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Heather Woodyard, who has resided in Verona for just three years, never expected that she would enter the retail business. But as the saying goes, when one door closes, another one opens. It was a lack of jobs in her specific field of study that led Heather to open Verona's…
The sport of Eisstock has steadily been gaining in popularity, especially in the Township of South Frontenac. This is likely due to the fact that a number of enthusiastic and gung-ho players from the area have recently taken up the sport. Karl Hammer Jr. is one such player. Just…
As the 150th anniversary of Frontenac County was approaching, a committee was formed to organize events to mark the occasion. They realized that the best way to mark a year-long event such as as this was to have an event of some kind to provide a focus. So the planning began for…
In keeping with the great tradition of music in Frontenac County, the performers who will be performing all weekend are made up primarily of artists who live or come from Frontenac County, supplemented by some from nearby Kingston. On Friday night, Kingston/Nashville based Rob…
It's a curious title for a book, “In search of the K&P”, as if the one time 112 mile rail line from Kingston to Renfrew (it never made it to Pembroke as originally intended) was some kind of mythic entity. The title is explained in the preface to the book, which was published in…
There is good news and bad news these days for Frontenac Transportation Services (FTS), which provides rides to medical and other appointments for residents of North, Central and South Frontenac from its base in Sharbot Lake. The good news is that the agency, which is managed by…
Family and Children's Services of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington is looking to recruit new members for the Board of Directors. We are a Children's Aid Society - a not-for-profit agency that protects children from abuse and neglect. We receive funding and our mandate from the…
The Parham Fair is all set for this weekend starting tomorrow, Friday Aug. 21 at 5:30pm with the opening ceremonies and running until Sunday, Aug. 23 in the afternoon with the Demolition Derby to end the weekend with a bang. Cost of admission is $5 a day for Friday and Saturday,…
“The Miracle Worker” is an ‘interesting, absorbing and moving’ play, says the NY Post. It is also an intense and emotional drama about family dynamics and the unique challenges associated with raising a sensory-deprived child. In this case, the child became the famous Helen…
I spent a day cycling through Prince Edward County recently, and I can't help thinking that this is a community that appreciates and understands the value of their rural heritage. They’ve done a great job of preserving their rural environment and developing tourism without…
