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Bon Echo Provincial Park Launched 50 Years Ago

The road to becoming a provincial park actually began way back in 1910 when the Bon Echo Inn and surrounding land was sold to Flora MacDonald Denison. She had been coming to the area for many years with her family and in the early 1900s stayed at the Bon Echo Inn. She loved the…

Arden miniature horses caught in porcine crossfire

It was a year ago when Brian Skillen came to Central Frontenac Council to fight for the right to keep his two miniature horses, Tommy and Teddy, on his Clarke Road property near Arden. The horses are well known in the Arden/Tamworth/Tweed corridor through their appearances at…

Dr. Alice Aiken recognized for founding research institute

Harrowsmith's Alice Aiken started her military career in the navy as a ship's navigator in 1984. While in the military she took a degree in Physiotherapy at Dalhousie and served as a physiotherapist until she left the military in 1998. She completed both a Master’s and PhD…

Odds and sods as Flinton decision day nears

A lot has been written and said about the proposals for wind turbines in Addington Highlands and North Frontenac. Most of the strongest, and certainly the loudest, points have been made by those who oppose the very idea of wind turbines in the region. One of the reasons for this…

It's coming 'round the bend – Flinton Community Jamboree

The Flinton Community Jamboree, originally The Flinton Country Bluegrass Jamboree, is all set for another successful weekend with three days of non-stop entertainment from Friday, July 31 to Sunday, August 2 at the Township Rec Centre. This year will mark the 11th consecutive…

COFA looks for new leadership and direction

On July 11, members of COFA (Conservationists of Frontenac Addington) attended a meeting at the Barrie hall in Cloyne, where Ron Pethick, one of the organization's founding members, announced that he would be stepping down this year after over two decades as the organization's…

Sweet success for young entrepreneur at SLFM

g It might surprising to see a 13-year-old running a successful business at the Saturday farmers’ market in Sharbot Lake. But what's even more surprising is that it is Ellie Larocque's third consecutive summer doing just that. Ellie started up Cassnelli's Cookies and Lemonade in…

64th annual Verona Lions Jamboree

Wayne Conway, past president of the Verona Lions and the current director and chair of the Verona Lions Jamboree, said that not much has changed since the annual fundraiser began 64 years ago. Guests from near and far return year after year to attend the annual event, one of the…

Buck Lake Boatilla raises $26,835 for Easter Seals Camp Merrywood

The Buck Lake community has passed the buck again - but not in the way one might think. The idiom “pass the buck” means to give responsibility to someone else or to evade responsibility. If you pass the buck you shift responsibility for something to someone else in order to take…

Northern artists show off their wares in Plevna

A total of 18 vendors set up their stalls at the Clar-Mill hall in Plevna for the annual Plevna Summer Craft show. The event, now in its fourth year, was organized by northern area artisans Betty Hunter and Debbie Emery, who together with the 16 other sellers offered up a wide…