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Re: Central Frontenac Buys Two School Properties

In the recent Frontenac News there was a major article (Ratepayer gets no satisfaction over former school purchases, Aug 25/16)on Central Frontenac Council’s decision to purchase the closed public school buildings in Parham and Sharbot Lake and I could not but notice the rather…

Re: Central Frontenac Buys Two School Properties

I wonder how many are aware that a similar angry response (Ratepayer gets no satisfaction over former school purchases, Aug 25/16) was directed at Reeve Bill Harvey and his council 50 years ago when they used “tax payers dollars” to purchase the Sharbot Lake beach property. I…

Re: switchboard at Cloyne Pioneer Museum

In an article published on August 4 re: the Cloyne Pioneer Museuam, they show a telephone switch board that had been donated by Ellery Thompson. I thought that the article would have mentioned that James and Kate Vogan of Northbrook had sold their telephone business to Ellery…

Rivendell Golf Club ranked 13th in Canada

Course manager Jim Lansdell and the staff at the Rivendell Golf Club in Verona don't pay a lot attention to the Internet during the golf season. There's too much to do every day, keeping the course in the best possible shape and making sure that everyone who comes to play,…

The Point Restaurant set to open in Sydenham

Ever since Ronnie's Place closed there has been a gap in restaurant options in the village of Sydenham. The Mill St. Cafe is open for lunch and Mill Street Pizzeria and Subway are also available, but the village has been missing a sit-down breakfast, lunch and dinner spot.…

Verona Garlic Festival: 10 years of the stinky rose

The Verona Lions Club will be welcoming 40 vendors on Saturday, Sept. 3 to an event that has grown steadily in recent years. “People seem to come from all over to get their garlic, and see what is new. They are what I call 'foodies' who just love meeting with growers and…

The Cloyne Pioneer Museum and Archives

Inspired by Carol Morrow, the historical society has produced a window into local history in the form of a calendar each year since 2004. This one features contributions by men of the area. An example is the story of George Salmond, born in 1884 on the property that became…

Arden Open Mic to support Clothes for Kids

Larry Birney and Theresa Hooiveld, organizers of Open Mic at the Kennebec Community Hall in Arden, are extremely pleased to announce that because of overwhelming support by local and area entertainers and residents, all costs associated with running the open mic for the first…

Sundance Artisan Show

Photo: Frit Flava Vase by Alexi Hunter The Sundance Artisan Show is marking its 10th year. For the past five years the show has been held on the picturesque Fall River, at a wooded site right behind the Fall River Restaurant on Highway #7 and Road 36 (Maberly Elphin Road) in the…

Plant Canada 150 bulbs

As summer gradually moves towards fall, Villages Beautiful Sharbot Lake would like to thank all those unnamed flower fairies who have planted and watered the various flower displays, boxes and tubs, throughout the village. This year has been a real challenge. We tend to take for…