CENTRAL FRONTENAC

The annual Canada Day Parade will go on as normal in Sharbot Lake on Friday at 12:00 noon. It was ommited from the Canada Day Guide that was published in the Frontenac News last Thursday in error. Also, in Denigh there will be no games and BBQ in...

The Strawberry Moon Festival celebrates the end of the school year and the culmination of the visits by Marcie Asselstine, the Aboriginal playgroup co-ordinator at Northern Frontenac Community Services, to area schools. Asselstine, a member of the...

The 2016 North & Central Frontenac Relay for Life took place on June 18 at the Parham fairgrounds. Ten teams, with 64 participants in all, walked many laps around the dusty track under a blistering sun, and although the extremely hot weather...

Over 100 people showed up at the Sharbot Lake Pharmasave last Friday (June 10) to feast on Roast Beef sandwiches from Cota's Mobile Catering and celebrate with Nick and Jocelyn Whalen as they marked 25 years since they opened a pharmacy...

When Dorothy Quattrocchi, who is originally from Sharbot Lake, made a presentation in February to elementary students at Granite Ridge Education Centre about her son Mark's two-year bicycle odyssey around the world, she promised she would ask him to...

Council mulling over Crow Lake Road speed issue A contingent of Crow Lake Village residents attended this week's Central Frontenac Council meeting to hear what Council plans to do after a delegation led by the owners of the The Oaks petitioned...

The Canadian Power and Sail Squadron (CPSS) is a 75-year-old organization devoted to boating in Canada. The local affiliate, Kingston Power and Sail (KPS) is offering a free program to promote safety and help boaters comply with boating regulations....

The Central Frontenac Soccer Association is gearing up for another season of soccer for kids ages 3 to 18. New members have joined the hard-working committee to help keep soccer alive for the kids in Central Frontenac. The 2016 season will begin on...

Students from St. James Major Catholic School in Sharbot Lake had a great experience in Tennessee at the Destination Imagination Global Finals, which were held May 25-28. Just making it there was a huge reward for our students! Thank you to our...

A special meeting to approve paving Crains’ Construction, who had made the lowest bid of $124,608 to rehabilitate and double surface treat a 1.7 km stretch of the Henderson Road, just north of Highway 7 near Arden, said they were prepared to start...

The Council of the Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation (SOFN), along with a crowd of members of all ages, gathered last Saturday, May 27 for their annual spring fish fry. But this time, instead of renting or borrowing someone else's hall for the event,...

More politicians and library board members than you can shake a stick at were present at the official opening of the Parham branch of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library last Saturday morning, May 28. Not only was County Warden (and Central...

On Tuesday, May 31 the Sharbot Lake and District Lions held an information night at Oso Hall in Sharbot Lake. Long-time members of the club, including President Bill Zwier, and former presidents Bill Pyle, Linda Zwier, and Dave and Dawn Hansen, all...

Members of the Hinchinbrooke District 4 fire crew were joined by Central Frontenac Fire Chief, Bill Young, Deputy Chief Art Cowdy, Scott Hayes from the Ontario Fire Marshall's Office, Sparky, and other dignitaries to mark the official opening of the...

The Cardinal Café in Sharbot Lake is presenting live music from 6-9 pm each Wednesday this summer. The shows feature small acoustic combinations, and started off last week with Arden's Sympathy Ghost, the husband and wife duo of Dan Keeler and Kate...

Forty-nine years ago, the Centenary Pastoral Charge, which includes the United churches of Parham, Maberly and Sharbot Lake, was founded in Centennial year 1967. On Sun. June 26, they will celebrate their anniversary at a shared service at Parham...

Congratulations to Hollowood Branch 425 on your 70th Anniversary! On May 1st, 1946, Douglas Thompson, District "F" Commander, attended a meeting of war veterans at Sharbot Lake Community Hall to form a branch of the Canadian Legion. This meeting was...

Central Frontenac Council paid their annual visit to Mountain Grove, meeting at the Olden Hall on Tuesday afternoon, May 24. Tax sale success Treasurer Michael McGovern brought some good news to Council regarding the recent sale of properties for...

Have you ever wondered about being famous? About people pointing you out as an example for their children or whispering complimentary things as you walked down the street? That would be nice but how could you make that happen? How could you become...

On Friday June 10, Tribute Artist, Stephen Goodberry will return to Sharbot Lake for his Tribute to the Legends Show at Granite Ridge Education Centre. Stephen will perform hits by Neil Diamond, Roy Orbison and his very popular Elvis Tribute show....

The way Canadians consume health information has evolved over the years. Twenty years ago, when the Canadian Cancer Society launched its Cancer Information Service, inquires came via phone call, with their staff answering questions and mailing out...

Alpha Leo Clubs are designed for youth between 12 and 18 years old. Kids who join Leo Clubs have fun, make new friends and experience the rewards of serving others. This gives young people a strong foundation as they learn the meaning of leadership...

After competing at the regional and provincial levels of the Destination Imagination tournaments, St. James Major in Sharbot Lake has secured a berth in the global finals of this prestigious competition, which is sponsored in part by the likes of...

On May 5, Granite Ridge Education Centre held its annual talent show, GREC's Got Talent. The auditorium was packed with parents and family waiting to see what the students had to offer this year, and they were not disappointed. The room was abuzz...

While Central Frontenac Council recognised the value of the Safe Property and Noise Bylaw updates that were presented by their contracted bylaw officer, Ken Gilpin of Frontenac Municipal Bylaw Enforcement, a number of specific points of contention...

Un-budgeted purchases to drain reserves by $200,000 At this price, Central Frontenac Council might consider meeting less often. Fire Chief Bill Young attended the meeting to bring Council up to speed on a dilemma that has come about. After...

In recognition of Community Living Month and this year's Shine a Light on Community Living campaign, Toronto's CN tower was lit up last night, May 11, in the blue and green Community Living colours. Today (May 12) delegations from Community Living...

Gardening season is approaching and so is the second season to Share your Fare. Share Your Fare is a community-based initiative that encourages people who have gardens to donate some of their fresh produce to people who do not. Fresh produce is...

Students at the Granite Ridge Education Centre in Sharbot Lake have been staying late after school to have fun and get fit thanks to the Granite Ridge Fit Club. The club, which is new at the school this year, was initiated by Grade 8 teacher Ms....

Janice Conway has always been a supporter of the North and Central Frontenac Relay for Life, which is taking place this year on June 18 at the Parham Fairgrounds, from 12 noon until midnight. Janice's maternal grandmother died of breast cancer, and...

Central Frontenac approves 2016 budget Central Frontenac will spend over $7.1 million in ratepayers' money in 2016, up from $6.5 million in 2015, a levy increase of 9.3%, according to figures provided by township treasurer, Michael McGovern. The...

When every element in front of and behind the curtain coalesces, it makes for really good theatre. That was the case for the North Frontenac Little Theatre's April 21 - 24 production of Pinocchio, in which both cast and crew rose to the challenge of...

It's not that easy to qualify for the Boston Marathon, which is a bucket list event for many long-distance runners. Patricia Humphrey, a 66-year-old marathoner who has lived on Long Lake between Parham and Mountain Grove for the past three years,...

Friends of Buck Tibbitt, who lost his home in a devastating lightning strike last October, recently launched an online campaign at Indiegogo's Generosity.com site. The campaign, titled “Help Raise the Roof for Buck”, is located under the...

The Central Frontenac Soccer Association desperately needs volunteers to help run the 2016 soccer season for the young soccer players of our area. We only need six to eight volunteers to commit a few hours of work to run a successful soccer season...

A dinner and K-12 talent show will be held at Granite Ridge Education Centre on Thursday, May 5. The chicken dinner will start at 5:30pm and a vegetarian entrée is also available. There will be a pie/cake dessert auction at 6:30, and the talent...

What better way to welcome spring than with a colorful, musical, classic fairy tale, adapted with a few modern twists that make it the perfect family-friendly theatre experience right here in our own back yard. Tonight the North Frontenac Little...

Staff at St. Lawrence College Employment Services in Sharbot Lake were pleased when over 40 job seekers turned out for their seasonal job fair on April 7. According to Amanda Kendall, employer liaison at the center, the fair was one of their biggest...

Two back-to-back events on April 9 helped to make local residents aware that the 2016 North and Central Frontenac Relay for Life is moving into high gear. The first was the Relay's official kick-off pancake breakfast fundraiser at Oso hall in...

Land O'Lakes Public School Grade 2/3 teacher, Danielle Harding, understands that one of the best ways to get students interested in ancient history is to present it in the form of a play, and as it often goes with youngsters, sometimes the more...

Northern Frontenac Community Services thanked over 100 of its volunteers at an annual dinner at St. James Catholic Church hall in Sharbot Lake on Monday night, April 11. After everyone had enjoyed a dinner of chicken breast, peas and new potatoes,...

North Frontenac Telephone Company sets sights on improving service in Mountain Grove In a delegation to council, Dave Smith and Grant Roughley of the North Frontenac Telephone Company approached council for approval to install an underground...

Martin Walsh (1926-2016) lived in Sharbot Lake for two stretches of his life. From 1967 to 1974 he was the priest-in-charge of the Parham-Sharbot Lake mission of the Anglican Church, presiding over the Oso, Zealand, Mountain Grove, Arden and Bobs...

Close to 30 youngsters enjoyed a festive Easter celebration at Arden's Kennebec hall thanks to the Kennebec Rec committee, who put on their 16th annual Easter party for kids on March 26. There were crafts and games, an Easter egg hunt, a hot lunch,...

The play, the play, the play! What is the play they are talking about? Well Pinocchio of course. This spring, North Frontenac Little Theatre is offering up a treasure of a classic adaptation of this tale with a modern-day twist. The cast is choc...

The Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association will be hosting their second annual Maple Weekend on Saturday & Sunday, April 2 & 3 from 10am-4pm. Many members of the Lanark and District Maple Producers will be hosting various activities at their...

The Sharbot Lake Dental Clinic is the only rural clinic in Frontenac, L&A and western Lanark counties. It was opened many years ago by Dr. Richard Dale, and as he approaches retirement age, Dr. Dale has recently ensured the future of the clinic by...

CF Council expands CIP to include entire township Following a presentation by Reid Shepherd, community planner with the County of Frontenac regarding the Central Frontenac's Community Improvement Plan (CIP), council passed a motion extending the...

A trio of young, primarily urban-based artists, are planning to bring some local K&P railroad history to Toronto. The trio, architect/sculptor Noah Scheinman, and photographer/film makers Adam Biehler and Allan Poon, will be participating in the...

On March 6, representatives from the Canadian Cancer Society of Frontenac Lennox, Addington and the Waterways were atthe Oso hall in Sharbot Lake for a dual event whose aim was to recognize the many dedicated local CCS volunteers and to kick off...