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150 years, 150 women, 150 words compels by Craig Bakay t was rather quiet in the meeting room of the United Church in Sharbot Lake Saturday, despite there being quite a number of people there. The reason for the silence is that everyone seemed to be reading. They were reading stories about area women, 150 of them to be exact, stories that were written by local people who either knew the women or were descendants of them, and this was the brainchild of Dianne Lake for a Canada 150 project — 150 years, 150 women, 150 stories. There is a book (a few copies are still available) but the quests on Saturday were reading from recipe cards. “This is a trip down memory lane,” said Ann Walsh. “We’ve (the MacPherson clan) been here for eight Dianne Lake shows off the 150 years, 150 women, 150 stories book Saturday at the United Church in generations and this is Sharbot Lake. Photo/Craig Bakay amazing. “I’m learning so much name it. “It took me eight cemeteries to stories, they stopped. about people I knew as a “I enjoyed almost every min- find someone born 150 years ago Lake said the focus on women child.” seemed appropriate. but we found one,” Lake said. Lake set the process of gath- ute of this,” Lake said. The first story in the book is “I could find a lot of informaAlong the way, they collected ering the stories and then it sort Myrtle Law, Lake’s mother-in- stories about five midwives, one tion about the men in the area,” of took on a life of its own. th In the end, she had 114 peo- law and the last (150 ) is Susan- chiropractor, several nurses and she said. “But not so much about their wives — and I knew all the ple submit stories about grand- nah Minerva Wagar, who was teachers. When they had collected 150 wives had stories.” mothers, mothers, aunts, you born on Oct. 5, 1867.
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however, the camp continued to expand and new cabins, docks, and dining hall extensions were all built over a 20 year period. In 1968, the nearby Mohawk Girls Camp merged with RKY and the camp took the form that has remained to this day. Darcy Munn, the current camp director, oversees a summer schedule that is fully taken up with 1 and 2 week camp sessions with a capacity of 150 campers. There is one week left open each summer, when the camp is rented out to a group from Ottawa that runs an LGBTQ camp. The camp is open year round for school and other groups to use for a variety of purposes. There is a March Break Camp and programming on Professional Development Days at the Limestone School Board. For Munn, the greatest strength of RKY camp lies in its traditions. “All of our counsellors, camp directors, all of the people who run the activities are former campers. They
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by Craig Bakay outh Frontenac Council expects to have a bylaw concerning outdoor furnaces coming before it at a September meeting following a report from Manager of Development Services Forbes Symon and the testimony of two residents opposed to their neighbor’s furnace. Symon told the regular meeting of Council in Sydenham that the key elements of the bylaw governing Outdoor Solid Fuel Burning Appliances (OSFBA) included: • Distinction between different types of OSFBA certification — those which are certified as being low particulate matter emitters and those which are certified based on conventional emissions • Restrictions on where OSFBAs may be located on a lot — side and rear yard only, distances from neighbouring dwellings • Prohibiting OSFBAs in settlement areas (hamlets, villages, registered plans of subdivision and condominiums) • Prohibiting OSFBAs from being used for the incineration of waste • Generally limiting operation of OSFBAs to Oct. 1 to May 1 • Grandfathering existing OSFBAs but requiring replacement units to comply with the bylaw
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RKY camp - con't from page 1 know what the camp is all about. This is not a specialty camp or a designer camp, it is a summer camp in the same way it has been for 85 years,” he said. Activities at RKY include swimming, canoe/kayaking, camp craft, arts and crafts, Adventure (wall climbing, ropes, etc.) nature and music. Campers participate in a variety of activities Among the camp traditions that has developed more recently is the cell phone/e-device policy. Campers don’t have access, and counsellors face severe restrictions. “Some kids have a problem with that for a day or so, but they get over it. We want them to be immersed in camp life, and cell and computer games are not what RKY is all about,” he said. RKY does, however, need to upgrade its facilities for modern times, to improve its standards and become more accessible. The main camp building is called the Homestead Centre, named after Homestead Land Holdings, which is owned by one of the camp’s major benefactors, Brit Smith. It was constructed in the 1970’s with help from a grant from Wintario (a precursor to the Trillium Foundation) as well as donations from private individuals, including Smith.
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The building is showing its age after 40 years, and it is time for a new dining hall/office complex/visitors centre to the camp. The kitchen needs an upgrade, the office space is cramped, and the dining hall is too small. Already, from its ongoing fundraising efforts, the camp is putting in a brand new septic system, capable of managing a new, larger building. The septic system is being installed near the RKY parking lot, and a location for the planned new building has been selected. The current building will be repurposed as program space. “The camp is not going to change. The capacity is meant to stay as is, but it will be better served with a fully accessible building like this. The time is right for RKY to do this,” said Munn. That’s where the RKY board of Directors newest employee comes in. Daniel Shipp has been hired to oversee fundraising and take care of project management for the construction of the new building, which has an estimated cost of $2 million. Shipp has only been working at RKY since the beginning of June, but he already has developed a sense of the camp's place in the lives of the campers. “I am really taken with the feel of the camp,” he said. “It has its own unique history. The campers and counsellors and program directors all cherish the place. The staff who run it have been here for years and they love it too. To be able to help bring the right new facility in order to keep the camp going for another 40 or 50 years is a great challenge for me.” The first thing that the RKY Board did when they decided to work on a new building was to contact Brit Smith, who is now 97 and still runs Homestead Land Holdings. “He came on board right away, and that has given us our start,” said Shipp. Over the next few months the details of the project will be worked out and Shipp will be working with the board to pre-
Campers at end of session gathering thiss summer pare the ground for a capital fundraising campaign. Shipp is optimistic that the goal can be met and the building project will take place as scheduled in the fall of 2018 for completion by the time the summer of 2019 rolls around. For further information about RKY camp, go to rkycamp.org.
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In the spring of 2017, the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust (MMLT) engaged a professional ecologist to prepare a scientific report describing the natural history and ecological features of the Nature Reserve, as well as conduct fieldwork to inventory the species on the property. At our August 19th event, visitors will hear about some of the discoveries of the field study and learn about the ecological significance of Rose Hill. An initial field study was conducted in 2012 when the first 100-acre parcel was acquired by the Land Trust. That first report stated
South Frontenac - con't from page 1 • Requiring building permits for new OSFBAs • A statement which gives Council authority to take action against any OSFBA which is deemed by Council to be a public nuisance. Resident Mary Royer said that she hadn’t been able to open her windows for six months before her neighbour’s furnace was shut down July 17. “It’s in the lawyer’s hands now,” she said. “I couldn’t use my backyard because of the fog,” said resident Jim Varrette. “We’re not going to put up with another winter of delays. “I can’t retire there so I might as well use my retirement money going to court.” Councilors were generally in favour of the bylaw but many felt there was still some tweaking needed. Mayor Ron Vandewal perhaps summed up Council’s concerns best. “I’m looking at condominiums now where we have seven-acre lots,” Vandewal said. “And Battersea to Sunbury is essentially a hamlet but most of it is rural. “I do have some concerns about language and measurement but generally I’m in favour of the bylaw.” Some battle lines may be being drawn. Manager of Development Services Forbes Symon presented two reports that could be opening salvos in a festering jurisdictional squabble between South Frontenac Township and Frontenac County when it comes to the approval of subdivisions and condo-
that one of the most remarkable aspects of SINCE 1970 this property is its lack of invasive plant species which gives a pretty good indication of its relatively untouched, wild condition. This year’s study will provide MMLT with the necessary information to prepare a long-term management plan for the Nature Reserve. Land trusts are mandated to protect the properties in their care forever, which in legal terms means a 999 year commitment, renewable. Over the past year, area volunteers have extended the trail network by opening up a long-unused trail around Fufflemucker Pond. Visitors will be guided along the trail from and to the lovely picnic spot beside the pond where we’ll gather to hear Cathy Keddy, the Chair of MMLT’s Ecological Stewardship Committee, share the findings of the field study to date. After lunch, you can meander along the trail around the perimeter of the pond looking for the rare species described. miniums. The first report was on the subdivision and condominium approval process and the second on monitoring conditions during the approval process for plans of subdivisions and condominium approval. The discussion began as an examination of the flowcharts Symon presented for the process but it wasn’t long before several councilors reiterated dissatisfaction with the County having the final say instead of the Township. The term ‘delegated approval authority’ started to surface shortly after approval authority was transferred to the County from the Province last year. It was back at Tuesday night’s meeting. “We are the closest government level to the constituents and we should be responsible for the approval authority,” said Coun. Mark Schjerning. Coun. Ross Sutherland expressed similar thoughts. However, Mayor Ron Vandewal said he thought the County process has changed somewhat recently and urged a wait-andsee attitude.
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(editors note - May Meeks, who is 96 and now lives in Sydenham although she was raised at Bell Rock, sent this in a letter to daughter Beth (Freeland) to type up and submit in response to an article on the history of Portland Township) n the Frontenac News on July 13th, there was a picture of Verona School. It was not always there. At one time it was on the rocky knoll across from the Verona Medical Clinic where a house has recently been built. One Sunday, Mr. Mckeever and Mr. Veley moved that building up the railway track to its new home. The south end of Verona was called Richardson for a man who had mills there. There was a store in Verona owned by a man named Geraldi. He was Italian and he had a son named William. One day a piano salesman came along to try to sell him a piano. William was just a toddler and had wet himself sitting in front of the store. Mr Geraldi said "Why would I want a Pee Annie when I have a Pee Willie?" These are facts told to me by people involved. May Meeks
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• What a great weekend for the Arden Seniors. The traffic around the Community Centre was in complete congestion for the entire morning. This mature group of Arden residents plan all year for their Annual Summer Sale, and this year was a wonderful success, enjoyed by all. The raffle winners this year were as follows: Frank Bernard with first prize, Judy Eardley with second, and Lori Murray with third! The “Happy Gang’ thanks all of the many, hard working volunteers plus everyone who attended. As I have told you in the past, this group donates most of their hard earned, fundraising money, to local groups, to show support. They are thankful for the support they were given last weekend. • Saturday August 5, plans to be another very busy weekend. Sharbot Lake’s St. Andrew’s Anglican Church will be holding the second of their Annual Yards Sales, beginning at 8am. These fundraising yard sales help the Church with some of their expenses. While attending, keep your eyes open for Christmas gifts, because you never know what you will find. • Back in Arden, 10am to 12Noon, the first of two public meetings will be held at the Community Centre, regarding Septic tank re-inspections. The second public meeting will be in Sharbot Lake, at the Oso Hall, Wednesday August 16, 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Please plan to attend one or both meetings. • The Arden Legion, in partnership with the Kennebec Rec and Canada 150 Committees will hold their Annual Pig Roast, at the Branch Saturday August 5, at 5pm. Adults will pay $15.00 per person and kids under 12 are $7.50. This dinner always has a great turnout so mark your calendar for this event. Attendance will also get you one more chance at an entry form for the carved train set seen at Pharmasave in Sharbot Lake. • Arden’s Open Mic this month will be on the 5th as well. The event will be held at the Community Centre their Pot Luck beginning at 5pm with music and dancing after supper.
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Take your company to this long weekend event, if they enjoy live music. • On Friday August 11 the Kennebec Rec Committee/ Canada 150 Committee will host a very special evening at the Kennebec Community Centre, featuring the Arden Glee Club and the Ardenaires. The groups will perform separately, playing/singing their own special renditions of music from now and then. Everyone is welcome to this free performance beginning at 7pm. Dessert and coffee will be available, for purchase, during the evening. The excitement is growing as the time draws near, because both groups are very popular and unique in their own way. • This reporter has been contacted by the Wild Bird Care Centre, in Ottawa, hoping that a resident of this area travelling to BC, would help them out in transporting a very special bird in the Oriole family back to its home. This stranded bird lost his way and ended up in Eastern Ontario. Contact will be made by the Care Centre in BC if anyone is available. Please call this reporter and I will give you the pertaining contact numbers. The Centre sends thanks in advance.
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• The Mazinaw Lake Swim Program (MLSP) a Program of the Land O’Lakes Community Services has just finished its 45th year!! It was a great success with 90+ children signing up to learn how to swim. In addition to local children we also had the children of many cottagers, campers & grandchildren of residents sign up this year. Many thanks for the help from the Frontenac News, Cottage Associations and the social media platforms of Bon Echo Park, plus of course word-of-mouth. • The Flinton Community Jamboree is here! Beginning today August 3 through to Sunday, August 6 all are welcome to come out and enjoy great music from Eddy & The Stingrays, Neville Wells Band, White Brothers Country, Winterline Bluegrass Band, Rosie Shiner & Land O’Lakes Cruisers and many more great musicians. Thursday night is an Open Mic beginning at 8pm so bring your instruments and join in the fun! For registration call Karen Anderson at 623-743-4829. For more information go to the website www.flintonjamborree.ca or email FlintComJamboree@hotmail.com or consult the Lions Toll Road book. There are brochures available at the Flinton post office. • The Land O’ Lakes Rescue Petting Farm yet has been in operation for ten years! They are celebrating ten years of recuing animals with a Family Fun Day this Saturday, August 5 from 11am to 4pm. Included in this fun-filled day is face painting, games, crafts, canteen, and raffles with one winner spending two nights at a beautiful cottage. I do believe Elvis and a Genie will be there to entertain! • The Garden Club is inviting everyone out on Thursday August 10, 7pm at the Pineview Free Methodist Church in Cloyne. Come and hear their next speaker who is Mary Sherman Reid from the Green Thumb Nursery in Nepean. Her topic will be “Makeovers for Tired Gardens and for Tired Gardeners”. Mary is an excellent speaker and this is a great topic and very apropos as we get older. • The 45th Cloyne Showcase Arts & Crafts Sale sponsored by the North Addington Guild is coming fast! It begins on Friday, August 11 from 10am to 5pm and runs through to Saturday, August 12 from 10am to 4pm. Lots of places for more
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• Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust invites you to discover the richness of the Rose Hill Nature Reserve on Saturday, August 19th. From 10:30am to 2:30pm, explore new trails and learn about the reserves rich biodiversity. Admission is $10. Bring along a picnic lunch, and your camera of course! Visit mmlt.ca/events for details and directions.(see article on page 3) • The New Apostolic Church will host Homecoming Weekend, August 18th to 20th. Kicking things off is Youth & Family Night on the 18th, 7pm at the gym. Saturday the 19th is the Men’s Breakfast at 9am, then a Gospel Homecoming Concert at 7pm, featuring performers from around the region, with donations to the Community Food Bank gratefully accepted. Sunday is the Divine Service at 10:30am, followed by a Community Picnic and games & activities at the park. Contact Rev. Robert Sprague robertjsprague@gmail.com. Check out the facebook page for more info. • The annual Denbigh Griffith Lions Club Show & Shine is coming up on Saturday, August 26th, 10 to 2pm at the Lions Hall in Griffith, 25991 HWY 41. • Denbigh Recreation presents The Debenham Brothers in concert at the Denbigh Hall, Saturday, September 16th, 8pm. Tickets are $15 and available now from Rec. Committee members.
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• Folks will want to set aside Sat. Aug. 5 at 3pm for the 2017 Flinton Jamboree’s country music Hall of Fame inductions for these well known singers; Bill White, Neville Wells, Lionel Grimard, the late Bob Goodberry (posthumously) Sheila Calthorpe and Ross Clow. The house band for that event is the Land O Lakes Cruisers with Tina Bergman on piano and George York- whose granddaughter Mallory works as Activity Director at Pine Meadow, will be the master of ceremonies. • Also on Aug. 5 from 10am until noon an open meeting will be held at the Kennebec Hall to discuss the proposed septic re-inspection program. In put and questions to the Township will be looked at and then, based on the results of the public feed back the council will make a decision. So, now’s the time to get the details and to ask those questions. This kind of open approach is really appreciated- so thanks to our Councilors Cindy Kelsey and Tom Dewey for all their help. • Our Pine Meadow folks have recently hosted a pie social, beach party in the outdoor gazebo, outdoor horse shoes, walk to the local coffee shop, outdoor barbecue lunch of hamburgs, hot dogs, pork and beans, ice cream, and a shopping trip to Belleville. The cooking group made some delicious pies the old fashioned way – yummy!! Also area singers, musical groups, clergy, family groups and talented folks offer their skills to make it a happy and happening place. Time is flying by and Henderson United is now preparing for Civic Holiday Mon. Aug. 7 when they will host a yummy hot
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roast pork sandwich lunch at the hall. It’s a full course meal and all for a donation to help out the little white church on the corner. I get hungry just writing about it all!! • Speaking of food and getting hungry- no one was hungry after the recent Harlowe supper. That dessert table with all those fresh and home made pies was out of this world and I woke up in the night just thinking of it and dreaming of the flavours. • Doug Bridgen- son of the late Myrtle (Gaylord) Bridgen visited his Mom’s grave to refresh the flowers, clean the stone of moss and share hi-lights of a recent tip to Northern Ireland with his nephew David Henderson. Doug’s Grandson Noah at age 15 is a world karate champion. Doug’s sister Patsy died three years ago Sept. 1. Special congratulations to Doug’s aunt- Bessie (Gaylord) Parks, currently residing in Almonte, who will be 96 on Sept. 5. It’s good to get caught up on the news- fulfilling the epitaph on Myrtle’s grave stone “what’s the news?”
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• Tuesday, after tea and Toast, our driver friend Alice took Harriet, Oliver, and I to a days shopping in Kingston. Lots and lots of walking, lots of clothes. It was a great day for Golden Oldies – Thanks Alice. • Music night was a full house with Bill White and friends. His son (I think) Joe on violin was out of this world with his playing. 50 people’s toes were tapping, and hands were clapping to the music. There were four encores, they brought the house down. There are four members of the band. The next music night will be August 31. Harry Adrain and friends 7-9pm. For tickets call Don 278-0958. • What a wonderful Sunday afternoon at Sylvania Lodge. First dance there in 50 years. Harriet and I took in the classic country live music show at beautiful Dalhousie lake. Featuring Sam Jarvis, what a great singer and entertainer. The dancing machine, Harvy Jackson and his Partner Linda. I think they danced every dance. Open mic singers Connie McLellan from Sharbot Lake, Harvey Jackson from Perth, Violet Sleeper from Murdoc, and our singing waitress Katie Moltby, what a great singer. Wonderful afternoon. • Erma Millar’s granddaughter Emilie is visiting from England along with her dog, Loki. • Karen and Glen Patterson were host and Hostess of Coffee Break. Lots of Karen’s beautiful baking. Nice to see Malcolm, Jeannie and Cayman from what used to be the old school in Mississippi – SS#1 Mississippi. • There is a brand new baby girl in Mississippi. She was
born July 24th in Almonte to Jeff and Jenna Fenwick who own the cheese factory here in Mississippi. A little curd. Her name is Beatrix Valli and she weighs 5lbs and 6oz! Congratulations Jeff and Jenna. Your life has forever changed for the better with this new life. Enjoy her, they grow up too fast. • Happy Birthday to Lillian and Harold Antoine and Mary Gemmil. • A dinner and quarter auction to benefit McDonald’s Corners Agricultural Society will be held on August 19. Doors open at 5pm and dinner is served at 5:30. Enjoy a delicious homemade dinner: cold meats, salads, rolls, dessert, tea and coffee. At 7pm auction starts, bid your quarters to win great prizes donated by our supporters. Tickets for a great evening of food, fun and laughter are $15 and available at Hill’s General Store 613-278-2020, Jeannie Kelso 613-2781391, Alice Gilchrist 613-278-1020. Bring your own quarters if possible.
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• We are saddened to learn of the passing of Don Steele. Beloved husband of Sylvia Steele {Dowker} Don’s parents were from Mountain Grove {Maimie and Fred}. • Sympathy to Sylvia Steele {Dowker} and family at the passing of her husband Donnie Steele. His parents were Maimie and Fred Steele from Mountain Grove. Happy birthday to Jane Covert, Brian Teal, Hallie and Hannah Herns, Jack Nicolson, Garnet Brown, Marion Bertrim, Donnie Scott, Noah Hertendy, Allen Scott, Emily Delyea, Lois Barager, John Purdon, Carol Wisteard, Betty McCrimmon, Grace Gray-Kenny, • Happy August Anniversary to Eric and Phyllis Barr, Mike and Johanna Zylstra, Kevin and Lesley Merrigan, as well as to Tom and Marg Graham. • The spiritual leader on July 30 at the Pastoral Charge {Mountain Grove, Henderson, Arden} was the Rev., Dr. Rick Magie. Congratulations to Rev Magie, on the birth of a new granddaughter Muriel, born to daughter Sarah. • On July 29 a gospel sing featuring Vernon Scott and Dwayne Matson was held at the Parham Free Methodist church. Local talent also performed: Art Shaw, Ina Turner, Ken and May Walton. Pastor Ken Walton was the MC. A free offering was taken with a delicious lunch following the sing. • On Saturday 29 many people gathered at the Sharbot Lake United Church hall to enjoy a tea or coffee while reading some of the 150 stories of past local women who had endured hardships etc. A big thank you to Dianne Lake and helpers who made this event possible in celebrating Canada 150 birthday. All of the stories were put into a book for sale at 10$. • Recently we watched Parham’s mens baseball team defeat Seeley bay at Parham. Mosquitoes were bad but the game was worth watching July 26. • Many people from this area travelled to Toronto by bus to see a blue Jays game. The Jays won. • Thinking of Lionel Grimard, Gordon Struthers, Ernie Barr, Beverley Hayes, Jean Steele, Archie Meeks, King Stinchcombe, Roger Brown, Bill Hayes.
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• Sunday was a glorious day for Palmerston Lake’s first ever Boatilla! A few intrepid paddlers set off from the marina and were joined along the way by five more kayakers. Motor boats came along later, and all were greeted at Waites’ Beach by tables of welcome snacks and cold drinks. We had an enthusiastic gathering of about 30 folks who had lots of fun in the water and a chance to see the proposed beach renovation.
PAGE 5 More fun for the young ones was the Dino Egg Hunt, organized by Stacey and Kirsten, and the day ended with a slice of dinosaur egg, which tasted a lot like watermelon. • The Annual Memorial Service is being held on Sunday, August 6 at 2pm at the Ompah Cemetery. This service has a long tradition. All are welcome. • There will be major road work on Hwy 509 so no through traffic will be allowed between the Elphin-Maberly and South Lavant Roads from August 14 to 25. Detour signs will direct traffic to River Road and Ardoch Road.
PARHAM-TICHBORNE Colleen Steele 613-375-6219 Christine Teal mrsteal2u@hotmail.com 613-375-6525 • The exercise class at the Parham United Church CE Centre is taking a two week break starting August 1st until the 15th. • The Parham Fair books should be out this week. • Condolences to the family of the late Phyllis Scott. • Thursday August 3 Erika Lamon performs at the Cardinal Cafe from 6 to 9pm. • August 5 St. Andrew’s Anglican Church is holding their annual Yard Sale at the Church in Sharbot Lake. • Remember when? Well then step back in time....to a one room school at the Bradshaw school open house on the Bradshaw Road August 5 from 10am to 3pm. Call Lois Webster for more information at 613-375-6332. Maybe a class reunion would be in order for that day. • The Lions Club are holding a Bottle Drive on Saturday August 12 and Sunday August 13 at the Beer Store in Sharbot Lake. Please help them to help others. Mark off August 19 on your calendar for their next Breakfast the proceeds from this will go towards Pediatric Cancer. • Be sure to watch for the Eclipse on Aug. 21. • Sharbot Lake and Parham United enjoyed the message delivered by Barb Dejeet a Licenced Lay Worship Leader on Sunday following the service in Parham all enjoyed a luncheon. • Thinking of you to Marilyn Meeks. • Happy Birthday to: Garnet Brown, Carol Wisteard, Marion Bertrim, Miranda Bird, Hallie & Hannah Hearns, Sherri Vinkle, Boyce Peters, Keegan Teal, Angie Newmann, Cory Lowery, Camden Robinson, and Christopher Love. • Happy Anniversary to Bob & Christine Teal and Lisa & Donnie Smith.
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• Remember that story your Grandpa told about the old house on the nearby hill? Have you ever seen something spooky in the area? Share your local ghost stories or area hauntings with the Clar-Mill Community Archives! They are putting together a book of local legend and want to hear from you. You can remain anonymous if you wish, and the identity of the “haunters” can also be protected. Email cmcabook2017@gmail.com or call Katie 613-479-2797 to tell your tale. • The Cloyne Showcase Arts & Crafts Sale is happening Friday 11 & Saturday 12 of August at North Addington Education Centre and features many local artisans! This is a fundraiser for the Arts department at North Addington Education Centre. Open 10am to 5pm on Friday, 10am to 4pm on Saturday and admission is free!
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Schemers and dreamers – Iron ore, speculation and the K&P by Jeff Green t was a dream of trail proponents to use the old K&P rail line to create a trail that would connect the east-west trans Canada Trail with the Cataraqui and Rideau Trails and ensure that the transCanada Trail takes a detour through the Frontenac County trail system. In order to make that happen the K&P trail needed to be complated between the junctions in Sharbot Lake and Harrowsmith, and Frontenac County has been working on that for 10 years. The alternative would have been for the Trans Canada to flow along Hwy 7 directly between Ottawa and Peterborough, bypassing the Rideau and Cat Trails, Frontenac Park and the varied landscape of the Frontenac Spur and the Frontenac Arch Biosphere. The dream is about to become a reality and that reality will be celebrated on August 26, Canada 150 trail day, which is being sponsored by the Federal government to the tune of $1 million. Unfortunately, the K&P trail between Sharbot Lake and Harrowsmith will not be finished by August. The complicated northern section between Tichborne and Sharbot Lake is underway, and sections are done, but it is not going to be complete by August 26. In a way, the trail being officially launched without actually being in place fits well with the history of the K&P Railroad itself. It was an idea that had its support-
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ers, even if the money was not in place and the details were not worked out back in 1875 when it opened. And of course, while the trail to Sharbot Lake will not be complete on opening day, it will be completed soon, while the K&P (which stands for Kingston to Pembroke) never did make it that far. It only ever extended as far as Renfrew. In his new book, The First Spike, Steven Manders has provided some new information about the building and management of the K&P line, and how it related to an over-estimation of the value of iron mines at Iron Junction, present day Godfrey. Manders did some traditional
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K&P for transport to Kingston and the US. It was this resource that was the impetus for the construction of the K&P, and US based industrialists were among the early investors in the railroad. In 1884 the K&P had its best year, turning a profit of over $20,000. Within ten years, with the iron ore proving harder to access, the K&P had become a money loser, to the tune of $100,000 or more per year (about $2.7 million in 2017 dollars). The railroad went into receivership until 1899, and then began to be swallowed up by Canadian Pacific Railroad, a process that was completed in 1913 when the CPR took on a 999 year lease on the line and acquired all the assets. The book also includes information about the K&P iron mining company, which was unrelated to the railroad but shared some directors and
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investors, suggesting that stock manipulation, or ‘mining the market’ as it is sometimes called, took place on a large scale, in the 1890’s and into the new century, and a man named Henry Siebert continued to sell certificates for the K&P mining company long after he had received reports that there was no viable iron resource left in the ground. Between 1896 and 1903, about $2.5 million in shares were sold (over $500 million in today’s dollars) in a company that was never destined to deliver anything to market. The First Spike also looks in depth at some of the communities and stations as the line moved north, and images of villages such as Clarendon Station and others that show how active and populated they were when the rail line was a going concern. The railroad was never sustainable as a passenger line, and indeed according to Steven Manders, the CPR was never really interested in the section of the line north of Tichborne, where the K&P and the main CPR freight line, which still exists as travellers along Road 38 are well aware. As we all know, the K&P ceased operations entirely eventually and will soon be entirely transformed into an operational trail, ensuring a strong presence of the Trans-Canada Trail in Frontenac County, by the time the 2018 tourist season rolls around. The K&P railroad cost about $3.5 million to build in the 1870’s, the equivalent
of about $100 million in current dollars, and the cost to build the trail remains a bit of a mystery. It has taken years to build, and has been funded in part by Federal and Provincial trail grants as well as some municipal gas tax rebate money in the early years. As even a cursory look at the First Spike reveals, the issues surrounding the development of the K&P trail, some of which have been revealed over the years in this paper, are nothing new to the K&P. It has always been an expensive proposition. As a trail, all it needs to do is attract a reasonable number of people to enjoy walking, skiing, riding, cycling, and sledding over it in order to be a success. The stakes are lower than they were back when investors expected to make their fortunes out of a doomed rail line. Still, there is an expectation that the trail, combined with the other opportunities for outdoor recreation in the region, and the efforts of established some new entrepreneurs in the tourist tourist industry, will bring financial benefits to Frontenac County residents over time. Hopefully those expectations will not be dashed as they were for those holding shares of K&P Rail or K&P mines. As Manders points out in his book, the labourers who built the trail and worked the mines were poorly paid for back breaking work, but still they fared better than the hapless investers.
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SF breaks ground on new fire hall for Perth Road by Craig Bakay ouncil and various dignitaries gathered at the site of the new fire hall planned for Perth Road Village last Friday to put the first shovels in the ground. “This is our first new fire hall in three decades,” said Mayor Ron Vandewal. “We’ve been looking at it for two years since the old hall was condemned for training purposes.” The new hall, with an estimated price tag of $1.5 million, will join the eight other fire halls in South Frontenac and will likely be the go-to site for firefighter training. “It’s going to be a great space with a training room for 30 people,” Vandewal said. “Public Works will probably use it too. “It’s been very frustrating for firefighters because they’ve had to use Sydenham for training programs but this station has the third highest call volume in the Township.”
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by Susan Ramsay, Early Literacy Specialist (L&A, Frontenac, Hastings) sramsay@klandskills.ca
mma’s mom looked at the calendar. It was still summertime. August stretched before them promising beach days and popsicles. But August would also be the last chance to prepare Emma for the thing that would change her three-year-old’s life forever – school. Would Emma be ready? Would Emma know what her teachers expect her to know? Would Emma be happy in a new building with people she’s never met? Would the bus ride be too much? For Emma’s mom, and parents of children registered for full day kindergarten everywhere, it’s reassuring to know that educators and child development experts ask us to refocus our adult lens; to shift from children’s ‘school readiness’ to children’s ‘readiness to learn’. Only then can we recognize that responsibility for children’s comfort and success in the school environment is shared. Long before that first day of school, childcare providers and family members nurture strong readiness to learn skills every time they help children share, take turns, listen to others, and express their feelings and ideas. The Learning Partnership’s Welcome to KindergartenTM program, offered to families
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• With summer under full swing, the yearend ball tournaments have been in full swing as well. Congratulations to the Mites who
Getting ready for school idea #1:
Help your child learn new words every day! If your child knows the word “red” for example, introduce the word “crimson” or
SOCIAL NOTES OBITUARY Wayne Gordon Harris June 8, 1941 – July 26, 2017
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In memory of Jeff Tooley who passed away August 4th, 2002, Remembering you is easy, we do it every day, Missing you is the heart ache that never goes away. We miss you, Love Your Family
FUNERAL SERVICES After a long and gutsy battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Wayne Gordon Harris passed away peacefully in his sleep surrounded by the love of his family early in the morning of July 26, 2017. Loving husband for more than 53 years of Patricia Anne Harris he is survived by Pat and their three children; Doug (Robin) Harris, Paula Harris and Richard (Andreea) Harris. Proud grandfather of Nicholas Wayne Harris and Olivia Lauren Harris, Grandpa Wayne will be profoundly missed. Over his 76 years Wayne touched and made a marked impact on many as a teacher, coach, friend, neighbor, brother, father and husband. He leaves us with many fond memories and a legacy we will forever remember. At Wayne’s specific request there will be no memorial service. In lieu, there will be a celebration of life at a future date.
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“ruby red”. Then use that new word often throughout the day so your child sees how that new word applies to their world in a variety of ways. Action words like race, trudge, and snooze; and emotion words like embarrassed, frustrated, and dazzled are fun words to learn too! Sharing stories and books in the preschool years predicts kindergarten vocabulary and reading for pleasure by Grade 4! (Monique Senechal, 2006)
Getting ready for school idea #2:
Read books together that capture your child’s interest every day. If your child wants the same story read over and over again, it means there is still something about the ideas, pictures, or emotions in the book that your child needs. Books such as “The Kissing Hand” by Audrey Penn, “Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten” by Joseph Slate, “The Night Before Kindergarten” by Natasha Wing, “Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes” by Eric Litwin or “How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?” by Jane Yolen may be helpful in sparking conversations about what to expect during those first few days at school. turnout at the Legion for the weigh-in. It was a great day for fishing too. Congratulations to those who won a prize and thank you to everyone in our community who was a part of organizing this event and donating prizes. I am looking forward to next year already. • Have an interest in Yoga? Regaining some balance in your life? Nomad Yogini Classes are available at the Grace Centre as well as some other locations. All levels welcome, contact Amanda at 613-453-4195 for more information or check out the website www.nomadyogini.ca or check it out on Facebook. • A wee little birdy told me that a local resident of ours, Doris Veldman celebrated her birthday on the 30th of July, I hope you had a great day! • Wishing everyone a great week ahead! Feel free to contact me as the people of Sydenham are what make the community what it is.
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Playing with the sounds in words is a first step in discovering how oral sounds and printed letters are connected. Mem Fox, in her book Reading Magic, says that “Experts in literacy and child development have discovered that if children know eight nursery rhymes by heart by the time they’re four years old, they’re usually among the best readers by the time they’re eight.” (p. 85) Rhymes help children hear when word endings sound the same. It helps them hear beats and syllables in words too.
Getting ready for school idea #3:
Say or sing nursery rhymes. Read rhyming books. Once your child is familiar with the rhyme, song or book, pause at the end of the rhyming phrase for your child to chime in with the missing word. School readiness will inspire Emma’s kindergarten teachers to prepare the classroom environment and program well for Emma’s first days at school. Readiness to learn has already inspired Emma’s parents to chat, read, and sing with Emma - at the beach and at home all summer long.
1pm in Centennial Park. There will be lots of family activities, entertainment, inflatables, vendor village, food, and of course a fireworks finale at dusk! • Vendors are wanted for the 150th Road Rally Celebration on Saturday August 26. All sites are a 12 foot front display. 12 x 30 site $25. Please register prior to August 12. Contact Wayne at 613 -374-3807 or v.c.a@ bell.net • Frontenac Minor Hockey is holding its 5th Annual Rinks to Links Golf Tourney on Saturday, Sept 9, 1pm at the Rivendell Golf Course. They are currently accepting golfers on a waiting list. They are in need of local sponsors for the event. $100 for hole/tee block advertising and $500 for gold sponsors – that includes a 4’x4’ sign at the Frontenac Community Arena. Businesses can sponsor with tickets for the auction table or an auction prize of value of $100. This event allows them to keep registration costs down (no increases in 5 years), jersey replacement and other costs. Contact apixley@hotmail.com
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• Ewe Can Knit is celebrating their second year anniversary on Saturday, August 5 from 10am to 3pm. Come celebrate with them and special guest, Purlin’ J. • The 22nd annual Verona Car Show will be held Sunday, August 13 at the Verona Lions Centre! Hundreds of cars from all around the region will be here in Verona vying for awards and the Grand Prize featuring a Trip to Vegas to see the great Barrett Jackson auction. With a kid’s area, vendor’s village, and entertainers, there’s something for everyone! Admission to spectators and parking are free. If you have a car you want to enter contact John Nizman, 613-358-5353. The Verona Car Show is a non-profit event with all proceeds going to the Verona Community Association. These proceeds fund year round free events such as the Christmas in the Village Day, Christmas Dinner, Family Skating day and Music in the Park. • Canada & Ontario’s 150th Road Rally Celebration will be held on Saturday, August 26. Participants are asked to bring friends and family in their cars and head over to Centennial Park in Harrowsmith to register for their passport to travel around the Township of South Frontenac and visit provincial themed sites as well as bonus sites. Registration starts at 10am. During the Road Rally, participants will complete fun mental, physical and artistic challenges and collect clues for chances to win prizes and have some good old-fashioned fun. More excitement starts at
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NOTICE Regarding Increase Tipping Fees For Certain Items And Change To The Free Tag Incentive Policy Please be advised that on July 21, 2017 Council passed By-Law #61-17 and Schedule ‘F’ Fees and Charges of this By-Law; increased tipping fees for the disposal of certain items at the Township’s Waste Sites ie; mattresses, appliances with Freon, furniture, bulky plastic and bin items. Council also passed By-Law #60-17, being a revised Waste Disposal By-Law. The most significant change in this By-Law is to the Free Bag Tag Incentive policy. The Township will continue to provide Free Bag Tags for each bag of extra recycling with certain exceptions. The following items are not eligible for a Free Bag Tag: newspapers, magazines, catalogues, boxboard; corrugated cardboard; plastic shopping bags; heavy plastic wrap; polystyrene and styrofoam. Also, please note that bag tags shall only be used for the disposal of extra household waste. Bag Tags are no longer accepted as payment for the disposal of Bulky Waste, Construction Waste and White Goods with Freon. These changes are effective August 21st, 2017. Please refer to our website at www.northfrontenac.com for the new Bylaws or contact our office 613-479-2231 or 1-800-234-3953. Jim Phillips, P.Eng. Public Works Manager publicworks@northfrontenac.ca
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AUTOMOTIVE
KALADAR AUTO RECYCLING. Drive in your own vehicle; Drive out a newer vehicle for $500 & up; as is (some vehicles may have valid E-test); 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.
EMBROIDERY & ENGRAVING
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FLEA MARKET
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FOR RENT
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CENTRAL BOILER OUTDOOR FURNACES Summer REBATE with a savings up to $700. Call for more information. Your local Dealer, Wood Heat Solutions, Frankford, ON, 613398-1611; Bancroft, ON 613-332-1613. www. chesher.ca FRONTENAC FIREWOOD. Dry, mixed hardwood. Cut, split, and delivered to all of Frontenac County. $300 full bush cord and delivery cost. Phone 613-279-2048 or 613530-0484 SHIPPING CONTAINERS: Seacans Storage Containers, 7ft 10ft 20ft 40ft 45ft Steel garden sheds call 613-354-8744 or online http:// IngeniousStorage.com
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The Township of Central Frontenac is seeking public input on a proposed “Septic System Maintenance and Assessment Program.” This program would ensure the proper function and promote regular maintenance of septic systems in Central Frontenac. The Open House will include displays and handouts on septic systems and the proposed program, followed by a panel discussion and question period with representatives from the Township, Public Health and the Mississippi Rideau Septic System Office. Saturday, August 5, 2017, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (noon), Kennebec Community Hall, 5998 Arden Road, Arden, ON Wednesday, August 16, 2017, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, Soldiers Memorial Hall, 1107 Garrett St., Sharbot Lake, ON Questions, comments, suggestions can be sent to: septic@centralfrontenac.com
TOWING
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STANDING TIMBER, firewood, pine, cedar, bush lots. Free quotes, cash paid. Call 613279-2154.
YARD SALE
INDOORS, SHARBOT LAKE, 1060 village woods drive. From antique tools to furniture to Christmas decorations. Saturday and Sunday August 5 & 6, 9am-4pm. MOVING SALE, ARDEN - Everything must go. Pass 1077 Wedlock road to a second driveway, you will see signs. August 4 to September 1.
HUNTING
FIREARMS COURSE – September 8 & 9, and Hunter Education Course, September 15 & 16, Tamworth. Call Bill, 613-335-2786
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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 25¢ ea; Colour copies 60¢ ea. 613-279-3150. PUMP REPAIR: Licenced well technician on staff with 10 years experience. Call Mark, Verona Hardware, 6723 Main St., Verona. Ph. 613-374-2851 ROB’S WINDOW CLEANING. We clean the windowpanes, screens, tracks and casings of your window. Call today for a quote. 613-243-9661
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Homelessness Prevention Worker This is a full time (35 hours weekly), permanent position to provide services to households and individuals who are at imminent risk of homelessness or who are currently without permanent housing. Services are delivered throughout Frontenac County and the incumbent will work from offices located in Sydenham, Verona and Sharbot Lake, ON. Duties: The incumbent provides the full range of services offered through Prevention Diversion, Rapid Re-Housing and Homelessness Prevention services. The incumbent completes the screening, intake and assessment protocol for individuals and families experiencing a housing crisis, provides diversion services and targeted prevention to resolve the immediate housing crisis and initiates referrals to other organizations as appropriate. The incumbent will provide outreach to engage people “living in the rough” to obtain housing assistance with a goal to end homelessness in Frontenac County. To receive a more detailed job description, please go to www.sfcsc.ca Requirements: • SSW diploma or equivalent • Knowledge of short term crisis intervention strategies and community resources • Demonstrated experience in provision of prevention and targeted intervention strategies. • Experience working in the housing sector. • Awareness of the City of Kingston’s 10-year Municipal Housing and Homelessness Plan. • Knowledge of Frontenac County a requirement. • Must be willing to work from SFCSC offices in Sydenham, Verona and Sharbot Lake. • Valid G driver’s licence and reliable vehicle. • Current police records check required. Resumés with cover letter should be submitted to SFCSC, Attn: David Townsend, Box 43, Sydenham, K0H 2T0 by August 15, 2017 or via email to david.townsend@ sfcsc.ca with Homelessness Prevention Worker in the subject line. We thank all applicants however only those receiving an interview will be contacted.
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Final section of Frontenac K&P Trail between Tichborne and Sharbot Lake
Glenburnie, Ontario – A ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Frontenac K&P Trail is planned for August 26 at Railway Heritage Park and Oso Beach in Sharbot Lake. The event – also a Canada 150 celebration – will be held in partnership with the Trans Canada Trail and the Eastern Ontario Trails Alliance. Construction on the final stretch of the Frontenac K&P Trail north of Tichborne is underway and the County of Frontenac has agreements in place for all required parcels of land along the rail bed. While construction is underway, users are urged to refrain from accessing the trail between Tichborne and Sharbot Lake until further notice. The County of Frontenac will continue to issue updates on progress made on the trail. To date, the completed section of the
Continued on page 12 -Arena AttendantThe Frontenac Community Arena invites applications for the seasonal position of Arena Attendant PARTICULARS OF THE POSITION This is a seasonal position beginning early September and concludes at the end of March 2018. Approximately 1100 total hours for the season. Hours of Position: Attendants work up to 40 hours a week with 2-3 week day shifts (3pm to 11pm) and 2 weekend shifts (alternating between 7am- 3pm and 3pm1pm) every week. Applicants must be available to work every weekend. Rate of Pay: $17.40-$18.97/hr (depending on experience) + 4% in lieu of vacation. APPLICATION CLOSING: Aug. 11/17 Please contact Tim Laprade, Arena Manager to discuss interest in this position. 613-374-2177 Frontenac.arena@bellnet.ca A detailed job description is at www.frontenacarena.com/employmentopportunities.
Needed Part Time Product Assembler
No experience required but being familiar with craft equipment/Tools (high temp glue guns, scissors) an asset Good Manual dexterity with small items like beads and gems a must. Work in a stress free environment with the ability to pick own hours as your own subcontractor (18 - 24 hours per week) $15-$20/hour depending on experience and ability Please email resume to: info@forbesfavors.ca or mail to Forbes Favors 3994 Elphin Maberly Road Snow Road Station, Ontario K0H 2R0
Wanted Part Time Shop Labourer
15-24 hours per week, days and hours are flexible The ability to pick own hours as your own subcontractor $15-$18/hour knowledge of basic shop equipment and tools as asset (band saw, shear, drill press, belt sanders) Make parts for products, mostly acrylic and metal, cleaning of work areas Safe practice of shop equipment & others Please email resume to: info@forbesfavors.ca or mail to: Forbes Favors 3994 Elphin Maberly Road Snow Road Station, Ontario K0H2R0
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Thurs August 3 – Sun August 6
FLINTON COMMUNITY JAMBOREE Township Recreation Centre. Contact Rosie Shiner 613-4032622 or Bob Taylor 613-336-9633
Thursday August 3
BOLINGBROKE – UNITED CHURCH ANNIVERSARY Perth Road United Church at 10:00 am. Guest speaker will be Duncan Sinclair. A luncheon and social hour will follow in the S.S. Hall. For more info call 613-353-2470 FOLEY MOUNTAIN – OUTDOOR SURVIVAL SKILLS, 9am-4pm $35 per child ($30 for additional family members), for children 6-12 yrs. Learn how to build a shelter, start a fire and cook outdoors! Preregistration required. SHARBOT LAKE – ERIKA LAMON performs at Cardinal Cafe 6-9 pm. Free – donations jar for band. Licensed, coffee and treats available.
Fri August 4 – Sun August 6
CLARENDON – BLUE SKIES Music Festival. Gate opens at 8am each day. Featuring music from around the corner and world. Day passes available. 613-2792610.
Friday August 4
MCDONALD’S CORNERS – BAKE SALE, 3pm at Knox Presbyterian Church.
Fri August 4, Sat 5 & Mon 7
CLOYNE – GARAGE SALE The St. John Evangelist parish will be holding a garage sale at the Rectory (beside the church).
Saturday August 5
ARDEN - OPEN MIC, 5-10 pm, entertainment, pot luck at 5pm, music starts at 6pm Kennebec Recreation Centre $2 (A CF Canada 150 event) ARDEN – ANNUAL PIG ROAST Arden Legion, startCLOTHING /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, 12795 Road 38. “New & Second Tyme Around Clothing” Donations welcome. 279-2113. CLOTHING – VERONA, "Style Revival", free clothing, Free Methodist Church, Wed & Thurs, 10am-1pm; info Kielo, 613-374-5289 CLOYNE - ADULT CO-ED RECREATIONAL SOFTBALL Tuesdays 6:30pm, Fridays 9am. Cloyne Recreation Field (just north of town). All skill levels welcome. Ball gloves available. Info. Rick Guthrie 336-3460 & Beth/Shane Buck 661-2449 CLOYNE - HUNTER’S CREEK GOLF, Wednesday morning women’s league, meet at 8:30am, tee off at 9am. $15, 12 holes shotgun. Email lanedianne804@ gmail.com 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. DENBIGH – YOUTH and Family Night – AH Community Centre - Denbigh 7 pm. Badminton, volleyball, basketball. EUCHRE (NOTE to groups - please contact us and let us know if your Euchre parties are still active): ■ARDEN community hall Tuesdays 7pm; BOLINGBROKE Tuesdays at 7pm, ABC Hall, lunch, prizes■DENBIGH 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month, Denbigh Community Centre – 7 pm. ■GRIFFITH Lion’s Hall 1st and 3rd Friday of the month. 7 pm ■MABERLY Wednesdays $3 ■NORTHBROOK, Tuesdays 7pm, $3, Lions Hall (starting April 3)■PARHAM Mondays IOOF hall, 7pm. ■PLEVNA, Clar-Mill Hall, Mondays 7:30pm $4 sponsored by Holy Trinity Church ■
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ing at 5pm. Tickets are $15.00 per adults, under 12yrs $7.50, tickets for sale at Arden Legion.. TICHBORNE – OPEN HOUSE Bradshaw Scoolhouse – Open House,. 10am -3pm. Step back in time in a one room schoolhouse. 7 Steele RD. info: 613375-6332. FLINTON JAMBOREE – COUNTRY MUSIC Hall of fame inductions, 3pm. CLOYNE - FAMILY FUN DAY Celebrating the 10 year Anniversary of the Land O’ Lakes Rescue Petting Farm. 11am-4pm. Games, raffle, crafts, canteen, entertainment. SHARBOT LAKE - YARD and bake sale at St. Andrew's Anglican Church on Elizabeth St. 8am to 1:30pm SHARBOT LAKE – MAPLE DAY at the Sharbot Lake Farmers Market, Sharbot Lake Beach. SYDENHAM - LIONS CLUB Annual Volunteer Road Toll from 9am-1pm in Sydenham village at the George St and Wheatly St intersection. All donations greatly appreciated. VERONA – EWE CAN KNIT anniversary 10am-3pm. Special guest Purlin’ J.
Sunday August 6
BEDFORD OPEN MIC & JAM, 1-5pm, 1381 Westport Rd, audience $2; entertainers free; refreshments avail. info: Judy 374-2317, Wilhelmine 374-2614. OMPAH – ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE at the Ompah Cemetery at 2pm. SHARBOT LAKE, CEMETERY service at Christ Church Oso 2 pm. All welcome. LOUGHBOROUGH – SERVICE ON THE LAKE Meet at Fred's Dock (or the Battersea Boat Ramp, for non-locals) in Battersea at 9:30am. Join Battersea United Church and Inverary United Church. Lunch and fellowship after at Creekside Bar and Grill.
Monday August 7
HENDERSON HALL – OPEN FACE Pork sandwich lunch plus sides, dessert, etc. 11am -1:30pm. By donation. Silent auction as well. In aid of the United Church. Info. 613-336-2467.
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Thursday August 10
BATTERSEA LOUGHBOROUGH LAKE AGM, annual family membership $20, info visit loughboroughlake.org. BON-ECHO PARK – Paddling Puppeteers. 1pm at Children’s Program Area. Info. 613-336-0830. CLOYNE - LAND O’ LAKES GARDEN CLUB Pine View Free Methodist Church, 7pm, Mary Sherman Reid "Makeovers for Tired Gardens and for Tired Gardeners". SHARBOT LAKE – JERRY TALLON performs at Cardinal Cafe 6-9 pm. Free – donations jar for band. Licensed, coffee and treats available.
Fri August 11 – Sat August 12
CLOYNE SHOWCASE ART & CRAFT SALE at the
North Addington Education Centre. Sponsored by North Addington Guild. Over 65 exhibitors. Admission is FREE. Info. Katie (613)479-2797, Melissa: ecogirl1313@gmail.com
Friday August 11
ARDEN – GLEE CLUB & ARDENAIRES. Doors open at 7 pm, Kennebec Recreation Centre. Info. (613) 335-2012
Saturday August 12
ARDEN – LEGION BREAKFAST branch 334, 8-11am. CROW LAKE – COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION AGM, 4 pm, Crow Lake School House. PLEVNA STAR PARTIES - Perseid Meteor Shower! Despite the presence of Moonlight, a meteor per minute could be visible. Summer Milky Way. PLEVNA – HAM & TURKEY SUPPER at Clar-Mill hall 4-6:30pm. Info. 613-479-2089. GODFREY - CHILDREN'S DAY at Cole Lake Free Methodist Church 1-3:30pm. Children 5 to 12. Bible story, activities, snack, and crafts. No fees. Register with Jean at 613 374 2968.
Sat August 12 – Sun August 13
ARDEN – WORSHIP SERVICE Centopath & Cadet Parade, 11am. SHARBOT LAKE - LIONS BOTTLE DRIVE, at the beer store on Hwy 7. Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12noon-3pm. Help us to help others.
Sunday August 13
HARROWMSITH - OLE TIME FIDDLERS Open Mic at Golden Links Hall, 1-5 pm, followed by dinner $10. Info 372-2410 sponsored by Odd fellows and Rebekahs in support of Camp Trillium. MCDONALD’S CORNERS – HILLTOP JAMBOREE Doors open at noon. Music at 1pm, dinner at 5pm. Cost $15 per adult, $8 per child or student. SNOW ROAD - ROBERTSVILLE CEMETERY Service, 2pm. Family & friends will gather after at Snow Road Community Hall for refreshments. Contact Sue Asselstine 613-279-1208 VERONA - CAR SHOW, 22nd annual at Verona Lions Centre. Kid’s area, vendors & entertainers. Admission & parking free. To enter a car contact John, 613-358-5353. MABERLY - ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE for Laidley's United Church Cemetery at 2pm. In the event of rain, service will be held in Maberly Community Hall.
Monday August 14
BON ECHO PARK – SPEAKING OF WILDLIFE one hour presentation, 1pm at the Ampitheatre. Info 613336-0830 SHARBOT LAKE – FOOT CARE CLINIC, Senior’s Centre, appointment: 613-279-3151
Tuesday August 15
CLOYNE - MOOKS FISHING DERBY, 7th annual derby, Skootamatta Lake, in support of Camp Oochigeas (cancer camp for kids) and in memory of Trevor Meeks; fish fry/potluck dinner after; for information email meeksrs@gmail.com SHARBOT LAKE – COMMUNITY BBQ at Masonic Lodge 5-7pm. Burgers, hot dogs, etc. Free.
Wednesday August 16
GRIFFITH - NORTHERN LIGHTS SENIORS' annual B.B.Q. w/ all trimmings @12pm, Lions Hall, Hwy #41. Non-members $5.00. Entertainment to follow with The Pickled Chicken Band. Everyone is welcomed.
Regular Happenings GRIFFITH – TAI CHI – Mondays at 10 am. $8.00 drop in fee. Membership $10/yr. HARROWSMITH - ADULT CRAFTING, S&A Club each Sunday, October – May, 11am-3pm; bring your project, work on group activities, enjoy the fellowship; $3members/$4 non-members 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 MABERLY – EUCHRE TUESDAYS, 7pm at ABC Hall. Refreshments afterwards, prizes awarded for each category. Call Joanne 613-279-1106 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 613-333-5216. 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 x229 NORTHBROOK – CRAFT & SOCIAL GROUP FOR WOMEN, Wednesdays, Land O’ Lakes Community Services, 9:30-11:30am. Free. Info: Jeannie, 613336-8934 or 1-877-679-6636 NORTHBROOK – COMMUNITY CHOIR PRACTICE, Monday 7 pm, United Church, 108 Addington
Rd. 2. Bring your voice and have fun OMPAH - DROP-IN MORNING COFFEE CLUB, Community Centre, every Wednesday 9 – 11 am. All welcome OMPAH EQUIPMENT 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 613-2792244 or kids@nfcs.ca PARHAM FREE METHODIST Church Coffee house – Tuesdays from 10 to 11:30 am 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 EXCERCISE BOOTCAMP, Clar-Mill hall every Tuesday and Sunday 7pm. $5 per class. Bring indoor shoes, water bottle and mat. PLEVNA CRAFT GROUP meets Thursdays Sept to May, Clar-Mill Hall, 10am-4pm, all welcome, info: Elaine Lang 613-479-2336 or 613-558-2336 SHARBOT LAKE LEGION DARTS, Thursdays 7pm; $3 SHARBOT LAKE - LINE DANCING, Thursdays 9am-10am, United Church, opposite Mike Dean’s, $1pp; breaks for summer. SHARBOT LAKE - RECREATIONAL BADMINTON, Thursdays, 7-9pm, Granite Ridge Educational Centre; $5 semester; fun & exercise for adults, children 14-17 with adult supervision only. SNOW ROAD COMMUNITY CENTRE: Seniors’ Fitness Mondays & Thursdays 9:30-10:30am Info 2781007; Low Mobility Fitness Tuesdays & Thursdays 11am-noon Info: 278-0216; Coffee Morning Fridays 10-noon SOUTH FRONTENAC MUSEUM, 5595 Road 38,
Hartington, open Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, 1-4pm; info: publiceducation@southfrontenac.net SYDENHAM - FUN DARTS, every Tuesday, 7 pm, Royal Canadian Legion. Mixed teams, $2 per person. All welcome SYDENHAM – GOOD GRACES CAFE 8 -11 am Grace Hall - Coffee, tea and muffins. 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 TRINITY UNITED CHURCH – Verona – Harrowsmith/ Verona Pastoral Charge. Weekday worship 4pm VERONA – ART EXHIBIT, at the Blue Roof Farm 6313 First Lake Rd. Every Sunday until Labour Day 2-5pm. Ceramics by Diane Creber, paintings and prints by Tim De Rose. Admission is free. VERONA FITNESS CLASSES, Trinity United Church, Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:20 pm, Dance Fitness Tuesdays at 6:15, beginners Yoga Thursdays at 6:15. Contact Becky 613-539-5449 for more info. VERONA – VICTORIA’S QUILTS, 2nd Friday and 4th Tuesday of each month, from 10 until 3 at Trinity United Church. Help make and distribute quilts to cancer patients. Info judy.skeggs@sympatico.ca VERONA - ZUMBA SESSIONS Tuesdays from 2:15 until 3 pm, PCPS gym until end of Feb. call 3742003 VOLUNTEER DRIVERS WANTED by the Canadian Cancer Society, please call 613-384-2361 or 1-866877-0309 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 Mon-
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August 2017
he big news this month is that a partial eclipse of the Sun will occur in our area on August 21 starting about 1 pm. Our American friends can view the Total Eclipse along a path that curves across the middle of the United States. If you are ambitious enough and want to see the total eclipse in person, you will have to travel to the American south on a line through Kentucky to South Carolina. It’s an experience like no other and well worth the effort. In our area, we will have the shadow of the Moon cover about 60 to 70 percent of the Sun. Looking directly at the Sun to view the partial eclipse is a bad, bad idea. Welders goggles rated 12 or higher must be used and special eclipse glasses are available for sale at various places. DON’T use sunglasses. Eclipse appropriate eye protection is typically 100,000 times darker than sunglasses. Carefully inspect your eye protection for scratches or other damage. Alternately, an inexpensive way to view a partial eclipse is to punch a small hole in a thin piece of cardboard and place a sheet of flat, white paper about a foot beneath it. It will have an image of the partially shadowed Sun projected on it. Go out on a sunny day and practice. Try different distances between the pinhole and the sheet of paper. Vary the hole size too, from tiny to not so tiny. I’m sorry about last month’s picture. Unfortunately, trying to show a few small, white dots on a mostly black picture printed on newsprint quality paper, is very difficult. In future, I will use illustrations where the picture or drawing is a negative version of real life. That is, black space will be white and stars will be black. This will help avoid last month’s problem. Actually, professional star charts are published in exactly this way for the same reasons that caused my error last month. You use an awful lot less black ink too. Of course, I will experiment with other methods of providing you with a useful visual aid but in doing so I’ll stick with the old KISS principle – Keep It Simple Stupid! Use this month’s illustration to see if you can find some of the constellations. With you facing south, hold the illustration in front of you. If it’s hard to see, try using a flashlight with the lens covered with red tinted paper or plastic. White light will ruin your night vision but red light helps preserve it. The zenith, or straight overhead in the sky, is near the bright star Vega. Find Vega first, then work your way east to Deneb and then down to Altair. Now that you’re
oriented, try figuring out the shapes of the constellations. The Milky Way, our galaxy, wends its way down through Cygnus, Aquila and passes through the asterism called The Teapot in the constellation Sagittarius. The centre of our galaxy is just above the spout of the teapot. At midmonth at 10pm, Saturn will be near the teapot’s spout. The always anticipated Perseid meteor shower is active this month and peaks on the morning of August 12. Although a high of some 150 meteors is expected, the backlight of a bright gibbous waning Moon interferes with seeing a lot of those meteors. Still, it’s certainly worth going out on a warm summer evening during the week before and after the peak to watch the show. In the evening sky Mercury and Jupiter are in the west and Saturn in the south. Saturn moves to the southwest by midnight. In the morning, Venus comes up about 2 ½ hours before the Sun and is bright and 20 degrees high just before dawn. August 3: The Moon is 3 degrees north of Saturn at 3 am. August 7: This month’s full moon is called the Full Sturgeon Moon. Sturgeon in the Great Lakes and nearby waters can be more easily caught during this month. August can be a dusty month and since dust in the air filters out all but the colour red, Full Red Moon is another name. August 14: Get your telescope out and look for seven of Saturn’s moons near this beautiful ringed planet. August 18: The Moon is at perigee (363,995 Kilometers). August 19: The Moon is just south of Venus around 1 in the morning. August 21: Partial solar eclipse. 60 to 70% coverage of the Sun. August 30: The Moon is at apogee (401,962 Kilometers). Keep looking up! “The Beginners Observing Guide” by Leo Enright is an invaluable companion for adventures in the night sky. It contains star charts and is packed with information. It can be purchased at the Sharbot Lake pharmacy or it can be ordered from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada at www.rasc.ca/publications. A subscription to our very own excellent Canadian astronomy magazine “SkyNews”, with its centerfold sky chart, can be ordered at the RASC site as well. Email me at fred.barrett2@sympatico. ca to ask questions or report any unusual sights in the night sky. Clear Skies! Fred
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CIVIC HOLIDAY – MONDAY, AUGUST 7 – CHANGES TO GARBAGE COLLECTION Only those residents that have garbage collection on Monday, August 7 are to put their garbage out on Tuesday, August 8. All other garbage and recycling collection stays the same for the remainder of the week. Loughborough Landfill Site will be closed on August 7. Visitors to the area, please ensure that you follow the Townships rules and regulations on garbage and recycle collection. If in doubt, call the Township or ask a neighbor! Thank you for your participation in keeping our Township clean. Happy Holiday Weekend!
THE 2017–2019 RECYCLING CALENDAR IS ON ITS WAY! WATCH FOR IT IN THE FRONTENAC NEWS, AUGUST 24TH The Township is attempting a more environmentally sustainable approach, rather than direct mail, in distributing the next 2 year Recycling Calendar. The Frontenac News will be delivering the 2017-2019 Recycle Calendar, as an insert, in its August 24th edition which will include Storrington area residents. The Calendar will also be in a PDF format on our website to download to your desktop or print a copy for your fridge. After August 24th copies will be available at both Township offices. We hope that this environmentally friendly method of diversion encourages all residents to remain dedicated to their recycling efforts. It’s up to each one of us to make a difference.
VACATIONING IN SOUTH FRONTENAC? Nothing can compare to a week at the lake and in South Frontenac we have an abundance of clear lakes, beautiful trails and great cycling. The one thing that can dampen your vacation is the unsightly mess of a can or plastic bag floating by or the sounds of wildlife munching happily on garbage that was not properly disposed of. We hope you enjoy your stay but ask that you please regard our Garbage and Recycling policies. Dumping garbage at the side of the road or at the gates of a landfill on a Sunday night is not only unacceptable, it creates a huge problem for Township staff when their time could be better spent elsewhere. Whether you are a cottage owner, renter or day tripper, please become familiar with collection dates and locations, as well as our recycle streams. By all means, take your memories with you but please don’t leave your garbage behind! Any questions; contact Solid Waste Management at 613 376-3027 X 4330
TOWN HALL UPCOMING MEETINGS Council – September 5, 2017 Committee of Adjustment – August 10, 2017
CAREERS – FRONTENAC COMMUNITY ARENA – ARENA ATTENDANT Applications will be received until August 11, 2017, for a complete job description see our website under Town Hall/ Careers.
THINGS TO DO NOTICE OF INTENT Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority The Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority has commenced a study regarding the preliminary design for repairs or reconstruction of the Shabomeka Lake Dam located on Lot 23, Concession XII, Barrie Ward, Township of North Frontenac. This project is being considered to increase the lifespan of the dam which currently faces deficiencies from a dam safety perspective. The Conservation Authority invites you to participate in this study, which is subject to the Class Environmental Assessment for Remedial Flood and Erosion Control Projects approved for this type of undertaking. Your input will be incorporated in the planning and design process for this project. If you wish to be involved in this study, or to receive information, please contact Mr. John Price, P.Eng. as below: Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority Telephone: 613-253-0006 Fax: 613-253-0122 Address: 10970 Hwy. 7 Carleton Place On, K7C 3P1 Email: info@mvc.on.ca Website: http://mvc.on.ca/ Subject to comments received as a result of this study and the receipt of necessary approvals and funding, the Conservation Authority intends to proceed with the rehabilitation works of this project.
CANADA & ONTARIO’S 150TH ROAD RALLY CELEBRATION – AUGUST 26, 2017 Participants are asked to pile the family into the car and head over to Centennial Park in Harrowsmith to register for their passport to travel around the Township of South Frontenac to visit provincial themed sites as well as bonus sites. During the Road Rally, participants will complete fun mental, physical and artistic challenges and collect clues for chances to win prizes and have some good old fashioned fun. Lots of family activities, entertainment, food and of course a fireworks finale at dusk! See page 29 in the 2017 Recreation and Activity Guide for the road rally route.
SOUTH FRONTENAC MUSEUM – OPEN FOR THE SUMMER! The museum will be open on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday weekly from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm and by appointment. Please contact Amanda Pantrey, Public Education Coordinator for more details at publiceducation@southfrontenac.net.
SUMMER CAMP/SWIM PROGRAM – SPACES STILL AVAILABLE! Visit recreation.southfrontenac.net. For information on the programs contact the Camp Coordinator at 613-376-3027 Ext 2231.
Open for Business COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN Attention Harrowsmith Residents: For details on financial assistance to improve building conditions 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, reports to masonry and brickwork, façade restoration, painting and cleaning, signage.
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Bon Echo Art Exhibition still going strong after 22 years
Carla Miedema, who has exhibited in all 22 of the Bon Echo Art Exhibitions, says “I’m an experimenter, I have fun with my art.” by Craig Bakay n all of its 22 years, the Bon Echo Art Exhibition has “never had bad weather,” said Betty Pearce, coordinator of the Exhibition for the Friends of Bon Echo. Pearce said that at 40 exhibitors, this was one of the smaller shows of recent years but within their optimum range. “We usually try for 45 but we’re generally in the 40-50 range,” she said. “We’ve found 50 or more to be a bit too crowed.” The juried show features Canadian wildlife and/or countryside and it’s all ‘fine art,’ ie no crafts per se. “The show itself isn’t really a fundraiser for the Friends of Bon Echo,” she said. “But the food and barbecue sales generally are.” “It’s a cultural event,” said Katie Ohlke, who had her own work on display as well as that of some of her art students at North Addington Education Centre. “And it’s good real life experience for the students, especially if they can make a little money for materials. “It’s one thing to make art; it’s quite another to show it to an audience.” And, she said, it’s a good way to meet people with similar interests. Carla Meidema has been meeting people this way for 22 years at the Exhibition. One of the original instigators, she’s only recently (five months ago) moved to Kingston but lived in Cloyne for many years. She has a BFA from Queen’s and has been an artist “all my life.”
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She recalled that the Park wasn’t that keen on the original idea but when the Friends of Bon Echo got involved, it really took off. “The exhibition has matured quite a bit from that first one,” she said. “The first year we had 23 artists and hung ropes in the trees to hang the art from.”
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Association Intercommunity Year-End Tournament in Sydenham Saturday. Back row: Nicole, JessieMae, Julia, Tangie, Meg, Autumn, Marcie; middle row: Vanessa, Sidney, Tori, Amber; front row: Michaela, Claudia. Photo/submitted
K&P Trail - Continued from page 9 Frontenac K&P Trail stretches the length of roughly 40 kilometers between Orser Road in South Frontenac and the village of Tichborne in Central Frontenac. The last time a section of the trail opened was in November of 2015 when it came up from Verona to Tichborne. That 20-kilometer part includes bridges over White Creek, Elbow Creek and Fish Creek. The Frontenac K&P Trail is open to a variety of user groups including hiking, biking, skiing, horseback riding and snowmobiling. And, contrary to more southern parts of the trail, the section north of Craig Road, just north of Verona, is accessible to motorized vehicles year round. While many trails in eastern Ontario require a permit for ATVs, that is not a requirement on the Frontenac K&P Trail between Verona and Sharbot Lake. With the completion of this project, the K&P Trail will also serve as an important link in the Trans Canada Trail, which enters Frontenac County near Arden, connects to the K&P Trail and exits the County to the East towards Smiths Falls via the Cataraqui Trail.
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