Vol.22 No.49

By Jeff Green

The Snow Road Snowmobile Club has been able to ar range for passage along the E trail to connect with the Ontario snowmobile trail network this winter.

Last year, the trail was closed from Sharbot Lake north, along the 4 season K&P trail, as there was no way to con nect to the trail north of Snow Road to Lanark and Renfrew counties, and points north.

The trail was closed at Robertsville, near the border between Central and North Frontenac, because property owners were no longer willing to allow snow machines through their land, as they had done in the past.

“One of the concerns of landowners, which we share at the Snow Road Snowmobile Club, is snow machines going off the trail onto their property, risking the safety of the riders and property damage as well,” said Greg Crain, President of the Snow Road Snowmobile Club.

Two landowners, Bob and Jim Riddell, had concerns over trespassing by snow machines onto a quarry that is adjacent to the trail.

This fall, they made a deal with the Snow Road Snow mobile Club. If the club would fence off parts of the trail through their property, they would sign an agreement with the club and open gates they had put up blocking access to the trail.

The snowmobile club, with help from the Verona District ATV Club, put up the fence in November.

“Once the fence was up, we signed an agreement,” said Jim Riddell, “I signed on and so did my brother Bob.”

While this allows for passage to the Mississippi Bridge, the section from the bridge running north to the junction of Road 509 and the Elphin Maberly Road is still not open, and snowmobilers will have to use Road 509 for a few hun dred metres.

“Once they get across the road, we have an agree ment for access to our club house,” said Greg Crain, “and we are using a trail, on the edge of some ditching, to get back onto our trails that connect to the rest of the trail system to the north of us,” said Crain. “It's not ideal but it is better than last year, when we were not connected at all.”

Crain said that it is not ideal for snowmobiles to ride over roads because the snow cools the bottom of the sleds.

“You can get away with it, but it is hard on the ma chines.”

The message that Crain wants to get out for snow mobilers, who can access the Ontario trail network by buying a pass from the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs, is to remain on the trail and respect the rights and interests of landowners, who sign annual agreements with the Ontario Federation.

“People who see a snow-covered field next to a trail and decide to go for a ride on it, make things more difficult for all of us, and they are taking risks as well because they do not know what is under the snow on those fields,” he said.

Another issue for landowners has been a protracted dispute with Frontenac County over County's attempt to

purchase parcels of land from the former K&P rail line from landowners in the area, in order to complete the 4 season K&P Trail.

Some landowners who traditionally signed agreements with the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs, are reluctant to see the lands used for a year-round trail and ATV use, and are now blocking access to snowmobiles as well.

“The issues between landowners and Frontenac County are not our issues,” said Crain. “We hope they get resolved so we can improve the trail network in future years. But we are happy to be open this year, after last year. Now, all we need is snow.” ■

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ith an emphasis on the new, Frontenac County Council members took the oath of office last week, at a meeting that was held outside of Frontenac County.

Of the eight members who were sworn in, 6 are new to county politics. Half of those are second term politicians in their local town

ships, Ray Leonard from South Frontenac, Nicki Gowdy from Central Frontenac, and Fred Fowler from North Frontenac. The other three, including the mayor of North Frontenac, Gerry Lichty, and the mayor of Frontenac Islands, Judy GreenwoodSpeers, as well Frontenac Islands Deputy

Mayor Bill Saunders, are brand new to mu nicipal politics

The meeting was held in Kingston, at the Frontenac County Courthouse. Kingston and the Islands Member of Parliament Mark Gerretsen, whose riding includes the town ship of Frontenac Islands, was slated to at tend the meeting, but was not able to, and sent his regrets.

Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark, the senior government member for Eastern Ontario, provided a re corded video greeting.

Minster Clark reiterated the province's commitment to promoting new housing. He made reference to the initiative that Frontenac County is undertaking to establish a not-for-profit corporation to mitigate costs for developers, and offer management ser vices for communal water systems to serve new housing developments, as “an excellent example of the local innovations we need”.

He said “we will continue working with you to ensure that communities within Frontenac County realise their full potential.”

MP Scott Reid, who represents South, Central and North Frontenac in Ottawa, also provided a recorded message. He said that local government is the “most difficult form of government,'' and offered his support and commitment to be accessible to any mem ber of Frontenac County Council. He also expressed confidence that Frontenac Coun

ty will not be sliced into different federal and provincial ridings, once the commission on electoral boundaries submits its final report

‘Tis the Season

Here at the News, we’re gearing up for the production of our annual Christmas issue on December 22.

Attention Readers: Please send us your stories, poems, memories, crafts, and favourite recipes of Christmas.

Attention Clergy: Please let us know the dates and the times of your Christmas services and any special events at your churches.

Attention Young Artists: Our annual Christ mas art contest is open to all elementary school-aged children. The winning entries will be published on the front pages of our Decem ber 16 issue. Entries must be original artwork, 8½”x11”, done in pencil crayons (no markers) on white paper, and must be clearly marked with the child’s name, age, grade, and school (if applicable) on the back. Please mail sub missions to: P.O. Box 229, Sharbot Lake, ON. K0H 2P0, deliver to our office at 1095 Garrett Street in Sharbot Lake or send a scan to info@ fronteacnews.ca Deadline is Thursday, Dec.12

Photo courtesy Verona ATV Club.

Face-Off For The Foodbank!

Central Frontenac Festival of Trees

by Kelli McRobert

The annual tradition of the Villages Beautiful Festival of Trees was re vived last week in Sharbot Lake, after a two-year COVID hiatus.

The festival started on Friday (December 2), as the judges reviewed the festive entries for the theme of ‘My Favourite Things’. There was a lun cheon afterwards where the category winners were announced as volunteers, business owners, coun cil members, and judges snacked on a tasty buffet of sandwiches, soup, and sweet treats at The Cross ing Pub.

Each year, participants can decorate various sized trees, wreaths, baskets, or wall hangings, in celebra tion of a selected theme. The theme varies from year to year and offers an opportunity for creativ ity amongst residents and businesses. Each contes tant purchases a tree and decorates it with a variety of items, or they can create their own themed based entry. Tickets are then sold to visitors who can try their luck at winning the creation through a randomly drawn raffle.

This year was a huge success as nearly 500 guests toured Oso Hall and purchased tickets, lining up as soon as the doors opened. Organisers

were pleased with the turn out, particularly consider ing that they decided not to include the popular musi cal performances this year, because of the continuing risk of COVID, flu and RSV transmission.

The guests bought tick ets, and popped them into a bin in the hopes of it be ing drawn at the end of the two-day fundraising cele bration. There were quite a few unique entries includ ing custom artwork, pho tographs, stained glass, pickleball lessons, and an acoustic guitar.

At the end of the festi val, on Saturday afternoon, a power outage could not darken the festive spirit as Mayor Frances Smith and Bob Young swirled the en trants names in each bin and drew the winners un der flashlight power.

This was the 22nd fes tival, which was the brain child of the late Rosemary Bowick. She had already started up Villages Beauti ful and the Festival of Trees was a fund-raising idea for the group. Fast forward 20+ years and it is still a fa voured event to celebrate the start of the Christmas

season.

Villages Beautiful has supported numerous land scaping and enhance ment ventures within Cen tral Frontenac, including planters, flowers, and sig nage, to name but a few.

Throughout the years, volunteers have come and gone, however, one was recognized at the Festival of Tree this year for her extensive time supporting events within the Sharbot Lake community. Sally An gle was presented with a long-time service award for her benevolence and com mitment to the area and is considered a mentor and source of knowledge dur ing these annual activities.

In total $8500.00 was raised in support of the Vil lages Beautiful fund along with generous donations for the local Food Bank.

(A complete list of Fes tival of Trees award win ners in all categories, and those who won the raffles as well, will be published in our Christmas edition on December 22 – they are included now with the on line version of this article at frontenacnews.ca) ■

Community Arena to see the Frontenac Detachment OPP take on South Frontenac Fire & Rescue! Doors open 5:30 and the puck drops at 6 PM, admission is by donation or nonperishable food item.

Thank you to the following judges: Diane Lake, Ken Waller, Ty Seeley, Lynn Klages, Beth Abbott, and Trudi Knapp.

Perth Road Ww2 Vet To Celebrate 100th Birthday At Legion 560 In Kingston

By Jeff Green

For a man who is on the verge of his 100th birthday, Ken Green is doing pretty well. He lives on his own in an apartment in Kingston, gets a bit of help with housekeep ing and some meals from the Department of Veterans affairs, but still cooks quite a bit for himself. He enjoys reading and visiting friends and family.

Once a week he visits his wife, who is in a long term care facility, and is close with his step-daughters Krista and Anita, and his son Gerry as well.

All in all, he has aged pretty well.

“I was talking to him yesterday,” said his step-daughter Krista early this week, “he was pickling beets.”

“I learned to cook from my mother,” Ken said, in an interview late last week, “she was a pretty good cook, and she taught me her recipes. I still like to make lemon pie, and coconut cream pie also.”

His mother's life was not easy, nor was life for his father and his 9 siblings during the 1920s and 1930s. They lived on a farm on Devil Lake, north-east from Perth Road in the Bedford Mills area.

“It was kind of hard times, you know. We were farming in the 20s and 30s, when I was young. I remember going out to feed the cows in the winter one time, with no shoes on. I would stand where the cows had been laying down to warm my feet,” he remembers.

“We kept hens, and cattle for milk and but ter, and there was always enough food, but not much else. My father was a pretty fair carpenter so that helped,” he said.

As soon as they were old enough, his brothers went off to work, and he was do ing the same, working in construction in Kingston when he was conscripted into the army at the age of 20. He took basic train ing in Peterborough, and further training in British Columbia, on what were then called the Queen Charlotte Islands (they were re

named Haida Gwaii in 2010). A member of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry High landers, he spent Christmas on a ship to England in 1944. After a short stay in Eng land, he was sent to Holland and Germany, as allied forces were turning the tide in the war.

He remembers crossing the Ems river in North-East Germany, “in broad daylight. They were really shelling us. We were in two boats, and we lost quite a few.”

They made it over to the small City of Em den, and kept on fighting once they were there, and there were injuries and deaths among his comrades.

“One guy was standing with his leg stick ing out of a building. He said they can't get me here, but they did. Me and another guy had to go out and drag him back in. I was with one guy another time, and we were go ing to get something. He stepped through a door and they killed him stone dead. It was street to street fighting, you never knew what was in front of you. In one town we captured prisoners, and one of the soldiers was a 12

year old boy,” he said.

After the war ended in May of 1945, he was stationed in Germany and Holland, and then returned to England. The regiment re turned to Canada at the end of 1945.

“It was strange coming home,” he said, “we landed in Cornwall and I took a train to Kingston late at night. When I got there I did not see anyone, so I started walking into Kingston to find a room for the night, but then I saw there was someone there to pick me up and take me home.”

He had a 30 day leave and went back into the army, where he would have remained but there was work to do at home. After “6 or 7 years on the farm,” he took a job in Kings ton, but eventually got his own farm nearby, for a while. Eventually he sold his farm and worked at Burton's Pest Control and eventu ally as a cleaner at the Kingston Psychiatric hospital, until he retired in 1987.

Although he eventually moved to Kings ton, with his family, he has always kept in touch with his extended family in Perth Road, and also had a small cottage on Des ert Lake for a number of years. The farm where he grew up is still in the family, and is farmed by his niece.

Ken was a member of the Sydenham Le gion, and he has also done a lot of reading about the history of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders.

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His family is extending an invitation to friends, neighbours, and relatives, to a birth day celebration this Saturday, December 11, at Legion Branch 560 at 734 Montreal Street, in Kingston, between 1pm and 4pm.■

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Verona Community Dinner Returns

The organisers of the annual Christmas Day Dinner at the Verona Lion’s Hall have been frustrated for long enough.

“In 2020, we did not have anything, and last year we did a take-out dinner, which was successful in the sense that a lot of people were able to get a dinner, but what the dinner is really all about is having a place for people to gather together and have some fun on Christmas Day with their community. Whether they would be alone otherwise or with only one or two people, the dinner is as much as about the euchre games and live music as it is about the food,” said Joyce Casement, one of the lead organisers.

This year the doors will open at 10:30am. The card and crokinole boards will be set up, and the dart board will be ready. From 11am – 1pm, Steve and Penny Lloyd will be performing, and dinner is served at noon.

The turkeys, which are being provided by Perry Farms and Food Less Traveled, have all been paid for by an anonymous donor. All of the food is being prepared fresh on site and there will be plenty for all.

The dinner is a free community event, and donations are graciously accepted.

In order to make planning a bit easier, the organisers would like to hear from people who are planning to attend, hope fully by December 19. Please call Sheila Steele 613-374-2884 or Joyce Casement 613-374-3406.

“We would love for as many as possible to call in advance, but we aren’t turn any one away at the door,” Casement. ■

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Ken Green while he was with the Glengarry Stormont Dundas Highlanders; and more recently.

COMMUNITY REPORTERS (613)

Arden Wanda Harrison 335-3186

Battersea / Storrington Amanda Pantrey 353-6653

Cloyne / Northbrook Stepanie Regent

Denbigh Gail Fritsch 613-333-2224

Godfrey Kelli McRobert

Harrowsmith Gregg Hamelin 613-376-6665

Henderson Jean Brown 336-2516

Inverary Judy Borovskis 353-1768

Maberly-Bolingbroke Karen Prytula 325-1354

Mississippi Pearl Killingbeck 278-2127

Ompah Linda Rush 479-2570

Marily Seitz 479-2855

Parham-Tichborne ........Colleen Steele 375-6219

Christine Teal 375-6525

Perth Road Peter Bird 353-7303

Plevna Rhonda Watkins 613-264-5325

Sydenham Karen Brawley 376-9848

Verona Debbie Lingen

bATTE r SEA /S TO rr INGTON

Amanda Pantrey

613-353-6653

amandapantrey@outlook.com

Sending sincere condolences to Joan and the Bryant family

• after the passing of Reverend Lewis Bryant. Reverend Bryant served the Battersea community for many years at the Pente costal Church and was a part of many celebrations and mile stones. He will be greatly missed.

Another congrats to the organizers of the Battersea Santa

• Parade. Despite the wet and windy weather, the parade was a great success! A cup of hot chocolate and cookies at the church afterwards was very welcome way to warm up. The big winners of the float contest went to: 1st prize – C&C Construction, 2nd prize – The Pumpkin Festival Float, 3rd prize – Shaw Insur ance. Well done!

Please support the last Community Food Bank Drive of the

• year from 1 to 5 pm on Friday, Dec. 9 at Storrington Lions Club Hall.

Here is a vendor market message from Betty Barna: The • Log Home Holiday Market – Local artisans in a cozy log home setting. Saturday December 10th from 10am – 3pm at 2281 Sands Road, Battersea.

Another vendor market message from Christine Harvey: The • Not So Amateur Amateur’s is hosting a craft and vendor fund raiser on Saturday, December 10th. Join them from 11 am – 2 pm at the Inverary Playhouse at 4750 Latimer Road. They will have hot chocolate, prizes, and an inflatable (weather permit ting). Be sure to stop by!

Calling all youth! Four Rivers Youth Cluster invites you for • Christmas crafts and cookies from 2pm to 4pm on Saturday, Dec. 10th at Battersea United Church. Thank-you to Kaye from K’s Cottage for being our leader! Please let Rev. Heather know by Dec. 5 (heathermclurg@hotmail.com).

Join Turpin’s Trail for a concert at the Battersea United • Church on Sunday, December 18th. The show starts at 7:30pm and admission is by a free will offering. What do elves use when they hurt their legs? Candy canes.

CLOYNE

- N O r TH br OO k

magic of Christmas to come visit Santa’s Workshop at the Hall on Saturday December 10th from 10am -1 pm. Games, toy making and cookie decorating are just a few of the activities. Santa and his Elves will be busy getting ready for his journey on December 24th. This is an event that shouldn’t be missed.

DENbIGH & VENNACHAr

Gail Fritsch 613-333-2224 tonygailfritsch@sympatico.ca

The Denbigh Public Library will be having a Christmas Craft

• and Story Time on Saturday December 10th from 10am to 11am Please call the library to register your children 613-3331426.

or get further information, by the 19th if possible, call Sheila Steele 613-374-2884 or Joyce Casement 613-374-3406.

H A rr OWS m ITH

Gregg Hamelin 613-376-6665 ghamelin3585@gmail.com

•

Happy Birthday to Elaine Lazier on Saturday, December 10

Rebekah’s pie sale - Apple, strawberry rhubarb, blueberry,

• pumpkin, raspberry, cherry. Pick up date is Sunday, December 11 between 9am and 11am at the Golden Links Hall.

Rebekah's twelve (12) days of Christmas draw. The first

The Denbigh Recreation Committee is looking forward to

• celebrating Christmas with the community. We are hosting a Stationary Christmas Parade on Saturday December 17th from 5pm to 7pm. at Heritage Park in Denbigh. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there for all the children (and adults as well). There will be hamburgers, hotdogs and treats for everyone. Please let the committee know if you would like to enter a float by call ing 613-333-2224. We will also be carrying on the tradition of the annual Christmas Lights contest in Ward 1; the prizes are 1st-$100, 2nd-$50 and 3rd-$25. Please have your lights on the evenings of Dec. 17 to Dec. 21 as Santa’s helpers will be driving around one of those nights. Winners will be notified before Christmas.

The Denbigh Food Bank is open December 13th at 10:30am- • am Please call and we would be glad to help 613-333-2224.

GODFrEY

Kelli McRobert kattgrrrl@gmail.com

The Community Cafe is free for seniors age 60+. The up

• coming events are Wednesday December 7th - Dementia and Caregiver Resources at Ompah Community Hall; and Thursday December 15th - Holiday Gathering presenting • a Tai Chi Demo and Live Music at the Soldiers Memorial Hall (OSO Hall) doors open at 11 am, soup and social to fol low, for more information call 613-279-3151, www.rfcs.ca or email info@rfcs.ca

If you are passionate about a certain club, group, or ac

• tivity, do not hesitate to let your Community Writers know about it so others can join in! Locally, we still have Pickleball lessons/play indoors, Zumba, Yoga, Exercise Class, Martial Arts, Book Clubs, Diners Clubs, Volunteer Groups, Food Drives, Education, Cooking/Nutrition, Clothing Drives, ATV Clubs, Snowmobile Clubs, and Darts; to name but a few. A great way to meet new friends, stay active, and promote healthy living in Frontenac!

Revell Ford is having a Holiday Food Drive in December.

• Win a free “Works Package” while supporting our local com munity. Every food bank item donation earns you an entry into the weekly draw for a free Works Package during the month of December. (4 draws in total)

You are invited to the Frontenac Flyers U15 LL2 Commu • nity Breakfast. This will be held on Saturday, December 10 from 9am to 11am at the Verona Lions Hall. $8 per plate (pancakes, sausages and coffee/juice) $5 per plate with a food bank donation.

We are excited to announce that, after a 2-year absence, • there will be a free sit-down turkey dinner on Christmas Day organized by John & Sheila Steele and Joyce & Doug Case ment. The location will be at the Verona Lions Hall. Doors open at 10:30, meal served at 12 noon. To reserve your spot

• draw was December 1st and the last one will be December 12th. Tickets are $5 each or 3 / $10. You could win a 32” smart TV, $100 cash and much more. Tickets can be purchased at the Golden Links Hall on Tuesday mornings from 10am – 12am and Thursday afternoons from 3pm – 5pm. All proceeds going to the Almost Home Kimmy Fund.

Holiday Remembrance candle ceremony on December 14

• from 3pm – 4pm at the Grace Centre in Sydenham, 4295 Stage Coach Road. Drop-in 6:30pm 7:30pm for those who are un able to make the formal ceremony. See the Grace Centre web site for more details.

New Year's Eve Dance on December 31st, at the Golden

• Links Hall in Harrowsmith. Dancing from 9pm -1am Music provided by All Stare Karaoke and DJ Services. There will be a cold buffet served at 11pm. A bus ride home is available. Cost is $40 per person with a cut off date to buy tickets on December 22nd. For tickets call 613-372-2410.

HENDErSON

Jean Brown 613-336-2516

Our Pine Meadow people enjoyed visits from Santa's rein

• deer with thanks to Sherwood's Reindeer Farm for making the trip right to the windows of all the residents and to the courtyard. Special cookies were distributed and now the reindeer are get ting rested up for their long adventure on Dec. 24. Christmas is coming faster than a herd of reindeer and excitement is mount ing. Folks are cooking up a storm of yummy Christmas sweets. Yahoo!!

This Sunday, Dec. 10, Harlowe Wesleyan Church will feature

• well known Christian musician Ron Lemke on guitar at their 11am musical tribute service.

Special thanks to all who responded to the Henderson Unit

• ed Church mission project. We meet weekly at 8:45am and on Christmas Eve will feature a 7pm candle lit service with student clergy Kaitlyn Ostrander and all are welcome.

INVErArY

Judy Borovskis borovskis@kingston.net

Winter Parking Restrictions began December 1, 2022. Re

• member! There is no over night parking on Township roads be tween midnight and 7:00 am.

Rotary Calendars displaying local photography and offering

• 312 chances to win $15,000 in prizes are available at Inver ary Pharmasave, Mrs Garrett's Bake Shop, Neil's Flowers, & Limestone Creamery. Great as Christmas gifts. For info call Darlene at 613-353-1142. Help Rotary to help others!

Breakfast with Santa! at the Storrington Lions Hall was a

• huge success and a great community time of friendship and fun. Thank you to the Storrington Lions Club for taking a rainy day and turning it into a bright event for both young and old!

Thank you to all who met me at the gates of Ken Garrett

• Park with LCBO Returnables or to buy last minute tickets on our draw. The weather was a challenge, but as always, the people were great! Thank you to Mayor Vandewal for drawing the lucky winners. Winners were Lesley Briscoe – the tree; Mike Bailey- the luggage set; $100 Visa Gift Card winners were Troy Lloyd, Alf Laily, Chris Chard, and Sarah Langlois; Gisele Labrie - the bird house & sea glass and winners of Certificates for use of Frontenac Arena were Lucy Tobin and Theresa Grib bon. Total tickets sold was 927 – money raised $4635.00 The bottle drive so far has netted $545but still lots more to return.

Eyeglasses & Hearing Aides! Storrington Lions Club is col • lecting used eyeglasses and hearing aides. Drop off at the Li

Stephanie Regent finnegansgs@gmail.com

ons Hall along with your Food Bank donation on December 9th. You can also bring your can tabs!

Food Drive to fill Christmas Baskets! December 9th drop off

• time 1 to 5 at the Storrington Lion's Hall. Any and all donations gratefully accepted. Also give thought to warm mittens, hats and socks! Put a warm smile on a happy face!

Holiday Sale at the Inverary Playhouse. 4750 Latimer Rd. on

• December 10th from 11 to 2.

Join the Storrington Lions Club! Offering fun, friendship and • a sense of purpose – become a Lion. You are welcome at the next dinner meeting at the Lions Hall in Sunbury at 6:30 pm. on Tuesday, December 13th. RSVP to Catherine at catherinere ynolds@hotmail.ca.

OmPAH

Linda Rush lindarush@yahoo.com 613-479-2570

Marily Seitz seitz@xplornet.ca 613-479-2855

The Ompah Hall was filled with excited children and their

• parents as Santa arrived with a Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa handed out almost 70 gifts to delighted kids. While waiting for their turn with the big guy, kids could make Christmas ornaments or get a glit ter/glue tattoo. Then kids and parents went into the fire hall to try out the refreshments. The party was such a such a success thanks to Dillon and Michelle and their band of elves and to the Community Centre and their elves who provided the lunch.

Later that Saturday evening the annual Christmas Parade

• traveled from the township office through Plevna on to Ompah. The parade was in doubt earlier in the day due to rain and winds but the weather cooperated later and the parade was greeted by many children and folks along the route. In fact, large fluffy flakes of snow appeared just as the parade neared Ompah. The perfect end to a perfect day.

Palmerston Lake Marina held a craft fair last Saturday. Won • derful craft were available for Christmas shopping.

The annual Cookie Exchange will take place on Saturday, • December 10 from 10am to 11am. Bring your favorite cookies to share between 10am and 10:30am. Put them on the table with the others then the exchange will open at 10:30. Bring a dozen (or more) and take home an equal amount of a variety of delicious Christmas cookies. Contact Marily (479-2855) for more information.

Sad news in Ompah. Melvin (Mel Jr.) Peters passed away • suddenly on the weekend. Mel was a big help to his mother Lorena when his dad passed away a few years ago. Our con dolences to Lorena and the rest of the family.

Fiddlers and Friends will lead the Carol Service at the Sharbot

• Lake United Church on Sunday, December 11 at 10am. All are welcome to come and sing in the season.

The Birthday Bash will be held on Wed., Dec. 21 at 6pm.

• Bring $2 for hall rental and a small salad or dessert. The hall will provide roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy and vegeta bles. A donation to the Birthday Bash Benevolent Fund or food bank donation is welcome.

Colleen Steele 613-375-6219

Christine Teal mrsteal2u@hotmail.com 613-375-6525

On Dec. 10 following the Sharbot Lake Santa Clause Parade

• the Sharbot Lake & District Lions Club are hosting "A visit with Santa". There will be Free Hot Chocolate Hot Dogs, and a free candy bag for the children. This will be held at the Sharbot Lake Royal Canadian Legion Branch #425 from 2 to 4 pm. Also if you are interested the Lions Clubs "goodies" including

• dark and light Christmas Cake, Cherry Cake, etc, give Dawn or Dave Hansen a call. The Sharbot Lake & District Lions Club help out so many in our area around. If your interested in join ing this amazing organization call the Hansens. Sincere condolences to the family of Cheryl Brown and Meta

• Wagar.

Thinking of you to Doroth Verbeek.

• Wednesda Euchre at the Legion in Sharbot Lake are finished

• till after the New Year. If you are a euchre player please join us for an afternoon of fun & fellowship

The Happy Travellers in Parham will hold their last meeting

• on Wed. Dec 14th at noon beginning with a pot luck luncheon, followed by sing song under the leadership of Rev. Ken Walton and his wife May. Don't forget to wear your ugly Christmas sweater. After the New Year regular meetings will resume on the 3rd Wednesday in Feb.

Festival of Trees looked beautiful as always. Hope you were

• lucky enough to win one of the beautiful items. Thank you to all who make this event happen!

If you enjoy singing or listening to Christmas Carols, come

• out to either the Sharbot Lake United Church or Parham United Church on Dec. 11.

Free Methodist Church at 6804 Hwy 38, offers free gently used clothing and footwear for all ages

Everyone is invited to the annual Prince Charles Public

• School holiday market on Saturday, Dec. 10 from 9am to 3pm at Prince Charles Public School. Over 50+ vendors! Breakfast with Santa 9am - noon. Lunch Cafe and more! Admission: nonperishable food item or $1 (for the South Frontenac Food Bank) This is the school's annual fundraiser in support of student ac tivities.

Free Public Skating at Frontenac Arena! Wednesdays from

• 9am to 10:30am and Sundays from noon to 1:3 pm. It's free all winter long thanks to a Queen's Platinum Jubilee grant.

The team at Food Less Travelled has stepped up their fund

• By Santa Claus Parade on Sunday in Parham. Once again District #4 Recreation Committee outdid themselves with San ta's Workshop that housed Santa himself. Thank you to all the businesses who put in a float for the parade and to everyone for supporting our events. Let's make next year bigger and better.

Thank you so much to everyone who took part in the Drive

P E r TH rOAD

Peter Bird

613-353-7303 p.bird@xplornet.ca

• raising!! For every donation to their Christmas For Kids jar, you or your children can chose one of the ornaments from the tree. Beckie Laine Cox crocheted skates and Annah Harriman made acrylic hand painted ornaments. Food Less Travelled added single sprinkle sugar cookies to the tree and Kate has offered to make one of their famous pies for the business that gets the most donations to the Christmas for Kids fund.

There will be a free sit-down Turkey Dinner on Christmas Day

• at the Verona Lions Hall. Doors open at 10:30am with meal at noon. Please call by Dec. 19, if possible, to Sheila Steele 613374-2884 or Joyce Casement 613-374-3406. All welcome.

• Church. The 10pm Service at Wilmer Church has unfortunately been cancelled.

Christmas Eve Services: 8:30 pm at Perth Road United

PLEVNA

Rhonda Watkins

613-264-5325 rhonda139@gmail.com

The Palmerston Lake Marina would like to thank everyone

• that came out to their vendor sale last Saturday to help sup port local vendors and the North Frontenac Food Bank! They raised $282 for the food bank and the winners of the 2 raffle prizes were Peter Haw and Donna Lemke! Congratulations to the lucky winners!

The River of Life Christian Fellowship would like to send out

• a great big thanks to everybody that helped support the North Frontenac Hampers for Christmas! So many families will ben efit thanks to our small, but mighty community!

ArDEN

Wanda Harrison

613-335-3186 wmharrison070@gmail.com

Thanks to the United Church, the Wesleyan church and the

• Friends of Arden for starting the month of December with a bang. Everyone must have the Christmas spirit now. If you do not, then prepare yourselves for another great weekend of food, fun and entertainment. Hope this helps bring Christmas into your hearts!!

This evening, Thursday December 6, there will be a free will • offering Turkey dinner at Circle Square Ranch beginning at 6pm. For reservations, please call 613-335-5403.

Last Saturday night after enjoying the North Frontenac pa

• rade, my family and I took a drive down to visit the Riverhill Farm Christmas lights display. It is a truly spectacular sight and the new walk-through present is a fabulous addition! With over 150,000 twinkling lights,

VE r ONA

Debbie Lingen

debbie@lingens.com

Revell Ford is having a Holiday Food Drive in December.

• Win a free “Woks Package” while supporting our local commu nity. Every food bank item donation earns you an entry into the weekly draw for a free Works Package during the month of December. (4 draws in total)

You are invited to the Frontenac Flyers U15 LL2 community

• breakfast. This will be held on Saturday, December 10 from 9am to 11am at the Verona Lions Hall. $8 per plate (pancakes, sausages and coffee/juice) $5 per plate with a food bank dona tion.

On Friday December 14, Land O’Lakes Public School will • hold their annual Shop and Wrap, for the students. The young sters will be able to chose gifts for their family members and volunteers will wrap each gift for them. A donation of new or gently used items is appreciated and can be dropped off at the school December 13. If you are unable to get to the school but still have items you would like to donate, please call Kathy Barr at 335-2708 or Ms. Rochport at 335-5254 and arrangements can be made. There is also a need for gift wrap, bags, tags and boxes. Please remember, that after the gifts are purchased and wrapped, they also have to be transported home, on the bus so in this case, size does matter.

The Arden Legion, regrets that, due to unfortunate circum • stances, the annual children’s Christmas party will not be held this year.

We are open again

• OPP and South Frontenac Fire and Rescue to benefit the Food Bank. This will take place on Sunday, December 11 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Frontenac Community Arena. Puck Drop at 6pm. Admission by donation or non-perishable food item.

Come out and see the Hockey Game between Frontenac

Style Revival will be open Saturday, December 10 from 10

• am to 1 pm. It will also be open as usual Wednesdays from 10 am to 1 pm. Style Revival, which is located in the Verona

Winter Boots

(613) 336-1608

When that first snowfall hits, many of us scramble to unearth last year’s winter boots from the back of the closet. If you’re realizing they’re a bit tired, it may be time to hit the shoe store for a new pair—but first, here are some tips on choosing a winter boot that won’t just provide protection from the elements—it will protect your joint health too.

When you think about proper footwear for winter, you probably think of good grip. While grip is essential, it’s just on piece of the puzzle. Comfort, wide spacing a cushioning also play an important role.

First and foremost, you need to find a winter boot that is comfortable. You should be able to walk in the boot for long periods of time and not feel any points of rubbing or tightness. Pay close attention to the way your heels and toes feel—any points that feel like they are rubbing against the shoe can create problems down the line.

The second thing to look for is a boot that’s a bit wider than your typical shoe. Because of the cold, you’re likely going to be wearing thicker socks, so you need extra room for your foot to move around. Having a shoe that’s too tight is going to create stiffness in your foot and can lead to various conditions like bunions, plantar fasciitis and hip and back pain.

Lastly, pay attention to how your foot feels in the shoe when you walk. Your foot should feel supported and cushioned. Be sure to flip the boot over and check the tread—does it physically raise off the sole or is it flush? Raised tread is going to give you more grip and stability in the winter, minimizing the risk of slips or falls.

What’s Up in the Night Sky? – December 2022

great month for amateur as

First, we have the eye popping Geminid meteor shower peaking at about 150 meteors per hour on the eve ning of December 13/14 and then we have a very bright, 70 degrees high in the sky, Mars for most of December.

Although Mars was at its closest ap proach to Earth on November 30th, it’s on December 8th that it is considered to be at opposition. That’s because Mars’ orbit is an elongated circle (an ellipse) and, at op position, it is actually a bit farther away but really not enough to matter.

To find Mars, look to the east after dark. Mars will be near the star Aldebaran, the bright baleful eye of the constellation Tau rus, the Bull. About 11pm, December 7, the full moon will occult Mars and during the evening of December 8, an almost full moon will pass close to Mars. Mars will be an observing gem in the sky for most of December. Views through binoculars are

wonderful and a small telescope will allow you to make out surface features.

There are actually 2 meteor showers this month. The first is the always spectacular Geminids. It is arguably the best annual meteor shower and makes its annual ap pearance on the night of December 13/14. It’s a wonderful shower that is viewable from December 4th to the 17th. It peaks in the very early morning of the 14th.There may be as many as 150 meteors per hour. Sadly, there’s a bright gibbous Moon in the early morning that interferes with observing at its peak. Start observing early after dark and block moonlight when it arrives with a piece of cardboard or part of a building.

The radiant is just above Castor at the top of the constellation Gemini, the twins. Bright stars Castor and Pollux represent the ‘heads’ of the twins. Gemini rises in the east about 8 pm but good viewing really begins around 10pm when the radiant has risen higher in the sky. Lucky for us it’s best

not to view the Geminid meteors by looking directly at the radiant since the meteors will be coming at us head on. This means that their trails will be very short. Look about 30 to 60 degrees away from the radiant. You will be rewarded with nice long trails and some protection from the Moon’s bright ness. This will increase the number of meteors you can observe. Don’t forget that meteor showers can be almost as great leading up to and after the peak night!

The second shower is the Ursids. It’s ac tive between the 17th and 26th. The radiant is above the dipper in the asterism called the Big Dipper that is part of the Ursa Major or Big Bear constellation. The Ursids peak on the night of December 22/23. Fortunate ly, we have a New Moon and the radiant is visible all night. Although the Ursids is considered a smallish shower with a maxi mum rate of about 10 per hour, I always go out for several nights to see to see what might turn up. The Ursids sometimes have a burst that pushes up the hourly numbers. Watch for sporadic meteors too. These are random meteors that can come from any part of the sky. It should be an especially dark night.

It is last call for Saturn. Soon it will set by early evening. At the start of December, Venus and Mercury set soon after the Sun. They become easier to spot soon after sun set as the month passes. On Christmas Eve Mercury, Venus and a thin crescent Moon form a triangle after sunset in the south west. Venus, of course, is bright and obvi

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ous but Mercury is a real challenge. Jupiter is very prominent in the south and its danc ing main moons are always a fascinating show. Check out Jupiter’s dark equatorial belts and see if you can make out its Great Red Spot. A telescope, the bigger the bet ter, is recommended.

Winter solstice occurs at 4:48pm on the 21st. Need I remind you that it is the first day of winter? Take heart. Though the temperatures plummet, the days get lon ger. You have more daylight to watch your self freeze to death!

On the evening of December 24, watch for a sporadic meteor flashing red at the front and trailing rainbow flashes zipping down from the northern sky.

That’s a wrap. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Stay warm and keep looking up!

December Highlights: Dec. 7: Moon occults Mars about 11pm. This Full Moon is the Full Cold Moon or Winter Maker Full Moon. It’s pretty obvious why. Dec. 8: Mars is at opposition. Dec. 11: The Moon is at apogee – 403,512 Kms. Dec. 13/14: Geminid meteor shower peaks. Dec. 16: Last quarter Moon. Dec. 21: Winter Sol stice at 4:48pm EST. Mars passes 8 de grees north of Aldebaran at 11pm EST. Dec. 22/23: New Moon. Ursid meteor shower peaks. Dec. 24: Moon is at peri gee – 356,190 Kms. Dec. 29: First quarter Moon.

Clear Skies! ■

Pine Meadow residents we surprised by some very friendly reindeer from Sherwood’s Reindeer Farm during their second Annual Christmas Lighting Ceremony.

With 40 years of woodturning experience, Ken produces numerous works of art as well as functional pieces, many from wood from the local area. Items include bowls, platters, pens, kitchenware, jewellery, ornaments, pepper and salt mills, lidded boxes and much more. 1077A Polar Bear Lane (off Shibley Rd.) Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0 (613) 279-3035 Cell: 613-795-8165

Th ANK YOU - WATSON

The family of the late reg watson wish to express our sincere appreciation to our family, friends and neighbours for their many acts of kindness. Donations to MS Society, alS and Heart & Stroke. a special thank you to Frontenac OPP Detachment, Portland fire Dept.-first responders, ambulance Services, and Dr S. Gibbens for your time, patience and kindness during this difficult day for our family.

Thank you to all who attended the visitation, funeral service and graveside. Such a wonderful tribute to reg and our family.

Thank you to rev. ian ritchie and the Masonic lodge albion 109 for a very special comforting services.

Many thanks to the Golden links Hall for providing the use of their facilities. The rebekah & Oddfellows who provided the lovely luncheon. Special thanks to Paul Payne funeral Home, Jason Smith & staff for their exceptional kindness and support shown to our family during this difficult time.

To our Pallbearers thank you for your friendship and many acts of kindness over the years.

Joyce, Heather, Jane andrea and families

Elda Garrett (Gordon) – It is with heavy hearts we announce the sudden passing of Elda Elizabeth Garrett on Saturday, December 3, 2022. Beloved wife of the late Ralph Garrett. Proud and loving mother of Laurence, Donna Jean Kilpatrick (Robert) and Elaine Garrett. She will always be cherished in the hearts of her grandchildren Ryan Kilpatrick (Allison), Lindsay Kilpatrick (Nick), Michael Garrett (Christine) and Rachel Garrett. Elda will be sadly missed by her sisters Wilma Kearns (late Clair), Ethel Kane (late Don) and Ruth Bedford (late George). Pre-deceased by her parents Edward & Florence (Davy) Gordon, her brothers Roy Gordon (late Edith & late Nettie), Ted Gordon (late Thelma), her sisters Janet Johnston (late Cliff), Pearl Robinson (late John) and by her brother-in-law John Garrett (late Helen). She will be fondly remembered by her nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. The family will receive friends at the Goodfellow’s Funeral Home, Parham on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 from 121pm. The Funeral Service will follow in the chapel at 1pm. Interment will take place at Zealand United Church Cemetery. Friends desiring may contribute in her memory to the Sharbot Lake United Church or St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Sharbot Lake with appreciation. Online memories and condolences can be shared with the family at www.goodfellowsfuneralhome.com

ERGEANT, Greg (Gregory) Lynn July 12, 1966 - November 29, 2022 after a very brief and courageous battle with cancer, Greg passed away surrounded by his loving family at the Ottawa Hospital General Campus on Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 at the age of 56 years. He sadly leaves behind his wife of 21 years, Karen (nee Paul) Sergeant, son Liam, daughter Lila, and parents Earl and Patricia (nee Donnelly) Sergeant. Greg is also survived by his sister Lisa (ross) Hunter, brother-in-law Erwin (Janet Douglass) Paul, father-inlaw Delmer Paul, and five dear nieces and nephew tyler, emily, Myah, anna and Beth. He was predeceased by his mother-in-law thelma (nee Gemmill) Paul. Greg will be sadly missed by many cousins, friends, neighbours, the minor hockey community, and his church congregations. Greg was a Professional Engineer, after graduating from Civil engineering at Queen’s university. He worked his entire engineering career for over 30 years with the regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton and then the City of Ottawa after amalgamation. He volunteered his time for many years as the Osgoode rideau Minor Hockey association equipment manager, helped on many hockey team benches as Trainer, and served as an Elder and audio visual operator at Knox Presbyterian Church in Manotick. Greg enjoyed cheering on his favourite hockey goalies, Liam and Lila, and also cheered for his beloved Toronto Maple Leafs. He treasured his family camping trips in the summer, and sunny destination trips during the March Break. He loved Massey ferguson tractors and his farming background and planned to get back to work on his family farm during his retirement. Most of all, Greg was a devoted husband, loving father, and loyal son. He will be deeply missed and remembered for his sincere kindness by all who knew and loved him. family and friends may pay their respects at the Blair & Son funeral Home, 15 Gore St., West, Perth on Sunday, December 4th, 2022 from 12:00 noon until 4:00 P.M. The funeral service will be held on Monday at 10:30 a.M. in the Elphin Presbyterian Church. interment Crawford Cemetery. a reception will be held in the church hall following the interment. in remembrance of Greg, contributions to the Canadian Cancer Society, Elphin Presbyterian Church, Knox Presbyterian Church Manotick or Canadian Mental Health association would be appreciated. for condolences or further information, visit our website at www.blairandson.com.

R UTTAN, Gerald Alvin it is with saddened hearts we announce the passing of our loving father Gerald alvin ruttan, age 92 on November 28th, 2022.

Jerry is the son of the late Donald and Jessie ruttan.

Devoted father and best friend to his daughters alison Davis (George) and andrea ruttan. Much loved Poppy to his grandchildren Michael, Erin and Emily. He will be forever missed. Predeceased by his beloved wife of 62 years valeria (nee Smith) (March 2020), his brother allan ruttan (March 2016) and his wife terry (June 1995). Jerry will be missed by many nieces and nephews, and he will be always remembered by his many friends in the Sydenham Community.

He was actively involved in The royal Canadian Legion Branch 496 for many years as well as the Harrowsmith Social and athletic Club.

The family would like to thank all the staff of Providence Care Heritage 2 and the staff of trillium retirement Home for their wonderful care and compassion. Thank you immensely to St. Elizabeth PSW’s Mary, Dana and Sandra. a big thank you to Dr. Marie Colantonio for being with us continuously during the last month.

in keeping with Jerry’s wishes, there will be a service held at the Trousdale funeral Home, Sydenham on Thursday, December 8, 2022, at 3 p.m. with a luncheon following at the Sydenham legion. in lieu of flowers, donations for those wishing may be made to for The Love of ferals, as Jerry had a special love for cats or The royal Canadian Legion Branch 496 in Jerry’s memory. in the care of t r O u SD ale Fu N eral H OM e 4374 Mill St. Sydenham ON (613)376-3022

www.trousdalefuneralhome.com

Lions Roar

by Lynn Oborne

The Lions Club of Land O'Lakes is a community of dedicated individuals who set the mark high in service and com munity care. Today, we would like to share with you one story of their dedication and creativity.

Hopefully, you have been all watching the Lions’ fence change from Halloween to even more colourful Christmas designs with new lighting. Perhaps you participat ed in our Santa's Parade. Maybe you have

been preparing your shopping lists for the Christmas Extravaganza. The question is .....have you been wondering what Santa's Workshop is going to add to all our Christ mases at the Lions Hall?

Here is a glimpse of what the members have been doing in just one event behind the scenes.

It took Paul days to measure, cut and sand together 2x2 pieces of lumber in all the right sizes to build the 6 ft Christmas Tree that the kids will be thrilled to see at Santa's Workshop.

Savanaugh, who is the leading Lion on this event, has already built a 6ft snow globe and an even bigger snowman.

There are 30 members who are going to be working with the children on the day to teach them how to build their own trees, make their own snow globes, and deco rate their own cookies.

There are 10 community members who will also be part of the task force working to ensure every child has fun making toys, writing a letter to Santa, and getting a pic ture with their family.

These 40 people, who will be the elves during this event, range in age from 16 to 92.

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Rev hugh A. A. Rose

May 2, 1929 - December 2, 2022

Died suddenly and peacefully in Ottawa with Sheila by his side, as they were throughout their 61 years of marriage.

father to Hugh Michael (Deirdre Speers) of Ottawa and Margaret Catherine (Matthew Zadow) of Brussels, Belgium. a proud grandfather to Malcolm, Maeve, and Duncan. Predeceased by sisters Nancy McNee (London) and ina Hunt (Massachusetts).

Hugh’s calling and profession included a half-century as a united Church minister in pulpits in St adele, Smiths falls, Toronto, St Catharines, and regina. Since retirement, he was an active member at Emanuel Church in Land O Lakes, which meant he continued his ministry as a church member and storyteller. He travelled extensively for meetings of the world Council of Churches in the 70’s and 80’s where he first developed a love for warm climates. He was particularly proud of his involvement with creating the 1971 Joint (red) Hymn Book of the anglican and united Churches of Canada. the ministry wasn’t his first choice as he started at uoft in Dentistry, then graduated in arts in the Class of ‘50 (Phi Gamma Delta). Graduate and Divinity studies followed at McGill and Edinburgh.

in retirement Sheila and Hugh loved to travel to places such as india, New Zealand, australia, tonga, thailand, China, europe, the u.S., and almost every state of Mexico. Hugh’s main love of place began when they purchased crown land on Skootamatta Lake in 1962 and built a simple cottage that evolved and grew into the beautiful lakeside home they enjoyed in retirement for the last 28 years. His wonderful friends who make up the lake community made the cottage feel more of a home than anywhere else.

friends and family are invited to remember Hugh with a service celebrating his life and faith at the west Chapel of Hulse, Playfair &McGarry at 150 Woodroffe avenue (at richmond road) in Ottawa on Saturday, December 10 at 1 pm. reception to follow. Livestream through: https://www.hpmcgarry.ca in lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Ottawa Heart institute and think of Hugh walking along a Pacific coast beach in southern Mexico on a hot winter’s day.

MeMoriaM

FANNING , Frank (Butch)

Oct. 29, 1945 - Dec. 2, 2012 10 years have passed and there is never a day that you aren’t missed, we remember you today with fond memories.

Love vera & family

Meanwhile, Red, who many of you have got to know as the returning Santa from the North Pole, has been labouring at building a large wooden train with wagons and loads on the wagons.

It takes a village to build a village. We are building Santa's Workshop. Come join in the fun and the magic of this event. N.B. The Lions Club of Land O'Lakes will open its doors from 10- 1pm on De cember 10th to show you the marvelous, enchanting world of Santa's Workshop. ■

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APPLIANCE REPAIR, 15 years experience. Call Mark, Verona Hardware, 6723 Main St., Verona. Ph. 613-374-2851

AUTOmOTIVE

KALADAR AUTO RECYCLING. Car & truck parts. Used cars, $600 & up. We take tradeins. We buy farm equipment, tractors, loaders for parts. 11520 Hwy 41; 613-336-9899; 613885-8644

KINNEY AUTO WRECKING Station Road, Kaladar. 4x4 trucks & parts for sale. Scrap cars, stoves, fridges wanted. 613-336-9272.

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3 P OINT HITCH – 30-inch circular buzzsaw – cuts firewood logs. 3 point hitch – 5’ scraper/ snow blade (like new). 125 gallon diesel fill tank with new hand pump, fits ½ ton truck box. Best offers, call 613-374-1892.

CENTRAL BOILER Classic OUTDOOR FUR NACES can eliminate your high heating bill. Buy NOW and save up to $550! Call today 613539-9073. www.thefurnacebroker.com

CENTRAL BOILER OUTDOOR FURNACES offer the Classic, the Maxim and the New Edge. Your local Dealer, Wood Heat Solutions, Frankford, ON, 613-398-1611; Bancroft, ON 613-332-1613. www.chesher.ca

SHIPPING CONTAINERS: Seacans Storage Containers, 7ft 10ft 20ft 40ft 45ft Steel garden sheds call 613-354-8744 or online http://Inge niousStorage.com

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INTERESTED IN MASSAGE AS A CAREER?

Two week training in an ancient Hawaiian massage lineage known as Lomi Lomi happening in Arden over two weekends January and March. No prerequisite training is required to learn this spiritual healing technique. You will learn energetic healing principles as well as a lymphatic drainagebstyle technique.

EMAIL tawny@woodlandpriestess.com for more details or call 613-240-4080

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

Saturday December 10

VERONA - THE FRONTENAC FLYERS U15 LL2 COMMUNITY BREAKFAST 9-11am. Verona Lions Hall. $8 per plate (pancakes, sausages and coffee/juice) $5 per plate with a food bank donation

NORTHBROOK - SANTA’S WORKSHOP 10am-1pm. Northbrook Lions Hall. Free event. Children can participate in games and crafts to take home. Hot chocolate and cookies will be served

MISSISSIPPI STATION - BACK 40 ARTISAN

CHEESE OPEN HOUSE 10am-4pm. Back Forty Artisan Cheese. www.artisancheese.ca

DENBIGH - CHRISTMAS CRAFT & STORY TIME 10-11am. Denbigh Library.. Register at 613-333-1426.

VERONA - VENDORS MARKET 10am-3pm. Prince Charles Public School.

OMPAH - ANNUAL COOKIE EXCHANGE 10am. Ompah Hall. Bake and bring your favourite cookies and go home with an equal amount!

VERONA - STYLE REVIVAL 10am-1pm. Verona Free Methodist Church.

BATTERSEA - THE LOG HOME HOLIDAY MARKET 10am-3pm. 2281 Sands Road. Local artisans in a cozy log home setting.

ARDEN - FUNDRAISING LUNCHEON 11am1pm. Arden United Church.

INVERARY - CRAFT AND VENDOR FUNDRAISER 11am-2pm. Inverary Playhouse. They will have hot chocolate, prizes, and an inflatable (weather permitting).

HARROWSMITH - SNACKS WITH SANTA 12-2pm. Harrowsmith Social & Athletic Club. Bring a dozen of your favourite snacks to. Free event.

SHARBOT LAKE - SANTA CLAUS PARADE 1pm. Sharbot Lake - Railway Heritage Park. Parade will follow a route through the village followed by treats and Santa at the Sharbot Lake Legion hall from 2-4pm

INVERARY - COMMUNITY FOOD BANK DRIVE 1-5pm. Storrington Lions Hall. SHARBOT LAKE - A VISIT WITH SANTA

2-4pm. Sharbot Lake Legion. Following the parade. Candy bags for kids, free hot dogs and hot chocolate for all.

BATTERSEA - CHRISTMAS CRAFTS & COOKIES 2-4pm. Battersea United Church. Hosted by Four Rivers Youth Cluster. RSVP to Rev. Heather by Dec 5 (heathermclurg@ hotmail.com)

Sunday December 11

SHARBOT LAKE - CAROL SERVICE 10am. Sharbot Lake United Church. Lead by Fiddlers and Friends, all welcome.

HARLOWE - CHURCH SERVICE 11am. Harlowe Wesleyan Standard Church. Ron Lemke and guests singing, snack lunch to follow.

GODFREY - HOCKEY GAME BETWEEN FRONTENAC OPP AND SOUTH FRONTENAC FIRE AND RESCUE 5:30pm. Frontenac Community Arena. Puck Drop at 6pm. Admission by donation or non-perishable food item.

Monday December 12

SNOW ROAD STATION - SNOW ROAD SNOWMOBILE CLUB “GET READY FOR CHRISTMAS EVENT” 10am. Snow Road Snowmobile Clubhouse. Homemade crafts, Bottled Goods. Light lunch available, everyone welcome.

Tuesday December 13

FLINTON - NORTHBROOK/FLINTON CHRISTMAS DINER’S 11am-2pm. Flinton Hall. Turkey & all the fixings, live music, tickets $15. RSVP Katie 613-336-8934 x 229.

INVERARY - DINNER MEETING 6:30pm. Storrington Lions Hall. Join the Storrington Lions! RSVP catherinereynolds@hotmail.ca.

Wednesday December 14

PARHAM - THE HAPPY TRAVELLERS 12pm. Last meeting of 2022, pot lunch luncheon, followed by sing song under leadership of Rev. Ken Walton and his wife May.

SYDENHAM - HOLIDAY REMEMBRANCE CANDLE CEREMONY 3-4pm. Grace Hall. Drop-in 6:30pm 7:30pm for those who are unable to make the formal ceremony. See Grace Centre website for details.

SNOW ROAD - CHRISTMAS SOCIAL DINNER 6pm. Snow Road Community Centre. Turkey and fixings provided, pls bring side or dessert to share. Food Bank donations appreciated. All welcome.

Thursday December 15

SHARBOT LAKE - HOLIDAY GATHERING 11am. Community Cafe. Soldiers Memorial Hall (OSO Hall). Tai Chi Demo and Live Music, soup & social to follow, info 613-279-3151, www.rfcs.ca or email info@rfcs.ca

Friday December 16

DENBIGH - LARC EARLY ON PLAYGROUP 10am2pm. Addington Highlands Community Centre. Designed for caregiver’s and their children aged 0-6. A great way to meet others in the community!

Saturday December 17

ARDEN - CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY SATURDAY - C ANCELLED

County Council

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later this month.

After taking their oaths of office, the new council had two matters to address, the election of a warden and deputy warden for 2023.

As expected, the two re turning members of council will fill those roles. South Frontenac Mayor Ron Vandewal was the only nom inee for warden, and Central Frontenac Mayor Frances Smith was the only nominee for deputy warden. Smith will likely be the warden in 2024, if past practice is followed.

But under new rules that were put in place last sum mer, the positions of warden and deputy warden are now open to all 8 members of council. Until now, only the mayors from the four town ships were eligible, with the mayor taking a one year term in each position over the 4-year term of council.

In his brief remarks, War den Vandewal said that with so many new councillors, “there will be lots to learn and lots to get used to. I always look forward, optimistically, that we will work hard togeth er and we will do what's best for our municipalities and the county ... I want to congratu late everyone who's been elected, and it will hopefully be a good experience and we will just try to do the best job that we can.”

Notice of Public Meeting on Official Plan Amendment

Take Notice that the Council of The Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac will hold a virtual public meeting on December 20, 2022, at 7:00 pm to consider an Official Plan Amendment in accordance with Section 17 of the Planning Act. The purpose of the Amendment is to make administrative changes to the current Township’s Official Plan to implement recent changes to the Ontario Planning Act through Bill 13, Supporting Businesses and People Act, 2021 and Bill 109, More Homes for Everyone Act, 2022. Specifically, the amendment will include policies in the Township Official Plan regarding complete planning applications, pre-application consultation for planning applications, and delegated authority for planning approvals

The draft Official Plan Amendment is administrative in nature and applies to all properties within the Township. For more information, including information about appeal rights, contact Christine Woods, Senior Planner at cwoods@ southfrontenac.net or by phone at 613-376-3027 ext. 2221, or see the News and Public Notices page on our website, southfrontenac.net. The draft Amendment is also available on the Current Planning Applications page of our website. Members of the public can register to participate in the Zoom meeting one week before the meeting by clicking on the registration link on the meeting page on the Events Calendar on our website.

Resident Survey on 2023 Budget

Have your say! We are asking residents to take a short survey before December 31, 2022 to provide input into budget priorities for the Township for 2023. Residents can take the survey on the budget consultation project page on EngageFrontenac.ca.

Those interested in presenting or providing verbal or written comments to Council on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 can contact Angela Maddocks, Clerk at 613-376-3027, x2222 to be placed on the agenda. Requests to present to Council and/ or written submissions must be sent to the Clerk’s Office by noon on Thursday, December 8, 2022, in person or via email to amaddocks@southfrontenac.net. To learn more, or to sign up to receive updates about this year’s budget process, see the budget consultation project page on EngageFrontenac.ca.

Road closures and notices

• Construction is beginning on a 5 km section of Battersea Road between Burnt Hills Road and Bradden Road. This project will include a component of winter work on roadsides with more major road improvements in early spring. The work will be done by Len Corcoran Excavating Ltd. Battersea Road will be accessible at all times with one lane open, but drivers should expect traffic delays. Project completion is scheduled for the end of July 2023. If you would like to learn more about this project, and subscribe to receive project updates, see the Battersea Road Reconstruction project page on our public engagement site, EngageFrontenac.ca.

THINGS TO DO

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Download the app or sign up for reminders from our website and click on the contest icon between Nov 1 Dec 31, 2022 for your chance to win one $100 or one of two $50 gift certificates to Foodland, three prizes of an hour of free ice time at Frontenac Arena, or a South Frontenac hoodie. See full contest details at southfrontenac.net/SFRecycles.

Household Hazardous Waste Depot Returns to Winter Hours

The Household Hazardous Waste Depot located at 2491 Keeley Rd in Sydenham has returned to its winter hours. The depot is open one more Thursday before year end: December 8 from 3-7 pm.

Landfill Sites Winter Hours

Bradshaw and Salem landfill sites are now closed for the winter. Green Bay will remain open on Fridays 8:30 4:30.

There are no changes to hours for the Portland and Loughborough sites. We encourage residents to take advantage of garbage and recycling collection and download our South Frontenac Recycles app for updates and information at your fingertips!

Winter Road Restrictions in Effect December 1

Just a reminder, there is no parking on Township roads and village streets from 12 midnight to 7 am from December 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023 so our crews can keep roads clear and safe. We will not be responsible for damages to cars parked overnight or other obstacles that interfere with winter road maintenance. Thanks for your cooperation!

Residents

• 2490 Keeley Rd, Sydenham

• 3910 Battersea Rd, Sunbury

• 5286 Hinchinbrooke Rd, Hartington

N EWS & Pub LI c N OTI c ES

The North Frontenac food bank received a donation of hygiene gift bags for clients from Dennis Larocque (pictured) and Paul Martin of Coldwell Banker Perth. The bags include shampoo, ra zors, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, dish soap, hand soap and coffee filters.

Ally Dickson from South Frontenac Community Services and Amanda Pantrey from South Frontenac Township with the 389 pounds of food area residents donated during the Township’s November food drive.

The Verona Free Methodist Church was turned into a magical Christmas won derland in preparation of the arrival of 90 seniors for a full turkey lunch last week, at the Southern Frontenac Community Ser vices Diners Club.

This event was sold out as the attend ees eagerly anticipated seeing the guest performer Amy Sloan, who is not only a Registered Nurse, but a stand-up comic.

On the menu was a full Turkey din ner including carrots, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and mashed potatoes. The Tur key’s were from Food Less Travelled and were sooo moist and lovely! Top it off with creamy mashed, carrots done -just right and a stuffing that you could eat all on it’s own, you had the makings of a meal ‘fit

for royalty’

Amy Sloan hails from Hamilton and works at the sister’s of Notre Dame con vent. She is a nurse by day and comedian who has a wicked sense of humour and the ability to turn a situation into a story, a tale, a reason to reflect and laugh at oneself as we continue to age. Her per formance had the audience laughing at some fun dad jokes as she explained the power of laughter and demonstrated to the group why and how it helps to reduce stress and enables us to remain resilient through tough times. Amy kept them ani mated with story-based jokes and inter active activities that left everyone feeling ‘happy’.

If you don’t think you have enough hu

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mour in your life you can seek it out and even learn it. Some suggestions are to attend a comic festival, watch YouTube clips, cut out cartoons you find funny, watch a funny movie, look for jokes online or spend more time with those that make you laugh. There is even Laugh Yoga that is starting to build momentum in over 110 countries. Laughteryoga.org

As the afternoon began to wind down, the volunteers quickly cleared tables and

helped the guests to their vehicles. Prizes were drawn for 6 lovely glass displays and each guest was able to take away a small Christmas cookie to enjoy with their after noon tea, and then a nap!

Thank you to Amy Sloan for a fun after noon and if anyone is looking to hire her, you can find her on Facebook!

Bravo, yet again, to the SFCSC and Joanne Silver, for a perfect venue and meal!!

If you are interested in getting involved you can reach them at: 613-376-6477

Email: info@sfcsc.ca. ■