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More than 150 drawings were submitted for our annual Christmas Art contest. They were all great, and as always, the only downside to holding the contest is that we would like to choose every drawing as the winner. We loved them all and really appreciated the hard work and…
by Dr. Jim Bendell [This interesting article on becoming a citizen scientist was written by retired Biology Professor Dr. Jim Bendell about a presentation given by Marlene Doyle of Environment Canada to the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) on September 15, 2011. We…
Photo: Members of the Blue Skies Community Fiddle Orchestra were working hard at their first ever performance under new Director Cindy McCall at the Festival of Trees in Sharbot Lake Friday, December 9. 6.5-foot trees: North Frontenac Little Theatre’s “Gold Rush Days” won 1st…
Photo: Rick Fines I remember the first time I saw Rick Fines. It was about 30 years ago in Peterborough, and it must have been one of the Saturday night dances at the college dining hall at Trent University. It cost $5 to get in, and you could buy beer for about a dollar or sip…
Photo: Award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Wallace Edwards at Gallery Perth Award-winning children’s book author and illustrator, Wallace Edwards, was front and center at Gallery Perth on December 10, signing copies of his books and chatting with admirers of his…
Photo: Wilf Heggart shows off his completed snowflake. On November 28, students from the Grade 11/12 Art class traveled to The Glass House in Kingston to learn how to make stained glass sun-catchers. Profits from the November 16 “Northern Highlights” Art class booth subsidized…
Photo: Architects drawing of the new school. Trustee Ann Goodfellow, along with Limestone Board Manager of Facility Services David Fowler, and Manager of Planning Wayne Toms, brought the preliminary drawings for the new Sharbot Lake Kindergarten to Grade 12 school to Central…
Photo: assisted by Joan Cameron and David Townsend of the SFCSC, Mayor Gary Davison cuts the ribbon inaugurating the former Grace United Church in Sydenham as the SFCSC's new Grace Centre. Guests gathered to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Grace United Church and its…
Love-in at SF Council South Frontenac Council held their final Committee of the Whole meeting of the year on Tuesday night and they took the opportunity to indulge in a little back-slapping. Chief Administrative Officer Wayne Orr presented a long list of council accomplishments…
New works manager to make his mark in North Frontenac Jim Phillips has kept a low profile since taking on the role of public works manager in North Frontenac a couple of months ago. Philips was hired after a summer-long search took place, a search that became necessary after the…
