trinity United Church is located at 6689 Road 38 in Verona. For more information contact Ann McDougall at 613-374-2516.

L-r, Trinity quilters Ann McDougall, Bonnie Brown, Beth Abbott, Myriel York and Debbie Lovegrove hold up the Frontenac Star quilt

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he Trinity Quilters will be celebrating the county’s 150th anniversary with a special heritage quilt show featuring over 100 quilts and other items that will be displayed in the sanctuary of Trinity United Church in Verona on Saturday Oct. 17.

The show will feature numerous heritage and antique quilts from the collections of the group’s members, and members of the local community, as well as a wide selection of heritage quilts from the collection of Dr. Peter Bell. Quilt historian, Bethany Garner, will be on hand talking about her own unique display of quilts and Eric Simkins will be displaying his collection of antique sewing machines.

Members will also be showing off some of their newer quilts and various quilted

items, including table runners, wall hangings, pillows, and wearable art. Three gorgeous quilts will be raffled off at the event.

The first is a queen-size, hand crossstitched, floral patterned quilt, machine quilted by Nancy Holden; the second, a Frontenac Star quilt, pieced together by group member Jean Claire and hand quilted by the Trinity members, and featuring blocks of stars with a triangular flying geese border design. The third quilt is a colorful children’s pinwheel quilt, machine quilted

by Doreen Morey, with blocks made by the Trinity group. It features a playful cowboy patterned design.

An on-site boutique will be offering various smaller quilted items for sale including pin cushions, scissor holders, small wall hangings, Christmas decorations and more.

SFCS Food Bank drive N ine-year-old Leila Lawrence-Montag of Harrowsmith offers a bag of donated groceries to volunteers with the Southern Frontenac Community Services Food Bank who were collecting food and cash donations outside the Foodland in Sydenham on October 3. The items deemed most needed by coordinators at the Food Bank include canned meats (tuna, salmon, ham and

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Doubling the Marathon of Hope dream at GREC Students at the Granite Ridge Education Centre (GREC) in Sharbot Lake celebrated the 35-year anniversary of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope by doubling their donations at this year’s annual run, which took place at the school on September 30.

The run, now in its third year, was preceded the week before by a visit to the school from Ms. Ng-A-Mann, who brought with her a replica of Terry's prosthetic leg. This inspired the students to “double the dream” of Terry's wish to have every Canadian donate $1 to cancer research.

Cathy Reynolds, an educational assistant at the school, headed up the event, which began in the school’s back courtyard where two young cancer survivors who attend GREC, grade three student Kylie Babcock and grade six student Dylan Walker, helped to show their fellow students how their donations can make a difference. Dylan spoke fondly about Terry Fox, whom he called one of his “super heroes” and who he said “has shown how every single person can make a difference.”

The two students were invited to draw the winning tickets for two prizes, the first a Terry Fox Foundation t-shirt and the

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second, two free passes to the Museum of History in Ottawa and special Terry Fox display there. School mascot Grif the Gryphon, Vice-principal James MacDonald and Reynolds joined the two students and spoke about the Marathon of Hope National School Day Run, a fundraiser that takes place in schools across Canada. Over $675 million has been raised in Fox's name for cancer research, 84% of which has gone directly to cancer research.

These kinds of events always have their special moments and one young student said that she would be donating her toonie, probably the following day once she receives the funds from the tooth fairy. Viceprincipal McDonald said the event underlines the character traits that Terry Fox possessed, and which the students at the school are encour- Cathy Reynolds, Kylie Babcock, Dylan Walker, Vice-principal McDonald and Grif aged to emulate. They include grit, run, which took them on a route around the school and vilperseverance, humility empathy and determination. “Terry lage. By the end of the day over $600 was raised for cancer was all of that wrapped into one”, Reynolds said. research.

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At home in Tay Valley - Book launch marks the start of a year of celebration

Reeve Keith Kerr with the book’s editor, Kay Rogers

by Jeff Green n 1816, the Perth Military Settlement was founded. The first settlements were established in the Town of Perth and vicinity, and in Bathurst and Burgess townships, two of the three townships that would eventually become Tay Valley Township. A few years later, in about 1820, settlement began in what became South Sherbrooke Township.

In 1998, the three townships were amalgamated and became Bathurst, Burgess, and

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Sherbrooke, and was re-named Tay Valley Township in 2002, in recognition of the Tay River, the major watershed running through the township.

With the 200th anniversary of the founding of both Tay Valley and Perth now just three months away, events are already starting to crop up to mark it.

On September 19 at the EcoTay Education Centre, the results of an ambitious “book bee” were unveiled with the launch of the book At Home in Tay Valley, which was edited by Kay Rogers and features contributions by about 60 people.

The book launch itself was a big event, with many of the contributors attending along with their families and interested local residents, as well as dignitaries, including Tay Valley reeve, Keith Kerr, and the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, The Hon. Elizabeth Dowdeswell.

As an aside, the Lieutenant Governor belied some of the formality of her title at what was, after all, a rural Ontario event where there is normally not much truck for pomp and circumstance. Since it was raining off and on throughout the afternoon of the launch, officials decided to scrap plans for Her Honour to walk through the potentially

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Annaleise Carr, 2012 and 2014 Ontario Junior Citizen, Simcoe, ON At 14, Annaleise Carr was the youngest person ever to swim across Lake Ontario. Two years later, Annaleise swam across Lake Erie. Combined these efforts raised awareness and hundreds of thousands of dollars for Camp Trillium, a family camp for children with cancer.

Her book, Annaleise Carr: How I Conquered Lake Ontario to Help Kids Battling Cancer, inspires others to take on great challenges and help their fellow citizens.

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Contributors to At Home in Tay Valley with Her Honour Elizabeth Dowdeswell, second from the right in the front row muddy grounds at EcoTay to the converted barn where the book launch was taking place.

Elizabeth Dowdeswell overturned the plan, however, insisting on braving the elements to follow the schedule that had originally been laid out by Tay Valley.

At Home in Tay Valley is made up primarily of accounts by family members of people who settled in the area in the 19th and early

20th centuries, and they paint a picture of the community ties, the challenges of transportation and working the land without the technological advances that we enjoy today, and of the consequences of hard work and smart investments In the account by Bud Vanalstine from Maberly, he talks about how his grandfather, Edward Vanalstine, received a land grant for

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ture with a lower up front payment, and try to develop a stand alone event with features that should make it an attractive show for the public to attend.

There are 18 artists who are part of the collective and three guests as well, all showing at the Red Door. They range from wellknown Westport painters such as John Shea and Sharbot Lake Sign maker Donna Larocque, to newcomers such as textile artist Kim Fisher, and many others.

The art will be set up in the barn and throughout the property, which is also a hobby farm with an infamous donkey (Murray), sheep and other livestock. There will be music performed periodically throughout the weekend and locally sourced food prepared in conjunction with the Sharbot Lake Country Inn, in addition to the unique artwork on display.

The Red Door collective includes: Meghan Balogh – photographer; Diane Black - sculpture in clay and iron; Steven Boyd - stained glass; Ingrid Bron - salvage art; Jim Craig - jewelry designer; Mary Lou Devine - fabric sculptures; Shawn Donaldson, Abstract painting and mixed media; Martina Field collagraph prints; Kim Fisher - textile creations; Lynda Johnston - Totally Hooked; Cindy Laneville - mosaic stained glass artist; Donna Laroque - signs and portraits; Douglas MacDonald - cast stone; Jana Osterman - multi-media art; Marguerite Roberts - textile art; ▪ Outstanding Volunteer John Shea - architectural landscapes; Jim Sprague – ▪ Outstanding Business woodturning; Rhéni Tauchid - painting; Jennifer White Download Nomination Form at watercolour painting.

For further information www.addingtonhighlands.ca go to Reddoorcollective.ca.

Deadline for submissions: Nov. 1, 2015, Midnight The show runs from 10 am to 5 pm, October10-12.

he Red Door Studio on Long Bay is holding its first show over the Thanksgiving weekend. The studio is located off the Westport to Maberly road (#36), a location that straddles two successful, long standing studio tours. The Perth Autumn Studio Tour is based in nearby Brooke Valley, and the Westport Fall Colours Tour is centred in nearby Westport.

Until this year the Red Door was a location on the Fall Colours tour, but for a couple of reasons Ingrid Bron, the owner of the property where the studio is located, wanted to start an independent show that still takes advantage of the crowds that attend both tours on Thanksgiving weekend each year.

“For one thing we have always been at the edge of the Fall Colours Tour because we are far from Westport, but more than that I have been hosting some emerging and younger artists each year who are not likely to make a lot of sales, or artists who have larger pieces that are hard to sell, and paying the full studio tour fee was more than they could risk,” Ingrid Bron said.

The solution was to form the Red Door Collective, which uses a different fee struc-

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Addington Highlands Council – Oct. 5, 2015

By Jeff Green

Ashby/White Lake Road access debate continues to fester

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arcy Alkerton, a resident in the Ashby Lake region, appeared as a delegate and presented documentation that, he said, contradicted claims made by Mark Mieske at the previous meeting, which was held in Denbigh on September 21.

At that time Mieske said that he was within his rights to block an illegal road that passed through his property. A public right of way is located at the edge of the property, and passes over a bridge and a creek.

On Monday, Alkerton presented a map and an agreement from 1975, which indicated, he said, that the public access right of way on the property had been moved to where the road that Mieske has blocked is located.

“I see here that the agreement was completed and signed, but was never executed by the township,” said Reeve Hogg.

“I guess so, but the road has been in use since then. It's not something an ambulance can use, but an ATV or even an SUV can get through. The other way around adds 27 kilometres and takes 20 minutes or more,” said Alkerton.

“I think we need to consult our lawyer on this,” said Councilor Bill Cox. “This is new information to us. And I will like to go see it. I've never been there.”

Deputy Reeve Helen Yanch, the only other member of council present, as both ward 1 councilors, Fritsch and Thompson, were absent from the meeting, said she would also like to see the property.

The matter is likely to return to Council on October 19 in Denbigh, when Alkerton said a number of neighbours who use the road are likely to attend.

“I would also like to say that no one has ever made threats about this, as has been claimed,” said Alkerton.

A half-dozen supporters of Mr. Alkerton were at the meeting on Monday, as was Mark Mieske.

Quinte Conservation reports on Solar Power

Council received a document prepared by Terry Murphy, General Manager of Quinte Conservation, on the impact of solar panel projects on the Quinte Watershed, which has its headwaters in Addington Highlands.

The concern that Murphy's report pointed to is the impact of large solar farms on the forest cover in the Quinte Watershed region. Over the entire watershed, the forest cover is well above provincial targets in all aspects. However Prince Edward County, at the south end of the Quinte Watershed, has a much lower level of forest cover, and it is in Prince Edward County that solar projects for over 405 hectares (1,000 acres) have been approved by provincial bodies.

“Large solar farms may cause land degradation and habitat loss ... the creation of solar farms demands clearing and grading of land. This can cause soil compaction, potential alteration of drainage channels and increased runoff and erosion ... Solar farms could have negative impacts on groundwater recharge. Longer term studies need to be done in this area,” says the report, which also says that wind facilities “offer opportunities to share land use with agricultural facilities that solar farms do not.”

The report recommends, among other things, that municipalities should have more input on the location of solar farms and that the conservation authority do a full site evaluation on each proposal before it is approved. It also says that the province should be lobbied to promote hydro where dams already exist, of which there are a number in the Quinte watershed. “Dams that are already in place for other reasons can be used to produce green energy and have no negative impact on the environment.”

Although there are currently no solar projects in the works in Addington Highlands, Reeve Hogg said it was good to have this report in hand for future reference.

At Home in Tay Valley - continued from page 10 a property near Pine Lake, in North Frontenac, in 1885. His father, Don, worked in the timber shanties as a young man.

In 1923, he married Rosetta Brown from Denbigh and they settled on a 400 acre farm, Lot 17, Con. 9 South Sherbrooke in 1931. They had one daughter and six sons before Rosetta died of the flu, just a week after their youngest son, Bud, was born. With his second wife, Jean Allan, Don had five more children. As Bud recalls, the farm was successful enough to produce more than enough food for the family, and up to 15 head of cattle each year for sale.

In the ‘30s there was no market for beef or produce, and although Bud remembers being well fed through the Depression years, clothing and shoes were not easy to come by.

All in all, however, he considers that his father was a very successful farmer, who took advantage of the boom years following World War II and ended up amassing 2,450 acres of land and managing a herd of up to 115 head of cattle.

At Home in Tay Valley is chock full of accounts and anecdotes, including a description of the process of turning flax and fleece into linen, travelling by horse and sleigh through storms, road construction and more. It also includes chapters on geology and archaeological history around some of the lakes, including Bobs Lake, where artifacts from as far back as the archaic age (5,000 to 1,000 BC) have been found.

Paula Sherman, from the Indigenous Studies Department of Trent University, has also contributed a chapter on the Omamiwinini people who frequented what are now Tay Valley, Bedford, and North Frontenac Townships at the time of immigrant settlement in those territories.

The Omamiwinini hunted and fished seasonally in the Mississippi, Madawaska, Rideau and other watersheds for centuries, maintaining ties through Grand Council gatherings in

the summer on the Kiji Sibi (Ottawa) River.

Everything changed with the building of the Rideau Canal in 1820 and the lumbering that took place before and after that date.

Still, in the 1861 census there were 176 Omamiwinini in Renfrew County (aside from those living at Pikwakanagan).

The 1871 census shows 26 families in Carleton, 30 in Lanark and 17 in Frontenac.

On the cover of At Home in Tay Valley, there is a copy of a photograph from J.J Moodie, on Scotch Line in the former Burgess Township. About 45 men are pictured, sitting in front of and on the timbers for a barn that was being raised that day. Kay Rogers said that the picture was chosen for the cover not only because of its age, but because it showed how, much like the book and the township itself, a group effort is required to build something of substance and staying power.

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embers of the Sharbot Lake 39ers seniors group, who meet monthly in the downstairs room at the North Frontenac Phone Company, were joined by a special guest at their most recent lunch time gathering on October 6.

Famed local young fiddler and step dancer, Jessica Wedden, who has become well known not only for her fiddling and playing but also her trick playing and step dancing, has been fiddling for just over three years and has performed on many stages across the province. She has won numerous awards. She was accompanied by her mother Valerie on bass and Norm Herns on guitar and the three entertained the small but very appreciative group with a selection of tunes from her brand new CD. Wedden's grandmother Dolly Wedden, now deceased, had been a long-time member of the seniors group and was remembered fondly by those present. One member of the group commented that Jessica's playing would definitely have made her grandmother proud. Jessica will be playing with the Larry Mercey Trio at a Christmas Concert in Owen Sound on November 15. For more information about this talented young fiddler visit her website at www.JessicaWedden.ca and to see videos of her playing, visit her facebook page.

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Your job is out there. We’ll help you find it.

For more information or to register contact the Sharbot Lake Resource Centre at 1099 Garrett Street (613)545-3949 press 3 or email essl@sl.on.ca

employmentservice.sl.on.ca This Employment Ontario program is funded by the Ontario government.

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SOCIAL NOTES OBITUARY

Robert Alvin Bryden of Flinton, passed away peacefully on his 77th birthday at the Belleville General Hospital on Sunday, September 20, 2015. Beloved husband of the late Doris (Currie). Cherished father of Albert of Belleville, Allen (Jen) of Port Carling, Robert of Belleville, Jennifer (Mark) Boyle of Belleville and Samantha (Brian) of Flinton. Pre-deceased by his daughter Josephine. “Special Pa” of David Blasko. He will be sadly missed by his 9 grandchildren & 3 great-grandchildren. Loving brother of Linda Forbes (the late Les) of Flinton. Predeceased by his brothers Jack, Watson, Roy, Finlay and his sisters Wilma Wood, Freda Bovard and Grace Duffey. Fondly remembered by his sisters-in-law Susie of Tweed, Vonnie of Tweed and his brother-in-law Gordon Wood of Flinton. Following cremation, the family will receive friends at the Milestone Funeral Center, Northbrook on Friday, October 16, 2015 from 7-9pm. Legion Branch #328 Memorial Service Friday at 9pm. A Celebration of Life Service will be in the Chapel on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 12 noon (visitation 1hr prior to service). Interment will follow at the Flinton Cemetery.

Friends desiring may contribute in Robert’s memory to the Heart & Stroke Foundation or the Sick Kids Hospital of Eastern Ontario.

Online condolences are available to the family at www.milestonefuneralcenter.com

Milestone Funeral Center Northbrook ON 613-336-6873

OBITUARY

ANNIVERSARY

Dunham, Gilbert Douglas

Happy 60th Anniversary

Gilbert passed away suddenly in Ompah Wednesday, September 30, 2015 in his 73rd year. Predeceased by his loving wife Grace (Rolandson), parents Dee and Connie Dunham and brothers, Norman and Roger Dunham. Survived by his sisters Marilyn Manion and Shirley Powers, and step children, Paul and Donna Burke. He will be fondly remembered and sadly missed by his extended family, nieces, nephews, cousins and many good friends. Family and friends paid their respects at Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St. W. Perth on Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 from 9:30 until 10:30 A.M. Funeral service was held in the Chapel at 11:00 A.M. followed by a reception in the Blair & Son Family Centre. Private interment will take place in Ompah Cemetery.

In remembrance, contributions to the Ompah Fire Department or Lanark Animal Welfare Society (L.A.W.S.) would be appreciated.

Family condolences at: www.blairandson.com.

Mom & Dad

CARD OF THANKS

Thank You - Hole I want to take this opportunity to thank all my relatives, friends and neighbours who looked after my house while I was in the hospital; to the EMT’s for their care.

I want to thank everyone for the food brought to the hospital and home; for the fruit baskets and flowers; for prayers, ministry visits and home visits; for the many lovely cards and phone calls.

I truly appreciate everything that was done for me.

May God Bless You All Vi Hole

Terry Thake Monuments

Land O’ Lakes Lions Club 2015 Fun(D) Raising Golf Tournament

Quality Rock of Ages Granite Monthly Payments - No Interest

We send a big LION ROAR to all players, donors and volunteers who supported the Lions’ Fun(d) Raising Golf Tournament on September 20th at Hunters Creek Golf Club, in Cloyne.

Without you this would not have been so successful.

We raised $2,252.10.

We, the Land O’Lakes Lions Club members, recognize and appreciate the support you provide towards our endeavours to help fill the needs of our community groups, such as the Land O’ Lakes Food Bank, Mazinaw Swim Program, Pine Meadow Nursing Home Expansion, Lennox & Addington Resources For Children, Land O’ Lakes Community Service, and many more.

Our next Golf Tournament will be held on May 28th, 2016 at Hunters Creek Golf Club.Detailed information will become available in the new year, so please put on your 2016 calendar, for a more competitive golf game with cash prizes.

Call 613-353-2460 I make house calls

FUNERAL SERVICES

Serving the area for over 100 years.

David Goodfellow Owner/Managing Director

Parham, Ontario

613-375-6254

Trousdale Funeral home

FUNERAL SERVICES

Proudly serving all faiths Pre-Arranged Funeral Plans

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

Ken & Vera Brown October 8, 1955 Love and Best Wishes Steve & Cheryl, Rick & Heather, Wendy & Steve, Paul & Lynn and families

Slocan Ramblers coming to Maberly C

anada's hottest young bluegrass band, the Slocan Ramblers, makes a special appearance this month at the Maberly Hall, in a fundraising concert for MERA on Sunday, October 25 at 7pm.

The Ramblers, who are wowing audiences across the continent with renditions of traditional bluegrass classics and their own fiery original tunes, performed at the MERA Schoolhouse to a sold-out audience last year. For their return appearance MERA is hosting them at the larger Maberly Hall as a fundraising event for the community arts and recreation centre. The Slocan Ramblers are Canada’s young bluegrass band to watch.

Rooted in the tradition, fearlessly creative, and possessing a bold, dynamic sound, The Slocans (2015 Edmonton Folk Fest Emerging Artist Award recipients), have quickly become a leading light of Canada’s roots music scene, built on their reputation for energetic live shows, impeccable musicianship and their uncanny ability to convert anyone within earshot into a lifelong fan.

Also on the bill for the October 25 concert is Foolish Heart, an Almonte-based band (Allan Brown on vocals and guitar, Bob Leviton on guitar, Rob Bowyer on bass), who will perform a brief opening set before the Slocans.

Advance tickets are $22 ($20 for MERA members), available from Tickets Please, 39 Foster Street, Perth (Jo's Clothes), www. ticketsplease.ca, or 613-485-6434.

When there’s somethin’ going on In the neighbourhood Who’re you going to call?

Your local businesses!

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OCTOber 8, 2015

Independent Living Centre Kingston

Resources and support for people with disabilities

submitted by IL Centre, Kingston “Accessibility and Me” - Access is important for everyone. The accessibility of the world around us - how easy it is to use, perceive, understand or change - makes a big difference. One’s ability to be part of things, to use services in the community or join with others in political decision-making, to shop for groceries or get an education, is essential. It’s just good sense to ensure that people can get to things.

This is why many jurisdictions in Canada and around the world have addressed barriers. They now reduce barriers - and build access - to key things such as information, participation, education and services. They understand that if we keep our seniors, children or citizens with disabilities at home or in institutions, we all lose.

In Ontario, a process that lowers barriers of many kinds is underway. Stretching from 2005 to 2025, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act addresses everything from customer service to the Internet to physical access to buildings.

As part of this process, municipalities and counties have established accessibility advisory initiatives such as committees that advise their councils. The committees include persons with disabilities and staff or council members who receive information and advice from the community. Frontenac County has an Accessibility Plan and a committee that meets quarterly.

Independent Living adds to the community’s development of accessibility in many ways. The most important thing we do is empower individuals and families with skills, information, experience and connections – so they can do things such as use services and locations. We mentor people as they develop and practise self-direction or selfreliance. This often includes their ability to “advocate” for themselves, so they can be part of the change in their communities. In other words, to use more ordinary language, we help people to help themselves and we work with agencies to open things up.

We also assist many people who call or come in, when they need things like a wheelchair or cane, a ride that works, a doctor or lawyer with an accessible office. Independent Living Centre Kingston, for instance, takes many calls from across the region in which people request information, advice and support about buying access-related products, parking and transportation, handy sites and safe places, friendly tourism, accessible shopping and dining.

A very useful program offered by “IL” centres in Ontario is Self-Managed Attendant Services. Often called “Direct Funding,” this program makes it possible for people with disabilities such as those related to mobility impairments to employ and manage their own attendants. This program fits with Independent Living and builds access in many ways. Aside from the obvious ability to move around and do things associated with attendants and being able to direct them, it connects one “socially” to the world. On a confidence or emotional level, as a part of the society around us, “self-managers” get a great deal from this wonderful program.

Thank you for reading this and being part of some very important work. Would you like to volunteer or to participate in some other way? Do you have information or ideas about access in your community? Would you like to know more about your community’s accessibility advisory committee?

To connect with Independent Living and our centre, please join us at www.ilckingston. com or call 613-542-8353. Direct Funding can be found at www.dfontario.ca.

A Promise for You "To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood .. to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen” Rev. 1:5b, 6b

THE FRONTENAC NEWS

OCTOBER 8, 2015

The Classifieds Ad Rates: Classified Text ads: $9.74 + HST per insertion for 20 words & under; 20¢ each extra word.

Deadline: 4 pm Monday; Ph: 613-279-3150, Fx: 613-279-3172; info@frontenacnews.ca

NEW AND USED APPLIANCES USED REFRIGERATORS

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

NEW APPLIANCES

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

PAYS CASH $$$

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

Open evenings & 7 days a week. We deliver

Smitty’s “KING of APPLIANCES”

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

FOR SALE LOCALLY PICKED FRESH APPLES, just arrived, Available by the peck, half-bushel and bushel, Verona Hardware, 6723 Main St., Verona. Ph. 613-374-2851

GARAGE /YARD SALES SPYGLASS COVE, Clarendon, Hwy 509. Open Tues – Sat. 9am-5pm. Halloween costumes, miniature bird plates, lamps, gravy boats, glass canisters, microwave Bacon Master, chairs, desk, etc.

GARAGE SALE, 5586 Ardoch Road. Oct 10, 11 & 12, 9am-6pm, no early birds. Everything must go! More info call Lois. 613-479-2562

HUNTING & FISHING FIREARMS & HUNTER ED COURSES. Harrowsmith, Firearms course: October 23 & 24; Hunter Ed: October 30 & 31. Wild Turkey license examinations. 613-335-2786; email billsee@bell.net

AUTOMOTIVE

MUSIC LESSONS

KALADAR AUTO RECYCLING. We sell cars for under $1990 safetied & E-tested, low kilometres. We change car doors, hoods, bumpers, trunk lids, $75 & up, parts & labour included. We take trade-ins. 11520 Hwy 41; 613-336-9899; 613-885-8644 KINNEY AUTO WRECKING Station Road, Kaladar. 4x4 trucks & parts for sale. Scrap cars, stoves, fridges wanted. 613-336-9272.

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

DRAW WINNERS FRONTENAC FLYERS NOVICE REP HOCKEY TEAM Bottle Drive, October 3. The 50/50 draw winning ticket is 0056181. If you hold this ticket please contact Rob at 343-363-3765 to claim your prize.

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

FOR RENT 1½ STOREY HOUSE: 3 bedrooms, 1½ baths, heated workshop. Hwy 509, Snow Road Station. Available October 15, for information call 613-284-0669 2 & 3 BEDROOM FURNISHED COTTAGES available monthly starting Sept. 1, $1200. 613279-2048.

ARDEN, 2-BEDROOM HOUSE - $575, first/ last plus utilities. Call 613-374-3336.

COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE located on Hwy. 7 just east of the Junction of Hwy 38 and Hwy. 7. For further information, contact Ram at 613-279-2827 KALADAR, LARGE 2 BEDROOM APT, fridge & stove, utilities extra $500/month, first & last required. Available October 1 2015, call 613336-9429 LARGE 2 BEDROOM UPSTAIRS APARTMENT WITH SUN ROOM. 1013 Clement Rd. Sharbot Lake. Available Oct 1st. $1100.00 inclusive. No Dogs. Contact Michelle at 613-279-2868 WINTER STORAGE – boats, vehicles, etc.

Northbrook. Storage fees due when picked up in the spring. Boat storage $250; free pickup on your trailer, 613-336-2641

FOR SALE BLACK LAKE STORE, across from Sharbot Lake Provincial Park, going out of business, last 3 days, Friday, Saturday, Monday, everything 80% off, chip truck open, ice cream cones $1.

CENTRAL BOILER OUTDOOR FURNACES 2015 Fall rebate. Call for more information. Your local Dealer, Wood Heat Solutions, Frankford, ON, 613-398-1611; Bancroft, ON 613-3321613. www.chesher.ca FIREWOOD: book now for early fall delivery. Dry mixed hardwood cut, split and delivered. Prices start at $325/full cubic cord. Local delivery. Pick up yourself and save $$$! 613-279-2048.

DOUG’S ANTENNA SALES & SERVICE NEW Shaw TV Promotion - 2 HD receivers for free after programming credit! No Credit Check.

No Contract. Call 613-374-3305 for details.

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

www.dougsantenna.com

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

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

HOMESTYLE WEDDINGS. Minister Judie Diamond helps design your ceremony and performs the marriage at location of your choice. 613-375-6772 KEVIN’S HANDYMAN SERVICE. Lawn maintenance, Garbage clean up & Disposal, Minor Building Repairs. Call: 613-279-1901; cell: 613-328-1187 PET SITTING SERVICES AVAILABLE. All you need to know at www.petsittinginmountaingrove. com Phone Laura Mills at 613-335-3658 or Text 613-583-3658 PHOTOCOPY, FAX & LAMINATION SERVICES available at The Frontenac News, the Annex (rear building), 1095 Garrett St., Sharbot Lake.

Competitive prices! 8½” x 11” - Black & White, 1-10 copies: 15¢ ea; 11-25 copies: 10¢ ea; 26100 copies 8¢ ea. Colour copies 65¢ ea., 50+, 25¢ ea. Taxes extra. Call 613-279-3150 for information.

TOWING B’S RADICAL RIDES Towing & Recovery.

James Mills owner/operator. 613-335-5050

WANTED TO BUY

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

Local businesses provide jobs for the community!

Support your local businesses Tim's Auto Body 13775 Hwy 41, Cloyne ON Corner of 41 and 506 613-336-2038 Now Offering

• ATV • Automotive • Light Truck Tires Tires Starting from

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Offering many brands at Very competitive prices Also Offering: • Off Season Tire Storage • No Drip Oil Rust Proofing • Winshield Installation Open Monday to Friday 8-5 Saturday - Call for Appointment

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Vote for Sharbot Lake Rink on Aviva T

he Aviva Community Fund is a pool of money that is available for community projects across the country. To raise funds for the Sharbot Lake Rink Project, the Oso Recreation Committee has registered it on Aviva under Community Health. The catch is that projects are judged based on community "votes". People are encouraged to go to the Aviva website and register an account (you can also sign in with your facebook account)

and then vote every day from October 6 to October 23. The projects with the most votes will move on to the next round. The next round will be judged, with those projects being announced on November 3. Judging will be completed and the winner announced on December 2. So please support the Sharbot Lake Rink Project by voting often at https://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ ideas/acf32272 - submitted by the Oso Rec Committee

www.City of Kingston.ca The City of Kingston is seeking individuals who can assist us today in shaping Kingston for the future.

Skilled Labourer - Certified Arborist (Up to 2)

Public Works File No.: J0915-0662

Full Time Closing: October 13, 2015

Driver Labourer – Public Works (Up to 15)

Public Works File No.: J0915-0626

Part-Time Closing: October 13, 2015

www.Cityof Kingston.ca/careers The City no longer accepts external applications in person, via fax, email or by post. Go to www.CityofKingston.ca/careers to apply. If you require assistance to apply online please contact webhelp.njoyn@cgi.com or 1-877-427-7717.

The City of Kingston is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Photocopy, Printing, Fax, Laminating & Design Services Available at The

Frontenac News

1095 Garrett Street (rear building), Sharbot Lake * Black & White Copies: – 15¢ ea, 8¢ ea for 26+ * Colour Copies – 65¢ ea; 25¢ ea for 50+

Competitive Prices - Volume Discounts. *Letter size paper. Legal and Tabloid sizes also available. Premium charged for specialty papers.

We print Business Cards starting at $30 for 250

Our Design Services Include:

Booklets, Brochures, Flyers, Posters, Invitations.

Call 613-279-3150; email info@frontenacnews.ca

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Trousdale’s

OCTOber 8, 2015

Fall Workwear Now In Stock!

Located inside, to the right of the front door

George St, Sydenham Featuring Fleece Jackets, Shirts, Pants, Overalls,

613-376-3441 613-376-6666

Coveralls, Coats, Reflective Outerwear

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

Thursday October 8 ARDEN - CIRCLE SQUARE RANCH fundraising dinner, 6:30pm; info 613-335-5403; arden@csranch.ca LAND O’ LAKES GARDEN CLUB Pine View Free Methodist Church, Cloyne, 7pm, topic: Ticks & Lyme Disease SHARBOT LAKE – RAILWAY HERITAGE SOCIETY FUNDRAISER, Chicken & Rib dinner, the Crossing Pub 5:30-11pm; $50pp ($25 tax receipt); music by the Feral Five; 2792182; 279-2723

Rd.A off Ritchie Side Rd., follow signs; info/ map: 613-273-8622; reddoorcollective.ca WESTPORT STUDIO TOUR, 10am-5pm; 20 artists at 8 studios; info/maps: www.westportstudiotour.com

Sunday October 11 MCDONALDS CORNERS – JAMBOREE, Agricultural Hall, music begins 1pm, dinner @ 5pm, $15; info: 613-278-2362.

VERONA – FREE THANKSGIVING DINNER, Martha’s Place 2-3pm, 6557 Road 38, for anyone who for whatever reason isn’t able to have their own.

Tuesday October 13

• ARDEN - POTLUCK SUPPER, 6pm, community hall, followed by euchre tournament at 7pm; $5.

Friday October 9

CLOYNE - CONSERVATIONISTS OF FRONTENAC & ADDINGTON meet 7pm, Barrie Hall NORTHERN 5 DINERS, Plevna hall, noon, For those 50+, $12, reservations requ’d 613279-3151

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, potluck dinner 6pm, music 7-11pm, $6, entertainers $2, all welcome; info, Lionel 613-336-8142.

PARHAM - TURKEY BINGO, IOOF Hall, doors open 5:30pm; no one under 18 permitted; sponsored by Mayflower Lodge SHARBOT LAKE – DINNER at the Legion.

5:30–7pm, Pork Chops

ARDEN LEGION - CRIBBAGE played every Wednesday at 2pm, $3pp 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.

LAND O’ LAKES CURLING CLUB 301 St. Joseph St., Tweed; registration/information day 7-9pm; www.curltweed.ca SNOW ROAD - POTLUCK SUPPER, community centre, 5:30pm, theme “Oktoberfest”.

Saturday October 10 ARDEN LEGION - OPEN MIC, 1-6pm, all welcome, info: 613-335-2737 FARMERS’ MARKETS – Local farmers’ markets held every Saturday, 9am-1pm at: McDonalds Corners MERA schoolhouse; Sharbot Lake: “Tastefest” at Oso beach; in Verona at Prince Charles Public School. All markets feature local fresh produce, crafts, baked goods & much more.

FLINTON - TURKEY SUPPER, Township Rec. Centre, 4-7pm; adults $13, children 6-12 $5, under 6 free. sponsor: Flinton Community Club.

PLEVNA - STAR PARTY: Uranus bright and can be seen with the unaided eye. Rain date October 11; North Frontenac Star Gazing Pad, visit www.northfrontenac.com in case of cancellation or update; events start at dark; 5816 Road 506.

Sat. – Mon. October 10-12 PERTH STUDIO TOUR, 10am-5Pm; 25 artists/artisans at 6 studios; info/maps: www. perthstudiotour.com or call Riverguild Fine Crafts at 613-267-5237.

RED DOOR COLLECTIVE ART SHOW, 10am-5pm, 13 artists/artisans; 2024 Crozier

Work King

Socks, Caps, Kodiak Boots

Wednesday October 14

Thursday October 15 RECREATIONAL BADMINTON starts, Thursdays, 7-9pm, Granite Ridge Educational Centre; $5 semester, fun & exercise for adults, children 14-17 with adult supervision only

Friday October 16 HARLOWE - OLD TYME FIDDLERS, 7:30pm, community hall, $6 non-members, $5 members, entertainers $2, lunch, prizes.

All welcome 613-336-2557 SNOW ROAD SNOWMOBILE CLUB Meeting, 7pm, 1106 Gemmills Road

Saturday October 17 BELLROCK – ROCKABILLY RIOT CONCERT, community hall, 7:30pm, tickets $20, available at the door or at Verona Hardware, Asselstine Hardware, Nicole's Gifts, or Family Farms.

ELPHIN – BEEF & PORK DINNER, Presbyterian Church fundraiser, 5-6:30pm, $15, 6-12yrs $6; under 6 free HARROWSMITH – FALL FAIR, Free Methodist Church 9am-2pm; 40+ vendors, baked goods & more, lunch at "Chili plus Café” proceeds to HFMC Communtiy Assistance Program HARROWSMITH - BEEF DINNER & SILENT

AUCTION, Golden Links Hall, $10; 4:30pm.

Proceeds to Camp Trillium, call 372-2410 Sponsored by the Odd Fellows & Rebekahs 10am-8pm HARROWSMITH - ROAST BEEF SUPPER St. Paul’s United Church, 4:30-6:30pm; $15; over 6yrs $6, 6 & under free; family $35; info: 613-372-2525; this event is part of the church’s 166th Anniversary celebration LAND O’ LAKES CURLING CLUB, Tweed, Swing & Sweep golf & lunch at Poplars Golf course followed by curling, dinner, details www.curltweed.ca PLEVNA – JACK’S JAM, Clar-Mill hall 1pm; potluck supper 5:30pm; all welcome and all musicians, singers, dancers welcome to participate; sponsors: Clar-Mill Community Volunteers, info: Ed, 479-9909 SNOW ROAD – BREAKFAST fundraiser, 8-11am, Snowmobile clubhouse, 1106 Gemmills Rd. VERONA - HERITAGE QUILT SHOW 9am-3pm, Trinity United Church; Admission $5; info Ann 613-374-2516.

Sunday October 18 BEDFORD OPEN MIC & JAM, 1-5pm, 1381 Westport Rd, audience $2; entertainers free; refreshments avail; info: Judy 374-2317, Wilhelmine 374-2614.

LAND O’ LAKES CURLING CLUB 301 St. Joseph St., Tweed; 1-4pm; learn to curl, free instruction www.curltweed.ca MCDONALDS CORNERS BIRD & SMALL ANIMAL AUCTION, Agricultural hall; entries received 7am-10am; info 613-259-3480.

WILTON – GOSPEL SING w/ The Revelations, 7pm, Standard Church, freewill offering, refreshments, all welcome

Monday October 19 CLOYNE & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY general meeting, 1pm, Barrie Hall, everyone welcome.

Tuesday October 20 HARROWSMITH - FLU SHOT CLINIC, 10am-3pm, Free Methodist Church, 3876 Harrowsmith Rd. Please bring health card.

KENNEBEC DINERS, noon, Arden community hall, for those 50+, $12, reservations required: 613-279-3151 LANARK - HEARING CARE CLINIC North Lanark Community Health Centre, 11:30am – 3pm; Book appointment through Community Health Centre – 613-259-2182

Wednesday October 21 OMPAH - BIRTHDAY BASH & COMMUNITY POTLUCK, 5:30pm, community hall, games after, all welcome SHARBOT LAKE DINERS, noon, for those 50+, $12, reservations requ’d: 613-279-3151

Wed & Thurs. Oct 21 & 22 Flinton – RUMMAGE & BAKE SALE, Rec. Centre, 9am-8pm, Sponsored by Flinton Community Club; flintonrecreationclub.ca

Thursday, October 22 FRONTENAC COUNTY SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOP, Fairmount Home auditorium, 11:30am-4pm, anyone who wants to make

Frontenac County a better place to live is welcome, please RSVP: atamblyn@frontenaccounty.ca or 613-548-9400 ext 301

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

Wednesdays 8 pm. All welcome.

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

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

BOLINGBROKE - CPHC EXERCISE CLASSES FOR SENIORS, ABC Hall, Mondays 10–11am, $2 Contact: Donna Mihalicz at donna@mihalicz.com; (613) 273-8672.

BOLINGBROKE - FOREVER FRIENDS CLUB, 1st Wednesday of month, noon; info Joyce Fleming rayjoyce@rideau.net; (613) 273-4832 CANCER PATIENTS requiring rides to treatments: call 613-384-2361 or 1-866-877-0309 PARHAM – V.O.N. SMART Program free exercise classes for older adults 55+, Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:30-10:30am, United Church; please register: 613-634-0130 OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS. Do you obsess about weight? Go on eating binges or starve yourself? We are a self-help, non-profit group meeting in Kingston. Call us at 6342159 PARKINSON SOCIETY MEETINGS, first Tuesday of month, Ongwanada, 191 Portsmouth Ave. Kingston, info 613-379-2012.

PLEVNA – LADIES DROP IN any time on Thursdays, Clar-Mill Hall, 10am-4pm, for coffee or/and crafts, all welcome, info: Lois 613479-2562 RECREATIONAL BADMINTON, Thursdays, 7-9pm, Granite Ridge Educational Centre; $5 semester; fun & exercise for adults, children 14-17 with adult supervision only – cancel for summer SHARBOT LAKE - LINE DANCING, 9am10am, United Church, opposite Mike Dean’s, $1pp SNOW ROAD COMMUNITY CENTRE. Seniors Fitness Mondays & Thursdays 9-10am; Horseshoes Wednesday 2-3pm; Coffee Morning Fridays 10am-noon; info 613-2780841.

SYDENHAM - VON SMART EXERCISE PROGRAMS for 55+yrs, free, Mondays & Thursdays, regular program 10-11am; beginners’ (less intense) 11:15-12:15, please register 613-634-0130 x 2499 SYDENHAM - FUN DARTS, every Tuesday, 7 pm, Royal Canadian Legion. Mixed teams, $2 per person. All welcome TAMWORTH LEGION – Shuffleboard Sundays 2 pm $2pp; Tuesday Night Darts - 8 pm $2pp; Thursday Night League Darts $2pp; Seniors’ bridge & euchre Fridays1:30pm TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly Sharbot Lake Wednesdays weigh-in 5pm, meeting 5;30pm, North Frontenac Telephone Co., downstairs, guests welcome; sharbotlaketops@gmail.com

Local champ celebrates 40th Joint art show at MERA anniversary of War Amps program M E leven-year-old Leah Neumann, of Tichborne, has returned from The War Amps 2015 Ontario Child Amputee (CHAMP) Seminar in Ottawa, which brought together young amputees from across the province.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of CHAMP, which has provided generations of child amputees with financial assistance for artificial limbs, regional seminars and peer support. Leah, born a right arm amputee, attended the three-day seminar with her mother where they learned about the latest developments in artificial limbs, dealing with teasing and bullying, and parenting an amputee child. She is pictured showing the special bike adaptation she uses to hold onto the handlebar.

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arg Stephenson and Jean Dunning, neither of whom have ever shown their art work officially in an art show setting, are holding their premiere joint art show at the MERA schoolhouse in McDonalds Corners.

The show opened there on October 4.

Their works, mostly watercolours but also pencil and pen and ink drawings along with other mixed media works, are perfectly matched since much of their subject matter is similar and their styles are complementary.

Jean Dunning starting drawing and painting seriously in retirement, while Stephenson has been doing so since she was young.

Both, however, have gotten more seriously into art making in their retirement years along with their third “amigo”, Judy Cross.

Both artists often paint from photographs and Dunning prefers painting flora and landscapes, especially farms scenes since she “always wanted to be a farmer but never

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could”. Her pen and ink farm landscapes, like her" Feeling Sheepish" piece, which depicts two sheep in a barn yard, is done with an intricate mesh of pleasing black outlines and big chunky blocks of watercolour brown and tans to create the light on the dense coats of the sheep. The work has a light and airy picture-book feel that makes you wish you could turn a page and see more of the same. Her watercolour flowers, like one lone trillium, are bursts of pure colour, meticulously painted and possessing a freshness that is wondrous.

Stephenson has a passion for mixed media and loves to draw with pen and ink with added accents of watercolour highlights.

She also loves painting landscapes, especially old structures as well as vignettes and her works, like the two winter scenes de-

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OCTOBER 8, 2015

What’s Up in the Night Sky October 2015

by Fred Barrett

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ell, the total lunar eclipse wasn’t a complete disappointment for me. The clouds rolled in for most of the period of totality when the Earth’s shadow completely covered the Moon but I got to watch the Moon in all its darkening red glory up to the start of totality. During most of the time of totality, the Moon was covered in cloud but it cleared just in time to give me a great view of the eclipsed blood red Moon as the Photo by Fred Barrett period of totality ended and the shadow of the Earth slowly moved Oct. 17: Looking east an hour before sunoff the Moon. I was able to take some great rise, Mars is a bright spot ½ degree to the pictures. Email me if you want me to send upper left of Jupiter. Venus is to the upper you some! right Jupiter with the bright star Regulus, in What to Watch for in October: the constellation Leo, high above Venus.

Before I begin, I thought I would review Oct. 18: Mars is still only a ½ degree left of a method of how to estimate how many de- Jupiter at dawn. grees separate objects in the night sky and Oct. 21 – 22: The Orionid meteor shower also how high in degrees an object appears peaks. It has a decent ZHR of 20. above the horizon. With your arm stretched Oct. 24 – 26: From about 4 am to dawn, out full length from your shoulder, you can Venus, Jupiter and Mars are near the eastern use your hand and fingers to make the fol- horizon. Jupiter and Venus will be 2 degrees lowing estimates: apart with Mars 3 degrees below them. The 3 1/ the width of your little finger is 1 de- planets are especially tight on the 26. Venus gree. passes 1.1 degrees below Jupiter at about 4 2/ the width of the 3 middle fingers tight am. At 3 am Venus is at its greatest western together is 5 degrees. elongation and therefore best viewing angle 3/ the back of your fist is 10 degrees from the Sun. I will describe elongation in 4/ 20 degrees is the full span of your hand more detail in a future column. Here’s a chalfrom the tip of your thumb to the tip of your lenge for those of you with a telescope. The little finger. moon passes 0.9 degrees below Uranus in It’s surprisingly accurate and works from early morning. Have a go at finding it! the littlest astronomers to the biggest. In othOct. 27: The full Moon this month is called ers words, all ages and sizes of night sky the Hunter’s Full Moon. It’s the time of year watchers. I will mention a lot of degrees this when I dress my dog Maggie in a bright Ormonth and I want you to be able to gauge ange vest when I take her for a walk and it’s the separations that I am describing. not to keep her warm. I dress pretty brightly Oct. 8: The crescent Moon passes about too!

1 degree south of Venus around 5 pm EDT Oct. 30: Venus is 2 degrees to the upper (Eastern Daylight Time). The Moon, Venus right of Mars at dawn. and the bright star Regulus form a rough triDaylight savings time ends at 2am Noangle about 20 degrees above the eastern vember 1. All times after this date change horizon. Mars and Jupiter shine 4 degrees from Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) to Eastern apart to the lower left. At 8pm EDT the Moon Standard Time (EST). passes 3 degrees south of Jupiter.

Well, that’s a wrap. Have a good month Oct. 10: The S Taurid meteor shower ar- and keep looking up! rives. It is a modest shower with a ZHR of If you have any questions or special top5. ZHR is the Zenithal Hourly rate and de- ics that you would like to see in this column, scribes the peak expected number of mete- please email me or make contact though this ors under ideal conditions. newspaper. Let me know how your observOct. 11: In the east and just before sunrise ing has gone this month, especially anything use your binoculars to find Mercury to the unusual. I enjoy the feedback. You can conupper left of a thin crescent Moon. tact me at fred.barrett2@sympatico.ca Clear Oct. 10 – 25: The Zodiacal light stretches Skies! Fred. up as a faint pyramid of light from the east“The Beginner’s Observing Guide by Leo ern horizon from about 3pm to dawn. Venus, Enright is an invaluable companion for adMars and Jupiter are at its base. This light is ventures in the sky. It contains star charts the reflection of sunlight off dust and debris and is available at the Sharbot Lake Pharin the plane of the Solar System. macy. It can also be ordered from the Royal Oct. 12: New Moon.

Astronomical Society of Canada at www.

Oct. 15: The crescent Moon is 8 degrees rasc.ca/publications. A subscription to our right of Saturn in the early evening. very own excellent Canadian astronomy Oct. 16: Mercury is at greatest elongation magazine “SkyNews”, with its centerfold sky (18 degrees) in early morning. The crescent chart, can be arranged at the RASC website Moon is about 5 degrees to the upper left of as well.

Saturn in the early evening.

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Marg Stephenson and Jean Dunning picting freshly fallen snow clinging to trees, branches and fences are so delicate and real that it seems that if one were to blow on them, the snow would fall to the floor.

Stephenson, like Dunning, loves to push the envelope and has recently delved into drawing her new grand kids. These works, which show the active play of youngsters, have a

earnest and playful feel that speaks of the simple joy that children find in play.

Both artists recently began studying with the well-known Ottawa-based Crystal Beshara. It was under Beshara that these two artists began developing their own signatures styles.

With their first show now under their belts, the two artists have no intention of stopping and with the further encouragement of numerous red dots appearing beside their works, they look forward to exploring portrait drawing in their upcoming classes with Beshara, which both believe will help inform their drawing. Dunning’s advice to those who want to make art but feel they do not have the skills is: “You can do it.”

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TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC PORTLAND RECREATION COMMITTEE IS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS! Interested in the future of recreation programs in Portland District? The Committee meets once a month at the Princess Anne Community Centre in Hartington. Please submit a letter of interest that briefly outlines your experience to admin@southfrontenac.net

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GREEN BAY DISPOSAL SITE – FALL HOUR CHANGES Just a reminder that Green Bay Disposal Site will be returning to winter hours as of Friday, October 16th, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Fridays only. It will NOT be open on Sunday mornings until next spring. This site is for tagged household garbage and recycling only.

TAX SALE PROPERTIES RFP - #TS-15-02 Request for Proposals are being accepted for the Purchase and/or Redevelopment of failed tax sale properties. Please visit the Township Website for further information at www.southfrontenac.net under ‘Town Hall/Tenders’. Deadline date for submissions is October 23, 2015 at 3:00 pm.

INVITATION TO TENDER No. PW-2015-19 FOR SHORELINE RESTORATION Sealed submissions must be received by1:00 p.m., October 14th, 2015, Attention: Wayne Orr, CAO, 4432 George St, Sydenham, ON, K0H 2T0. Official forms detailing the general specifications and requirements may be downloaded from the BIDDINGO.COM website or picked up Monday to Friday between 7:00am and 4:30pm Public Works Department, 2490 Keeley Rd, Sydenham, ON, K0H 2T0

NOTICE OF PASSING OF A BY-LAW TO ADOPT AN OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT The Council of the Township of South Frontenac passed By-law 2015-48 on the 15th of September 2015 that adopted revisions to the Township’s Official Plan. For more details, see the township website under “News and Public Notices” Official Plan Amendment # 23.

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CHANGES TO GARBAGE COLLECTION THANKSGIVING DAY, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12th ONLY those residents that have regular garbage collection on Monday, October 12TH are to put their garbage out on Tuesday, October 13th.

ALL OTHER GARBAGE & RECYCLE COLLECTION STAYS THE SAME FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK Loughborough Landfill will be closed October 12th.

Reminder: Leftover paint from your summer projects, as well as your oil from fall tune ups – It all can be brought to the HHW Depot (Thursdays, 3-8 pm). See a full listing of acceptable items on our website under Living Here/Solid Waste/Recycling/Hazardous Waste.

Thank you for your continued participation in keeping our Township clean.

PUBLIC SKATING AT FRONTENAC COMMUNITY ARENA Invite a friend and come out to the Frontenac Community Arena and enjoy a leisurely skate every Wednesday from 10:00 to 11:00 am and Sundays from 1:00 pm to 2:20 pm.

The cost is $2.00 per person and a CSA approved helmet with screen is recommended.

CARDBOARD & STYROFOAM Please REMEMBER that any cardboard or packing styrofoam put out for recycle collection must be flattened and tied into bundles no more than 3’ X 2’ X 8” in size. Remove all staples and tape and put out no more than 2 bundles per pickup. Any more than 2 bundles or loose cardboard/Styrofoam may be left. If you have a stockpile of cardboard, it will be accepted free of charge at either the Portland or Loughborough WDS when open.

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DEPOT The Depot will be open every Thursday from 3 – 8 pm. See our website under ‘Living Here/ Solid Waste/Recycling’ for a listing of what is accepted or call 613-376-3900 Ext 4330.

COUNCIL MEETINGS The next regular Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 7:00 pm.

The next Committee of the Whole meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 7:00 pm.

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by Julie Druker ranite Ridge students in Mr. McVety's grade 12 history class headed up a meeting of the federal candidates on October 5 in preparation for the school’s participation in the 2015 Student Vote program.

The program, which began in 2003, offers parallel election events for students under the voting age, and this year it coincides with the federal election. The program gives students an opportunity to experience the voting process and encourages the habits of informed and engaged citizenship in young students across the country.

The student vote will take place on October 14, and it is interesting to note that during the last federal election, the student vote results closely mirrored the final election results.

In preparation for the Monday meeting at GREC, McVety's grade 12 history students prepared a school survey asking students to rank various issues from most to least important and the surveyed students were also invited to put forth questions to the candidates.

The main issues resulting from the survey were: health care, which ranked first, followed by education and employment, and last on the list were issues of security and safety.

All four federal candidates in the riding of Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston: Scott Reid, Conservative; Anita Payne, Green Party; John Fenik NDP; and Phil Archambault, Liberal, took part in the meeting and a total of seven questions, including ones on affordable post-secondary education; improving health care and unemployment; the protection of the environment; terrorism; as well as the use of recreational and medicinal marijuana, were covered.

I spoke to grade 12 students, Sadie Clarke and Emily Brooks, who helped organize the event and asked them following the meeting if the candidates’ responses had swayed their initial leanings. Clarke who said she, like her parents, was leaning towards Fenik and the NDP party said that she felt that Fenik answered the questions to her satisfaction and she will be voting for him. “I think John Fenik spoke really

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Grade 12 student Taylor Meeks puts a question to the four candidates in the riding off Lanark, Frontenac Kingston at all-candidates’ meeting held at GREC in preparation for the 2015 Student Vote well and really managed to connect well with the students.

Instead of just focusing on a lot of facts, he tried to focus more on our futures and what we as student are facing.”

Both Brooks and Clarke said that they came away confused by Conservative candidate Scott Reid's response to the question, put forth by grade 12 student Taylor Meeks concerning the candidate’s position on the use of recreational and medicinal marijuana. “The Conservative (Scott Reid) seemed to be disagreeing with his own party and I found that kind of confusing,” Clarke said, and Brooks agreed. At the meeting Reid stated that while he personally agrees with legalizing marijuana, his party does not. Brooks said that while she doesn't tend to pay much attention to politics prior to the Student Vote program, she does like a chance to meet the candidates in person and to hear their responses to the

questions posed. She said she liked Fenik’s response to the question put forth by grade 11 student Corri-Lyn, who asked, “What is your party doing to make post-secondary education more affordable for students?” Fenik said that his party will be making more grants as well as interest-free loans available to those wanting to attend post-secondary schooling.

Brooks said that that issue is important to her because “postsecondary education is the next step for me in my life.”

Regarding their predictions for the outcome of the student vote, Brooks said though she is personally leaning towards the NDP, she thinks that the Liberal and Conservative candidates seemed to be ahead at the school prior to the meeting. Clarke said she feels confident that either the Liberal or NDP candidates would come out on top. “Both the Liberal and NDP candidates seemed more friendly and interactive with the audience whereas the Conservative and Green Party candidates just stated a lot of facts and the audience seemed more quiet when they were speaking”, she said.

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