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New name, new direction for Children's Aid

A change has taken place in the way Family and Children's of Frontenac Lennox and Addington (FACSFLA) does business. The new agency was formed when the Children's Aid Society of Kingston and Frontenac amalgamated with that of Lennox and Addington in the spring of 2012. The new…

Outbreak of Hand, Foot and Mouth disease not traceable to lake water – Health Unit.

A number of Central Frontenac area families have been suffering this summer with flu-like symptoms, followed by mouth sores and a rash. The disease they are likely suffering from is Hand Foot and Mouth disease (not to be confused with Hoof and Mouth disease, which only occurs in…

Land O’ Lakes Curling Club will mark the 50th anniversary

Submitted by Carolyn Johnston In 2015 the Land O’ Lakes Curling Club will mark the 50th anniversary of the club in Tweed. On February 4, 1965, not long after the ice plant was built in the community centre (now Memorial Arena), 32 enthusiastic Tweed residents unanimously voted…

Arden Seniors “Happy Gang” summer sale

Laughter and smiles were shared at the Arden Seniors Happy Gang fundraiser, which took place at the Kennebec hall in Arden on July 26. The annual event is the group’s biggest fundraiser of the year and it included a community garage sale, craft and art market, an outdoor…

Bass fishers weigh in in Sydenham

Fishers in a competitive derby are never apt to give away too much information about where they landed their catches. That was the case for two fishers who weighed in at the Sydenham Legion's Bass Derby, which took place on July 26 and attracted over 150 participants. Legion…

Robertsville Ambulance Base opens

Frontenac County celebrated the completion of its rural infrastructure last week with the opening of the third ambulance base in the County. The new base is located at Hwy. 509 and Robertsville Road, and although it is odd to see an ambulance base at such an isolated location,…

Drone demo at Oso beach

Those attending the Sharbot Lake Farmers Market and others enjoying Oso beach on July 19 likely noticed some unusual sights hovering overhead. Two drones operated by Alex Wright, owner of the Toronto-based business Drone Depot, were part of a special presentation he gave at the…

Justice Peter Wright bids farewell to Sharbot Lake

Judge Peter Wright delivered his final judgments at the Sharbot Lake Criminal Court on July 21, wrapping up a 15-year stint there. Wright began his service in Sharbot Lake in 1999 and has been happy serving the small rural community. “It seems like yesterday that I started…

Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin!

On July 13 a puppet show extravaganza hit the stage at the Sharbot Lake branch of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL). The two puppeteers, Brenda MacDonald and Sarah Balint, have been on the road touring various library branches for the past few weeks. They performed…

Frontenac CFDC grants workshop

A wide variety of local business owners on the lookout for grant money to grow their businesses attended the Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation's grants workshop at the Verona Lions hall on July 16. Numerous presentations were made, including two by the FCFDC's…