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Members of the Sharbot Lake 39ers seniors group, who meet monthly in the downstairs room at the North Frontenac Phone Company, were joined by a special guest at their most recent lunch time gathering on October 6. Famed local young fiddler and step...
Eleven-year-old Leah Neumann, of Tichborne, has returned from The War Amps 2015 Ontario Child Amputee (CHAMP) Seminar in Ottawa, which brought together young amputees from across the province. This year marks the 40th anniversary of CHAMP, which has...
Granite Ridge students in Mr. McVety's grade 12 history class headed up a meeting of the federal candidates on October 5 in preparation for the school’s participation in the 2015 Student Vote program. The program, which began in 2003, offers...
The Aviva Community Fund is a pool of money that is available for community projects across the country. The Oso Recreation Committee has registered the Sharbot Lake Rink Project on Aviva under Community Health. The catch is that projects are judged...
Joelle Parr and Dayna Stone received Student Achievement awards; Tom and Eileen Christensen received Certificates of Merit; and Sarah Hale received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the North Frontenac Little Theatre (NFLT) last week. The NFLT...
Regular visitors to various branches of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library recently had a chance to strike a pose to help celebrate October as Canadian Library Month. At the Sharbot Lake branch on September 22, Debbie Whan of Mountain Grove, who...
Northern Frontenac Community Services took a look backwards at their Annual General Meeting (AGM) last week. Since the agency, which provides services for children, youth, families, and the elderly, is 40 years old, former staff and board members...
Volunteers are urgently needed or there may not be a 2016 soccer season for the enthusiastic group of young soccer players across Central Frontenac. The core group of four organizers of the association are no longer able to assume all of the...
Check your social calendars to make sure you are free to participate in what promises to be a highlight of the fall season. Community Living-North Frontenac (CL-NF) is sponsoring a Masquerade Ball at St. James Major Church Hall in Sharbot Lake on...
Close to 60 maple syrup producers from across eastern Ontario attended the Fall Maple Field Day event organized by the Lanark and District Maple Syrup Producers Association, which took place at three different locations in and around Sharbot Lake...
New public works manager appointed Council passed a motion officially appointing a new public works manager. John Badgley will be taking on the role that was left vacant back on June 16, 2015 following the township’s decision to sever its contract...
Staff at the Northern Frontenac Community Services Child Centre in Sharbot Lake held an on site, by donation barbeque lunch at the center on September 10, which attracted numerous supporters from in and around the community. In an effort to reach...
In an effort to share ideas and to encourage networking amongst the area's local small business owners, members of the Central Frontenac Development Committee held their most recent “Business over Breakfast” event at the RKY camp in Parham,...
The first annual Sharbot Lake Farmers Market Butter Tart Challenge was held on Sept. 5. It was a sweet farewell to summer and a taste of the cooler baking season ahead. Out of a total of 15 entries the winner of the Tastiest Butter Tart In Town...
Jewelery makers Steve and Janet MacIntyre of Napanee participated for their third year at the Inroads Studio Tour as guests at the home and studio of local woodworker Ken Waller of Sharbot Lake. The couple make a wide range of fused glass jewelry...
On August 29 Sharbot Lake village came alive as the sound of the CADRE (Canadian Associates Drumming Rudimental Excellence) drummers rang out through town in a special free afternoon performance on the lawn of the Sharbot Lake Country Inn. Thanks to...
CF Council supports Elizabeth Street reconstruction Council passed a motion at the regular council meeting supporting the proposed reconstruction of Elizabeth Street in Sharbot Lake as “a priority project” by authorizing staff to submit a letter...
At a special public meeting hosted by the Township of Central Frontenac at Oso Hall on Tuesday, September 1, Peter Young and Anne Marie Young from Frontenac County made a presentation to a small group of Central Frontenac residents regarding...
Each soccer season is very gratifying for our committee members. We put a lot of effort into planning and coordinating and are rewarded when we finally get to see the kids on the fields playing. We have seen the players develop their skills over the...
The Oso Recreation Committee has started the ball - or in this case “the puck” - rolling to establish an outdoor ice rink in Sharbot Lake. In 2011, the Sharbot Lake Snow Rider’s Club presented the Oso Recreation Committee with a $10,000...
It may have been the free breakfast, a restaurant full of clients and their families, the way the agency staff relates to the board and the community, or holding the meeting in the summer. Whatever the reason was, the Community Living-North...
The Friday night horse pull is a signature event at the Parham Fair, and this year was no exception. Long before the demolition derby or even the midway were part of the fair, the horse pull filled the stands. It is a mesmerizing sight: the horses...
As part of its commitment to preserve and promote the railway history of our area, the Central Frontenac Railway Heritage Society has been working diligently on the development of the Railway Heritage Park in Sharbot Lake. Visitors to the park will...
Fred Johnson has lived on Sharbot Lake since the early 1990s, on a property he purchased with his late wife many years earlier. He retired from a career with the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation and turned a cottage into a waterfront home,...
There has not been a lot of rain in recent weeks, but last Thursday afternoon was an exception. At 5 in the afternoon Sharbot Lake was not visible from the bandshell that faces it. Five o'clock also happened to be the start time for the annual...
Signs are up for the 2015 Inroads Studio Tour, a familiar event for over 20 years here in Central Frontenac Township. This year, there are nine open studios and a dozen fine artisans displaying their work; hours are from 10am to 5pm on Saturday,...
The Parham Fair is all set for this weekend starting tomorrow, Friday Aug. 21 at 5:30pm with the opening ceremonies and running until Sunday, Aug. 23 in the afternoon with the Demolition Derby to end the weekend with a bang. Cost of admission is $5...
“The Miracle Worker” is an ‘interesting, absorbing and moving’ play, says the NY Post. It is also an intense and emotional drama about family dynamics and the unique challenges associated with raising a sensory-deprived child. In this case,...
The annual seniors’ baseball game took place on August 9 at the Arden ball diamond. There was an enthusiastic effort from both teams and an exciting level of play. It is wonderful to experience the ability of a group of seniors who are able to...
This past weekend over 300 Miata enthusiasts in 155 of their favorite cars took part in the Underground Miata Network's tour of Quebec and Eastern Ontario on August 7, 8 and 9. The event was organized to help celebrate the Ottawa-based club's 20...
A one-time opportunity to see 14 drummers from CADRE (the Canadian Associates Drumming Rudimental Excellence) is coming to Sharbot Lake. A five-time senior world champion drum ensemble, CADRE, will play in Sharbot Lake before heading to Rochester,...
August 11, 2015 District 4 fire hall contract awarded Fire Chief Bill Young recommended that council accept the bid by Guy Saumure and Sons Construction Ltd. at a total cost of $694,800 to build a new fire hall on the site of the existing District 4...
President of the Parham Agricultural Society, Wendy Parliament, says interaction is the key principle behind this year’s version of the Parham Fair. “We wanted to plan an event where people young and old could enjoy trying their hand at farming...
This year’s edition of the Parham Fair is calling on you to share your creative side. The Exhibition Palace will be packed full of projects from canning preserves and baking, to needlework, paintings, sketches, pottery and photographs. Whether...
It was the trip of a lifetime for the Blue Skies Community Fiddle Orchestra when they visited Prince Edward Island from July 15 to 22. In their 16 years together as an orchestra they have never attempted anything like this. The logistics were...
CARE duck drop and race in Arden by Julie Druker The local community organization known as Community Angels for Rescue and Emergency (CARE) is a community care program in Arden that began with the local ladies auxiliary and members of the Arden...
Late last week, Central and North Frontenac townships received word that they are the recipients of grants under the Canada 150 fund. The largest grant will go to Central Frontenac. They will receive $110,000 towards a library and community centre...
Arthur passed away on June 1st, 2015 at age 99. He was one of seven children born on Antoine Point in Sharbot lake. Arthur was a kind, humble man of many talents. He was a master carpenter employed by the Allen Brothers Cottage & Livery business,...
Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Jeff Leal, was in Sharbot Lake briefly on a hot Tuesday morning to announce a new round of infrastructure funding. Using the backdrop of a project that received 90% of its funding from the...
Rachel Hosseini, the owner and operator of Sharbot Lake's Subway franchise, marked the business's first year anniversary on July 23 by offering her customers a one-day special to help celebrate the event. Patrons who visited the shop on that day...
At the Sharbot Lake Property Association’s annual general meeting, which took place on July 18 at St. James Church hall in Sharbot Lake, pollination expert Susan Chan spoke about the importance of bees as pollinators. Chan is also project manager...
The 42nd Blue Skies Music Festival is all set for another magical weekend. The volunteer-run festival is set up on a piece of land rich with history near Clarendon, off Road 509. Although camping passes have all been sold out, day passes for...
On July 15, six toga-clad “Greek Goddesses” attracted more than their fair share of attention as they shopped at local businesses in the Sharbot Lake area in preparation for their “Girls’ Annual” get together at Big Clear Lake near Arden....
At their annual general meeting on July 18 at St. James Major Catholic Church, which over 60 members attended, the executive of the Sharbot Lake Property Owners Association updated members on lake news and held their regular elections. The current...
Council and staff in Central Frontenac assisted Drain All Ltd. staff with local residents who came out in droves to keep their hazardous household waste out of the local land fills. Now in its seventh year, the drop off, which took place at the...
On August 15 the Procter sisters will once again swim across Sharbot Lake to help in the fight against cancer. Over the past six years the girls have raised over $10,000 and they need your help to make this year’s swim another success. The girls...
It was a year ago when Brian Skillen came to Central Frontenac Council to fight for the right to keep his two miniature horses, Tommy and Teddy, on his Clarke Road property near Arden. The horses are well known in the Arden/Tamworth/Tweed corridor...
Septic Re-inspection Although no hard numbers have been determined as yet regarding the potential cost to homeowners resulting from the soon to be finalized septic re-inspection program, Chief Building Official Jeremy Neven stressed the fact that if...
An emergency council meeting took place on July 9, at Oso Hall, members of Central Frontenac Council first considered a temporary fix for the Raymo Road bridge collapse that occurred on June 16. Following the bridge’s partial collapse, township...
A huge thank you to EVERYONE – students, parents, families and friends, members of the community, parent council and staff at Granite Ridge – for helping our grade eights raise $8000 to help fund our three day trip to Montreal in June. Our huge...
