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Bedford historical archives growing but they could use some more bodies

The Bedford District Historical Society invited the public to the Bedford District Historical Research Centre (aka Glendower Hall) last Saturday as they’ve done for the past seven years or so. President Glen Stinson said the archives have experienced “significant growth from…

4H rally/signup night draws a crowd in Glenburnie

Going into last Friday night’s 4H rally/signup night at Glenburnie United Church, president Joanne Dickson was a bit concerned that the inclement weather might have an adverse affect on the number of people who showed up. She needn’t have worried. The place was packed. “I…

Plevna Freshmart/North of 7 restaurant “not a corner store any more”

It wasn’t that long ago that the Plevna Freshmart looked like it might be on its last legs. The attached North of 7 Family Restaurant had closed and the grocery store had become more of a convenience store/gas bar operation. But on Sept. 1 of last year, Bill James bought it. A…

Now that’s resiliency – save our prison farm activists finally outlast Harper Conservatives

The Save our Prison Farms activists, a collection of farmers, prison rights activists, and community activists of various sorts from Kingston and the surrounding region, began fighting what looked like a doomed battle when the Federal Conservative government, under Stephen…

Upcoming Harrowsmith softball season in jeopardy

The upcoming softball season in Harrowsmith could be cancelled if help isn’t found to oversee the teams. “We hope to continue playing softball in Harrowsmith, but we have encountered a few challenges that are making it difficult to continue,” says Pam Morey, President of the…

Plan to sell off old Parham Fire Station has a few hurdles

Central Frontenac Council passed a motion to declare the old Parham Fire Surplus and approved it being listed for sale at its regular meeting Tuesday afternoon in Sharbot Lake. The motion came as a part of a proposal from Fire Chief Greg Robinson who, in his report, proposed…

Algonquin to Adirondack

In order to explain the relevance of the corridor of territory that links two of the larges wilderness parks in the Eastern Seabord, Adirondack Park in New York State and Algonquin Park in Ontario, the story of Alice the Moose always comes up. Alice was first identified in…

Canadian music scene comes to life on back country road

Al Rankin doesn’t settle for good when he knows he can achieve great. Sitting in his historic limestone house nestled inconspicuously on a country road north of Kingston, Al speaks passionately about the music he showcases in his Inverary home and to the broader community.. “My…

Fairmount Home Strategic Plan

Lisa Hirvi, the Administrator of Fairmount Home, presented the broad outline of the strategic planning exercise that Fairmount staff has undertaken to a meeting of Frontenac County Council last week. Fairmount Home, a 128 bed long term care facility, is located on the same…

Full house for Maberly Quarterly square and contra dance

They had their dancin’ boots on at the Hall in Maberly Saturday night as a packed house do-se-doed and balanced their way around the room to some rousin’ fiddle tunes. This is a semi-regular event but a lack of regular schedule doesn’t seem to bother anybody. “It’s more of a…