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A good day for Frontenac County - K&P trail opens Zoning

by Jeff Green he official ceremony to mark the opening of the first phase of development for the South Frontenac section of the K&P trail was set for 11 am last Friday, August 31.

But an hour earlier a small group gathered 8 km away at Orser Road, at the spot where the K&P trail leaves the City of Kingston and enters Frontenac County.

That group included a woman on a horse, a number of cyclists, including South Frontenac Mayor Gary Davison and his grandson, and a runner or two.

The horseback rider was the official participant in a riding, biking and running relay to usher in the trail opening, and she carried an old railway spike that had been unearthed a couple of years ago as part of a trail cleanup. Everyone else was just there to enjoy the trail.

The trail runs straight and smooth past farmland, some rural houses, and the occasional wetland (i.e. swamp). A couple of kilometres in, the bike portion of the relay started, and the spike was passed, but the relay was really a convoy at this point, as runners, cyclists, and horseback rider alike continued along.

The running section was last, up a gentle 2 kilometre stretch from the bridge over Millhaven Creek to the spot where the K&P joins up with the Cataraqui Trail and heads towards Harrowsmith, where it crosses Road 38.

Walkers were supposed to join the convoy at that point for the last kilometre of the relay, but there were none to be found. So, Gary Davison and his grandson pedaled off to find them. Fifteen minutes later a couple of people could be seen ambling down the trail, followed by a few more. The convoy moved forward to meet them, and by the time the group had made it within 500 metres of the finish line, they collided with a larger group of politicians, trail fans, and others, and everyone headed off to the finish line together.

By the time the entire crew reached Road 38, there were about 50 people waiting for a chance to cross over Road 38 and get down to the speeches, ribbon cutting, and cake eating - the normal stuff of official openings.

Warden Janet Gutowski spoke of the trail as a new form of transportation corridor for the future of Frontenac County.

“Residents once used the K&P on a daily basis and I can’t wait to see that happen again,” she said. “People will be able to enjoy the wonderful and diverse natural environment, whether they are using it for recreation, fitness or active transportation.”

Member of South Frontenac Council were out in force, Other speakers included the aforementioned Mayor Davison,

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How many politicians does it take ... ? Frontenac CountyWarden Janet Gutowski (centre) flanked by (L to R) Frontenac County politicians Gary Davison, Del Stowe and John McDougall, Bud Clayton, Allan McPhail, John Inglis, and Dennis Doyle, cutting the ribbon to open the trail. as well as Councilor Allan McPhail, who is the chair of the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority and a member of K&P Trail Committee, Councilor Del Stowe, who is the chair of the Catarqui Trail Committee, and Councilor John McDougall.

Also on hand were representatives from Pillar Financial and Robinson Investments of Sharbot Lake. In a gesture of support, Mathew Robinson announced that the company will be donating $5,000 per year for 5 years to help bring the South and Central

Frontenac portions of the trail to fruition.

The K&P railway line was a unifying feature for Frontenac County 120 years ago.

The nine stations in Frontenac County were the transportation corridor that brought settlement, and economic opportunity, up the line from Kingston to Snow Road and on to Renfrew.

The opportunity proved fleeting, and Canadian Pacific Railways eventually took over

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Focusing on the word at Wintergreen

by Julie Druker he written word appears to have become the focus for the summer season line up of special guests at Wintergreen Studios. The majority of presenters recently have been either writers or poets, which is perhaps not so surprising since the studio recently entered the realm of publishing with its Wintergreen Press. The press has put out four titles to date.

Rena Upitis, founding director and president of Wintergreen, which is located on Canoe Lake Road just east of Godfrey, said the predominance of writers for this season just naturally evolved.

“We were really lucky this year to attract four great writers: Steven Heighton and Helen Humphries of Kingston, poet Patrick Lane and upcoming in September, Lawrence Hill. We love having writers come and it seems to be just a growing thing,” she said at the public dinner and reading given by lauded Canadian poet Patrick Lane on August 24.

Lane, who has no less than 899 poems to his credit, headed up a four-day poetry workshop at Wintergreen that was attended by 12 eager poets. Louise Carson from St. Lazare, Québec, explained what Patrick had stressed so far in the

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workshop. “We worked on punctuation, which can often be a huge bug-bear for poets. But what he seems to be focusing on is relating the concrete to the abstract and getting us to understand that how, if you go too far in one direction or the other, you can either overstate or over mystify the reader. The idea is to get that balance and to use the concrete as a way to underline the abstract,” Carson said.

Lane is a master poet who has been practicing his craft for over 50 years and who has achieved that magical balance. His most recent collection called “Witness-Selected Poems-1962-2010” won the Governor General’s Award for Poetry and is a testament to the fact that he knows of what he speaks. His poems brought forth gasps from the audience who seemed to hang on his every word.

Lane opened the evening with a poem called “The Mad Boy”, an account of a developmentally challenged young man who lived down the street from him and who Lane would often see escaping from his caregivers. “As he goes he keeps looking back at his pursuers who follow him into the light, in the boy’s face is both glee and terror, he knows they will catch him, they always do…and

the boy will wait for them just short of where the road breaks, and now he is happy as they hold him in their hands.

He laughs at the run he has made again, his face lifted up into the sun Patrick Lane reflects the knowledge he knows is his, that for him, the only escape is surrender, that giving himself up is his whole life…”

Lane ended his reading with a poem he read by heart called Antelope in the Snow. It came from an event in which he said he had in his “classic Patrick Lane way”, endangered his own life, the life of his wife, and the lives of a herd of antelope by making a car trip on a fiercely cold day in the

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by Jeff Green ast week, the Limestone District School Board cleared a hurdle in their quest to build and open a new Kindergarten to Grade 12 school in Sharbot Lake in exactly one year, for the 2013-14 school year.

At the school board’s request, Central Frontenac Township held two special meetings in one evening last week, a Committee of Adjustment meeting to deal with a minor variance, and a council meeting to approve in principle a site plan agreement for the construction project.

The minor variance was necessary for two reasons, the most serious being the fact that one wall of the new building will sit just 9.5 metres from an identified wetland on the site, and the zoning bylaw for the township calls for a 30 metre setback from a wetland.

The second variance is necessary to permit only 100 parking spaces for the new building, because based on the size and the mix of public and educational uses the school will serve, the zoning bylaw prescribes 121 spaces.

In terms of the setback question, comments from the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority indicated their support for a plan that includes the construction of a low “turtle wall” and two sandboxes to enhance the turtle and other wildlife habitat in the wetland. The MVCA report, which came after a required Environmental Assessment was ordered and completed, led Central Frontenac’s planning consultant Glenn Tunnock to say, “The MVCA is satisfied that the integrity of the ecological structure of the wetland will be maintained, and I am recommending to the committee that the variance for the wetland be approved.

As far as the parking is concerned, Tunnock pointed out that the major public uses of the building will not take place during school hours.

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september 6, 2012

Editorial

The Québec question might just outlive me

by Jeff Green

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s I have looked in a cursory way at the results of the Québec election. it occurs to me that my own life has been measured out by the Québec question, and that the future of Québec in or out of Canada will likely not be resolved until I’m long gone.

I was born in 1960, almost 52 years ago, a few months after the beginning of the Lesage era in Québec politics, a period of six years that has been dubbed “The Quiet Revolution”.

When I was a kid there were mailbox bombings in the City of Montreal, acts of violence attributed to the Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ) and in 1970, I was briefly warned against going to the local park to play ball in the early evenings because the FLQ crisis, complete with kidnappings, the murder of Labour Minister Pierre Laporte, and the War Measures Act briefly turned the normally peaceful streets of Montreal into a scene out of a cold war movie in Eastern Europe.

In 1976 the Parti Québécois formed a majority government.

In 1980 there was a referendum on the unwieldy concept of sovereignty-association with the rest of Canada. The referendum was lost, signalling the beginning of the end of charismatic leader René Lévesque’s career. In 1984, the Canadian constitution was proclaimed without Québec’s consent. In 1990, an attempt to bring Québec into the Canadian constitution, the Meech Lake Accord, failed.

In 1995 there was another referendum in Québec, this one ended up being led by Lucien Bouchard, the leader of a federal party, the Bloc Québécois. Somehow, Bouchard’s charismatic leadership almost carried the day, but the vote was lost by less than one percentage point.

Seventeen years later, there is an election in Québec that in its final days turned back to the question of national identity.

It featured a federalist governing party, the Liberals under Jean Charest, who have been in power long enough to be tired and ready for the scrap heap, a situation similar to the reality in 1976, when the Liberals under then Premier Robert Bourassa were soundly defeated by René Lévesque and the PQ. The PQ is now led by a woman, Pauline Marois, who will be the first female premier of Québec when she is sworn in later this fall.

The PQ’s policy on sovereignty is to hold a referendum only if they are going to win it, and in the interim to push for as much benefit as Québec can get from Canada, (which to be fair is what all provinces do), but at the same time try to unnerve the Government of Canada and force them to turn on Québec.

Stephen Harper might prove to be a willing partner in this calculation, as he has rarely shied away from political battles and has a majority government with only a few representatives from Québec.

The alternatives for Québec voters were the aforementioned Federalist Liberals, who looked to be a spent force from the start, and the new CAQ, Coalition Avenir Québec, a

party led by a former Pequiste, François Legault, who is what used to be called a “soft nationalist” in Québec. Situated to the right of the PQ on economic matters, the CAQ holds no real commitment to the idea of Canada as a country but their key election promise is not to hold a referendum on sovereignty for at least ten years.

This is not to say that sovereignty was the only, or even the major issue in the election. The tuition crisis has not been resolved; there is a deficit; corruption scandals are coming to a public inquiry this fall; and the bridges and tunnels are crumbling all over Montreal and the rest of the province.

In the end, it was an election where the winners lost, and the losers won, and the sovereignty issue backfired against the Parti Québécois.

The PQ will form the government, but they do not have a majority, and their percentage of the vote actually dropped compared to the previous election, from 35% to 32%. The Liberals lost the government, but kept 50 seats and 31% of the popular vote. The CAQ were a factor, but with only 19 seats, they did not do as well as they had hoped.

However, a left-leaning sovereignist party is in power in Québec, while a hard-line Conservative Party with a prime minister known for his intransigence holds absolute power in Canada, so for the next few years the push and pull of

South Frontenac Council back at work

by Wilma Kenny fter taking most of the month of August off, South Frontenac Council got back to business on Tuesday night.

Harrowsmith Area Housing Proposal A public meeting was held to review an application for an Official Plan amendment that would permit multiple dwellings (eight units in four buildings) on a 3.9 acre property on Road 38, just south of the Harrowsmith settlement area.

Councillor Allan McPhail said he felt development of this sort should occur only within a hamlet. Councillor Ron Vandewal questioned permitting eight residences on a lot that would normally support only one, without a plan of subdivision. Mayor Davison said that having more than five units drawing from a shared well was “a whole different ball game.” There were no comments from the public.

The report and discussion will be forwarded to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing for their review.

Severance Application Denied Council turned down an application to sever and rezone (to Special Commercial) a lot from the hundred-acre Asselstine property, which runs between Petworth and Boyce Roads in Hartington. The property has already had its maximum number of severances: three on Petworth Road, and through special consideration, a further three on Boyce Road. The last three were permitted because they are a kilometer away from the first three, and are located within the Hartington settlement area.

The current request was for a fourth severance on Boyce Road, to allow the owner to retain the proposed lot, which has a solar panel on it, and to sell the rest of the property. Council

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said there was no way they could support what amounted to a fourth severance on Boyce Road, even though it would have a non-residential zoning.

5% Parkland Fee Policy Set Council agreed to a recommendation from the Corporate Services Committee, that “the parkland fee shall be apportioned at five percent for all non commercial or industrial purposes, and that delegation requests to alter this percent not be scheduled before Council.” Councillor Vandewal noted that by changing the wording, which had been “up to 5%”, they would be removing a grey area. Applicants will still have the option of contesting the assessment value upon which the 5% is calculated.

Verona Finds its New Doctor Mayor Davison galvanized a snoozing press gallery at the end of a long meeting when he congratulated Deputy Mayor McDougall on Verona’s new doctor. McDougall said the doctor’s identity cannot be revealed until some details of the contract are finalized. He expects a formal announcement will be made on September 20.

Harrowsmith Mail Boxes Councillor Robinson said many Harrowsmith residents had complained about the closure of the village post office, and the location of the mail pick-up boxes in the park uphill from the village. Public Works Manager Segsworth explained that the post office had given him rather short notice, and the only public site that offered adequate parking, full accessibility, snow clearance, and good lighting had been at the ball park.

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Fifty-two years after the start of the quiet revolution, it is now clear to me that even if I live to a ripe old age, I will not likely see a resolution of the “Québec question”.

But in the end the Québec question remains a struggle for identity, with all the pitfalls that those kinds of struggles entail. Quebecers have something to lose, a culture and a language. They risk turning inwards and bordering on intolerant, even racist, if they start telling people how to dress and speak, but at best are involved in a worthy project of building a unique society that knows what it is.

As we push forward in Ontario, marginalizing political protest, sitting back as environmental laws are eliminated, teachers’ bargaining rights are tossed out in the name of deficit cutting, and watching most of our social values fall by the wayside with every edict from Toronto, I can’t help but see a value in the constant indecision of the Québec electorate. At least they are asking some real questions of their politicians and are expecting to hear some answers instead of accepting the contant spin that is the stock in trade of Ontario and federal politicians these days, particularly those in the governing parties.

- Jeff Green

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Letters to the editor Don't legislate... negotiate!

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his government has betrayed teachers and other educators by introducing legislation that will tear up their collective agreements and attack their collective bargaining rights. The Liberal party did not get a mandate in the last election to do this. In fact, prior to the election Dalton McGuinty told the ETFO (Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario) Annual Meeting he would never tear up agreements.

We all know the government is facing a large deficit. It is not fair, however, to target public sector employees as the only means to reduce that deficit. Pay cuts to teachers and other public sector workers will further dampen consumer spending and economic recovery.

My former teacher colleagues (as well as retired teachers who volunteer in schools and who tutor), work hard to ensure that your children benefit from one of the best education systems in the world. Studies show that governments can't effectively implement educational reforms unless the teaching profession is in agreement. By attacking teachers and their hard-won salaries and benefits through this legislation, the Liberal government is throwing away the goodwill it fostered among educators over the past decade.

The teachers' union has always been willing to participate in meaningful discussions with the government to reach a fair and reasonable framework for negotiating local collective agreements. The union has indicated its intent to negotiate in good faith with local boards.

You should worry about how this provincial government is acting like a dictator regarding the teacher's contracts. Who will be next? There is no negotiation process involved here. To paraphrase an important part of the Act : "there can be no inquiry into, decision, questioning, or review of anything in this legislation re any of the provisions of this Act violating the Human Rights Code or any other regulations, by the Ontario Labour Board, arbitrators or any court."

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K&P Trail - continued from page 1 the line about 100 years ago. SINCE As1970 the 20th Century wore on and roads replaced rail lines as corridors for the transportation of goods and people, the K&P faded away.

Its rejuvenation as a trail has been a longterm goal, both in Frontenac and Renfrew Counties. The northern section, from Sharbot Lake to Renfrew (about 130 kilometres) is intact, and managed by the Eastern Ontario Trails Alliance, and the piece within the City of Kingston is also intact and managed as a non-motorized multi-use trail.

It is the section from Orser Road at the southern edge of the County up to Sharbot Lake, a sporadic mix of informal trails and rights of way that run through lands or next to lands owned by sometimes reluctant, and sometimes downright oppositional landowners, that is under development. It is in this context that South Frontenac Township and Frontenac County became involved in bringing a trail to fruition several years ago.

The first phase of a three-phase plan for the South Frontenac portion of the trail is what was opened last week.

There are now about 12.5 kilometres of trail open in South Frontenac, from Orser Road to Petworth Road (between Harrowsmith and Hartington), and there are over 28 kilo-

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The final 8 km. section, from Tichborne to Sharbot Lake, will pose a particular problem because portions of the railway right of way in that section have been sold off to the adjacent landowners.

The K&P trail implementation plan only says “Route to be determined in reference to that particular section.”

But none of the these sometimes daunting problems dampened spirits in Harrowsmith last week, where there was a strong feeling that the way to proceed is clear, work hard to solve one problem and to finance one section at a time, and just like the old Kick and Push Railroad, eventually there will be a 180

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Mayor Commits: Just to Wait and Think About It Editor Jeff Green covered very well the Ompah Firehall public meeting of 19 August when North Frontenac Mayor Bud Clayton met with an overflow crowd from in and around Ompah. Reporters really don’t have the insight or the print space to analyze how the people felt and most politicians would rather not even know. The Mayor said he was there for fact finding, to get advice and to listen. We were listening too. In his preamble he said that taxpayers especially cottage owners or summer residents should take ownership regarding what was going on at Council and in the Township. Well 160 people showed him that this group had already taken up that ownership regarding the future of a new firehall in Ompah. Proving it was feasible and affordable they presented a proposal with verifiable written quotes that would build a 4,500 sq ft building including all the bells and whistles, construction, all utilities and hookups, and a grand opening ribbon for just under $400K. Their advice to him was to assume the lead on this, use his management skills and to get the fire hall project back on the rails.

The public was pleased to hear that all four members of Council who were present said they were committed to the project. Since that would constitute a majority you might assume it would prompt the Mayor to accept and be prepared to present to Council a suggested motion that Council proceed with the RFP process for a design and build project and that the Township administer the project not to exceed $450K. As the “News” reported that’s where the moving forward went into an almost full stop -- you know that familiar “Slow down! Don’t rush us! -- Council has to wait” mode. Mayor Clayton said that since he too was committed he would now take all this information and fact finding back to Council and seek the advice of many others including the absent Fire Chief. After that, depending on when they might be ready, Council would some day decide on the way forward which could include closing the hall, keeping the current hall as it is or building a new one someplace. But it would take a lot of time and a lot of convincing in the coming months. He did not say that if they wait long enough they’ll be able to promise it again during the next election.

Most of the 160 attendees left the meeting knowing the project is in dormancy again. They did not expect the Mayor to dig footings tomorrow, nor did they think the CAO could issue an RFP within a month, nor were they counting on the grand opening by Christmas. But how about something definite and real such as giving direction or instruction to Township staff to start to work on a draft RFP. Or maybe inviting one his six or so managers to just look into the process of solving the phantom environmental mess Township’s time wasting created.

For those on Council who simply want to scrap the Omaph Fire Station and those who simply doubt and can’t believe it’s possible, a simple RFP and subsequent responses will verify that we can build a 4,500 square foot building for around $400K. Then the majority can vote “yes” as they promised and we’ll get on with the job.

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info: please call Sharon 372-1274 or Wayne 358-2533. · The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are also sponsoring a Turkey Dinner at the Golden Links Hall, Harrowsmith on September 16 from 4:30-6pm. Come and enjoy a lovely meal with all the trimmings for only $13 per person. For more information please call Barb at (613) 372-2315. · The Diners Club is back! Southern Frontenac Community Services is thrilled to invite all seniors to one of their five locations across their service area: Glenburnie – 1st Wednesday of the month at the United Church; Verona – 1st Thursday at the Lions Club; Harrowsmith – 4th Thursday at the Harrowsmith Free Methodist Church; Inverary – 3rd Thursday at Inverary United Church; Sydendam – 2nd Thursday at Grace Hall. Advance bookings are required by Monday before the meal. The cost is $11. Interested clients can be added to their call list as well. Please contact Danielle (613) 376-6477; 1-800-763-9610; danielle.penner@sfcsc.ca. · Words to live by: "In the end, it's not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away." Have a great week everyone.

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· The Land O’Lakes Emmanuel United Church congregation is celebrating its 3rd Anniversary on Sun. Sept 9, 10 am at the Cloyne United Church. At the service a painting by local artist and church member, Don Wise, of the five original United Church buildings: Kaladar, Flinton, Northbrook, Harlowe, and Cloyne, will be unveiled. Prints of the painting may be ordered by calling 613-336-2655 or emailing: revlole@ bell.net. All are welcome. · The Cloyne & District Historical Society's meeting will be on Mon. Sept. 17, 1pm at the Barrie Hall and will feature a presentation by Laura Schwager about her Mohawk heritage and Akwennarikhon: Johnny Bay. Join members of the historical society and Johnny's descendants for the presentation: "Our Home and Native Land - As we have travelled, my Grandparents and I".

HARROWSMITH Kim Gow

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· The next monthly meeting of the Harrowsmith Social and Athletic Club will be Monday, September 10 starting at 7:30pm at the Hall on Colebrook Rd. All are welcome to attend. If you would like to become a member please call Kim at (613) 372-0018 or email at kgow63@hotmail.com. · St. Paul's United Church in Harrowsmith is again hosting Tuesday lunches. The best lunch in town will be served from 11:30am to 1pm for only $5 per person. Come and enjoy soup, sandwich, beverage and dessert while visiting friends.

Take out is available. · A Youth Dance for ages 9 to 15 will be held on Sept. 14 at the Golden Links Hall in Harrowsmith from 7-10pm, sponsored by the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. The cost is $6; for

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· This summer we said good bye to some long time Crow Lakers: · In July Joe Slater and his new wife Noreen Greig moved to Vancouver Island. Joe was the driving force in getting funding for the major renovations of the Crow Lake School. · In mid-August Debbie Jones moved to Kuwait where she is teaching at an International School. Debbie was born and raised in Crow Lake and was an active member of the Crow Lake community. · Ken and Shirley Milligan, long time cottagers on the lake, have sold their summer home and will continue to reside in Ottawa. We wish them all well and thank them for all their contributions to our community. They will be missed! · Our bake sales over the summer months were a huge success. Many thanks to Kathy Martin for organizing the events and of course thanks to all the volunteers who contributed by baking and selling the delicious treats! Money raised will go towards maintaining our school house. · On August 25 we held our annual general meeting of the Crow Lake Community Association. Kathy Martin has been voted in as our new president; Brenda Piat will continue to be our secretary, and Lloyd Arnold our treasurer. A number of new board members were also voted in. Thanks to everyone for their work and commitment to the association. · If you have any news to report please contact Marion Ratzinger at: marion.ratzinger@gmail.com or 613-279-2986 · Editor’s Note: We will miss Debbie Jones, who was cocolumnist with Marion Ratzinger. We thank Debbie for all her volunteer work for the News and wish her well in Kuwait.

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· Hope everyone had the opportunity to go on the Inroads Studio Tour last weekend. The hamlet of Arden is so blessed.

What a great group of artisans we have: pottery, batik, painting in watercolour, oil and pen and ink, plus the beautiful voices of the Arden Glee Club. While at Gallery on the Bay I picked a copy of the Tamworth paper, the Scoop, and read a delightful article on our own John Duchene. The article highlighted his many talents. Glad he has decided to make his retirement home on beautiful Kennebec Lake.

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Flossing is difficult to do for some people so they don’t do it regularly. But flossing is an important part of good dental hygiene. Brushing gets rid of surface bacteria but only flossing can get between the teeth where you can’t reach with your toothbrush. It takes only 36 hours for plaque, the main cause of gum disease, to harden on your teeth. Flossing will stop this. If you aren’t already, be a flosser.

Flu season is coming. We often get asked if a pregnant woman should have a flu shot and the answer is yes. Flu vaccine is an inactivated or killed vaccine so it will cause no problem to the mother or the baby.

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September 6, 2012 · A reminder about the Open House & BBQ at the Arden Fire Hall on Elm Tree Road, Sat. Sept. 8, 11am - 2 pm. Lunch is a free will donation. · The Arden and Community Wesleyan Church are hosting a BBQ and Gospel sing at the church on Sun. Sept. 9. BBQ is at 4pm, a free will donation. The Gospel Sing with the Frizzells is at 6pm. · The Kennebec and District Historical Society asked me to remind everyone about the planned trip to Lyn on Sept. 13.

Seats are still available so get in touch with Val at 613-3354027 and make your reservations. · Diners will be starting again at the Kennebec Hall, Tues.

Sept. 18 at noon. The first meal will be ham and our new caterers are Servants Heart Catering, Paul and Aimee Gosse.

For reservations please call Betty Garnet 613-335-5410 or myself at 613-335-3186. · Legion members, don't forget Early Bird. · Thinking of you to Jim and Barb Kirkland, Dwayne Matson, Nancy and Clark Gaylord and Mary and Arthur Lightstone.

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· Our deepest sympathies to the family of Gerry Sproule during this time of loss. · A huge thank you to all those who so generously donated time, talent, food and money to the benefit concert for Randy and Wendy Quade on August 25. Well over $2000 was raised towards Randy's expenses in his fight against cancer.

We all wish him well. · Church service time at Vennachar Free Methodist will change from summer hours back to the regular time of 11am on Sun. Sept. 9. · Country Fest happens next week, September 14,15 & 16 at the Denbigh Rink and Hall. There is really something for everyone, so if you have never been, plan on going this year.

There are many fall fair favorites throughout the weekend.

For information contact Janice at 613-333-2797. Due to all the festivities planned for Country Fest, there will be no Music in the Park on Sept. 9.

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· Good luck and best wishes to all teachers, bus drivers and students as they return to their Journey of Learning. · Sympathy is extended to the family and relatives of the late Connie Cornwall, who passed away August 29. · Get well wishes to Julie, daughter of Joan and Hugh Cameron of Verona. · Happy Belated Birthday wishes to Debbie MacPherson of Sharbot Lake, August 30. · Descendants of Benson Peters met at the Bedford Hall on Sept. 2 for their family reunion. A good crowd attended to swap stories and reminisce. On hand for the occasion was my public school friend and neighbour, Pansy (Peters) Wilson, who now resides in a retirement home in Port Hope, Ontario. Pansy is a granddaughter of Benson Peters. Refreshments were enjoyed by all in attendance. · Tip this week: Clothes can be deodorized by adding 1/2 cup baking soda to the rinse water.

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MABERLYBOLINGBROKE Karen Prytula 613-325-1354 karenprytula33@gmail.com · Tay Valley Choir is looking for people who like to sing. Practices alternate between Glen Tay School and the Maberly Hall on Monday nights, 6-7:30pm. You don’t have to audition.

Register at the township office, or go to www. tayvalleytwp.ca If you register by Sep. 7 you get the early bird price of $35. After Sep. 7 it costs $45. It gets cheaper if you register for an entire season, or for the year. For more information call Ann McMahon 267-4048.

See you at the Christmas Concert! · A new women’s group is being formed in the Maberly-Bolingbroke area, sponsored by the ABC Hall. A special invitation is extended to all area women to come out on Thurs.

Sept 13 at 7 pm to socialize, meet your neighbours and to discuss relevant women’s issues, in a caring, empathetic environment with encouragement and support from other women. Guidance from group facilitator, Ingrid Condie-Bennett will be available. For information please contact Freda Russell 613-273-2571. Ideas are welcome for future features and speakers. Bring a water bottle. · Community Pot Luck & Music Jam at ABC Hall on Sat. Sept. 15. Dinner will be served at 5 pm and the open mike music begins at 6 pm. Future pot luck/music jams are planned for October 20 and November 10. · The 5th Anniversary Party for Fieldwork, Maberly’s outdoor art gallery, will be held on Sep. 15 at 2501 Old Brooke Rd. Five new art installations can be seen from 3-5pm; no charge for viewing the art. Barn Party at 7:30 pm with the Good Right Arm Stringband and The King of Swingers; tickets are $20, reservations are required, contact Susie at 613268-2024; fieldworkproject@gmail.com This is a fundraiser for Fieldwork. · On the third Tuesday of the month at 12 noon is the CPHC Diners Club at the ABC Hall. If you are 50 or over, come to enjoy a hot nutritious meal and pleasant socialization. Reservations are required so call Barb at 273-6307 or Lesley at 272-8014. · The Sundance Studio Tour at the Fall River Restaurant was a success. A big thank you to all the folks that made this happen. · It was nice to see a group of men playing ball hockey at the rink in Maberly on the

weekend. Hope to see you more often. No Zamboni required! · You are invited to attend a public meeting at the Maberly Hall on Thurs. Sept. 20 at 7pm to discuss the future of the Maberly ice rink.

The township invites your input. The lack of use and vandalism to the ice rink have led to questions as to whether there is a better use for this space. If you have views to share but can’t make the meeting please email me with “Maberly Ice Rink” in the subject line, and I will bring them forward to the councilor. · Children aged 5 to 11 years are invited to join a new group, the Saturday Seekers on Sat. Sept. 22 from 2 to 4 pm., at the ABC Hall to meet other area children, listen to stories from the Bible, singing, playing cooperative games and learning about Christianity. The program will run Saturdays until November 24 and is sponsored by the Althorpe-Bolingbroke United Church. Come out and make new friends in a caring and fun atmosphere.

Please call Freda Russell 613-273-2571 to register your children. · Wishing Nancy Barrett all the best, and hopefully she is back home real soon!

MOUNTAIN GROVE Marilyn Meeks 613-335-4531 email: marilynarchie@sympatico.ca · Sympathy to the family of Edna Cameron who died tragically. · Sympathy also to the family of Mervon Kellar, beloved husband of Annabel. · Our sympathies to the family of Brian Clark, dear son of Nial and Madeline Clark. · Happy birthday to Hayden Uens, Warner Antoine, Alice Kellar 98, Sylvia Swann, Mary Howes, Marion Scott, and belated wishes to Cathie Easton. · Happy 16 anniversary to Joe and Shelly Welch. · Thinking of Leta Peterson, Velma Porter, Mary and her son Arthur Lightstone, Vera Whan, Harold Gray, Dwayne Matson, Dorothy Knight, Ken Smith, Joyce and Fred Smith · Rev Eric Barr was welcomed to the three United churches on Sept. 2 as Rev Barbara Mahood was away · On September 9 there will be a BBQ and Gospel sing at the Arden and Community Wesleyan church starting at 4pm. At 6pm guest singers are The Frizzells. All welcome · On September 4 euchre players enjoyed a delicious pot luck supper at 6pm before

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playing cards at 7:30pm in Arden Community hall A great social time!

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· The Verona Lions Garlic Festival was a huge success. The grounds were packed with enthusiastic garlic lovers. Garlic was the main draw; however there were other attractions. One of the highlights was The Chef's presentation from "Seed to Sausage" as he kept the audience intrigued on the subject of preparing and cooking sausages. Another hit was the wine tasting from Bergeron Winery Estates. Lions president, Wayne Conway, would like to thank John McDougall who chaired this event, the members of the Verona Lions Club, their spouses and the many volunteers from the community who helped to make the Garlic Festival happen. · The Adopt a Barrel Flower contest was another incredible success. Even though this was a very hot, dry summer, the barrels were vigorously watered and maintained for the whole summer. They brightened up the street and the rest of Verona created their own colorful displays in their front yards and their gardens. Congratulations to the Verona Hardware Store who won first prize. Kudos to all the participants. · Registration for Scouts Canada, South Frontenac Group, 1st Verona will be held

this evening, Sept. 6, 7-8pm at Trinity United Church. 613-372-2050; sfg@bell.net; www. kingstonscouting.ca · The Frontenac Farmers Market is holding

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TENDER THE COUNTY OF LENNOX & ADDINGTON INVITATION TO TENDER FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW EMS Ambulance Base Tender #AMB-01 The County of Lennox & Addington is seeking tenders for the construction of a new Emergency Medical Services Ambulance Base at Northbrook. The new ambulance base will be approximately 292 square metres in size.

Tender/bid documents are available to general contractors on the County’s website www.lennox-addington.on.ca. Documents are also available for viewing at the Kingston Construction Association and at the Quinte Construction Association Plans Rooms.

For further information contact: Colbourne & Kembel Architects Inc. 613-384-2240, tyler@ckai.ca All tenders shall be accompanied by a 10% Bid Bond, 50% Performance Bond and 50% Labour and Material Bonds. Tenders must be submitted in sealed envelopes plainly marked as to contents by: 3 p.m., Thursday, September 20, 2012 to the attention of: Brian Smith Director, Emergency and Long Term Care Services County of Lennox and Addington The John M. Parrott Centre 309 Bridge Street West, Napanee, ON K7R 2G4 The County of Lennox & Addington reserves the right to reject any or all tenders.

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Big Bulbs in Bogtown- bountiful year for growers at Verona Garlic Festival J udging by the bounty on show and for sale at this year's garlic festival in Verona, it appears that garlic growers had a great year despite the drought. Renowned garlic guru Paul Pospisil grows over 170 varieties and edits The Garlic News. He has been spon-

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he Colin Edwards Memorial Art Gallery will present work by Judith Versavel of Arden and Chris Perry of Amherstview as it launches its autumn exhibition. Located in the Greystones Gift and Book Shop in Bon Echo Park, the art gallery is open Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday, 11am-4pm.

The gift shop and art gallery will close for the season on Oct. 2. Sponsored by the Friends of Bon Echo, the Art Gallery is one way the Friends carry on the tradition of art that characterizes Bon Echo on Mazinaw Lake.

soring the Eastern Ontario Garlic Awards, now in its 16th year. He said at the show, “In the 20 plus years that I have been growing garlic, this year has been one of the best three seasons that I have seen despite the drought. We had an early emergence with the garlic coming up in the middle of March almost two weeks early and the harvest came three weeks early. Those who watered tended of course to fare better than those who did not, and the sizes this year were outstanding because of all of the sunshine.”

Evidence of the bountiful crop was apparent in the displays of the 15 garlic vendors at the show, many of whom sold out. Taking the first place award again this year were the Hahns of Forest Farm. David Hahn was pleased with this year's harvest and said they had more sales this year than ever. He highlighted the benefits of locally grown garlic, which he said tastes better, keeps longer and is healthier. “We grow our garlic with care and tenderness and the foreign varieties just don't keep as long or taste as good.” People who cook a lot typically buy 5 or 6 braids (6080 bulbs) to last them the year.

Kevin Craigen of Napanee, a newcomer to the festival who has been growing garlic for over a decade, took home the second place reserve champion award. He wholesales his crop to market gardeners and to a local store

L-r, first place winners Marion Watkins, David Hahn and Miguel Hahn, with Paul Pospisil and second place winner Kevin Craigen.

Liskeard. The judge was Wilma Kenny, and sponsoring the awards this year were Dinear Napanee, but says that finding custom- anne Dowling of the NFU's Local 316 and ers in Napanee is a bit more difficult than in Kim Perry of Local Family Farms in Verona.

Verona and Perth. “People are not as eduGarlic growers were not the only vendors cated about the benefits of locally grown gar- cashing in at the festival. Evan Ruzycky of lic as they are in these parts but slowly that is Toronto sold hundreds of two garlic gadgets starting to change,” he said. that he invented, a peeler and a chopper, Tied for third place were David Cornell of and said he could have brought more prodAshton, Ontario and Wayne Davey of New uct with him to the show.

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ince their recent move from Toronto to a century farm near Parham, Brett and Nancy Hilder, who are both accomplished artists, have always wanted to become a part of the artist community in Central Frontenac. Now, just a year after moving to the farm where they are raising sheep, chickens and other farm animals, the couple debuted their talent and creations last weekend on the 20th Inroads Studio Tour.

Their home studio, Hilderbrook Studio, was one of the 14 stops on this year's tour.

Brett, who paints plein air watercolours and also works in oils, learned his craft from his

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parents, who were both painters. Brett has been painting for over two decades and has been involved in eight group shows. His comfort and ability in both mediums is immediately apparent. His plein air watercolours, many of which are small postcard-sized paintings, take for their subjects the scenes around the farm, such as its spectacular century-old barn. He paints with a deft and sure hand and his works capture the beauty and simplicity of the couple's new surroundings.

By contrast, his oils are larger and have a more old-school classical feel. They are compromised mainly of nude figures and portraits. One that stands out is his recent "Blue Brett, Nancy and their son Roland Hilder Nude", which portrays a female figure painted ers of the earth beginning with its crust, then in shades of blue and purple, who appears to its oceans, the sky and lastly the outer atmobe reclining in front of a lit fireplace. “I think sphere, all tied together by diagonal stripes of this piece could keep anyone warm during the rain and bubbly blobs of clear glass that bring cold winter months,” Brett said. the whole piece together.

Nancy, who was in the process of cracking Both artists were pleased with the positive open a recently fired kiln, has been working feedback they have been receiving from the in fused glass for over a decade. She had numerous visitors who stopped in. They are on show a line of her functional fused glass looking forward to pursuing their individual items, which include platters, bowls, sushi mediums while managing the farm and worksets, spoon holders and plates. Colour is ing at their other jobs. Their studio, located at Nancy's forte and she creates her designs by 1273 Long Lake Rd, is open by chance or by cutting and arranging pieces of glass into col- appointment. Phone 613-375-6659.

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Fjellgaard was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005. Raised on the farm on the Canadian prairies, his western heritage, cattle drives, wagon treks, and working folks with ties to the land have all been an inspiration for the lyrical imagery in his songs.

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O’Reilly Lake Campground welcomes Riders Without Borders C lose to 25 bike riders took refuge at the O'Reilly Lake Campground on the evening of August 27, the third night of a 10-day/ 100-town and 1000 km journey, which began in Toronto on August 25 and will end in Quebec City on September 6. The aim of the group, which calls itself Riders Without Borders, is to perform selfless acts of kindness all along the way by serving the communities that they pass through.

The riders, who stopped on their first night in Port Hope, and in Marmora on their second night, have visited hospitals where they have distributed gifts to sick children; in homes for the elderly where they have worked and visited with clients; and at food banks and homeless shelters where they will offer their services as well. The riders represent a number of different faiths but are roughly 80% Muslim. They were inspired by the group's leader, Hosam Helal of Toronto, also a Muslim, who formed the group and organized the event as a way to bring forth one of the five pillars of the Muslim faith - charity.

I met up with half the riders near dusk at the O'Reilly Lake Campground and spoke with their unofficially appointed leader Nathan Savelli of Hamilton, who explained the motivation behind the ride. “We're hoping to promote and spread kindness and charity as a way to give back to people in the various communities that we pass through”, he said. “Hasam's inspiration for this event I believe comes from his Muslim faith and the pillar of charity and this ride is a way for people of various faiths to put the idea of charity into action.”

Nancy Purtell of O'Reilly Lake Campground said her family was contacted by the group over one month ago and asked if they could stay on their way to Quebec City. Knowing that the group was a not for profit charity, the Purtells offered the

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group a place to stay free of charge.

Along with the 25 riders, the group includes five volunteers who assist the riders by preparing the meals, setting up the campsites and assisting in other ways.

The volunteers include a nurse, and they ride in two vehicles, one that hauls the riders' gear and the second an emergency vehicle that helps to repair any bikes that break down along the way.

The riders are of all ages; the youngest is 14 and most are students from the Greater Toronto Area. For many this is longest and hardest ride they have ever attempted. One of the female riders, Dania, came on the ride with her younger brother and cousin and though she trained for about an hour a day prior to the ride, she said the 100 km days are much more grueling than she anticipated. “I really had no idea how physically demanding it would be."

The group originally planned to end the trip in New York but ran into border crossing complications that forced organizers re-route the trip. Nathan seemed undisturbed by the change and said, "The length of the trip is the same - the only difference is that we are now crossing provincial borders instead of an international one.”

One of the riders, Hesham Fahim, is originally from Egypt and works as an engineer at a firm called Inlocus Robotics in Toronto. He said that the ride “takes you out of your regular comfort zone and helps to improve not only yourself but the community around you." One young couple, Tamiesha Mos and Fayez Patel, are celebrating their honeymoon on the ride and missed the first day because they were busy getting married in London, Ont. Asked if the ride makes for an enjoyable honeymoon, Fayez responded, “It's been very good for our relationship. Riding 100km a day really helps to show you empathy and compassion for others.”

rtists and organizers alike welcomed the change in venue location for this year's 5th Annual Sundance Studio Tour. The onestop tour, which was Real Estate Brokerage taken over this year PO Box 285, 14180 Rd. 38 Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0

by Paul and Michelle Zammit, owners of the 613279-2657 Mimi Antoine, Broker of Record Fall River Restaurant, mantoine@frontenac.net www.antoinerealestate.com moved its location to the banks of the Fall River in Maberly at the corner of Highway 7 and the Sun. Sep. 9, 1-3pm Bolingbroke Road, and the increased visibility made an impact. Paul John Schweighardt with one of his Zammit said when he stone sculptures at the Sundance Tour was approached to take over the tour that he jumped at the chance, wanting to “preserve what we thought was a good thing for the community. We didn't want to see the event just die off. One of the big resources in this community is its artists and giving them more exposure helps create a more sustainable community,” Zammit said on Sunday at the show. The tour, which attracts 30 artists in a wide variety of mediums and inCome Out and have a look cludes the availability of high $145,000.00 completely renovated.Just steps to village & Lake! quality food and beverages More pictures on www.antoinerealestate.com and live music, appears to (Rd 38 to Brewer Road, Sharbot Lake turn right on K&P- house on left) be gaining momentum as a result of its increased visibility at the new location. Excavation work began at the site in the spring and Harry Van Alstine of Herns Sand and Gravel donated a lot of the necessary work and also part of his property for parking. The result is a beautiful, expansive site that includes a scenic walk along the Fall River behind the restaurant where the ruins of an old CROW LAKe grist mill are still visible and where half of artist booths were located. Products from local farmers as well food produced by Seed to Sausage in Sharbot Lake were included, and show that Zammitt is aiming to highlight more of what the community has to offer. “We realize that our guests are coming from GOOSE LAKE - $199,000 Stay-Up-To-Date With Current Listings far and wide and we want to & Waterfront Activity Quiet retreat! Charming 4-season, off-grid shine a light on everything www.LakeDistrictRealty.com compact bungalow on small spring-fed that we have to offer here,” Subscribe to our YouTube Channel lake; modern interior, beautifully he said. Zammitt also said Connect with us on Facebook decorated. A lovely offering. that he is considering holding the tour twice a year, in the spring and in the fall.

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The riders are enjoying the journey so far and said it has taught them a number of important lessons, one being that every uphill has its corresponding down hill. Organizers are hoping to make the event an annual one, with a different destination and route planned every year and Nathan hopes to see the number of riders increase as the event gains notoriety. For more information visit Riders Without Borders on facebook.

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SOCIAL NOTES OBITUARY

CELEBRATION OF LIFE

ANNIVERSARY

CLARK, BRIAN NIAL

A Celebration for the Life of

Brian Clark at age 57 died peacefully at Napanee on August 29, 2012. Son of Nial and Madeline Clark. A memorial service will be held on Saturday September 15th at 11 am at Wagarville Cemetery. The family would appreciate that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society at 496 Days Rd, Kingston, ON, K7M 5R4. Arrangements in care of Goodfellow’s Funeral Home, Parham. Online condolences at goodfellowsfuneralhome.com.

Seabert Woods

Happy 23rd Anniversary

 Ladouceur, Sally Madonna  (Donna), Vinkle, née Huffman On August 25, 2012 at Perth Hospital.

Predeceased by husbands, Joseph Ladouceur and Ronald Vinkle; son Robert; grandsons, Rob and Ronald; parents Marie Badour and Mary and John Huffman. Survived by children, Donna (Grant), Sandra (Wayne), JoAnne (Leonard), Mary-Lou (Chris), Ron and Sue; 7 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Missed by sisters Jeanine (Jerry), Mickey and Marion, and many nieces and nephews. A Celebration of her Life will be held for family and friends on September 15, 2012 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sharbot Lake Legion Hall. In memoriam donations may be made to the Royal Canadian Legion Br 425.

McLEAN, RETA MAY (nee Spicer) passed away peacefully at home in Flinton with her family by her side on Monday, September 3, 2012 at the age of 88. Beloved wife of the late Bert McLean. Dear mother of Linda (John) Nealey of Blenheim, Wayne (Margaret) of Flinton, Rebecca (Hugo) Fava of Oshawa and Johnathan of Eganville. Pre-deceased by her sons Drew & Stephen. Sadly missed by her daughter-inlaw Jennifer of Ottawa. Grandma will always be cherished in the hearts of her 17 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. She will be fondly remembered by her nieces, nephews and friends. The family received friends at the Maschke Funeral Home, 11928 Hwy #41 Northbrook, Ont. K0H 2G0 (613-3366873) on Wednesday from 2-4 & 7-9pm.

The Funeral Service will be in the Chapel on Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 11:00am.

Interment will follow at the Flinton United Church Cemetery. Friends desiring may contribute in her memory to the Palliative Care Unit of the L&A General Hospital, Napanee.

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Theresa & Glenn Wagar September 9, 2012 Love, Mom

Happy 15th Anniversary

BADOUR, William Porter (Bill) Suddenly at Smiths Falls Hospital on Sunday September 2, 2012 in his 52nd year. Beloved husband of Tammy Fontaine.

Dear father of Michael, (Tiffany), James (Katie), Amanda (Bryan), Jordan (Natasha), Eddie, Taylor May; and pets Kelly & Katie. Sadly missed by 7 grandchildren Tyler, Caden and Ryan, Braden, Kaitlynn, Trenton and Lillian. Brother of Ann Badour (Earl), Jeanette & Sandra, Ed (Penny), Jimmy (Gay), Charlie and Sandy. Predeceased by his parents William John Badour and Joyce Edna Witherington. Resting at Goodfellow’s Funeral Home, Parham. Friends were received on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. Funeral Service will be held in the Funeral Home on Friday September 7, 2012 at 11 am. Following cremation Bill’s ashes will be buried with his parents in Oconto Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences at goodfellowsfuneralhome.com

SPROULE, GERALD “GERRY” of Denbigh passed away at home after a lengthy illness on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at the age of 69. Loving husband of 48 years to Carol (nee Wood). Cherished father of Kenneth (Cheryl) of Denbigh, Kevin (Allison) of Napean and David (Dathy) of McDonalds Corners. He will always be remembered in the hearts of his grandchildren Stephanie, Brittany, Kristy, Brandon, Devon and Trisha.

Sadly missed by his brother Douglas and his sisters Ella Cox and Elaine Creighton. Predeceased by his brothers Wilmer, George, Clifford and his sisters Nada, Wilma and Barbara. Fondly remembered by his many nieces, nephews and friends. Following cremation, the family received friends at the Maschke Funeral Home, 11928 Hwy# 41, Northbrook, Ont. K0H 2G0 (613-3366873) on Saturday, September 1, 2012 from 10-11:30am. A Celebration of Gerry’s Life followed in the Chapel at 11:30am. Interment of ashes will take place at a later date.

Friends desiring may contribute in his memory to the charity of your choice.

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Amy & Jason Luffman September 6th, 1997 Love Mom & Dad

BIRTHDAY

Happy 1 Birthday, st

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August 24th Love, Mommy, Daddy, Mason & Dylan xoxxo BIRTHS

McCulloch Grandparents Carolyn and Gordon McCulloch are extremely happy. Michael Gordon Crudden McCulloch was born at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto on August 29th, 2012. He is safe, healthy and weighs 9 pounds, 8 ounces. He is the son of Suzanne Crudden and Malcolm McCulloch, a grandson to Anne Crudden, a nephew to Craig Crudden, Elspeth McCulloch, Kate McCulloch and Bill McGill, and a cousin to David and Duncan McGill.

CARD OF THANKS

Thank You - Weber We would like to thank our family, friends and relatives for making our 60th anniversary a very memorable day.

Thanks for the phone calls, cards and gifts.

Jack & Lois Weber

Thank You - Hollywood Ken Hollywood and family would like to thank all the relatives, friends and neighbors who attended, Gilbert Riddell and band for the music, Bill Lee for the horse rides, Central Frontenac Township for the venue, and the organizers for all their hard work in making his 95th Birthday Party and the Hollywood Family Reunion, which was held on Aug. 11th at Oso beach, a huge success.

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a Community Garage Sale at the Verona Lions Centre. Saturday Sept 8, from 9 am to 1 pm. E-mail dhandgs@sympatico.ca if you wish to reserve a spot, $15. · Back by popular demand, Trinity United Church Pie-Makers will hold their Annual Pie Sale. One hundred apple pies will be lovingly baked and at $9 per pie, you can stack your freezer, buy one for gifts and a few for your table. Call Marilyn at 374-2694 to pre-order and pre-pay. Pies can be picked up on Sept 28. Last year they sold out, so order early. · Bellrock Community Hall is holding a Chiliin-a-Bowl fundraising dinner. Come and enjoy a bowl of your favourite chili (there will be at least 5 kinds to choose from!) served in a beautiful hand-made bowl created by Tim deRose of Wilton Pottery. Take the bowl home with you. Music during the meal by Toute Ensemble (Debbie Twiddy and Anne Archer). The Bellrock school hall has undergone extensive renovations as a result of a Trillium grant. Come to the official opening, and enjoy having dinner cooked for you. Sat Sept. 22, 5:30 pm; $20 or two for $35 · Expect traffic delays on Rd 38 for the rest of September until December. There are lane reductions in Verona at Hardwood Creek Bridge, south of Bellrock Rd.

SYDENHAM Anita Alton

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· Hard to believe another summer has passed. I apologize for my absence as we were off enjoying the brilliant sunshine we saw much of this summer. Kids are all back in school and that brings with it routine and the promise of fall days ahead. · Southern Frontenac Community Services is thrilled to announce that Diners Club is coming home to Sydenham starting on September 13. Diners are invited to meet at the newly restored Grace Hall the 2nd Thursday of the month at 12 noon for a hot catered meal with entertainment. Cost is $11 per person. Joe Saunders is scheduled to entertain the group on Sept. 13. If that isn't convenient for you, other dates in the area include Glenburnie on the 1st Wednesday of the month; Verona on the 1st Thursday; Harrowsmith on the 4th Thursday and Inverary on the 3rd Thursday. · The fall session of the VON SMART program (Seniors Maintaining Active Roles Together) is starting up at the Grace Centre next Thurs. Sept 13, 10-11 am and running until December 6. This seniors’ exercise program will be held every Thursday. Cost is $40. Call to register - 613-634-0130 ext 414 · St Paul's Anglican Church enjoyed a very successful Flower Festival in August and would like to thank everyone who provided floral art for this great event · Please contact me with your events.

PARHAM-TICHBORNE Colleen Steele 613-375-6219 Christine Teal 613-375-6525 mrsteal2u@hotmail.com · How did everyone survive the first few days of school? Good luck to everyone starting a new endeavour this year; you can do it! · Happy 60th anniversary to Glenn and Mary Howes. · The John Lowery Memorial Tournament will be held this weekend. Games will be starting on Friday night at 7 pm with a second game at 8 pm and then the fun resumes on Saturday at 9 am. Eight teams are registered and ready to roll. There will be a raffle table set up on Saturday - so bring some extra money. Donations are gladly accepted; if you have something please let me know, 613-375-6525 or mrsteal2u@hotmail.com.

See you there! · Condolences to the family of the late Donna Vinkle and the late Brian Clark. Also to the Badour family and to Harry, Sylvia & Doug Whan on the loss of their nephew. · Thinking of you to Gordon Hole. Glad that Shawn Kehoe is on the mend! · Auditions are now taking place for the next Little Theatre production of Tom Sawyer, which is coming up in November. · Fairmount Home is holding a fundraiser on Sept. 12 from 4 - 6 pm for their "Building Change Together" campaign. · Lois Webster still has some cookbooks from the Anglican church's anniversary for sale. Real interesting recipes...even one for skunk!!! · Roast Beef Supper sponsored by the Parham United Church on Sept. 15 at 5 pm - be sure to mark your calendars!

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Deadline: 4 pm Monday; Ph: 613-279-3150, Fx: 613-279-3172; nfnews@frontenac.net

USED REFRIGERATORS

Stoves, washers, dryers, freezers, dishwashers. 3 months old and up. Sold with written guarantees. Fridges $100 and up.

NEW APPLIANCES

At the lowest prices in the area. Trade-ins accepted on new appliances. Big selection to choose from. We Sell Gas Refrigerators

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For good used appliances in working order or not, but no junk please. VISA and MASTERCARD accepted. We have our own financing also. Shop at our competitors and then come see for yourself quality at low prices.

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AUTOMOTIVE KALADAR AUTO RECYCLING. Buy & sell cars; parts for imports. Install motors, transmissions. Good tires, 11520 Hwy 41; 613336-9899; 613-885-8644.

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

COMING EVENTS ENTERTAINMENT AT MARBLE LAKE LODGE: Saturday September 8th, 6 – 10 p.m.

O’Donnell Family Band “Border Town”

DRAW WINNERS MABERLY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY DRAW WINNERS: The canoe was won by Norm Herns and the kayak was won by Jo-Anne Delyea.

EMBROIDERY & ENGRAVING

UPPER FRONTENAC GRAPHICS – Custom Embroidery, Imprinting, Trophies, Awards & Engraving. Caps, jackets, golf shirts, hoodies, teamwear & more. 613-539-6340; dwedden@ aol.com; ufg@hotmail.ca

FLEA MARKET TONI’S AND JP’S FLEA MARKET - 6107 Hwy. 506 at Ardoch Road, everyone welcome.

Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

613-479-0341.

FOR RENT 3 BEDROOM UPSTAIRS APARTMENT, renovated to new condition. Mountain Grove.

Frig, Stove, washer, dryer, heat and hydro included. $1100.00 per month. Call 613-3354693.

ARDEN. 2 BEDROOM DOWNSTAIRS APARTMENT for rent. All inclusive. Available Oct 1/2012. $900.00 per month. Please call 613-335-3878 KALADAR 2 BEDROOM APT. Heated, available immediately. Call 613-336-9429 SHINER STORAGE: boats, trailers, campers, indoor /outdoor dry u-lock units, security fence.

Boat storage $250. Phone Jim Shiner 613-3362641

FOR SALE

HELP WANTED

PART-TIME BARTENDER REQUIRED, Royal Canadian Legion Br. 425. For more info please call 613-279-2178 or send resume to: Ty Seeley, Box 313, Sharbot Lake, ON, K0H 2P0.

PART-TIME CASHIER, must be able to work as needed Saturdays, Sundays and call-ins, store experience an asset. At Sharbot Lake Freshmart. Bring resumé.

HUNTING & FISHING FIREARMS & HUNTER ED COURSES. Tamworth: Firearms course, Sept 7 & 8. Hunter Education, Sept 14 & 15. Wild Turkey license examinations. Call Bill at 613-335-2786 HUNTER SAFETY AND FIREARMS COURSES. Turkey Examinations.

Please call for course dates and details. Call Richard 613-336-9875.

MUSIC LESSONS

TOM’S MUSIC STUDIO is now accepting students for drums, guitar, bass guitar, piano, beginner banjo and theory; repairs to all stringed instruments. Tom 613-539-4659

SERVICES DRYWALL AND PLASTER REPAIRS. Professionally trained. Drywall installation, old fashioned quality, three coat hand finishing.

Free estimates. Call Rick at 613-375-8201.

FINE CONSTRUCTION, prop. John St. Aubin, Frontenac area. For an estimate call 613-3756582. www.mindspan.net/construction GUY WITH PICKUP; Denbigh area; general jobs, junk cleanup and disposal, pickup & delivery. Call Pete, 613-333-1428 HANDYMAN WITH TRUCK; general labor, Junk Pickup/Disposal, Minor home repairs & local pickups/deliveries. Call 9-5 Mon-Sat. 613-279-1901 LAUGHING DOGS RE-TREAT. Home-style, kennel-free dog boarding, 1052 Stinchcombe Rd., Parham. Call Robin now to book 613-2140873 PET SITTING in Mountain Grove. Going away? Let us help. Dogs, Cats, etc. Spacious, individual accommodations. Long walks. By appointment only. Laura Mills 613-335-3658.

Evenings are best or leave a message.

SYLVIA’S FOOT CARE. Providing Nursing foot care in the privacy of your own home.

Registered with Dept. of Veterans’ Affairs to provide foot care to veterans who qualify. For further information call Sylvia at 613-3352940.

WANTED TO BUY

STANDING TIMBER, firewood, pine, cedar, bush lots. Free quotes, cash paid. Call 613279-2154.

TRAILER IN GOOD CONDITION for 16 ft. motor boat, 613-279-2817

WORK WANTED ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE LAWN MAINTENANCE or their driveways plowed and sanded in the North Frontenac area, phone Dale at 613-278-0394

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For Winter Change Over Sat. Sept. 1- Sun. Sept. 9 Quality New & Used Clothing at Affordable Prices!

For furniture drop off, please call ahead.

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• Roaring Reptiles & Mighty Machines: A fun family event to be enjoyed by kids of all ages! Come see your favourite reptiles with Lil Rays Reptiles and see all the mighty machines like; fire engines, police cars, construction vehicles, and much more.

Event runs on Sat. Sept. 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. James Major Catholic School in Sharbot Lake. Also on site will be a free BBQ. This event is presented in partnership by: Northern Frontenac Community Services and Community Living North Frontenac.

• Diners resumes in September in all four locations, Bedford, Omaph/Plevna, Kennebec and Sharbot Lake. Watch for advertisements in the Frontenac News. Remember reservations are required, and again this year the price remains at $10. If you are over the age of 50 join us for a hot nutritious noon meal and fun with friends. For more information please call 613-279-3151.

• Youth Dance: Friday, Sept 21 at the Oso Soldiers Memorial Hall in Sharbot Lake, Northern Frontenac Community Services is holding a youth dance, open to grades 5 to 9, from 6-9 pm with a cost of $6 per person.

Sound on Sound Productions has been hired for a great light show along with awesome music. Canteen will be on site.

• Community Support Services: We are in desperate need of Meals on Wheels driv-

FREE KITTENS!

Ginger, Tabby, Black, White & Grey.

Very cute. Call 613-279-3268

TOWNSHIP OF NORTH FRONTENAC PUBLIC MEETING TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Township of North Frontenac will hold a Public Meeting to consider By-law #114-12 being a Fees and Charges By-law for the Township of North Frontenac Fire Departments for emergency and non-emergency incidents (i.e. Inspections) and to amend By-law #48-05 being the Burning By-law, Schedule “A” respecting fees associated with the Fire Department’s response for outdoor fires. The public meeting will be held on September 10, 2012, at 1:00 pm at the Harlowe Community Hall, 1047 Gull Lake Road, Harlowe, Ontario; AND THAT interested parties may contact the Clerk, Jenny Duhamel by e-mail at clerkplanning@northfrontenac.ca or by phone at 613-479-2231, Ext. 225 for information or for a copy of the proposed By-laws; AND THAT any person who attends the public meeting shall have the opportunity to make representations in respect of the proposed Bylaws.

Dated this 22nd day of August, 2012.

Jenny Duhamel Clerk

ers for Sharbot Lake and North of Hwy. 7 routes. Depending on the route it could take 30 minutes to 1 hour of your time, with meals being picked up on Tuesdays and Thursday up at North of 7 Restaurant in Plevna or the Seniors Centre in Sharbot Lake. These meals are then delivered to seniors in the community. Mileage compensation is provided. For information please call 279-3151.

• Charity Bingo: On Thursday September 27, NFCS will be holding a dauber bingo at the Oso Hall in Sharbot Lake. The doors open at 5:30 pm first game starts at 6:30pm.

There will be 10 games, 8 turkey and two cash games. Proceeds will go towards NFCS’ United Way Campaign.

• Licensed Child Care at The Child Centre: Our Day Care has capacity for 34 children. We offer full and part time care Mon–Fri, 7am-6pm. Our After School program provides programming from 3–6pm for children aged 6 – 12 years of age. We have space in all programs and subsidies are available through the city of Kingston for those who qualify. For more information about our licensed programs please call 613-279-3366.

Northern Frontenac Community Services Family Counsellor Regular Full-time Employment 35 hours per week Job Summary: • Provide Client Counselling • Provide Group and Education Programs • Build and Maintain Relationships with other Service Providers Requirements: • Bachelor of Social Work preferred or other relevant post-secondary education and 5 years related work experience • Knowledge regarding cognitive behaviour therapy and other counseling techniques • Skills in negotiation & conflict resolution • Knowledge of rural issues • Ability to handle crisis situations in an effective manner • Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle • Satisfactory Criminal Reference Check Closing Date: September, 2012

Noon, Friday, 14

Electronic Submissions will be accepted (MS Word or PDF Format Only) and may be sent to damos@frontenac.net.

Subject message – Family Counsellor Applicants may also mail or fax a resumé to: Don Amos, Executive Director Northern Frontenac Community Services Box 250, Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0 613-279-2565 (fax) damos@frontenac.net

THE CHILD CENTRE Is taking registrations in all licensed Child Care Programs

DAY CARE We have programs for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

All three provide nutritional snacks, lunch, outdoor play and programming that enhances early learning and socialization.

We are open Monday to Friday from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm.

AFTERSCHOOL-SCHOOLAGE PROGRAM This program is designed to enrich the hours between school and home for children aged 6 to 12 years of age. It runs from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm on weekdays.

Snack is provided.

It also features full-day programs for P.A. days and school holidays.

This program operates with the lower level of the day care.

For more information about licensed child care please call 613-279-3366

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Financing available OAC. 1-866-775-8268 www.frontenacmodularhomes.com RENT-TO-OWN A BELL TV HDTV SYSTEM for as little as $5.53/mth. Call Doug’s Antenna Sales for details. 613-374-3305. www. dougsantenna.com WOOD HEAT SOLUTIONS. 2012 Summer Rebate Sale! Factory rebates up to $1000 on Outdoor Wood & Corn Furnaces OR Trade-out discounts up to $1,500 on the purchase of an E-Classic. YOUR CENTRAL BOILER DEALER. Frankford, ON 613.398.1611; Bancroft, ON 613.332.1613

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The News makes every effort to be accurate but events and their details should be independently verified by readers.

Thursday September 6 VERONA - SCOUTS REGISTRATION, 7-8pm, Trinity United Church, for boys & girls, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, info 372-2050; sfg@ bell.net

Friday September 7 CLOYNE - FREE MOVIE at United Church, “The Artist”, 7pm SHARBOT LAKE – CHICKEN BBQ at the Legion. 5:30–7 pm, $12

Saturday September 8 ARDEN - FIREFIGHTERS OPEN HOUSE & BBQ, fire hall on Elm Tree Rd. 11am-2pm, freewill donation for BBQ, all welcome.

FARMERS’ MARKETS – Local farmers’ markets held every Saturday, 9am-1pm at: McDonalds Corners MERA schoolhouse; Sharbot Lake Oso beach; Verona Lions Club SHARBOT LAKE - WORK BEE AT THE CABOOSE, Elizabeth St. All day, starts 9am; detail painting & other jobs. Bring paint brushes & gloves; rain date 15th; call 279-2777 TAMWORTH - FIDDLE & GUITAR WORKSHOPS & FIDDLE CONCERT, workshops at elementary school 9:30-5pm; $55; under 18 $30; Concert fundraiser for Bernie Jaffe Music Fund at Legion 6:30pm; $12; teens $6; under 12 free; 613-379-2469 Faun.fiddlecamp@ gmail.com

Sunday September 9 ARDEN – BBQ & GOSPEL SING Arden & Community Wesleyan Church, starting at 4 pm, bring instruments and play along; Gospel Sing 6pm with the Frizzells, all welcome BEDFORD OPEN MIKE & JAM, 1-5pm, Bedford Hall 1381 Westport Road, Bluegrass, Country, Gospel and more, $2, info: 374-2614 DENBIGH - MUSIC IN THE PARK:: due to the upcoming Countryfest celebrations there will be no music in the park for September ENTERPRISE - COUNTRY JAMBOREE, 1-4pm, Enterprise Hall; w/ Lisa & Shila Hart + local entertainers; info: 613-379-9972 LAND O’LAKES EMMANUEL UNITED CHURCH 3rd Anniversary celebration, 10am, Cloyne United, unveiling of painting by Don Wise; 613-336-2655; revlole@bell.net.

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MCDONALDS CORNERS - FIDDLERS’ SUNDAY, Knox Presbyterian Church, music starts at 10:30am, worship 11am; lunch following service, all are welcome to attend.

MCDONALDS CORNERS – JAMBOREE, Agricultural Hall, music begins 1pm, dinner @ 5pm, $14; info: 613-278-2427 WILTON – GOSPEL SING w/ The Revelations, 7pm, Standard Church, freewill offering, refreshments

Monday September 10 HARROWSMITH S&A CLUB MEETING, 7:30pm, for all members & anyone interested in membership, 4041 Colebrooke Rd, family fee $10/ year, info: Jeannette, 613-372-2633.

MABERLY - TAY VALLEY COMMUNITY CHOIR; practices Mondays 6-7:30pm at Glen Tay or Maberly; no audition required, register at www.tayvalleytwp.ca. by Sept 7: $35/term; $65 year; after Sept 7, $45/$75; info: Ann 613267-4048.

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

SHARBOT LAKE - TAI CHI Open House/ beginner class, 10-11:30am, Oso hall. John Pariselli 613-279-2662; johnpari@frontenac. net, all welcome SYDENHAM WOMEN’S INSTITUTE meet 7pm, Sydenham Township Office, new members welcome

Tuesday September 11 DENBIGH - ZUMBA CLASS Tuesdays 7-8pm, Sept 11-Nov 27. $140 + tax; info Janice 3332797; sponsor: Denbigh Recreation HARROWSMITH - TUESDAY LUNCHES are back! St. Paul’s United Church, 11:30-1pm, $5, soup, sandwich, beverage, dessert NORTHERN 5 DINERS, noon, Ompah hall; for those 50+, $10, reservations requ’d 613279-3151 PLEVNA - FITNESS CLASS, Clar-Mill Hall, 6:30-7:30pm, $2 SHARBOT LAKE – TEA & TOAST, United Church, 9-10am, $2, all welcome SYDENHAM – FOOT CARE CLINIC, Rural VISIONS centre 1-4pm. Info: 613-376-6477 VERONA – FOOT CARE CLINIC, medical centre 9am-noon. Info: 613-376-6477

Wednesday September 12 CLOYNE - THE ARTIST’S WAY, 12-week program of spiritual practice to help overcome self-limiting beliefs, access creativity; facilitator: Eleanor Belfry-Lyttle; sponsored by LOLE United Church, 1-4pm. To register call 613336-1506 by Sept. 8th.

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concert was also packed. Great food. George, the chicken was excellent, as were the salads and desserts made by the FLAGS ladies. · Smile: It takes one to make a war and two to make peace.

PLEVNA Katie Ohlke 613-479-2797 email: ohlkek@limestone.on.ca · Fri. Sept. 14, 7pm - Ompah United Church (10223 Hwy 509) hosts a fundraising musical bash with Gilbert Whan and "The Country Church", and all are welcome.

Light refreshments, free-will offering· On September 15, the Ompah Volunteer Firefighters will be joining the Ride For Dad campaign to raise funds to help fight prostate cancer. Register and reserve tickets at the Double "S" Sports and Marina Toll Free: 1-866-661-4939, email doubles211@gmail. com · On September 15, Jack's JAM will resume at the Clar-Mill Community Hall in Plevna, 2 - 9pm. Potluck supper served at 5:30 p.m. Bring a dish to share. If you play a musical instrument, sing or dance join in the fun and entertain the crowd. · Plevna Joke of the Week: Teacher "Didn't I tell you to stand at the end of the line?" Student "I tried but there was someone already there!"

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SHARBOT LAKE – BLOOD DONOR CLINIC, high school, 2:30-5:30pm, appointments recommended: book at 1-888-2-DONATE or www.blood.ca

Thursday September 13 BOLINGBROKE – NEW WOMEN’S GROUP, all area women invited, ideas welcome, ABC Hall, 7pm; info Freda 613-273-2571; bring water bottle; sponsored by the ABC hall.

LAND O’ LAKES GARDEN CLUB Pine View Free Methodist Church, Cloyne, 7pm, topic: “Hostas”; plants for purchase.

SYDENHAM – SENIORS EXERCISE (VON SMART program), 10-11am, Grace hall; $4 class ($40 session); info 613-376-6177 SYDENHAM DINERS, noon, Grace Centre, for 55+yrs, $11. Reservations required 613376-6477

Friday September 14 HARROWSMITH - YOUTH DANCE Golden Links Hall 7-10pm, $6, for ages 9-15; Sharon 372-1274; Wayne 358-2533; sponsors: Odd Fellows & Rebekahs, OMPAH - MUSICAL EVENING w/ Gilbert Whan & “Country Church”, United Church fundraiser, 7pm, refreshments, free-will offering

Fri – Sun, Sept. 14, 15 & 16, DENBIGH COUNTRYFEST – Annual Country Fair: Friday Cafe & Music Night, 6:30pm; Sat. games, dinner, concert by Gary Fjellgaard & Ryan Cook, 8pm. Sunday Horse Pull, noon. weekend pass $10; dinner $12; concert $20; advanced tickets 613-333-2776; 613-3332240. sponsor: Denbigh Rec Committee

Saturday September 15 ABC HALL POTLUCK/MUSIC JAM, Bolingbroke, potluck 5pm; Open Mic music 6-10pm; info: Glenn Russell 613-273-2571.

ARDEN LEGION CAR RALLY. Breakfast 9am $5; rally $10, registration 10am, starts 11am, games, darts, bake table all day, Open Mic 2:30pm; soup & sandwich 4pm $4 ELPHIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, concert by “Edge” (Anne Savage, Jeff Earl, Greme Crabb), 7pm, $10, 12 & under free, tickets 278-2206; 278-2112 or at door, refreshments FARMERS’ MARKETS – held every Saturday, 9am-1pm at: McDonalds Corners MERA schoolhouse; Sharbot Lake Oso beach; Verona Lions Club MABERLY - fieldwork 5th anniversary party, Outdoor Art Gallery; Opening of new artworks 3-5pm, free. Barn party w/ music

by Good Right Arm Stringband, & King of the Swingers 7:30pm $20, reservations requ’d: 613-268-2024; fieldworkproject@gmail.com; 2501 Old Brooke Rd.

OMPAH VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS ATV RUN supporting “Ride For Dad” - Help Fight Prostate Cancer, start 9-10am $40 ride, dinner prizes; $25 ride, prizes; $15 dinner only; register Double “S” Sports and Marina 1-866661-4939; doubles211@gmail.com; ridefordad.ca PARHAM - ROAST BEEF SUPPER sponsored by the United Church, 5pm PLEVNA - JACK’S JAM, toe tappin’ Country & Bluegrass Music, Clar-Mill Hall, 2-9pm; potluck supper 5:30pm; musicians, singers, dancers welcome Sponsor: Clar-Mill Community Volunteers.

SHARBOT LAKE - ROARING REPTILES & MIGHTY MACHINES; Lil’ Ray’s Reptiles, fire engines, police cars, construction vehicles, & more, free BBQ, 11am-2pm, St. James Major Catholic School, sponsors: Northern Frontenac Community Services & Community Living North Frontenac.

WINTERGREEN STUDIOS dinner & public reading by Lawrence Hill, author of “The Book Of Negroes”, 6pm, reserve: 613-273-8745; wintergreensdtudios.ca

Sunday September 16 HARROWSMITH - TURKEY DINNER, Golden Links Hall, 4:30-6; $13; Barb 372-2315; sponsor: Odd Fellows and Rebekahs SYDENHAM - CENTENARY SERVICE. 175th Anniversary St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 10am.

Monday September 17 CLOYNE & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1pm, Barrie hall. Laurie Schwager shares stories of her Mohawk heritage and great great grandfather, Johnnie Bay; all welcome.

PLEVNA – FOOT CARE CLINIC, Clar-Mill Hall, appointment: 613-279-3151.

Tuesday September 18 BOLINGBROKE DINERS, ABC Hall, noon, for seniors or anyone with disabilities, reservations required: Barb 273-6307 FRONTENAC COMMUNITY FUTURES DEVELOPMENT CORP. Annual General Meeting, 8–9:30am, Verona Lions Centre; RSVP

by Sept. 14: sue@frontenaccfdc.com; 613372-1414 KENNEBEC DINERS, noon, Arden community hall, for those 50+, $10, reservations required: 613-279-3151 PLEVNA - CLAR-MILL COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS monthly meeting, Clar-Mill hall, 7:30pm, all welcome.

Wednesday September 19 BEDFORD DINERS, noon, community hall, for those 50+. $10, reservations requ’d: 613279-3151 MABERLY - ICE RINK PUBLIC MEETING, community hall, 7pm, to discuss the future & options for the Maberly ice rink

Arden Legion plans “Indoor Winter Olympics” T

by Malcolm Sampson

he Arden legion Fundraising Committee is putting together plans for a 5-month long "Indoor Winter Olympics". The games would include five events to be played at various times between mid-November, 2012 and April, 2013. All games for each event could take place on Thursdays starting at 7pm. The actual events will be chosen by selecting the five most popular games among Darts, Euchre, Cribbage, Pool, Checkers, Sewer, Dominoes and Crokinole.

Each event would have four rounds, played Thursdays in a five-week cycle. Players are eligible to compete in any number of events, but must commit to play all four rounds. Registration and payment must be completed by October 27, 2012. Each round will cost $4 each event will be a total of $16.

A scoring system will be devised so that we can declare gold, silver and bronze winners, with medals, at a pizza party planned for April 18, 2013. The Legion is looking for directors for the chosen events to work with Malcolm Sampson to keep records, update statistics and standings, set rules, and arrange schedules and scoring systems. Anyone interested can indicate so on the sign-

up sheets, which will be at the Legion in the near future during regular hours, or call Malcolm at 613-335-3664 or the Legion at 613335-2737. Funds raised by the "Olympics" will be used to offset the costs of repairing the water-damaged ceilings.

Cloyne evening quilt guild planned T

by Fran Lemke he Land of Lakes Quilters Guild is planning on starting a evening group starting this fall. The group started 21 years ago and now there are a few ladies who work but are interested in an evening group. If you ever wanted to learn how to make a quilt or if you are already a quilter but never joined a guild then please come and join us. The day group meets the 4th Tuesday of each month at 9am at the Pineview church in Cloyne in the lower basement. If you are interested in the evening group please call Lynn Young @ 336-8080 or email clynn313@gmail.com

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Addington Highlands Council - Sept. 4, 2012 T

hree delegations came to Council looking for roadwork to be done on the roads near their homes.

Derek Mendham and Jim Ferguson, Sheldrake Lake Road residents, came to talk about the condition of the Hughes Landing Road. Mr. Ruth came to talk about the deterioration of culverts over Mallory Creek.

Council said they would look at the requests later on, possibly when considering next year's budget.

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Dr. Stephen Connell, who lives on Deerrock Lake Road, also appeared before Council. He talked about a piece of the road that traverses his own property, and asked Council to consider rerouting the road, a job that has been budgeted to $200,000 plus, but which Dr. Connell says can be done for about $50,000. Council did consider Dr. Connell’s request later in the meeting, and decided to deny it. A letter will be sent stating that according to the township's road needs study, the

Survivorman Les Stroud packs ‘em in at Marble Lake Lodge L

by Julie Druker

es Stroud, whose Survivorman TV shows have garnered him numerous fans worldwide, made a special appearance at Marble Lake Lodge near Cloyne and showed his fans that he is as good a musician as he is an outdoors man. Les, who fronted his trio, Les Stroud and the Camp Fire Kings, sang lead vocals and played rhythm guitar. He performed a number of classic rock covers and a few of his own originals, showing fans that indeed music is as close to his heart as the great outdoors.

David Arama who co-owns the lodge and who also runs the WSC Survivor School Inc. where he teaches survival techniques to various youth groups, was Stroud's original instructor at Humber College where Stroud did his first survival training courses. David recalled recognizing something special in Les early on. “He started off just like any other student but soon you could tell that he had all the qualities and skills that have brought him to where he is today.”

Wintergreen - from pg 1 prairies many years before. Temperatures had dipped to below -40 degrees Celsius, and Lane described how he got out of his car and disturbed a group of concentrically circled antelopes, who unbeknownst to him were in a protective formation to shield them from the cold. They scattered when he ventured too close. “I felt terrible about that incident for a long time but not so much anymore.”

Lane’s advice to poets: “Read. Good writing comes out of good reading. Good readers make good writers. Really good writers are writers who have read a great deal and who have come out of a great tradition.”

For those wanting more of that tradition, Lawrence Hill, author of The Book Of Negroes, will be leading a workshop at Wintergreen from September 14-17. There will be a dinner and public reading on September 15 at 6pm. For information visit www.wintergreensdtudios.ca or call 613-273-8745

Arama worked as the consultant on Stroud's YTV show “Survive This”, which follows eight teenagers after they are left in the woods to fend for themselves. He Stroud made a public appearance at the lodge as a favor to him. “I thought it would be nice to invite the public to come and see him since so many people around here are fans,” Arama said. Rachel Barrington, a Stroud fan who works at Bon Echo Provincial Park, admires Stroud's genuineness on the show.

“He is definitely someone you can admire. The fact the he's not always successful at the tasks he sets out to achieve shows him to be an honest and genuine person, which is what I like about him, “ she said.

Stroud's musicianship is equally as genuine and his show was well received by fans. In between songs Stroud took questions about his show from the audience and told of the grossest food he has ever eaten (a large white live grub).

When asked what terrain was the most difficult for him, he answered that it is temperature not terrain that poses the most dangers. His new show Surviviorman 10 Days is soon to be aired and fans will no doubt be flocking to see Les survive in a number of new international settings.

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No response to Tanglewood Marina: Ralph Seamons from Tanglewood Marina sent a follow up letter after his appearance before Council last month in Denbigh. Mr. Seamons runs a service that delivers garbage and recycling for his clientele to the Hartsmere waste site, and he proposed some changes to the regulations at the waste site to accommodate his operation.

“I don’t think we should do anything until Mr. Seamons improves his operation,” said Councilor Adam Snider.

“We should not make any promises based on something he might do, because that would be a commitment on our part,” said Reeve Henry Hogg.

Council decided to receive Mr. Seamons’ letter for information.

Fish TV – Addington Highlands Council, following the lead of North Frontenac Council, made a commitment of $5,000, to be paid by April 2014, in support of television productions in the Land O’Lakes by Fish TV. The request for support, which came from the Land O’Lakes Tourist Association, included a number of reports about the benefits the TV show will bring to the local economy.

“I don’t think their numbers are that accurate,” said Deputy Reeve Bill Cox, “I don’t think the township will see huge profits from this.”

“I take those with a grain of salt, but I see the potential as greater than the cost to us,” said Councilor Tony Fritsch.

Play structure closed in Northbrook – The play structure at the Northbrook skate park has been damaged on several occasions, and Council decided to block access to the structure until it can be repaired. Staff will consider how this can be done.

Audit – Martin Secker, from Secker Ross and Perry, chartered accountants, presented the 2011 financial Information report to Council. The presentation covered a far bit of detail, concluding that the “consolidated financial statements are presented fairly – in accordance with generally accepted financial principles.”

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The Committee of Adjustment accepted Glenn Tunnock’s recommendations and approved the minor zoning variance.

Following on the heels of the decision, a council meeting was immediately convened, and with little further discussion, they approved in principle a draft site plan agreement that Mr. Tunnock had prepared, which stipulates some of the details of the project.

After the meeting, Central Frontenac’s Chief Administrative Officer, Shawn Trépanier, said that once the agreement is formally completed, it can be signed by Mayor Gutowski and himself on behalf of the township.

Once a 20-day appeal period runs out on September 19, the project will be able to proceed to the construction stage by taking out a building permit.

Alan Revill, the township’s interim Chief Building Official, said that he is not concerned about the work that has already begun at the site, where hoarding is going up this week and excavation work is expected to follow.

“I expect they will come forward for a building permit once the appeal period is complete, and the work they are doing

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Before a building permit can be issued, the school board will need to have a septic permit in place, and because of the size of the building, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment must issue that permit.

Members of the construction team for the board said that they are hoping that the existing septic system will be sufficient, and no changes will be required.

That seems unlikely given the increased size and capacity of the new building as compared to the existing school.

If indeed a new, or an enhanced septic system is required, the board may run up against a new hurdle. The current septic bed is located at the rear of the existing school. Any changes to that system may put the project in conflict with the section 4.36 of the Central Frontenac Township Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw.

On pages 95 and 96 of the bylaw, under the heading “Sensitive Bodies of Water”, it says “Despite any part of this By-Law to the contrary, within 300 metres (984.3 feet) of the high water mark of Eagle Lake, Crow Lake, Silver Lake, and the west basin of Sharbot Lake, … the minimum setback of any sewage disposal field of filter bed shall be 300 metres.”

The current septic system is less than 300 metres from the west basin of Sharbot Lake, and indeed the only portion of the property that is outside the 300 metre setback is the wetland area and the current football field.

For his part, Alan Revill does not expect the septic issue will be a game breaker for the project.

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Hurry! Limited-time offer 17100 Hwy. #7 Perth, ON K7H 3C8 (613)267-3443 Fax (613)267-3275 www.perthpowersports.com ©2012 Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP). All rights reserved. ®, ™ and the BRP logo are trademarks of BRP or its affiliates. Offers valid in Canada only, from June 15, 2012 to August 14, 2012. The conditions may vary from province to province and these offers are subject to termination or change at any time without notice. † 1-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY: Eligible units are new and unused 2010 to 2013 Can Am Outlander and Renegade ATVs as well as 2011 to 2013 Can-Am Commander side-by-side vehicles. The buyer of eligible units will receive the 6-month BRP Limited Warranty plus a 6 month B.E.S.T. extended service contract subject to a $50 deductible on each repair. See a participating BRP dealer for details and to receive a copy of the BRP Limited Warranty and B.E.S.T. contract. ‡ FINANCING OPTIONS: Subject to credit approval by the participating financial institution. Eligible units are all new and unused 2010 to 2013 Can-Am ATVs and 2011 to 2013 Can-Am side-by-side vehicles. For example, a financing loan in the amount of $10,000, financed at 4.49% APR, equals $297.42 per month for 36 months with $0 down payment. The cost of borrowing is $707.12 for a total obligation of $10,707.12. License, insurance, registration, freight and preparation, options, applicable fees, duties, levies and taxes are extra. Dealer may sell for less. While quantities last. Some models depicted may include optional equipment. BRP highly recommends that all ATV drivers take a training course. For safety and training information, see your dealer or call the Canadian Safety Council at (613) 739-1535, ext. 227.

ATVs can be hazardous to operate. For your safety: always wear a helmet, eye protection, and other protective clothing. Never carry passengers on any ATV not specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use. All adult model Can Am ATVs are Category G ATVs (General Use Models) intended for recreational and/or utility use by an operator age 16 or older. For side-by-side vehicles (SxS): Read the BRP side-by-side Operator’s Guide and watch the Safety DVD before driving. For your safety: wear a helmet, eye protection and other protective gear. Fasten lateral net and seat belt at all times. Operator must be at least 16 years old. Passenger must be at least 12 years old and able to hold handgrips and plant feet while seated against the backrest. ATVs and SxS are for off-road use only; never ride on paved surfaces or public roads. Always remember that riding and alcohol/drugs don’t mix. Never engage in stunt driving. Avoid excessive speed and be particularly careful on difficult terrain. Ride responsibly.

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