CENTRAL FRONTENAC

In the early 1970s, what we now call urban refugees were starting to land in Frontenac and Western Lanark County. They were young, they wore their hair long, and the local community probably didn’t know what exactly to make of them. But the...

Every year plants and flowers spring up in all sorts of places beautifying our surroundings. Some of these are the result of gardeners taking pride in their properties, but some appear in public places. How? Remember The Festival of Trees and money...

Leah Neumann is a wiry, athletic, 9-year-old girl. She does just about everything she wants to do. Whether that means climbing trees, doing somersaults, riding a bike, swimming or kayaking on the lake. She lives with her two sisters and parents, who...

Time marches on, and we all march with it. But once in a while there is an occasion to reflect on how past events have reverberated through time. As the Blue Skies Music Festival hit its 40 anniversary, the Festival’s Artistic Director, Julia...

He’s not exactly new to municipal governance, or to Eastern Ontario, and experience is exactly what Central Frontenac Council was looking for when searching for a new CAO this past spring. After a revolving door scenario for 6½ years, Larry...

Last Friday, July 26, on one of those rare Goldilocks summer afternoons, the Strong Women Drum kicked off a short ceremony to mark the spot where in the next few months the first Habitat for Humanity House in Frontenac County will be going up. The...

Becki, Theresa and Katie, the three Procter sisters who hail from Sharbot Lake, got a special surprise as they walked to the shore of Oso beach after successfully completing their fifth annual three kilometre Swim of Hope on July 27. Following the...

The weather could not have been better for this year’s Blue Skies Arts Camp, which took place in Clarendon July 22-25. The 52 campers who attended this year enjoyed a number of creative activities including dance, drama, choir, band, graphic...

Bob Srigley had a history of altercations with OPP Late Thursday afternoon Bob Srigley was shot by police officers who attended his home on Arden Road shortly after a 911 call was made by Frontenac News staff. He died at Kingston General Hospital on...

Close to 110 youngsters put their pedals to the metal at the Kids of Steel Triathlon, which took place at Oso beach in Sharbot Lake on July 28. The event, which saw its fair share of blood, sweat and tears plus lots of smiles and friendly...

Residents in Central Frontenac had an opportunity to rid themselves of various types of hazardous waste thanks to staff of Central Frontenac Township, many of whom volunteered their time to help an additional 11 staff from Drain All Limited, the...

On July 20, staff and volunteer firefighters of Central Frontenac Fire and Rescue held an open house for the public at Station Three, located on Wagner Road. The event included various demonstrations by firefighters, including an auto extrication...

One visit to Water's Edge Pottery studio on Long Lake near Parham is all it takes to know that Sharon Matthews and Tracy Bamford are living the potter's dream. The pottery studio they built on the shore of Long Lake was designed after they visited...

Kids love puppets and theatre and it was with that in mind that volunteers from the community, many of whom are veterans of the North Frontenac Little Theatre (NFLT), developed a summer puppet theatre workshop for kids of all ages. The program,...

For the 5th year Theresa, Becki and Katie Procter will swim 3km across Sharbot Lake to raise money and awareness for cancer prevention and research. The three sisters, who were born and raised in Sharbot Lake, began the annual swim after they moved...

Young job seekers looking to get involved in the construction industry will have a great opportunity to hone their construction skills in an upcoming eight-week program that is being offered by St. Lawrence College in Sharbot Lake. The program,...

The Ground Breaking Ceremony for the 2013 Tichborne Build will take place on Friday, July 26 at 2 pm. The ceremony will be taking place at the empty building lot on the west side of Road 38, south of the railroad tracks in Tichborne. A reception at...

Juno award winner Old Man Luedecke (Chris Luedeke) entertained music lovers at the Sharbot Lake Country Inn at an intimate and up beat show on July 13. Luedecke, who is a master banjo player /singer / songwriter, was joined on stage by side man Joel...

The adults have had their fun at the 5th Annual Sydenham Triathlon, and now the kids will have their chance at the end of July in Sharbot Lake. The Kids of Steel Triathlon is returning after an eight-year hiatus. Race day is Sunday July 28. For 14...

Central Frontenac Council holds up to 25 meetings a year, and in recent years all but three of those meetings have been held in Sharbot Lake at the Oso Hall. The three other meetings, one per month in June, July, and August, move around the township...

As another way of promoting health and fitness in the community, staff at the Sharbot Lake Family Health Team (SLFHT) held an urban pole-walking workshop on June 27 at Oso beach. Ten people participated and learned the art of urban pole walking....

Karen Lahey, one of the new owners of The Oaks resort, is also a licensed fitness instructor. She will be offering a morning stretch and strength class for three weeks this month in the Crow Lake Schoolhouse. All proceeds from the class fees, which...

There was standing room only at the cafetorium at Sharbot Lake High School on June 26, where friends and family gathered to celebrate the achievements of the last official graduating class from SLHS. The school is slated to be demolished once the...

On Canada Day close to 50 people gathered at the Railway Heritage Park in Sharbot Lake for a special unveiling of a historic mural. The celebration took place at what was the former site of the old Union Hotel, which later became known as the...

Holiday travelers passing by the Arden Road and Highway 7 may have noticed a lively gathering there on June 29. Gordon Wright sparked off the celebrations with his bagpipes as the Friends of Arden sign committee, which was headed up by Gord Brown...

Janice Peters, the long time office manager at Hinchinbrooke Public School, couldn't let the final day of classes in the school's history pass without some sort of gesture. The school did have an official closing on June 15, but this was the final...

Marcie Asselstine started bringing her heritage into her job at the Ontario Early Years Centre in Sharbot Lake almost 10 years ago by running Aboriginal themed playgroups for young children and their parents. For the past 7 years she has been...

What’s better than a morning buzz? An evening Buzz. Well known Kingston radio show host Buzz Collins does more than entertain fans of The Morning buzz on CKWS radio. He also has a night job, as a comedy hypnotist. The Buzz Collins show is billed...

Central Frontenac to go with County planning services in 2014. In a move that has been coming for at least two years, Central Frontenac Council decided this week to end their relationship with their contract planner, Glenn Tunnock, at the end of...

In a special school closing ceremony at Sharbot Lake Public School put on by current staff and students on June 20, former students and staff had a chance to bid farewell to the school that holds many cherished memories for them. The current school...

When Alison Robinson started out in the real estate business 25 years ago, she was basically helping out the family business. “I started in Real Estate as an agent for JM Coulter,” said Alison Robinson, who has been the broker-owner of Lake...

Each year at this time, the Arden Glee Club makes a pilgrimage to foreign territory, the Oso Hall in Sharbot Lake. They come to entertain the Seniors of the Year from all four districts of Central Frontenac. And more often than not, it seems, the...

Oil clean-up takes a week As reported last week, within a few short hours of presenting a proposed Beaver bylaw to Central Frontenac Council, Public Works Manager Mike Richardson was rushing over to the Crow Lake Road to deal with the washout of two...

There is a new face at St. Lawrence Employment Services in Sharbot Lake. Debbie Laprade, who resides in Kingston, became the new employment consultant at the centre in April of this year, replacing former staff member Arlene Uens, who retired...

Within the hamlet area of Crow Lake, the Crow Lake road had to be closed on Tuesday night after it was flooded out, The apparent cause was an apparent beaver dam collapse. Crews were on scene all night in an attempt to get the road opened by...

Grade ten students at Sharbot Lake High School had a chance to learn about and benefit a local charity through a program called the Youth Philanthropy Initiative program. The program invites students to learn about local charities in their area by...

Melanie Robinson, who heads up the Phys Ed program at Sharbot Lake High School, emceed their annual Athletics Banquet on June 4, where a plethora of awards were given out to honor the school's junior and senior athletes. Though the school's winter...

On June 3,Sharbot Lake High School Principal, Heather Highet, and long-time SLHS teacher Randy McVety were presented with the 2013 Associate School Award by members of the Faculty of Education at Queen's University at a special presentation and...

The Algonquins of Ontario (AOO) have been conducting an information/public relations campaign of late. They have been re-assuring nervous municipal officials, hunting and cottage groups, as well as neighbouring landowners, that the Draft Agreement...

Citing the impact of a roofers’ strike on the construction schedule, Sharbot Lake High School Principal Heather Highet said last week that the Granite Ridge Education Centre will not be fully operational at the start of the school year in...

Come out and show your support for Habitat for Humanity’s Tichborne Build this  Saturday (10am to 4pm) & Sunday (1pm to 5pm). “Quilts and Beyond” will be held at 1010 Lawn & Garden Centre, corner of Clement Rd. and Road 38. The greenhouse...

  As summer quickly approaches and the weather begins to warm up, many new things are in bloom. This free event, sponsored by Northern Frontenac Community Services, is one of the ways to welcome this warm time of the year. The Great Outdoor...

On Thursday, June 20 at 11:15am a closing ceremony will be held at Sharbot Lake Public School. Former students and staff as well as the general public are invited to come out to mark the event, which will include speeches and performances by current...

Central Frontenac Council warms to Hinchinbrooke community center plan The Central Frontenac Community Recreation Committee is a group that has been working on finding a way to redevelop the soon to be closed Hinchinbrooke Public School for...

Youngsters had a chance to mingle with a wide range of exotic reptiles at the Parham Family Fun Day, which took place at the Parham fairgrounds on May 26. Christina Gable is the founder and owner of Recycled Reptiles of Kingston where she, along...

As former Sharbot Lake High School teacher Gary Giller put it, there were two major drivers behind what turned out to be a highly emotional and satisfying send- off for Sharbot Lake High School last Saturday. The first was Craig Bakay, who asked...

It was a busy day on May 18 at Oso Beach in Sharbot Lake where organizers of the Sharbot Lake Farmers Market set up shop for the upcoming growing season. The market has grown exponentially since its inception just three years ago and the number of...

“I never dreamed of being where I am today,” said Father George Kwari, the new minister of the Anglican parishes of Parham-Sharbot Lake and Maberly-Lanark. Father Kwari hails from Zimbabwe and officially took up his new post on April 1. When I...

Former NHL Hockey great, Theo Fleury, passed through Sharbot Lake on his “Victor Walk”, an effort to bring attention to the issues surrounding childhood sexual abuse. Fleury, 44 years old, wrote about his own experience of childhood sexual abuse...

The spring Coffee House held last week at Sharbot Lake High School was co-sponsored by the Youth program of Northern Frontenac Community Services (NFCS). It was also included in a province-wide initiative called Change the World. The Kingston...