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Outdoors - May 29, 2008 Back toHome Outdoors in the LandO'Lakes - May 29, 2008 Song of the wilderness: the common loon Outdoors in the Land O'Lakes by Lorraine Julien For those of us who visit or live in lake country, there is one sound like no other – the… READ MORE

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Feature Article - May 29, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - May 29, 2008 South Frontenac Council talks again about official plan, waste managementBy Jeff GreenSouth Frontenac Council spent the bulk of this week’s Committee-of-the-Whole meeting re-hashing issues that have divided them in recent weeks and months. Well over a… READ MORE

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Feature Article - May 29, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - May 29, 2008 CountyStudents Net 2 of 7 Limestone Board Achiever awardsBy Jeff GreenAward winners, back row: Emillie Gauthier, KCVI; John Abrams, LaSalle; Brittany Lee, Sydenham; Ben Landen, Bayridge. Front: Kara Irwin, Sharbot Lake; Melissa Hogeboom, Bayridge; Jane Casson,… READ MORE

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Feature Article - May 29, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - May 29, 2008 Family Health Team taking shapeBy Jeff GreenOver three years have now passed since Leona Dombrowsky, who was then MPP for Hastings-Frontenac-Lennox & Addington, came to Sharbot Lake on April 1, 2005 to announce that the Sharbot… READ MORE

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Feature Article - May 29, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - May 29, 2008 The countdown is on for theSharbotLake Relay For LifeSponsored by the Canadian Cancer Society. Up to 400 participants and volunteers are expected to congregate at theParhamBall Field overnight on FridayJune 6 & 7. Claire Macfarlane,RFLChair, says,… READ MORE

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Feature Article - May 29, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - May 29, 2008 Mom, Mitch & Mr. Mol: The 3 Ms of the “Cody Bike Project”By Julie DrukerMitchell Austin and Mike Mol with 'the Cody bike'. Moms are responsible for many things in the lives of their children. It… READ MORE

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Feature Article - May 29, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - May 29, 2008 Fifty years of fire fighting in South Frontenac’s Portland DistrictBy Julie DrukerDeputy Chief Ben Lappen and Deputy Chief Bill Babcock. On June 7 from 11:00am-3:00pm, South Frontenac Fire and Rescue will be having an Open House… READ MORE

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Feature Article - May 22, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - May 22, 2008 The News on the moveWe're packing up our old files and cranky computers (and even the odd cranky staff member) and moving the Frontenac News office this week. Our new office won't be too far away.… READ MORE

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Feature Article - May 22, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - May 22, 2008 Police Seek help in finding Prince Charles vandalsA disturbing incident at Prince Charles’ Public School has police calling on the public for help. Sometime between the end of school on Friday May 9, and the start… READ MORE

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Feature Article - May 22, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - May 22, 2008 Sydenham student stars in Shakespeare on Kingston stageBy Julie DrukerAna Mattisse Donefer-Hickie sparkled as Viola in Shakespeare’s well-known comedy Twelfth Night this past Saturday night at the Wellington Street Theatre. The “Bottle Tree Production” was polished,… READ MORE

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Feature Article - May 22, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - May 22, 2008 John Leslie Ball Comes home:Denbigh Library to Become Permanent Home of WW1 Hero’s MedalsBy Jeff GreenIn the fall of 1915, army recruiters fanned out into the northern regions of Frontenac and Addington Counties looking for young… READ MORE

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Letters - May 22, 2008 Back toHome Letters - May 22, 2008 Letters: May 22Baseball Tournament, Lesley PickardSharbot Lake Ballfield, Marcie WebsterRe: Central Frontenac Slows Compost Plan, Lyn DanilukA Reminder to ATV Riders, Bill CuthillStrokes for Hope, Ryan RedmondBaseball Tournament On May 18, there was a baseball tournament held in… READ MORE

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Outdoors - May 22, 2008 Back toHome Outdoors in the LandO'Lakes - May 22, 2008 Neotropical Migratory Birds Outdoors in the Land O'Lakes by Steve Blight For many nature lovers, the third week of May is the big show. The period from about May 14 to May 21 is about… READ MORE

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Feature Article - May 22, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - May 22, 2008 Neither Snow Nor RainBy Sally Angle Last Saturday a small group of enthusiasts gathered to tackle the task of laying railway track beside the original bed as a first step in rehabilitating the old Sharbot Lake… READ MORE

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Feature Article - May 22, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - May 22, 2008 Trihalomethane in Sydenham water prompts new consultant hiringby Jeff GreenXCG Consultants has received a $12,830 contract to sort out the persistently high trihalomethane (THM) levels in the water that comes out of the Sydenham water treatment… READ MORE

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Feature Article - May 22, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - May 22, 2008 South Frontenac Waste Management plan in limboBy Jeff GreenThe steady push towards amalgamation of services in South Frontenac has suffered a setback this week. In the absence of Mayor Gary Davison, Deputy Mayor Bill Robinson presided… READ MORE