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Photo: The Nelson family dancers (with Riley Brooks), l-r, Nakita, Tammy, Riley Brooks, Bernard (head male dancer), Shemia, and Keesha, (head female dancer). On August 27 and 28, close to 1000 people gathered at the shores of Silver Lake for the 17th annual community Pow Wow,…
Photo: Elvis times four, l-r; John Cigan, Al Ross, Frank E. Cross and Eric Evangelista The well-known 30-year-old Tweed legend that Elvis lives somewhere in town was proven true... and then some this past weekend. No fewer than 33 ETAs (Elvis Tribute Artists) from all over…
While there have been incidences of extreme weather in many parts of Canada this summer, Eastern Ontario has been one region that has enjoyed warm, dry weather, with just enough rain to keep crops coming along nicely without too much watering. As summer winds down, the bounty on…
Central Frontenac Mayor Janet Gutowski was very happy this week. “I’m really pleased with how the hiring process went for our new CAO, and am happy to announce that Shawn Trepanier will be taking on the position as of September 27.” Shawn Trepanier is finishing up his tenure as…
Dave Parkhill lives in Kingston, but he is a familiar face in rural Frontenac County, where he worked for 21 years as a paramedic out of the Parham and Ompah bases. Parkhill is also the newly minted NDP candidate for LFL&A, and he said, “I may not live in the riding, but I’ve…
Megan Hughes toils quietly most of the time in her office at the Child Centre in Sharbot Lake. She spends her working days digging into statistical information, and produces reports on the social well-being of children and families in Frontenac, Lennox and Addington and Hastings…
Back to Home Letters - September 1, 2011 Letters: Sept 1 Reid’s use of tax dollars, Steev Morgan Reid’s use of tax dollars, Wolfe Ehrlichman Re: Jack Layton, Carmel Gowan Re: I Didn't know Jack, Norm Landry A life or death matter – someone finally understands, Leo Ladouceur…
Editorial by Jeff Green Energy policy will be a major theme in the coming provin-cial election. The Conservative Party has been making the cost of hydro a major thrust of their pre-election banter, but aside from a commitment to cutting the HST from hydro bills, and scrapping…
by Ankaret Dean, Lanark County Master Gardeners One of the miracles of gardening is found in spring bulbs. We buy them in the fall, plant them before freeze up and then, in the spring, there are our beautiful colourful flowers. No weeding, no watering, no fertilizing. Up they…
Photo: The Abrams Brothers at The John Thomson Hall in Snow Road. The Abrams Brothers packed their family owned John Thomson hall in Snow Road for their annual concert/fundraiser on August 21. The brothers, John, aged 20 and James, aged 18, have been playing together since 1999…
