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Snowmobile club serves up 212 breakfasts on Saturday morning

You go in, pay your $9, tell them how you want your eggs done and then grab a coffee and a date square while you wait for them to bring your eggs on a plate. Then you go up to the warming table to add beans, fries and/or hash browns, bacon and/or sausage. This is breakfast at…

More Christmas Drawings

We couldn’t quite let the season go without including a few more drawings. These ones were done by students at Land O’Lakes Public School in Mountain Grove (LOLPS) and Clarendon Central Public School (CCPS) in Plevna. Karley Brown, grade 1, CCPS Emily, grade 3 LOLPS Abby Brown,…

“Frost Quake” Epicentre Near Perth Road

A “frost quake” which occurred in the South Frontenac area Monday Jan 07, at 2:36 pm has been verified by Dr Alex Braun, of Queen’s Department of Geological Sciences at Queen’s. In the Perth Road area, it sounded like a loud explosion followed by rumbling. In Sydenham, it was a…

Frontenac Heritage Festival

Feb. 15 – 17, 2019 This year marks the 13th year of the Frontenac Heritage Festival in Central Frontenac. The Festival Committee has been busy the past few months putting together a line-up of events that have something to please everyone and help us to enjoy our great Canadian…

Bob Richardson Branch #496, Royal Canadian Legion, Sydenham - 70th Anniversary Celebration

On January 19, 2019, Bob Richardson Branch #496 of the Royal Canadian Legion will celebrate the 70th Anniversary of its founding Charter. The Branch is named after Private Robert Miles Richardson, a Sydenham resident born in 1874, and who joined the Canadian infantry in January…

Dear Mayor Vandewal,

As you are aware, I’ve just completed 4 years as the appointed Loughborough representative on South Frontenac’s Committee of Adjustment. I believe that opportunity to be a vitally important part of the democratic process in our community and once again, I thank the members of…

Anna “Madeline” McCarthy

Sept. 17, 1912 – Dec. 11, 2018 McCarthy, Anna “Madeline” passed away peacefully in the early morning of December 11, 2018 at Burnbrae Gardens in Campbellford, Ontario. She was 106. Beloved mother, grandmother, aunt and friend, Madeline is survived by her son John Bolton…

David Grant Magill

October 18, 1964 - December 14, 2018 Suddenly and peacefully in his 55th year at home on his favourite couch, Dave was a loving brother, great partner, wonderful friend and fantastic grandpa, will be dearly missed by his Perth family, Stacey, Kirsten, River, Mavis, and Dozer. No…

Christmas Art Contest

This is our last edition of the year. Our office will close at 4:30 p.m. today, December 20, and will re-open at 8:30 a.m. on Monday January 7, 2019. The next paper will come out on Jan. 10/19 To all our volunteers, readers and advertisers, thank you for your support over the…

Festival Of Trees Ties Record For Highest Number Of Entries

If you thought the Villages Beautiful Festival of Trees just gets bigger every year, you’d be pretty close. “We have 61 entries this year,” said Sally Angle, one of the organizers. “That ties for another high. “But the biggest thing this year is that we’ve had much more…