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Lions Walk for Dog Guides

CENTRAL FRONTENAC · Oct 8, 2009

Dog owners meet for first annual Sharbot Lake “Walk for Dog Guides” For new Sharbot Lake and District Lions’ member Carolyn Bond (who also happens to own three dogs of her own), it was a no brainer that she be the Lion to initiate and coordinate the first ever "Walk for Dog…

South Frontenac Council - Oct. 6, 2009

SOUTH FRONTENAC · Oct 8, 2009

Sydenham WI Presentation Carol Faires, speaking on behalf of the Sydenham Women’s Institute, presented Council with photo portraits of South Frontenac Township’s first three mayors. In her introduction, Ms. Faires listed some of the WI’s many contributions to the Sydenham…

Land O’Lakes Vision Awards – celebrating ingenuity and perseverance

General Interest · Oct 8, 2009

The third biennial Land O’ Lakes Tourist Association’s (LOLTA) Vision Awards reflected some of the new ideas about tourism and agriculture, and the amount of work it takes to make a success out of a small business. The range of businesses that won awards reflects the diverse…

Sydenham triathlete takes the bronze at World Championships

SOUTH FRONTENAC · Oct 8, 2009

Sydenham triathlete Scott Takala (far right) wins a bronze medal at the ITU World Championships Grand Final held in Gold Coast, Australia Sept. 12. Photo courtesy of Scott Takala No one was more surprised than 24-year-old Sydenham triathlete Scott Takala, who after completing a…

Sydenham Principal Finds Sometimes the grass is greener

SOUTH FRONTENAC · Oct 1, 2009

Sydenham High School Principal Shawn Lehman, in his newly decorated office. That seems to be the case for Shawn Lehman. Lehman joined the Limestone District School Board this fall as the new principal of Sydenham High School after working 10 years in the Upper Canada District…

Parham residents concerned about Salvia

General Interest · Oct 1, 2009

Anna Vinkle was alarmed when she learned that her daughter had experimented with a Mexican herb known as Salvia, which produces short-lived but powerful hallucinogenic effects. Although she was relieved to find out her daughter was scared by smoking the herb, and said she would…

Campaign to save prison farms - back in high gear

General Interest · Oct 1, 2009

(l-r) Charlie Cumpson, John Peters, Hailey Conium, Liberal candidate David Remmington, MPP Wayne Easter, and “Stormy” Now that the summer harvest is winding down, local farmers are once again gearing up in their fight against the government's decision in February 2008 to close…

Ompah’s ATV Run

NORTH FRONTENAC · Oct 1, 2009

Not since the Ompah Stomp weekends in the heydays of the ‘80s has this little hamlet in North Frontenac seen such a successful event. Starting around 8 A.M. on September 26 the streams of pickup trucks, trailers and ATVs started to pour in for the start of what participants say…

North Frontenac Council - Sept. 30/09

NORTH FRONTENAC · Oct 1, 2009

Opposition mounts to Woodcrest expansion Woodcrest Resort has room for 94 campsites (suitable for trailers) on a 40-acre site on Mitchell Bay, Kashwakamak Lake in North Frontenac, and the resort owners have applied to expand their operation by adding 200 more sites, to be…

Bomb Found Near Mountain Grove

CENTRAL FRONTENAC · Oct 1, 2009

Photo: Police investigate on the snowmobile trail leading to Bass Lake. Photo courtesy Linda Gray According to a report that has been confirmed by the OPP, a homemade bomb was found on a snowmobile trail near Mountain Grove on Saturday Sept. 26. According to Linda Gray, her…

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