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Local faces “strike a pose” for the KFPL

Regular visitors to various branches of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library recently had a chance to strike a pose to help celebrate October as Canadian Library Month. At the Sharbot Lake branch on September 22, Debbie Whan of Mountain Grove, who is a regular visitor to the…

Final worship at Maberly United Church

On Sunday, September 27, Maberly United Church, founded in 1885, hosted their final worship to mark the official closing, and de-commissioning of the church in an open service with special music provided by Fiddlers and Friends. The congregation will now gather for their Sunday…

No toes untapped at John Thomson Hall

The annual free Abrams Brothers concert, which took place at the John Thomson hall in Snow Road on September 27, was not surprisingly a standing room only affair. The show opened with grandparents Wayne and Mary Abrams revving up the crowd with some old time country favorites.…

Back Roads Studio Tour: Fred Fowler

Fred Fowler has worn multiple hats over the years: one as police officer, another as a plater, another as a para-legal fighting traffic tickets, and more; but the one hat that has always remained is that of artist and painter. Fowler has been painting since he was a kid in…

Fall colours nature walk - October 4

Bring a picnic lunch, bring your family and enjoy the sense of renewal that comes from the Annual Fall Colours Nature Walk to the top of Blueberry Mountain, hosted by the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust (MMLT). Nature seems to respond to our deep need for beauty. It’s as if the…

NFCS 40th Anniversary AGM

Northern Frontenac Community Services took a look backwards at their Annual General Meeting (AGM) last week. Since the agency, which provides services for children, youth, families, and the elderly, is 40 years old, former staff and board members came out to mark the occasion.…

Central Frontenac Soccer Association in desperate need of volunteers

Volunteers are urgently needed or there may not be a 2016 soccer season for the enthusiastic group of young soccer players across Central Frontenac. The core group of four organizers of the association are no longer able to assume all of the multiple roles involved in…

Farm Sum: the myth around Chinese peasant-style stir-fry

This article is prepared by X.B. Shen of Long Road Ecological Farm and is a part of its “Farm Sum” series. www.facebook.com/farmsum. We invite friends over to our farm from time to time and usually we make a Chinese peasant-style meal with abundant vegetables from our garden.…

Pigs, poultry, ponies and more at the 162nd annual McDonalds Corners Fair

There was a definite Charlotte's Web-ian feel at this year's fall fair in McDonalds Corners, which took place on a picture-perfect day on September 26. The old traditional-style fair, now in its 162nd year, continues to draw those looking for an agricultural based fall fair…

Time to focus on the election

It's a stretch to say that election fever is about to grip the new Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston riding, but after going door to door for two months and appearing at dozens of events, the candidates are certainly campaign hardened. The rest of us have been enjoying some pretty good…