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What’s Up in the Night Sky? – December 2022

What a great month for amateur astronomers! First, we have the eye popping Geminid meteor shower peaking at about 150 meteors per hour on the evening of December 13/14 and then we have a very bright, 70 degrees high in the sky, Mars for most of December. Although Mars was at its…

Lions Roar

The Lions Club of Land O'Lakes is a community of dedicated individuals who set the mark high in service and community care. Today, we would like to share with you one story of their dedication and creativity. Hopefully, you have been all watching the Lions’ fence change from…

Community Columns - December 8th, 2022

These columns from our community reporters are updated every week. Table of Contents Arden Battersea/Storrington Cloyne - Northbrooke Denbigh Godfrey Harlowe Harrowsmith Henderson Inverary Maberly-Bolingbroke Mississippi Ompah Parham-Tichborne Perth Road Plevna Sydenham Verona…

Gilbert, Daniel (‘Dan’) Charles

Passed away suddenly but peacefully in the presence of his family on Sunday November 27th, 2022 at the age of 65. Born on December 29th, 1956 in Bath, New Brunswick, Dan hailed from a large loving family. Born to Margaret (Peg) and Joseph (Joe) Gilbert, Dan regularly shared fond…

Wagar, Meta Louise

October 21, 1940 - November 28, 2022 After a short battle with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, on Monday November 28, 2022, The Lord came and relieved Meta of her earthly body and took her home to heaven. She was 82 years old. Although acquainted with many tragedies, Meta remained a…

Lions Club of Land O'Lakes Santa Claus Parade

It was a great day for the Lions Club of Land O'Lakes Santa Claus Parade, on Saturday, November 26th at 1pm. in Northbrook. 32 parade participants/floats, live Reindeer Display from Sherwood Reindeer Farm, the Kawartha Kavaliers Marching Band, a Town Cryer, a Piper, antique…

Big Changes Coming To Frontenac County Council

While there were changes in the makeup of all of the mainland Frontenac Township councils after the election in October, the change in the Township of Frontenac Islands was complete. All five members of the council that was sworn in earlier this month are new, including Mayor…

Details From Intellivote Reveal Nuances Of Voter Turnout In 2022 Election

Aside from extending the voting period and making voting a click, click, submit process that is about as difficult as checking a bank balance online, electronic voting in municipal elections also makes it easy to collect detailed data about what groups are more or less likely to…

The Red Lamp – North Frontenac Little Theatre

The Red Lamp, which completed a successful three-day run at Soldiers Memorial Hall, in Sharbot Lake on Sunday (November 27), was a long-awaited event, in several ways. It was the first full-live theatrical production for the 43 year-old North Frontenac Little Theatre (NFLT) in 4…

COVID caseload drops as grim milestone reached

For the first time in two months, all of the COVID indicators were down in Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) last week. The number of COVID hospitalisations was down to 17, from 31 a week earlier, the test positivity rate was down to 10% from 16%, and COVID…