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by Jeff Green fter an active two months of meetings, phone calls and community organizing, a group that has been dubbed Welcome Home Ministries, which is made up of parishioners from St. James and St. John’s Anglican churches in Kingston and St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Sydenham, found themselves waiting at Norman Rogers Airport in Kingston last Thursday, November 5. The group was eagerly awaiting the arrival of a refugee family, four women, a mother (Alem) and her three daughters (Salamwit, Argawit, and Sarah), whom the group are sponsoring. “There was anxiety, shyness on the faces of the travelers as they crossed the threshold into the waiting area and then hesitant, unbelieving small smiles as they heard the clapping and shouts of welcome from those who had waited so nervously. There were tears in almost all the eyes, those waiting and those just recently arrived” wrote Patti Black in a Facebook post describing the scene at the airport when the family arrived. They had driven for eight hours from Port Sudan to Khartoum, followed by 24 hours of flights. The family, who are Eritrean, had been living in a refugee camp in Sudan for many years. Although Welcome Home Ministries is only just over one month old, they were able to tap in to the DOORS (Diocese of Ontario Refugee Support) of the Anglican Church and were presented with a number of options for families to sponsor. The group was formed in response to the Syrian refugee crisis, and with the help of DOORS their concern has resulted in a new life for a family from Eritrea. Since the family has arrived they have been living with the Black family near Sydenham, and getting adjusted to life in Canada. Although they speak only a little English, they can read the language, but they had to learn some things that we take for granted, such as how to turn on a tap for a shower. Over the last few days they have received clothes, learned much about life in Canada, and Canadian bureaucracy as well, but they now have SIN cards, status as immigrants to Canada, and a family doctor. They have a furnished apartment lined up for the end of November. The youngest daughter, Sarah, will be attending LCVI and the other three will be
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(L to R) Patti Black, Sarah, Alem, Argamit, Selamawit, and Scott Black at St. James Anglican Church
Community mourns tragic loss
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bout 1,000 people attended a wake at Loughborough Public School on Friday evening, November 6 for Travis Babcock, a 12-year-old grade 7 student at the school who died after a car accident on November 1. The accident took place at the junction of Road 38 and McIvor Road, just north of Hwy. 401. Travis’s parents, Jamie and Leanne, were in the car with him. Leanne suffered a hip injury and broken ribs and Jamie was uninjured, but Travis’s injuries were more serious and he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. He was taken off life support the next morning, after his organs were donated. The family was headed to the nearby Invista Centre to see a cousin play hockey that fateful Sunday evening. Karl Hammer, a family friend who teaches at Sydenham High School, said that all the friends and neighbours of the Babcocks have come together, with help from the staff at Loughborough and the Limestone District School Board, to help the family and the students in Travis’s grade 7 class. “One of the most powerful things about the service that was held on Friday evening was the way Kaitlyn [Travis’s sister] spoke about her brother,” said Karl Hammer, whose own son and three other boys from Travis’s class also spoke at the ceremony. Travis loved outdoor sports, including fishing, hockey and Eisstock, the Austrian game that has become popular in the Sydenham/Harrowsmith area. In fact, on the day of the Travis Babcock accident he did a little fishing,
As part of the existing refugee system, they are facing a bill from the Canadian government of almost $11,000 for travel costs, and are expected to begin making payments by the end of November to avoid interest charges. The entire amount is due within 72 months. Salamwit, the eldest, is intent on finding work as soon as possible, said Patti Black, but the expectation that they can begin paying the government back three weeks after they arrived in the country, not knowing the language or having any belongings, is difficult for the Welcome Home Ministries group to understand At a meeting they have scheduled for later this week, they will talk about how everything is going for the family, and begin to work on a fund raising plan to help deal with the debt. “We will not just be giving them the keys to the apartment and leaving everything to ISKA,” said Patti Black. “We all have a connection now and we will continue to help them settle in. They are amazing people.”
taking English as a Second Language classes four days a week. “I am amazed at the services that are available in Kingston, through ISKA (Immigrant Services of Kingston and Area) said Ann Elvins of Harrowsmith, a Welcome Home Ministries member, “and at how much joy they are bringing to us. I think we are getting more from them than they are getting from us.” For the rest of November, however, they will be living in Frontenac County, adjusting to the weather and the lifestyle, which is a huge change for them. Some of the new experiences were to be expected. They experienced Canadian fall weather and a tire swing for the first time, but they also kicked a soccer ball in the front yard for the first time because girls do not play soccer where they come from. In addition to the adjustments they will need to make in terms of culture, language, climate, and the Canadian job market, there are financial issues.
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played Eisstock in the late morning and hockey in the afternoon. He even made the winning shot in the Eisstock game and scored during the hockey game. Since his death all the sporting communities he was involved with have been reaching out to the Babcock family, delivering food to the door, and checking in with Jamie as he keeps the home fires burning since Leanne is still in the hospital. “You learn that a group like our little Eisstock league is about more than sports when something like this happens. It really is a second family,” said Karl Hammer. Scott Morency, principal of Loughborough Public School, wrote to parents last week, “Travis’s death has affected many people in our school community, the Sydenham community, the greater Kingston community, other schools in the Limestone District School Board, and the greater minor hockey community. Our thoughts are with everyone who knew Travis, and we offer our deepest sympathy to his family and friends. School and board staff will continue to watch over our students and ensure that those who might be affected by this tragedy will receive the support they need. Student support will be available as long as needed.” A Gofundme campaign was started up late last week by Travis’s grandparents to help the Babcock family financially. “In a split second our life changed and our family is broken. Our little hockey player was taken from us. How the days ahead will be handled is yet to be seen but at this time, financial stress is something Jamie, Leanne and Kaitlyn do not need .... Please keep our family in your thoughts and prayers as we try to come to the new reality of our lives. We love you Travis and you will always be only a memory away,” is the testimonial on the site. The campaign had raised $31,000 by Tuesday of this week. It is at this url: https://www.gofundme.com/5k8dyxgs
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-The good, the bad and the ugly according to County CAO Kelly Pender by Julie Druker
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n an effort to make improvements in the state of the township’s organization and to move forward in a positive manner, the Council of Central Frontenac earlier this year invited County of Frontenac CAO Kelly Pender to review its existing structure and report back to council with his recommendations. At council’s regular meeting on November 10, Pender presented his findings after reviewing budget and report documentation and conducting a series of confidential interviews this past summer with nine council members and 14 members of township staff. Like a well seasoned diplomat, Pender reported the good news first. Pender praised staff and council as “good people, doing good work” in an environment where trust, honesty and good relations were the norm, adding that staff’s financing arm seems “well positioned”. On the not so good side of the scale, he cited “a general feeling of the organization lacking direction”, and the presence of what he termed “silos” i.e., a situation where departments and/or individuals feel that they are working
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Memories from the forgotten war
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here was a moment during Lloyd Arnold’s service with the Canadian army when he could have left the special forces and become a member of the permanent army. Doing so would even have allowed him to shave a month off his one-year commitment in Korea. “But I told them that if I could make it through 11 months I could do one more and that would be that.” Arnold signed up in August of 1950. He was 19 years old at the time and was working for a pipe fitting company in Shawinigan when he decided to heed a call from Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent for volunteers to sign up for a special force for a “police action” in Korea. Lloyd Arnold’s father had served in the First World War, and was stationed for a time in Vladivostok. He also had two uncles in that war, one of whom rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. A number of Arnold’s cousins served in WW2, including one who was killed in a bombing raid in 1942 and another who participated in D-Day and died nine days later in battle. “Back in those days King and Country was something to me, and I thought I should do my part when the call came in 1950,” he said. He signed up in August and then trained both in Washington State and later, in northern Japan, where he took a Vickers machine gun course. “I expected to be a gunner after that training but one day an officer came into my barracks where I was sitting with a buddy of mine and he asked us if we wanted to take a drive. The next thing we knew we ended up in transport,” he said. He landed in Korea in May, 1951 and spent the next 12 months ferrying ammunition from a depot to the troops who were holding a mountain range near the 38th parallel, land that today is likely part of the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. He remembers how cold it was in the winter. “I don’t think my legs ever really thawed out the whole time. The truck was wide open to the elements, and I remember how cold it was in there,” he said, but apart from that he "did not think much about the danger." “We had a job to do and we did it. We were very young,” he said. One thing he remembers was a special delivery he made at Christmas time in 1951, a truckload full of Labatt’s 50 ale, one bottle for each soldier. “They counted those bottles before I drove off and when I arrived; I do remember that,” he said. When his tour was over, the men made their way back rather slowly, finally boarding a train on the west coast in July. “We stopped in Calgary and came off the train to a big meal and reception for us,” he said, “and there were other events as we kept travelling east.” When they got to Montreal, where his family was, “We got off at the Westmount Athletic Town. There were about 15 of us, and our families came to meet us. We left and went on our way and I never really thought about the war after that - and the government never thought about us either. They called it a police action for all those years, until 2009.”
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olice are appealing to the public for assistance in locating 27 year-old Travis Dennis (also known as Travis Boomhower) of Northbrook, who is wanted for numerous offences, including an assault charge and three breach of recognizance charges that occurred in the City of Kingston in August of this year. Dennis also faces charges of Trafficking in crystal methamphetamine and the Napanee OPP detachment holds an arrest warrant for several other offences including: breach of firearms regulations; conspiracy to commit an indictable offence; failure to attend court; failure to comply with recognizance x 2; failure to appear. Dennis is known to frequent the Northbrook, Kaladar, Napanee and Kingston areas. He should not be approached due to concerns of violence. He is described as being 6ft tall, 200 lb. with brown hair and brown eyes. If you have any information in relation to the whereabouts of Travis Dennis aka Boomhower please contact the Napanee OPP, Kingston Police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report anonymously online at tipsubmit.com
Letter to the editor Re: Edward Nelson Badour
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Lloyd Arnold Corporation (US) for many years, handling their accounts across Canada. After retiring in Kingston, he purchased a home, with his wife Gail, in Crow Lake about 14 years ago and they have been enjoying their retirement ever since. Lloyd Arnold has been acknowledged for his war efforts by the Canadian government. In 1990 they sent him a medal, and in 2000 he received a letter from the US government thanking him for his contribution. In 2009 he also received a medal from the government of Japan. Although he stayed away from the Royal Canadian Legion for many years, particularly since in earlier times Legion membership was not open to Korean war vets, but he has joined the Sharbot Lake Legion since moving to Crow Lake and is an active member. He is not taking part in the Remembrance Day ceremony this year, however. “I can’t stand that long,” he said, adding that he will go to the Legion for the reception afterwards.
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read your article about Edward Nelson Badour with great interest, as I am one of his great-grand nieces. My name is Jacki Hollywood. I am the daughter of William (Bill) Hollywood, originally from Sharbot Lake (and great grand daughter of Julia (Badour) Hollywood). I currently live in England with my husband, LCol Kevin Brown, who works with a NATO unit here. Last spring, our family had the opportunity to tour of some of the World War I battlefields with fellow Canadians posted in the UK. We visited several cemeteries and memorials in France including the Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele Canadian Memorials, both battlefields at which Nelson Badour fought. The highlight of the trip for our family was having the honour of placing a wreath at the Menin Gate Last Post Ceremony (30 May 2015). The ceremony was very moving. I wish I had known about Edward Nelson Badour prior to our trip. Although we looked at the names of Canadian soldiers engraved on the Menin Gate and said thank you to all soldiers who lost their lives, it would have meant so much more if I had been able to specifically thank a member of the family. Thank you very much for publishing the story about one of my ancestors. I would also like to extend special thank you to FASCFLA for their research and dedication to our fallen soldiers and to the Hollywood Legion for ensuring that their memories live on. - Jacki Hollywood (Brown)
Fire Hall Grand Opening and Open House The Township of Addington Highlands would like to invite you to the grand opening of the new Kaladar/Barrie – Northbrook Station 11905 Hwy 41, Northbrook November 21, 2015, 11 am – 4:00 pm, Ribbon cutting at 11:00am Activities: Tour the New Facility Car Seat Safety Booth Fire Extinguisher Demonstration Fire Prevention Material available Refreshments
L to R: Olivia Brown, LCol. Kevin Brown, Jacki Hollywood (Brown), Marc Brown; 30 May, 2015, at the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium.
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In last week's article the family name of the organizers was incorrect. The event is put on annually by the McNeill family, and attendees were greeted by Cathy McNeill Richmond.
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Re Poppy campaign
The caption with the photo on page 10 of our November 5 issue was incorrect. The Legion does not sell poppies. Poppies are distributed by the Legion. If you wish to make a donation to support Veterans' Services they are happy to receive it and use it appropriately.
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South Frontenac Committee of the Whole - parkland woes by Wilma Kenny
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ouncil convened at 5:00 for a closed session to deal with several matters concerning litigation, labour relations and property matters. Following this, they came into Council chambers at 7:00 to commence the public part of the meeting.
James Wilson Parkland/ Beach
This is a contentious issue regarding a small patch of beach beside the James Wilson Road which has been used for public swimming for many years. James Campbell, who has applied for severance of three lots, claims ownership of this swim area, although he admits this strip of shore will become part of the road allowance once the road is increased to its allotted width. Whenever a severance is granted, as a condition of approval, the property owner
SINCE 1970 is required to pay a small percentage of its value (cash-in-lieu) to the Township’s development fund, OR the Township may choose to ask for a small portion (up to 5%) of the severed property as parkland. Most times, the development fund is preferred. However, in this case, Council is considering the merit of asking for a strip of land along the road to create a safer parking area for swimmers. Five delegates spoke to Council and a number of letters have been submitted on both sides of the issue. Some speakers made pleas for cooperation in keeping the access to Canoe Lake open to the public, while one illustrated the degree of bitterness in the dispute by speaking of “gross, scarylooking people”, and making verbal attacks on individual councillors, and against several of the individuals who had supported keeping the lake access open to the public. Referencing the principles of English Law that protect the commons, Robert Love-
lace spoke as an area resident and a local Algonquin of the importance of protecting the public’s common use to resources such as air and water, asking for ‘mutual respect of our varied needs.’ Last Saturday, Council members had viewed the area in dispute during their fall road tour. They had no questions for the speakers, and there was no discussion: Mayor Vandewal said they would address the issue further at the next Council meeting.
Firefighters’ Equipment
Fire Chief Chesebrough asked Council to consider setting aside reserves for replacement of the fire department’s self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). The department has 45 of these units all purchased in 2005, and warranted for 15 years. However, there have been significant changes in this line of equipment, and already it is becoming difficult to obtain replacement parts for
Central Frontenac Council - continued from page 1 in isolation. He noted feelings of a lack of consistency in applying policy; the lack of a safety culture; and the township IT staff displaying a love/hate relationship with software and network reliability. He also sensed a frustration at the township’s ability to keep quality senior staff. He defined what he called “a leadership gap” where council, though largely unified, needs to be able to make “tough decisions” and to “chart a course, then explain it to staff and the community and then steer towards it”, as opposed to front line staff members taking control in the face of a lack of clear directives and a fixed chain of command. This led him to talk about the current lack of a Chief Administrative Officer. Pender said there are three options available to council: to maintain the status quo, where there is no hierarchy among senior staff; to establish the position of Clerk-Administrator; or to hire a Chief Administrative Officer to oversee all the township’s operations. He said the status quo is not recommended because it makes for a less cohesive, leaderless staff complement and “puts the mayor in an awkward position as the political and administrative head of the township.” Establishing the clerk-administrator position would place the clerk of council, the job held by Cathy MacMunn, in a position of leadership over all operations of the township. A Chief Administrative Officer is a similar role, except it gives that person full authority over all other staff. Essentially the chief administrator becomes council’s only employee, who then determines the activities of everyone else, within the confines of the Municipal Act and clear job definitions. Pender said that at least half of the provinces in Canada require that municipalities have a CAO in place, but Ontario does not, only requiring the position of clerk. “That might change when the Municipal
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termined to be redundant. Kyle did a great job setting up waste management but that job is now done. Similarly the public works supervisor position is not and has never been a full time position”, she explained. She added that with grants not coming in for large construction projects and with a number of larger projects now completed, it did not make sense to keep Labbett on.
Construction numbers healthy
Chief Building Officer Jeremy Neven was pleased to announce that as of the end of October, construction numbers this year are $6,417,300, compared to roughly $5 million at the same time last year. Permit fees to date are $91,000, close to double where they were at the end of October 2014 and a third again as much as at the end of October 2013. Similarly the number of residential units at 16 has surpassed the nine units built by the same time last year.
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Sydenham Triathlon
For the past five years, the Township has partnered with Somersault Events in hosting a successful and popular Triathlon at ‘The Point’ in Sydenham. However, Tim LaPrade, Recreation Supervisor, is calling for a much more detailed agreement between the Township and the organizing group, clarifying conditions and responsibilities, before proceeding further with the partnership. LaPrade has outlined such an agreement for next year’s event, at which the 2016 and previous events will be evaluated, and recommendations made to either enter into a longer term agreement or issue a Request for Proposal for future events. Mayor Smith regretted to announce that staff’s application for government funding for infrastructure reconstruction of Sharbot Lake village was denied. Smith said that the application would be kept on file and updated so that when another round of grants is announced, staff can re-apply.
Putting a bounty on beavers
Councilor Jamie Riddell posed the question of possibly setting up a bounty on beavers since they are costing the township money in road repairs and maintenance.
Sign By Law review
Currently council does not a have a by-law in place regarding signage in the township. Cathy MacMunn, who looked into the matter, noted that a resolution passed to propose a by-law in 2001 was never completed, leaving council now without a by-law in place. Council and staff will be reviewing and proposing a new signage by-law.
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• For those interested in Genealogy, ancestry.ca continues to be available on all computers at the Denbigh library, but now has the added feature where patrons can send their search results to their email. New books in the non-fiction section: “Letters to My Grandchildren” by David Suzuki; “Little House Living” by Merissa Alink; Genealogical Extracts from the Eganville Leader (1902-1913), Death Notices & Obituaries from the Eganville Leader (1914-1921) & (1922-1927); “In Search of the K&P” by Carol Bennett; “Rails Across Ontario” by Ron Brown; “Micro Shelters-59 Creative Tiny Structures”; 2016 North American Coins and Prices; 2016 Price Guide: Antiques and Collectibles. • Interested in learning new skills, from firefighting and first aid, to communications and technical rescue? Anyone 16 years of age and up is welcome to attend the Denbigh Fire Department (Addington Highlands) regular meetings/training every Tuesday night at 7pm, or contact Casey Cuddy at 613-336-1851. This is a great opportunity for training, giving back to the community, and to make some friends you are likely to have for the rest of your life. • Mid-week Family Night at the Vennachar parsonage will be held on Nov. 18 & 26, 6:15 to 7:30pm. Kids’ Club will enjoy a movie one evening and Christmas crafts the next. Adults will meet upstairs for prayer and study. Kids’ Club info contact Angela 333-1901; adult study contact Laurie 479-2673. • In less than a month, the 9th Annual Parade of Lights will wind its way through Denbigh. On Saturday, December 5, floats will leave Berndt's Garage at 6pm and end up at the hall, where Santa will have gifts for the children. Kids, get your letters ready for Santa, they will be picked up along the parade route. Any baking donations for the refreshment table are gratefully accepted. To enter a float please call Gail at 613-333-2224.
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• A Family Movie Night to watch "Tomorrowland" will be held at the Harrowsmith S and A Club, November 13 starting at 7pm. Admission is free and a canteen will be available. • The Roberta Struthers Memorial Craft & Bake Sale will be held on Nov. 14, 9am-2pm at the Golden Links Hall. Lunch will be available. Sponsored by Odd Fellows & Rebekahs. • St. Paul's United Church will host a Country Craft Sale on November 14, 9am-2pm, with 20 local crafters, bake tables, basket draws and lunch. The Sunday school will be selling items to support the Verona Community Association "Christmas for Kids". For more information call Marni 374-9929. • Come out to the Golden Links Hall on November 21 for "A Bit of Nostalgia". Turkey dinner at 6pm followed by dancing at 7:30pm with the Malcolm Family Band. Cost is $15 per person. For tickets call 372-2410. Sponsored by Odd Fellows and Rebekahs with proceeds to Camp Trillium. • The Sydenham Women's Institute is hosting a Craft and Bake Sale at the Grace Centre, November 21 from 9am2pm. Bake table, knitting, Tupperware, quilting and much more. Lunch and coffee will be available. • Also on November 21, The Harrowsmith S and A Club will hold their popular Chinese Auction. Dinner at 6pm followed by the auction at 7pm. Bring your quarters! For tickets call 372-0917, 372-1578 or email pmorey@kos.net. • A Turkey dinner with all the trimmings will be held at the Golden Links Hall on November 22 from 4:30-6pm. Cost is $13; call 372-2410 for details.
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613-335-4531 email: marilynarchie@sympatico.ca • Sympathy to the Bauder family at the passing of Suzanne Bauder, beloved wife of Jamie. Sympathy also to the family of Ray Godfrey, who suddenly passed away. We were saddened to learn of the passing of Lucille Flynn-Shangraw. • Happy birthday to Becci Uens, Dale Meeks, Pastor Ruth Ann Paul, Jack Fox, Kathy Wisterad, Darcy Hartwick, Damon Knox, Andrew and David Hole, Wanda Harrison, Melanie Gibbs, Megan Petrie, Alex Ouitmet, Dawson Mallett, Kristen St. Pierre, Cory Thompson • Remembrance Day is special for our family as my fatherin-law, Archie Meeks Sr., fought in World War 1. He was shot through his eyes and left for dead on the shores of France. He was 18 and now was blind. He eventually married and was the father of eight children. He died in 1965 on November 11 at 11am. His picture is in Cloyne Pioneer Museum. • Thinking of Denise Wilson, Bill Powers, David Fox, Lois Scott, Ellard Stitt, Gerald Howes, Bill Lee, Melanie Robinson, Carol Patterson, Dan Pilon. • On November 12 at 6:30pm there will be a community dinner at the Circle Square Ranch with chicken on the menu; $15. Come and enjoy fellowship with your neighbor • On November 8 in both Arden and Mountain Grove United churches, the Arden Legion participated in the services. On November 11 the service was held at 9am in Mountain Grove at the cenotaph. • We attended the sixteenth anniversary gospel sing at the Community Church of God on November 8, with Pastor Ruth Ann Paul with her husband Ron on piano. There were many talented entertainers, including John Reid and his Eagle Band. Pastor Ruth Ann Paul’s seven-year-old granddaughter, Elizabeth, sang a song. A delicious lunch awaited everyone after the music. Happy Birthday, Pastor Ruth. • On November 20, 7pm at Portland Community church in Hartington, Johnny Cash (Dan Stoness) and June Carter (Judy Reynolds) will perform a benefit show for a new roof for the church. Tickets are $10; light refreshments will follow. • Sharbot Lake & District Lions community breakfast on November 21 at Oso Hall, 8 to 11am; $7 for all you can eat pancakes, sausages, eggs, etc.; proceeds to the Salvation Army Christmas baskets
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• Open Mic & Potluck at the Northbrook Lions hall is on Friday, November 13. The potluck dinner starts at 6pm, and the music is from 7-11pm. Cost is $6, entertainers $2 and all are welcome. For information, please call Lionel, 336-8142. • Brian Lorimer, a Canadian artist with an adventuresome past, will speak to the Cloyne & District Historical Society on November 16 at 1PM at the Cloyne Community Hall. He spent two years on his commemoration of the First World War: Project Remembrance. He now paints full time from his studio and home on the shores of Lake Mississaganon. • On Sat. November 21 the Land O' Lakes Lions will be holding their 2nd Annual Christmas Market Extravaganza from 10am to 2pm at the Northbrook Lions Hall. There will be raffles for Christmas baskets and you can shop for unique gifts and one of a kind handmade treasures from various local artisans and home-based businesses. • On Thursday November 27, The Euchre tournament for the Northbrook Legion #328 will be held at the Lions Hall in Northbrook. This will be the last one of the season.
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• Enjoy an afternoon of free skating at the Frontenac Community Arena this Friday, November 13 from 2 pm to 4 pm. Treats for all the kids; free admission; non-perishable food items for the Food Bank greatly appreciated. • Nicole’s Gifts will be holding their 6th Annual Christmas for Kids fundraising event on Friday, November 13. A portion of all sales will be donated to the Verona Christmas for Kids Committee. • St. Paul's United Church in Harrowsmith will host a Country Craft Sale on Sat. November 14 from 9-2. There will be local crafters, bake tables, basket draws and lunch. The Sunday school will be selling items to support the Verona Community Association "Christmas for Kids”. • Impersonator Dan Stoness will be performing “The Man In Black” Johnny Cash fundraiser at Portland Community Church in Hartington on Friday November 20, 7 pm. Tickets are $10; light refreshments after the show. For further info contact Judy at 613-374-2036. • Congratulations to George & Marlene Albertson, who will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on Nov. 12. • Get into the Christmas spirit by visiting 101 Nativities at Cole Lake Free Methodist Church at Road 38 and White Lake Road. This fifth annual event takes place on November 20 & 21 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm and on November 21 & 22 from 1 to 3 pm. Parents and grandparents can enjoy time with their children where they can make a nativity set and do other activities. Christmas goodies will be served. Anyone wishing to share your nativity with others or for further information call Jean at 374-2968 or Kris at 374-3138. • The third annual Christmas in the Village event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 28. Spend the day with the family enjoying the free day-long celebrations. Children can participate in holiday crafts and games while enjoying snacks and holiday music. Outside, the Verona Cattail Train and horse drawn wagon rides will be running. The VCA will serve chili and hot dogs. Live Entertainment will be provided by Jessica Wedden and Don Cochrane. Free admission, 2 pm to 8 pm, Verona Lions Centre. New this year will be a display of wreaths and centerpieces, which will be auctioned off in the evening. To decorate a wreath or centrepiece and for more information, call Linda Bates 613-374-1307 or Joyce Casement 613-374-3406. • DECK THOSE HALLS! The Frontenac Women’s Chorus invite you to welcome in the Christmas season with them as they present a variety of old and new seasonal songs. Their popular Gift Basket draw will continue to be a tradition, and refreshments will be served. Join them on Saturday, Nov. 28, 7:30 PM, Bell Rock Hall. Admission is by free-will donation and a food bank item would be appreciated. • Verona Pentecostal Assembly presents Gospel Extravaganza, A Night of Hope, Health and Healing with Vocal Legacy and Our Journey Calls. Sunday, November 29 at 6 pm.
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• A wonderful, sunny afternoon was spent in Peterborough at the home of Bill & Ellen Raeburn, who lived in Mississippi until last February when they moved. • There was a big crowd at Coffee Break on Friday hosted by Bev and Murray Elliot. They served lots of beautiful desserts and coffee. It was nice to meet Malcolm and Jeanni Bright who own the schoolhouse on Shiner Road, and Annie Bourgon who just moved into the Bingley home at Snow Road. Welcome to the community. • Don and Joelle McClean just returned from a Mediterranean cruise. The weather was comfortable, the sights were colorful & interesting and the people were friendly & helpful. • The next Snow Road breakfast will be Sat. November 14, 8-11am. All welcome. • The next music night will be Thurs. Nov. 26, 5-7pm, $10. For tickets contact Johanna Cumberbirch, 613-706-1988. • What a great evening at the Granite Ridge Education Centre Cafetorium. A car load of us girls headed out for Ladies' Night, and it didn’t disappoint. From the lovely mocktail bar to the shopping, snacking and socializing and fun, we did it all. There were lots of door prizes, and I won two bags. To all the people that put time and work into it, we thank you. • Happy Birthday to Beth Paul and Thelma Paul. • Don’t forget to bring your Samaritan's Purse Christmas child shoebox project to church this Sunday.
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• It is a sad week in our community as we mourn the tragic passing of young Travis Babcock. An unfortunate traffic accident resulted in this devastating loss. The community rallied together at a memorial last Friday at Loughborough Public School, and a gofundme account has raised many thousands of dollars for the family - useful as they try to make sense of this new reality they live in. God bless them and all who knew and loved Travis. • Tuesday November 17 the public library on Johnson St is hosting a Library Talk: On Living With Depression. This free talk runs from 6:30 - 8:30 pm and focuses on the science and experience of living with depression. • Remember to visit Grace Centre every Sunday in November to enjoy the artworks of local artist Don Connelly. He will be available - with his works - from 2-4pm each Sunday. • The 16th Annual Little Betty Rock'n Roll Toy Drive is happening Saturday November 14 at the Legion with doors opening at 8pm. Many local bands will be performing though the evening - your $20 admission ticket includes door prizes, 50/50, silent auction and a light buffet at 11pm. Gather up your friends and Help Give a Child a Christmas. Proceeds go to Verona Christmas for Kids and the Loughborough Christmas &Emergency Relief Committee. • If you are a NASCAR fan you won't want to miss the Na-
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• The Friends of Arden would like everyone to know that the 4th revision of the Business Directory is now available. This new, improved edition has colour on the front and back, a more concise indexing system and historic photographs. A great deal of work was put forth by a number of people, but the Friends would like to especially thank Roy Beechey for his generosity. Copies of the brochure can be picked up at the Arden sign, at the Legion, Gallery on the Bay and Arden Batik. • The County of Frontenac has joined forces with Northern Frontenac Community Services (NFCS) and is offering a chance for Arden residents to be part of a wellness clinic. Initially each participant will have a scheduled appointment time, with a paramedic taking your blood pressure, checking your heart rate and other vital statistics. You will be given a booklet with those statistics recorded. Your records will updated monthly, for approximately six months, or for the length of the program. Paramedics will be available starting Tuesday Nov. 17 at the community centre by appointment only. There are no charges, and the statistics are confidential, as you will be the one holding your record book. To make an appointment for this service, please call me at 335-3186. • Circle Square Ranch is hosting a community dinner, Thurs. Nov. 12, 6pm, with a herb roasted quarter chicken leg, roasted root vegetables, full salad bar and pumpkin dessert. Costs are $15; $7 for children under 12. Please make reservations at 335-5403 or arden@csranch.ca. • The Arden Legion is hosting their 33rd Deer Hunter’s Ball, Saturday, Nov. 14, 8pm. The music will be provided by TUNZ DJ and there will be a midnight snack. Random draws will add to the entertainment for the evening. For more information or tickets, please call the Legion at 335-2737. • On Tuesday November 17, Circle Square Ranch is hosting Business over Breakfast, 8 to 9:30 am. If you are a small
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• Hockey Canada's - World Girls Hockey Weekend Photo Contest Winner! On Sat November 7, a day after her 9th birthday, Meredith Peters travelled to Huntsville, ON to watch the U-18 Women's National Championships. She had won a photo contest and as a result dropped the puck for one of the games (Manitoba vs. Ontario Blue). She also took part in a skills / conditioning camp in the same facility but different ice pad. Also as part of winning the contest, Meredith gave a brief interview on TSN, which was aired between periods of the Gold Medal game on Sunday. Meredith plays goalie for the Frontenac Fury Atom Girls team. Way to go Meredith! • The Sacred Heart of Jesus Church Social Committee would like to invite you to join them in the sounds of music candlelight service on Sunday November 29, 6 pm at the church at 2905 Westport Road. Free will offering, refreshments to follow. • Prince Charles Public School is collecting the Turkey Bucks from the Foodland, which will help to offset the cost for the annual Holiday Dinner at the school on December 14. Anyone who would like to donate please feel to drop them off at the school. Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you!
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• Sometime between October 20 and October 30, 2015, a break and enter occurred at a cottage residence on Road 509 in the Township of North Frontenac. Culprit(s) gained access to the cottage through a window which was removed and broken. The outer shed was also entered by prying off the lock. Items stolen include a 900 watt yellow and black Champion generator model #100102, various power tools and hand tools. Total estimated loss to be over $1,500. Residents are reminded to immediately report any suspicious vehicles or persons to their local police department.
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daughter and three sons. The two eldest were Hubert and Vernon; the latter was Eric's father. The two brothers were both employed in the business for many years and both continued on when a stroke took their father in 1936, at the age of 93. Vernon continued to sell and repair machines in the village shop and in 1937 the brothers formed a partnership and purchased a grocery store in the village where they also sold and serviced sewing machines. Twenty years later in 1957, the three sons split An old advertisement for M. W. up and went their separate Simkins Sewing Machines ways. The eldest son Hubert stayed on in the store in Newburgh while Vernon opened the first egg grading station in Kingston but also continued to repair sewing machines at his home. Eric Simkins is continuing the family business in Kingston and has brought it into the 21st Century, selling the latest in Janome and Elna machines, which offer the latest features and range in price from $250 to $3,000. Eric recalled working with his father as a young boy. “One of my first jobs when I was just nine or ten years old was working on the old treadle sewing machines. My job at that time (circa 1962) was to disassemble the bases of the old treadle machines, paint the iron stands and sand and varnish the wooden parts, then reassemble, clean and oil them and replace the old belts with new ones. I'd then put them outside and sell them for $15.” Included in Eric's display at Trinity United Church last month was one of the earliest kinds of sewing machines, an Abbott sewing machine dating from around 1867. It is a compact, tabletop, hand cranked machine capable of only of a chain stitch and it took more than one pair of hands to operate. “The sewer would hold the fabric in place and usually the kids in the family would turn the wheel.” Eric's grandfather M.W. began selling this kind of Abbott machine in 1863. Roughly 100 years later in 1957, Eric's father Vernon started selling the new electric Bernina sewing machines, which boasted a free-arm to get into sleeves and had zig-zag stitches. Twenty-two years after that, in 1979, Janomes, the first computerized sewing machines, which are capable of roughly 500 kinds of stitches, were sold by Vernon's son Eric. For Eric, the business is second nature and it was after his father Vernon became ill that Eric decided to step in and take it over. “I knew it was the right decision because of the satisfaction I got doing the job.” Simkins Sewing Machines is located at Unit #1-754 Baker Crescent in Kingston. Eric stocks numerous makes and models and well as parts and also does repairs. You can contact him at vbsimsew@gmail.com, 613-546-6110 or 1-800-6672164. Website: www.vbsimkinssewingmachines.com
Aftermath - Lines through Points This column by retired mathematician and seasonal Maberly resident, Edward Barbeau, is for your mathematical amusement. Its author is very happy to correspond with readers about mathematical matters, and hopes that the column will turn out to be a dialogue with readers of the Frontenac News. His email address is barbeau@math.utoronto.ca. Here is something to try. Place five distinct points on a plain piece of paper in such a way that any line that goes through two of them must pass through a third. Do the same with six points. One way to do this is to make all the points lie on the same straight line. Is this the only way to do it? What happens if you have four points? or more than six points? Put another way, suppose that you put a finite number of points on a page in such a way that they do not all lie on the same line. Then, is it necessarily true that you can find a line that passes through exactly two of the points? This is obvious if there are two points, so suppose that there are at least three.
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n November 6, Rick Walters, president of Lennox and Addington Mutual Insurance, was beaming at the official ribbon cutting celebration for the opening of the company's first ever satellite office, which is located in the Harrowsmith Plaza. L& A Mutual board members, along with staff from the new branch and the company's head office in Napanee, were joined by dignitaries and members of the local business community to celebrate this milestone for a business that has been serving rural property owners for close to 14 decades. L&A Mutual first opened its doors in 1876. The company’s six-member board of directors all have an agricultural background. Rick Walters said the company chose Harrowsmith as the location for their first branch office not only to help serve their existing customers in Frontenac County but also to generate some new business in the area. Walters said that when looking for a new location, it was the Harrowsmith Plaza, the new hub of business activity in the local community that made the perfect fit. “We chose Harrowsmith because we wanted to commit to our customers in Frontenac County
and are moving forward by continuing to take care of future rural customers, who are our niche. We do business online but still find that a lot of our customers like to be able to shake hands and talk one on one with staff, and with this new office we can accommodate that.” After giving a brief history of the company, Walters updated guests on the 140year-old business, which now offers its clients farm, homeowner's and small commercial, as well as auto insurance. He said he is hoping that by this spring the company will be able to offer a recreational dwelling package as well. Currently staff at L& A Mutual are looking into offering aviation insurance with the hopes of insuring the commercial use of drones. Walters then thanked a number of individuals and companies, including the board of directors who committed the necessary dollars to open the new branch; Ann Prichard of the Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation; and Walters' wife Susi, who supplied the artwork that decorates the new branch. Mayor of South Frontenac, Ron Vandewal, who was in attendance along with Deputy Mayor John McDougall,
also spoke at the event and welcomed the new business, congratulating staff on their expansion with the words, “ A business that has lasted 140 years is obviously doing something right.” Ann Prichard, executive director of the FCFDC, who helped organize and promote the event, said she was thrilled to be able to welcome a new business to the community. Following the ribbon cutting, guests enjoyed a light lunch and other refreshments courtesy of Desert Lake Gardens of Sydenham. The new branch office is located at 5062 Road 38 in Harrowsmith and is open Monday to Thursday from 8:30 am-4:30 pm; Fridays from 8am- 4pm. For more information call the office at 613-372-2980 or visit www.l-amutual.com Note: In the article published on November 5, the name of one of the company's agents was incorrect. L&A Mutual’s Harrowsmith agent is Nikole Walters
ew life has been brought to Mountain Grove by a local artist with a longstanding pride in her town, and a recently discovered passion for painting. Arlene Uens, a retired employment counsellor who worked in Sharbot Lake for most of her career, has been beautifying her neighbourhood in Mountain Grove for many years, with flower arrangements under the signs entering town, and Christmas decorations in the village. Now she has added another dimension to that endless project. Inspired by some of the folk paintings Arlene had seen on multiple trips to the East Coast, she started painting large pieces of plywood around her rural property. What started as a fun experiment turned into a series of imaginative murals that she has been installing in eye-catching displays all over town. As well she has recently started to sell some of her works. Her work, clearly inspired by her natural surroundings, features loons, herons, moose, and deer amongst whimsical swirls of bright paint and decorative patterns that draw the eye in. “I'm a thrift junkie,” Uens said about her passion for hitting up thrift stores in search of inspiration for her paintings. “I get great ideas from a tea
cup or a little dish.” Part of Uens' approach is to make the paintings big and bold so that they can be seen from a passing car. Her paint of choice is Tremclad and she says that her neighbours have been dropping off used cans for her to finish up. In the summertime, she paints in her large barn with the doors thrown open but now that the cooler weather is here she's moved into a room in the house so she can keep warm and keep creating. “Every day I paint,” Uens said about her art practice.
Along with her painting, Uens has been cleaning up the CP stockyard railbed, which runs from near the hockey rink across to Brock Road, and installing bird houses along the pathway. She dreams of one day having a bird sanctuary in Mountain Grove and also turning the pathway into an “outdoor gallery” with art hanging alongside the trail. “The goal is to have other artists come in and do the same,” she said. “We have so many artists and artistic people (here),” Uens said. “They are everywhere.”
MERA Christmas Fair Nov. 28 The 11h Annual MERA Christmas Fair, which will tke place on Sat. November 28 from 10 am - 4 pm is the ideal place to shop locally and support local artists and artisans as well as supporting Community Arts at MERA in McDonalds Corners. This popular, juried show features vendors of original oneof-a-kind creations that you won’t find anywhere else: hand weaving by the MERA weavers and Heather Sherratt, fibre arts items, organic Chocolate by Ludwig, Strawberry Cottage beeswax candles and natural soaps, salves, jewelry, felted creations, jams and jellies, gift bag raffle, home baking, a Café, hand painted Christmas cards and much more. www.meraschoolhouse.org.
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SOCIAL NOTES CARD OF THANKS
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60th Anniversary ~ Alberston
I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to all our relatives and friends for their condolences on the recent loss of my wonderful wife, Maureen Hay. Also thank you to the nurses and P.C.A’s on Davies 5 for their excellent care. Maureen will always be with us in spirit. Dave Hay
On Nov 12, 1955, George N. Albertson and Marlene A. Schinzel were united in Marriage. On Nov 15, 2015 please come help them celebrate 60 years of Marriage, between 2 and 4 pm, at their home on Desert Lake Road. Light refreshments including cake, tea/coffee. Well wishes only.
IN MEMORIAM
Ralph Teal
Always missed and forever in our hearts I know you're taking care of Mom and Granny Love, your brother Douglas
MEEKS, HARRY Nov. 8th, 2009 Remembering you is easy Dad, We do it every day, And missing you is something That will never go away. Love, Juanita, Bill & Our Family
McLuckie, Alvin Neil In memory of a loving husband, father and grandfather who passed away November 15, 2013. Forever loved and missed and always in our hearts. Joan, Perry and Anita, Brady and Amy. Robbie and Sonia, Erika, Brysen and Charlotte.
Bertrim, Lena ln loving memory of our dear mother who left us on November 15,1999 16 years ago, on this date The one we loved was called away. They say it's a beautiful journey From the old world to the new Some day we'll make that journey Which will lead us back to you And when we reach that garden ln which there is no pain We’ll put our arms around you And Never part again. Remembered always with love, your children, Ken, Dorothy, Ada, Jerry, Elsie, Delbert, Audrey, Bill and Howard
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PARHAM-TICHBORNE Colleen Steele 613-375-6219 Christine Teal 613-375-6525 mrsteal2u@hotmail.com • Happy 90th Birthday to Mary Woodward on November 21. Mary has just recently moved to our area to be with her family in Tichborne. We wish her all the best. • There have been a lot of those dreaded ticks that have had to be removed by professionals. • Thinking of you to Morley Galt and Bryce Bertrim. • The Sharbot Lake & District Lions are hosting a community breakfast in Sharbot Lake on November 21 at Oso Hall, 8 to 11am; $7 for all you can eat pancakes, sausages, eggs, etc.; in support of the Salvation Army Christmas baskets • After a Remembrance service this past week that featured a Remembrance Hymn written by Colleen Steele, the laying of a wreath and special music, the Parham United Church congregation are excited about dedicating their Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes on Nov. 15 and sending them off to far away countries. Thanks to all who contributed. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. • On Sunday Nov. 22 Parham United Church will be worshiping at the Sharbot Lake United worship site for a "Welcome Maberly United" breakfast at 9am and musical morning of praise at 10 am or whenever we get the dishes done, hosted by the newly amalgamated Sharbot Lake (Maberly) United Church. The public and all communities are welcome to join us. For that one week service is cancelled at Parham United. Many musicians will be helping out that Sunday, including Fiddlers and Friends, Jessica Wedden, Allan Cooke, Gib Riddell, and we are excited for all that the future holds. Info: 613-279-2245 • Thanks so much to the organizers of the Ladies Night Out on Friday night at GREC what a great turnout of vendors and buyers!!! • Congratulations to Nelson Hannah and Brooke Armstrong on their recent engagement as well as to Josh Neadow and Carly Jopling. • Happy Birthday to Cory Thompson, Tyler Gordon, Dale Meeks, Carrie Jones, Kim St. Pierre, Diane Whan, Pete MacPherson, Erin Fox, Wesley Hartwick, Darrell Walker, Jenna Mosher, Brandi Hamiton, Niki Putnam and Claire Alarcon-Belanger.
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Arden - continued from pg 5 • ..small business owner and would like to be part of community ideas and updates and would also like to hear guest speaker Anne Prichard, please attend this breakfast and see how the Community Futures Development Corporation works. Breakfast is $10 and everyone is welcome. • Also on Tues. Nov. 17 at 12 noon, NFCS will be hosting Kennebec Diners at the community center. The hot lunch will be meat loaf, cheesy hash brown casserole, vegetable medley and magic squares for dessert. There is always salad, pickles, rolls, beverages along with lots of socializing. If you would like to register, please call at 335-3186. • Attention Legion members. Early bird continues until November 30, with 2016 dues $45. The cost goes up on Dec. 1, so get to the branch and pay for your membership. • The Pastoral Charge youth group continue to meet in Arden at the church on the 1st & 3rd Friday of each month at 7pm. For more information, please contact Jennifer Matson.
HENDERSON Jean Brown 613-336-2516 Georgina Wathen 613-336-9641 • Congratulations to our own Rebecca Kelsey, who will be starting her new job posting in Estevan, Saskatchewan in the new year. Estevan, population 13,000, is located 16 km from the Canada-U.S. border and is known for large mouth bass fishing, border services, oil and gas industry, friendly people, and wonderful outdoor events. It sounds like a marvelous adventure. • Comings and goings this week, along with many hunters enjoying the hunting weather, included Henry Veley and Bill Taylor of Madoc.
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by Marion Hart, November 12, 2014 The old Kick & Push it came down the track Huffing and puffing it brought Grandpa back At Sharbot Lake station Grandma was waiting, with four young children in tow She stood there with her mother watching Looking north for the train with her younger brother Grandma believed there would be no other Grandpa had been hunting at Red Horse Lake Little he knew how it would grieve me For ever and ever his children would mourn We all knew of Grandpa from the time we were born He lost his leg in a hunting accident She didn't know he was coming home in a casket They took him to Renfrew; he didn't survive Then onto the train so quiet and still
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thinner the less cooking time. Keep skin if organically-grown 150g pork, cut to small thin chops A few thin slices of ginger 1 Green Onion, chopped Salt, to your taste Optional: 2-3 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped ½ teaspoon of soya sauce 1. Heat the frying pan, add oil and ginger, stir a few seconds until ginger flavour releases 2. Add pork, stir often, cook for 2~3 minutes until the colour of the pork changes 3. Add daikon radish. Stir and add salt, and a cup of water 4. Cover with lid. Once water starts to boil, turn the heat to medium. Stir occasionally. 5. Once daikon radish becomes well cooked and soft, add garlic, green onion and soya sauce, and give it a good mixing before putting it in a large bowl. 6. Serve with rice • Our Land O'Lakes Seniors are meeting today Nov. 12, one day later than usual due to Remembrance celebrations. The Remembrance Day memorial at Mountain Grove, thanks to the Legion, school, and military support was so meaningful. William Lowery laid the Remembrance wreath on behalf of our seniors' group, and a capacity crowd gathered to pay their respects.
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• The lovely weather is holding so the hunters are enjoying being out in the woods. They also enjoyed the Roast Beef Hunter Dinner held last week. Everyone in attendance raved over the tender roast beef – thanks to Chef Edith. Thanks also to Cille who was the organizer, but as she said, “It couldn’t be done without lots of help.” The Coffee Group peeled and chopped, Kathy decorated beautifully as usual, the community donated tasty pies and squares, and many folks volunteered to cook, serve and clean up. A job well done and a healthy profit added to our community centre coffers. • The November Birthday Bash is coming up on November 18 at 5:30. I wonder who will have a November birthday? Everyone is welcome to come and share the bountiful dinner. Bring a pot luck dish and a toonie, and a good appetite. • The inaugural Remembrance Day service was held at the cenotaph in Plevna on Wednesday. I hope you were able to attend to show respect and remembrance for our community members who served in the search for freedom and peace. It came with Grandpa over the hill For ever and ever I was frightened each year As my dad left for hunting I would shed a tear Was my dad coming back at the end of the week? Would he come by train like Grandpa had done? Would he walk in the door with venison for everyone? Hugs all around he walked in the door Always with a deer laid out on the floor. We peeked from the stairs as we watched him arrive So happy and grateful he was still alive Grandpa's old picture hangs on my wall Yesterday I touched it in honor of all All the men and women who survived the great war And laid down their lives for ever more He was dressed for the reserves so proud and so fit He left to feed his family and never returned I felt his loss again and my eyes began to burn Grandpa's been my hero, he didn't go far As he rode home to Grandma on the Kick & Push car My children know of Grandpa, they've always been told His memory is something we always should hold His picture on the wall I'm always glad to see I was honored Dad had given it to me. I will keep it forever until time to hand it down Along with the story of how it came to be And make sure his life is told to family
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The answer to this question is yes. Suppose we have finitely many points not all on a straight line. Then, given a point P, we can find a line through two other points that does not contain P. (To see this, let Q be a second point. Since we are assuming that PQ does not contain every point of the set, there is a point R that does not lie on PQ. But then P cannot lie on QR.) To get a feel for the situation, suppose we have six points not all in a line. (It would help to make a diagram.) For one of the points A, we can find a line BC through two other points that does not contain A. If B and C are the only points on this line, then we are done. Otherwise, there is a third point D on the line BC and we can see that at least one of the lines AB, AC and AD contains only two points of the set (since there are only six points). If you increase the number of points, then this sort of argument becomes complicated and unmanageable. In fact, the problem was unsolved for quite a while. Eventually, the following elegant argument was found. For each point P, we measure the distance from P to each of the lines through pairs of points that do not contain P. (The distance from a point to a line is the length of the perpendicular from the points to the line; think of the height of a pole as the distance from its top to the ground.) Since there are finitely many points and finitely many lines, we can find a point P and a line not containing P for which this distance is positive and minimal, no larger than the distance for any other point-line pair. Now we argue by contradiction. Assume that the result is false. That is, we assume
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Since each line through two points contains a third, there must be two points, Q and R, of the set on the same side of T, with Q between T and R. Draw the line PR and consider the distance from Q to PR. This is the length of the segment QS, where S lies on PR and QS is perpendicular to PR. Then the distance between Q and the line PR is strictly less than the distance from P to the line QR. This goes against our assumption that the minimum distance is realized by P and its corresponding line. (To see that QS is less than PT, we note that the angles of the two right triangles PTR and QSR are correspondingly equal, so that triangle PTR is a scaled up version of triangle QSR. Therefore the side PT of the first triangle is longer than the corresponding side QS of the second.) 1
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LAND O’ LAKES GARDEN CLUB Pine View Free Methodist Church, Cloyne, 5pm, Christmas decorating ideas, AGM, potluck supper SHARBOT LAKE LEGION Darts, 7pm; $3
CLOYNE & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1pm, presentation by artist Brian Lorimer on his commemoration of the First World War: Project Remembrance, Barrie Hall, everyone welcome. PLEVNA – FOOT CARE CLINIC, Clar-Mill Hall, appointment: 613-279-3151.
Friday November 13 FRONTENAC COMMUNITY ARENA - free skating sponsored by the Verona Community Association; music, treats; 2-4pm 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 SHARBOT LAKE – DINNER at the Legion. 5:30–7pm Ham & Scallop Potatoes; $12.
Saturday November 14 ARDEN LEGION - OPEN MIC, 1-5pm, all welcome; all musicians welcome; 335-2737 ARDEN LEGION - DEER HUNTERS BALL, 8pm with music by Tunz DJ. HARROWSMITH - COUNTRY CRAFT SALE, St. Paul’s United Church, 9-2; table booking, info: Marni 613-374-9929. HARROWSMITH - ROBERTA STRUTHERS MEMORIAL CRAFT & BAKE SALE, Golden Links Hall, 9am-2pm; info 372-2410; sponsored by Odd Fellows & Rebekahs SNOW ROAD – BREAKFAST fundraiser, 8-11am, Snowmobile clubhouse, 1106 Gemmils Rd., SYDENHAM - ROCK & ROLL TOY DRIVE at Legion, 8pm w/ Bauder Road, Dark Horse, Still Standing, Ten Cent Hat, The Fonzies and
Tuesday November 17 KENNEBEC DINERS, noon, Arden community hall, for those 50+, $12, reservations required: 613-279-3151
Wednesday November 18 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 SHARBOT LAKE - GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP, Nov. 18 – Dec. 23, 1:30pm, medical center; pre-registration encouraged but not required; info: Emily Britt 613-279-3151 x116 or counsellor@nfcs.ca. All welcome.
Thursday, November 19 PERTH ROAD – EUCHRE, 7:30 pm at the Harris Park Club House, 5622 Perth Rd Crescent. $5 includes prizes, 50/50 draw, lunch
Friday, November 20 HARLOWE - OLD TYME FIDDLERS, 7:30pm, community hall, $6 non-members, $5 members, entertainers $2, lunch, prizes. All welcome 613-336-2557 HARTINGTON - “THE MAN IN BLACK” w/ Johnny Cash Impersonator Dan Stoness, and Judy Reynolds as June Carter. Portland Community Church roof fundraiser; 7pm; $10; re-
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appear anywhere in the sky. The shower is named for the constellation that marks their point of origin. The S Taurid meteor shower last month was surprisingly active with quite a few fireballs. You just never know! Maybe we’ll get a repeat of that activity for the N Taurid meteor shower on November 12th. Both of the Taurid meteor showers are spread out over several nights. November 11: New Moon occurs. Watch for a slim crescent in the west leading up to this night. November 11 - 12: N Taurid meteor shower. November 17 – 18: Leonid meteor shower. November 25: Full Moon. This Moon is called the Full Hunter’s Moon or the Full Beaver Moon. If you could hear the rifle shots echoing in my area, you wouldn’t doubt the hunter part of this Moon. As for beavers, this was the time of year to trap beaver while they were active and preparing for winter. November 28: Venus passes 4 degrees north of the bright star Spica in the very early morning in the east. Remember! A modest pair of binoculars will give you the freedom to tour the Universe. If you have any questions or special topics that you would like to see in this column, please email me or make contact though this newspaper. Let me know how your observing has gone this month, especially anything unusual. I enjoy the feedback. You can contact me at fred.barrett2@sympatico.ca Clear Skies! Fred. “The Beginner’s Observing Guide" by Leo Enright is an invaluable companion for adventures in the sky. It contains star charts and is available at the Sharbot Lake Pharmacy. It can also be ordered from the Royal
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Saturday November 21 ELGINBURG - BAKE/BOOK/CRAFT SALE, Trinity United Church, 9am– 2pm. Lunch available for $5 HARROWSMITH - “A BIT OF NOSTALGIA” turkey dinner & dance, Golden Links Hall; dinner 6pm; dance 7:30 w/ Malcolm family band; $15pp; tickets 372-2410; sponsor: Odd Fellows & Rebekahs; proceeds to Camp Trillium. HARROWSMITH - CHINESE DINNER & AUCTION, Social & Athletic Club, dinner 6pm; auction 7pm, advance tickets only: 3720917, 372-1578; pmorey@kos.net. NORTHBROOK - CHRISTMAS MARKET EXTRAVAGANZA 10am-2pm, sponsored by Land O’ Lakes Lions, Lions Hall; raffles, unique gifts, home-based business 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 SYDENHAM – FALL CRAFT & BAKE SALE hosted by Sydenham Women’s Institute, Grace Centre, 9am-2pm; Knitting, tupperware, quilting, baked goodies & more SHARBOT LAKE – LIONS’ COMMUNITY BREAKFAST, Oso Hall, 8-11am; $7 – pancakes, sausage, eggs. proceeds to Salvation Army Christmas Baskets WESTPORT - BAZAAR & LUNCH, North Crosby Hall; 10am-2pm. Soup & Sandwich lunch w/ dessert $10; craft & White Elephant tables; hosted by Rideau Pastoral Charge (United Churches)
Nov. 20 & 21; Nov 28 & 29 NORTH FRONTENAC LITTLE THEATRE – play: “The Miracle Worker” about Helen Keller; Fri. & Sat., Nov. 20 & 21 at 7pm; Sat. Nov. 28
What’s Up in the Night Sky - November 2015 T
he huge and brilliant constellation Orion rises up from the eastern horizon by midevening in November. This one is a favourite of mine with its spectacular nebula Orion at the bottom of the sword that hangs from the three stars of Orion’s belt. It is easy to make out with binoculars and is a glorious eyeful through a modest telescope. Another constellation that never fails to amaze me is the Great Square of Pegasus. Pegasus can be found during November high in the south just below the zenith. You should have no trouble finding it if you go out between 8 and 9 pm. It covers over 1100 square degrees and is one of the largest constellations in the sky! The constellation Andromeda looks like a V that rises at a diagonal up and to the left of Pegasus. Half way up Andromeda and about 5 degrees to the right, you will find the galaxy Andromeda. What a beautiful sight in a telescope! If you use averted vision (see footnote) on a clear dark night, you can actually see it by eye! If you look to the left at equal distance, you will see the spiral galaxy M33. It is actually in the constellation Triangulum. Both galaxies can be made out with the naked eye on a nice clear night. They are quite easy to find with binoculars. This month on November 17th - 18th, we have the Leonid meteor shower. It peaks just before dawn on this night. It is usually a weak shower with about 15 meteors per hour on average (ZHR 15-20). There is no Moon, which will make it easier to make out more and fainter meteors. I plan on going out on the evenings leading up to that night and afterwards, to see if there are any pre and post peak meteors. Remember that meteors can
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Fri. - Sun. November 20 -22 GODFREY - 101 NATIVITIES, Cole Lake Free Methodist Church; Friday 6:30-8:30pm; Sat. 1-3pm & 6:30-8:30pm; Sun. 1-3pm. New exhibits, refreshments, all welcome. For info: 613-374-2968 or 613-374-3138
Sunday November 22 HARROWSMITH – TURKEY DINNER, Golden Links Hall, 4:30-6pm; $13; info 372-2410; sponsored by Odd Fellows & Rebekahs. SHARBOT LAKE UNITED CHURCH “Welcome Maberly United” breakfast (free-will offering) 9am; musical praise worship 10am; all welcome. Info: 613-279-2245 SNOW ROAD SNOWMOBILE CLUB Driver Training Clinic 9am-3pm, for 12 years & older, register 613-259-2698; 259-5517 WILTON – CRIMSON RIVER in concert, Standard Church 7pm; info: 613-386-3405, all welcome
Monday November 23 PARHAM DINERS, noon, United Church hall, for those 50+. $12, reservations requ’d: 613279-3151 SHARBOT LAKE – FOOT CARE CLINIC, seniors’ centre, appointment: 613-279-3151
Thursday November 26 SHARBOT LAKE – MUSIC AND FRIENDS, hosted by Feral Five with guest performer Bob Miller, Crossing Pub, 7-9:30pm, $5 at door. SNOW ROAD - TRI-TONES JAZZ, music night, $10, 7-9pm, community hall VERONA - DIABETES EDUCATION SESSIONS, Medical Clinic, 9am-noon, free, please register: Anne 613-544-3400 x 3589
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. CANCER PATIENTS requiring rides to treatments: call 613-384-2361 or 1-866-877-0309 VOLUNTEER DRIVERS WANTED by the Canadian Cancer Society, please call 613384-2361 or 1-866-877-0309.
as well. (Averted vision is the technique of looking just off to the side of where the deep space object is located and this brings the more sensitive black and white receptors in the back of the eye into the field of view. Dimmer objects can be seen).
A year of change at LOLTA and marketing Nowhere R by Jeff Green
ob Plumley, the president of the Land O'Lakes Tourist Association (LOLTA), who works as a community development officer for L&A County, presided over the Annual General Meeting of the association in Kaladar on November 10. He said that it has been an “eventful year for LOLTA, but a good year” noting that executive director Lucas Wales left LOLTA in the spring for a job in Tweed and Office Manager Joanne Cuddy has managed the affairs of the association ever since. “Lucas did a lot for us in terms of streamlining our finances and operations” said Plumley. He also thanked Joanne Cuddy for “stepping up, organising our fishing tournament, maintaining our key partnerships with stakeholder groups, and keeping our membership numbers up.” In her report, Joanne Cuddy said that the association's budget is stable. Revenue from the popular LOLTA map is up, and “our members continue to increase tourism in the Land o' Lakes through hard work and partnerships. Two LOLTA board members stepped down this year, Larry Pealow from the Pine Grove
Motel and Re/max realtor Chris Winney. Although no one came forward at the meeting to replace either of them, the rest of the board remains intact. Once the business of the meeting was completed, Carly Freeman from the Ontario Highlands Regional Tourism Organization (OHTO), addressed the crowd. OHTO is one of 15 regional tourist organisations in Ontario. Its territory includes Algonquin Park, Lanark County, and northern parts of LOLTA's territory: Central and North Frontenac, Addington Highlands and the municipality of Tweed. The rest of LOLTA's territory, Southern Frontenac and Lennox and Addington, are part of the Great Lakes region that includes Kingston and other municipalities that border Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. Freeman, the social media brand ambassador at OHTO, spoke about a shift in focus for OHTO towards a visitor experience focus, with initiatives such as the controversial but effective “Come Wander this summer: find your Nowhere in Ontario Highlands” campaign. “Instead of promoting a single
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Five generations of service
by Brian McKinstry
Generation 1 - Private William McKinstry, Canadian Army 93rd Battalion (Peterborough)
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emembrance Day will have particular significance for Brian and Brenda McKinstry of Arden and their family this year. In the lead up week to November 11th, the McKinstry family are being profiled across the country as having provided military service over five continuous generations from 1917 to the present. In 1917, conscription for the WWI war effort was in place in Canada. However, William McKinstry, Brian’s grandfather, volun-
teered for service at the age of 33. Leaving his pregnant wife and son, he was immediately assigned to demolition and trenching duties leading up to the battle for Vimy Ridge which would prove to be a defining moment in Canadian history. Sadly, William was killed in action in the month before the battle and is buried in the Ecoivres Military Cemetery near the Vimy Ridge memorial in France. The son William never saw, Clifford McKinstry, Brian’s father, recognizing the threat
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distance, depth perception and alignment. Hearing is screened with a sound test of both ears. The results are sent home the same day and if a problem is detected a recommendation is Back: Wray Gillespie, Marvin & Dolores Green, Jim Kelly, Carol Sparling, Mar- made that the lene Eastman, Carey D'Avignon, Betsy Beckwith, Claire Harrison. Front: Louise child have a complete exDay, Joanne Ankers, Heather Gillespie amination by welve members from the Sydenham a vision or hearing specialist. Parents are and Verona Lions clubs and three vol- reminded that annual eye examinations for unteers recently completed vision and school-aged children by a vision specialist hearing screening of approximately 200 se- are covered by OHIP. nior kindergarten and Grade 1 students at The Lions screening program is free. The Harrowsmith, Loughborough, and Prince expensive vision and hearing equipment Charles Public Schools, and St. Patrick’s was purchased by the Lions with community Catholic School. fund raising and is circulated to various LiFor the past eight years, the local Lions ons clubs to conduct screening at more than clubs have conducted this screening of the 50 local schools. While most of the Lions youngest students at the start of the school screening volunteers are retired, the youngyear in order to detect any vision or hear- er volunteers juggle their work schedules to ing issues early. It is estimated that one in be available for the school day screenings. six children has a vision problem. For young Many of the Lions are grandparents who students, in order to optimize their learning themselves have vision and hearing issues and school experience, it is critical that vi- and have personal stories of struggling in sion and hearing issues are detected early. school due to those problems. They underThe vision screening consists of three stand first hand the importance of correcting fun visual stations that check both eyes for vision and hearing issues early.
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Rob Plumley and Carly Freeman event, or a prepackaged, expensive tourism experience, we decided to focus on the visitor experience,” she said. The idea, she added, was to promote the
OHTO as a place to wander back in time to experience the heritage of the region; to wander in body on the trails and lakes; to wander in spirit by engaging with nature and with the local communities; and to wander in mind by “expanding horizons, learning something new, nourishing the soul.” The “Nowhere Moment” campaign invited visitors to post photos on Facebook, Twitter and Instragram of their unique experiences in the OHTO region, on lakes, and trails, at small town stores and restaurants. The campaign yielded 13,800 hashtag posts and greatly increased traffic on the OHTO web and Facebook sites. “It turned visitors to our region into brand ambassadors for the region” she said, making the middle of nowhere somewhere to be. The way tourist operators make the marketing plan work is by “offering excellent service and taking the time to share the local, authentic experience of living in the region,” she said. Carly Freeman said she, and other members of the OHTO team, look forward to sharing marketing strategies with LOLTA members. They can be reached through their site OHTO.ca or on Facebook at Ontario's Highlands.
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German aggression represented, enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force early on into WWII. Flight Lieutenant McKinstry flew Lancaster bombers with Bomber Command, one of the deadliest and most dangerous assignments of the Second World War. For every 100 Allied airmen who joined Bomber Command, 45 were killed, six were seriously wounded, eight became Prisoners of War, and only 41 escaped unscathed (at least physically). It was a loss rate comparable only to the worst slaughter of the First World War trenches. Clifford returned to Canada after the war and continued to serve in the RCAF until retirement. Of note, Clifford and his wife, Eileen acquired property on Kennebec Lake in the late 1950’s and eventually retired to the lake until ill health necessitated a move to the Kingston area. Following in his father’s footsteps, Clifford’s son Darrell enlisted with the RCAF in the early 1960’s during the height of the Cold War. With the constant threat of nuclear war from the 1950s to the 1980s, Canadian men and women in uniform served on the front lines of freedom’s borders in Europe, patrolling oceans for submarines and surface ships, watching for and intercepting aircraft flying into North American airspace, and deploying around the world, wherever they were needed. As part of this effort, Captain Darrell McKinstry served throughout the Cold War as an Instrument Technician and eventually an Air Traffic Controller until retirement.
At a time when conflicts became much more regionalized and Canada’s military assumed a role as a NATO peace keeping force, Darrell’s son, Shawn enlisted with the Canadian Army in the early 1980’s and would be assigned numerous engagements throughout trouble spots in the world including the Sinai, Cyprus and Croatia. It was while serving in Croatia in 1993 that Shawn would distinguish himself as part of the 2nd Battalion, PPCLI action in repulsing a Croatian ethnic cleansing effort at the infamous Medak Pocket incident. Shawn currently resides in South Frontenac and now serves as a reserve officer commanding the very same Canadian Army Regiment his great grandfather volunteered to join almost 100 years ago, the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment centered in Belleville, Ontario. Much to his surprise, Lieutenant-Colonel Shawn McKinstry watched his son Justin enlist in the Canadian Army Signal Corps and be deployed to Afghanistan as a specialist in bomb detection, removal and disposal, thereby establishing a continuous succession of five generations of service to the Canadian military. Upon return to Canada, Justin successfully transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as a Clearance Diver, and currently is stationed on the east coast. ‘Service before Self’ is the theme for this year’s Remembrance Week. The McKinstry family has demonstrated this concept in the past and continues to exemplify this spirit today.
TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING A special Committee of the Whole meeting is scheduled for Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 9:00 am in the Council Chambers at 4432 George St, Sydenham. The focus of this meeting is to discuss the draft 2016 budget.
SOUTH FRONTENAC POLICE SERVICES BOARD ANNUAL MEETING The South Frontenac Police Services Board Annual Public Meeting will be held on Thursday, November 19, 2015, 7:00 pm, Council Chambers, 4432 George St, Sydenham. This is your opportunity to meet the members of your Police Services Board and to discuss policing priorities for the year 2016.
WINTER HOURS - HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DEPOT Winter hours have now begun for the Household Hazardous Waste Depot. For the month of November the HHW Depot will be open November 12th and 26th from 3pm to 7 pm. Open dates will be published in this banner on a monthly basis. Please remember accepted items are hazardous materials, electronics and bale wrap only. A full listing of accepted materials may be found on our website under Living Here/Solid Waste/Recycling/ Household Hazardous Waste.
SHORELINE RESTORATION AT THE POINT IN SYDENHAM There will be no public access to “The Point” during the construction period for the shoreline restoration and improvements to the site. For updates on this project, please contact Tim Laprade, Arena/Recreation Supervisor at Extension 2231.
THE WIND AND RECYCLING The two don’t mix very well so please take precautions that what you put in your recycling box STAYS in your recycling box. Loose newspapers will end up kilometers away and empty water bottles tend to gravitate into the ditches and treeline. Not overfilling your box and crushing your bottles will make them more compact and less likely to fly around and the simple act of putting a rock on top of your newspapers will hold them down. An alternative would be to put your newspapers flat in a grocery bag, it holds a lot and they are contained. Please keep our environment in mind when recycling.
NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM The Municipal Office has a new phone system that allows you to reach any department by calling one phone number (613) 376-3027 or 1-800-559-5862. Use the directory to search for the employee you are looking for, or if you already know the extension, the extension numbers remain the same.
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. For more information see their website www.frontenacarena.com
COUNCIL MEETINGS The next regular Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 7:00 pm. The next Committee of the Whole meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 7:00 pm. 4432 George Street, Box 100, Sydenham ON K0H 2T0 613-376-3027 1-800-559-5862 Office Hours – Monday to Friday – 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
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Remembering in Flinton by Julie Druker s always, a large gathering of all ages from the local and surrounding communities attended the Remembrance Day service at the Flinton cenotaph on Sunday, Nov. 8. Led by Mike Powley, president of the Northbrook Legion Branch 328, the service was attended by numerous members of the Northbrook Legion, many local dignitaries, and a number of young members of the 640 Cadets from Cloyne. The service took place under sunny skies and included prayers by Legion Padre Harry Andringa, remarks by Addington Highlands Reeve Henry Hogg, and the laying of 35 wreaths whose dedications were read aloud by Pastor Rob of the Kaladar Pentecostal Church. Powley opened the service with the words, “Let us pause to think reverently of those of our comrades who by sea, by land and in the air laid down their lives for their sovereign and country. Their sacrifice will ever inspire us to labour on, to the end that those who
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survive and need our aid may be assured of assistance, and that the country in which we live, and for which they died may ever be worthy of the sacrifice they made.� Following the laying of 35 wreaths, members of the community who attended the service were invited to place their poppies at the cenotaph. The service concluded with a lunch that was served at Through the Roof Ministries located just down the road. Legion President Powley, who led this and other Remembrance Day services for his first time as the new president of the Northbrook Legion, said he was honored to be asked to fulfill that role. “My father, Corp. Reg Powley Sr., who was from Odessa and was a veteran who served in the Canadian army in Europe in WW2 from 1942-1945, helped to liberate Holland. He met my mother Dixie following the liberation there. Leading these services has allowed me to pay my respects not only to my own parents but to all of the veterans who served as well.�
Members of the 640 Cadets of Cloyne laid their poppies following the Remembrance Day service held in Flinton on November 8.
Frontenac K&P Trail reaches Tichborne T
he newest stretch of the Frontenac K&P Trail from Craig Road north of Verona to the village of Tichborne is now complete and to mark the occasion, all trail users and supporters are invited to join County of Frontenac Warden Denis Doyle in the official opening ceremony on Saturday, No-
vember 14, at 11 am at the trail access point on Fream Street just east of Highway 38 in the village of Tichborne. The new section is approximately 20 kilometers long. It includes bridges over White Creek, Elbow Creek and Fish Creek. The work on this stretch began in the late sum-
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mer of 2014. “I am very excited to be present at the opening of this gorgeous stretch of the K&P Trail,� said Doyle. “This event marks the completion of our 2009 implementation plan and we completed it on time. Now we are looking forward to 2017 and completing the next phase, which aims to bring the trail to Sharbot Lake,� said Doyle. The K&P Trail is already open to a variety of user groups including hiking, biking, skiing, horseback riding and snowmobiling. And, contrary to more southern parts of the trail, this Verona to Tichborne section is accessible to motorized vehicles year round as
ATVs are allowed on this stretch. This latest development is partially funded from the Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation (FCFDC) in partnership with the Eastern Ontario Trails Alliance. Funding from the Canada 150 Infrastructure Program has been secured for the County’s next build which is to complete from Tichborne to Sharbot Lake by 2017, a missing gap for the Trans-Canada Trail. For more information about the County of Frontenac portion of the K&P Trail or to report fallen trees or other disruptions to the use of the trail please contact Anne Marie Young, Manager of Economic Development by emailing ayoung@frontenaccounty.ca or phone 613-548-9400 ext. 330
by William Gibson
Granite Ridge Education Centre, Sharbot Lake
Fri. November 20, 7:00 p.m.  Sat. November 21, 7:00 p.m. Sat. November 28, 7:00 p.m.  Sun. November 29, 2:00 p.m. Tickets Adults: $14.00; Students: $10.00
Tickets can be purchased at: Sharbot Lake Pharmacy, Cardinal CafĂŠ, At the door or call: Nina Jenkins 613-279-2945   “Mrs. Keller, I don’t think Helen’s greatest handicap is deafness or blindness. I think it’s your love and pity. All these years you’ve felt so sorry for her you’ve kept her like a pet. Well, even a dog you housebreak.â€?   ~ Annie Sullivan Helen Keller & Annie Sullivan
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