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Bedford Open Mike turns 10 years old with party on July 9

The Bedford Open Mike turns 10 years old this year and they’re planning a birthday celebration July 9 at Glendower Hall on Westport Road. Here’s a brief history of the sessions, according to Joan Shepherd, who along with husband Roy got the idea after attending the Florida Old…

OPP Raising Concerns About Boating Safety

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have already investigated three boating fatalities this spring, with the same contributing factors being reported as in previous years. Two of the three fatal incidents involved capsized canoes. During the third mishap, the vessel sank.…

Seniors softball seems to be gaining in popularity in north country

Remember when you were a kid, before school started, at recess, lunch hour, whenever you weren’t in class but were still required to be on the school grounds. Chances are, if there was no snow on the ground, every diamond on the property would be in use. In many Southern Ontario…

Caterpillarmageddon!! The Tent Caterpillars of the Land O’Lakes

I have strong childhood memories of gathering bluish hairy caterpillars and keeping them in jars until I became bored with that pursuit and my mother quietly released my captives. My attention span at the time wasn’t long enough to see what they would have become if I had looked…

SFCS Fundraising Campaign

Southern Frontenac Community Services is running its 2017 fundraising campaign in the month of June, with the theme of being “Up to the Challenge.” Statistics Canada recently made headlines by saying that for the first time in Canadian history, Canada has more seniors (65+) than…

Mental health forum

NFCS and Central Frontenac Township invite you to Supporting our Community – talking about our mental health. When our youth, families and individuals struggle with loss and mental health challenges, how can we as a community help? This forum will provide an opportunity for…

Back Forty season opening party

Back Forty Cheese will be open on Saturdays throughout the summer, and to mark the start of the summer season, they are holding an open house and party onn June 24 between 10am and 4pm. The converted drive shed that serves as a cheese factory and tasting room for Back Forty…

NAEC canoe trip to Algonquin

On Wednesday, May 31st, North Addington Education Centre’s Grade 11 and Grade 12 Recreation and Fitness Leadership class, travelled to Algonquin park to partake in a 4-day canoe trip. The students prepared for the trip during the month of May during their class. They had to…

Re-share the Road

I was interested to read last week's piece on the OPP initiative to "Share the Road" and the chilling statistics that 94 pedestrians were killed and 3,523 were injured in Ontario in 2014. I'm a senior, and I walk my dog along the local road twice a day, usually trying to deal…

Juicy, not squishy

Hi there folk of the Frontenac News, That’s a great article about the Family Yoga class I was teaching at the Bellrock Hall. Thank you so much. But I do need to clarify that I said that yoga keeps our joints juicy not squishy. We need to keep our joints juicy, otherwise they get…