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Feature Article - July 10, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 10, 2008 On the Catwalk… at Church in SydenhamBy Julie DrukerMorna Graf, Verity Graf, model Diane Hutton, Sue ClintonOn Sunday a fashion show was held at the Grace United Church in Sydenham to support the Loughborough Christmas and… READ MORE

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Letters - July 10, 2008 Back toHome Letters - July 10, 2008 Letters: July 10Re: We Won't See the Fireworks, Shasti AbalkRe: We Won't See the Fireworks, Diane ThomsonOh Henry!, Carmen GowanStrokes Fore Hopes, Cathy GoodfellowRe: We Won't See the Fireworks This really is not worth a response, but I… READ MORE

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Editorial - July 10, 2008 Back toHome Editorial - July 10, 2008 What is rural life?Editorial by Jeff GreenWe often talk, in these pages, about rural life, about its stresses and joys, about the pressures faced by small municipalities, and about how people in the cities just don’t understand us.… READ MORE

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Outdoors - July 10, 2008 Back toHome Outdoors in the LandO'Lakes - July 10, 2008 The Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker Outdoors in the Land O'Lakes byLorraine Julien I’ve always been intrigued by the name of this member of the Woodpecker family and, after seeing them, I find they are as colourful and… READ MORE

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Feature Article - July 10, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 10, 2008 South Frontenac Council – July 8, 2008By Wilma KennyA Minor Variation or a "Horrible Precedent?" Councillor David Hahn brought up a recent Committee of Adjustment decision that he said concerned him. The owners of a shoreline… READ MORE

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Feature Article - July 10, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 10, 2008 Sharbot Lake Property Owners’ Association – committed to information and cooperationBy Jeff GreenThe Sharbot Lake Propery Owners’ Association is unlike some other cottage or lake associations in that it does not limit its membership to waterfront… READ MORE

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Feature Article - July 10, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 10, 2008 Verona Couple Seek New Recruits to take Up ArmsBy Julie DrukerKen & Linda Willis If your passion is Canadian history with a penchant for the battlefield around the turn of the 19th century, here is your… READ MORE

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Feature Article - July 10, 2008 Back toHome Feature Articla - July 10, 2008 DenbighSydenhamVerona Area Lions: Giving Back Denbigh Griffith Lions Celebrate Hall Renovationsby Angela BrightThe parking lot at the Denbigh Griffith Lions Hall was full on Sunday July 6, as a good-sized crowd made it out to see… READ MORE

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Feature Article - July 10, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 10, 2008 Why Appeals Court Supports Ardoch AlgonquinsBy Jeff GreenArdoch Algonquin First Nations’ lawyer Chris Reid may well have felt his legal arguments fell on deaf ears on February 18 in Kingston Superior Court when Justice Cunningham sentenced… READ MORE

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Jul 3/08 - Broadband Initiative Ramps Up Back toHome Feature Article - July 3, 2008 Broadband initiative ramping up in Cloyne, Plevna and Mountain GroveBy Jeff GreenThe drive for rural broadband has been slow, frustrating and complicated in rural Eastern Ontario, and in the northern parts of Frontenac and Lennox… READ MORE

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Jul 3/08 - Early Literacy Back toHome Early Literacy - July, 2008 I hear what you’re saying!by Susan Ramsay, Early Literacy Specialist, HFL&A“Juno, come!” My dog, which had already rolled over, sat and stayed, does not come. “Juno, come!” Slight exasperation is sneaking into my voice. Juno stays in the… READ MORE

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Letters - July 3, 2008 Back toHome Letters - July 3, 2008 Letters: July 3Re: Summerfest: in Memory of Glen Fossey, Pamela GirouxWe Won't See the Fireworks, Aspin Grnak & Barrett FamiliesOmpah Fireworks, Jen RobertsonCitizens EnquiryThank You, Wolfe ErlichmanRe: Summerfest: in Memory of Glen Fossey Glen Fossey will always be… READ MORE

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Feature Article - July 3, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 3, 2008 The muddiest mud drags ever at Parham Family Fun DayBy Julie DrukerThe annual Parham Family Fun Day had a bit of trouble getting off the ground this year due to the deluge of rain on Saturday.… READ MORE

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Feature Article - July 3, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 3, 2008 North Frontenac Council – June 26/08By Jeff GreenMaguire frustrated with ministry response over Pine LakeNorth Frontenac Mayor Ron Maguire recounted to his Council last week that a long-awaited meeting with Ontario government officials failed to clarify… READ MORE

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Outdoors - July 3, 2008 Back toHome Outdoors in the LandO'Lakes - July 3, 2008 Lady’s Slippers of theLand o’ Lakes Outdoors in the Land O'Lakes by Steve Blight Some of the most interesting and attractive wildflowers found in our area are the lady’s slippers. These members of the Orchid… READ MORE

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Feature Article - July 3, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 3, 2008 Community Futures unveils planBy Jeff GreenThe Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation (FCFDC) is three years old, and it has just completed a review of its operations and released a strategic plan to run until 2011. The… READ MORE