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Champion tomahawk thrower sparks new trend

Visitors to the special Heritage Day at the Sharbot Lake Farmers Market on August 16 got a chance to see why throwing razor-sharp wooden-handled instruments around is fast becoming a trendy activity. Mike Procter gave tomahawk-throwing demonstrations where guests were taught how…

Puppet Show Extravaganza in Sydenham

by Maddie Field-Green On August 15 at the Sydenham Library, a spectacular Puppet Show Extravaganza hit the stage! The show was fox-themed and featured KFPL puppeteers Brenda Macdonald and Margi Mckay. There were over 30 kids and over 20 parents in the audience. It was a rainy…

Sydenham paddlers qualify for Saskatchewan National Championship

by Helen Parfitt Sydenham Lake Canoe Club’s Coach’s Junior Sprint Canoeist, Cia Myles-Gonzalez, who trains in Sydenham and paddles for Balmy Beach Canoe Club, and Midget Sprint Kayaker, Genevieve L’Abbe, who now paddles for Ottawa River Canoe Club (ORCC), both qualified to…

The “Long Road” to farming

New partners in farming, Jonathan Davies and Xiaoeng Shen, opened their Long Road Ecological Farm just last year and the business is quickly catching on. The farm is located south of Harrowsmith at Murvale. This is the first season that the two have been offering up their…

Policing Costs Will Rise, Details to Follow

In North and Central Frontenac there are two police officers scheduled to cover policing needs at all times. In the daytime they sometimes patrol in two cars and at night they double up in one vehicle. The same level of service is provided in Tay Valley. In South Frontenac,…

Seeking participants in naturalization program

The Centre for Sustainable Watersheds and Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority are seeking property owners to participate in a shoreline naturalization program for the Mississippi watershed. The “Natural Edge” project has received $60,000 over two years from the EcoAction…

Touch football a way of life for Sydenham man and three sons

Rob Moyse started playing high school football as a student at Smiths Falls High School in the 1970s and he hasn't stopped. This year he marked his 25th season playing touch football in the Kingston League and he has been playing on Sunday mornings in Brockville off and on since…

HANNAH, Edna

1932 - 2014Passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 2nd, 2014 at the Perth Hospital, surrounded by the love of her family, in her 83rd year. Beloved wife of the late Floyd, loving mother of Darrel (Sherrill). Cherished and admired grandmother of Margo and Sarah. Cremation has…

Crawford, Lucinda B

Peacefully in the Perth hospital, on Sunday August 10th, 2014, Lucinda B. Crawford at the age of 80 years. She was predeceased in 2009 by her loved husband Keith Crawford. Lucinda was the cherished mother to Gail Darling (Paul Vandusen), Delbert (Cathy), Tom (Bev), Donald…

BROMLEY, Jean

Peacefully at the Lennox & Addington General Hospital on Monday, August 4, 2014 in her 87th year. Beloved wife of the late Russell Bromley. Loving mother of Diane (Carl) Lane, Donna, Jean (Bill) March and Robert (the late Linda). Pre-deceased by her brothers, sisters and parents…