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What's Up in the Sky - October 2010

By Fred Barrett Nights are cooling off now and darkness is falling much earlier. Speaking of fall, I have written before that it is the best time of the whole year for astronomy. You don’t have to wait up late for a dark sky and there are few or no bugs to torment you. Also,…

Fall vegetables

by Helen Halpenny, Lanark County Master Gardeners The time is here to harvest the last of the vegetables in the garden; the hardy cole crops like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and kale are at their best, having had a touch of frost. As long as the weather stays around the zero…

Golden olden farming days in Denbigh

There is a hill in Denbigh that has seen some attention as of late that it has not seen for decades. Following discussions with family and friends, Tony Fritsch, along with wife Gail, began to clear out a grown up field with the intention of growing a field of oats, harvesting…

Optimism abounds at new employment resource centre

Photo: Arlene Uens, Greg Adams, Karen McGregor. Word slipped out in mid-July that St. Lawrence College was going to locate their new Sharbot Lake-based Employment Service Centre at the site of the former Stedman’s store on Garrett Street. The store, which had been vacant for a…

A dog day afternoon in Sharbot Lake

Photo: 2nd annual Purina Walk for Dog Guides in Sharbot Lake Participants gathered with their four-legged friends in tow for the 2nd Annual Purina Walk for Dog Guides. Sponsored by the Sharbot Lake and District Lions, the walk started at Oso Beach. After complimentary coffee and…

Taking care of the kids at Uptown Dairy

Chris Bliss and D'Arcy Snider and four of their kids at Uptown Dairy in Sydenham The first ever Open Farms Tour, put on by the National Farmers’ Union, took place on September 19 and the weather could not have been better. It encouraged many visitors to head out to meet local…

Four noteworthy writers Visit Westport

Photo: Helen Humphreys Book lovers gathered at the United church in Westport for the Westport Art Council's 3rd annual Writers’ Reading event and were treated to a sneak peak at four celebrated authors’ latest works. Roy MacSkimming read from Laurier in Love, his just-released…

Cloyne’s Walk of Hope a success

Photo: A few of the brave souls who removed their rain gear to pose in the mist! Despite the rain on Sunday, September 12, 44 people and three dogs came out to Bon Echo Provincial Park to show their support for those who have been touched in some way by ovarian cancer. The…

Smoke Those Cigarettes

Editorial by Jeff Green On Tuesday, the Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington Public Health Unit announced they are holding a photo-op in Kingston to launch a new campaign against contraband tobacco. They will initiate the campaign by making a donation to Crimestoppers to…

Addington Highlands Council -Sept. 20/10

Council discussed a letter from the Lake Weslemkoon Conservation Association (LWCA), which raised several issues, mostly about the township’s new requirement that all recyclables must be brought to dumpsites in blue boxes, not bags. The requirement was originally scheduled to…