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Back to HomeFeature Article - April 23, 2009 Vennachar pioneer turns 100By Jeff Green Ethel Gregg, who was then Ethel Martin, was 16 when her family, cattle included, boarded a train from Smiley, Saskatchewan, to head back to Vennachar, where her father's family originally came…
Back to HomeFeature Article - April 23, 2009 Addington Highlands CouncilBy Jeff Green No major tax increase in the cards for Addington Highlands Addington Highlands Council has not completed deliberating over the 2009 budget, but Treasurer Jack Pauhl brought some draft numbers…
Back to HomeFeature Article - April 23, 2009 Accomodation Review Committee Considers its options The program and accommodation review (PARC) by the Limestone District School Board for the Sharbot Lake family of schools has been going on for a few months, and it is now looking…
Back to HomeLetters - April 23, 2009Letters: April 23Stop for school buses, for our children's sakes! Laina LeesNot Hydro One, Lillian LemkeStop for school buses, for our children's sakes! On Friday, April 17, my 5-year-old daughter's school bus pulled up and came to a stop in…
Back to HomeFeature Article - April 23, 2009 Bob’s Lake senior escapes fireby Julie Druker Alex Johnstone (right) survived the fire that engulfed his home on Sunday and rests at the home of his good friend Joe Robitaille who arrived first at the scene. Eighty eight year old Alex…
Back to HomeMaster Gardeners - April 23, 2009 Problems with African Violets (Saintpaula)by Margaret Inwood, Lanark County Master Gardeners If leaves are small and very crowded, the plant needs repotting. Re-pot in the spring into the next size pot, but keep it pot-bound. If the…
Back to HomeOutdoors in the Land O'lakes - April 23, 2009 Spring Peepersby Lorraine Julien While driving home past a small lake one early evening recently, I heard the first chorus of Spring Peepers announcing that spring is definitely here! Even with the car windows up, the…
Back to HomeFeature Article - April 23, 2009 Local Girl Guides meet “Creatures 101”by Julie Druker Local girl guides get a close look as Matt Ellerbeck of Creatures 101 displays one of his scorpions. Last Thursday girl guides of the First Harrowsmith and First Sydenham groups…
Back to HomeFeature Article - April 23, 2009 There’s a new potter in townby Julie Druker Local potter Johanna Jansen at her studio in Sharbot Lake Like many artists in the area, potter Johanna Jansen gets her inspiration from objects and the nature that surround her. And she is…
Back to HomeFeature Article - April 16, 2009 “Day Away” volunteer of the yearby Julie Druker Catherine Tysick, NFCS Volunteer of the Year Joan Wyatt, and Candace Bertrim Thursdays are days to look forward to for many local seniors who meet regularly for the Day Away Program put…
