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Our municipal councils seem to be taking heavy hits lately from the public over buildings (In for Penny..., Editorial, Jan 7/16). The fate of the Sharbot Lake Public School building is of concern to many. Having had two periods of personal time in the building, as teacher and…
Is there a Planet X out there? Gravitational irregularities are shaping the orbits of some very distant Kuiper belt objects far out in the outer Solar System. Researchers Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown at Caltech hypothesize that a very large planet some 5000 times the mass…
July 4, 1930 - January 29, 2016 After a courageous battle with cancer, "Jim" passed away at St. Mary's of the Lake at the age of 85. Loved and supported by devoted daughters, Val (Grant) and Kelly (George). Survived also by son Jamie of Edmonton. "Jim" was predeceased by much…
Peacefully, at home on Saturday, January 23, 2016. Russell Doran Gendron of Arden at age 86. Beloved husband for 64 years of Freda Gendron (Allen). Dear father of June Gendron of Arden and the late James Gendron. Grandfather of Duane Gendron of New Liskeard; James Gendron…
Appeal period passes without incident The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has clarified the wording in a clause they inserted into the Frontenac County Official Plan, and South Frontenac Planner Lindsay Mills has informed his Council that an appeal is no longer…
Following an assembly at Granite Ridge Education Centre on January 22 where students were informed of upcoming changes in the school’s administration, staff from the school gathered at Sharbot Lake's Crossing Pub to bid farewell to long-time school principal, Heather Highet.…
Mike Bossio, who won election over long-time incumbent Daryl Kramp by 225 votes to become the MP for the new Hastings, Lennox and Addington riding, has taken on a new role. Earlier this week he was elected as chair of the National Rural Caucus by 50 of his fellow Liberal MPs.…
Over 100 diners dressed in high style filled the Oso Hall on January 23 to celebrate famed poet, folk hero, pioneer of the Romantic Movement, and inspiration to the founders of liberalism and socialism, Robbie Burns. Burns was born on January 25, 1759 and back in 2009 he was…
“The last time that a woman was a member of the Central Frontenac Volunteer Fire Department was back in 1997,” recalled Central Frontenac Fire Chief Bill Young earlier this week. That changed in December 2014 when Heather Rioux and Jamie Malone, residents of Sharbot Lake, who…
Seven years ago, the Southern Frontenac food bank was nothing but a few shelves in a closet in one tiny office. Now, thanks to dedicated volunteers – currently over 20 – and community support, it provides food for over 50 families in need every month. For the past year, the food…
