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Feature Article - March 30, 2006 Back toHome Feature Article - March 30, 2006 Simonett returns to SharbotLake byJeffGreen After being unceremoniously dumped as the television pitchman for Canadian Tire gadgets this spring, actor Ted Simonett has been at loose ends, and began looking to his roots for inspiration. Simonett… READ MORE

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Feature Article - March 30, 2006 Back toHome Feature Article - March 30, 2006 Dear Mozart by Susan Ramsay, Early Literacy Specialist for Hastings-Frontenac-Lennox & Addington Do you remember when you were five and showed your dad your first ink-splotched musical composition? He was so amazed. And I’m still amazed.… READ MORE

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Feature Article - March 23, 2006 Back toHome Feature Article - March 23, 2006 Mauveen "Moe"Bush by JeffGreen For 12 years in the late 1980s and throughout most of the 1990s Moe Bush was the force behind The North Frontenac News. She started with the News as a volunteer in… READ MORE

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Feature Article - March 23, 2006 Back toHome Feature Article - March 23, 2006 Addington Highlands considers telephone and internet voting:AHCouncil,March 20, 2006 by Jule KochBrison At the Denbigh meeting, Addington Highlands Council discussed the possibility of replacing mail-in voting with Intelivote, a system of voting by touch tone phone,… READ MORE

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Feature Article - March 23, 2006 Back toHome Feature Article - March 23, 2006 LOLCS must move by JeffGreen At a sometimes bitter public meeting over a zoning issue, Addington Highlands Council has decided that Land o’ Lakes Community Services (LOLCS) have two years to vacate the converted house in… READ MORE

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Feature Article - March 23, 2006 Back toHome Feature Article - March 23, 2006 KFPLBookmark:Remembering a friend and supporter by Janice Coles, rural branches librarian The staff of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library were saddened to learn of the passing of Mary Lloyd-Jones of Sydenham. Mrs. Lloyd-Jones was a great… READ MORE

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Feature Article - March 23, 2006 Back toHome Feature Article - March 23, 2006 Land o'Lakes community services:Adult protective services by Cheryl Hartwick Jilene Tooley is the Adult Protective Services worker for the Adult Protective Services Program. The program is a part of Land o’ Lakes Community Services providing supports… READ MORE

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Nature Reflections Back toHome Nature Reflections - March 23, 2006 The story of the Swans by Jean Griffin Before the pioneers arrived in America the Trumpeter Swans were found right across the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific. These large birds were heavily hunted and harassed, almost to extinction,… READ MORE

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Feature Article - March 23, 2006 Back toHome Feature Article - March 23, 2006 SouthFrontenacTownship by WilmaKenny LIBRARY THRIVING: The annual presentation to Council from Kingston Frontenac Public Library showed Sydenham branch is the largest and busiest branch in the county, with almost 40,000 items circulated last year. Sydenham is… READ MORE

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Feature Article - March 23, 2006 Back toHome Feature Article - March 23, 2006 NFCSNotes:Happenings at Northern FrontenacCommunityServices Sharbot Lake Diners Program: September of 2005 saw the expansion of our Congregate Diners program to Sharbot Lake . This popular program has been successfully running in Arden, Plevna, Ompah, and Bedford… READ MORE

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Feature Article - March 23, 2006 Back toHome Feature Article - March 23, 2006 Letters to theEditor Diploma mill no fix for college labour dispute I welcome the intervention of Minister Chris Bentley in the current College labour dispute. It is to be hoped that both sides will continue to… READ MORE

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Feature Article - March 23, 2006 Back toHome Feature Article - March 23, 2006 Concerns over newWalleye regulations by JeffGreen As the deadlines for comment on two sets of provincial fishing regulations approach, fishing-related tourist operators are expressing concerns that new rules will lead to a further decrease in cross… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 23, 2006 Back toHome Feature Article - March 16, 2006 A tributeto MaryLloyd-Jones by Wilma Kenny "That woman’s a nuisance, but she does do her homework," muttered one Frontenac County politician after a speech that persuaded him to change his mind, and vote in support of… READ MORE

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March 16, 2006 Back toHome March 16, 2006 Sweet season soon Commentary by GrayMerriam The days are getting longer and soon we will get some of those sunny days with 1 to 2 degree temperatures (38 to 39 F) that will trigger the flow of sap. A new set of… READ MORE

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March 16, 2006 Back toHome March 16, 2006 Did youknow?Zebra mussels invading your lake are invisible Commentary by GrayMerriam Invasive exotic species are moving from infested lakes to clean lakes mostly with our help. Invasives such as zebra mussels, spiny waterfleas, fish-hook waterfleas, European milfoil and such exotics can move… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 23, 2006 Back toHome Feature Article - March 16, 2006 Township to apply for approval to establish a transfer station by JeffGreen In line with a report from Golder and Associates and a recommendation from Public Works Manager Bill Nicol, Central Frontenac Council decided this week… READ MORE