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Fiddlin' in the New Year at a very big “Little Christmas” concert

Against all odds the annual Blue Skies in the Community “Little Christmas” concert went on at the Maberly hall on January 4 thanks to a courageous bunch of community fiddlers, their two fearless leaders and an enthusiastic group of listeners, who once again made the concert a…

Retrospective highlights work of artist Kim Ondaatje

Kim Ondaatje, long time resident and keeper of Blueroof Farm in Bellrock, likely hasn't put paint to canvas in decades, or a least not in the big way she did decades ago. However, a recent trip with her to the Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queens University, where a…

Robbie Burns Dinner in Sharbot Lake

By Bill Bowick Frontenac Masonic Lodge will be hosting a Robbie Burns dinner in Sharbot Lake again in 2015. This year it will be co-hosted by the Central Frontenac Fire Department and held in the Soldiers' Memorial (Oso) Hall. There will be kilts and pipes and good food. There…

Caring for festive favorites after Christmas

by Dale Odorizzi, Lanark County Master Gardeners The Azalea is a small woody shrub that is covered in beautiful double blooms of red, pink, white or bicolour. If you keep the soil moist and the pot in a room with indirect light and an average temperature of 20C, the blooms will…

Ringing in and singing in the New Year

Susan Ramsay, Early Literacy Specialist HFL&A January 2015 has arrived and the sounds of Auld Lang Syne echo in my mind even though my holidays have ended and festive songs no longer play in stores. The power of music is undeniable. Music, in every culture past and present,…

Land O' Lakes Olde Tyme Fiddlers

It has come to the attention of the Land O' Lakes Olde Tyme Fiddlers that a rumour has circulated the area that presumed the future of our club. Please note: The Fiddlers are not in financial trouble. As a matter fact, we just donated a substantial amount of money to the Land O'…

Road 38 Level Crossing Safety Issue

You talk about reducing the speed limit past the new Granite Ridge school for safety. Where is the safety in removing the old railway bridge to grade? Installing a box culvert will not only be safer but quicker to construct, as there will be less material to remove and the road…

CUDDY, Dorene Virginia

(nee: Thompson)At Pine Meadow Nursing Home on Saturday January 3, 2015. Dorene Cuddy of Harlowe in her 91st year. Daughter of the late Ezra and Edna Thompson. Wife of the late Sam Cuddy. Mother of Warren (Joanne), Scarborough; Alfred (Joanne), Northbrook; and Janice (Nelson)…

Levere, Sheila

Sheila Levere in her 84th year, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on December 26, 2014. Sheila will be greatly missed by her family and many friends and a celebration of life will occur in her memory at a later date.

Multi-media festival impresses at Sydenham High School

The impressive multi-media work of close to 200 students at Sydenham High School was included at the biennial Multi-media Festival, which was held at the school on December 11. Headed up by Dawn Wallace, who has been teaching multi-media communications and technology at the…