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Photo: Roger Savage and Denis Warnett of St. Jerome, QC in Verona, two of 2000 cyclists in Verona Price Charles Public School in Verona was transformed into a cyclists’ rest stop as over 2000 bikers filled the school grounds during their seven-day scenic bike tour of the Rideau…
Sometimes life hands out surprises - some good, some bad; some unexpected, some kind of expected; some that make you laugh, some that make you cry. For example, last year I was told I had kidney cancer. Totally unexpected, totally bad, and it made me cry. Then another surprise -…
Photo: The Heath descendents at a recent reunion. In 1911, when Dora and Jacob Heath built their cottage along the shore of Big Clear Lake, they could not possibly have known what they set in motion. They were living in Toronto and had five daughters and one son, and used their…
Photo: Theresa, Katie and Becki Procter complete their third annual Hope Swim in Sharbot Lake. Anyone who happened to be on the shore at Oso beach on the afternoon of August 6 might have witnessed three ladies emerge from the lake, all smiles. They were the Procter sisters,…
Photo: Gary Rosenblath and Gordon Spicer allonwith Pine Meadow administrator Bonnie George and the troops. Pine Meadow Nursing Home residents Gary Rosenblath and Gordon Spicer wanted to show their support for Canadian troops and the Afghanistan mission, so they arranged for all…
A recreational baseball initiative started up in Arden, Mountain Grove and Parham at the end of May this past spring and was carried through until the end of July. Organizers had hoped to attract 70 or 80 kids between 3 and 14 throughout the season. Sessions were held on…
L-r: County of Frontenac CAO – Elizabeth Savill, CASC - Al Rankin, Frontenac Paramedic Services Deputy Chief - Gale Chevalier, CASC - Ignacio Melgar, Warden Gary Davison, and CASC - Sherry Purcell.A retired Frontenac Paramedic ambulance has received a new assignment; to serve…
When the second Flinton Relay for Life was in the planning stages, staff members from the Kingston office floated the idea of setting a goal of raising $100,000, an increase over the $82,000 that was raised in the first Flinton Relay in 2010. “I thought they were crazy. How were…
Water Access only septic haulage By Julie Druker Gord Rodgers of GKR Consulting presented a report to council regarding a business case/feasibility study for septic haulage services to water-access only properties in Frontenac County. The study was contracted by the Frontenac…
The Crystal Ball Black Tie Gala fundraiser for the Limestone Learning Foundation hasn't taken place yet, but it has already taken off beyond the wildest dreams of its organizers. “We were originally planning to sell 250 tickets, and then we went to 350 and 500, and finally we…
