Vol.18 No.50

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December 20, 2018 Vol. 18, No. 50

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Teacher acquitted of assault charges involving students

by Jeff Green (Editors note – A publication ban has been imposed in this case. The students involved cannot be identified, and for that reason the precise location where the incidents took place will also not be described.) hristopher Leger, who was teaching at a primary school in Frontenac County in 2017, has been acquitted of charges of assault stemming from incidents that took place during the 2017 school year. The trial in the case was held in June, September and October in the Napanee Court that is presided over by Justice Geoff Griffin, but Griffin decided to deliver his verdict in Sharbot Lake, where the case was first heard. Griffin also presides over the monthly Sharbot Lake criminal court.

In delivering his ruling, Griffin referred to a Supreme Court of Canada case from 2004 which established the rights of teachers to engage in physical interventions in order to control the behaviour of students. The rights established by the court, fall well short of permitting things like corporal punishment, and are focussed on the safety of the students involved and other students in the class.

The students in the case were very young, 4 years old, at the time of the incidents. One of them, a boy, had an Edu-

cational Assistant assigned to him at the time because of his behavioural and other issues, and the other, a girl, had been identified by the school as having significant difficulty following the routines that Mr. Leger, and other staff members at the school, had instituted for the kindergarten class.

The case hinged on the testimony of three crown witnesses, staff members at the school, who testified about 5 specific incidents, 4 involving the girl and one involving the boy. Neither of the students testified in court. The defence’s case rested on the testimony of the Vice Principle of the school regarding how the incidents were reported, and Leger himself regarding what took place.

Essentially, Judge Griffin found contradictions in the testimony of the three Crown witnesses, both within their testimony and in combination with the testimony of the other two. In contrast he said he found the Vice Principal’s testimony to be compelling and her manner convincing, and also said that Leger’s testimony was believable and consistent. He went through all of the five charges, in some detail, and in each case found that in none of the cases had the crown proved that Leger used excessive force.

He declared Leger acquitted on each count.

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Duane Riddle, 23, is charged with theft under $5,000, possession of stolen property and failure to comply with court ordered conditions. His trial will take place on June 17th.

Jonathan Sparks, 43, is charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon, and carrying a concealed weapon. His trial date is also June 17.

Hearing set David Courtney, 59, is contesting an application for a warrant from the crown to deprive him of the right to possess firearms. His case will be heard on January 21st.

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Lynn Porteous, 56, is charged with operation of a vehicle with blood alcohol of over 80 mg/100ml of blood, and operation of a vehicle while impaired. She will return on January 21.

Patrick Sunstrum, 60, is facing charges of trafficking marijuana, production of marijuana, failing to stop for a Peace Officer, careless use/storage of a firearm, and unauthorised possession of a firearm. He has a lawyer and will return on February 25th to set a date for a preliminary hearing or trial.

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She may be a candidate for diversion. Her charge relates to items that she allegedly took from the Amazing Dollar Store while she was an employee at the store. The court is seeking to determine the value of the items in question, with a view towards Dunham paying for them and avoiding any court sanctions. She will return on January 21.

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North Frontenac and South Frontenac both give the green light

Townships weigh the pros and cons of pot sales SINCE 1970

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oth North and South Frontenac gave cannabis fans in their municipalities a green Christmas present at their final meetings of the year, deciding to permit private cannabis retailers access to their market, subject to the restrictions that are set out by the government of Ontario. But the chances of a pot store opening up within the next six months within either township are remote, as the government has limited the number of private stores in the entire province to 25 when stores will be allowed to open up on April 1st, only 5 of which will be located in Eastern Ontatio The problem is one of supply, and once that is sorted out the government has indicated they will let the market determine how many stores are viable in Ontario.

Both townships received staff reports that outlined the pros and cons of permitting private stores in their jurisdictions before debating the issue at a council meeting.

Claire Dodds, the Director of Planning Services for South Frontenac, summed up the benefits of cannabis sales in her report: “It is broadly recognized that the legalization of recreational cannabis creates a new sector in the economy. While projections of users and sales vary, it is anticipated that the market will be sizeable. It is also expected that the market will grow over time as Canadians begin to participate as legal consumers.

“Opting out of permitting retail sales in the Township would mean that the only legal sources of purchase will be online or through retail outlets in neighbouring municipalities. If retail stores are not permitted in South Frontenac, any associated jobs related to retail stores will occur in neighbouring municipalities.”

The Province has stipulated a 150 metre buffer around schools in any municipality that opts-in to retailing, and has also said that there can be no further restrictions on locations other than commercial zoning.

North Frontenac opts in by Craig Bakay North Frontenac Council voted 7-1 to opt in with retail cannabis outlets at a special meeting last Friday in Plevna. The lone nay vote came from Coun. Vernon Hermer.

Although he didn’t get a vote, Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston MPP Randy Hillier, who came to Council on another matter (his letter questioning the role of conservation authorities), stuck around to see how the cannabis question resolved.

“I was glad to be here so they could hash it out,” Hillier said.

As it turned out, Council engaged Hillier right off the bat while it ‘hashed out’ the question asking him about the pro-

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vincial government’s recent decision to limit the number of store licences to 25 in the initial round.

“That’s only the first round,” Hillier said. “It’s because of supply. It’s not a cap we’re imposing.”

“I’m aware a lot of people grow it and use it,” said Coun.

John Inglis. “Our benefit initially is $5,000 (a government grant when a municipality opts in).”

“Sounds like a bribe,” said Hermer.

“It’s legal now, so if somebody wants to have a business, that’s OK with me,” said new Coun. Fred Fowler.

“It would be a great summertime business,” said Coun.

Wayne Good. “Maybe we should open one here in the of office.”

“It’s going to be available anyway,” said Mayor Ron Higgins, not necessarily referencing, Good’s comment.

“I think we made the right decision to let municipalities decide if they want to opt in or out,” said Hillier. “I think there will be a benefit by reducing revenue for criminal activities.

I can see there being lower policing costs from less criminal activity.”

Clerk Tara Mieske pointed out that a retail store cannot be a home-based business.

“So I can’t run it out of my basement?” said Coun. Gerry Martin.

Cannabis Debate: South Frontenac by Wilma Kenny In bringing the staff report on cannabis to Council, Claire Dodds, Director of Development Services, said there have been some further changes in the provincial regulations since her report was circulated to Council last Thursday. Not more than 25 retail outlets will be phased in ‘at any time’, of which a maximum of five (of the first 25) will be allocated to the Eastern Region of the Province (ie from Lindsay to Quebec). Most of these will be directed to municipalities of 50,000 or more. “Therefore, if we (South Frontenac) opt in, it’s unlikely we will have an outlet here (in the near future), but it keeps us in the conversation.”

Councillor Sutherland proposed that a motion to opt in be amended to stipulate that any outlet should be located in the LCBO stores, “so we would know where they are.”

Councillor Barr said that the Province has already decided that cannabis outlets would not go into LCBO stores. Dodds said the Province has given the municipalities only one choice: to opt in or out, with no additional criteria. No one supported Sutherland’s proposed amendment.

Councillor Revill said he was reluctant to opt in, for he was not in favour of enhancing the use of cannabis, but he recognized the danger of encouraging the black market, and respects those who need cannabis as a medication.

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approval, which would assist staff with providing comments to the AGCO (Alcohol and Gaming Corporation of Ontario) in line with the municipal public interest on proposals for cannabis retail stores in South Frontenac. This passed in a non-recorded vote, with Councillors Sleeth and Roberts opposed.

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Thief hits dollar store

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he Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeking assistance from the public to identify a male who is a suspect in a theft. The incident occurred at The Amazing Dollar Store in Sharbot Lake on Saturday the 8th of December, 2018 after 3:00 p.m.

Video footage captured images of the male who is described as: male white with short dark hair with grey on the sides, scruffy grey beard,

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Nominations for this award close December 20th, 2018.

“We are looking for good landlords, we know they are out there – we have had the good fortune to work with them throughout the Housing and Homelessness System. But we need to know who else is out there that fits into this category of being a good landlord,” says Amanda Pantrey, Rural housing liaison worker at Southern Frontenac Community Services. “It is no secret that we experiencing a major housing shortage situation in the county, and finding landlords has proven to be difficult. This award is about trying to encourage existing landlords to work with us and keep people safe and at home in their own community,” adds Pantrey.

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Loughborough PS Christmas concert one for the ages

by Craig Bakay or the record, there were 129 elves and one Santa Claus in the cast of Elflandia, Loughborough Public School’s Christmas concert this year.

It was a spectacle by just about any measure.

“We have a full-time music teacher (Gillian MacDonald) who teaches these kids everyday,” said vice-principal Janet Revell. “Which is why we can do this sort of thing.

“Our primary division worked very well together, not only with the music but with backdrops and costumes and pro-

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“I see kids 40 minutes per week,” said MacDonald. “But it’s not a one-person show.

“The other teachers worked on it in their classes.”

The result was amazing.

Elflandia featured students from Grade 1 to Grade 4/5.

Each class did a song backed by the rest of the chorus and as classes were going to and from the main stage, there was a mixture of seasonal favourites.

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lated by elves written by John Jacobson and Jen Taylor that MacDonald found on the internet.

“At 30 minutes, it’s a perfect length for this age group,” she said.

LPS did the musical, Annie, last year with its junior-intermediate Grades. MacDonald was behind that one too. The juniors helped with the backdrops for this one “She does our Remembrance Day services, etc,” said Revell. “We know the lever of her expertise.”

They did four performances, two afternoon and two evening. At one evening show, there were about 280 people in the audience.

At one afternoon show, even Mayor Ron Vandewal showed up.

“That was a really good show,” he said. “And my grandson was in it.”

Musically, it was a pleasure. Getting 130 youthful voices together isn’t the easiest job in the world but it seemed this cast was really into it, many kids singing along with all the songs.

Highlights included the title song, which is sung to the music of O Canada and the delightfully quirky Elfie Selfie where members of the cast circulated into the audience to take selfies with friends, family and teachers.

MacDonald said they started in the first week of October for this show.

“I’ve been teaching 30 years and I’m very proud of them,” she said.

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Our own communities are seeing growth, not only in the south but in the north as well, and there seems to be some fresh energy in the air. We look forward to sharing all of that in 2019.

We are set to take our annual two-week winter break.

Our office will be closing at 4:30 on Friday, December 21, and will only be open by chance or appointment until we re-open on January 7th at 8:30 am. Our next edition, the start of volume 19, will be in your mail-boxes on January 10th, 2019.

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Winners clockwise from top left: 1st place Grade 3, Addison Fleming, Loughborough Public School; 2nd place Grade 2, Abby Morton, Loughborough Public School; 2nd place Grade 3, Liam Soto-Gordon, Grade 3, Storrington Public School; 2nd place Grade 4-5, Nate Varrette, Grade 5, Loughborough Public School; Grades 3rd grades 6-8, Owen Warren, Loughborough Public School, Mrs. Gibson; 2nd place grades 6-8, Madison Robidoux, Grade 6, Granite Ridge Education Centre

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Arden............................. Wanda Harrison................335-3186 Cloyne / Northbrook...... Nancy Skipper Denbigh......................... Angela Bright....................333-1901 Godfrey.......................... Stefan Duerst....................374-1710 Harrowsmith.................. Kim Gow Henderson..................... Jean Brown.......................336-2516 Maberly-Bolingbroke..... Karen Prytula....................325-1354 Mississippi..................... Pearl Killingbeck...............278-2127 Mountain Grove............. Marilyn Meeks...................335-4531 Ompah........................... Linda Rush........................479-2570

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• Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. May you all enjoy your festive season. Hope we get some snow for the kids and big kids at heart to enjoy some winter festivities during their Christmas break. Have a safe Holiday season. Not much news to report but this, on December 24th don’t be surprised if you see reindeer and a big jolly fellow up in the sky. If you are enjoying some holiday cheer please be safe and don’t drink and drive.

• Wishing Ruth Gordon a very happy 90th Birthday, she is celebrating her 90th year on January the 6th and will accept visitors at Dawn Woodland’s house at 2821 Rutledge Road.

Best Wishes only. Hope you have the best day Ruth.

• Ring in the New Year at Bob Richardson Branch 496 (Sydenham Legion Hall). Tickets are $25 each. Doors open at 8pm. Dance to the Roadrunners. They are excellent!!

• The branch is also celebrating a big anniversary, number 70, in the new year. Mark off January 19th in your brand-new calendar for a day of celebrations. More details in early January.

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• It is that magical season of the year, when the darkest time of the year can seem so bright. As we assemble with loved ones to enjoy the festive season, we can be thankful for so many things. For a small village, there is so much going on.

Each week brings new events and occasions to report in the column. The Verona Community Association, Verona Lions Club, our churches and many other organizations in Verona are active the year round. And this is the time to thank the people who make Verona this exciting place to live in. The volunteers! We would be a very dreary village without our volunteers who make these events a reality. Kudos to our volunteers. You have a lot to be proud of. And if you have never volunteered, make 2019 the year to volunteer.

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• Join us Christmas Day for a fun-packed, music-filled day with a delicious Christmas feast served up. This is a free event and is open to Verona and area residents. The fun starts at 10am and the turkey dinner with all the trimmings is served at noon at the Verona Lions Club. This event is sponsored by the Verona Community Association and the Verona Lions Club.

For more details call Joyce Casement at 613-374-3406.

• Line dance classes will be held at Trinity United Church Hall, Wednesdays from 2-3 pm. Starts January 2, or Thursdays 10:30am to 11:30am starts January 3. Runs for 12 weeks for $60. Sign up and pay at first class. All types of music. Beginners welcome. Limit of 20 people.

• Chase the January doldrums away with a Winter Weekend Wake-Up Breakfast at Trinity United Church starting Saturday, January 12. Breakfast from 8:30am to 10:30am.

Payment by donation. This is sponsored by Trinity United Church and the Verona Community Association.

• Verona Lions Club are holding a Sunday Morning Breakfast on Sunday, January 13 at the Lions Club. Adults $8, 7 to 12 $4, 6 and under free • The Christmas for Kids collection jars have been distributed throughout the village in various stores and businesses.

Any unwrapped new toys, books and clothing can also be dropped off at the Verona Hardware Store and Asselstine Hardware. Your generosity will help make this a special Christmas for a lot of Verona and area children and their families.

• To all the Frontenac News readers, “This is my wish for you: peace of mind, prosperity through the year, happiness that multiplies, health for you and yours, fun around every corner, energy to chase your dreams, joy to fill your holidays!” D.M. Dillinger.

• ARDEN Wanda Harrison 613-335-3186 harrisonwanda@hotmail.com • The Land O’ Lakes Public School hosted their annual Shop n’ Wrap on Friday, December 14. It was amazing to see the children, with their lists, search for that very special gift for mom or dad, or even crazy grandma (a phrase used by one of the kids). With purchases secured, they then proceeded to have them wrapped by the volunteers for the day. It’s a great experience, and If you have the opportunity next year to help out, you’ll find your day to be extremely heartwarming.

• Arden’s Kids Klub enjoyed a traditional Turkey dinner for their annual Christmas party, held last week. Santa found time, during his busy day at the workshop, to fly down and give the kids their gifts. Thanks to Connie and Boyd Tryan, The Kennebec Rec Committee and, of course, Santa for making this a great event.

• The December Diners roast beef dinner was a pleasant change from the multitude of turkey dinners held in December. Look forward to diners January 21st, 12:30 at the Kennebec Community Centre.

• With craft shows, school Christmas plays, work parties and other adult get togethers drawing to a close, it’s time to celebrate the “reason for the season”. The Arden Pastoral Charge will hold Christmas Eve services, as follows; Mountain Grove United 5:30pm, Henderson United 7pm

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and Arden United 8:30pm. There will be no services on the 23rd or 30th of December. The Arden and Community Wesleyan Church will hold Christmas Eve service at 6:30pm at the church. Henderson United will resume services in the church in March.

• All Recreation Committee events, line dancing, euchre, tai chi, and Kids Klub will resume their activities the week of January 7. The Arden Seniors “Happy Gang” will hold their first meeting of 2019, January 8. 2019.

• I hope everyone enjoys a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year. Good wishes are sent from my family to yours.

• CLOYNE Nancy Skipper noahsark444@bell.net • The Northbrook Lions Hall’s doors will be open on Christmas Day, ready to receive all for a full Christmas dinner with all the trimmings, beginning at 12pm. This meal comes from the generosity of many in the community. To order a take-out or offer help, call Marylin at 613-336-1573. There is no charge for dinner.

• Two years ago my last column for the year spoke to the many “stars” of our community. You were challenged and encouraged to take a look around when out and about, search them out, and let them lead you to great possibilities. “Let the star of others reach into your heart until your star shines for others.” Last year I spoke about the many groups who are of service in our community; those “stars” who are of service to others, the abundant nature around us, and the environment.

• This year I want to share the “stars” of one special group of individuals whose motto is, “We Serve.” This group personify, “I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” In the New Year this group will be celebrating 50 years of service for our community. In 1969 a group of people had a vision of a community coming together to be of service to others. This group came together forming the Lions Club of Land O’Lakes. The Charter members of the Land O’Lakes Lions included John Alcock, Weldon Bahn, Ezra Ball, Miller Black, Mac Blaney, Ted Brown, Jim Chandler, Harry Davis, Asttan Fields, John Flieler, Don Goodfellow, Earl Hawley, George Hawley, John Henry, James Hill, Roy Holtzhauer, Terry Holtzhauer, Rene Leroux, John Lester, Lorne Lloyd, Jim McDermott, Ray McInnes, Harold O’Brien, Charlie Paddick, Lee Paddick, Ken Peachey, Andy Rakoczy, Bruce Rowland, John Savigny, Bill Scott, Paul Sowden, and Gerald Spencer. The Charter members fully exemplified that, “a man’s value to the community primarily depends on how far his feelings, thoughts, and actions are directed towards promoting the good of his fellows.”

• Do you recognize any of the names of those who founded the Lions Club? Are you related to one of the original members? Was your family a neighbour of one? I am encouraging - no, not just encouraging, but challenging you to honour your relation, your neighbour, your friend by becoming a member.

Through its many ways of being of service the Lions have made our community a better place in which to live and grow.

In order for the achievements of our community’s Lions Club to extend for another fifty years, it needs new “stars” to carry the name of Lionism into the future. The Lions need you! The community needs the Lions! Let us come together to live out the motto, “Where there is a need, there is a Lion” by becoming a Lion, ensuring our amazing community will continue to be a great place to live and grow!

• Just last week the Lions Club heeded the call when our

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scout group was in need. After an evening of Christmas shopping at the Clothing Boutique the youngsters were to enjoy hot chocolate nearby. Unfortunately, at the last moment this had to be called off with the young ones having nowhere to go. The Lions were called and opened the doors of their hall where in warmth and fellowship all enjoyed their beverage and cookies. No one was left out in the cold! The Lions meetings for December may be done but their acts of service never rest!

• Wishing everyone living in the best community North of 7 a beautiful Christmas!

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• St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Denbigh will have a Christmas Eve service at 7pm.

• Christmas Eve services at area United Churches are as follows: 4pm St. Andrew’s United, Matawatchan; 6pm St.Luke’s United, Denbigh; 8pm Emmanuel Evangelical United, Schutt. Contact 613 333 9894.

• Vennachar Free Methodist Church will have the annual Candlelight Service on Monday, December 24th at 7pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. Contact 613 333 2318.

• If you are looking for community happenings over the holidays, be sure to visit addingtonhighlands.ca and click on the community calendar.

• May your fire be warm, and your home be bright. Wishing you a very merry Christmas and a blessed new year!

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• The Frontenac Women’s Chorus would like to welcome new members, in particular, first sopranos, for their January term. Come and sing with this lovely group and enjoy their eclectic repertoire on Monday evenings. The ability to read music is an asset. Please contact Patty at kpatty.smith@ gmail.com for an informal chat/audition.

• Ring in the New Year with music by “Reflections” at the Golden Links Hall. Hot buffet and a bus ride home. Cost is $35 per person. For tickets, please call 372-2410.

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• Tomorrow, Fri. Dec. 21, the Ole Tyme Fiddlers host their Christmas dinner and wing ding dance at the famous Harlowe Hall. Happy Hour from 5pm-6pm and a ham and turkey dinner at 6pm followed by a dance at 8pm. Get those advance tickets, folks, and give Helen a call at 613-336-9432 to get a ticket. The food is yummy in the tummy!

• The Sat. Dec. 22 open mic at Harlowe is cancelled so folks can spend time with families and our organizers can have a rest to get ready for New Year’s Eve. It’s a real hoot and a holler at New Years in Harlowe - dancing, eating, cascading balloons from the ceiling, and so it goes. Give Marie a call to get ticket - they go quickly.

• Mitchell Gurnsey, Jessie Detlor-Sajevec and Nadine Robertson enjoyed a visit with Doris Forbes at Pine Meadow.

They’ve known one another for many a good year. Also, last week, I had a good visit with Lorraine Shorts and her daughter Glena when visiting Doris.

• Christmas Eve at Henderson United happens at 7pm with singing, candles, scripture and visiting. All welcome.

• Your old reporter went to see “Come From Away” in Toronto which is an excellent performance depicting the time of the 911 air space closure and subsequent mini-invasion of the Gander Newfoundland airport. Having spent time in Newfoundland for the church at General Council and experienced the hospitality, the show was very meaningful. Spouse of course paid to stay home and keep the fires burning.

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• Garbage Collection: remember, Monday the 24th, collection as usual. Tuesday the 25th, collection will be on Thursday 27th. Following week: Monday the 31st as usual. The rest of week will be 1 day later, so if normal day is Tuesday, it will be on Wednesday, etc.

• Christmas Baskets and Socks, Kingston donations are welcome! New socks are needed for Socks Kingston. All items can be dropped off anytime at the Inverary Pharmasave during business hours, and receive "Jesus Christ came to teach a 10% discount with your dothe people of the world... nation. Items received will heavenly civilization and be distributed by Inverary Pharmasave to the various not material civilization. He organizations . breathed the breath of the • Christmas Carolling in Holy Spirit into the body of Inverary! December 20th the world and established from 6:30 to 7:30pm. Meet and illumined civilization." in the parking lot at InverMay your hearts be ary United Church. Music filled with love for all sheets provided. Remember your flashlight! Sing and be the peoples of the world! merry.

Happy Holidays from • Community Youth your Baha'i friends Dance hosted by the Storin North Frontenac rington Lions Club on Friday

• ABC Hall mahjong regulars out for a Christmas lunch and a few games at Crossing Pub in Sharbot Lake on Dec 12.

(Pictured from left to right) (standing) Linda, Sandy, Freda, Michelle, Marcie, Margot; (seated) Barb, Rosetta

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• On Monday, December 10, fourteen ladies got together to help Harriet Riddell celebrate her 85th birthday with a wonderful meal from the Maples. Elaine made the best carrot cake birthday cake for the occasion. Lots of laughs; a good time was had by all. Thank you to everyone for coming out to help her celebrate.

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December 21 for grades 5 to 8. Cost is $5 or 3 non-perishable food items for the Food Bank. Fun music & canteen.

Bring more donated food items to earn prize tickets.

• Christmas with Turpins Trail on December 23 at 7pm at Battersea United Church. An evening you will remember!

• Wilmer Church Service at 10 pm on December 24th. Feel the peace and joy of Christmas in this incredible location, open yearly for this event.

• Free Seniors Fitness Program resumes on January 3.

Bob’s Breakfast returns January 5, so save “a little room” for a great breakfast. 7:30 to 10am!

• Storrington Stingers Hockey Dance at Storrington Lions Club Hall from 8pm to 1am on Saturday, January 19. Save the date! More details will follow. Tickets make great Christmas gifts! 353-7561.

• Being “politically correct”, I say to you all: enjoy the warmth of the extra love and friendship in the air at this time of the year. May each day be the best that it can be and may 2019 begin on a good note for you all. Oh, and a Happy Christmas to all.

The Gosse Family would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas as we celebrate our wonderful savior Jesus Christ.

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• Words to live by: The best way to spread Christmas cheer, is singing loud for all to hear. From our home to yours, the very merriest of Christmas’ and a happy and healthy new year.

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• On Wednesday evening, 60 people came out for the Christmas social supper in Snow Road. What a wonderful array of dishes: from ham and turkey to lemon pie and rum pudding. Just an abundance of food. Everyone brought nonperishables for the food bank. The hall was decorated so festive by Johanna. Gifts were handed out to people who had the right number card, and the singing of Christmas carols and songs followed. Just a wonderful evening. Birthday people were Sara Fowler, Harriet, Ann Massey, Karen Peterson, Beth Webster, and Pat Pit. Pat also won the door prize.

• Some more birthdays for December: Debbie Riddell, Rita and Darrin Shorts, Gail Hermer, Earl Hermer, and Marilyn Tooley.

• Don’t forget music night on January 31st. Mark it on your calendar. It will be the Old Habits from 7pm - 9pm, $10 advance, $12 at the door.

• Don’t forget the first breakfast of the New Year is January 5th 2019 from 8am – 11am at the Snow Road Snowmobile Club.

• Host and hostess of Coffee Break were Marg and Mike Kennelly. Lots of goodies and coffee. Nice to see Chris Anstead out enjoying a cup. So many people enjoyed the video of Snow Road in 1991 that on Friday, December 28 there will be another video from 1991 on McDonalds Corners. Come out to see it. It’s wonderful to go back through the years to see what it was like back then.

• There was a wonderful ham and turkey supper last Friday evening, put on by the Mississippi Free Methodist Church and cooked by the Snow Road Snowmobile Club. A great evening of food, fellowship, and singing.

• Christmas church services for Elphin, Snow Road and McDonalds Corners will be held at Knox Presbyterian Church in McDonalds Corners at 6:30pm on Monday, December 24.

MOUNTAIN GROVE Marilyn Meeks email: marilynarchie@sympatico.ca

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• Happy birthday to Remington Burke-Teal, Anna Baker, Stirting Hamilton, Ava Fox, Vivian Lowery, Muriel Wagar, Marlene Grant, Shelly Hamilton, Ash Smith-Hayatt, Dave Moore, Amanda Reid, Jozef Kreg, Ian Tryon, Don Abrams, Blayne Thompson, Ruth Ann -Johnson, Julie Brown, Shirley Kellar, Heather Fox, Miranda Cowdy.

• The 50+ Mountain Grove Club held their Christmas party at Mom’s Restaurant on December 12. It was a great time for all.

• On December 14, Pub night was held at Sharbot Lake Retirement Home with finger food and drinks for everyone.

Everyone had an enjoyable time.

• Sympathy to the family of Lois Scott at the loss of her son

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Doug; it was a shock to everyone.

• On December 5, the Forget Me Nots were at the seniors home with the Cloggers. Doreen Black sang some songs.

The Cloggers passed Santa hats to everyone, and some bells.

• The stores are busy this time of year. We hope that Christmas does not mean presents to you, but having your family around you.

• Thinking of all the shut-ins at this time.

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• Sad news – Dave Magill, Ompah resident, passed away on the weekend. Our sympathy to his family and friends.

• The Christmas lights at Riverhill Farm are the remaining events before Christmas Day. • We wish that everyone has a warm and festive holiday season. Merry Christmas to all.

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• Congratulations to Edward and Krissy Goodfellow and big sister Amaya on the birth of Ryah Joe Goodfellow, 7lbs 4oz, December 11th 2018.

• Hope all are enjoying the spring-like weather. Would you believe on our walk up the Raymo Road, we saw pussy willows in bloom?

• All are invited to the United Church Vesper service on Dec. 24th at 7 pm.

• The Leo Catalyst Club Toy Drive which is a new unwrapped toy can be dropped off at the Parham General Store. Thanks for your support.

• On Sunday at the Parham United Church, the Goodberry family dedicated an altar cloth, a lectern cloth and a Bible

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marker in memory of Wilma Jean Goodberry who died as a young teenager in 1968. Her sister Carol Stinchcombe spoke of her enthusiasm and love of life, and her best friend Cheryl Cowdy told of their friendship and her loss of her childhood friend.

• The mitten tree was finally loaded with warm items and the food bank will benefit from the numerous donations too.

Thanks for all the generous donations to our many projects.

• It was great to see Dan & Linda Hannah’s house on display on the CKWS Holiday Light Tour. Dan & Linda ran Bertrims Store in Tichborne at one time. His parents and grandparents resided in Tichborne.

• At this time we want to wish all our faithful readers a very merry and blessed Christmas. Think about taking over this column for us starting in the New Year.

• Happy Birthday to: Jim Steele, Aaron LaPointe, Mike Goodberry, Virginia Hamilton, Joe Mallette, Vicki Babcock, Ralph Lowery, Jean Brown, Tanner Meeks, Tyson Thompson, Natasha Emery, Jess Quinn, Tiffany Tompson Redmond, Julie Whan, Lorne Hamilton, Whitney Lowery, Grant Thompson, and for the New Year: Brandi Abrams, Jen Cox, Steven Teal, Herb Teal, Mitch Barker, Natalie Lowery, Hilli Saunders, and Barb Barker.

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• Jackie Jackson, long time resident in Plevna, turned the Big 90 on Wednesday, December 12th. Jackie’s extended family celebrated her birthday at the North of Seven Restaurant, Plevna, on Sunday, December 10th. Time certainly flies.

• Correction: St Kilian’s Christmas Eve Mass will be held at 4:45 pm. All welcome.

• Plevna joke of the week: Eva: “Why is it always cold at Christmas?” Ella: “Because it’s in Decembrrrrrr!”

• Have a safe, happy holiday and a wonderful 2019!

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Community Christmas Dinners – a special commitment

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or a lot of people Christmas Day and Christmas dinner is all about family, but for some family is made up of more than blood relatives. Local communities become families over time, and it this spirit that makes Community Christmas Dinners happen. In our region, there are three Christmas Dinners that have been around for a number of years, in Northbrook, Sharbot Lake, and Verona.

They are all different, but they serve a pretty similar menu, they are all free dinners that are community funded, and they are all open to anyone and everyone in the local community.

Northbrook

“Some people come because they are alone, some come to spend part of Christmas with friends and neighbours, and some couple come because it is a log of work to make Christmas dinner for only two people,” said Marylin Bolender, who has been the principal organiser of the Northbrook dinner for a number of years, a job she inherited from others who started it up as much as 20 years ago. She puts up the posters and cooks the turkeys, hams and pies the day before, and volunteers show up at the Lion’s hall on Christmas Day to help with all the final cooking, setup and cleanup.

“People always see to donate enough money to pay for the following year,” she said, “and since the Lion’s Club donates the hall, we keep the costs down.”

Bolender said she never knows how many people will come, as few as 50 and as many as 100. Last year there were 80, and the crews will be ready for that many or more this year.

“I enjoy it, and people enjoy coming out and sharing,” she said. The Northbrook Dinner starts at 12noon. Info 3361573

Verona

In Verona, the Lions and the Verona Community Association combine forces to put on what they call a Community Feast, with lots of music and presents, starting up at 10am, and running well into the afternoon.

(For a full description of the festivities in Verona on Christ-

Season’s Greetings

mas Day, read Debbie Lingen’s Verona column on page 7

Sharbot Lake

by Craig Bakay The 15th annual Sharbot Lake Community Christmas Dinner is set for Dec. 25 once again this year and as one of the organizers, Pastor Mark Hudson says, the word “community” includes a lot of people.

“Our ‘community’ extends from Perth to past Mountain Grove,” Hudson said. “Everyone is invited.”

The dinner itself is from 2-4 p.m. at St. James Major Catholic Church Hall.

If you need transportation or can’t make it out but would like dinner delivered, they can arrange that (call 613-2792267 or 613-268-2160. They generally like people to call before Dec. 20.

The first such dinner, according to Hudson’s notes, was arranged by David and Irene Mouck, who now live in Verona.

For many years, former Frontenac News owner Jule KochBrison was a major factor in its continuation.

“It started out as pot luck but we’ve changed it up a bit,” Hudson said. “For the past four years, we’ve held it at St. James Major instead of Oso Hall where it began.

“There are no stairs to deal with at St. James and it has a certified kitchen.”

Hudson said there was a misconception that this dinner was for the poor, but that’s not the case, it’s more about com-

munity.

“The idea is for anybody who lives alone or can’t cook Christmas dinner,” he said.

He said they pretty much rely on donations from community businesses but they don’t like to ask too much from any one business.

“Local businesses get so many requests this time of year and they can’t do it all,” he said. “In some cases, the donation of a door prize is welcome or even, ‘thanks, we hope you’ll consider us next year.’”

He said donations go through the Food Bank so that charitable receipts can be issued. Whatever they don’t spend goes right back into the Food Bank.

“It usually costs about $1,500,” he said. “But if we get $2,000 in donations, $500 or whatever is left over goes to the Food Bank.”

He said two key people for the dinner are Dean and Jennifer Fredette, who have a catering service.

“They’re pretty busy in the kitchen,” he said. “As much as possible is cooked before hand.”

He said they have “a ton of volunteers” but can always use another hand or two. We get started around 9 a.m. on Christmas Eve,” he said. “If you’d like to drop in and help, feel free. We also have a mandate for cleaning up in that we like to leave the hall in better shape than we find it.”

The dinner features local music and door prizes.

Keeping up a Christmas Tradition in Verona

by Craig Bakay or many years, the lighting of the Christmas tree in McMullen Park in Verona was an annual tradition. Many people can still remember Ross Clow up on a trailer, singing Christmas carols and strumming his guitar with bare hands in the frigid cold.

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But the lights were taking a toll on the old tree and the festivities were moved up to Lions Park where the Verona Community Association kept the tradition alive to a certain extent.

But this year, the VCA had to bow out, so the Lions

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Clelebrate that ChrIstmas feeling!

Melissa Elliott along with Kylie and Skylar Hickey, put some decorations on the tree donated by the Brown family out back of the Lions Hall in Verona on Dec. 1.

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anta and Mrs Claus with their helpers in tow paid a visit to Holiday Country Manor in Battersea on Sunday, December 16th. The guests and children of all ages enjoyed #BrunchwithSanta #InFrontenac.

Santa gave out candy to all the children and let them pick out a candy cane from the Christmas tree.

Mrs Claus provided festive background music by “playing” the Manor’s vintage Player Piano. A good time was had by all! It was a great Family Fun day.

Lions give the gift of sight this Chistmas

by Catherine Reynolds torrington Lions Club is giving the gift of sight this Christmas.

SLocated on the eastern edge of

Frontenac County, the club donated $5,000 to replace an aging biometry machine at Hotel Dieu Hospital in Kingston.

It is one of the biggest donations in the club’s history.

The gift was part of a campaign by Lions Districts A-3 and A-4 to raise $30,500 for a new IOL Master 700 Eye Measurement Device valued at $70,000. The new machine will replace an outdated IOL Master 500.

“This new machine will help with eye measurements and allow pa-

tients to get quicker results which in turn will help process more patients,” says John Beskers, President of Storrington Lions Club. “As a Lion, it’s wonderful to bring equipment to our area that improves our residents’ quality of life.”

Storrington Lions Club has been serving the communities of Sunbury, Inverary and Battersea for almost 50 years.

“This Lions Sight Service Project showed that the Lions Districts can work together to accomplish what is needed,” explains Bruce Johnson, Treasurer of Amherstview Lions Club and chair of the fundraising campaign. “This was a local project which

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“There’s traditionally been something for the kids at the end of November,” said Doreen Morey, Lions Treasurer. “The VCA couldn’t do it this year but we didn’t want the kids to go without.

“It used to be a joint effort down at McMullen Park and this year, we’re reminiscing back to that with a big tree out back that the Brown family donated.

“The kids are making decorations for it.”

Morey said they did kinda put everything together at the last minute, but everything seemed to have worked out.

“Everything was donated,” she said.

greatly impacts our communities.”

Listing 15 Lions Clubs and several private donors, Bruce notes, “Without these clubs and friends, we could not have reached our goal of $30,500.”

Passionate about the health and wellness of his community, Bruce presented a large cheque in late 2018 to Dr. Mark Bona, an Ophthalmologist at Hotel Dieu Hospital. The ceremony was attended by Lions Club members from across Frontenac County.

“Storrington Lions Club is working hard to make our community closer and stronger,” explains the club president. “This equipment will help thousands of people with vision issues. Our volunteers gave their overwhelming support to this “We had a lot of local help and people just campaign that will transform lives.” seemed to come out of the woodwork.

To learn more about Stor“We wanted to do it after the free skate rington Lions Club, please (which the VCA arranged for the P.A. day contact: on Friday). storringtonlionsclub@ “We didn’t know how many would show up but we’re ready for whoever does.”

And show up they did.

They were treated to chilli, hot dogs, fries and treats, a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus and even a bonfire out back where the “Three Wise Men” had marshmallows and sticks ready for the kids.

“Some of us are wiser than others,” said one of the three.

Cooking, Smoking and Alcohol – A Dangerous Mix

ith the holiday season upon us, we are entering one of the most festive times of the year. But it can also be a deadly time of the year.

Central Frontenac Fire & Rescue is urging everyone to pay special attention when cooking during the holidays, and to drink responsibly. Provincial statistics reveal that careless cooking is the number one cause of fires and the second leading cause of fatal fires.

“The hustle and bustle of the holidays can dramatically increase your risk of having a fire” said Fire Chief Greg Robinson. “All too often, these fires are started by unattended cooking and in many cases alcohol is involved.”

Smoking is another leading cause of fires during the holiday season. “Make sure smokers extinguish cigarettes in large deep ashtrays – not in plant pots which may contain peat moss or shredded bark that can easily ignite,” continued Chief Greg Robinson. “Ashes should be emptied in a metal container – not the garbage can – and put outside.”

The Central Frontenac Fire & Rescue also is reminding everyone about the law requiring working smoke alarms on every storey of the home and outside all sleeping areas.

Take a few minutes to test your smoke alarms and make sure everyone in the home knows exactly what to do if the smoke alarms sound in an emergency. Develop and practice a home escape plan with everyone in the home.

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or God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: Hismother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: ”The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” - which means, “God with us.”

When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.- Matthew 1: 18-24 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register.

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the

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baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.”

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened,

Wishing every one a Merry Christmas and joy filled season, now and throughout the New Year.

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which the Lord has told us about.”

So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. - Luke 2: 1-19 ■

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Have a great holiday.

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Festival Of Trees Ties Record For Highest Number Of Entries tree “12 Days of Christmas” and the lucky winner was Neda Debassige-Toeg. The 2nd prize went to Community Living for their creation “A Spidery Christmas Miracle”, taken home by Debbie Hackett. The 3rd prize was St. Lawrence College Employment Services with “The Polar Express to Employment Service” which was won by Phil Gray. “It’s Joyful and Triumphant!” decorated by the Township of CF went to Dawn Gillam.

The Friday Night Ladies tree “Nutcracker SWEET”

Porter Badour seems to have found his favourite tree with a helping hand from dad Zach Badour.

by Craig Bakay f you thought the Villages Beautiful Festival of Trees just gets bigger every year, you’d be pretty close.

“We have 61 entries this year,” said Sally Angle, one of the organizers. “That ties for another high.

“But the biggest thing this year is that we’ve had much more community support than in previous years.

“We have a bunch of newer residents, new blood, and it’s been nice to share the work out more.”

One big change this year is that all of the trees came with lights on them, but none of the entrants seemed to mind.

“It’s hard to find trees without lights now,” Angle said. “We buy the trees so that everybody starts off on

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the same footing and since the trees are more expensive, and though we subsidize them to a certain degree, we’ve had to charge a little bit more.

“But we’ve had no complaints.

“Frankly, I think a lot of people were just as happy not having to string lights on their trees.”

This is Villages Beautiful’s fundraiser for the year and has been following the same format more or less since it began.

Entrants create Christmas creations in eight categories, then people come in and put tickets in the boxes by the entry they’d like to win. Winners are chosen by a ticket being picked out of the box.

The weekend show also features local music and

goodies for sale.

This year’s theme was “Christmas Stories.”

Of course the main reason for entering the Festival of Trees is to help support the good work Villages Beautiful does. But there’s also a bit of bragging rights for the year involved.

The Festival organizers have compiled a complete list of winners (see below)

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was won by Tanya Whan and “Rudolph” by Mike Dean’s Super Foods went to Dawnalda Wilson.

Medium Trees – 1st prize entry by NFTC “The Legend of the Poinsetta” was won

by Glenda Sly; 2nd prize

by Sharbot Lake Pharmasave, “Merry Grinchmas Tree” went home with T. Asselstein; and 3rd prize winner, “The Little Engine That Could” by CF Railway Heritage Society went to Mike Thompson.

“Once Upon a Christmas”

by Lakeside Readers went to Debbie Harding; “The Best Stories begin with an Experience” by GREC Parent Council went to Maureen and “Twas the Night

Before Christmas” by N.F. Little Theatre was won by D. Jones.

Mini Trees: Yoga Connection won 1st prize for their entry of “Tree Meditation” which was won by Alysha Hamilton.

“The Story of Christmas” took 2nd prize by the Parham United Church Sunday School and went to L. Pickett. RFCS Day Care won 3rd Prize for their entry of “Tree of Knowledge (A Gift of Reading) went to Stephanie.

Anything Goes: “A Christmas Carol” by Coldwell Banker received 1st prize in this category and was won by Jacob Whalen.

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Festival of Trees continued from pg 14 “The Three Bears’ Christmas” by Nancy Harding took 2nd prize and was won by Scott Carl. The 3rd prize, “Let Christmas Sparkle” by Linda DeVries went to Shirley Burke. “Included in all the Reindeer Games” by the Treasure Trunk was won by Sarah McCullough.

“The Grinch” by Seeds & Co. was won by Sharon Gable and “Christmas Conversations” by Goodfellow’s Flowers was brought home

by Ilona Cox. “Talk Around the Table” by Ram’s Esso went to Bonnie; George Allen’s “Sharbot Lake Express” went to Nicki Hearns and the Community Drop In “Light of the World” was won by Shirley

Cherished moments with Family & Friends.

Burke; “A Gift of Love” by Lindsay Stephenson went to Kathy Scott; the entry by the RFCS Youth Program of Arden “Frosty the Snowman” was won by Barry Allen. The Maples “Twas the Night Before Christmas” was won by Barb Hopper and C.J. won Joanne Pickett’s of Arden Pottery “Bee Sweet”.

Baskets – “The Night Before Christmas at Grandma’s House” by the Medical Center Fitness Class took 1st prize and was won by Betty-Ann Blyth; “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”

by Seed to Sausage won 2nd prize and went home with Shelley Purdy; 3rd prize, “Nutcracker Suite (Sweet)” by the Friends of Arden to Faye Steele.

“Twas the Night Before Christmas” by the Sharbot Lake & District Lions won

by Mary Stinson; “If you

Give a Mouse a Cookie”

by Frontenac Catalyst LEO Club was won by Nathan; “Getting Ready for Christmas Stories” by the Canadian Legion to Germaine Wilks; “Tales over Coffee”

by Cardinal Cafe to C.J.; “Sweet Christmas Time”

by Sharbot Lake Country Inn to Shelley Hamilton; “Sugar Plum Dreams” by Wine Plus to Justin Gray; “Christmas Magic” by Sharbot Lake Retirement Centre to Glenys Bender; “Christmas in Whoville” by the Food Bank went to Cindy Young; “A Frosty Sleigh Ride” by St. Lawrence Employment Services to Sondra Feasby; “Believe in the Magic of Christmas” by S.L. Wellness Clinic was won

by Nolan; “Festival Brushings!” by S.L. Dental Office went to Misty Wheeler and “Go Nuts” by Lake District Realty went home with Janet Anderson.

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1st prize went to “Bumbles’s After Cookies” by Northern Connections Adult Learning and was won by Noah Hertendy. 2nd prize, “Railway Heritage Park” by Heritage Railway Assoc. went to Miles Moore. 3rd prize “Christmas Vacation”

by Suzanne Veh was won

by Mia Camean and “The Christmas Tradition” by Anne Howes and Heather Card was won by Deb Jones.

Wreaths: “The Story of Christmas” by Sharbot Lake 39’ers received 1st prize and was won by Shirley C. The 2nd prize wreath, “A Wilderness Christmas”, entered by the Arden Seniors, went home with Mickey; and 3rd prize, “Journey in Ginger” by Flight Centre Independent to Lilley Legacy-Zierer.

Wall Hangings: Mike Mahoney was the lucky winner of the 1st prize “Grandma’s Christmas Storybook” by Arden Batik; 2nd prize “The Raven that Stole Santa’s Hat” by Gallery on the Bay went to Marisa Hibbard; and Janice Anderson was the 3rd prize winner for “The Grinch” to Marisa Hibbard. The winner of “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” by Rosmarie Bowick was Brenda Perrin; “Frosty the Snowman” by Ron Veh went to Angie Cowdy and “Memories of Poppa” by Carol Raymo was won by

Angie Mallette.

Gift Certificates – The Gibson’s Garage gift certificate for an Oil Change was won by Liz Bonser; the Amazing Dollar Store certificate went to Max Conboy; the Weekend Stay at Rock Hill B&B was won by Lynne Taylor and the Free Platter from Subway was won by R.B. The food hamper (valued at $200) put together

by Villages Beautiful, was won by Jim Dew. The People’s Choice Award, as well The Children’s Choice Award went to “The Grinch”

by Seeds & Co. Each year Villages Beautiful recognizes a person or persons who have contributed their time and effort to the festival over the years.

This year that recognition went to Ann Howitt.

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Many others must be recognized too: there are those who, instead of making an entry, contribute “in kind”, either financially or through services needed by the festival. Villages Beautiful thanks the following: Cota’s Catering; Sharbot Lake Marina; Ireton Fendley Prof. Corp; Donna’s Sign Shoppe; Home Hardware; Gray’s Grocery; Mike Dean’s Super Foods; Tarasick Carpentry, Sydenham Veterinary Services; Leonard Fuels; Goodfellows Funeral Home; ultramar/Square Boy Pizza; and 1010 Lawn & Garden Centre.

Thank you to all the volunteers that made this year another success.

The theme for next year is: “Down Home Country Christmas”. ■

Remember The True Reason For The Season The first Christmas of Mary and Joseph and a saviour (Jesus) born to world that needed a saviour.

We are in a wonderful FREE country where we can celebrate Christmas and know deep in our soul that we are indeed fortunate and deeply loved by God, who loves the whole world.

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The Frontenac News Christmas Greetings 2018 ◄ Honourable Mention, Emily Casement, Prince Charles Public School, Grade 4 ▼ Honourable Mention, Addisyn Stewart, Grade 5, Loughborough Public School,

▲ Honourable Mention, Hunter Andrews, Kindergarten, NAEC ◄ Honourable Mention, Amos Nowell, Kindergarten, NAEC

▲ Honourable Mention, Chloe VanPeppen, Grade 4, Loughborough Public School

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101 Nativities Cracks 300 Mark, Already Thinking About Next Year

By Craig Bakay You know Christmas is right around the corner when the Cole Lake Free Methodist Church is full of nativity scenes. (In fact, there are only four weekends left before Christmas.)

As you enter the church and proceed past the multitude of angels that show you the way to the nativities, anticipation grows until you walk through the door to where a plethora of Marys, Josephs, Wise Men, shepherds, angels, animals, and of course the Baby Jesus awaits you.

This is the passion of Jean Freeman and Kris Caird, who nine years ago began cajoling friends, relatives and acquaintances to lend their nativity scenes, augmented by their own collections, for a unique exhibit. They were later joined by Cindy McMahon and what began as “about 101” nativities, has grown exponentially.

“There are 300, we counted,” said Freeman, with a sly grin on her face that would rival old St. Nick himself. “And that doesn’t include the ones on trees and Christmas cards.

“In the past few years, we’ve usually had about 250.”

As with every year, many nations around the globe are represented, with Mexican and Venezuelan nativities being notable additions this year.

“We also have quite a few from Israel, but we had those last year,” said Freeman.

“But we have one from Bethlehem that one of my clients loaned me,” said Caird. “And there are always some we find in the second-hand stores.”

Jean Freeman, Cindy McMahon and Kris Caird welcomed visitors to the Cole Lake Free Methodist Church over the weekend for the annual 101 Nativities display. Photo/Craig Bakay

The display ran Friday night, Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon this year.

“We tried Saturday night one year but it wasn’t well attended so we scraped that,” said Caird.

And of course, there are activities for the kids and the world famous goodies (squares, tarts, spiced cider, etc) that are provided by the church members.

“The kids are making stockings and when they’re done, we put goodies and and things in them,” said Caird.

Next year will be the 10th 101 Nativities and the ladies are already thinking about it.

“Our minds are already going,” said Caird.

“Yes,” said Freeman. “Each year, we do different colours for the cloth covering the tables.

“We did green and gold this year but we’ve never done black.”

“Sometimes, I think we over-think this,” laughed Caird.

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Manitoulin Gum Drop Cake- by Jean Brown in memory of my parents- the late Duff and Marian (Wagg) Brown. We made this every year instead of Christmas cake. It looks festive and if you buy the smaller baking gums then you don’t have to cut up the gum drops.

My Mom made this and she would cut up the gumdrops herself- which of course took ages. She would stay up until all hours of the night to get it ready. It was yummy in the tummy.

• 1 cup butter • 2 cups white sugar • 2 eggs, beaten • 4 cups all-purpose flour • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (sometimes use a bit less cinnamon and a bit more nutmeg) • ½ tsp nutmeg • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 1 1/2 cups applesauce • 1 teaspoon baking soda • 1 tablespoon hot water • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 16 ounces gumdrops, no black ones- can cut up your own or buy the smaller baking gums.

• 3 cups raisins (the golden ones look festive) • 1 cup chopped pecans • 1 tablespoon butter Directions 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Line two 9 x 5 inch loaf pans or a 10 inch tube pan with greased parchment or heavy paper.

2. Sift together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.

3. Cut the gumdrops in fourths. Fry the pecans in the 1 tablespoon butter or margarine. Mix pecans, raisins, and gumdrops together, and roll in 3/4 cup of flour mixture.

4. In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup butter or margarine and white sugar. Mix in beaten eggs. Mix in the flour and spice mixture alternately with the applesauce.

Dissolve soda in hot water, and stir into batter. Stir in the vanilla. Stir in nuts, gumdrops, and raisins.

5. Bake for 2 hours. The baking time for the tube pan should be about 30 to 40 minutes longer. Test about 10 minutes before the longer time. You may not get a clean tester, but you will be able to tell if it is the candy gumdrop or dough. Cool. Wrap in foil. This is yummy in the tummycan’t just stop at one piece. Share with your friends and family and give some to the neighbours.

A Christmas Message from Rev. Jean Brown, UCC

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t Christmas time- we tend to look back nostalgicallyon past December happenings and Christmas events.

Growing up our Christmas happened with our large family at Manitoulin Island- skating on the frozen lake, playing with our cousins, wrapping and unwrapping presents, eating a big dinner and having a merry old time.

It wasn’t until much later in life that we discovered just how much work it actually was, but as kids- we just enjoyed it all - we didn’t have to bake or cook or prepare or clean or get any beds ready. We just played and cruised around and it was fabulous indeed. I’m embarrassed now by it all – now that I know of all the work and effort that goes into it all. I recall vividly going through Eaton’s catalogue- even writing down the items that we wanted- including their order number and colour. We had very little clue of doing anything for another, although I recall clearly when our Explorer and CGIT group sang carols at our little hospital and one of our kids started to cry. That was a time of learning when it came to me that someone whom I knew wasn’t happy at Christmas, and that life involved both joys and sorrows, excitement and despair.

Gradually it dawned on me that Christmas should be more about others and less about me, with much less emphasis on receiving gifts. It helped to remember that the real gift of Christmas is the Holy Child Jesus Christ born to two frightened parents in the manger in the midst of poverty. We give gifts because of the gifts given to the baby Jesus by the wise men of gold, frankincense and myrrh. We can continue that tradition by offering gifts of non-perishable food items to the Food bank, helping with community Christmas Day dinners, supporting snow suit, hat and mitten trees and other campaigns that happen in our area that point to the Holy in our midst.

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aspect of Christmas can be found in the wise men’s gift of myhrr. Myrrh, a costly perfume is an ingredient in holy anointing oil and in Biblical times was used to anoint the bodies of the departed before burial.

Scholars think that the myrrh pointed to the death of Jesus Christ- and to his eventually being anointed with myrrh and placed in a tomb. We need to remember that this baby did grow up, did experience joys, sorrows and even persecution that led to his death and being anointed with Myrrh. Unless we let the Christ child “grow up” in our minds- we will be stuck with a child like faith that It’s time for trees and Mistletoe, For Santa and will be ill-equipped to get us his sleigh, And time for through our joys and sordreaming Magic dreams rows and difficulties in life.

As we greet this Let the Holy child grow up Christmas day! and into your heart to help with all the curves that life sends our way.

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I would like to Wish the residents of South Frontenac a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year.

Let’s take the time to remember what Christmas is all about.

Ron Vandewal Mayor South Frontenac

Seasons Greetings to the staff and council of North Frontenac Township, to my constituents, family, friends & neighbours.

At this time of year especially, remember that family is everything.

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Christmas Around The World – Armenia

by Jeff Green n the 18 years we have been looking at Christmas traditions and recipes, from different parts of the world, somehow we missed one of the places where the religion has some of its strongest roots. The modern boundaries for the country of Armenia, which are still in dispute, were established in 1920.

Not long before that, ethnic Armenians were subjected to a devastating genocide. The historical Armenian homeland had been subsumed into the Ottoman Empire, and Armenian communities had been established throughout what is now Turkey. In the last 25 years of the 19th Century the “Armenian Question” became an issue between the leadership of the Ottoman Empire and the rest of Europe, and the religious foundations of the Armenian people was a central factor.

In 301 AD, 12 years before Christianity was legalised under the Holy Roman Empire, the Armenian King Trdat

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III declared Christianity the state religion of Armenia, thus making Armenia the first Christian state in the world, with Gregory the Illuminator as the first head (Catholicos) of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Armenian Christian traditions, including the food that is eaten at Christmas time and other times of the year, is influenced by the hilly, landlocked landscape, the regional cuisine, and the long Christian heritage of the Armenian people.

The view from the Alexander Tamanyan–designed Cascade complex in the heart of Yerevan.

In 1375 Armenia fell themselves in literature, painting, sculpture and music. to Egyptian forces, and the territory that was known as Armenians were the 10th nation in the world to put their Greater Armenia ended up being divided by the Ottoman language in print,” says an article on Armenian history on Empire and Persia. According to the website littlearme- the site. nia.com, which is managed by members of the Armenian Starting in 1828 when the Russian Empire captured community in Los Angeles, Armenians have survived as a Eastern Armenia from Persia, the region was the subject people in spite of the loss of sovereignty over their home- of constant upheaval. Later in the century, in disputes land. between the Christian Russian Empire, and the Muslim “Being for centuries at the edge of physical annihila- Ottoman Empire, the fate of the Armenians within the Ottion, Armenians nevertheless managed to preserve and toman empire, where they had lived and been integrated develop their national, religious and cultural identity. Apart for hundreds of years, became known as “the Armenian from architecture, Armenians successfully manifested question”.

In 1915, 540 years after the fall of the country, the Armenian population living in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire, were faced with the final solution to that question after a faction that were nicknamed “The Young Turks” had taken power over the Ottoman empire, which was based Joining Santa in our in Constantinople, which is now known as Istanbul. wishes for a Here is the account of what happened at the time, from littlearmenia.com. holiday full of bright “After coming to power in Constantinople, the Young spirits and happy Turks made the policy of “No Armenians - no Armenian surprises.

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The monument to the Armenian genocide in Yerevan. 1.5 million people died in the organised massacre, according to most estimates. It began on April 24, 1915 with nding up of 250 Armenina intellectuals in Constantinople.

In Western Europe, the Catholic Church changed the date of Christmas in order to incorporate and subsume the pre-existing pagan winter solstice celebrations. But that has never been an issue for the Eastern churches, including the Armenian Church.

In the Armenia tradition, the Christmas season starts with a New Year’s Eve meal, followed by a meat free fasting period in the days preceding January 6th, Christmas Day, which is then followed by a 6-day holiday that ends on January 13th.

In the Soviet era, the celebrations had to remain underground to a great extent, so New Year’s Eve, which is a secular holiday favoured by the Soviets, became even more prominent.

However, around the world within the Armenian diaspora, the holiday is centred more on Christmas Eve (January 5th) and Christmas Day (January 6).

ished in this first genocide of the twentieth century. Several hundred thousand survivors of the genocide found refuge in neighbouring counties, laying the foundation of the worldwide Armenian diaspora. By the year 1923 Western Armenia was completely de-Armenized, and successfully incorporated into the newly formed Turkish Republic.”

After the war, the country of Armenia was established in 1920, within the Russian sphere. The establishment of Armenia as part of the Soviet union, certainly resulted in a safer environment for the population, but the religious practices of Armenian Christians were severely restricted until the fall of the Soviet union in 1991 The birth of a new, independent Armenia, the first true independence since 1375, was brought about not by conquest but by referendum. On September 21, 1991, a referendum on independence from the Soviet union was held. It was not exactly a close vote. Ninety-five per cent of registered voters took part and 99.5% of those who voted, voted in favour. Since then, Armenia has enjoyed the highest growth rate of any post Soviet republic, and has had its share of political intrigue and concentration of power. A recent shift from a presidential to parliamentary system (2015) may seem to be a step forward, but sceptics see it as a means for President Serzh Sargsyan to remain in control by becoming prime minister after serving two terms as president (he would have been out of power as of 2018 because of term limits in the presidential system).

The Capital City, Yerevan, is one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities. It has seen unprecedented growth and modernisation in recent years, and now has over one million inhabitants.

Christmas traditions in Armenia, and in the Armenia diaspora around the world, reflect all of this unique history.

Since the Armenian Apostolic Church predated the establishment of the Roman Catholic Church, Christmas was and is still celebrated on January 6.

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Also, as in other cultures that have seen their adherents scattered around the world, many of the dates and traditions differ in the different enclaves of Armenians around the world. The food traditions of the new country end up becoming part of the tradition. Many Armenian households eat dishes that are heavily influenced by Turkish cuisine, and in North America popular Christmas dishes such as ham and turkey find their way onto the tables in Armenian homes as well.

In my family we have an Armenian relative, my wife’s uncle Andy Eden, who is now the widow of her Aunt Nora.

Andy was born in the 1920’s in a small Turkish town. His father was the only doctor in the town, and Andy said that his family was spared during the Armenian genocide because they needed a doctor in the town. Andy moved to Toronto in 1951 and has lived there ever since. I talked to him, and his close family friend Seta Kavdar, about the foods they eat at Christmas time. Seta has been back to Armenia in recent years, and she said that some of the iconic Armenian foods, such as lavash bread, are only really properly made in Armenia itself. The ingredients for lavash can be found anywhere, but the flatbreads character comes from sunken wood fired ovens, called tonir, that are common only in Armenia.

Armenian cuisine shares the tradition of stuffed vine leaves or peppers with Turkish and Greek cuisine, but Armenian versions of the common dolmas are distinct.

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ed me to uses barley as an alternative. She said, however, that wheat plays a role in Armenian Christmas traditions as a symbol of the new year, and she only makes anoush abour with wheat. Other traditional foods are spas (soup made with yogourt and wheat berries) and choreg, a sweet bread that resembles a Jewish challah.

I have included two recipes below, one for anoush abour, and the other is an eggplant salad, which I included because it is delicious and it demonstrates some of the subtle differences between Armenian and Turkish cuisine.

One note about the anoush abour recipe. Although the recipe says rosewater is an optional addition, Seta indicated There are as many versions of Anoush Abour as there are Armenian households it is more important than that.

And since rosewater is easier to find than gorgon, Armenia continued from pg 19 it is easy to include. She also pointed out, and this was with a more generic rice dominated mixture, Armenian confirmed on the many websites that talk about the dish, versions use more spices, more onions and sometimes that there are as many recipes for anoush abour as there even currants. Seta also describes dolmas stuffed in pepare Armenian households. The key is that includes grain, pers rather than grape leaves, which are way more comdried fruit and nuts and that it has the consistency of a mon in Greek and Turkish cuisine. thick pudding.

In terms of Christmas dishes, anoush abour, which translates as ‘sweet soup’, is served at pretty well every Armenian table.

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Note: You can use any combination of nuts you prefer.

Optional Ground cinnamon to taste A few tablespoons of rosewater or orange flower water Method In a large pot, combine wheat (or barley) and water.

Bring to a boil for five minutes, and then cover and simmer on very low heat for an hour. When the hour is up, set the pot aside for 5-6 hours, or overnight for the grains to soften and the “soup” to thicken.

Note: anoush abour is more like a pudding or porridge than a soup in terms of its consistency.

On low heat, in a small saucepan, add dried fruit, honey (or sugar) and one cup water. Stir occasionally until nearly all the water is absorbed. Add pistachios and pine nuts.

Simmer for another 10 minutes. Thoroughly drain and cool.

The next morning (or six hours later), mix the sweetened fruit and nuts into the (now room temperature) barley.

Add two tablespoons rosewater.

Cook the combined ingredients over low heat for 10 minutes. Your anoush abour should be thick but not dry.

Pour into a serving dish or bowl.

Garnish with hazelnuts, slivered almonds and pomegranate seeds (You want to garnish when the dish is warm and a bit sticky).

Serve slightly warm or cooled to room temperature (and you can store it in the refrigerator for up to one week).

Rolled eggplant salad recipe 4-5 medium eggplants, washed peeled and sliced ½ cup strained yogurt (Lebni – or Greek yogurt) and ½ cup sour cream ⅔ cup finely chopped or smashed raw walnuts 1-2 garlic cloves, minced Pinch of salt + extra for seasoning fried eggplants ½ tsp curry powder Pomegranate seeds and fresh dill for garnishing Oil for frying (about 1-2 cups)

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H’art and Fairmount Home Celebrate Go Wireless O

n December 13, representatives from H’art Centre, Rotary Club of Kingston and Empire Life gathered at Fairmount Home to celebrate the “Go Wireless” pilot project with Fairmount Home’s leaders, recreation staff and residents.

Five Smart TV monitors, multiple headsets and a creative resource guide were made available to Fairmount Home’s recreation staff and are now a welcome addition to the recreation services as well as to the H’art Accessible Arts Program, H’art’s outreach initiative. The investment was made possible through a collaboration between H’art, Empire Life and the Rotary Club of Kingston.

“Empire Life and the Rotary Club have made a remarkable contribution that will allow us to explore a new approach to artistic and cultural engagement for seniors living in long-term care homes,” said Katherine Porter, Executive Director of H’art Centre.

The Go Wireless pilot project’s aim is to create a meaningful connection to arts, culture and community through

technology for seniors with disabilities who live in longterm care. The overall objective is to provide engaging programming as an alternative to short periods of inactivity and can also be structured to coincide with art activities happening later in the day or week through the H’art Accessible Arts Program.

Since 2015, H’art Centre has been initiating ways to involve seniors with disabilities in the arts. Most notably, the H’art Accessible Arts Program has been used by a variety of long-term care homes in Kingston to engage professional artists who can keep their residents active and engaged through the song, dance, storytelling, painting, and more. More than 300 seniors have been impacted by the effort. Go Wireless is seen by H’art as an enhancement or enrichment of its outreach program.

“We can imagine seniors engaged in pre-recorded HAAP workshops, listening to rehearsal instructions, participating in adapted yoga classes, and even watching live streams of local community or cultural events,”

Porter continued. “The sky is the limit. By providing opportunities for seniors with disabilities to stay connected to the creative world, we can create a spark that ignites meaning and happiness.”

Long-term care recreation staff will be responsible for ensuring seniors engage in artistic, cultural and educational programs according to a weekly schedule that addresses issues such as visual and hearing loss, physical disabilities, or neurological conditions and also considers seniors’ diverse cultural backgrounds.

“We are looking forward to using technology to help supplement more programming and stimulation for our residents to enjoy for years to come,” said Chelsea Cawker, Assistant Director of Care (Resident Services) for Fairmount Home.

H’art Centre will monitor, evaluate and share the results of the pilot throughout 2019.

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December 20, 2018

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n October and November, in response to the rotating strikes by members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), Canada Post continually updated the public about the impact of the strikes on the service. They suspended delivery time guarantees, announced that there were 500 tractor trailers full of mail sitting waiting, and eventually told foreign postal service not to send mail through to Canada.

Large Internet retailers, and in particular eBay, warned that Christmas wasn’t going to come this year if the government did not act soon.

In late November, in order to protect thousands of small and medium sized companies, across Canada, who depend on Christmas sales to survive, the Federal government reluctantly rushed through back to work legislation just as Black Friday and Cyber Monday purchases were about to enter the clogged system.

This is the scenario that Canada Post promoted, and is the scenario that the government acted upon.

CUPW, on the other hand, claimed that the backlog was never as severe as Canada Post claimed. They said they did not want to cause hardship to Canada Post customers and had planned their rotating strikes to pressure the company into negotiating with them without causing the system to break down. They said that there were never any where near 500 tractor trailer loads of backlogged mail, and that the company was only claiming there were, in order to get out of addressing legitimate union concerns over forced overtime and job security at the bargaining table.

Although the national media reported that CUPW denied the existence of a huge backlog, as far as I have seen no one ever really determined which side was telling the truth.

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Obviously, The Frontenac News does not have the resources to investigate this kind of thing, but in our dealings with the local post offices we can say, anecdotally, that the parcel traffic seemed to have kept up through the strike. I checked with two local businesses that ship regularly via Canada Post, to customers around the province, across the country, and in the US. They report(ed) first that they continued to use Canada Post throughout the 5-week strike, and that the parcels seemed to be getting through to the United States and Ontario in about the same time frame as is normal for this time of year, but some locations such as BC were seeing delays. People in our office ordered items online during and immediately following the strike and received them. While this is not exactly an extensive survey, it certainly did not jive with the picture of a huge pile, thousands upon thousands of items waiting to be processed, with new items landing on the pile at an increasing rate.

Yet, even after the strike ended on November 27, Canada Post announced that parcel delivery would continue to be delayed into January of 2019, and international deliveries until March of 2019.

I, for one, was suspicious about those dates. A week ago, Canada Post announced that the backlog was not as bad as they had projected, adding that this was partly because they had received less parcels than they had expected, presumably partly because the strike caused people to use other carriers. As I write this, on December 18, Canada Post has just announced that the backlog has been cleared and the service is back to normal, three weeks to the day after the end of the strike.

While there are reasons to question how the strike ending legislation was engineered, two things can be said about how both sides have handled this latest dispute, as opposed to the contract negotiations in 2016 and the strike in 2011.

For one thing, neither side was as angry this time around as they were in 2011 or 2016. Management, taking a cue from the Liberal government, continually said they were committed to negotiating and to the issues of safety and job security, even if they did not provide acceptable solutions from the union perspective. The union said that management was not addressing the key issues, but until the end, they avoided some of the claims about union busting that

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The second, related point is that the union never threatened or carried out a general strike and Canada Post never locked them out. As a user of the service, the fact that, in spite of the uncertainty, the Frontenac News went out each week as usual, and that makes me feel a lot more sympathetic towards both Canada Post and CUPW. For rural Ontario, Canada Post remains a core service, even if that is not the case in urban centres. For businesses like ours, it is quite an expensive service but remains the only viable way to get our paper out to more remote locations. The alternatives that we could use might work in the more populated south end of our readership area, but even there they are less than fully reliable, create more litter and involve excess packaging. South Frontenac Township is in the midst of considering how to deal with the problem of ‘flyer bags’ in township ditches. It was never a viable solution for the Frontenac News to become part of that problem.

For residents, the advantage of online shopping that only a robust delivery option like Canada Post offers, is of growing relevance as we confront our carbon footprint.

Ultimately, the two sides were not able to reach an agreement, and it seems inevitable that the government would have had to step in, sooner or later. They will continue to negotiate for the next two months, followed by an arbitrator imposing an agreement if they can’t find a way to settle it between themselves. We can only hope that the bitterness between union and management, which has spilled out this fall, is actually less entrenched than it has been for at least a decade.

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One thing the judges could not help noticing throughout was a lot more candy, though they were careful to avoid any nibbling, which could so easily have been misconstrued as accepting bribes.

They were firmly directed to rank the three entries: FIRST: Building and Planning Excellent first impressions for customer entryway, all decorations with building and planning themes: even the presents under the tree were wrapped in planning maps; bright-coloured carpentry tools were on the tree and in the stockings Everything that could be decorated, was: Department Director charmingly fitted out with reindeer glasses and red nose….

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North Frontenac backs Hillier on CAs, with some stipulations

by Craig Bakay ack on Nov. 9, Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston MPP Randy Hillier send a letter to Rod Philips, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks regarding growing concerns with the activities of the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority and the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority. The letter asked that the section “an authority may enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a municipality situated in whole or in part within its area of jurisdiction in respect of programs and services that the authority provides on behalf of the municipality” be deleted. Hillier copied the letter to municipalities in his riding, asking for their support.

North Frontenac deferred the request, directing the Mayor to contact Hillier for clarification.

That clarification came Friday at a special meeting of North Frontenac Council.

In the interim, North Frontenac also received correspondence from the general managers of the two authorities in its area, as well as letters from representatives of various lake associations.

“Conservation authorities are currently under review as they’ve moved to a new Ministry,” Hillier said. “The purpose of my letter (to municipalities) was to ensure a variety of views on the review.”

The Townships of Central Frontenac and Mississippi Mills passed resolutions that support what the local conservation authorities have been doing.

At the end of Hillier’s presentation, North Frontenac took a different track, passing a resolution that supports a review of the Conservation Act to include: • “Municipal makeup of the Executive Committee (Board of Directors) and define the length of the term for its members; • “Ensure conservation authorities have detailed asset management plans and adequate reserves to avoid negative municipal levy impacts, which is not mandated in the

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Act; • “Review of Development Application Packages where possible versus conducting on-site inspections to avoid duplication and additional costs to the applicant; • “Ensure that their mandate is fulfilled.”

The resolution also asks that municipalities be involved in the review.

Hillier told Council that in his experience, CAs have had trouble fulfilling their core mandate of maintaining water levels, erosion control and regulating development on waterways and conservation lands.

“We’ve seen them expand their ancillary services thru MOUs with municipalities instead of replacing bridges culverts and dams and maintaining trails/maintenance of their properties,” Hillier said. “I don’t want to get rid of them but I want them to look at their ancillary services as temporary and get back to their core services. “(And) in the MVCA, representation on the board is more based on the number of people in the municipality rather than the size of the watershed. North Frontenac has one representative, Mississippi Mills has two and Ottawa has five.”

“I sit at those meetings and all I ever hear about is Carp Creek,” said Coun. Gerry Martin.

“Some would call it a ditch,” said Hillier. “I call them about the Clyde — the dams on it are in disrepair.

“I’m told they don’t have the resources — as I drive by their $6 million building.”

Mayor Ron Higgins said the Township finds value in some of the services like the voluntary septic inspection program but questioned the need for a governing board.

“Why do they need a committee?” Higgins said. “I’ve concluded that aspect should go back to the province.

“I think the whole conservation authority needs to be reviewed, not just the specifics of your letter.”

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he meeting began with Deputy Mayor Sleeth being sworn in.

Ad Bag Delivery Contributing to Roadside Littering Last meeting, Mayor Vandewal gave notice of a motion that ad bags should not be permitted to be tossed along the roadsides. This was brought to Council in the form of a recommendation that staff be directed to review the regulations with regard to ad bag delivery, along with options for restricting the practice of them being thrown alongside roads in South Frontenac. All agreed.

Hartington Well Testing In 2017, a motion was made recommending the Township cover the cost of testing the well water twice annually for residences within 300 metres of the former gas station in Hartington, but was deferred until legal proceedings were finalized at the OMB. Councillor Revill asked for deferral until new well tests as recommended earlier, were carried out. Council agreed.

Hartington Community Association Expenses Request Hartington Community Association had requested reimbursement of $28,792 for costs incurred in their unsuccessful appeal to the OMB, attempting to reverse an application approval for a 13 unit subdivision in the hamlet.

by Wilma Kenny

Councillor Sutherland said that although he was sympathetic to the HCA, he felt this “would undercut the democratic process if (the Township taxpayers paid for both sides.)” Deputy Mayor Sleeth said, “I don’t generally agree (with Councillor Sutherland), but I think it’s time to move forward. Leonard, Barr and Revill agreed, saying this would set a bad precedent. Roberts asked for a recorded vote: the motion to reimburse was unanimously defeated.

Compressor and Pagers for Fire Department Council approved the immediate purchase of a mobile air compressor unit ($32,950) and 49 pagers ($31,360) for the South Frontenac Fire Service, as recommended by Fire Chief Knott. CAO Orr said that the compressor would be funded from the 25-year capital replacement fund, and the pagers will come out of the working fund. 25 of the pagers are for the projected new recruits, and the rest will be distributed as badly-needed reserve equipment.

Committee of Adjustment Council debated the composition of the 8-member Committee of Adjustment, which is a delegated and independent approval authority for minor variances and land severances/consent. The CofA may be made up of all community members, all Council members, or a combination. Surrounding municipalities, with the exception of

“The thing I find most frustrating as the lack of reserves for infrastructure,” said Martin. “They spend money on new parks when the Kash dam needs to be replaced.

“And there’s the Ottawa old boys network who suggested a special levy on North Frontenac to fix the dam — Thank God that didn’t fly.”

“If you’re interested in conservation, you fix the dam,” said Hillier. “If you’re interested in politics, you build a building.”

“I’m not in favour of restricting MOUs because they’re requested by the municipality,” said Coun. John Inglis. “I hear a lot of praise from lake associations because they get a lot of help with their lake plans.”

“My letter isn’t saying they don’t do some good,” said Hillier. “But there are a number of examples of expensive litigation over a half-acre of land.”

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MPP Randy Hillier was at a special meeting of North Frontenac Council Friday to drum up support for a review of the role conservation authorities play in municipalities

Frontenac Islands, Central Frontenac and Loyalist, which are all Councillors, are all-citizen committees. South Frontenac, with the exception of Councillor Sutherland (who wanted an all-citizen group), agreed to continue the practise of 4 Councillors and 4 community members.

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Continued from page 22 SECOND: Admin. Offices Most imaginative theme: “Santa’s workshop”, featuring (mostly) elves.

Some highlights: an accessible desk with step stool, for elves to work at; scheduling of elvish workdays, with Santa’s nap-times clearly delineated; an entire elvish village in what might have once been the Treasurer’s office. Paper snowflakes handcrafted from recycled invoices.

Who knew reindeer droppings looked so much like marshmallows?!?

THIRD: Public Works Railing at entry decorated with lovely beribboned swags of pine Staff festively dressed with seasonal jewelry Best Christmas tree (Special congratulations to the two staff members who represented all the roads, repairs and recycling folks in this event!)

All prizes involved edible treats.

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TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Central Frontenac proposes to enact a ByLaw to stop up, close and convey a portion of the road allowance as set out and described below: Part of the road allowance between Concessions 7 & 8 Township of Olden; Central Frontenac, being Part of PIN 36255-0261; (Mueller)

Frontenac County's Best Landlord Award NOMINATE YOUR LANDLORD AND YOU COULD BOTH WIN A $200 GIFT CARD Nominations close December 20th.

Contact Amanda for conditions and details. 613-376-6477 ext. 208 amanda.pantrey@sfcsc.ca or visit www.sfcsc.ca/landlord

This proposed closing is to come before the said Council for consideration at its regular meeting at the Soldiers Memorial Hall, 1107 Garrett Street, Sharbot Lake, Ontario, on Tuesday the 8th of January, 2019 at the hour of 4:00 p.m., and at that time the Council will hear in person any person who claims that his or her land will be prejudicially affected and who applies to be heard either in person or by his or her Counsel, Solicitor or Agent.

For further information, you may contact the undersigned at (613) 279-2935 x 237 or cdeachman@ centralfrontenac.com.

Dated this 11th day of December, 2018 Cindy Deachman, Deputy Clerk Township of Central Frontenac 1084 Elizabeth St, P.0. Box 89 Sharbot Lake, Ontario K0H 2P0

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Sat. Jan.12, 2019

1-5pm, Golden Links Hall 4186 Colebrook Rd, Harrowsmith No Gifts Please

RETIREMENT

Stepping into Retirement

Marilyn Orser of Verona Village Hair is retiring after 40 years of hair dressing. past & present clients, friends & family are invited to wish her well in the next chapter of life,

Saturday Dec. 29, 2-4 pm

December 20, 2018

Leo Toy Drive

OBITUARY David Grant Magill

October 18, 1964 - December 14, 2018 Suddenly and peacefully in his 55th year at home on his favourite couch, Dave was a loving brother, great partner, wonderful friend and fantastic grandpa, will be dearly missed by his Perth family, Stacey, Kirsten, River, Mavis, and Dozer.

No farewell words were spoken, no time to say goodbye, you were gone before we knew it and only God knows why.

We love you Dave, Rest In Peace.

Anna “Madeline” McCarthy Sept. 17, 1912 – Dec. 11, 2018

Trinity United Church Hall, Verona

A warm welcome to Cheryl Gorman, who will be taking over the hair salon.

Call 613-922-8757 for appointments

IN MEMORIAM

In Loving Memory

of those whom we have lost that were so dear to us.

Our parents Jean Goodberry - Dec. 17, 2002 Leonard Goodberry - April, 28, 2008.

Our sister Wilma Goodberry - July 15, 1968.

Our son/nephew Shawn Goodberry - June 15, 2008 Time has a way of slipping by, But love and memories never die.

Silent thoughts of time together, Hold memories that will last forever.

Always loved and remembered, Carol, Glenda, Michael, Tracie and families.

In Memory Of

Floyd & Francis Elliott Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day.

Unseen, unheard but always near, Still loved, still missed & so very dear.

Always in our hearts, your family

Teal

In loving memory of Artie Teal We do not need a special day to bring him to our minds.

The day we do not think of him is impossible to find.

Each morning when we awake, we know that he is gone.

And no one knows the heartache. as we try to carry on.

Our hearts still ache with sadness and secret tears still flow.

What it meant to lose our son, no one will ever know.

Our thoughts are always with him, his place no one can fill, In life we loved him dearly in death we love him still.

We often think of bygone days, when we were all together.

The family chain is broken now but memories will live forever.

To us, he has not gone away, nor has he traveled far.

Just entered God’s eternal home, and left the gate ajar.

We who love him, sadly miss him, As it draws another year.

In our lonely hours of thinking, Thoughts of him are ever near.

While you, dear son, rest and sleep, Your loving memory we’ll always keep.

We miss you son, Mom & Dad

Members of the Frontenac Catalyst Leo’s Club were at GREC Tuesday morning to turn over the results of their Christmas Toy Drive to members of Rural Frontenac Community Services.

McCarthy, Anna “Madeline” passed away peacefully in the early morning of December 11, 2018 at Burnbrae Gardens in Campbellford, Ontario. She was 106.

Beloved mother, grandmother, aunt and friend, Madeline is survived by her son John Bolton (Elaine), grandchildren Cindy, Mike (Judy), Christina (Ron) and Don (Edith), several great grandchildren and 1 great, great granddaughter, her sister Gert Beharriell and many nieces and nephews. She was pre-deceased by husbands Joe Bolton and Ferg McCarthy, son Michael Bolton and sisters Margaret Calnan, Frances Kelleher, and Helen Haig, and brothers George, Jim and Thomas (infant) Bibby.

Madeline grew up in Campbellford and recalled taking a horse and buggy to Campbellford District High School. Upon completing high school in 1929, she went to work at Swift’s Meats. Madeline married Joe Bolton in September 1937 and together they raised two sons and ran businesses on the English Line and in Hastings. In 1950, Joe and Madeline left the area when they bought the Northbrook Hotel in Northbrook. They ran it together until 1965 when they retired to their beloved farm on the 12th Line in Dummer Township. Sadly, Joe passed away six months later. Madeline remarried in 1969 and she and husband Ferg McCarthy lived on the farm sharing a love of gardening, bird watching, and family.

Ferg passed away in 1992 and Madeline remained on the farm until the spring of 2009 when she moved to “town” to live at the Mapleview Retirement Residence in Norwood. In 2013, Dummer Township named “Madeline Lane” in her honour.

“Maddie” spent the last 5 years of her life at Burnbrae Gardens where she was popular with fellow residents and staff members.

In September 2018, Omni Health Care presented Madeline with a lifetime achievement award.

There will be no funeral service. A celebration of Madeline’s long life, well lived will be planned in the spring during lilac time. Cremation has occurred. In memory of Madeline, donations may be made to a charity of your choice.

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ROOFERS NEEDED! Amherst Roofing & Sheet Metal is a unionized commercial flat roofing company looking for hard working individuals to join our crews. Must have WHMIS and Working at Heights or willing to obtain it prior to start date. Perfect candidates will be reliable/dependable, punctual, willingness to learn and adaptable to new working environments. Starting wage is as per union rates and increases with experience. Please send resumes to billiejean@amherstroofing. com or stop in to drop off a resume.

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the Township of Addington Highlands Public Notice

The Township is planning to hold public consultation meetings in order to obtain community comments regarding the option of permitting or not permitting Cannabis Retail Stores in Addington Highlands. Meetings will be held January 8th, 2019 at 6:30pm at 72 Edward St., Flinton and on January 10th, 2019 at 6:30pm @ 222 Highway 28, Denbigh. For further information contact the Clerk at 613-336-2286 or clerk@ addingtonhighlands.ca

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Continued from page 21 weekend I might add. Well done you guys you did an amazing job! Linda Bush and Margo McCulloch faithfully attended almost every rehearsal and were busy backstage with props during performances. Nina Jenkins reviewed and assisted with changes during performances. Thanks also to my Producer, Peggy Muldoon, who agreed to join our team mid way through production.

The House Managers Sally Angle and Angela Cowdy did a great job setting up for each show and not to be forgotten, the Canteen ladies, Diane Lake and Anne Howes, who served refreshments at intermission.

Last of all, I thank our loyal supporters, you, the audience who came out to see the show. With so much going on this time of year and challenging weather besides, I was happy your choice was NFLT’s, A Red Plaid Shirt. Judging by the laughter we heard from the audience we felt confident our comedy was a hit.

Next year will be one of celebration for NFLT as we head into our 40th year of providing live theatre in Sharbot Lake. Watch for ads in the News concerning Jeff Siamon’s Musical “The Boy Wonder” which will be our Spring Production.

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ARDEN - COFFEE 10am-11am. Arden United Church.

INVERARY - CHRISTMAS CAROLING 6:30pm7:30pm. Inverary United Church. Meet in the parking lot. Music sheets provided. Remember your flashlight!

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NORTHBROOK - BINGO 6pm. Northbrook Lions Hall.

Sponsored by the Land O’Lakes Lions. Doors open 6pm, regular games 7pm. Canteen available. Info: the Lions Toll Road book.

Friday December 21

HARLOWE - CHRISTMAS DINNER AND DANCE WITH OLE TYME FIDDLERS 5pm. Harlowe Hall.

Happy Hour from 5:00-6:00pm and a ham and turkey dinner at 6:00pm, followed by a dance at 8:00pm.

Advance tickets are needed so they know how much to cook. Call Helen Osborne at 613-336-9432 to get a ticket.

INVERARY - COMMUNITY YOUTH DANCE Dance for grades 5-8. Storrington Lion’s Hall. Cost is $5 or 3 non-perishable food items for the Food Bank. Bring

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INVERARY - LONGEST NIGHT SERVICE 7pm.

Inverary United Church.

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NORTHERN HAPPENINGS listings are free for community groups, and will be published for two weeks. Donations to offset the costs of publication would be appreciated. Other listings are paid or are taken from paid ads elsewhere in the paper. The News makes every effort to be accurate but events should be independently verified by readers. ARDEN - COFFEE 10am-11am. Arden United Church.

December 20, 2018

Saturday December 22

GODFREY – BEDFORD JAM, 1pm-5pm, Glendower hall, 1381 Westport Road. This Sunday will also inlcude Christmas Music $2 donation, entertainers free, lunch available. Info Joanne 613-374-2242 or Joan 613-374-5477 Tuesday December 25.

SHARBOT LAKE - NEW YEAR’S EVE MASS, St. James Catholic Church, 7:30pm VERONA - NEW YEAR’S SERVICE, Trinity United Church, 10am.

NORTHBROOK - CHRISTMAS DINNER 12noon, Lions Hall. Community Dinner, free will offering, takeout available. Info – Marylin, 613-336-1573 SHARBOT LAKE - CHRISTMAS DINNER 2pm-4pm.

St. James Major Church. 15th annual Christmas community dinner. All are welcome.

VERONA - CHRISTMAS FEAST 10am. Verona Lions Hall. Fun packed, music filled day with delicious Christmas feast. Fun starts at 10am and dinner served at noon. For details, contact Joyce @ 613-374-3406.

Tuesday, January 1

HARROWSMITH - NEW YEAR’S EVE DANCE 8pm. Harrowsmith Golden Links Hall. Music by “Reflections”. Hot buffet and a bus ride home. Cost is $35 per person. For tickets, please call 372-2410 RAILTON - NEW YEAR’S MASS, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 10am SHARBOT LAKE - NEW YEAR’S DAY MASS, St. James Catholic Church, 10am.

Sydenham – NEW YEAR’s EVE DAnce, Legion Hall, featuring The Roadrunners. $25, Doors open at 8pm. Info 613-376-6808

Christmas Church Service Listings

Sunday December 23

BATTERSEA - CHRISTMAS WITH TURPINS TRAIL 7pm. Battersea United Church.

GODFREY – SUNDAY SERVICE, Cole Lake Free Methodist Church, 10:30am NORTHBROOK – 4th ADVENT SUNDAY SERVICE, Land O’Lakes Emmanuel United Church, 10am, Service for longst night, 4:30pm PARHAM - PRE-CHRISTMAS CEREMONY 11:30am.

Parham United Church. Lighting the fourth advent candle of love.

SHARBOT LAKE - PRE-CHRISTMAS SERVICE 10am. Sharbot Lake United Church. Lighting the fourth candle of love. All welcome.

SHARBOT LAKE - CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE 6:30pm. Sharbot Lake Pentecostal Church.

SHARBOT LAKE - SUNDAY SERVICE, St. Andrews Anglican Church, 11am.

SYDENHAM - CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE – St. Paul’s Anglican 10:30am SYDENHAM - CHRISTMAS SINGALONG 6:30pm.

Sydenham Holiness Church.

VERONA - Sunday Services, Verona Free Methodist Church, 10am.

Monday December 24

ARDEN - CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE 8:30pm.

Arden United Church.

ARDEN - CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE 6:30pm. Arden Wesleyan Church.

ARDOCH - CHRISTMAS MASS 4:45pm. St. Killians Church.

BATTERSEA - CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE 4pm (family service) 7pm (traditional service) Battersea United Church.

BEDFORD - CHRISTMAS MASS, Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, 4:30pm BROOKE - CHRISTMAS EVE SERVUCE, St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, 7pm.

DENBIGH - CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE St. Lukes United Church, 7pm.

DENBIGH - CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE 6:30pm. St.

Paul’s Lutheran Church.

VERONA - CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT Sunday December 30 FLINTON - CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE, St. Johns SERVICE 7pm. Verona Free Methodist Church.

Godfrey - SUNDAY SERVICE, Cole Methodist Roman Catholic Church, 7:30pm Church, 10:30am.

Tuesday December 25.

GODFREY - CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE, Cole Lake BEDFORD- CHRISTMAS DAY MASS, Sacred Heart PARHAM – SUNDAY SERVICE, Parham United Free Methodist Church, 6:30pm Church, 11:30am of Jesus Church, 10am HENDERSON - CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP 7pm. RAILTON - CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICE 10am. St. Monday, December 31 Henderson United Church BEDFORD – NEW YEAR’S EVE MASS, Sacred Patrick’s Church.

INVERARY - WILMER CHURCH CHRISTMAS EVE Heart of Jesus Church, 4:30pm SERVICE 10pm. Inverary United Church. Feel the peace and joy of Christmas in this incredible location open yearly for this event MATAWATCHEN - CHRISTMAS SERVICE, St, ou’re in for a real treat on Sunday Jan Celtic and Christmas tunes. Their arrangeAndrews United Church, 4pm. ments will make the old wooden hall ring 6th 2019 MOUNTAIN GROVE - CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE “The Blue Skies Community Fiddle Or- with splendor.

5:30pm. Mountain Grove United Church.

Then the Fiddlers Guild will join together NORTHBROOK - COMMUNION SERVICE, Pine chestra” directed by Cindy McCall is an all Meadow Nursing Home, 3pm, Land O’Lakes ages group of 50+ fiddlers, with guitar, per- with the Blue Skies Fiddlers for a dynamic cussion, whistle, viola, cello, bass and flute selection of seasonal favourites from all over Emmanuel United Church, 7pm.

PARHAM - CHRISTMAS SERVICE 7pm. Parham accompaniment. They will perform some of the world.

Please join us at the Maberly hall from 2pm United Church. A musical and moving Christmas their recently perfected delightful repertoire. service of worship. Lighting Christ candle and many This enthusiastic bunch hails from the rural to 5pm for our annual “Little Christmas Conareas close by and rehearses every other cert”. other tapers.

Admission is $10 at the door. Children are PARHAM - CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE, St. James Sat and Wednesday at the Maberly Hall.

The Lanark Fiddlers Guild directed by free. Refreshments are available.

Anglican Church, 2pm PERTH ROAD - CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE 8:30pm. Cindy McCall will perform a selection of Perth Road United Church. Everyone welcome.

PLEVNA - CHRISTMAS CANDLELIGHT SERVICE – River of Life Christian Fellowship, 6pm RAILTON - CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE 5pm. St. Patrick’s Church.

SHARBOT LAKE - CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE 7pm. Sharbot Lake United Church.

SHARBOT LAKE - HOLY EUCHARIST, St. Andrews Anglican Church, 5pm.

SHARBOT LAKE - CHRISTMAS MASS, St. James Catholic Church, 7pm SYDENHAM - CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE, with trumpet and organ. Canon Anne Moore officiating.

VENNACHAR - CANDLELIGHT SERVICE 7pm.

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(L to R) Sven Shlegel, Ludwig Ratzinger, Jeff and Jenna and Beatrix Fenwick in the Jenna Rose studio after a busy day at the Christmas Open House at Back Forty Cheese last Saturday (December 15) photo Martina Field

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Granite Ridge students Julie Johnston, Teagan & Keeley Cox passed out candy during the Sharbot Lake Santa Claus parade on behalf of the Oso recreation committee

TOWNSHiP OF SOuTH FrONTeNAC THinGs TO DO CHRISTMAS EVENTS Check out the events calendar on the website for upcoming holiday celebrations, fundraisers, and so much more!

PUBLIC SKATING AT THE ARENA Public Skating starts again weekly each Sunday from 1:00 pm to 2:20 pm and each Wednesday from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, only $2 per person, a CSA approved helmet with screen is recommended.

SOUTH FRONTENAC MUSEUM The museum is dedicated to preserving and sharing the stories of the people who have lived here over the centuries, of their struggles to scrape out a living for their families, and of the geology of this amazing landscape that defines and constrains the economic options. For more information, check out their new website http://southfrontenacmuseum.ca/

news & puBlic nOTices MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR The Council and Staff at South Frontenac extend best wishes to all for a safe and happy holiday season!

WINTER PARKING RESTRICTIONS The parking of vehicles on Township roads and village streets from 12:00 midnight to 7:00 a.m. is not permitted from December 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019. Pursuant to Section 181 of the Highway Traffic Act “No person shall deposit snow or ice on a roadway without permission in writing from the road authority responsible for the maintenance of the road”.

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

2019 DOG TAGS NOW AVAILABLE Dog Tags for the 2019 year are now available for $15.00 each until February 28, 2019. After that date the fee increases to $30.00. Kennel Licenses must be purchased at the Municipal Office (4432 George St) at a cost of $125.00 until February 28, after which the fee will increase to $150.00 per license. See our website for other locations selling dog tags until February 28th, 2019.

HOLIDAY OFFICE HOURS Township Administrative Offices will be closed from Monday, December 24, 2018 at 12:00 noon, reopening on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. To reach the Public Works Department during this time, please call (613) 376-3027 Ext 4330 or 4331. Have a safe and happy holiday season!

liVinG Here CHRISTMAS RECYCLING REMINDERS • Do not bag cans & plastics, bagged recycling is not accepted at the depot (KARC) • Wrapping paper; tissue paper or gift bags ae NOT recyclable. The inks and glues make it an impure fibre.

• Cardboard MUST be flattened and taped or tied with a limit of 3 bundles per proper collection week. There are *free* bins at LWDS & PWDS (when open) for excess flattened cardboard.

• Please do not mix boxboard and cardboard together, different collection weeks. Take a look at your packaging to determine which it is and flatten it. By flattening all packaging boxes, more can fit in the truck compartment.

• Glass must be consumable, food grade and intact, no decorative or window glass or light bulbs • Please do not overfill the boxes, workers will not *chase* your recycling due to wind or spillage • Colored cards will be left in your bin to explain why your recycling was left, please check for a *Reason for Leaving* card prior to calling the office • Recycling is for *Household* items only, not toys, furniture or electronics • No hazardous materials accepted in either garbage or recycling.

Please have ALL tagged garbage & recycling out by 7 am ON THE DAY OF COLLECTION to ensure pickup.

REMINDER FROM SOUTH FRONTENAC FIRE AND RESCUE By-Law 2012-68 Regulates Open Air Burning for the Township of South Frontenac. Please remember that Open Air Burning of Garbage is PROHIBITED by the Fire Protection and Prevention Act and the Environmental Protection Act. Property owners are expected to follow the By-Law and are reminded that fines can be issued for non-compliance related to burning materials not permitted by regulation Holiday Fire Safety - Keep your tree fire free! Always make sure your live trees are immersed in water at all times, and keep all candles and open flames away from the Christmas tree!

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DEPOT Due to the holiday season, the next HHW Depot days will be on January 10th & 24th from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Open dates will be published monthly in this banner as well as on our website. Please remember that accepted items are hazardous materials, electronics and bale wrap only. A full listing of accepted materials may be found on our website under Living Here/Solid Waste/Recycling/Household Hazardous Waste.

2018 Christmas Garbage & Recycling Changes

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS Council will be advertising for various committee appointments for the 2018-2022 term of Council in the New Year.

Please check out the News and Public Notices on the website for details.

Open fOr Business PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND INFORMATION Residents interested in submitting a planning application are strongly encouraged to book a pre-consultation meeting with the Planner. Appointment times for pre-consultation meetings can be made on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm by calling extension 2226. Booking a pre-consultation meeting helps us evaluate your application and provides you with important information about the process and associated costs.

TOwn HAll UPCOMING MEETINGS • Council Meeting – January 8th, 2019 at 7:00 pm 2019 BUDGET INPUT Council invites residents to provide input for the 2019 Budget. The 2019 Budget document will be tabled on Tuesday, January 15th. Those interested in presenting to Council on Tuesday, January 22nd are encouraged to contact the Clerk’s office at Extension 2222 to be placed on the agenda. Alternatively, written submissions may be forwarded to the Clerk’s Office via admin@southfrontenac.net. Requests to present to Council and/or written submissions must be received by noon on Thursday, January 17th, 2019.

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The Holidays always produce more refuse than any other time of the year, please recycle responsibly and be sure your garbage & recycling is at the curb by 7 am on collection days.

Regular Collection Day Monday (Dec 24) Tuesday (Dec 25) Wednesday (Dec 26) Thursday (Dec 27) Friday (Dec 28) Monday (Dec 31) Tuesday (Jan 1) Wednesday (Jan 2) Thursday (Jan 3) Friday (Jan 4)

Holiday collection Monday (Dec 24) Thursday (Dec 27) Friday (Dec 28) Saturday (Dec 29) Saturday (Dec 29) Monday (Dec 31) Wednesday (Jan 2) Thursday (Jan 3) Friday (Jan 4) Saturday (Jan 5)

Loughborough WDS will close at 12 Noon on both Christmas Eve and New Years Eve Salem WDS will be closed December 25th and January 1st.

Portland WDS will be closed December 26th

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Hammering home the principles of metal working S culptor Stefan Duerst likes teaching. That’s probably why he accepted a position as artist-blacksmith teacher at Sir Sanford Fleming College.

But he also enjoys teaching kids and as such, his studio at the Godfrey Sculpture Park has become a classroom of late.

He’s been holding classes through the fall and last Saturday, held a class that wasn’t tied to his home-schooling endeavours.

“This was a ‘mini-intro’ where I talk about steel and why it can bend and twist when hot,” he said. “And the students get to make a useful item like a fire poker or hook.

“I love to teach and I love to teach kids.”

He started his teaching odyssey two years ago with the home-school group his kids are in.

“With all the technology these days dumbing everything down, it’s important for kids to learn to work with their hands,” he said. “Hopefully, it ignites something in them.

“After all, somebody’s got to build the houses.”

It’s not that he’s against computers, he uses them on a daily basis. But there is such a thing as balance.

“How long does it take for a five-year-old to learn how to swipe a finger?” he said. “And, I’m very much against using computers as baby-sitters.”

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And for him, there are instant rewards.

“They (his students) totally get into it,” he said. “For me, that’s awesome even if they never do it again. And it is very good for hand-eye coordination.”

That’s a big part of it for one of his students on this Saturday, Kaitlyn Perry.

“I just like metal-working,” she said. “I’m taking metalworking at Lasalle.

“I like working with the hammer — the lighter one.”

And that’s just fine with Duerst, in fact, he approves of the lighter hammer.

“Size doesn’t matter,” Duerst said. “It’s velocity. Some of the bigger ones hammer three times and they’re out of gas.”

Kaitlyn’s younger brother, Mason, was a bit more pragmatic about it.

“This (the lessons) was a Christmas present from our parents,” he said. “I like to see the design when it’s done.”

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Class was in session last Saturday as master sculptor Stefan Duerst has being holding classes for kids. Here the Perry kids (Kaitlyn, Grant and Mason) are going through the various steps to create pokers and hooks

n Friday, December 14, GREC’s Indigenous Studies class welcomed Christine Craig to their classroom to present a workshop as part of their participation in the Great Canoe Journey.

Ms. Craig took the students through a presentation in which she shared the knowledge she was given by Elders and knowledge keepers during a visit to British Columbia.

The teachings centred around the Indigenous World View, particularly with respect to water. It stressed the importance of water conservation and preservation, and the challenges to these brought about by agriculture and industry.

Part of the Great Canoe Journey’s program, as well as education, is a challenge to students to do something to promote water conservation and preservation. GREC’s Indigenous Studies class chose to connect the Voyageur culture and Metis Dot Art teachings they received from Candace Lloyd with the Great Canoe Journey, by dot-painting canoe paddles.

The class had already started their paddle painting prior to the workshop, and were proud to show Ms. Craig their work. Ms. Craig was impressed with the quality of the work, and said she had visited many classes, but this was the first one to do this kind of project for The $ Great Canoe Journey. & up

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