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Verona Car Show features record number of entries, many unique vehicles

The 24th annual Verona Car Show Sunday was the biggest ever, with 303 entries. When show originator Ed Asselstine did his last one before handing the reins over to John and Julie Nizman, there were 171 entries. The very next year, that rose to 270. “That was the big jump,”…

Fire Chief’s report rejected by Central Frontenac Council amid continuing controversy.

“I’ve never had an information report defeated before, I guess it’s non-information,” Mayor Frances Smith said at Central Frontenac Council’s regular meeting Tuesday night at Oso Hall in Sharbot Lake. The report in question came from Fire Chief and Director of Emergency Services…

Artistic couple illustrate what Cloyne Showcase is about

Depending on the entrance to NAEC you used for this year’s Cloyne Showcase Art & Craft Sale, you may have been greeted by a pastel (chalk-based) portrait of Keith Richards. A little further in the display, there was a similar treatment of Willie Nelson. These are the work of…

Second Arden Family Field Day expands on a similar theme.

“A common definition of community is when a group of people with diverse characteristics, who are linked by social ties, who share common perspectives, engage in joint activities making our communities a better place to live. This is what we have going on here today, and we are…

Central’s revamping of Official Plan gets underway

Central Frontenac Township kicked off the first of three open houses on the revisiting of its Official Plan (mandated by Provincial Law) last week in Sharbot Lake with an information session on Waterfront Development Policies. Subsequent open houses on Settlement Areas and…

Jupiter and Saturn the stars of weekend show at Sky Pad

Jupiter and Saturn were the ‘stars’ of the show Saturday and Sunday nights at the Dark Skies Preserve observation pad in Fernleigh. Guy Nason, one of the Sky Pad’s astronomers-in-residence, said that at 700 million kilometres away right now, Jupiter is almost as close as it gets…

Summer mini beer review

It’s been a hot summer, and the Ontario brewing industry has responded. It is still difficult to get a true sense of everything that is available in Ontario because new breweries are still springing up pretty often, and our distribution system is not ideal, to put it politely…

Dennis Barton Jackson

Lovingly remembered by his many nieces & nephews, Uncle Dennis passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 1, 2019. Father of Christine (Ron), Dennis (Lynn) and brother of Bev (Bruce). Pre-deceased by his daughter Sharon, parents Johnathan & Margaret, his sister & brother-in-law…

Ninth annual Frontenac Frolic maintains its popular attractions while adding new ones

One thing that has set the Frontenac Frolic apart from similar summer gatherings is the annual Cow Flop Bingo. For those unfamiliar with the Frolic, it’s an annual summer fundraiser held at Bedford Hall to raise money for the Bobs & Crow Lakes Foundation. It includes things like…

Ewe Can Knit brings the yarn people into Verona

Ewe Can Knit in Verona was a busy place Saturday as Heather Woodward and her mom, Darlene Slack, host All Dyed Up and the Purlin’ J’s Roving Yarn Van for a “Mini Fibre Festival.” It was the fourth year they’ve done this and it was the busiest yet. “A lot of yarn shops in…