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Back to HomeFeature Article - February 26, 2009 Looking back: the Heritage FestivalBy Julie Druker Traditonal log shaping demonstrations with Justin Hilborn and Pat Moore of Gibson Timber Frames The third annual Frontenac Heritage Festival offered visitors a glimpse back into the past and for many it was an opportunity… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - February 26, 2009 “Lord! What Fools these Mortals Be” NFLT’s Midsummer Night’s Dream By Chava Field-Green As the end of February nears and our feet still chill in their wool socks and boots, the promise of a midsummer night is a happy escape from the… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - February 26, 2009 Will the northern PARC follow the southern pattern? By Jeff Green The Program Accommodation Review that is underway for the Sharbot Lake Family of Schools is the third that the Limestone District School Board has undertaken in the past year. The first… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - February 26, 2009 Verona Festival: The Oscars may be back sooner than you think by Julie Druker With Sunday night’s Academy Awards still so fresh the hearts and minds of avid movie goers, it gives me great excitement to announce with certainty that the red… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - February 19, 2009 A different kind of love in the airBy Julie Druker Sydenham/Harrowsmith Breast Cancer Support Group at their recent February meeting The Sydenham/ Harrowsmith Breast Cancer Support Group held their monthly meeting at the Harrowsmith United Church. Sixteen members of the 65-member group… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - February 19, 2009 Trent University Volleyball showcases local athletesby Christine Teal Josh and Becci Neadow & Nelson HannahWhat are the chances that two siblings from the Parham/Tichborne area would be playing on the same university’s volleyball team in the same year? Then, throw in the… READ MORE

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Back to HomeEditorial - February 19, 2009 Are school closings inevitable in Central and North Frontenac?Editorial by Jeff Green That's the question that springs to mind after the first public meeting of the Limestone School Board's Program and Accommodation Review Committee (PARC) Local board trustee Ann Goodfellow and PARC Chair… READ MORE

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Back to HomeLetters - February 19 2009Letters: February 19Re: Old Road Battles Die Hard, Marg PurtellRe: Leslie Myles Climbs Kilimanjaro, Jay AbramskyRe: Communications Towers, Colin BeckinghamMoon Circle Drummers Change Name, Pam GirouxRe: Old Road Battles Die Hard (Feb. 12) Sirs: What’s with this council? You hire a person to do… READ MORE

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Back to HomeOutdoors in the Land O'lakes - February 19, 2009 Conserving Ontario’s BirdsBy Steve Blight News reports about the status of the world’s birds are common these days, and are generally not very encouraging. Although it is clear that the populations of many of the world’s bird species are… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - February 19, 2009 Haitian team‘s “Bumpy ride” to successBy Julie Druker One of the classrooms at Ste. Therese school in Grison-Garde, Haiti Linda Bates of Verona and 4 volunteers, Kevin and Heather Ryan, Monique Haggar and Lise Woods. arrived home somewhat exhausted from their trip… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - February 19, 2009 School Spirit Rampant at NAECKatie OhlkeLast week at North Addington, students and staff were split into four teams (N, A, E and C) and participated in school spirit events and theme days. Every day had a different theme: PJ day, Hat Day,… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - February 19, 2009 Sasha’s haircut raises over $850, and a 14” braid Hair dresser Amanda Pelicos and Sasha Berndt “Sasha's haircut went great!,” reported her mother Sherry Berndt after her first ever haircut. The haircut yielded a 14” braid, which has been donated to “A… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - February 19, 2009 PARC Comes to ParhamBy Julie Druker Board treasurer Roger Richard and board trustee Barb McClaren “This is not just a smokescreen. We are not going to sit here for the next year for a foregone conclusion.” So said Ann Goodfellow in response… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - February 19, 2009 local resident stresses the need to be carefully taughtBy Julie Druker Carleton Brown of Verona shares his family history You’ve got to be taught to hate and fear, You’ve got to be taught from year to year, It’s got to be drummed… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - February 19, 2009 Cake anyone?By Julie Druker Mrs. Gilpin’s Junior and Senior kindergarten class at Prince Charles Public School In Verona, students at Prince Charles Public School, many dressed in red white and pink celebrated Valentine’s Day on Friday the 13th and for many it… READ MORE

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Back to HomeLetters - February 12, 2009Letters: February 12Re: High speed internet for North Frontenac, Pat MaloneyRe: High speed internet for North Frontenac According to your story Proposal would bring faster Internet to much of North Frontenac in the Jan 29/09 edition, North Frontenac is going to embrace the further… READ MORE