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Passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Friday, March 4th, 2022 at the age of 79. He was the beloved husband of the late Nita, and the loving father of Ivan (Colleen), Kelly (Jason) and Sue (Mike). Stan was the cherished grandfather of Nicholas, Zackary…
Drew Cumpson, the NDP candidate in Lanark Frontenac Kingston, had developed a strategy with his campaign team that he thought would give him the best chance at winning the election, which is now three months away. Part of his strategy was to target incumbent MPP Randy Hillier,…
“They sentenced me to 20 years of boredom, for trying to change the system from within” - First We Take Manhattan – From the album “I'm Your Man” by Leonard Cohen “Our political system is broken, there is no sense spending any more time trying to fix a broken system when the…
The second draft version of the Central Frontenac Township budget is being presented to Council this week, and $250,000 has been trimmed, from the total, that is projected to be levied to Central Frontenac ratepayers. The result is a 3.3% increase in the amount to be raised…
I had to ask a few times what people were saying and then did some research as to what this sport was. Off I went to Sharbot Lake and the “ball diamond, near the school” was my guide to the location. Sure enough, I saw a pleasant group of people keenly shoveling off an octagon…
Addington Highlands Council decided to get behind Mental Health Awareness Week (May 2-8) by supporting the Go Green campaign at its regular (streamed) meeting March 1. Responding to a campaign letter from Lori Snider (who lost her son to suicide), Dep. Reeve Tony Fritsch said:…
In 1928, the journey from Rochester, New York to Bobs Lake, Ontario was one that would start with a ferry ride across the lake. Once travellers reached land, they would take the train Kingston and travel north to Parham. Upon arrival in Parham, weary, and starting to feel the…
Music at MERA is excited to announce the first 2022 musical concert at the MERA Schoolhouse in McDonald’s Corners with a concert by the legendary songwriter/singer, Garnet Rogers on Sunday, April 24 at 2:00 pm. Starting at the age of 18, Garnet has been on the road as a…
There has been an outpouring of support in reaction to the devastating news that Jocelyn Whalen, who started up the Sharbot Lake Pharmacy in 1992 with her husband Nick, is in palliative care after developing cancer symptoms just a couple of months ago. When some of her friends…
Kim Perry, who owns and runs Food Less Traveled in Verona, has always had a community spirited impulse. When COVID hit, she started up some community pantries at the store and at the Perry family farm in the Harrowmith/Yarker area. So last week, she decided she wanted to do…
