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Photo: Norman Kunc “Why is it fun to be mean?” “How do we create a sense of belonging without relying on a common enemy?” With these and other questions, along with stories laced with humour and wit, Norman Kunc challenged a large audience of students and staff at Sharbot Lake…
Photo: Dick Miller in The Maircroft Enigma Verona Lions Hall was the scene of a crime on March 26 when Partners in Crime of Inverary presented “The Maircroft Enigma” by Robert Lawton as a fundraiser for the Verona Lions. This was the first time the Lions hosted this kind of…
Photo: Bob Hall, Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley at MERA For one night the MERA schoolhouse was transformed into an intimate 1930s jazz club thanks to the talents of three very fine musicians. The touring duo of Chris Whiteley and Diana Braithwaite, who have collaborated on…
Photo: Scott Cannatta (centre) with students at NAEC. Photo: Katie Ohlke. Some of us get exhausted just thinking of a marathon, let alone running one. But Scott Cannata, a physical anthropology student at Trent University in Peterborough, intends to run one marathon, or 42.2…
Photo: The Sheldrick family and Holly York with Linda Lothian (fourth from left), with Linda's grandson Donovan Linda Lothian and her family got a boost from friends, family and the Sydenham community who held a fund raising dance and benefit in her honour on March 26 at the…
Waste reduction efforts succeeding - North Frontenac achieves 38% diversion Guy Laporte and Anne Kloosterman of AECOM brought good news to North Frontenac Council when they presented their 2010 waste site reports. Laporte presented detailed analyses of the township’s five active…
Budget down to 4,98%, but at what cost? On March 22, following Council’s direc-tion to cut back on Public Works spending, Public Works Manager Mark Segsworth presented a revised budget which reduced road and bridge construction by $1.3 M, and trimmed a further $250,000 from…
Delegations Mayor Cladoyskison welcomed a delegation from the local Bird and Bunny Lovers Association (BABL) who proposed that the coyote be honoured as the official Township animal. Describing the huge numbers of songbirds that were killed annually by feral cats and household…
A consultant who is working on the Community Improvement Plan (CIP) for the hamlet of Verona said last week that it might take “more bold measures than simply upgrading street signs and awnings in front of existing businesses to make a real difference. “One of the problems…
After such a long wait, the cry “hurry up” rang out in phone calls among riding associations in Lanark Frontenac Lennox and Addington last week. Predictions of a spring “011” election, have been rampant for at least six months. However, the fact that an election has predicted…
