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140 Plus Nativities At St. Patrick's In Railton

On December 8 it did not take long for the 24 figurines of the baby Jesus that Tony Vella made and brought with him to the Nativity Sunday display and celebration at Saint Patrick's Church in Railton to disappear into eager, waiting young hands. Vella, who hails from Malta,…

Choosing Children’s Holiday Books

Susan Ramsay, Early Literacy Specialist HFL&A, [email protected] My cell phone vibrates. I glance at the message. “running late. will text u when leaving.” My thumbs leap into action. “ok great tks.” If this spelling and grammar were in an email, report, or funding proposal,…

Christmas, And A Few Tidbits About Uruguay

Over the years we have looked briefly at Christmas traditions and foods from many countries that are familiar to many Canadians, including France, Italy, the Ukraine, and others. This year we looked to South America, and settled on Uruguay, whose capital Montevideo is a city of…

“Unexcelled Humbugs” And More Wrap Up Frontenac Farmers Market

In what was one of their busiest market days of the year, vendors at the Frontenac Farmers Market in Verona tended to a steady stream of holiday shoppers eager to acquire a wide array of locally produced bounty. Shoppers strolled the 18 booths manned by regular and guest market…

Decking The Halls At MERA

On Nov. 28 at the MERA Christmas Fair in McDonalds Corners, over 200 holiday shoppers had a plethora of hand-crafted gift items to help them shorten their gift lists, thanks to the close to 20 artisans who took part in the event. The annual fundraiser fair has been going on for…

NAEC Athlete Wins OFSAA Character Athlete Award

Jared Salmond, a Grade 12 student at North Addington Education Centre, won the OFSAA Character Athlete Award on December 10. The award is sponsored by the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations and is given to a male and female high school athlete each semester. Over…

Tay Valley Community Choir Celebrates The Season With Song

There is nothing like the sounds of a four-part men's and ladies' choir singing the songs of the season to ignite warm holiday feelings. That was the case for the over 100 listeners who crammed the Community hall in Maberly on December 7 to listen to “Christmas is Coming”, the…

Frontenac County Council - Dec. 11/13

County review points to political stagnation, missing Christmas party An organizational and service delivery review prepared by the KPMG consulting group for Frontenac County provides a varied shopping list of 27 “recommended opportunities” for county's consideration. These…

North Frontenac Council - Dec. 17/13

North Frontenac pulls back from hall redundancy. After meeting with user groups from the Snow Road, Harlowe, and Clarendon and Miller halls, North Frontenac Council decided to rescind part of a bylaw they passed last July, which stipulated that the halls were to be declared as…

South Frontenac Council - Dec. 17/13

Asset management Council received the asset management plan from RV Anderson Consulting. Essentially the plan calls for the township to continue its practice of putting 1% of taxes aside for long term capital spending, although it calls for some tax increases, up to 5%, over the…