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When we look at projected change in requisition it looks like we are heading towards increases.” That was the somewhat grim assessment of future budget pressures that will be facing Frontenac County over the next few years by County Treasurer Marian VanBruinessen as Council completed their work on the 2017 budget. Earlier in the meeting, which took place last Wednesday morning (November 23) Council trimmed $51,200 in special projects, leaving Frontenac ratepayers with a collective bill of $9.37 million for 2017, an increase of $372,216 (4.15%) over 2016. Based on VanBruinessen's analysis, the increase is offset by 1% in growth due to new construction in recent years, leaving a net 3.15% impact on ratepayers. Council cut a proposed $35,000 one time grant to the Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation, as well as a $14,000 fund for community projects, a $1,200 contribution to support the Ontario ATV association AGM in North Frontenac, and a $1,000 membership in the Community Schools alliance in order to trim the increase from $3.72% in the draft budget to the 3.15% impact. The goal that Council had set for township staff was 1% lower than that. That goal of 2.15% was based on a Consumer Price Index (CPI) report in August that set the annual inflation rate
at 1.5%, on top of which a 0.65 % annual increase for ten years has been added by council to go towards the replacement of capital assets. One enhancement that stayed in the budget was a commitment to reinstating a 12 hour ambulance shift in the City of Kingston. The 12 hour night shift was eliminated in 2013 during tense labour negotiations with OPSEU, which represents the Paramedics, at which time the issue of sick time was raised as well. Paul Charbonneau, Chief of Emergency Services, told Council last week that response times have remained within the standard set by the service even with one less shift, mainly because Lennox and Addington built a base in Loyalist township, cutting 1,000 cross border calls to Frontenac Paramedic Service (FPS) each year. As well, FPS ceased doing patient transfers for Kingston General Hospital, making paramedics more available for emergency calls. “That worked for four years, but in 2016 we saw a 4% increase in calls and we project we will continue to see an increase, which will mean we will no longer be able to keep to our response time standard,” said Charbonneau. In order to soften the blow for ratepayers, Charbonneau proposed instituting the new shift in July of 2017 instead of January. Also, the new shift will only be an 8 hour shift for the first 18
Fury meet Santa in Sydenham Members of the Frontenc Fury had lots of fun with Santa at the Sydenham Santa Claus Parade on Saturday (November 26) The Sydenham parade was the first to be held locally, and will be followed by parades in Harrowsmith, Sharbot Lake, and Northbrook on Saturday morning (Dec. 3), Denbigh and North Frontenac on Saturday night, and Parham/Tichborne on Sunday afternoon (Dec. 4) months, only reaching 12 hours in January of 2019. This keeps the impact on the 2017 county budget to $30,000. There was a short debate about whether to follow Charbonneau’s recommendation to bring a new shift on stream. When challenged, Charbonneau insisted that it is important for FPS to remain pro-active and not wait for the response times to fall behind the standard before adding a shift. Thee Frontenac Paramedics, including OPSEU local 462 President Shauna Dunn, attended the meeting. Afterwards they said they were pleased with the decision to bring back the shift.
“But this is not an enhancement,” Dunn said, “we are only getting back to where we were in 2013 and it will take another two years to get there.” As of January 2019, there will be five 24 hour ambulances in Kingston, 24 hour ambulances stationed in Sydenham and Parham, and a 12 hour daytime ambulance at Robertsville in North Frontenac. The 2017 Frontenac County Budget process was aided by a decrease in the Fairmount Home budget, which came about as the result of an increase in provincial funding that was accomplished through the purchase of new tracking
software as well measures. “We won’t see those sorts of increases in funding again,” said Councilor John Inglis, echoing the concern expressed by Va n B r u i n e s sen that in future years Council will find it even more difficult to keep costs to within the rate of inflation, even with healthy levels of growth.
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feeding around his property for three days. The pig appeared friendly and co-operative and voluntarily surrendered into OPP custody. Temporary, safe accommodation was established at a local farm. The officers were immediately sensible to the likeli-
hood of the story “going viral” and initiated checks of all straw, stick and brick houses in the area. No next of kin was established. Investigators are withholding further descriptors of the animal so that ownership claims can be tested and assessed. People who may
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December 1, 2016
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Randy says he’s sorry. Is that a first?
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andy Hillier has said and done a lot since he stopped working as an electrician for the federal government, donned red suspenders and formed the Lanark Landowners Association (LLA). With the LLA he learned how to get attention, whether by driving tractors through the streets of Toronto or Ottawa, by ridiculing absurd regulations about sizing farm fresh eggs, and flouting deer hunting laws in Lanark County for local farmers. The LLA liked being politically incorrect, and Randy Hillier knew his audience well, and there were times when he said things that may have acceptable to some audiences but were frankly intolerant, unacceptable to the general public. Then there was the Dombrowsky email. As President of the LLA, Hillier emailed a photo of a dead deer with a group of hunters. Under the photo the caption read – Leona. He sent the email to MPP Leona Dombrowsky. Dombrowsky sat on the email, then released it months later on the eve of an LLA protest in Toronto. Hillier never apologised for sending the email. He only said that it appeared Ms. Dombrowsky did not share his sense of humour. This all took place over ten years ago, and Hillier has since left the LLA and their affiliate the Ontario Landowners Association, joined the Ontario Conservative Party, won a nomination battle had has won election as MPP three times. He ran for the leadership of the Party against Tim Hudak among others and lost, and has served as critic for a number of portfolios. He still rails against the system, but does so more and more effectively. Time has changed him as well. When his daughter faced a severe domestic abuse situation which led ultimately to his own house being set on fire, he shared that experience at Queen’s Park advocating for tougher laws against sexual violence. He has been a thorn in the side of Ontario Hydro, pushing his constituents interests against unfair and illogical billing practices. If indeed the Conservative Party takes power in the next election he will be expecting a cabinet posting, and good luck to a party leader who tries to bypasses him. We may yet see see how a politician who has made a career of opposing things can be a positive force for change. It was surprising then, after all this time, that last Friday night he retweeted a photo of NDP leader Andrea Horwath wearing a hijab and no shoes while sitting with an imam in a mosque in her riding after the mosque had been vandalised. The tweet had been posted along with the following comment: “meet Ontario NDP leader @AndreaHorwath bare foot and dehumanized with head gear, as she submits to the will of a Muslim male”. In his re-tweet Hillier added his own comment: “That’s quite the image looks like she swallowed Cheri’s message hook line and sinker.” The reference to
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Cheri is likely about NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo who stood up for Muslim rights at an anti-Donald Trump rally in October. What exactly was Randy Hillier thinking? How does attacking the MPP from Hamiton for doing her job support the interests of the citizens of Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington by? Tapping into anti-muslim sentiment serves no public purpose. Is he saying that Andrea Horwath should have refused to meet the imam because of the Hijab? To make matters worse he made a second error in judgment, an equally foolish one, claiming that retweeting something is not the same thing as endorsing it. Things were going from bad to worse.
Then, just as the story was starting to get traction on a provincial level, he tweeted out the following on Saturday evening: “without reservation I regret my tweets of Friday Night, being offensive is not in my nature and I’m sorry. Posts have been deleted.” There you have it. A textbook apology. He admitted that he had been offensive, expressed regret and said he was sorry. No ifs, ands or buts. In the current political reality, a good apology is an impressive thing. Those old red suspenders, after a day in the sun, were back in the closet.
Grandfathered Property Rights Threatened in South Frontenac: “Let’s Talk,” offers Peck by Wilma Kenny
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ast May, proposed housekeeping changes to the South Frontenac Official Plan were passed by a 5-4 vote of Council in the face of a storm of protest from long-time waterfront residents. Now, South Frontenac Township is facing 8 OMB appeals on behalf of over 300 long-time lakefront residents from Buck, Desert, Bobs, Crow, Hambly, Loughborough, Big Clear, Howes and Knowlton Lakes. The residents fear they will lose their current rights to do any major improvements on their existing cottages, because those cottages were built years ago within the 30 metre setback from the shoreline now required for all new construction. This spring’s Official Plan changes to section 5.10.2): A) do not permit buildings within the 30-metre setback to be taken down and reconstructed, even on the same footprint and in the same dimensions, and B) define a property as vacant once more than 50% of load-bearing walls have been removed from a building within the setback (and therefore the structure would not be replaceable.) Council did retain that part of section 5.11 which permits replacement of a structure partially or completely destroyed by fire, flood or other ‘act of God’, but removed the right to replace a structure lost through a Township ordered demolition permit. As spokesperson for the residents’ steering committee, Jeff Peck pointed out at a Committee of the Whole meeting on November 23 that the Official Plan changes do not address the majority of non-conforming lakeshore structures that are neither abandoned nor destroyed by natural causes. Many 60 to 100-year old family cottages which are still in use require more than just patchwork plumbing and wiring upgrades to continue to be safe and functional. He said that sometimes, in cases of mould, rot or decay, old summer cottages may need to be reconstructed in order to continue to be safe and healthy for habitation. This degree of reconstruction will now require an application to the Committee of Adjustment before being granted a building permit. The residents Peck speaks for are not asking to increase the size of their grandfathered structures; only to have the right to maintain and update the current structures on their current footprints. Recent decisions by the Committee of Adjustment, supported by recommendations from the Health Unit and the CRCA , have consistently resulted in the re-
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quirement that wherever possible, all reconstructions must be relocated 30 metres back from the shoreline, thus reinforcing the complainants’ concerns. This spring, Council accepted planner Mills’ interpretation of the intent of the Township’s Official Plan as: “eventually all buildings will be well set back from waterbodies to ensure protection of our lakes,” even though this interpretation, if followed to conclusion, could force relocation of the historic Township hall itself. “We would welcome the opportunity to work with Council to resolve this in a respectful manner, and could withdraw our OMB appeal,” Peck told Council last week; “We feel our individual property rights and the environment can both be
“We would welcome the opportunity to work with Council to resolve this in a respectful manner, ” said Peck protected. The Township could permit reconstruction on the footprint, but also stipulate environmental protection measures such as updated septic systems, water conservation strategies, etc.” However, the twenty individuals who comprise the steering committee are determined to continue with the OMB appeal if Council shows no wish to work with them toward a mutually acceptable resolution. They are well funded and will be represented by Murray Chown, (Planning Consultant and Expert Witness) and Michael Polowin, (Lawyer). In a 2009 appeal involving the City of Ottawa, Polowing convinced the OMB that “municipalities may not limit or coercively bring to an end non-conforming or non-complying rights beyond the narrow constraints permitted by the Planning Act, R.S.O.1990, c.P.13 and at common law.” (this ruling was discussed fully in The Digest of Municipal & Planning Law, Jan 2010, Issue 13.) “An OMB appeal will be unnecessarily costly for all of us,” Peck told the Committee last week. At the end of the meeting, Councillor Sleeth asked “Are we gong to talk with them,” and offered to bring a motion to reconsider Council’s earlier decision. Deputy Mayor Sutherland said they had already come to a decision as a Council. Mayor Vandewal suggested that it was inappropriate to publicly discuss a matter currently before the OMB, and suggested they bring it to the closed session before the Dec 6 Council meeting. To be successful, a Council vote to reconsider a recent decision requires a 2/3 majority.
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idel Castro was a controversial and legendary figure, with amazing accomplishments in health and education - exactly as Justin Trudeau said. I am proud that our Prime Minister has the guts to speak the truth about the late Cuban President. Despite flaws and errors, Castro was too great a leader and too complex a man for small reactionary minds to understand. It's Donald Trump and Kellie Leitch who should be ashamed of their pettiness and ignorance. Having lived in non-revolutionary Latin America, I know something of what the Cuban leadership had to overcome and how huge an accomplishment their revolution was. I visited Cuba myself, first in the glory days of 1978 and then in 1993 during the “special period.” Since my Spanish is fluent, I was able to talk with "ordinary Cubans" about both the achievements of the Revolution and its problems. Farmer friends of mine have toured the urban agriculture sites and rural co-operatives that produce local organic food to help counteract the vindictive US blockade. Bravo! As well, when I worked with CUSO in the early '70s, I knew two Cuban Embassy people in Ottawa – a Black former construction worker and an enthusiastic young veteran of the volunteer student literacy brigades. The fact that these fine grassroots people were representing their country abroad spoke volumes about the Revolution’s ideals and practice. May the Cuban people and the rest of us continue to build on the best of Fidel’s legacy. - Helen Forsey
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n printing by letter – Rasied Eybrows on November 10, your editing changed the intent. My concern was to suggest the trail head in Verona be named for Anne Marie Young, because of the waste of money spent on a trail from Kingston City limits to Sharbot Lake to connect with the Trans Canada Trail. The city section of the trail is non-motorises so how do people travel from the Trans Canada Trail to Kingston? They would need to park at Orser Road and walk the rest of the way, or maybe call a taxi. As for Verona being a trail-head, it is not the beginning of the trail, and land would need to be purchased for this with money they don't have (unless they raid another reserve fund.) Several years ago a trail-head was suggested for Harowsmith on land belonging to the former railway and ownd by the county, but was not well received by local residents. Several thousand dollars were spent on a trail-head plan, which now appears to be more wasted money. Anne Marie Young made the statement several years ago that she wasn’t going to retire until the trail was completed. She is leaving now at the end of 2016 with an uncompleted trail, and trail of questionable finances. My point is – let her take the credit for this nightmare with a Trail-head in Verona named for her efforts, the Anne Marie Young money pit, a real crowning gem. - Robert Fish (editors note – I did indeed edit out the proposal to name the Verona Trail-head after Anne Marie Young in Mr. Fish’s first letter. It was a single line in that letter. It was cut because we do not like to single out public employees when they are not the ones who determine policy. It is the council of the day that determines how much to spend on these things and how much staff time should be devoted to them. Council bears the ultimate responsibility for the trail, not Ms. Young. Since Mr. Fish was adamant about making comments on Anne Marie Young role I decided to publish this follow up letter, subject to this comment)
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he letter re-about that elephant, published in edition #47, November 24, was written by Ed Kennedy.
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by Jonas Bonnetta NFCS Annual Update ouise Moody, from North Frontenac Community Services (NFCS), made a presentation to Council on Friday to explain what the NFCS does for youth in the community and to update them on this year's successful programs which Council supported financially. NFCS offered a weekly after-school program at Clarendon Public School and this past year there were 9 families enrolled in the program. The agency also implemented a “Steps of Success” program in the area that offers youth courses so they can be ready to be home alone and prepares them to babysit for their families. Moody explained that the babysitting courses are offered to kids 11-years old and up. This past year, with funding from the Ministry of Recreation and Tourism, they were able to introduce area kids to lacrosse and snowshoeing and teach them that they are living in an Indigenous community. Moody also told Council that lacrosse is a great sport to teach because most kids have no previous experience with the sport and it starts the kids out on an even level. NFCS also now, has snowshoes that can be rented. “Rural youth need a different approach,” Moody said, explaining how different North Frontenac is compared to the
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Oh dear! Just when I thought we were all saved by Donald's election, along comes a correspondent to the news, who suggests (November 24) that there are still remnants of leftish, liberal thoughts infecting the body civil and politic, including publisher and editor, Mr. Green. Oh my! In a week which saw the celebrated death of super leftie, Fidel Castro, the suggestion that our beloved editor might harbour such sentiments was a real downer. My angst was deepened further when Justin Trudeau expressed sorrow at Castro's death. Donald may now exact a fearsome revenge, returning Cuban resorts to the mob, and denying the human rights of Canadian winter refugees, seeking temporary solace in and on the unspoiled beaches and unpolluted waters of this socialist state! But, I digress: While I have always considered Mr. Green to be fair and balanced in the conduct of his reportage and editing, after reading this letter, I, too, was consumed with a terrible dread. I had not realized that Jeff was so culpable of so many countless offences against the truth (as defined by the letter writer)! So, what's the story, Jeff? I think you need to come clean on your views right now. Your readers deserve no less! For many years I wondered why the Tooth Fairy failed to deliver and why, despite my placing a bear trap underneath the chimney on Christmas Eve, Santa was never caught! Now, I know. All along, it was a left wing conspiracy perpetrated by people like Mr. Green, to take advantage of my gullibility and naïveté. We should be grateful to the letter writer for enlightening us all on the dangers of a 'fifth column' in our midst. In the meantime, I remain partial, as always, to the editorial and letters columns." - Adrian O'Connell
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southern part of the County and how they're trying to create programs and activities that reflect that difference. Moody also told Council that they are considering a name change to reflect the work they do throughout the Frontenacs. The front runner for a new name is Rural Community Services of Greater Frontenac. Re-zoning Approval Reid Shepherd, a planner for the County of Frontenac, presented some notes on a re-zoning application to Council Friday regarding a business that currently exists on ElphinMaberly Road that is looking to sever it's property and re-zone it's new lot from tourism commercial to rural commercial. The property, previously operated seasonal rental cabins, hence the tourism zoning, is the new home to Raymond Measurements, a business that manufactures radio-frequency-shielded enclosure cabinets and antennae measurement chambers that are used by the military, government, and high-tech companies. The application was reviewed by the Committee of Approval and the only issue they had was with the property owner's current driveway into the residence needing to be improved. Shepherd told Council that the County is recommending they approve the project. “It's an economic development opportunity,” Shepherd said. “They will be hiring additional employees as well.” Council approved the application. NF Insurance Savings North Frontenac will be saving approximately $20,500 in premiums next year, thanks to a joint RFP they sent out this past fall. They will be switching their current coverage over to Frank Cowen for 2017 and will be paying approximately $80,000 for the coverage. Council Votes Against Ranked Ballots Council shot down the idea of running the next Municipal election with a ranked ballot system as opposed to the current first-past-the-post system that is in place. They cited the difficulties in explaining the new system to constituents as one of the reasons for not changing their electoral process. “A lot of Councillors are saying no because they don't want to be the first to go out and educate the public,” Tara Mieske, the Town Clerk/Planning Manager told Council after taking a training course recently on ranked balloting. Invasive species washing station The Skootamatta District Ratepayers Association (SDRA), with letters of support from Quinte Conservation and the Mazinaw Property Owners' Association, made a request to Council for usage of a small parcel of land on Skootamatta Lake Road to build a boat washing station to help prevent the spread of invasive species to area lakes. The SDRA said the station “would serve to promote the local community as proactive in managing and protecting the natural environment.” Council voted against the idea citing liability and insurance issues as deterrents. Freshwater Jellyfish in Gull Lake The low water levels on North Frontenac lakes are revealing strange things. “Right now, the way it is, Gull Lake is not going to replenish itself,” Councillor Wayne Good said. “It's lower than I've ever seen it and Kash is the lowest I've ever seen it. “When the water went down on Gull they found bunch of freshwater jellyfish.” Councillor Gerry Martin told Council and said they have the same sting as a saltwater jellyfish.
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• Don’t forget the District #4 Santa Claus Parade coming up this Sunday starting at 1 pm at the Tracks in Tichborne. • Ralph and Carol McInnes will be singing at the Parham United Church at our church service on Dec. 11. Hope to see you there. Congratulations to Matthew Villalta who plays for the Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds has been named the Canadian Hockey League goal tender of the week (Nov. 20) Your home town is so very proud of you!!!Dec. 10 at the IOOF Hall there is a children’s Party with crafts from 10 am to 2 pm with hot dogs for lunch. • Dec. 16 is the Turkey Bingo at the Oddfellows it starts at 6:45 • Parham United “rocked” with their turkey dinner on Saturday and younger worshipers white gift service on Sunday. To prepare for Christmas our area churches are offering country casual musical mornings with Sharbot Lake United featuring the Merigan family and Gilbert Riddell on Sun. Dec. 4 at 10:00, and our Parham United featuring Ralph and Carol McInnes and Stanley Stinchombe on Sun. Dec. 11 at 11:30. These mostly music mornings will offer an opportunity to hear local musicians praising God in music and bringing the Christmas message through divinely inspired song writers. We hope it will be a tribute to God. • Dec. 17 The Volunteer Fire Fighters will be joining the Mayflower Lodge for it’s Annual Christmas Caroling. Leaving the Oddfellows Hall at 6 pm then returning for hot chocolate. Please come out and join in the fun. • Thinking of you to Melody Cooke, Virgil Garrett, Rose and Joe LaPointe and Gary Howes. • Sharbot Lake Santa Claus Parade is on Sat Dec. 3 starting at 1 pm • Christmas cakes and cookies are still available from the Sharbot Lake Lions contact Dawn or Dave Hansen (613375-6318) Makes a great Christmas gift.. • Grand opening for the Treasure Trunk is on Sat Dec. 3 at 12795 Road 38 RR#1 Tichborne.
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• The Land O’Lakes Community Choir invite all to come out and enjoy their two Christmas Concert performances. The first one is on Fri. Dec.2, 2 p.m. at Pine Meadow Nursing Home. The second one begins at 7:00pm on Dec.2nd at the Land O’Lakes Emmanuel United Church, 108 Addington Rd.2, Northbrook. Along with the choir singing in the evening, the Ukulele group “Tunes and Tea” will be performing. • Do not forget to come out for the Santa Claus parade in Northbrook on December 3nd. And do not forget to come into the Lions Hall after the parade and enjoy some hot chocolate (with marshmallows I hope!) and doughnuts. And of course, you will want to meet Santa Claus! I wonder who will be the winners for the best floats of the parade?Great News! The artist for the Lions Paint Night has extended the deadline to reserve a spot for the evening of December 3rd. You do not have to know how to paint to enjoy this evening! This is an evening to enjoy a glass of wine or other “spirit” while releasing the artist in you. Artist Debbie Reeve will guide our paint brushes in completing a totally amazing piece of art. Leave with a masterpiece to hang proudly on your wall or give as a Christmas gift. The cost is $45.00 which includes the canvas, paints, paint brushes, and munchies. Contact Debbie at 613-336- 8502 or any Lions member including me. • The Lions Hall is open every Monday night for our teenagers to come in and play a little ping pong. All are invited from 6:15-8:30. Parents, come on out and be a part of the action. Teams of volunteers are needed. Lions and parents are encouraged to come out and support our young people. • Our community did it again! We rallied together by whatever means including social media in search of a lost 6 month old beagle. Corinne & Jack Roach want to thank their Flinton ‘family’ in the search for their lost puppy. Elaine Delyea found the puppy and thanks to James for keeping him warm until the Roach’s came for him.
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December 1, 2016 Christmas shopping at the Denbigh-Griffith Lions Club Fund Raiser Christmas Craft Fair, 10 am to 2 pm at the Lion’s Hall, 25991 Hwy 41, Griffith. There will be Baked goods – Door Prizes- Raffle Draws- Crafts – Canteen – Snacks – Home Cooked Lunches. Come and support your local crafters • A new book called Vimy:Letters from the Front, The Life of Private John L. Ball, written by William McNaught is now available. The proceeds of this book will be donated to the Denbigh-Griffith Lions Club. To order a copy, please contact Sandra Lloyd at 613 333 2961 or balloyd05@hotmail.com. A copy is available to be viewed at the Denbigh Public Library. Books will be here in time for Christmas.
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• The Trinity United Church Choir and special guests invite you to an Advent choral concert entitled, “Four Lessons and Carols” to be held at Trinity United Church, December 2 at 7:30 pm. Admission is free. For more information, please call the church office at 613-374-2777. • A Youth Dance will be held for public school aged children, December 2 at the Golden Links Hall from 7 to 9:30. Cost is $6.00. For information please call 372-2410. Sponsored by Odd Fellows & Rebekahs. • Harrowsmith will welcome the Jolly Man himself on December 3 with the annual Santa Claus Parade and Open House. Parade begins at 10am from Centennial Park followed by hot chocolate, goodies and a visit with Santa at the Harrowsmith S and A Club. All are welcome. For information contact Pam 372-1578. Members of the HarrowsmithVerona Pastoral Charge will be collecting non-perishable food items and monetary donations along the parade route to assist with the Christmas hampers and for the South Frontenac Food bank. • Perth Road United Church will host a Christmas Bake and Craft Sale, December 3 from 9am-noon in the Sunday School hall. 14 vendors plus a bake table. For information please call 353-1690 • Words to live by: It’s not what’s under the tree that’s important, it’s who is around it. Have a great week.
HENDERSON Jean Brown
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• Some area high school friends of Les Grey visited him at the Riverine in Napanee, talking of the good old days of Sharbot Lake High school in the 1960’s. For some, it had been over 50 years since they last met, so had a lot of catching up to do. Apparently years ago Les had a sail boat that some of the friends, while out sailing on Sharbot Lake , tipped right over- however all survived to tell the tale once again. • Speaking of tales, we’ve put away all the hunting stories now and the longing for the “one that got away” is fueling the fire for next year’s hugely anticipated hunt. • Folks are now baking for Christmas, and thinking of all the famous suppers that will soon be happening in Harlowe- Sat. Dec. 3 (- reservations required- Marie). When walking the smells of baking waft out to tempt me, but I keep walking. • Also the Harlowe Wesleyan and Standard Christmas spiritual program is happening on Sat. Dec. 10, at 7:00 PM with musicians Jack and Lois Webster, Ron Lemke and friends. The younger worshipers will be doing recitations and the nativity pageant. Come to the country and live it up with us. • United Church clergy the Rev. Darin MacKinnon preached his farewell service on Sunday which was the first Sunday of Advent a time of spiritual pilgrimage and preparation for Christmas. Darin will then journey to Prince Edward Island where his folks and family live and where he has accepted a call to ministry. We wish him all the best. • Deepest sympathy to the family and friends of the late Al Ash who died on the weekend. Al will be remembered for his kindly ways, love of spouse Jackie, their wonderful restaurant out at the highway, car sales, and their precious son the late Michael Ash whom we also recall with fondness.
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MABERLY-BOLINGBROKE Karen Prytula
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• Don’t Miss “An 1816 Christmas”—Tay Valley Choir’s Christmas Concert! The Tay Valley Community Choir is pleased to once again stage a Christmas concert, this year titled An 1816 Christmas to help celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the founding of Tay Valley Township. The Choir has selected a series of songs for everyone to enjoy, ranging from some that the settlers of long ago might have sung to help them through “the bleak mid-winter,” to modernday arrangements that spread joy around the hearth. “For this concert our choir will be even larger than last year’s,” says conductor Rebecca Worden. “Get ready for a big holiday sound that will reach out and embrace you! Also come ready to sing along with favourites for this time of year. We’re really looking forward to a beautiful evening in Maberly Community Hall!” Accompanying the choir once again will be skilled pianist, Mary Lou Carroll. Several choir members will have solo singing opportunities and joining as a special guest will be flautist Jane Cunningham. As well, word has it that Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus—and possibly also The Grinch—will make an appearance! Oh, and The Andrew Sisters and Elvis will be on hand, too! An 1816 Christmas will take place Saturday December 10th at 7:00pm at Maberly Community Hall. Admission is $10 per person and refreshments will be on hand following the concert. Food or other donations to The Table can be made that evening and will be most welcome. Special thanks to Tay Valley Township and Blue Skies in the Community for supporting this event!
MISSISSIPPI Pearl Killingbeck
613-278-2127
• Get ready for Christmas at the artisan, bakers, and crafters event on Saturday, December 3 at 10 am until 2 pm at the Snow Road Snowmobile Club. Find a gift for everyone no your list. Browse our tables for homemade goods, jewelry, cosmetics, sewing, spices, gift baskets, stocking suffers, etc. There is also lunch, refreshments, desserts available. • In November Donna and Caroline had a great trip to Alberta to visit their sister Myrna, and their nieces and nephews from Edmonton. They had fabulous weather, great visits and a wonderful flight, Just what the doctor ordered. • On Thursday, November 24 Jim Dix, Mark Hannah, Eric Labelle, Roger Hermer and Wanda Sheil performed at the Snow Road Snowmobile Club. It was a good crowd with 30 attending and listening to the old country songs and melodies to everyone’s delight. Alice Gilchrist and Sue Sworowskie won tickets to see Stephen Goodberry in January. There will be no music night in December. • Hostess of the Coffee Break on Friday was Sue, Janet and Karen. There was a lovely variety of sweets and coffee. You did a great job, girls. • Janet would like the special people at SRCC to know how much she appreciated them. • A few birthdays for December: Harriet Riddell, Karen Peterson, Beth Webster, Allan and Anne Massey, Debbie Riddell, Morley Wark, and Marilyn Tooley. • There will be a coffee break in support of Alzheimers Society of Lanark following the church service on December 4th at the Elphin Presbyterian Church. • Mississippi Free Methodist Church x-mas dinner is December 9 at Snow Road Snowmobile Club. Turkey and ham supper and all the trimmings 6 pm. $15 adults, $7.50 7-12 year olds. 6 and under free. Tickets available at 613-2782196. ask for Donna.
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MOUNTAIN GROVE Marilyn Meeks
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• Correction: Parham Happy Travelers will have their Christmas Dinner on December 7 at noon, not on December 1 as reported last week. • On November 19 a celebration of life was held for David Fox. It was a Quaker service where everyone sat in a circle and most related a memory of David. His brothers Stephen, Randy, Jason, Evan, and Mitchel cherish their memories of him. He is survived by his beloved wife Vishni and 3 small children. Thanks to everyone who came and shared their memories. • Yes last week’s birthdays were listed under Mississippi (ed. Note – sorry about that) Happy birthday to Bill How, Lisa Hamilton, Ellis Woolfrey, Sammy Fox, Jean Steele, Keith Hawley, Amanda Veley, Florence Lovelace, Jean Brown, David Elyee and Diana Burley. • On Saturday, November 26, ad 7pm a gospel sing was held at Parham Free Methodist Church. Ralph McGinnis was the MC. Local talent played several songs. Thanks to everyone that brought refreshments. Pastor Ken and May Walton were absent as they are moving to Perth, We wish them well. • On Sunday, December 4 there will be a Santa Claus Parade for the Parham/Tichborne area at 1 pm sponsored by District 4 Fire crew. Let’s hope for good weather. • We enjoyed the delicious supper at Parham United Church on November 26. Thanks to everyone that helped. The C.E. building was packed with hungry people. • On December 3 there will be a community supper at Arden Community Hall, sponsored by the Wesleyan Church. Free will offering. 5 pm. There will be a tree lighting to follow at the pond. • November 27 was the last Sunday for Rev. Darin MacKinnon in Mountain Grove. Good luck, Darin. • A big thank you to Loretta Barker for her Christmas decorations in Mountain Grove United Church.
OMPAH Linda Rush Marily Seitz
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• It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. And the list of Christmas events is full. Saturday, Dec. 3 is the Children’s Christmas Party at the Ompah Community Centre from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. To receive a gift from Santa, please register your child with Rose (479-2176). There will be refreshments for kids, parents, grandparents and ... • The Santa Claus parade leaves the township office at 6:00 pm and ends in Ompah also on Dec. 3. The Ompah Community Centre is entering a float. If you would like to ride on the float please contact Marily (479-2855). • There is a box for non-perishable foods in the foyer of the Community Centre for distribution to local folks. • The Cookie Exchange is on December 10 at 10:00. Bring your cookies, put them out on the trays, then enjoy some other cookies and chat with the other bakers. Then at 10:30 we will fill our containers with a variety of cookies to take home for holiday entertaining. • The Fire Fighters Christmas dinner is also on December 10. We hope Santa brings something good for each of the Fire Fighters and Emergency First Responders. These folks train throughout the year and are on call 24/7 to help us when we are in need. • John Walters has been busily adding and replacing lights on his tree and will hold a tree lighting ceremony on Friday, Dec. 16. You are welcome to bring a decoration for the tree and John has a few extras. Hot chocolate and carols will top off the evening. • Friends and family are saddened by the passing of Sandy Eif on November 23rd , after a battle with cancer. Sandy and her husband Lars are long time cottagers on Palmerston Lake.
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• Don’t forget the District #4 Santa Claus Parade coming up this Sunday starting at 1 pm at the Tracks in Tichborne. • Ralph and Carol McInnes will be singing at the Parham United Church at our church service on Dec. 11. Hope to see you there. • Congratulations to Matthew Villalta who plays for the Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds has been named the Canadian Hockey League goal tender of the week (Nov. 20) Your home town is so very proud of you!!! • Dec. 10 at the IOOF Hall there is a children’s Party with crafts from 10 am to 2 pm with hot dogs for lunch. • Dec. 16 is the Turkey Bingo at the Oddfellows it starts at 6:45 • Parham United “rocked” with their turkey dinner on Saturday and younger worshipers white gift service on Sunday. To prepare for Christmas our area churches are offering country casual musical mornings with Sharbot Lake United featuring the Merigan family and Gilbert Riddell on Sun. Dec. 4 at 10:00, and our Parham United featuring Ralph and Carol McInnes and Stanley Stinchombe on Sun. Dec. 11 at 11:30. These mostly music mornings will offer an opportunity to hear local musicians praising God in music and bringing the Christmas message through divinely inspired song writers. We hope it will be a a tribute to God. • Dec. 17 The Volunteer Fire Fighters will be joining the Mayflower Lodge for it’s Annual Christmas Carolling. Leaving the Oddfellows Hall at 6 pm then returning for hot chocolate. Please come out and join in the fun. • Thinking of you to Melody Cooke, Virgil Garrett, Rose and Joe LaPointe and Gary Howes. • The Festival of Trees is fast approaching. • Sharbot Lake Santa Claus Parade is on Sat Dec. 3 starting at 1 pm • Christmas cakes and cookies are still available from the Sharbot Lake Lions contact Dawn or Dave Hansen (613375-6318) Makes a great Christmas gift. • Grand opening for the Treasure Trunk is on Sat Dec. 3 at 12795 Road 38 RR#1 Tichborne. • The Sharbot Lake Retirement and Retreat in Sharbot Lake held its Grand Opening and Ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday from 1 to 3 • Happy Birthday to Meagan Kehoe, Gail McEwen, Joel Gray, Sharon Quinn, Lisa Hamilton, Josh Neadow, Steven Steele, Lisa McLellan, Evan Pyle, Derrick Hole, Jen MacPherson, and Jody Allen.
SYDENHAM Anita Alton
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• (editors note – Our Sydenham columnist, Anita Alton, has decided to stop doing the column as she has a busy traveling schedule and does not have enough time available to devote to it. We thank her for year’s of service to the community and wish her well. Anyone interested in taking over? Call 613-279-3150) • Last Chance – Murder Mystery Dinner on Saturday, December 3rd at the Grace Centre. Tickets are $50 per person for dinner and integrated show. Call Southern Frontenac Community Services for ticket information 613-376-6477. A limited number of tickets are available. • The 9th Annual Nativity Display at St. Patrick Church Parish Hall in Railton is set for 11 AM to 3 PM on Sunday Dec. 4. Admission is free but donations to Loughborough Christmas and Emergency Fund would be gratefully accepted.
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t takes a lot of work for the North Frontenac Little Theatre to put on a musical. The casts are large, there are songs and lines to learn, musicians to be foun, costumes, and on an on. It’s pretty hard to pull all the pieces together in a small community when actors and back stage people need to travel 30 to 60, and in one case this time around, 90 minutes to rehearsals. Usually the effort is grounded in a script and a set of songs that have been worked out over time through workshop productions, regional theatre, a stint on Broadway and often a movie version before being taken up by the Little Theatre. The company tends to uses license versions that are specially prepared for amateur theatre companies across North America. Not so with Turtle Crossings, an original musical written by long time NFLT member Craig Godfrey. Godfrey has been shopping around the idea of a musical for a few years. He wanted to set it in cottage country and he
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• The Verona Community Association thanks all the volunteers and businesses that helped make last weekend a fabulous, fun free weekend for the Verona community. Special thanks to the Verona Lions Club and Revell Ford Lincoln for sponsoring the two events! Also yummy thanks to Phyllis Harper and Yvonne Guthro who spent hours making home made donuts and holiday rice krispie squares for everyone who attended Christmas in the Village!! • The Trinity United Church Choir and special guests invite you to an Advent choral concert entitled, "Four Lessons and Carols" to be held at Trinity United Church on Friday, December 2 at 7:30 pm. Admission is free with refreshments to follow. Please join the choir to start your Christmas Season with song. For more information, call the church office at 613-374-2777. • The Harrowsmith Santa Claus Parade takes place on Saturday, December 3, leaving Centennial Park at 10 am. After the parade the Social and Athletic Club in Harrowsmith invites you to an Open House
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at the hall on Colebrook Road. Join them for some snacks and hot chocolate and a visit with the jolly ol’ elf himself! • There will be a Christmas Open House at the South Frontenac Museum on Saturday, December 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Santa will be there! • Sisters by Heart invite us to a Ladies Night Out to enjoy a "Country Christmas “. Western attire is encouraged. Monday, December 5 at 7 p.m. at Verona Free Methodist Church. Guest speaker and musician is Linda King. Admission is $5. For more information, please contact the church office at 613 374-1232. • Nicole’s Gifts will hold their 3rd Annual PCPS shopping night on Friday, December 9. A portion of the night’s sales is donated to the Prince Charles Public School Council. • Santa arrives at 11 am at Nicole's Gifts on Saturday December 10! Join them to take a picture with Santa in a very relaxed environment. This is a free event, but donations of non perishable food items are always appreciated. • Come out and sing for your supper! BellRock Hall is hosting an afternoon of entertainment by the popular local gospel group, Crimson River, followed by a ham and scalloped potato supper. Sunday December 11. 2 pm. Featured also at this event is a live auction that will be managed by the everentertaining Brian Powley. Lots of Christmas items for you to bid on, and all proceeds go towards maintaining the hall. Cost $20 BellRock Hall (see www.bellrockhall.ca for map) Tickets available at Verona Hardware, Asselstine's Hardware, Nicole's Gifts, Food Less Travelled (Family Farms). • The annual Breakfast with Santa will be held on Saturday December 10 at Prince Charles Public School. They will open the doors at 9am and serve a yummy breakfast. $5.00/plate for sausage, pancakes with syrup and a beverage. All proceeds go back to the school playground fund! The Holiday Farmer’s Market will also take place that day at the school. • Enjoy Turkey Bingo on Monday, December 12 at Prince Charles Public School. Thanks Matson Insurance to support from our local businesses, the prizes Brokers will be turkeys! Doors open at 6:30 pm. Games begins at 7pm.
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played the urban friends of the lead character Tesah with assured comic timing and physicality. They kept things entertaining as the serious business of the relationship between Tesah and Billy (the custodian) was played out over the long (2.5 hour) running time of the play. The crew of young actors who have been developed over the last few youth oriented productions showed their experience has paid off as well, keeping everything moving and bringing a sense of community to the action of the play. Danielle Queneville, Tesah’s room-mate Vicky from the City, got the evening going singing the only cover song in the production, Janis Ian’s At Seventeen, not an easy song to pull off, in a set designed by Donna Larocque which captured the feel of an urban country bar in the early 1990’s. The band, led by musical director Elisabeth Convery on piano, with Gary Giller on bass, Nate Paul on drums, Martina Field on fiddle, and David Yerxa on percussion, were visible at the country after her father decided to move the family to the cottage, much to the chagrin of her long suffering, alcoholic mother. The scene shifts to the cottage in Tesah’s youth, and for this transition a simple yet effective technique was used. Arglye stood still, facing the audience, and Ellie Larocque, who played Tessa as a child, came onstage and stood behind her, facing the back of the stage. The two actors spun around slowly until Laroque was facing the audience, and Argyle left the stage. Back in the early 60’s, Tesah and Billy (Bailey Paddick) an older lo-
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the back left of the stage. This was particularly effective in the bar scenes, although not so much when the play shifted to the cottage and rural high school scenes later on. Throughout the night, however, the band did a great job supporting the numerous vocalists. Quenneville set the stage for Jennifer Argyle, who played the adult Tesah, a music teacher in her late 30’s and a regular performer at the bar. Argyle, who performs as a country singer herself, easily slipped into the persona of Tesah as a fun loving teacher who enjoys letting her hair down on evenings and weekends singing and drinking with her friends at their local. The whole scene was pulled together by John Stephens as the bartender/announcer. Tesah’s past intervenes early on as she reveals that her estranged father has left her the family cottage. Tesah tells her friends that she spent each summer at the cottage as a child and then attended High School in cal boy who does maintenance at the cottage, are helping baby turtles get from the driveway where they have hatched, to the water. The relationship between Billy and Tesah, which is central to the play, is set in this scene. The play shifts back and forth from the past to the present (which is 1993), as Tesah and her friends are preparing to visit the cottage on Canada Day Weekend. Gradually more and more of the past is revealed. The teenage Tesah is played by GREC stu-
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Land O’Lakes Garden Club Special Announcement by Rosemary Teed e have a tremendous project planned for Canada’s 150th Anniversary of Confederation next year. As part of our Sesquicentennial Project our colour themes for the Community Planter boxes will be red and white. We hope all local gardeners who plant flowers next spring, to enjoy for the summer season, will do the same. Just imagine our Community at large in a bounty of red and white flower beds and containers. It is a significant and visual way to show everyone driving into our Townships of North Frontenac and Addington Highlands that we know how to celebrate 2017, such a special year for Canada. Most important, we are asking all you readers to set aside June 24th 2017 so you can attend the annual opening of the Pioneer Museum in Cloyne, beside the Barrie Township Hall, for a very special unveiling of an Art Installation completed by our Land O’Lakes Garden Club members, in recognition of Canada’s 150th. We appreciate the help and support of the Historical Society Board in this undertaking,
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who have so kindly agreed to display our art work on the Museum. This project has involved many volunteers and a tremendous amount of work and a great deal of learning for all those who have participated. Under the guidance of our Co chair Lynn Oborne we feel we have created an Art Installation that the Community will be proud of. We are all excited for you to come out and see our handiwork. Canada’s 150th Anniversary is a once in a lifetime opportunity to connect with one another, to celebrate our accomplishments as a nation, our diversity and common interests and engage as a community in a conversation of our vision for the future. We look forward to you attending along with your friends and neighbours to view this Art Installation that we hope will be enjoyed by the entire Community. We have also commissioned a local artisan, Ken Chatson, to create a tribute piece on our behalf for the Community. Please mark June 24, 2017 as a special day on your calendar and come out to meet your friends and neighbours at the event.
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The Frontenac News is working with the Central Recreation Committee of the Township of South Frontenac in the production of the 2017 South Frontenac Recreation and Activity Guide. The guide will feature information about registering for sports and other recreational activities in the township; a comprehensive list of events throughout the year; descriptions of groups and associations that serve the residents; and more. This is a call to groups, organizations and anyone who is planning to sponsor an event in South Frontenac in 2017. Please contact The Frontenac News at info@frontenacnews.ca (with South Frontenac Rec Guide in the subject line) or by phone at 613-279-3150 with your information. For events please include the date, time, a short description, the price of admission (if any) and contact number or email. For groups and organizations, include a description of what you do, 75-150 words in addition to contact information, meeting dates and locations. If you have a logo, please send that as well. Groups that were included in the 2016 Rec Guide will be contacted by us directly. Advertisers wishing to be included in the 2017 guide are welcome to use the same contact information as above.
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Continued from page 6 dent Emma Douglas, who did a great job singing and playing and also showed the depth of character as Tesah deals with her parents marriage disintegrating, her mothers breakdown, and the transition from seasonal resident to high school student in small town. Kids do a lot of growing up between grade 9 and grade 12, and Douglas did very well showing the effects of that on Tesah. Kora Kamps Sissons, who teaches at North Addington Education Centre, plays Tesah at age 18, the crucial period in her life when her mother Mrs Carter (Connie Rennebarth) suffers a break down, and the push pull between her feelings for Billy (now the custodian at the high school) and bad-boy rocker Zepper (convincingly portrayed by rock star Tom Asselstine) are played out. Connie Rennebarth delivered a moving performance “It isn’t fun here anymore” in this section of the
play, and this was followed by Kamps Sissons equally powerful performance of “Are you Still There”. Plot twists that could have strayed into melodrama were brought to life with these two performances. They were highlights of the evening. The first act ends at the High School Prom. Tesah is there with Billy, and her music teacher, Mrs. B. layed to comic effect by Marcie Asselstine, calls out “You’re Pregnant”. In Act 2 Tesah returns to the cottage, and finds, after a twist and turn or two, that her life has been waiting for her to return and take it up, which she ultimately does. There are some convenient plot elements at play, this is not unusual for musicals, which are really all about the songs and the singers and big emotions, the 2nd Act provides Jennifer Argyle the opportunity to perform some of her best songs. It also provides comedic fodder for Dick Miller, Sandy Robertson and Marci Asselstine’s.. Derryk Monsour, who
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plays the adult Billy, becomes the play’s anchor, making everything will work out in the end. Other performers who should be mentioned included Greg Morris (Mr. Carter) Cash Matson (Young Eddie) and Jessica Wedden (Jessie) who also performed some fiddle solos in character, Pam giroux (Nokomis) Makenzie Drew (Macca) Amber Asselstine (Lori), Gillian hoffman (Julie) Sidney Drew (Danielle) Tim Drew (adult Eddy) Carol Morris (Nana), Donna Larocque (Bar Patron) and Ken Fisher (Bar Patron) Craig Godrey did a good job capturing the way people speak and carry themselves in this neck of the woods.. The underlying issues at play, the restlessness of youth, the pressures people face in the city and in the country, are all very real.
Turtle Crossings had its flaws. A scene or two could have been trimmed and the pacing could have been quicker, but basically the production worked, no small feat for a musical in its first incarnation. The efforts of the set designer and construction team, and particularly stage manager Marc Brown, who came before and left after everyone else and made sure everything was in place, and lighting director Jeff Siamoncannot be over-stated. Brian Robertson had the vision, and put in the effort to bring Godfrey’s story to life, providing an opportunity for a new crop of talented performers to shine. Finally, a nod to Kathy Bonsal, Craig Godfrey’s long suffering sister, who put up with him, and everyone else as the play’s Producer. It was an accomplishment for all of them.
Wine and Cheese and ribbon cutting T by Jeff Green
he first opportunity for the public to see munity Living, it belongs to the community, it the new digs of the Treasure Trunk took belongs to everyone.” The Treasure Trunk will be open for busipalce last Friday at a Wine and Cheese Fund raiser and silent auction at their new home ness on Saturday morning (December 3) at 9 am. on Road 38, south of the Kingdom Hall. Community Living Board Chair Patty Hallgren looked at the over flow crowd and said “who says people won’t come out to the Treasure Trunk because we are out of town.” Paddy O’Connor provided a rousing opening for Mayor Frances Smith, who used an oversized pair of scissors that she borrowed from Frontenac Paramedic Services to cut the ribbon, and the space had been christened. Community Living North Frontenac operates the Treasure Trunk but its Executive Director Dean Walsh said that the Treasure Trunk “does not belong to ComFrances Smith cutting away surrounded by Community Living Board members
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A virtual Ontario Craft beer Advent Calendar
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There is an element of restraint there. My rules for the virtual calendar are that the beer must be brewed in Ontario, the beers need to exemplify different styles, and they must be of high quality. It is really an excuse to celebrate the culture of brewing that has come a long way in Ontario over the last 10, even 5 years, and a chance to talk about how easy or difficult it is to get some of the best beer in the province. I do not talk about the cost of these beers, however, which can range from $2.50 for a standard bottle to $10 or more for a 650 or 750 ml bottle. While you might say this is a lot of money to spend on a beer, these beers are not meant to be drunk in bulk. One is often enough. And when the prices are compared to the price of wine, the most expensive of them is still as cheap or cheaper than a pretty pedestrian bottle. Thanks to changes in the way beer is marketed in Ontario, there are now four places to go to find craft beer. The Brewers Retail Stores have started stocking some, the LCBO is doing a better job stocking a wider variety, large grocers, particularly Loblaws are expanding their range of beer all the time, and the best place to get a good taste of a breweries wares is at the breweries themselves, which often include brewpubs. Beer has come back to its roots as a regional product in this way. Some of the best beer in Ontario is only available by travelling to places such as Toronto or Windsor, or even Kenora. Of the 25 Ontario beers that have the highest rating on the Ratebeer website, only a few are widely available. Others can be obtained through special order through the LCBO, and others can only be purchased at the brewery where they are produced. Nine beers on the list are brewed by Bellwoods, a ToHeating & Air Conditioning ronto brewery that has two locations, a few blocks apart from each other. As small batch brewers in a big city We’ll help reduce your costs!! full of hipster beer drinkers, • Gas • Wood • Propane • WETT Inpections • HRV Units Bellwoods can barely keep • Fireplaces • Chimneys • Sales & Service • FINANCING AVAILABLE up. In a time when we exReplace your old oil/gas furnace with a NEW pect everything we desire to Napoleon wood/gas combinaton furnace. be one click away, it is both frustrating and refreshing. Call for an estimate!! Frustrating because I can’t saveonenergyOM get the beer unless I drive to $ .00 Up To 650 in Savings Toronto and refreshing because if I ever do get there I will really have worked up a thirst.
know little about Advent, except for the calendars with chocolates that kids love to get at this time of year. But last year I read that one enterprising beer retailer had put together a 24 pack international beer advent ‘calendar’. Each beer came from a different brewer, and was meant to be consumed one-a-night in the run up to Christmas. This seemed to me to be a step up from chocolates, and indeed there are all sorts of advent products available. When I did a little bit of research however, I found that none of these advent products really lives up to the original concept of Advent. Actually, they run counter to it. According to the Advent entry in Christianity Today, advent is “a time for Christians to contemplate both Christ’s first coming to the world as baby and his return in glory. It’s also a time to reflect on important foundations of the Christian faith, including the Incarnation and the Virgin Birth.” It’s roots are closer to lent than to a chocolate eating or beer drinking binge. And as recently as this week, Pope Francis extolled Catholics to take a turn away from the material to contemplate the spiritual this advent season. Advent is an invitation “to sobriety, to not be dominated by the things of this world, to material reality, but rather to govern them,” Pope Francis said last Sunday in St. Peter’s Square. The only thing I can say in response to this, other than abandoning my quest for the perfect virtual Ontario craft beer advent calendar, is that I am only talking about drinking a single beer each day between now and Christmas Eve.
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A selection of Ontario beers. Note the vintage Beau’s bottle So, unless I can get someone to visit from Toronto and bring some, no Bellwoods beers will be on my virtual advent list. Fortunately there are a couple of dozen Ontario brewers who have invested in larger scale canning and bottling. In the last year or two, many craft breweries have amde some of their most popular beers available in 500 ml cans. These beers are the more commercial offerings by these brewers, but as the market gets more sophisticated, canned beers are tasting better and better. Here are the Advent beers for the first week, November 27 to December 3 (you may have to go back in time to sync up with the Advent calendar) Sunday, November 27 – Collective Arts – Ransack the Universe IPA This beer has been available at the LCBO in Sharbot Lake. It is a relatively strong beer at 6.8% alcohol, so drink only one folks, after all it is Sunday Night. I chose it to start with Ransack the Universe because although it is a hoppy beer it has a lot of sweetness and fruitiness and the alcohol gives it body. So for those, and there are many, who taste only the bitter finish when they try an India Pale Ale (IPA) for the first time, keep with this beer to the third or fourth sip before giving up. The depth of flavour and that hazy grapefruit/ mango taste will be your reward.
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An appreciated donation A few weeks ago it was mentioned, in the Arden column, about a gun donated to Arden for their Cenotaph. After a conversation with the donator and then some research, I felt it was necessary to bring some attention to this unique and generous individual. Geoffrey Landon-Browne was born in England and relocated, with his wife, to Carp, Ontario in 2008. He has refurbished a Land Rover, is in the midst of rebuilding a Volkswagon Iltis but his pride and joy is the work he is doing on the flight deck of a Lancaster heavy bomber plane. He is a millwright and machinist by trade and has a garage stocked full of metalworking equipment and many mechanical parts acquired by a variety of ways. I asked him why he decided to donate the gun to Arden and he told me he really did not know why, he just had a compulsion to do it. Passing by the large Arden sign, on his way to Toronto he recalled the documentary “The Lost Highway” and felt a connection, one that he could not explain. On another trip he ventured into town and found the Cenotaph, and much to his dismay saw that one of the guns was missing. He chose his replacement, a replica of a .303 “Vickers” because of it’s direct link to the Canadian forces and because the gun mounted on the other side was a German “Maxim” machine gun, vintage World War One. The Vickers gun has relevance to WWII and Korea as it was used by British and Commonwealth forces until 1989. Landon-Browne recreated this gun by newly making 100% of it; there are no original parts. The actual time required to fabricate this gun…..3 days. Impressive is just one way to describe Geoff,
Advent beer - continued from page 10 Monday, November 28 NickleBrook Belgian Style Traditional Farm House Ale – no bitter finish to worry about here. It’s a Belgian style beer so it has a slighlty sour/sweet nose to it and a frothy lightness, balanced by some heaviness that comes from 5.7% alcohol. A good way to face the fact that another work week is well underway. Tuesday – We’re going to give the traditional Canadian beer drinkers something to drink tonight, and introduce the biggest beer success story in Eastern Ontario with Beau’s All Natural Lug Tread. This is a great transition for the Canadian/Ex/Blue drinker looking for a bit more flavour. It’s a lagered ale, and while it hits the tongue like a ‘canadian golden style ale’ it has a hint of extra bitterness and a rounder, maltier flavour. It is the beer that helped launch a brewery that has consistently produce superbly balanced beers, even when they experiment with different flavours and techniques. We’ll get back to Beau’s before we get to Christmas. Wednesday – Middle of the week, time for an Oatmeal Stout, Stone City Ales of Princess Street in Kingston makes a pretty smooth version, called Ships in the Night. It is available in 32 and 64 ounce growlers, which can be consumed over a few days as long as they are tightly closed each time, and smaller bottles as well. It is black and flavourful, not too heavy at 5.5% alcohol but has a lot more flavour than a
and in turn, Geoff was impressed by Arden as well. The one thing he felt that many a large metropolis lost was their sense of community and willingness to remember and be thankful for the past. He found both of those things in Arden, in their service November 11 and the fellowship that followed. So Arden formally thanks Geoff Landon-Browne for his gift and wishes him every success in his task of rebuilding history in his Lancaster bomber project.
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ddington Highlands hosted their annual township Christmas party in Denbigh on November 26th. Two awards were presented by Reeve Henry Hogg including 'Outstanding Volunteer' to Bob Taylor and 'Outstanding Business' to Tobia's Guardian Pharmacy. The Outstanding Volunteer award is presented to individuals who made a significant voluntary contribution to benefit the community in the areas of social or economic growth. The Outstanding Business is presented to acknowledge business excellence while meeting the needs of residents and visitors. (Immediately below - Henry Higgins presenting the award to John Taylor - Bob’s son - and below that Higgins presenting the award to Eric Tobia.)
The .303 Vickers in place at the Cenotaph
canned Guinness or Murphy’s without being overpowering. If you are making beef or lamb stew, use it liberally in the stew and then drink it with the stew. Thursday – Don’t push it, the weekend is not here yet. Wellington Breweries of Guelph are one of the oldest of the Ontario craft breweries. While they make all sorts of unusual beers these days, including a Black Currant Kettle Sour we will talk about later, one of their flagship beers is Arkell Best Bitter, a traditional British Ale, not in the bitter range of an IPA, but a good mix of sweet and hoppy with a mild finish and less than 5% alcohol. You can even drink two of these. they go down easy. Friday – Time to get a bit more serious. Flying Monkey Brewery out of Barrie make some well known IPA’s and Stouts, and have the distinction of briefly being censored by the LCBO for the name of their Smashbomb beer, but I’m going with their Netherworld Cascadian Dark Ale. It is a pretty heavy (6% alcohol), malty, flavourful beer, more sweet than bitter, and well suited to a Friday Night on the couch. Saturday – Last beer of the week, and the first Imperial Stout on the List. We’ll go with one from Cambridge and the Grand River Brewery, the Russian Gun, which is available at LCBO stores in the fall. It is a heavy beer, 8% alcohol, coal black with a tan head. It tastes a bit of coffee and chocolate but mostly malt. While it is heavy, it is a bit lighter than a lot of other Imperial Stouts. See you next week.
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ASH, Allison James “Al”
Kelford, Willa M.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Allison James (Al) Ash. In is 89th year, born August 25, 1928 - November 27, 2016. Predeceased by his parents Mabel and Arthur, brothers Hayward and Raymond, and his and Jackie's cherished son Michael. Al was happy to be at home surrounded by his family and his 'old girl' Jacqueline. He could not have picked a better dance partner for the past 36 years. Al loved planes, flying and was very active in the Air Cadets and the Royal Canadian Legion. Al was loved by all who met him but he will be forever missed by his children Cathy, Darlene, Ted and Faye (Rick). Al was also loved by stepdaughter Alison (Brent) and step-son Steve (Ellen). Poppa/Grandpa will be remembered lovingly by grandchildren Darcy, Jody, Emily, Rebecca, Hannah, Rachel, Holly, Jeff (Sheri), Amy, A.J. and Kyle. Al was loved by many amazing friends and a huge extended family of nieces, nephews, and cousins both in Ontario and in his best-loved and forever in his heart and soul, Newfoundland. Resting at Goodfellow’s Funeral Home, Parham. Friends will be received on Thursday December 1, 2016 from 12 noon to 2 pm. Funeral service will be held in the Funeral Home on Thursday at 2 pm. Interment Mountain Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to his most cherished niece Christine Fraize who is dealing with the challenges of Multiple Sclerosis and presently in need of a new wheelchair through this link at Go Fund Me: gofundme.com/foral Online condolences at goodfellowsfuneralhome.com
Healey, Leonard "Len" In The Perley and Rideau Veterans' Health Centre, Ottawa on Thursday November 25th, 2016, Leonard "Len" Healey (of Ompah, formerly of Ottawa) at the age of 88 years. Beloved husband of late wife Teresa Healey, cherished father of Kathy (Larry) Longmore of Haliburton, Mike of Richmond and the late David Healey. Leonard was the loved grandfather of Jennifer Longmore, Melanie and Mark, Bradly, Brandon and Colin Healey, great granddaughter Lily, he was the brother of the late Beryl Tosky and Uncle to Joel Tosky. A private service to be arranged at a later date for the family. In remembrance, contributions to the Perley and Rideau Veterans' Health Centre 1750 Russell Road, Ottawa, On. K1G 5Z6 would be appreciated. For condolences or further information, visit our website at www.blairandson.com
Passed away with family at her side at the Trillium Center Kingston, Ontario, Thursday Nov.24, 2016. Willa was in her 90th year. She was the loving wife of the late Cecil G. Kelford (Nov. 10th, 2001). Willa was the daughter of the late John and Amelia Tooley of Plevna Ontario. She is survived by her daughter Lorraine (Barry) Lurges, granddaughter Amber Willa Collins and great granddaughter Reese Willa Collins all of Victoria, BC, son Andy John Kelford, grandson Scott Ryan Kelford and great grandsons Keegan George Kelford and William Arthur John Kelford all of Napanee, Ontario. There will be no funeral service. www.jamesreidfuneralhome.com
In Memory of
Charlie Tooley Silent memories keep you near As time unfolds another year. Out of our lives you may be gone, But in our hearts you still live on. The hands of time keep turning, three years have passed away, But for those who really loved you, It hurts like yesterday. Loved and missed always, Della and family
Thompson, Clyde In loving memory of a dear brother who passed away November 29, 2012 We cannot bring back the old days Your smile we cannot see What we would give to hear your voice and see you smile again Loved forever, Charlotte Allan and family
Sylvia Goodmurphy Died Dec. 6, 2015 You've been gone for only one year But not a day goes by When you are not in our hearts Your loving family, Sisters Germaine, Vera, Brother Roy, Son Joe and Son-in-law Maurice
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Jesse William Joseph Hillier July 30, 1987 - November 29, 2011 Jess, We don’t have to look at the calendar; the sound of flying geese, a chill in the air, the smell of wood smoke. The best part... hunting season, your favorite time of year. Your name is spoken with ease, it brings some sadness, but lots of laughter too. You left us with many memories. We hold you tight in our hearts. Remembering you today and always Mom In memory of Clyde Thompson Always loved and missed, I think of you every day Love Ya, Mom Reta Bush
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Many thanks to the generous businesses of our community who most recently supported our annual Deer Contest: Russel Gray, Mike Scott Small Engine Repair, Douglas Home Building Center, Car Quest Kaladar, BMO Northbrook, Hook's Castle Building Center, Nowell Motors, Hearth at Home, Gull Lake Cottages, Cloyne Shell, Manion's, Truelove Carpentry, Lookout Home Hardware Plevna, Evertrue Carpentry (Kevin Truelove), Bishop Lake Sports Thompson's Carpentry, Ronfeld Electric, North of Seven Codfather, Addison's Restaurant, Northbrook Foodland, Tim's Auto body, Petro Canada Northbrook, Smitty's New/ Used Appliances, Trees and Beyond Ltd. (Coleman Boomhour), Frontenac Addington Trapper,s Council., Conservationists of Frontenac and Addington.
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 328, Northbrook The RCL Branch 328 Northbrook would like to thank all of the local businesses and volunteers for their participation and assistance toward a very successful poppy campaign. It commenced on the 28th of October and ran until the 11th of November with the distribution of self serve poppy boxes. As well a large number of volunteers, both legion members and non legion members spent some 150 hours offering poppies at various locations. The revenue generated is put into a poppy trust fund and remains in the area for use by veterans and veterans spouses by applying through the legion service oflicer. Again thanks to all who assisted. Branch 328 Northbrook 2016 Poppy Chairman. Wayne Marsh, President RCL Branch 328, Northbrook
Thank You ~ Fox
December 1, 2016
“What’s in a museum?” by Margaret Axford ave you ever thought about what sounds you might hear in our museum? Perhaps not, so let me take you on a little tour. The voices of children chattering eagerly in the school house come to mind. These are the same children who will tell you that no, they don’t want to go back to school, but at the moment they are enjoying the books, the old desks, the nibs of the pens, the schoolmarm with no shoes, the aura of a different kind of school. Female voices drift in from the Pioneer Life section, most of them in amazement at the tiny wedding dress made by Ila Redshaw Wagar when she was only 17 years old. There also are the porcelain dolls which have their own history, long before they became playmates of children in the early days, one of them in particular who was created in Germany some time before becoming the best friend of Ora Wickware in Cloyne. Perhaps in the silence of the night, they talk to one another, exchanging their stories! From the south end of the new section, where all the tools are, you can hear the sound of someone cranking the forge which was built by Zach Snider. If you listen very closely, you can almost hear the fire as it would have caught the coals in the forge. From the front room, there are the sounds of toonies and loonies dropping into the donation jars. The folded-up bills fall so softly that you don’t know they’re there until it’s counting time at the end of the day! Here also is more amazement coming from the folks reading the life story of David Trumble. “What, he was 118 when he died?” And then there are the adult voices patiently explaining to children what a phone used to look like and how it worked, when it was called a “telephone”. On the north side of the room, the cause of exclamations will be the size of the old chain saws, with wonderment at how strong the man must have been who once used those on a daily basis. These are the sounds of learning - about a lifestyle no longer in existence, about the ways in which small communities have kept themselves alive, through timbering, through mining, through tourism. This is the business of our museum. The Museum and Archives this summer was a busy place. Including the tours which have brought in groups from the school and from neighbouring towns, we welcomed 1,350 visitors who donated $1,986, a significantly greater amount than in previous summers. Instead of the long-standing average of donations of $1 per person, we are now up to nearly $1.50 per person! Our sales cupboard did well also this summer. Customers purchased $2,207 worth of our merchandise. As a result of the brisk sales, several items will have to be reordered over the winter. After a quiet winter’s rest, followed by a cleaning and rejuvenation of displays, the doors will be ready to open next spring as we mark Canada’s 150th birthday. Then the sounds will be cheering ones, as we all get together to have a celebration!
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Thanks so much to Optometrist everyone who came Eyecare Clinic to Mountain Grove on November 19 Sydenham Clinic • (613)376-3097 to celebrate the life of David Paul Fox. 2825 Rutledge Road Sydenham Thanks to those who Betty Wagner directing the chorus shared memories of And now in Dave and sent cards and phoned to express sympathy in this by Appointment time of extreme difficulty. Thanks to the UCW for the delicious lunch. 10 Bedford Street Westport • 613-273-3097 The Fox Family
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SERVICES HANDYMAN, WILL REPLACE SINKS, taps, toilets, any other jobs, cottage closures and carpentry. Please call Albert 613-374-2079 PET SITTING SERVICES AVAILABLE. All you need to know at www.petsittinginmountaingrove. com Phone Laura Mills at 613-335-3658 or Text 613-583-3658 PHOTOCOPY, FAX & LAMINATION SERVICES available at The Frontenac News, 1095 Garrett St., rear building, Sharbot Lake. Competitive prices! 8½” x 11” - Black & White, 1-10 copies: 15¢ ea; 11-25 copies: 10¢ ea; 26-100 copies 8¢ ea. Colour copies 25¢ for 50+. Taxes extra. Call 613-279-3150 for information. PUMP REPAIR: Licenced well technician on staff with 10 years experience. Call Mark, Verona Hardware, 6723 Main St., Verona. Ph. 613-374-2851 ROOFING, SHINGLES – STEEL, 25 years experience, serving Elphin, Snow Road, Sharbot Lake & area. Contact Todd Gursby for estimates, 613-278-1300 THIS AND THAT SEWING has moved from Northbrook to 120 Pringle Street, Tweed. Phone 613-210-0679, Donna Beattie – seamstress.
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info@frontenacnews.ca The Township of Addington Highlands Chief Building Official / By-law Enforcement Officer / Facilities Manager The Township of Addington Highlands, located in the Land O’Lakes Tourist Region, is seeking applications from experienced and qualified candidates to fill the full-time position of Chief Building Official / By-law Enforcement Officer / Facilities Manager. Reporting to Council, the Chief Building Official / By-Law Enforcement Officer / Facilities Manager: • will perform the statutory duties in accordance with the provisions of the Ontario Building Code, the Township’s Construction, Demolition and Change of Use By-law and any other such by-laws that are designated by Council; • will assure the structural soundness of buildings as well as the safety and accessibility of occupants in accordance with relevant legislation; • will enforce municipal by-laws and provide public information to ensure the protection of residents, property and employees; • will provide leadership and direction for the overall efficient and proper management of the Township’s facilities. Ideally the successful candidate would:
PUBLIC NOTICE 2017 Council Meeting Dates
• possess and demonstrate knowledge and skills in building standards, trends, technology materials and practices, construction, engineering or architectural technology normally acquired at a College of Applied Arts and Technology; • have or be eligible for membership in the Ontario Building Officials Association; • carry the Certified Building Code Official designation; • be qualified by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing as a Chief Building Official; and • will have successfully completed the By-Law Compliance Enforcement and Investigative Skills Level 1 or equivalent.
TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council of The Corporation of the Township of North Frontenac will be holding their 2017 Regular Council Meetings as follows:
A valid driver’s license with a clean abstract is also required. The successful candidate will be required to use their own vehicle and be paid mileage.
Kate Archer, Broker / Manager Bowes & Cocks Limited, Brokerage (705) 930-4040 or 613-273-3187 Careers@bowesandcocks.com RealEstateCareerInfo.ca
January 13, 2017 February 3, 2017 February 24, 2017 March 17, 2017 April 7, 2017 April 28, 2017 May 19, 2017 June 9, 2017 June 30, 2017* July 21, 2017 August 11, 2017 September 1, 2017 September 22, 2017 October 13, 2017 November 3, 2017 November 24, 2017 December 15, 2017
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Please check the website for further updates www.northfrontenac.com or for further information contact the Municipal Office at 613-479-2231 or clerkplanning @northfrontenac.ca *Council Meeting will be held at the Township of Greater Madawaska’s Council Chambers: 19 Parnell Street, Calabogie, Ontario
The current annual salary for this position is $61,800. A work week is 40 hours and there is an attractive benefit package. A complete job description is available on the Township website: www.addingtonhighlands.ca. Interested candidates are invited to submit a covering letter and detailed resume including references, by 4:00 p.m. Friday December 16th, 2016 to the undersigned. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.
Christine Reed, Clerk-Treasurer, clerk@addingtonhighlands.ca Township of Addington Highlands P.O. Box 89, 72 Edward St. Flinton, ON K0H 1P0 telephone: (613) 336-2286 fax: (613) 336-2847 The Township of Addington Highlands is an Equal Opportunity Employer in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) and the Human Rights Code. The Township will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or the assessment process to applicants with disabilities.
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South Frontenac looking for input on the senior’s housing by Jeff Green bout 18 people showed to a public forum on November 16 to talk about the best option for a senior’s housing project in South Frontenac. A Committee made up of two representatives from Frontenac County Council (John McDougall and Tom Dewey), as well as Mayor Vandewal and South Frontenac Councilor Pat Barr are seeking proposals for a minimum 5 unit building that would be available for rent to senior’s. The project is a county-wide initiative, with each township having $350,000 available to them to provide financial support for a public or private sector developer to build new housing. The township of Frontenac Islands was the first to take up the challenge, and the planning for a new 5 unit building on a lot that is located on the south edge of Marysville on Wolfe Islands is well under way. South Frontenac is the next to start working on it, and at the meeting on November 16 there were three groups represented who are thinking about putting a proposal forward. Of them, two are not-for profit corporations, Loughborough Housing and Southern Frontenac Community Services, and the third is Robert Morgan of RJM Classic Homes, a Sydenham based company. “The meeting we held was very good, and with a number of ideas being floated it became clear afterwards that we needed to broaden the discussion before focusing on what kind of development we would like to support,” said John McDougall, who sits on both South Frontenac and Frontenac County Council. To do that, the township has posted a 12 question survey on the Southfrontenac.net website. The survey asks residents if they think senior’s oriented housing is needed in the township, where that need is greatest, and what kind of project is best suited to the township. It also asks whether it should be a rental unit, unit sizes and amenities, what kinds of services should be in place, and what government support should be available to the developer. Ken Foulds and Ed Starr from Re-Fact consulting of Ottawa are helping the committee select a project and they will also help with the business plan. Once a project is selected and arrangements made for financing, they will also help with a business plan. Eventually, it will be the group that is developing the project who will come to the fore. The consultants and the county committee will pull back and let the project proceed. “That’s how it worked in Marysville,” said McDougall,” who added that one of the things that needs to be determined is what the $350,000 can be used for, particularly if the project goes to the private sector. Location is one of the subjected being explored through the questionnaire. All three of the groups at the meeting on the 16th have property available in Sydenham, however, so there is some likelihood it would be built there. South Frontenac Community Services has property available at the Grace Centre site. Robert Morgan has set aside some land in a subdivision he developed off of Rutlege Road, and Loughborough Housing has some space available on the same site as their two building are located, and has another piece of land available in Sydenham. A site in Sydenham that can be hooked up to water would fit with the township’s development plan for the village. Another decision that needs to be made is whether the units should be available at market rent or as rent-geared to income properties. Market rent is what is being contemplated on Wolfe Island. The Seniors Housing questionnaire will be available until the end of the year on the township website. Southfrontenac.net.
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Service of
9 Lessons & Carols December 11, 7 pm 4336 Mill St., Sydenham
Special guest Bishop Michael Oulton.
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SYDENHAM - MURDER MYSTERY DINNER, 6:30-9:30pm Grace Centre, tickets $50 each avail. at SFCSC office, 613-376-6477; or online at sfcs.com SHARBOT LAKE – TREASURE Trunk Grand re-opening at 12795 Road 38, 9 am to 3 pm
Thursday December 1
PARHAM-TICHBORNE – CF District 4 Santa Clause Parade. 1:00 from track bed in Tichborne SHARBOT LAKE UNITED Church. Country music morning of praise. Musicians Leslie Smith-Merrigan, Gib and Justin Riddell, coffee after church 10 am. Info 279-2245 RAILTON – ST. PATRICK’S Catholic Church 9th annual Nativity Display 1 – 3 pm. Admission free, donations accepted for Loughborough xmas fund.
HARROWMITH – LADIES’ NIGHT, Upstairs Gift Shop admission is a donation to the food bank; 6-9pm; refreshments; door prizes; make & take ornament; 4909 Hwy 38, 613372-1972
Friday December 2 HARROWSMITH – YOUTH DANCE Golden Links Hall for public school aged children, from 7 to 9:30. Cost $6. Information - 3722410 Sponsored by Odd Fellows & Rebekahs NORTHBOOK – CHRISTMAS CONCERTS - Community Choir & Tunes ‘n Tea. Ukelele group and more. Pine Meadow Nursing Home 2 pm, and Land O’Lakes Emmanuel United Church, 108 Addington Rd 2, 7 pm. VERONA – TRINITY UNITED CHURCH Choir and special guests invite you to an Advent choral concert entitled, "Four Lessons and Carols" Admission free. Information – 613-374-2777.7:30 pm.
Saturday December 3 ARDEN – CHRISTMAS DINNER and tree lighting, Wesleyan Church. Dinner with desserts at 5:00 pm, free will offering, all welcome. Tree lighting to follow across from the pond, with hot chocolate, music by the Glee club, etc. DENBIGH SANTA CLAUS PARADE, leaves 6pm from Berndt's Garage to Denbigh Hall; Santa, refreshments, sing-a-long, hosted by Rec. Committee; to enter float call 613-3332224 DENBIGH-GRIFFITH LIONS CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR fundraiser, 10am-2pm, Hwy 41 Griffith Hall, baked goods, door prizes, raffle draws, crafts GODFREY – LIGHT UP THE NIGHT, Sperling Lane, off Westport road, Christmas Light Displays, Santa, hot chocolate, Christmas Carols. 6-9 pm. By donation. HARLOWE – CHRISTMAS dinner and dance with “Friendly North Woods”. Roast Beef, pork and all the trimmings. Reservations required. $12.50 – dinner only - $10.00. Call 613-3362557 HARTINGTON – SOUTH FRONTENAC Museum Open House 11-3. Santa will be there. HARROWSMITH – SANTA Clause Parade, leaves Cenntenial Park at 10 am, followed by hot chocolate, treats and a visit by Santa at S&A Club. All welcome. Info - Pam at 613372-1578 NORTH FRONTENAC SANTA CLAUS PARADE & Community Tree Lighting, corner of Road 506 & Buckshot Lake Road in Plevna; approximately 6pm; Hot Chocolate, hot cider, sweets; info: 613-479-9909; parade ends at Ompah hall NORTHBROOK - CHRISTMAS PARADE - 10 am, Lion’s Hall. Donuts, hot chocolate and Santa in Hall after parade. Bring a nonperishable item for food bank if you can. NORTHBROOK – LION’S PAINT night with Debbie Reeve. $45, includes all materials and refreshments. OMPAH - CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY 1-3 pm. Contact Rose if you wish your child to receive a gift from Santa. SHARBOT LAKE – SANTA Claus Parade. Free hot dogs and hot chocolate and visit with Santa in Oso Hall after parade. Assembly 12:00, parade 1:00 info sharbotlions.com PERTH ROAD – CHRISTMAS Bake and craft sale at United Church, 9 am to noon in Sunday School Hall. 14 vendors and bake table. Info, 353 – 1690 SNOW ROAD - “GET READY FOR CHRISTMAS”, art, craft & bake sale, Snowmobile Club 10am-2pm, 1106 Gemmills Road; tables call Ruth Wark at 613-278-0477; lunch available; all welcome.
Sunday December 4
Monday December 5 SHARBOT LAKE 39ers at North Frontenac Telephone office, downstairs, noon potluck followed by meeting, games after; all over 50 years welcome; info Shirley 613-279-2990; dotdotfraser@gmail.com VERONA – LADIES NIGHT OUT presented by Sisters by Heart at Verona Free Methodist Church, “A Country Christmas” - western attire encouraged. Guest speaker and musician, Linda King. Asmission $5. Info – 3741232. 7:00 pm DENBIGH DINERS – Christmas Luncheon, Denbigh Hall. Turkey dinner and entertainment
Wednesday December 7 SHARBOT LAKE – RETIRED Teachers and friends Lunch. Maples Restaurant, 11:30 am. To attend, call 279-3778 by noon, Dec. 2
Thurs Dec 8 to Sat Dec 10 FESTIVAL OF TREES, Soldiers’ Memorial (Oso) Hall, Sharbot Lake. Theme for 2016, “Christmas Is..”. Christmas trees, wreaths, gingerbread houses, crafts, music & more, Info. 279-2576
Thursday December 8 SHARBOT LAKE - CHRISTMAS DINNER planning meeting, St. Lawrence College Employment Centre, new volunteers welcome; info: Wayne Sheppard -613-375-6633
Friday December 9 NORTHBROOK - OPEN MIC & POTLUCK Lions hall, potluck dinner 6pm, music 7-11pm, $6, entertainers $2, 613-336-8142. HARLOWE WESLEYAN AND STANDARD Church Spiritual program. 7:00 pm. Live County Music for adults and nativity pageant for children. MISSISSIPPI FREE METHODIST Church Xmas dinner. Turkey and ham supper. 6 pm. $15 adults, $7.50 7-12, 6 and under free. Info – Donna 613-278-2196 VERONA – PRINCE CHARLES PS Shopping night out at Nicole’s Gifts. Portion of sales goes to PCPS Council.
Saturday December 10 HARLOWE WESLEYAN & STANDARD CHURCH Christmas program, 7pm, traditional nativity & music, all welcome OMPAH - CHRISTMAS COOKIE EXCHANGE, 10am, community hall, bring cookies & exchange them for a variety of different cookies. MABERLY HALL – TAY VALLEY CHOIR Christmas concert. 7:00 pm Admission $10 – refreshments. An “1816 Christmas” to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Tay Valley. PLEVNA - COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS POT LUCK; 5pm; Clar-Mill hall; info: Ed 613-4799909. VERONA – CHRISTMAS FARMER’S market at Prince Charles Public School. 9 am to 2 pm. Over 50 vendors VERONA – PRINCE CHARLES PS Breakfast with Santa. 9 am. $5 plate incl. Pancakes/ sausage. Proceeds to playground fund
The congregation and choir will be singing new & old carols reflecting on 9 short readings from Genesis, the prophetic books and the Gospels, which tell the story of Christ’s arrival. This imaginative approach to worship has been held in churches over the past 95 years. We invite you to join us.
St. Paul’s Anglican Church
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Sunday December 11 PARHAM UNITED CHURCH Country music morning of praise. Musicians Ralph and Carol McInnes and Stanley Stinchcombe coffee after church 11:30 am. BELLROCK - CHRISTMAS DINNER with Crimson River, community hall, 2-5pm; $20; reserve: KALADAR – BETHEL PENTECOSTAL Church Christmas Concert - "Jeffrey" the Mailman, starting at 6:30 pm
Monday December 12 VERONA – TURKEY BINGO – Prince Charles Public School. Doors open 6:30 pm, games start at 7.
Tuesday December 13 NORTHBROOK – ADULT DROP In Christmas Lunch – Turkey Dinner, w/ dessert and social time. $8
Regular Happenings AA MEETINGS - SHARBOT LAKE, every Monday, 8 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. ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUPS: in Sydenham, last Wed. of month 6:30-8:30pm; in Sharbot Lake first Tuesday of month 1:00-2:30pm; www.alzheimer.ca/kfla ARDEN Community hall: LINE DANCING Mondays 9:30-10:30am; EUCHRE Tuesdays 7-10pm; TAI CHI Wednesdays 9:30am, CHILDREN’S READING REVIEW Wednesdays 2;30pm; KIDS KLUB Thursdays 5pm; sponsor: Rec. Committee; info 613-335-3186 ARDEN LEGION: Sunday Darts 1pm; Wed & Fri Darts 7pm; Wed Cribbage 2pm; Thurs Euchre 7:30pm. ARDEN SENIORS: meet at community hall 1st Tuesday each month, 11am business meeting then potluck lunch; info 613-335-3186 BABY TALK DROP-INS, Sharbot Lake, Child Centre, 3rd Monday of month, 10:30 – 11:30 am. Advice & information on infant & child care. 549-1154, 1-800-267-7875 BINGO ■Flinton, Mondays, Rec Centre, doors open 6pm ■Griffith Denbigh-Griffith Lions Hall every 2nd Tues 6:30pm; ■Kaladar: Community Centre, Tuesdays, 7pm, doors open 6:15 pm ■Northbrook: Thursdays, Lions Club, 7pm, doors open 6 pm, sponsor: Land O’Lakes Lions ■Parham: Fridays, IOOF Hall, early-bird: 6:45 pm, sponsor: Mayflower Lodge. BOLINGBROKE - CPHC EXERCISE CLASSES FOR SENIORS, ABC Hall, Mondays 9:3010:30am, free; donations welcome; info: Donna 613-273-8672, Margaret 273-9244. restarts September 12, BOLINGBROKE - FOREVER FRIENDS CLUB, 1st Wednesday of month, noon; info Joyce Fleming rayjoyce@rideau.net; (613) 273-4832 except Jan & Feb. CANCER PATIENTS requiring rides to treatments: call 1-888-939-3333 CLOTHING /BOUTIQUE – NORTHBROOK, in former United Church next to cemetery. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 10 am-2 pm (varies seasonally) CLOTHING – HARTINGTON, COMMUNITY CARING, Princess Ann Community Centre, Mon 9-12, Tues 9-4, and Fri 9-12 CLOTHING - TREASURE TRUNK, Sharbot Lake, 1171 Cannon Rd. “New & Second Tyme Around Clothing” Donations welcome. 2792113. CLOTHING – VERONA, "Style Revival", free clothing, Free Methodist Church, Wed & Thurs, 10am-1pm; info Kielo, 613-374-5289 COMMUNITY DROP-IN – SHARBOT LAKE Every Wednesday, 10am – 2pm, St. Andrew’s Anglican Church. All welcome! 279-3151. DENBIGH CRAFT GROUP meets 2nd & 4th Wed. of month, 1pm, community hall, free, all welcome, info: Pam at LOLCS, 336-8934 ext. 229. HARROWSMITH - ADULT CRAFTING, S&A Club each Sunday, October – May, 11am-3pm; bring your project, work on group activities, enjoy the fellowship; $3members/$4 nonmembers LAND O’LAKES SENIORS meet every second Wed. of the month at Mountain Grove community hall; potluck, noon-2:30. All seniors
welcome LENNOX & ADDINGTON RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN/EARLY YEARS PLAYGROUPS & DROP-INS - Tamworth Playgroup: Mondays 9:30am-noon at arena; Northbrook Drop-In: Wednesdays 10am-1pm, Lions Hall; Flinton Drop-In: Thursdays 10am-1pm, Township Hall; Info: 613-336-8934 ext. 257. LENNOX & ADDINGTON STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL, local volunteer agency identifies & supports environmental, education, woodlot management, wildlife habitat, watershed issues and projects in L&A. All welcome. 531-5723 MEALS ON WHEELS. Serving the North Lennox & Addington area, a hot nutritious meal will be delivered to your door every Thursday at noon, cost: $6; 613-336-8934 or 613-3335216. MERA: McDonalds Corners Elphin Recreation & Arts at the Schoolhouse: Quilting, Fibrearts, Weaving & more www.meraschoolhouse.org NORTH FRONTENAC FOOD BANK: food & cash donations needed; 613-532-8855, PO Box 151, Sharbot Lake, K0H 2P0 NORTHBROOK – ADULT COMMUNITY DROP-IN, Tuesdays, Lions Hall, 9:30am-3pm, drop-in free, home-cooked style noon meals available for $8, 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. Free. Info: Jeannie, 613-336-8934 or 1-877-679-6636 OMPAH - DROP-IN MORNING COFFEE CLUB, Community Centre, every Wednesday 9 – 11 am. All welcome OMPAH EXERCISE GROUP, community centre, 9-10am weekdays except Wednesdays. All are welcome; $13 month or $2 visit; info Jane 479-2599 or Kathy 479-2897. ONTARIO EARLY YEARS PLAYGROUPS: Mon: Sharbot Lake Pre-natal/Baby Group, Harrowsmith. Tues: Sydenham, Verona, Wed. Sharbot Lake Playgroup. Thurs: Storrington playgroup. All groups are from 9:30am-11:30. Info: the Child Centre 613-279-2244 or kids@ nfcs.ca PARHAM SENIORS meet every third Wed. at Free Methodist Church in Parham. Potluck, noon-2:30. All seniors welcome PARKINSON SOCIETY MEETINGS, first Tuesday of month, Ongwanada, 191 Portsmouth Ave. Kingston, info 613-379-2012. PLEVNA CRAFT GROUP meets Thursdays Sept to May, Clar-Mill Hall, 10am-4pm, all welcome, info: Elaine Lang 613-479-2336 or 613558-2336 RECREATIONAL BADMINTON, Thursdays, 7-9pm, Granite Ridge Educational Centre; $5 semester; fun & exercise for adults, children 1417 with adult supervision only SHARBOT LAKE - LINE DANCING, Thursdays 9am-10am, United Church, opposite Mike Dean’s, $1pp; breaks for summer. SNOW ROAD COMMUNITY CENTRE: Seniors’ Fitness Mondays & Thursdays 9:30-10:30am Info 278-1007; Low Mobility Fitness Tuesdays & Thursdays 11am-noon Info: 2780216; Coffee Morning Fridays 10-noon SYDENHAM - FUN DARTS, every Tuesday, 7 pm, Royal Canadian Legion. Mixed teams, $2 per person. All welcome TAMWORTH LEGION – Shuffleboard Sundays 2 pm $2pp; Tuesday Night Darts - 8 pm $2pp; Thursday Night League Darts $2pp; Seniors’ bridge & euchre Fridays1:30pm TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly Sharbot Lake Wednesdays weigh-in 5pm, meeting 5;30pm, North Frontenac Telephone Co., downstairs, guests welcome; sharbotlaketops@gmail.com VOLUNTEER DRIVERS WANTED by the Canadian Cancer Society, please call 613-3842361 or 1-866-877-0309 VON SMART® PROGRAMS free exercise classes for adults 55+. BellRock Hall, Tuesdays & Thursdays 9-9:45 am; registration May 26. Ompah: Mondays & Fridays 10-11am, community centre. Parham: United Church Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:30-10:30am. Sydenham: Grace Centre Mondays & Thursdays, regular program 10-11am; beginners’ (less intense) 11:15-12:15am. Verona: Trinity United Church Mondays & Thursdays 10-11am. Register at class or call 613-634-0130 x 3414 for info
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December 1, 2016
LOLPS Students Hoop It Up
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eghan Robinson, a local artist and dancer, along with storyteller and musician Laurie Clark, gave kids at Land O'Lakes Public School (LOLPS) a fun and musical introduction to hula hooping on Monday morning.
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Robinson, who lives in Clarendon, taught students the basics of “hooping” while Clark, who lives in McDonald's Corners, played a wide range of instruments, creating different soundscapes for Robinson to interpret with her hula hoop. Robinson started the workshop by dancing while Clark told an Algonquin tale, with musical interludes, that got the kids excited to try the hooping themselves. The students really took to the lessons and were dancing around the gym in no time, spinning the hoops around their arms, hips, and necks and laughing out loud, all the while trying to impress the teachers by their newfound dance skills.
Robinson started hooping 4.5 years ago and has since started offering courses in the area. A couple of teachers from LOLPs took Robinson's course and thought it would be a great idea to bring her to the school to workshop the dancing with the students. This hooping workshop was part of Blue Skies In The Community, an outreach program that has been fostering the arts, artists, and musicians in the area since 1988. Blue Skies In The Community has been responsible for Sheesham and Lotus, Craig Cardiff, and ukelele master James Hill visiting LOLPS in the past and performing for the kids.
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THINGS TO DO TWILIGHT ICE AT FRONTENAC COMMUNITY ARENA Get a group together and give us a shout to book some late night ice. 613-374-2177 or see their website www.frontenacarena.com
Open for Business COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN for HARROWSMITH Attention Harrowsmith Residents: For details on financial assistance to improve building conditions, community appearance and land use, see the website - Open for Business/ Planning and Development/Community Improvement Plan. This includes façade improvement such as cladding materials, windows and doors, restoration to masonry and brickwork, façade restoration, painting and cleaning, signage.
NEWS AND PUBLIC NOTICES Take notice that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac proposes to pass a by-law to stop up, close and transfer ownership of part of two Township-owned road allowances as follows: Locations: Part of Lot 16 between Concessions Vlll and IX, District of Bedford and Between Lots 15 and 16, Concession IX, District of Bedford – See “News and Public Notices” on our website for more details.
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Storrington District loses Volunteer of the Year by Catherine Reynolds tightknit village in Storrrington is reeling after the death of its Volunteer of the Year.Eileen Sleeth of Battersea, the community’s 2015 award recipient, died at home at 3:20 am on Nov. 15 after a lengthy battle with cancer Wife of Ron Sleeth, a Councillor with South Frontenac Township, Eileen was recognized by municipal officials earlier this year for her volunteer work with organizations such as Battersea United Church where she served on the Board of Stewards. According to her family, Sleeth devoted her life to helping others. “Sitting in the second last row from the back of the church, Eileen closed her eyes every Sunday and quietly thanked God for her family, friends and blessings,” noted Ron, her high school sweetheart and husband of 54 years. “In the church, she thought about the four boys she raised and the eight grandchildren she’s helping to navigate through life. In those four walls, she laughed, cried and prayed. It was a symbol to her, a place of sanctuary built on a rock. She gravitated there, because deep down, she felt the same way. “Eileen was a person of faith, loyalty and independence. Her foundation was an unwavering love for her family. It was her rock.”
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“Eileen was the hands and feet of Battersea United Church,” said Rev. Heather McLurg Murphy. “She was someone who welcomed newcomers and made them feel at home. She was a faithful steward of the church who organized hundreds of fundraisers. We will miss her delicious baking, especially her famous pies, butter tarts and shortbread cookies. Her church family will always be grateful to Eileen for how she was always willing to contribute her prayers, gifts, and services for the work of her church.” Eileen is remembered for the 37 years she worked as a school bus driver with Robert Hogan Bus Line. She was a volunteer with the Frontenac Federation of Agriculture, Battersea Pumpkin Festival and a member of the Red Hat Society. Eileen enjoyed researching family genealogy, fishing on Loughborough Lake and live musical performances by Daniel O’Donnell. She dreamed of travelling to France to visit five students whom she hosted at the family farm for five consecutive summers. Eileen Sleeth is remembered by residents in the community for her kindness and compassion towards others. She was renowned for her work to organize and support community events. Residents describe her as a caretaker of her family, church and community.
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hanks to all who helped make this year’s contest a success. 336 tickets were sold and 94 deer weighed in. The largest buck weighed in at 216.9 lbs on the first day of the season. He held the biggest buck ranking through to the finish and earned Mike Bolton a check for $200 and a trophy. The largest doe weighed 152 lbs and netted Andrew Blake $200 and a trophy as pictured. Second place buck, 200 lbs won Gary Harrison $100. Second place doe 138.2 lbs rewarded Steven Nowell $100. There is a draw prize annually
for novice hunters who weigh in a deer. The prize is a quality engraved hunting knife donated by Russel Gray. This years winner is Rowan Lemke. Congratulations to all winners and many thanks to all who supported our contest
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HOLIDAY OFFICE HOURS The Municipal Office will be closed the week between Christmas and New Year’s, Starting at 4:30p.m. on Friday December 23rd, 2016 through January 2nd, 2017. The Office will re-open on Tuesday January 3rd, 2017 at 8:30a.m.
HOLIDAY WASTE SITE HOURS Any sites normally open on December 24th and December 31st will be closed at noon. Sites normally open on December 25th, 26th and January 1st will be closed.
COUNCIL MEETING Regular Council Meeting December 13, 2016 at 4 p.m. at the Soldiers Memorial Hall, 1107 Garrett St. Sharbot Lake, ON. Regular Council Meeting December 27, 2016 - CANCELLED
COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT December 8, 2016 at 6 p.m. at the Municipal Office, 1084 Elizabeth Street, Sharbot Lake, ON. 1084 Elizabeth Street, PO Box 89, Sharbot Lake ON K0H 2P0 613-279-2935 www.centralfrontenac.com
WINTER LITES CONTEST In celebration of the Christmas season, North Frontenac Township will be holding its annual Winter Lites Contest this year. Any resident of the Township can enter themselves or nominate another home by calling Corey Klatt, Manager of Community Development at (613) 479-2231 Ext 233 or by e-mail at recreation@northfrontenac.ca Entries must be received by Friday December 9th. Judging will take place the week of December 12th, between 6 and 10 pm. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Many of the light displays are absolutely stunning! What could be more Christmassy and lovely than coming across a wonderfully lit up home in our quiet and beautiful countryside?
“Between the sermons and the hymns, Eileen and her church family moved mountains as they worked to match their commitments to their convictions,” said Ron from the family dairy farm. “She was a good person who walked softly and helped many.” “Our family was often astounded by Eileen’s knowledge and ability which we attributed to raising four sons, the loss of the homestead barn and later the destruction of the family store, all before she was 35 years old,” said Lindsay Sleeth, Eileen’s only granddaughter. “She was proof that hard times always lead to something great.” Eileen Sleeth was laid to rest at Sandhill Cemetery in Battersea on Nov. 21
“An 1816 Christmas”—Tay Valley Choir’s Christmas Concert!
The Tay Valley Community Choir is pleased to once again stage a Christmas concert, this year titled An 1816 Christmas to help celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the founding of Tay Valley Township. The Choir has selected a series of songs for everyone to enjoy, ranging from some that the settlers of long ago might have sung to help them through “the bleak mid-winter,” to modernday arrangements that spread joy around the hearth. “For this concert our choir will be even larger than last year’s,” says conductor Rebecca Worden. “Get ready for a big holiday sound that will reach out and embrace you! Also come ready to sing along with favourites for this time of year. We're really looking forward to a beautiful evening in Maberly Community Hall!” Accompanying the choir once again will be skilled pianist, Mary Lou Carroll. Several choir members will have solo singing opportunities and joining as a special guest will be flautist Jane Cunningham. As well, word has it that Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus—and possibly also The Grinch—will make an appearance! Oh, and The Andrew Sisters and Elvis will be on hand, too! An 1816 Christmas will take place Saturday December 10th at 7:00pm at Maberly Community Hall. Admission is $10 per person and refreshments will available. Food or other donations to The Table can be made that evening and will be most welcome. Special thanks to Tay Valley Township and Blue Skies in the Community for supporting this event!
Christmas Greetings
Wish your family, friends, neighbours or business clients a Merry Christmas and Season’s Greetings (Starting at $30 including Christmas graphic, greeting and your name.) To book your greeting, call the Frontenac News at 613-279-3150 by Friday December 9.