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In an effort to get young students involved with the Canadian Cancer Society's Relay for Life, staff at Prince Charles Public School in Verona held their own special Relay for Life event at the school on June 20. The school’s Relay is now in its fourth year and included a…
On June 6, Prince Charles Public School held their Panther Palooza. The annual event Palooza is a chance for the Verona community to come together for some Friday evening fun and to fundraise for the school, which is looking this year to purchase new school sports team uniforms…
Those interested in looking into the lives and times of local pioneers in and around the Cloyne area will be happy to know that the Cloyne Pioneer Museum and Archives is now open for visitors. The museum, which was expanded last year, held their official season opening on June…
On June 21 over 250 children and their families gathered at the Flinton Recreation Centre for the second annual Touch a Truck event, which was sponsored by the Lennox and Addington Resources for Children (LARC) and the Flinton Recreation Club. Representatives of local emergency…
by Jim Kelly Two days of heavy rain didn’t stop the expert groundskeepers at the Rivendell Golf Club from having the course in playable shape when the Lions Clubs of Region 11 held their 8th Annual Charity Golf Tournament there on June 13. One hundred and seven golfers teed just…
The farmers’ market that takes place every Saturday during the summer in McDonalds Corners is well worth the trip. The market started up in 2007 and takes place on the grounds surrounding the MERA Schoolhouse, which offers visitors a peaceful and quaint country setting where…
The opening of bass season last weekend attracted fishers in droves to the Land O'Lakes region to take part in a number of bass derbies that offered up many opportunities for fishers to win big. At the Double S Marina in Ompah, which is located on the shores of Palmerston Lake,…
By Suzanne Hoag Driving past St. Paul's United Church in Harrowsmith in recent weeks, you may have noticed ladders and scaffolding in the front of the near century-old heritage building. It has been five years since the church council decided the stained glass windows were in…
June is Seniors' month and each year Central Frontenac Township honours seniors from each of the four township wards who have made contributions to the life of the township. This year the honorees were: from Kennebec Ward, Tom Hughes; from Olden, Nancy Thompson; from Oso, Alex…
By Lorraine Julien My neighbours had a visit recently from a large Snapping Turtle. The turtle laid her eggs on a septic bed where the ground was nice and sandy and good for digging. Snappers have very few natural enemies but their eggs seldom hatch before being eaten by…
