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Bill White hasn’t missed a Flinton Jamboree and has no intention of ever missing one

If you’ve ever been to the Flinton Community Jamboree, chances are you’ve seen Bill White perform. He’s played at every one, sometimes with The White Brothers Classic Country, sometimes with White Pines, his bluegrass band. For the 2019 edition, he played with both. But as a…

Local doctor responds: re. shortage of family physicians

Dear Frontenac News and readers, Please allow me to respond to the July 24th editorial “One take on the shortage of primary care physicians” by Dr. Emma Cronk. Being a rural family physician myself, I applaud Dr. Cronk’s achievements, concern for her community, and desire to…

Amid unprecedented growth pressure, South Frontenac is getting ready to plan ahead.

The South Frontenac Planning Department receives a steady stream of inquiries from individuals and developers who are looking to do business in South Frontenac. Given the nature of land use planning, especially in a rural area where each piece of property brings unique…

Rookie sculptor debuts at Art in the Sawmill

Dan Desjardins welds old pieces of metal together to make animals, birds, flowers, etc. And this past weekend, he made his art world debut at Art in the Sawmill, Verona’s summer visual arts showcase. He’s a rookie at this, but like a baseball rookie, he had a veteran to whom he…

Young vandals install telephone cable across K&P Trail near Tichborne.

OPP Sargeant Cynthia Savard told the Whig Standard that a group of children whop appeared to be about 11 years old, tied telephone cable to a tree on one side of the K&P trail and extended the cable across the trail and tied the other end of the cable to a tree on the opposite,…

Pickleball to gain a new venue in South Frontenac

Among its assets, The Point Park in Sydenham has a fenced in court, which has fallen on hard times. “Right now it is not being used at all,” said recreation Supervisor Tim Laprade this week. In the 2019 township budget, $8,000 was set aside to paint lines, do some surface work,…

OPP report leaves questions unanswered

On Thursday, August 1, the OPP East region issued a statement concerning an incident from the previous Sunday in Sharbot Lake. The incident led to a heavy police presence in the village, with police warning residents to stay in-door to ensure their safety The statement reads as…

Enhancements to Point Court to go to tender after all

One of new CAO Neil Carbone’s first acts at his first solo Council meeting was to overrule a suggestion that work for improvements to Point Court in Sydenham go to a suggested vendor. Council had originally budgeted $8,000 for improvements However, an anonymous donor to come…

Getting the word out on Parkinson’s Disease

She’s well-spoken, knowledgeable and elegant. Many years ago, in a previous life, while raising her family Susan Mactaggart worked in administration with the Art Gallery of Ontario helping organize some of the smaller exhibitions, and eventually ending up as co-ordinator of the…

What’s Up in the Night Sky? – August 2019 by Fred Barrett

Happy Perseid Meteor shower! Every amateur stargazer worth their love of the heavens looks upwards every August for the spectacular sky shower centered in the constellation Perseus. It’s the annual big one and this year it should be no different. Earth has entered the debris…