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This edition marks the end of our municipal election cam-paign coverage, with the publication of candidate profiles for South Frontenac, Addington Highlands, South Sherbrooke Ward of Tay Valley Township, and Ward 6 (Elphin-McDonalds Corners) of Lanark Highlands on pages 13-17.…
South Sherbrooke MARK BURNHAM Mark Burnham served for three terms as councilor on Tay Valley Council between 1998 and 2006. He sought the position of deputy reeve in 2006 and lost the election to Susan Freeman. Even though he has not been a member of council for the last four…
by: Lorraine Julien It was early September and, as I left the house, something caught my eye way up in one of our maple trees. It was a huge hornet’s nest about 30 feet up in the tree - so high that I had to use my binoculars to see it in any detail. The colourful patterns on…
Photo: Outgoing Reverend Will Keller and his wife Connie in the new gymnasium at the Harrrowsmith Free Methodist Church Members of the public were invited to the new 5000 square foot gymnasium at the Harrowsmith Free Methodist Church on September 26 to celebrate the church’s…
Photo: Peter, Kylie, Vicki and Taylor Babcock thank the community for all of their support Life is just getting back to normal for the Babcock family and on Oct. 2 there were balloons, cake, and dancing at the Verona Lions Hall courtesy of Peter and Vicki Babcock to thank the…
Photo: Val Ruttan, Ken Brown and mayor Gary Davison On September 30, Ken Brown, president of the Portland District and Area Heritage Society, headed up four consecutive dedication ceremonies for four granite benches that were installed in cemeteries in Murvale, Harrowsmith,…
Photo: A lone dwelling on Bradner Island in Sharbot Lake was devastated in a Sunday morning fire October 3. Courtesy of Cody Steeves An early morning fire on Sunday, October 3 consumed a residence on Bradner Island in the west basin of Sharbot Lake just west of the government…
Nathan Domen, of Land O’ Lakes Public School, held on to the Top Male Runner Trophy for the second year in a row as the sixth annual Timber Wolf Cross Country Meet took place on a very rainy Thursday, September 30. Bailey Tripp, also of Land O’ Lakes Public School, won top…
Municipal Election - October 25, 2010 Mayoral Candidates Ward 1, Kennebec Ward 2, Olden Ward 3, Oso Ward 4, Hinchinbrooke Mayoral Candidates Janet Gutowski – committed to a vision of the future When she moved to the township early in 2003, the only two people whom Janet Gutowski…
Photo: Skills Link youth participants at the Sharbot Lake car wash Sat. Oct. 2 A long list of odd jobs are being crossed off the lists of various organizations and groups in and around the Sharbot Lake community thanks to the help of 10 participants of the Sharbot Lake Skills…
