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Back to HomeFeature Article - September 17, 2009 Vandalism strikes MERABy Jeff Green MERA administrator Hilary Barrett point to the mural, damaged by vandalism. A mural that has graced the side of the Lanark Highlands Township garage in McDonalds Corners has been slashed and cut up repeatedly in recent weeks,… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - September 17, 2009North Frontenac Council – Sept. 10/09By Jeff Green RESIDENTS WANT MORE ROAD WORK: A series of letters came to council about roads into some of North Frontenac's larger lakes, including Mackie Lake, Shabomeka/Shawenegog, and Big Gull Lake. In each case the situation is… READ MORE

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Back to HomeOutdoors in the Land O'Lakes - September 3, 2009 The five-lined skinkby Steve Blight It’s not common knowledge that there is a species of lizard that calls the Land O’Lakes area home. But it’s true – Ontario’s only native lizard, the Five-lined Skink, can be found among the… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - September 17, 2009South Frontenac Council - Sept 15/09 South Frontenac Council raises development fees By Jeff Green South Frontenac Council needs to renew its bylaw regarding development fees, and council has been considering how much to charge people who seek to develop new building lots… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - September 17, 2009Jen White: A rider and painter of horsesby Julie Druker Photo: Artist Jen White with a work she created during the Inroads Studio Tour For self-taught painter Jen White, choosing subjects to paint has never been a dilemma. The Maberly artist, who recently… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - September 17, 2009 Canada World Youth at Lancaster's ResortBy Jeff Green L to R: Ken Lancaster; Canada World youth participants Anne, Scott, Maggy and Solomon; Linda Lancaster Eleven young people from Kenya flew in to Toronto last week. For most, if not all of them,… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - September 10, 2009 Deb Lovegrove soldiers through to retirementBy Julie Druker Master Seaman Deb Lovegrove retires after 36 years of service in the Canadian Forces Master Seaman Deb Lovegrove of Verona will soon be retired from the Canadian Forces after 36 years of service. For… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - September 10, 2009 NAEC explores Art and HistoryBy Valerie Allan Photo: Art and History meet as NAEC Grade 10s Richard Davis and Isaac Duschesne sketch artifacts at the Pioneer Museum in Cloyne with Margaret AxfordThe Grade 10 Art class combined Art and History on a… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - September 10, 2009 Barrel racing way down southBy Julie Druker Jessica Nedow and her horse Sunny Daze at the NBHA races in Jacksonville, Mississippi Jessica Nedow, a 15-year-old barrel racer from Parham whose parents Denise and Charles own Heads or Trails Boarding Stables, returned from… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - September 10, 2009 North Frontenac wants out of Frontenac CountyBy Jeff Green It has been no secret that North Frontenac Council is unhappy with the way Frontenac County is run, and this week council followed through on its promise to write to the province about… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - September 10, 2009 South Frontenac Councilby Wilma Kenny Waste management in South Frontenac Controversy arose at a Commitee of the Whole meeting on September 8 in South Frontenac over a recommendation from the Sustainability Committee: “that separate garbage charges to households be eliminated and that… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - September 10, 2009 LIONS Club to host "Walk for Dog Guides"By Bill Pyle L-R Walk Chairperson Carolyn Bond, Lion VP Dawn Hansen, Lion George Hiles, Pres. Gail Jackson, Foster Family Dog Guide Host Jean Graham & (Centre) Future Dog Guide ArgoThe Sharbot Lake Walk for… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - September 10, 2009 Sydenham Lake Canoe ClubBy Erik Miazga Robyn Miazga and Cia Myles-Gonzalez in their C2 at the National Canoe/Kayak Championships in Sherbrooke, Quebec. On August 8 & 9 at the Point in Sydenham, the Sydenham Lake Canoe Club (SLCC) hosted the Eastern Ontario… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - September 10, 2009 3rd annual Verona Garlic FestivalBy Julie Druker l to r: winners of the Eastern Ontario Garlic Awards: Brett and Carolyn Smith of Croydenview Farm and Miguel Hahn of Forest Farm near Westport The 3rd annual Verona Garlic Festival was bigger and better… READ MORE

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Back to HomeFeature Article - September 10, 2009 "Green Cottager of the Year” to address RVFNBy Judy Buehler Showing exceptional leadership in projects that lighten our impact on the natural environment around us, Gray Merriam received Cottage Life’s Green Cottager of the Year Award for Canada. On Sunday, Sept. 13,… READ MORE

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Back to HomeLetters - September 10, 2009Letters: September 10Elphin rocks!, Jen RobertsonElphin rocks! "If the price is right, they will come", and the weather co-operates. A perfect decision by Rick Killingbeck for the 9th Annual Elphinfest. The 10 bands were super and the music was varied so everyone could enjoy.… READ MORE