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The sweat pours down my temples as the temperature rises in a small parking lot at Glenburnie Church. It’s Wednesday at 5:30 and class has just begun. The music takes you away to a Caribbean Island where you are dancing under the hot sun, you can imagine the sand between your…
With 5 weeks to go until the deadline to file a nomination, there is only one contested race out of 17 positions on Frontenac County and Addington Highlands Councils thus far. That position is that of South Frontenac Mayor. Two time incumbent Ron Vandewal will be facing off…
“It's coming up quickly this year,” said John Nizman, the owner of Last Chance Auto Restore in Yarker and convener of the Verona Car Show, which is set for Sunday, August 7 this year. Nisman attributes the crunch to the details involved in putting together the show, and the…
In response to changes made at the provincial level, Brad McNevin, the Chief Administrator of Quinte Conservation, and Sally McIntyre, General Manager of Mississippi Valley Conservation, brought a presentation and proposed budget to the July meeting of Addington Highlands…
Music in the Park kicked off for the summer season with a large turnout last weekend at McMullen Beach. Over 100 people came and spent the evening with the live band Retro Kings, which features Graham Topp and David Cliff, who write and produce their own original songs, as well…
Children have always been fascinated with dolls. Some of the earliest dolls were found in archaeological digs underneath Egyptian sands. Half a world away, the oldest Canadian dolls were discovered amid the ice of the arctic. The Inuit made dolls from skins and furs. Doll-making…
North Frontenac Historical Society & Archives Where are they? They are not in the registered cemeteries. They were in North Frontenac in the early days. Are they infants who died at birth? Are they those who succumb to cholera, Spanish Flu or diphtheria? Did they drown as…
We at the Central Frontenac Railway Heritage Society were very surprised to hear that Central Frontenac Council voted on June 28, without community consultation, to turn Mathew Street in the village of Sharbot Lake into a one-way street. Under this new plan presented by the…
I am writing in regards to the Central Frontenac Council Meeting that was reported in the July 7, 2022 News. I am confused as I feel we are getting mixed messages about recreation funds and needs in the area. As the Chairperson for the District #4 Recreation Committee…
Passed away peacefully with family at his side on the 28th of June, 2022, in Kingston. Jim will be sorely missed by his wife of 60 years, Nadine Gorr (nee McInnes), and their children Trina Gorr (Steve Allison), Tod Gorr (Anne-Marie Gravel), and Trisha Gorr (Don Whitehead). Jim…
