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Harrowsmith S & A Club hosts goblins and ghouls

For some time now, the Harrowsmith & District Social & Athletic Club has been hosting a Halloween get-together for kids and their families. “I don’t know how many of these we’ve done but it’s an annual event and we’ve been doing it for at least 20 years,” said Marilyn Goodberry,…

Successful first season for Frontenac Repair Cafe comes to close

As the Frontenac Repair Cafe wound down its final incarnation of 2019, the numbers bode well for a return next year (probably in April). The final cafe boasted 14 fixes, a new record. Included in that were a stuffed toy and an electric fireplace. In total, they repaired 56 items…

Addington Highlands office addition will require separate septic system

Addington Highlands Council authorized upping the amount of money it will be asking the Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation to finance to $750,000 from the $696,500 it had originally planned to ask for, following a report from its chief building official/facilities…

Former GREC student receives award from Kingston & District Sports Hall of Fame

Parham athlete Tangie Howes was recognized Saturday, Oct. 19 by the Kingston & District Sports Hall of Fame as one of four KASSAA athletes honoured for their athletic and academic prowess. Howes began her GREC career in Grade 7 and continued on playing “every sport available to…

A Halloween Story

(This original Halloween story was written by Poppy Miller, a grade 5 student at Prince Charles' Public School in Verona, as part of a writing project in Lee Casement's class) Lauren Wilson stares out the window of the station wagon, out at the Ontario countryside. “Are we…

Night Skies - November

This month we have the annual Leonid meteor shower gracing our skies. This shower peaks near dawn on November the 18th but is active from about November 6th to the 30th. Start actively watching after the 6th and you’ll note that their numbers slowly increase to the peak on the…

Frontenac County settles on a 4.95% increase

Meeting as a Committee of the Whole on Wednesday and Thursday (Oct. 23 and 24) of last week, Frontenac County Council added two new positions at Fairmount Home to a base draft budget that included a 4.21% tax increase, ultimately setting the budget at 4.95% higher than the 2019…

Recycling in Central Frontenac

Clarification – The advertisement that appeared on page 6 of this week’s Frontenac News, Vol. 19, edition 42, was taken out by Bill Everett of BEE Sanitation, and was not sanctioned or authorised by the Township of Central Frontenac. The township guidelines are posted in a…

Rezoning of Skootamatta Lake Road to Commercial meets opposition

A seemingly routine public meeting to discuss a rezoning application turned out to be anything but. The public meeting preceded North Frontenac Township’s regular Council meeting last Friday in Plevna. The first aspect of the meeting that was not routine was that only four…

November Art Exhibition at MERA

On Sunday, November 10th the vernissage for the latest art exhibition at MERA will be held at 2 pm. The “Whimsical World of Emmy” features the work of Emily Wilson. Emily Wilson is an amazing young woman and artist that lives in McDonalds Corners with her family. She loves to…