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he annual Family Day in the Frontenacs event, which was held at the Frontenac Community Arena in Piccadilly on February 15, had added support this year thanks in part to a $1,125,000 grant to the City of Kingston. The grant will support 45 area municipalities as part of the Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Region’s Healthy Kids Community Challenge.

The program, which is an initiative of the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care and part of Ontario’s three-year Healthy Kids Strategy, aims to support local communities in the KFL&A region by promoting physical activity and healthy eating for children 12 years of age and younger and their families.

It was launched most recently in the Township of South Frontenac as part of Monday’s Family Day event, which in past years has been funded and organized by the South Frontenac Recreation Committee.

Monday’s activities included free public skating indoors at the arena, while outdoors there was snow shoeing, an obstacle course, horse-drawn wagon rides, numerous games, a free BBQ lunch and more.

Mayor of South Frontenac, Ron Vandewal, was present as was County Warden and Mayor of Central Frontenac, Frances Smith, who attended the event as the acting champion of the program for Frontenac

County. Warden Smith said she is thrilled with the program, which “helps to get young kids away from their electronic gadgets and screens and outside playing in the snow and getting physically active.”

She said that hosting the event at the local community arena also makes youngsters and their families “aware of the arena and the various activities that happen here on a regular basis.”

Tim Laprade, the arena and recreation supervisor with the Township of South Frontenac, said that he is also very pleased with the program and that the funding for the program is “very timely and gives kids from across the county an opportunity to enjoy healthy outdoor activities.”

The first stage of the program, titled “Run. Jump. Play. Every Day.”, focuses on exercise and physical activity. Its next stage will focus more on healthy eating.

Numerous volunteers, including those from Northern Frontenac Community Services, the South Frontenac Recreation Committee, Kingston Gets Active and the Frontenac Minor Hockey Association, were also in attendance to help run the events. By 11am the parking lot at the arena was quickly filling up and organizers were expecting to see at least 1500 people at the event.

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Braving the cold at the 2016 Heritage Festival

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espite record low temperatures, this year’s four-day Frontenac Heritage Festival was well attended, with crowds turning out for the plethora of events that took place through the long weekend.

Friday’s opening ceremony began with greetings from Town Crier Paddy O’Connor and Central Frontenac Mayor Frances Smith, and a performance by the Young Choristers under the direction of Shari Tallon.

The evening continued with this year’s hee-haw-themed variety show upstairs in GREC’s auditorium with emcee and show organizer Rob Moore at the helm. The show attracted a full house with its line up of talented musicians, and the clever running jokes and antics of the mostly young variety show players kept the evening flowing. Highlights included musical performances by Jim and Pete MacPherson; Dan and Kate of Sympathy Ghost; new to the stage singer/songwriter Jen Argyle; veteran performers Rob and Nancy of the Auburn Mystery; and the Creative Players ensemble.

Jessica Wedden’s closing act was unbeatable, with the young fiddler proving that she continues to master her instrument with impressive skill.

Arden was another active hub, with outdoor demonstrations and a myriad of displays set up in the community hall on Saturday. Pat Furlong Brownlee and her daughter Robin braved the overnight lows of -28 degrees Celsius (with a wind chill of -39 degrees Celsius) and camped out overnight, dressed in countless layers and sharing a huge sleeping bag under numerous layers of blankets and duvets. The two

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bedded down in the early settlers campsite that was set up on site and were well taken care of by early settler enthusiasts Ray Fletcher, Peter Kelly and Bob Miller. Robin, who was celebrating her 18th birthday, wanted a special way to mark the event and said, “This was more my mom’s idea and though I prefer summer camping, this is one activity that I can now cross off my bucket list.”

Inside the Kennebec hall, Wilf Deline, president of the Frontenac and Addington Trappers Council, showed off both new and old traps of yesteryear and a wide variety of fur-bearer pelts. His wife Debbie offered up a display focused on items produced by the Hudson Bay Company.

The Kennebec Historical Society also had a huge display of heritage items, including clothing, tools, photos and other artifacts. Joanne Pickett and Aileen Merriam served up seven delicious hot and hearty home made soups for their Empty Bowls event in support of the North Frontenac Food Bank, and by the end of the day over $1300 was raised for the cause.

Janet Gutowski and Town Crier Paddy O’Connor, along with judges Doug and Debbie Lovegrove of the Historical Costume Club of Kingston, were decked in their heritage finest as they made the rounds on Friday to six local businesses who competed in the first ever business competition.

For the competition, business owners were invited to get into the heritage spirit, and had an opportunity to show off a number of interesting artifacts.

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Editorial

Land claim elector criteria under scrutiny as vote nears

by Jeff Green even thousand and seven hundred Algonquin electors are eligible for a ratification vote on the Algonquin Land Claim Agreement in Principle between February 29 and March 7. Voting will take place in nine off-reserve communities, including Sharbot Lake, as well as at Pikwàkanagàn First Nation.

The claim has been 25 years in the making, and now that the vote is near, questions that have been put aside for at least the last 10 years are now being raised.

A report commissioned by the Kebaowek First Nation, an Algonquin community in Quebec also known as Eagle Village, which has a substantial territorial overlap with the Ontario claim, has researched the origin of a sample group of 200 Algonquins of Ontario electors. The results surprised the researchers; 72 of the 200 electors they looked at had only one Algonquin ancestor, stretching from four to six generations back.

“If these examples are typical of the AOO list, then it represents a triumph of genealogy over common sense…Call it the homeopathic approach to Aboriginal Title and Rights - a little drop will do you,” concluded the report, according to an account by APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network) The report goes on to say that “None of these people would qualify as electors for any existing comprehensive agreements or modern-day treaties.”

The Kebaowek First Nation has a reason to be skeptical about the Ontario Algonquin Land Claim. Although they are based in Quebec, they lay claim to about 300,000 hectares on the Ontario side of the Ottawa - land that is included in the Ontario claim.

The revelations about the lineage of Algonquin electors is not a surprise to anyone who has been following the claim over the last dozen years or so. The decision was made to include as an elector any individual who could prove they are

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a “direct descendant” from an Algonquin individual and could also demonstrate a cultural connection to an Algonquin community.

At a meeting at the Catholic church hall in Sharbot Lake in 2003 or 2004, representatives from the nine non-status communities as well as the entire Pikwàkanagàn Council debated the question of “blood quantum” for beneficiaries of the claim.

At that meeting, the lawyer Robert Potts, who had taken on the role of chief negotiator to the claim just a few months previously, sought common ground between the position taken by the Pikwàkanagàn Council that a minimum “blood quantum” was needed for legitimacy, and the position of the non-status communities, who argued that direct descent, no matter how far back, was sufficient.

The compromise that Potts came up with was to say that direct descendants, as long as they can be vouched for by a community that was already known to the process at that point, was sufficient to gain someone the right to be an elector, giving them the right to vote in the election of their representative to the land claim negotiating table, and the right to vote on an agreement, should one ever be negotiated.

The entire seven-member Pikwàkanagàn Council would sit at the negotiation table, as well as one representative from each of the nine non-status Algonquin Communities.

The further question of beneficiary status was left to future negotiations. Members of the Pikwàkanagàn Council did not make a commitment at that meeting but since the negotiations have proceeded on that basis, it is clear they decided to stay with the process under those terms.

To my knowledge the beneficiary status has never been finalized, but since all the proceeds of the land claim will be going to an Algonquin corporation based in Pembroke and no individuals payments of any kind, beneficiary status may not be as important as people envisioned back in 2003.

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eographical challenges are only one of the issues of concern as the Ontario health care system works on finding ways to deliver better care, at a better price, to Ontario residents.

In a process that started with the development of 14 Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) 10 years ago, attempts continue to break down barriers between health care service providers in order to provide seamless service for Ontario residents. Funding for ambulance service, long-term care facilities, hospitals, mental health and home care services all comes from the LHINs, although some primary care physician services are still funded directly by the Ministry of Health.

Three years ago, some of the LHINs, including the Southeast LHIN, which covers Hastings, L&A, Frontenac, Leeds Grenville, and Lanark Counties, established Health Links.

Health Links are an attempt to coordinate services for patients suffering from chronic conditions such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD), Diabetes, and a number of cardiac related conditions. The idea is to get doctors, nurses, dietitians, and others to work together to keep patients in a healthier state, in their own communities and to limit hospital visits. Health Links are designed to improve the health of the segment of the population that uses the health care system the most, and save money at the same time by dealing with health issues, before they lead to expensive hospital visits.

The next phase of this evolution in care, according to advocates such as Richard Schooley, the chair of the board of the Perth & Smiths Falls District Hospital, is to develop Health Care Hubs.

“We would like to see Health Care Hubs do for the rest of the population what Health Links is trying to do for 5% of the population, those with what the health care system calls “comorbidity” or complex chronic health care issues,” he said in a telephone interview with the Frontenac News this week.

Schooley was scheduled to address Frontenac County Council this week to talk about plans for a health care hub for Lanark, parts of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, and Central and North Frontenac.

“Rather than each of the health service providers being funded individually, the health hub would get all the funding and it would dole out the money. To a lot of providers this is threatening, I know, because what we are talking about is a

Potts defended the way electors are verified to APTN this week, saying, “Why is that a problem if people have been practicing their culture over five generations? The Indians that are part of this country are not all status…You don’t ignore non-status people….It is hard for some of the old hard-line status-type people, who feel it is an incursion of their rights.”

As I have written before, there are problems with both sides of this debate. The idea of “blood quantum” leads only to fewer and fewer people having the right to call themselves Algonquin. As an elder from the Alderville First Nation said to me years ago, “We like to think of ourselves as a nation, but what nation tries to limit its membership? Nations need to grow and get stronger, not shrink and get weaker.”

On the other hand, a direct descendant can have nothing more than a forgotten great great grandmother who was listed on a census as of Algonquin heritage in part. The provision for a “cultural connection” is, in practice, a fuzzy requirement.

How do you quantify that? When Mr. Potts says people have been “practicing their culture”, what does he mean when the entire culture was underground until very recently? Pride in Indigenous heritage is a pretty recent phenomena in Canada.

Now that this question of blood quantum versus direct descent, which has been lurking for a dozen years, has come to the fore, there are other questions about the Algonquin electors and the nine communities that might be raised as well. A number of communities, including the Ottawa, Bancroft and Ardoch communities, have dissident former members who claim they have been pushed out of leadership roles in those communities by the land claim hierarchy itself, for no other reason than their opposition to the bargaining position that has been taken at the land claim table as the agreement in principle was being negotiated.

We will look at one of these internal issues in next week's paper.

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whole new system. We would start to put some mandatory expectations in place for all providers to plan and work together, and a hub can morph from that,” he said.

While this is very early days for the hub, Schooley is buoyed by something that the Minister of Health, Dr. Eric Hoskins said at a conference in November.

“We must undertake structural change to our health system,” he said, and then added that to do this the system must be “deeply integrated at the local level, starting with strong local governance”. At the same time Hoskins announced the formation of the first rural health hubs.

The health hub idea has been supported by local MPP Randy Hillier, who is not normally supportive of Ministry of Health initiatives. But in this case he sees the potential for some planning to be done from the grassroots up rather than the other way around.

“It’s great to see it starting here in the communities and not just waiting for more decisions or policies from the province,” Hillier said.

The Perth & Smiths Falls District Hospital has decided to take the lead in organising a hub, and to do so they looked at creating geographical boundaries that fit with the travel patterns of people in the region with a view towards creating a hub with enough size, 100,000 people, for some economies of scale.

That meant expanding beyond the reach of the Perth & Smiths Falls Health Link to include all of Lanark County, including Mississippi Mills Township and the cities of Carleton Place and Almonte, as well as looking to Central and North Frontenac.

They made a pitch for support to the County of Lanark in December and Schooley was scheduled to come to Frontenac County this week, but the meeting he was set to attend on February 17 was canceled due to snow and he will have to wait until March 16 to make his pitch.

“Many residents of Central and North Frontenac are drawn to Perth for services, and that is one reason why we are approaching Frontenac County to send a representative to the health hub,” said Schooley.

The name and geographical boundaries of the hub also borrow from the watershed-based boundaries of conservation authorities, which is something that Schooley also pointed to.

“Watersheds determine communities of interest and travel

patterns follow from that,” he said.

Some of the complications that the Mississippi-RideauTay Health Hub will have to overcome relate to how funding and working relationships between health care providers are currently set up. The two family health teams that serve Central and North Frontenac - the Sharbot Lake and Lakelands family health teams - are affiliated with the Rural Kingston Family Health Organization, which is based in Verona and is within the sphere of the Kingston hospital system.

As well, Mississippi Mills is covered by the Champlain LHIN, which includes Ottawa. The rest of the MisssippiRideau-Tay territory is part of the Southeast LHIN, whose headquarters is in Belleville.

If Frontenac County decides to send a representative to the hub, it will be Mayor Frances Smith from Central Frontenac, who has been tapped to take on the role. She has been on the advisory committee to the Sharbot Lake Family Health Team since it was established.

Schooley said that once the six municipal representatives are determined, the hub will be looking for 12 community representatives from across the region.

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never “put anything in” over the past years, not for the lack of seeing beautiful tributes, but rather because I felt I could contribute something in time.

The 21st of Feb. Marks the 6th anniversary of Jedd’s passing. When I share with people how my son died, suicide, it’s like speaking a foreign language. When I paint a picture of Jedd suffering from depression, a look of confusion comes over people. Jedd? Depressed?

He was a high achiever and an encourager to others. How can his mother mention his name and refer to him as mentally ill! What terminology! Mentally ill equals crazy, right?

When I myself went to “talk” to someone about my feelings, I was mentally ill too!

When a loved one dies, grieving follows. Are you mentally healthy at that point or are you mentally ill? Should those suffering mental illness be chastised? And when death follows should the “culprit” or “victim” be condemned?

Damned to hell, literally, and be buried outside the graveyard?

Without my faith I don’t know where I would be today. My God is a forgiving god; full of love and compassion. He understands his child coming into heaven after cancer or suicide. Pain = pain, physical or mental. I’m glad God is our judge! Let us be the listeners and encouragers, get help to people that need it. Often women reach out for help. Men think there’s shame in opening up and bearing their pain.

The opposite is really true; it takes strength to “work” through your feelings. It’s like spiritual surgery. Our society is starting to listen to the cries of depression, even starting to offer or get help. Unless you have walked in one’s shoes you cannot really know the depth of pain one is feeling. As for the survivors of suicide, words are inadequate. Don’t search for the “right” ones to say! There aren’t any!

Please don’t give advice: “Put it behind you, it’s time to move on!” Says who? “You’ve lost your child, but you still have your spouse!”

“But I’m mourning my child!”

As I submit this letter to the Frontenac News I believe I honour Robin Williams, Wade Belak and my dear son Jedd Vandenheuvel. As in cancer, those suffering from depression fight a valiant fight with their disease. Missing him and shedding countless tears goes without saying. We will love you always, Jedd!

- Your mom (Anja Cameron) & family Editor’s Note: Frontenac Community Mental Health and Addiction Services has a 24-hour Crisis Line that can be called 24 hours a day at 613-544-4229. For information about the many supports and services offered through AMHS-KFLA please call 613-544-1356.

Mental Health services and referrals are also available through your local medical center, family health team and/or community services organization: • Lakelands Family Health Team: 613-3368888; Denbigh: 613-333-1333.

• Sharbot Lake Family Health Team: 613279-2100.

• Sydenham Medical Centre: 613-3763327 • Verona Medical Centre: 613-374-2077 • Land o’Lakes Community Services: 613336-8934 • Northern Frontenac Community Services: 613-279-3151.

• Southern Frontenac Community Services: 613-376-6477

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am sending this email to you once again to speak on the condition of the Arden Road to the south. As noted in the many emails from last year, the condition of the Arden Road is in dire need of resurfacing. I know the township did some patch work last fall which helped a bit, but again that was just a temporary fix. It is starting to break up and we aren’t even into spring yet. I say, enough of the Band-Aid fix and get down to what really needs to be done. Total resurfacing of about five km stretch from Cranberry Lake Road south to the township line.

I read in the February 4th edition of the Frontenac News, that there would be a restriction on major road work to the south end of Arden Road. What does that mean? We get bumped once again? On the budget, off the budget, and so on. This has been the norm for many years now. It also mentioned that Council would be reviewing the budget again in early March as these were only draft budget numbers that were announced and alterations could be made before the budget is finalized.

I hope council will reconsider having all of the work done in the mentioned area this year. Its time we get this completed and some of our tax dollars stay here rather than going to Hwy 38 and other areas. The Arden road deserves to be resurfaced totally to somewhat of the same quality as was completed on the 5th Lake Road. It’s like a highway over there and I’m sure we would get as much or more traffic on the Arden Road as the 5th Lake Road gets. Most of these folks drive south to get to work, appointments, shopping, etc.

There are many cottagers and residents who have moved to their homes on the area lakes and pay huge amounts in taxes and get really nothing in return. And some also live on private roads that they need to keep up to date summer and winter at their own cost. At least show us that you care and we the taxpayers are being heard. Do the right thing and resurface the badly decrepitated Arden Road so that we can go to work, see our doctors and stay healthy to pay our taxes.

- Dan Shaw

Domestic cats add to their environmental effects

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4H club members, headed to Guatemala, need help to get there

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helby Eves, who lives near Sydenham, and Hilary Voith, from Battersea, know each other from the Frontenac 4H club.

They share a passion for travel and a desire to make a difference in the world as well. When their 4H leader, Darlene Clement, started talking about Common Hope this past fall, the girls’ interest was piqued.

Common Hope was founded 30 years ago by the Huebsch family from Minnesota.

They began developing educational programs in Guatemala at that time, and have since established a family center, as well as education and health programs serving 11,000 children and adults in the vicinity of Antigua, Guatemala, located to the southwest of Guatemala City.

In addition to being a 4H leader, Darlene Clement is a member of the Kingston Rotary Club, and Rotary has developed a relationship with Common Hope. Part of that relationship involves trips to Common Hope programs by groups of high school students over the March school break.

Shelby and Hilary are the only two Kingston area students who are planning to go this year.

It will be Hilary’s second trip to Latin America. Last May, she went to Nicaragua with her school, Lasalle Secondary, and spent a week working in a school. The trip was transformative for her.

“I found the difference between our two countries is very great. Everything they have, they value and cherish; community and family and friends are everything. I felt they were more down to earth, more connected with each other,” she said.

The participants in the Nicaragua trip had to give up their phones for a week, and when Hilary came back to Canada she found her attitude had changed.

“I didn’t want my phone back. Over there, I was just teaching English, and trying to talk in Spanish, which was hard because I know so little. They got pencils from the program, and I remember one boy that was so happy to get a pencil, something we don’t even think about at all.”

Shelby is looking forward to seeing a different world, and to helping out.

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“You could say - why don’t you just send money, and they can buy school supplies - but it’s more about breaking down these barriers between us,” added Hilary.

The girls don’t know what they will be doing once they get to Guatemala. They could be working in a crew, building houses, going into homes with a worker, or teaching English.

“Whatever is asked of us, we are ready for it,” said Shelby.

The project also includes a fund-raising component. The group includes students from Cornwall and a number from Deep River, where the Rotary Club has a focus on this project.

As an entire group, they have a goal of raising $4,000 to donate. A Go Fund Me page has been set up for the team goal at gofundme.com/e3747qm8 Each individual participant needs to raise as much of the $1,600 US cost of the trip as they can through fund raising to subsidize their own costs.

Shelby and Hilary have done fund-raising in the community and at their schools; Hilary at Lasalle, and Shelby at Sydenham High School. Shelby can be contacted at 613-376-3913 and Hilary at 613-353-6388.

There will also be a fund raising Euchre party at the Storrington Fire Hall in Sunbury on Saturday, February 27 at 7:30 pm. Admission is $5 and there will be prizes, sandwiches and a draw in addition to the card game. All are welcome.

As for Hilary and Shelby, the trip is coming up in a few weeks and they are getting pretty excited about it.

“We have been planning this for four months,” said Shelby, “ever since we heard about it at 4H. There were four or five of us thinking about it at the start, but now it’s just us two.”

The girls have become close friends through the planning for the trip, even though they did not know each other well beforehand.

“We know each other pretty well now, though,” said Hilary.

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• On Feb. 20, 8:30am -11am, the men of the New Apostolic Church will be cooking breakfast for the ladies, with French toast, bacon and sausage on the menu. Then on February 28, there will be a special evening of music with the Sunday Night Gospel Homecoming from 7pm to 9pm. Contact Rev. Sprague at 333-9777 or robertjsprague@gmail.com for info.

• A quick reminder of the Denbigh rink hours; Monday to Friday 6:30-9pm, Saturday & Sunday 2-4pm & 6:30-9pm.

The rink is open for skating at all other times unless due to weather or ice conditions, it is being maintained or flooded.

• So nice to see the sun hanging round a bit longer each day!!!

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• With the weather being such a determining factor in Heritage/Family weekend, it’s a pleasure to inform everyone about the success of Joanne Pickett’s Empty Bowls project. This year the food bank will receive a whopping $1400, which is almost double the amount donated from last year.

Joanne thanks the potters, those who donated soup, chili and sweets, the helpers in the kitchen, but most of all those who came to the hall and purchased lunch. Ardenites, you should be proud of yourselves!

• Another group, which postponed their event from Saturday to Sunday, hoping for warmer temperatures was the Kennebec Lake Association hosting their 12th Annual Fam-

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by Marie White 613-336-2557 • We attended the pancake supper in Arden last Tuesday night. It sure was tasty; thanks to the young people.

• Good to hear Sally Hayes is back home from hospital and feeling better.

• Get well wishes to Janet Hawley, to Germaine Wannamaker and also Elvira Peterson. All keep well and watch the snow gently falling.

• It sure has been a strange winter – so far it has not been maple syrup weather here. The little birds are coming in to search for food. We have several small birds and 31 doves.

• All are invited to the fiddling party this Friday Feb. 19. The next Harlowe Open Mic is Saturday Feb. 27.

• Ice fishing has been very poor this year. The fish will have a rest, even though they taste good in the cold water.

• We attended a Jam in Beaver Lake tavern a few weeks ago, with Fred Brown & friends. It was packed; he had a lot of entertainers. Gilbert Riddell’s band sang too. It sure was a good listening party with lots of good songs. Excellent job.

• Hope Helene Riddell is feeling much better these days.

Please get better and stay better, Helene.

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• A Turkey Dinner will held at the Golden Links Hall, February 21 from 4:30-6pm. Cost is $13; call 372-2410 for information.

• The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs present Jeff Code and Silver Wings, February 27 from 8pm until midnight at the Golden Links Hall. Cost is $12. Tickets are limited so please call 372-2410 to reserve (Please note that the phone number was incorrect in last week’s paper). Proceeds will go to Camp Trillium.

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• The Arden Church welcomed Bill Haynes back after a lengthy illness.

It was great to see Bill in his regular pew again. Another welcome was sent out to Rev. Eric Barr and his wife Phyllis, who returned from the south. It was great to see them as well.

• The weather also managed to lock out Arden’s Internet till about noon Sunday. Everyone was in a frenzy!!

• KFL&A Region healthy kids Family Day on Kennebec Lake, sponsored by the Kennebec Lake Association community, part of the Run, Jump, Play, Every Day program is sponsoring free public • The Table is sponsoring a BECOME A HEALTHIER YOU, skating till the end of the season at the Frontenac Commu- PROGRAM. The 12-week program will include cooking to nity Arena. Public skating times are Wednesdays 10 am to improve skills and introduce you to new recipes, 30 minutes 11 am and Sundays 1 pm to 2 pm. CSA approved helmets of exercise and a chance to meet new people who have the are recommended. same goals as you. The program is free and there is child• The Medical Centre is still sponsoring a Walking group ev- care available if required. It will begin March 7, 1 pm to 4 ery Thursday 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm. Walking poles, weights pm with a meal included. Please call Rosie at 613-267-6428 snowshoes and pedometers are provided. Please call 613- x 6 or e-mail rosie@thetableck.org to register or for more 279-2100 x 111 to register or for more information. information.

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• Our ground hogs, Henderson Harriet and Bordenwood Bob, saw their shadows and are now holed up while winter continues with frigid temperatures that are really putting the ice in our lakes and ponds. All are getting geared up for the Frontenac Addington Trappers Council Annual Big Gull Fishing Derby on Sat. Feb. 27 at Big Gull Lake. Advance tickets are required, $10 for adults; under 12 yrs free. This is a real fun time- out on the lake- fishing, visiting, eating, and the canteen cooks up burgers, fries, hot dogs (to sell) that are over the top in tastiness when eaten outside. Why does food taste better when cooked outside?

We are so proud of this not-for-profit group, established in 1981, and all they do for our area - including supporting the outdoor education center at North Addington Education Centre, the Pine Meadow Nursing Home, anglers and hunters programs, student bursaries, walleye spawning beds, maintain close ties with auction houses, buyers, and suppliers within the industry as well as public education programs and workshops throughout the region. Their goals include conservation; encouraging the wise use of land and resources; maintaining and enhancing the habitats and populations of fur-bearing animals and fish.

So, supporting this tournament does a lot for our area and is a fun time out on the lake, fishing away and visiting with all the neighbors. It's a one-day, one-lake event. Random draws from all tickets purchased for four prizes of $100 each is part of it all. Also there are top adults’ prizes of an 8 inch power auger, 500 pound cap snowmobile sleigh, 1300 watt generator, Poulain chain saw, fish finder and $100 cash.

There are also top kids’ prizes- so this is a real happening.

Feb. 27 will be here before we know it.

• Cupid visited on Valentine's Day bearing flowers, cards, romantic songs, chocolate and lots of fun times.

• All reports of the Heritage weekend were over the top and rave reviews abound about the co-operation, hospitality extended, and fun times. Thanks to the committee, and all who got behind this fantastic experience.

• Henderson United Church congregation met this past week to look at the past year, thanking all volunteers, supporters and prayerfully making plans for 2016. Please set aside these dates: May 14- breakfast; July 1 & 2- yard sale; Aug.1- hot pork lunch and silent auction; Sept. 3- breakfast;

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THE FRONTENAC NEWS

UCW breakfast July 7. Henderson United is closed for January and February and will resume again on Sun. March 6 with a union service for all the three United churches and the area, to which all are welcome.

MABERLY-BOLINGBROKE Karen Prytula

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• The annual Euchre Party followed by home-made Ham & Bean Dinner with scalloped potatoes is this Sat. Feb. 20, at the Maberly Hall. The four-hand Euchre Party is from 1:30 – 4:30pm; cost is $3. If you want to play and eat, the cost is $11. Supper is between 4:30 and 6 pm and if you are not playing cards, cost is $10, children 6 – 12 years $5, under 5 free. Proceeds go to the Maberly Fair. Organized, prepared and served by the volunteers of the Maberly Agricultural Society. Contacts: Supper; Marion Koeslag 613-268-2175, Euchre, Sue Munro 613-268-2507.

• A Musical Irish Evening from Early Perth is tonight, Feb. 18 at the Perth Legion, 7:30 pm; admission is a toonie donation.

The Perth & District Historical Society (P&DHS) presents the “Perth Musical Heritage”; a celebration of seven decades of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in early Perth and area. This introduction to how St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated in early Perth and area will cover the festivities leading up to 1920.

Janet Coward will introduce us to some of the historical characters who contributed to the stories, with a sampling of quotes from some of them. You do not have to be a member to attend to historical society’s meetings. There will be a free draw for a $25 gift certificate.

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• Happy birthday to Danny Meeks, Dorothy Gray, Doreen Warren, Landon Gibbs, Beatrice Simpkins, Charlene Tadson, Emeli Thompson, Gerald Badour, Sylvia Gray, Judy Huffman, Sandy Scott, Sadie Clark, Barbara Cowdy, Amanda Nason, Hilder Baker, Chris MacDonald, Jim Kelly, Peggy Green.

• Land O’Lakes seniors met on February 10 for their February meeting. President John Purdon asked each member to name one thing that irritates him or her for the roll call. After a delicious potluck dinner John read humorous sayings from his happiness file. The next meeting is Wed. March 9., • Circle Square Ranch held a valentine dinner on Febuary11 6pm with a delicious meal of Beef stew, salad and a chocolate dessert. Thanks, Ali and helpers for a great evening.

• Parham Diners will meet on February 22, noon at the CE building. Phone 279-3151 for reservations.

• On Saturday February 13 at Arden Legion, seven cooks entered their pots of chili for a cookoff, including yours truly, using my late mother’s recipe (Joyce Smith). We also enjoyed the open musical jam and the chili dinner. It was an enjoyable evening.

• Parents and friends on February 10 enjoyed a spaghetti dinner at Land O’ Lakes School to support the Grade 8 school trip. Thanks to everyone that helped • Many people are enjoying the "Coffee Hour" Tuesday morning 10am-11:30 at Parham Free Methodist Church hall.

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• Thinking of Bill Powers, Doreen and Harold Warren, Janice

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• New time and date for the Verona Cattail Festival meeting - tonight, Thurs. Feb. 18, 7 pm, at the Verona Lions Club.

Help keep our Verona Cattail Festival alive! The meeting was cancelled on Tuesday due to the winter storm. There is an urgent need for volunteers to help fill several managerial positions that have opened up. There will be one final meeting tonight, Thursday, February 18 at the Verona Lions Club, 7 pm to determine if there will be a Festival this year. Hopefully Verona residents want to see the Festival continue and will turn out in full force. If you are interested in volunteering for a manager role and want to see what is involved please call Wayne Conway at 613-374-3807.

• On Sat. Feb 20, 10am-3pm, the Bedford Historical Society is hosting an open house at the Bedford Hall. There will be antique displays and you can even check your genealogy.

For more information call Lois Webster at 613-375-6332.

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• Sympathy to the Ryder family on the death of Kathleen.

• The guys did a wonderful job of cooking supper for the ladies at the Valentine’s supper at Snow Road hall on Wednesday. Everything was delicious and there was a great variety of dishes and desserts. Robert Quigley did the centerpieces – lovely. Sandy Ryder, Jim Quigley, Murray Elliot and Don McLean were the decorators. Approximately 50 people attended. Guys – the tip of the hat to you. Birthday people were Greg Bulloch and sweet little Carrie Webster. The next potluck is Wed. March 9 at 5:30pm • Alice & Lindsey hosted Friday morning Coffee Break, with a Valentine’s theme. The decorations were lovely and there was a beautiful array of goodies. A big crowd came out. Nice to see Dave Brady out for coffee.

• Happy birthday to Sherry McMunn.

• Karen & Glen Paterson from Snow Road became firsttime grandparents to Benjamine-Gordon, 8 lb. 12 oz. Parents are Allison & Paul from Ottawa. Congratulations on your beautiful bundle of joy.

• Don’t forget breakfast at the Snowmobile Club on Feb. 20, 8-11am. Also the Ride for Dad is on Feb. 27; registration is 8 – 11am. Dinner and prizes start at 4pm.

• Smile: you will never be hurt by anything you didn’t say.

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• On March 12, at 8pm there will be a dance with the Texas Tuxedo at Oso Hall, $15 per person, sponsored by Sharbot Lake Lions and Branch 425 Legion • Church services will resume in Henderson United church on the first Sunday in March with a union service • The annual meeting of Mountain Grove United Church will be February 18, 7pm.

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• On Sunday February 21 at 2pm, Grace Arts is pleased to present a reception and artist talk by Raymond Vos and Irwin Streight on 'The Kenya Initiative: From Street to School' at the Grace Centre. This initiative aims to provide housing and education for children in need in Kenya. The talk is based on the exhibition of wonderful photographs taken by Raymond and currently on display at the Centre until March 31. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. Visit www. sfcsc.ca/gracearts for viewing information. Free admission.

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• In a warm-up for St. Patrick's Day, the Kingston Ceili Band, delightful players of traditional and contemporary Celtic music, are playing in Sydenham at the Grace Centre on Sunday, March 6 at 2 pm. Tickets are only $12 advance, $15 at the door, and children 10 & under are free, available at SFCSC 4419 George St., Sydenham, Gilmour’s Meats on 38, Tara Foods, Sydenham One Stop, Ormsbee’s Mercantile Sunbury. This promises to be a lively afternoon of toe tapping music. Come and join the fun.

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• Tomorrow, Friday Feb. 19 is the next Plevna firefighters’ bingo at the Plevna hall from 7-9pm. Enjoy an evening of fun and hopefully win some money!

• This Sat. Feb. 20 from 12 noon - 2pm is the Township of North Frontenac's Free Skating Event at the Plevna Hall in our outdoor rink at 6598 Buckshot Lake Road. There will be public skating, hot dogs and hot chocolate. Come on out and visit Olaf, Elsa, Mickey and other familiar characters for an afternoon of fun!!

• Jack's Jam is also this Sat. Feb. 20 at the Plevna Hall at 1pm. Enjoy great music and company with a delicious potluck supper at 5:30pm!

• Due to extremely cold temperatures the Polar Bear Plunge in Sharbot Lake was postponed to this Sun. February 21, starting at 12 noon at the Marina. Let's all keep our fingers crossed for the brave souls who are jumping in for charity!

• Clarendon Central School will host their annual Chili Night on Wed. March 2 from 5-6:30pm. Admission is $5 per person, where you will enjoy all you can eat chili! We will also have a silent auction filled with many items, and desserts too! Please give the school a call if you would like to enter your best batch of chili! This is a great night of fun! For those who dare, Mr. D will once again be bringing a “special” batch of his famous chili!

• If you are looking for work, I heard that Statistics Canada is currently hiring, if you want to go online to get more information, now is the time! - Rhonda • The Clar Mill Community Archives are pleased to announce their new Facebook Page "Clar-Mill Community Archives." This is a way to share images and information with

PAGE 5 the archives to help preserve our local history! Check out some of the very interesting posts so far!

• Plevna Joke of the Week: Cathy "What do you call a reindeer with no eyes?" Monica "I have no eye deer." - Katie

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• What a jam-packed Heritage weekend we had!!! Hope you were able to take in some of the activities happening even with the brisk cold!!

• The Variety Show Friday night was well attended and what great talent we have in our area. Thanks to those that came out to see District #4 Recreation Committee on Sunday as we gave out hot chocolate, coffee and chili to those in attendance to try and help keep them warm!! Owen and Cari and helpers were great hosts and provided tours to anyone who stopped in.

• Central Frontenac Minor Softball Association is once again hosting their 4 on 4 hockey tournament - there will be a canteen on site as well. Call Bob Teal to register your team 613-375-6525 • Sat. Feb 20, 10am-3pm, the Bedford Historical Society is hosting an open house at the Bedford Township Hall. There will be antique displays and you can even check your genealogy. Drop by and check this event out. For more information call Lois Webster.

• Music & Friends are starting up once again in Sharbot Lake at the Crossing Pub every 4th Thursday of February, March and April, with the musical talents of the Feral Five and other guests performing as well. Feb 25 will feature TRX-TRS, husband & wife team of Jerrard and Diana Smith so drop by and listen or dance the night away from 7:30 to 10 pm at a cost of $5.

• March 5 there will be a Vendor fair at the CE Building in Parham with many local vendors displaying their goods. Be sure to pop in.

• On March 18 the Mayflower Lodge is holding a Turkey Bingo - come out and help us help others and who knows you may win a turkey for your Easter Dinner!!

• March 19 is the next dinner at the CE Building at the United Church in Parham.

• Thank you to all who supported the Frontenac Arena in their bid for "Hockeyville". Sure is great when communities come together. Have you been out to watch any of the games? They sure are exciting to see; we have a lot of hockey gals and guys in this area.

• Have you reserved your space at the Parham Diners on Feb. 22? This month's menu is Shepherd's Pie, cream corn, biscuits & chocolate cake.

• Congratulations to David Robinson & Laura Simpson on the birth of their twins, Vivian Lynn & Grayson James.

• The Lions Club and Branch 425 Legion are sponsoring a Dance on March 12 at the OSO Township Hall from 8 - 12 with music by Texas Tuxedo. The cost is $15 a person and all tickets must be purchased in advance.

• On Friday March 4, Parham United Church will offer a World Day of Prayer service for all faiths, and communities at 7pm at the church, and all are welcome. Each year, on this day, Christians of many cultures, traditions, and races, in over 170 countries around the world unite in prayer. This is a worldwide Christian ecumenical movement that began in the 19th century and became world wide in 1927. The World Day of Prayer 2016 host country will be Cuba and the theme is “Receive children, receive me” with a focus on children.

Since many from our area have visited Cuba there will be a real bond of sharing memories/photos/memorabilia along with worship. Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean and is ranked very high for human development by the United Nations, and high for health and education. In 2010, the religious affiliation of the country was estimated by the Pew Forum to be 59% Christian, 23% unaffiliated, 17% folk religion, and the remaining 0.4% consisting of other religions. Put this date in your calendar and a warm welcome awaits you.

• On February 27 the Odd Fellows & Rebekahs will be hosting Jeff Code & Silver Wings at the Golden Links Hall in Harrowsmith. Dancing 8 till midnight and the cost is $12 per person. On the following Saturday, March 5, they are

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Singer/songwriter Jen Argyle

by Julie Druker hose who attended this year's Frontenac Heritage Festival variety show on February 12 may recall one new and notable performer who took to the stage. Jen Argyle performed an impressive five-song set at the festival opener, which included a number of classic country and original tunes.

In both her sound and stage presence, she seemed the epitome of a seasoned performer. Appearing relaxed, and comfortable in front of a full house, she sang with such ease and naturalness that one would have thought her a veteran. Surprisingly, that is not the case.

Argyle first started singing publicly this past August, and she said that in fact she suffers from incredible stage fright. “I have been working really very hard to overcome it and it is still something that I have to consciously fight every time I get on stage to perform.”

Argyle, who teaches at Clarendon Central Public School in Plevna, has been singing in private for most of her life. She said she began singing and playing guitar in front of her students as an initial first step in playing publicly. Next, she was encouraged by friends to play at an open mic event in Kingston, where she was received very positively. “I was absolutely terrified and incredibly nervous when I did it but I had some friends there supporting me, which made it a bit easier and when I saw the positive response, it egged me on to keep trying.”

She has since performed at the Cove in Westport alongside Shawn McCullough and has made a number of videos of herself performing, which are now public on her own YouTube channel.

No stranger to music, Argyle studied classical guitar for years as a high school student in London, Ontario where she grew up but it was just this year that she decided to bring her talents to the public eye.

At the Heritage Festival show she nailed her covers of Merle Haggard's “Today I Started Loving You Again” and “The Way I Am” and Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire”. She also sang two of her own originals, “The Old Cowgirl in Me” and “One Silver Bullet at a Time” which were equally impressive.

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By Natalie Ferguson n Feb. 11, NAEC students and staff trav- more positive the environment is”. Grade 9 elled to Calabogie Peaks for a ski trip. student Nathan Reid also had positive things A total of 59 students from grades 7-12 at- to say. “It was difficult to learn at first, but once tended the trip. For the first part of the day, you got the hang of it, it was fun and easy students partook in skiing lessons and later to do”. Grade 10 student Cassandra Parksadvanced to other hills. High school student Delyea said that the trip was a “fun experiNathan Baker was thrilled to see optimism ence to get to learn a new skill”. Despite the from his peers. “Everybody was just so happy cold weather, everyone who was a part of the and excited about this trip. It was a good thing ski trip had a great experience. NAEC will be because the more people that are happy, the returning to Calabogie on March 4 and are planning more ski trips next year.

TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Light Equipment Operator (Part Time) See the township website under Townhall/Careers for details on this job posting. Deadline for submitting applications is February 25, 2016 by email to hr@southfrontenac.net.

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

THE WINTER WINDS AND RECYCLING With the strong winds accompanying the snow this winter, please give a bit more thought to how you put out your recycling. Take precautions that what you put in your recycling box STAYS in your recycling box. Loose newspapers will end up kilometers away and empty or light plastics tend to fly out into the ditches and treelines. Not overfilling your box and crushing your bottles will make them more compact and less likely to take flight.

As well, 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 then into your box; it holds a lot and they are contained. Please keep the environment and our workers in mind when recycling.

Argyle says, “I always smile and try to convince myself that I am okay and I use a lot of positive self talk and visualizations before I get on stage to help me out.” She said her motto is, “Fake it till you make it”, a modus operandi that seems to be doing the trick. Argyle also practices on average two to three hours a day, which no doubt is a confidence builder.

Coming up is her first full length solo performance, which will take place at the Snow Road Community Centre on Thursday, February 25 from 7-9pm. She plans to sing more of her favorite country standards including traditional old country classics by George Jones, Loretta Lynn and others. She will also be performing 10 of her own original tunes.

Her family will be in attendance, something that Argyle says she finds nerve-racking but judging by her first local foray into the public spotlight at GREC, no doubt she will overcome. Her advice to other musicians/performers who may suffer from stage fright is, “I like to remember what my friend and fellow teacher Katie always tells me....'You can do hard things.' Believe it or not, it is true.”

Argyle is hoping to bring her talent to other musical venues in the area. Tickets for her Snow Road concert are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. For advance tickets call Don at 613-278-0958

WINTER MAINTENANCE To assist our crews in their winter control efforts, the parking of vehicles on Township roads and village streets from 12:00 midnight to 7:00 a.m. is not permitted from December 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016. As well, pursuant to Section 181 of the Highway Traffic Act “No person shall deposit snow or ice on a roadway without permission in writing from the road authority responsible for the maintenance of the road.

Please be advised that the Township of South Frontenac will NOT be responsible for damages to mailboxes, newspaper boxes, recycle boxes, garbage cans or parked cars where said boxes or vehicles interfere with the winter maintenance on Township roads.

2016 DOG TAGS – FEE INCREASES MARCH 1 Dog tags are now available until the last day of February 2016 for $15.00 per tag. The fee increases to $30.00 on March 1st. See our website for locations to purchase.

Winter HOURS - HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DEPOT For the month of February the HHW Depot will be open February 25th from 3 pm to 7 pm. 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.

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rian Dunford, the youth coordinator at Northern Frontenac Community Services was manning the door at the Child Care Centre in Sharbot Lake at a recent United Way chili lunch fundraiser that took place there on February 11. Dunford is someone who knows first hand the importance of giving the community an opportunity to support the United Way.“ Two of the programs we offer through Northern Frontenac Community Services are supported by the United Way so we like to support the organization who BUSINESS CARD SIZE

in turn help us to support youth adults in our local community”, Dunford said when I spoke to him at the Child Care Centre on the day of the event. ” Dunford who heads up NFCS' youth programming which includes leadership training, after school programs and baby sitting courses said that these youth programs and in a particular the youth leadership programs help foster leadership skills for local youth by giving them an opportunity to gain confidence, develop communication skills and work alongside others in their local communities.

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Frontenac Heritage Festival

Robbie Burns cheque presentation by Bill Bowick

Brenda Repaye of Northern Radiance EsFestival goers enjoyed soup and numerous heritage displays in Arden on Saturday thetics placed 1st in the spirit challenge

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n Feb. 15, a small group got together at the Oso Hall to share some of the proceeds of the January 23 Robbie Burns night, which was co-sponsored by the Frontenac Masonic Lodge and the Central Frontenac Fire-Rescue team.

The sum of $830 was divided evenly between the North Frontenac Food Bank and Villages Beautiful. L-r: Bill Young, fire chief; Kim Cucoch, coordinator of the food bank; Ann Howitt, treasurer of Villages Beautiful; and Bill Bowick, secretary of the Masonic Lodge. Photo by Rosemarie Bowick

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NFCS - continued from page 6 United Way funding they are able to offer a number of family counseling services to adults 18 years and older in the local community. These include counseling for anxiety, depression, trauma and grief as well as two new group programs that are currently being offered.

The first, a workshop titled “Managing Powerful Emotions”, is available through NFCS and a partnership with Providence Care. The second is a new Wellness group that offers participants an opportunity to learn various life skills and study many other subjects related to wellness. Anyone wanting more information about these youth and family counseling programs offered through NFCS, can call 613-279-3151 (for family counseling) or 613-279-2244 (for youth services).

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SOCIAL NOTES OBITUARY

ROSS: Robert John “Bob” At the Perth & Smiths Falls District Hospital, Perth on Tuesday, February 9, 2016. Bob Ross of Ardoch and formerly of Craigs Cullybackery, Northern Ireland in his 88th year. Loving husband of 65 years to Irene Jean. Father of Robert William of Chatham & Margaret Jean Little (Fred) of St. Catharines. Proud grandfather of 4 grandchildren & 7 great grandchildren. Survived by his sister Sarah Cunningham of Victoria, B.C. Cremation has taken place.

There will be no visitation or service.

Donations: Heart & Stroke Foundation.

Arrangements: McConnell Funeral Home, Tweed. www.mcconnellfuneralhome.ca

BIRTHDAY 80th Birthday Celebration Barb Stewart Open House Saturday, Feb. 20th, 2016 1pm to 4pm Trinity United Church in Verona Best Wishes only.

IN MEMORIAM In Loving Memory of

Linda Commodore Ryder, Kathleen Margaret Kathleen passed away suddenly at her home near Snow Road, Ontario on Sunday, February 14th, 2016.

She was predeceased by her beloved husband W. Blaine Ryder on December 5th, 2015.

Kathleen was the cherished mother of Kevin (Cindy) and proud Yammy of Kali-Lynn and Parker. She will be sadly missed by sisters Brenda Orchard, Barbara (Bob) Kenney, Audrey (Larry) Black, all her nieces, nephews, family and friends. Friends may pay their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St., West, Perth on Wednesday, February 17th, 2016 from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Funeral service will be held in the Chapel on Thursday at 10:00 A.M. The interment will be held in Crawford Cemetery followed by a reception at the Snow Road Community Hall. In remembrance of Kathleen, contributions to the Mississippi Free Methodist Church or the Diabetic Society would be appreciated.

A Promise for You "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," Acts 14: 22b

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McGinnis Clifford - February, 2004 Florence - July, 2002 Father, Mother & Grandparents Within our hearts we always keep A special place for you both.

And try to do our best to live As you would want us to.

As we loved you both, so we miss you In our memory you are near Loved, remembered, longed for always With the passing of each year.

Jean, Bev, Ron & families

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heoretically, I believe it is possible.

Someone somewhere may have missed the experience altogether. But, personally, I have never met a single soul who has told me that grocery shopping with a small child does not include some degree of challenge.

As an infant nestled into the grocery cart in his car seat, Ben was a magnet for adult shoppers. While adults ogled over the new baby sleeping peacefully amidst loaves of bread and bags of milk, Justin, who was almost three, would race the aisle and skid on his pants to see how far he could slide. He’d swing on my leg while I decided on the brand of peanut butter or flavour of juice to buy.

With the addition of a Sarah to our family, grocery shopping always began as a contest to see who would sit in the front of the cart, who would ride on the back, and who would have to walk. When child-sized grocery carts were introduced, I thought my stresses were over. I was wrong. All three wanted their favourite food items in their own carts. Unless I wanted to buy packages of cookies or cereal in triplicates, our trips up and down the aisles were filled with negotiations.

The grand finale loomed at the check out.

As food items slowly rolled along the cashier’s conveyor, my children stared and salivated at the display of chocolate bars, gum and candy. It seemed all three had to publicly tantrum at least once to express their indignation at being told “No.” The energy required to bring children into a grocery store makes me wonder why we

do it at all. Sometimes, of course, there is no one available to help look after our children so we can solo shop. But many times, even though a family member or friend could care for our children, we choose to bring them along. Why do we do this?

Intuitively, we know that grocery stores are ideal places for children to gain in every aspect of their development. We know children learn communication skills and emotional self-control through the grocery shopping experience. We know their muscles and coordination are strengthened when children help move food items from store shelves to carts to kitchen cupboards.

We also know that children develop literacy and numeracy in grocery store aisles.

Parents who write a grocery list, or help their child rip or cut pictures from food flyers to glue onto paper as a list of their own, reinforce the value of print. Labels with pictures help pre-readers make smart guesses about the print on cans or boxes. Children who are asked to find 6 bananas or 1 pineapple learn about quantity. Older children who are asked to select cereal based on nutrition and price learn how to compare and contrast. Children who are given a small amount of money to buy a treat develop estimating and addition skills. And children, who are talked to about kumquats or unfamiliar things they see in the store develop a broader knowledge base that helps them understand the words they read.

So, the next time your child’s face turns beet red and she screams for candy at the checkout, remind yourself of what you already know...grocery shopping is an ideal experience for your small Einstein.

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he McDonalds Corners Farmers’ Market invites you to bring seeds and friends on Sat. February 27 to the MERA Schoolhouse – and take home different seeds and new friendships!

10 am to 2 pm – drop in to swap seeds.

Bring seeds - the ones you saved from last year's garden or the left-overs (commercial or saved) that you didn't plant. Bring containers (small bottles or envelopes, plus labels and markers) for the new-to-you seeds that you’ll take home.

10:30 am – Linda Harvey will lead a discussion group “Seed Saving - Not Just for the Third World” We need to take responsibility for preserving the plants we cherish and the rich diversity that is ours. Find out

how to get quality seed from your plants and why this is important.

11:30 am – join the Seeds of Diversity’s Great Tomato Grow-out this summer. Kristine Swaren will review the objectives and requirements for participating 10 am to 2 pm – swap gardening tips, coordinate catalog orders, say hi to old and new friends. There are no seed vendors at our event – the seeds are all priceless, as we try to live the principles of sharing and free seed supply. Bring your seeds prepackaged or in a container so other folks can help themselves to a few. Label them! Include a photo if possible; how old they are; growing instructions; any info that would be helpful to another grower. Visit the McDonalds Corners Farmers’ Market on Facebook, or www.meraschoolhouse.org or contact Kristine, 613278-1226, kristine.swaren@gmail.com

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FOR RENT 1 BEDROOM APT. clean, quiet, 2 km south of Sharbot Lake; $750 + utilities; first, last, references; available March 1; 613-329-9960 2 BEDROOM HOUSE, Mountain Grove, $700 + utilities or $850 inclusive, 613-213-3055 3 BEDROOM UPSTAIRS APT in Arden, basement storage, heat, hydro, appliances included, $900/month, call 613-335-3878 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

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The Table teams up with SL Family Health Team T

he Table Community Food Centre in Perth has reached out to the Sharbot Lake Family Health Team as a partner in running their wellness program called FoodFit. FoodFit is a 12-week program for anyone who wants to take steps towards a healthier lifestyle through moderate exercise and healthy eating. The goal is to give people the tools they need to make choices that will improve their health. The program combines fun, hands-on cooking sessions and food-based activities with take-home recipes, shared meals and snacks, easy-tounderstand nutrition information, group exercise and self-directed goal-setting. We will be making soups, sauces, and salad dressings from scratch as well as healthy snacks and recipes with new and interesting flavours With the help of a nurse from the health centre, we will track blood pressure and other health indicators at the start and end of the program, and provide pedometers so participants can monitor daily steps. A dietitian at the health centre will be involved in teaching nutritional topics as well as available to answer any specific questions.

“I am excited about running this program because it doesn’t pretend that everyone is at the same stage, it gives people room to set their own goals based on where they are at in life,” says The Table’s Community Kitchen Coordinator, Rosie Kerr. She explains that the Foodfit model is designed to respect the limits of people’s individual circumstances, and encourage everyone to “take small steps, and make changes they can live with.”

This program will be free of charge and open to any age. Childcare will be provided upon request. The program will take place at the Sharbot Lake Family Health Team Mondays from 1-4pm starting March 7. Priority will be given to community members who

self identify as living in a low-income household.

For more information or to register contact Rosie Kerr, the Community Kitchen Coordinator at the Table, 613-267-6428 ext. 6 or rosie@thetablecfc.org . Please register as soon as possible (preferably by March 1) for this exciting new program so organizers can prepare. Below is a recipe that participants will be making week 4 of the program.

Sweet Potato Salad 4 large sweet potatoes, scrubbed 3 tablespoons olive oil (use more if needed) 1 tablespoon crushed cumin seeds (a mortar and pestle is a great investment!)

3 dried chilies, crumbled or chili flakes 4 spring onions or scallions 3 tomatoes Bunch of basil leaves (or dried basil) 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 200g feta cheese Handful mixed seeds (sesame, pumpkin, sunflower), toasted Preheat the oven to 400°F. Roughly chop the sweet potatoes into large chunks, then toss in olive oil, salt and pepper, crushed cumin, and chilies until well coated. Put on a baking tray and roast for about 25 minutes or until they are soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. Let them cool a bit.

Roughly chop the scallions and tomatoes and add to a bowl with the basil leaves. Dress with the balsamic vinegar and an additional 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil, then season with salt and pepper.

Roughly chop the sweet potato and top with the dressed onions and tomatoes.

Crumble the feta on top. Sprinkle with the toasted nuts.

Source: Original recipe by Jamie Oliver for Sainsbury’s magazine, August 2009

Floor maps help learning at LOLPS

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Canadian Geographic offers a number of free teaching aids to teachers and last year Mr. Hull's students used similar maps to learn about the War of 1812.

This year Mr. Hull has been using one of the company’s newest teaching aids, titled “Drawn to Victory”, which helps to bring the history of World War 1 to life for students.

When I visited Mr. Hull's classroom on January 28, the students were watching a documentary titled “In King and Country” about the battle at Passchendaele.

Later in the gym Mr. Hull instructed the students to unfold a huge floor map depicting the European countries involved in World War 1. For this unit the students were looking at the war’s impact on the populations of Great Britain, Germany, France and Belgium and in particular, population statistics of these countries both before and after the war.

With the assistance of plastic chains, the students were first asked to outline the bor-

ders of the European countries involved in the conflict. Then, using a number of colored blocks (each representing 1 million civilians), they showed the populations in each country before the war broke out. Removing blocks showed the number of people killed during the war in each country.

Hull said that the interactive maps help students better understand the geographic area of conflict and its impact on the populations of the countries involved by giving the students numerous hands-on opportunities to interact with the maps and their related tools. The package not only includes the floor maps but also a number of different topics of focus that include war cartography, map reading, Canadians in battle and Europe then and now.

Hull’s goal is to make history real for the students and he stressed that some of the students who may have had relatives involved in the conflict better understand the history. Hull had nothing but good things to say about these teaching aids, which bring his students out of the classroom to explore history in a unique and interactive way.

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Thursday February 18 SHARBOT LAKE LEGION Darts, 7pm; $3 VERONA CATTAIL FESTIVAL MEETING, 7pm, Lions Club, volunteers urgently needed; info: Wayne Conway 613-374-3807

Friday February 19 HARLOWE - OLD TYME FIDDLERS, 7:30pm, community hall, $6 non-members, $5 members, entertainers $2, lunch, prizes.

All welcome 613-336-2557 PLEVNA – BINGO FUNDRAISER for ClarMill volunteer firefighters, 7-9pm, cash prizes, Clar-Mill hall SHARBOT LAKE – DINNER at the Legion.

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Saturday, February 20 BEDFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY open house, Bedford Hall, 10am-3pm. Antique displays, genealogy; info Lois Webster 613-3756332 DENBIGH - FAMILY FUN DAY, Heritage Park, 11am-2pm, games, crafts, refreshments bonfire; Snow Sculpture Contest from Feb. 4-19, call Gail at 333-2224 to enter.

MABERLY – EUCHRE, HAM & BEAN DINNER, community hall, Euchre 1:30pm; supper 4:30-6pm; euchre only $3, dinner only $10, $11 for both; 6–12yrs $5, under 5 free; proceeds Maberly Fair; supper Marion 268-2175; Euchre, Sue 268-2507.

NORTH FRONTENAC TOWNSHIP - SKATE WITH OLAF & ELSA, plus Spiderman, Mickey & others, free Public Skating with children’s favorite characters by “Funtastical Costumes”, Plevna Rink, 12 noon – 2pm; family fun; free hot dogs, hot chocolate, sponsored by North Frontenac Township, info: Corey, 613-479-2231 ext. 233, recreation@ northfrontenac.ca NORTHBROOK – ‘50S & ‘60S DINNER & DANCE NIGHT, Lions Hall, sponsored by Lions & Legion, 6pm, music by DJ North of the Border Sound, tickets: Debbie 336-8502 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 SHARBOT LAKE - OPEN MIC - Royal Canadian Legion, 1-4pm; admission by donation to Ice Rink Project.

SNOW ROAD SNOWMOBILE CLUB Fundraising Breakfast, 8-11am; 1106 Gemmills Rd., all welcome.

Sunday February 21 BEDFORD OPEN MIC & JAM, 1-5pm, 1381 Westport Rd, audience $2; entertainers free;

refreshments avail; info: Judy 374-2317, Wilhelmine 374-2614.

HAROWSMITH - TURKEY DINNER Golden Links Hall. 4:30-6pm, $13, call 372-2410, sponsored by Odd Fellows & Rebekahs SHARBOT LAKE – POLAR BEAR PLUNGE, at Marina, registration10:45-11:30am; plunge at 12 noon; register: Art Holloway, 613-2792558; art.holloway@hotmail.com SYRIAN REFUGEE FUNDRAISER - concert with Shout Sister Choir & silent auction, First Baptist Church, 110 Sydenham Street, Kingston, 2:30pm; info: Nancy Bayly at 613572-1951, nancybayly@gmail.com sponsor: Frontenac Refugee Support Committee SYDENHAM - RECEPTION & ARTIST TALK, by Raymond Vos on “The Kenya Initiative: From Street to School A Photographic Essay”, 2pm, Grace Centre, free admission, all welcome www.sfcsc.ca/gracearts

Monday February 22 SHARBOT LAKE – FOOT CARE CLINIC, seniors’ centre, appointment: 613-279-3151.

PARHAM DINERS, noon, United Church hall, for those 50+. $12, reservations requ’d: 613279-3151

Tuesday February 23

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Tuesday March 1 SHARBOT LAKE - ALZHEIMER SOCIETY SUPPORT GROUP, 1-2:30pm, United Church hall, 613-544-3078 SHARBOT LAKE – WELLNESS GROUP, Family Health Team Community Room, 1-2:30pm, all welcome, info: Emily Britt 613279-3151x116

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PLEVNA - CHILI NIGHT Clarendon Central Public School, 5-6:30pm; $5; also silent auction; to enter your chili please call the school SHARBOT LAKE - RETIRED TEACHERS & FRIENDS Luncheon at The Crossing Pub, 11:30am; to attend, please phone 279-3778 by noon on Feb. 29.

SHARBOT LAKE - POVERTY LUNCHEON & LENT DEVOTIONS noon-1pm; United Church, free will offering for food bank, all welcome SHARBOT LAKE LEGION, General Meeting SNOW ROAD – FOOT CARE CLINIC, community centre, appointment: 613-279-3151.

Wednesdays, March 2 – May 4 SHARBOT LAKE – MANAGING POWERFUL EMOTIONS GROUP – Register by February 26, 10-session skill building group meets weekly 10:30am-noon, Family Health Team; register: Amy at 613-279-3151 ext.119; free; for all adults 16 & up.

Regular Happenings NORTHBROOK – ADULT COMMUNITY DROP-IN, Tuesdays, Lions Hall, 9:30am-3pm, drop-in free, home-cooked style noon meals available for $7, all welcome, info: LOLCS, Pam 336-8934 x 229 NORTHBROOK – CRAFT & SOCIAL GROUP FOR WOMEN, Wednesdays, Land O’ Lakes Community Services, 9:30-11:30am.

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Board Initiatives: Our Quality Assurance Committee has been hard at work sprucing up much of our office space by placing some new brochure/ pamphlet boards in the main office waiting area and some nice artwork throughout the building (all donated), providing a positive atmosphere for employees and visitors alike.

Community Support Programs: Last year, our Meals-On-Wheels provided 68 different individuals with a hot meal every

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tertainment.

We continue visit Adult Drop-In twice a month and are looking forward to our upcoming events. We will be having a Chinese New Year Bingo and regular outings that are still to be determined. Our Breakfast Club is up and running and anticipating a great Pancake Tuesday Breakfast. There are many opportunities to volunteer at Pine Meadow, and this can be a great opportunity for high school students who require 40 volunteer hours to graduate. We encourage anyone who is interested to call for more information at 613-336-9120.

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This is a great place to bring in spring with a delicious meal and some fun company.

Once again, we will be running our income-tax program from March 1 until April 30. Volunteers complete income tax forms.

If you enjoy completing these forms and are looking for a short-term volunteer commitment, this could be something that interests you. Please call the office for more information about the service or to volunteer at 613336-8934.

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The Barretts of Bedford Township - Frontenac Heritage feature

The Barrett Homestead (circled), 1874, showing White and Potspoon lakes with the Westport Road running between them.

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amily Day was created as a kind of sanity day for Ontarians, an excuse to have a day off in February, the month that needed a day off the most but did not have one. When it was created, the other option under consideration was to call it Heritage Day, and even though Family Day won out, the events that have sprung up over the years in Central and South Frontenac have always had a heritage feel to them.

The Frontenac Heritage Festival, a Central Frontenacbased event, was originally held later in the month but moved to the Family Day Weekend three years ago.

In South Frontenac, Family Day events at the Frontenac Arena included horse-draw wagon rides, snow-shoeing, an outdoor open fire-pit, skating, games and prizes, all events that could have been held 100 or 150 years ago at winter gatherings in the region.

In preparing articles for the Frontenac County 150th anniversary in 2015, a book, “We are the Barretts of Bedford Township”, was loaned to the Frontenac News as the potential basis for an article, and while we did not get to it last year, we thought it fitting to run the article this week

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n many ways, Michael Barrett epitomized Canada in the 19th Century. He was born in 1801, somewhere in Ireland and by 1851 he was settled on a farm located in between White and Potspoon Lakes, on or near what is now known as the Westport Road. There is a large pond, Barrett's Pond, which at that time was surrounded by the Barrett farm.

The records are a bit sketchy, but it appears Michael Barrett arrived in Kingston with his first wife in the 1840s or before. His first wife may have been Eleanora Casey, as a Michael Barrett and Eleanora Casey are listed as baptismal sponsors in the parish records of St. Patrick's Church in Railton from February 17th, 1844. There is no other record of his first wife's name, although they had four sons.

It is known that Michael Barrett married his second wife, Ann Maloney, in 1846 or 1847. According to family lore, both of them came from Ireland and had been widowed, and Ann had two children with her first husband, whose last name was Madden. Ann was 20 years younger than Michael. They had their first of eight children together in 1847.

It is not likely that all of their children lived together at any point, but the “one storey log house” in which the family was living on the 100 acre farm, according to the 1861 census, must have been pretty crowded.

The 100 acre farm, Lot 2, Concession 3 Bedford, had 4 acres of spring wheat, 2 acres of rye, 1 acre of peas, 3 acres of oats, 3 acres of buck wheat, 2 acres of Indian corn and 7 acres of pasture land. The rest of the land was made up of

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hay fields, and mostly wooded or wild areas.

In addition to farming, with which the whole family would have helped, Michael Barrett was also a “Path Master” for Bedford township. Path Masters in those days were people who ensured that local land owners put in their days of roadwork, which were required as part of local taxation. The Path Master also made sure that the work done was the right work for the roads and that it was done correctly.

Michael Barrett held this role in the community even though the census indicates that neither he, nor his wife Ann, could read or write.

The Barretts farmed at that location, eventually doubling the size of the farm to 200 acres, until they were elderly. In 1884, the farm was sold to two of their sons, William and James, for $1,000 each.

Michael Barrett died on March 24, 1892, and was buried at the nearby Sacred Heart Cemetery. The cause of death is listed as 'old age'. Ann Barrett died less than a year later, on February 7, 1893. She may have died because of a fall.

The lives and deaths of Michael and Ann Barrett take up only 14 pages of the 235-page book but it is really the foundation for the painstakingly researched, well illustrated book, which covers the genealogical record of all or most of the descendants of both of them. It also paints a pretty good picture of the way farming families intermingled and settled in the area; the way others migrated to Kingston, Napanee and other parts of Ontario and northern United States. It also chronicles tragic deaths due to illness, accident or war.

One of those tragic deaths was that of Anthony Barrett, the youngest son of Michael and Ann. According to family stories, when Anthony told his mother he was going to take a job on a log drive on the Napanee River for Rathbun's Lumber, Ann said “'Anthony don't go out on those log drives – you'll come back in a wooden box' and that's exactly what happened.”

The accident reportedly took place while Anthony was running a raft on Depot Creek, north of the Bellrock mill, in late May or early June of 1880. He was 18. Log drives continued on Depot Creek each spring until 1905. A song was written about Anthony's death called “'Twas on the Napanee – the Ballad of Anthony Barrett”. The music has not survived but several verses of the lyrics have: “Come all ye tender parents, a tale of woe I'll tell Of a brave and comely youth, in Bedford he did dwell.

His parents doted on him, he was their youngest son but now alas, he has gone from them his youthful days are done.

It was on the Napanee while rafting saw logs down he fell into the water there, and there, alas, was drowned.

The day they brought this young man home, it would grieve your heart full sore to see his old, aged father, his old gray locks he tore.

Likewise his old, aged mother, in anguish wept and cried as if her poor, dear heart would break since her darling boy had died.

The neighbours all, both young and old, this young man did adore, and well they might: they lost a friend whom they will see no more.”

In 2009, one of the Barrett descendants came across Anthony's headstone in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. It was broken in two and was sinking into the ground. James T. Barrett and James Edward Madden, great great nephews of Anthony Barrett, took it upon themselves to repair and restore the headstone. The inscription etched into the base of the headstone reads “A mother hope, a father's joy/ deaths hand here laid low/ God came and took our darling/ to his command we bow”.

The gradual decline of the farming communities is also shown. The permanent resident population of the township peaked in the 1880s and then began a long decline that continues to the present day. As farms were passed on from generation to generation and eventually sold off, in many cases, another economic driver is seen to be replacing the farming economy of Bedford Township. Farms were often bordered by lakes, White and Potspoon lakes among them. And where

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there was once a large family farm there are often five or 10 cottage lots. The old farms, many of them with only foundations where houses and barns were, are either hay fields or even derelict fields that are slowly going back to forest.

Where there are now homes and homesteads separated by hundred of metres and rural lands that are partially cultivated or wild, in the late 19th Century there were mines, sawmills, villages, and post offices.

All that is left of Glendower Village is the Bedford Hall, and another village, Sangster, had disappeared without a trace.

Other villages, such as Fermoy and Burridge, are now just collections of houses, but at one time each of them were known for some form of industry, be it a sawmill or two, a large cheese factory, or a mine.

Over 120 years after the death of Michael and Ann Barrett, the book, which was published in 2012 by James J. Barrett of Chelmsford, Ontario, is able to bring the past to life. The family names in the book, Madden and Hickey and Barrett, Noonan and Gibson alike, are still found on mailboxes on the roads in the area af Westport, White Lake and Buck Bay roads. Although they have scattered to the four winds, the Barretts are still present in Bedford Township.

The Bedford Historical Society is hosting an open house at the Bedford Hall on Saturday, Feb. 20, 10am-3pm. All are welcome; for information call Lois Webster at 613-375-6332

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Jeff and Jenna Fenwick, who live off the bay, saw the moose on the ice on February 4th. The moose had already been in the area for a few days by that time, and a picture of it appeared in the Frontenac News that week.

However, things took a turn for the worse at the end that week, as the moose slipped on the ice.

“We saw that it was slipping on the ice on the Thursday, I believe it was, but it seemed to be able to get up and move around,” said Jeff Fenwick, when contacted this week.

Fenwick said that on Saturday morning, February 6, it was clear that the moose was stuck on the ice.

“Its back legs were splayed out and it could not move off the ice,” he said.

They went out to the ice to try and help, and eventually relatives and neighbours were called.

“We tried getting a horse harness on the moose, but it kept slipping off, and we tried to get it on a tarp to pull it off. In the end we needed four people, one on each leg, to get it off the ice,” he said.

The moose’s back legs were still not working and it was a struggle to get her to some high ground on a neighbouring property.

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The neighbour put up some yellow tape between where the moose was feeding and the water to discourage the animal from going back to the bay and getting stuck on the ice again.

“On Monday it was doing much, much better, and on Tuesday it had just slipped away,” said Fenwick.

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Many weekend meals offered up by local restaurants and organizations were also well attended, as were the Legion dances and open mic events, which attracted musicians from far and wide across the county.

Though the always popular Polar Bear Plunge was wisely postponed due to the cold, all of the other evens ran as planned.

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