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Keeping the steam engine heritage alive There is a small, rough dirt road next to the pristine Battersea baseball field that leads to an overflow parking lot for the Battersea Pumpkin Festival. Last Sunday about 15 cars were parked in that field, which opens up to reveal the…
by Gary Giller Beginning Thurs., Sept., 11 at the Sharbot Lake Legion, the Center Stage Cafe will once again be providing an evening of live music on the 2nd Thursday of the month. Hosted by the Feral Five (Terry Reynolds, Jim MacPherson, Dennis Larocque, Dave Limber and Gary…
Susan Ramsay, Early Literacy Specialist HFL&A My mother’s voice rose and fell expressively as she sat reading bedtime stories to me as a child. Decades later, as mother of three, I followed her example. I remember my children’s giggles, gasps and questions as we read. As well as…
(nee Green) passed away peacefully at the Pine Meadow Nursing Home on Friday, August 15, 2014 in her 87th year. Pre-deceased by her husband Chelaus Snider. She will be missed by her nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Friends were received at Milestone Funeral Center,…
Last week, Central Frontenac Council decided to stay an order to remove two miniature horses from a property on Clarke Rd. Margaret Mallory and Brian Skillen have been keeping the horses on their one-acre property and petitioned the township to allow them to keep them. Council…
Two artists, both photographers, presently have their work on display at the Southern Frontenac Community Services Grace Centre in Sydenham. One half of the main hall showcases the works of Ryan Wilkinson, who unfortunately due to a family emergency, was unable to attend the…
The Land O'Lakes Tourist Association's second annual Land O' Lakes Large and Small Mouth Bass Fishing Tournament took place on August 16, with about 300 participants casting their lines into the water. Fishermen John Robert Greer and Peter St. Pierre, both of Sharbot Lake, were…
By Steve Blight It’s August, and I thought I would devote this column to sharing a few nature experiences that I have from this summer that I think (and hope) readers may find interesting. First is the Black Horse Fly. In late July I spotted a huge, all-black fly just above the…
submitted by the Pioneer Museum The museum will only be open a few more weeks and many folks have not yet seen the special display about the First World War. In the words of curator Marg Axford: "Like many other museums, libraries and other cultural institutions across the…
The Drew Cumpson Indiegogo fundraising campaign is set to end in 5 days, and the goal of $35,000 is within reach. As of Tuesday evening, August 19, the total raised was $28,370, only $6,830 short of the goal. That's quite a jump from the $7,500 that had been raised back in July…
