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Photo: Some of the professionals at the Sharbot Lake seniors’ fair: l-r, April McCann, Jennifer Allan, Bonnie Peacock, Nancy Willis, Laurie Watson, Rae Gateley and June Hickman With the theme of “Living Life to its Fullest” the second annual...
Council looking at cutting fees for new school Mayor Janet Gutowski has proposed that Central Frontenac Council consider waiving at least a portion of building fees for the new comprehensive school in Sharbot Lake. “This is a one-time investment...
What better for spring than a good old-fashioned rollicking romantic comedy to get the love juices flowing. And while most of the bonking in this Sam Bobrick play consisted of unexpected knocks to the head of the amnesia-inducing kind, the play in...
The Relay for Life team captains' meeting was held on May 6 at the Anglican Church in Sharbot Lake. The informational meeting was well attended by the captains and was a great success. Several topics were discussed, including the importance of this...
With over $15 million in the bank and a team of architects from Kingston and Toronto on the job, the design committee for the new JK-12 school at the current Sharbot Lake High School site held public consultations last week. Ray Zabac from Shoalts...
Photo: Finn enjoys a ride on Sailor at Circle Square Ranch in ArdenChildren’s camps are fast gearing up for another season of summer fun and are opening their doors to children and their parents looking for summer camp options. Staff at Circle...
The popular Travel for Tots fundraiser that is put on each year by Northern Frontenac Community Services (NFCS) has changed its focus this year. The fundraiser has always raised money for the transportation program that helps children from around...
Taxes going up By Jeff Green Central Frontenac Council finalised the 2011 budget at their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 26, and will formally adopt it on May 9. The budget includes an increase of just under 10% in the amount of money Central...
When North Frontenac Little Theatre presents “Getting Sara Married” at Sharbot Lake High School next weekend, there will be a number of familiar faces on stage, including Paddy O’Connor, Roseanna Redmond and Angela Cowdy. But there will also...
Photo:Party leaders at LOLPS l-r Shay Melanson, Naomi Mitchel, Ophelia Cooper, Jacob Brash and Cody Matson Students at Land O'Lakes Public School in Mountain Grove will be casting their ballots at a school-wide election on April 28. The election is...
On April 15, 17 walkers from Sharbot Lake and the surrounding area met at the Sharbot Lake caboose to take part in the first ever official Sharbot Lake walk for The Canadian Wildlife Federation's Walk for Wild Life campaign. Recognizing this year as...
Photo: Easter Passion play in Arden In an effort to give church and community members a deeper insight into the passion of Jesus Christ, the congregation of the Arden Pastoral Charge acted out the Easter Passion play in an outdoor service on Good...
Photo: Liberal candidate David Remington greets voters in Sharbot Lake Prior to the first all-candidates’ meeting in Kaladar, LfL&A Liberal candidate David Remington took to the streets of downtown Sharbot Lake in an effort to get to know those...
By Jeff Green About five years ago a group called the Northern Rural Youth Partnership was founded by a number of individuals and agencies that are committed to bringing programming and services for youth to Frontenac County. The partnership took...
Photo: Scott Reid and Randy Hillier at Oso Hall MP Scott Reid and MPP Randy Hiller put in a few personal platform plugs recently while attending the Provincial Progressive Conservative Association’s Annual General Meeting at Oso Hall on March 31....
Photo: Norman Kunc “Why is it fun to be mean?” “How do we create a sense of belonging without relying on a common enemy?” With these and other questions, along with stories laced with humour and wit, Norman Kunc challenged a large audience...
Photo: Jeff Beaver (right) shows Anthony and Stefanie Falzon how to skin a muskrat Participants eager to learn the traditional crafts, teachings and ceremonies of first nations cultures participated in a number of free workshops last weekend that...
Photo: Sally Angle, Ann Walsh and artist Jim Keirstead Close to 90 guests at a fundraising dinner for the renovation of the Sharbot Lake caboose enjoyed a candlelit evening of fine Italian dining at St. James Major hall on March 26. The event put...
Close vote approves new public works coordinator in Central Frontenac Following a timely pre-budget presentation by Public Works Manager Mike Richardson, council narrowly passed a motion in a 5-4 vote to replace the position of supervisor of...
Photo: Lloyd Arnold and Carol Belanger Every Thursday evening between 7 and 9PM the gym at Sharbot Lake high school comes alive with the sound of squeaking rubber-soled shoes and the whoosh of high-speed birdies. That is the time that anyone...
Photo: Mandy Steele riding Zena Warrior Princess and Elaine Steele riding Chanticleer Shadow, during a competition. The annual awards banquet for the Ontario Competitive Trail Riding Association was held in Belleville on February 19. Once again...
Central Frontenac Minor Softball Association (CFMSA) and Central Frontenac Soccer Association (CFSA) are excited to be working together this year year in order to allow kids the exposure to both baseball and soccer over the summer months allowing...
On March 10, the Township of Central Frontenac was fined $36,000 for operating an aggregate pit on Crown land in the geographic Township of Kennebec, County of Frontenac. The township pleaded guilty to the charge. As part of the plea resolution, the...
Photo: Hinchinbrooke Grade 6/7 students lead the Fun Days. Students at Hinchinbrooke Public School are coming to understand the daily hardships that youngsters in Kenya face thanks to the efforts of HPS teacher Debbie Jones and her grade 6/7 class....
Photo: HD Supply, l-r: Collin Hamilton, David Hole, Dan Stanton and Jordan Lowery. Courtesy of Jordan Lowery Members of the band HD Supply couldn't believe their ears when they found out they'd been invited to play the main stage at Kingston's...
Photo: l-r: Bruce Bertrim, Cec Marshall, Bob Hollywood, Kathryn Foster and Jane Drew Seniors from in and around the community took the opportunity to view the newly completed Mature Living complex on Clement Road in Sharbot Lake, which was...
Photo: Author Jan Andrews reads to Josephine and Andrea Nuttall of Elphin Author Jan Andrews appreciates youngsters’ love for all things bawdy and with that in mind created her latest book, “Rude Stories”, a collection of bawdy folk tales...
Photo: Ashtanga Yoga practitioner and teacher Milosh Rodic Ashtanga Yoga practitioner Milosh Rodic of Sharbot Lake has started offering classes to those interested in this ancient yoga practice at the Oso Hall. Rodic has been studying and...
Central Frontenac facing 13.7% tax increase Central Frontenac Council went over the Fire, Public Works, and Planning Department budgets with senior staff in some detail at a budget session this week, but they did not get down to making any cuts to...
Guest speaker Dr. Peter Frise recieves an Oconto paddle from Mayor Janet Gutowski Ever since the Frontenac Heritage Festival was started up, the opening ceremonies of the festival have been held at a Business Over Breakfast event. This year the...
Photo: Tafelmusik at St. James Major Catholic Church hall on February 18. Tafelmusik has achieved national and international renown since they were formed 32 years ago, performing in venerable concert halls in Europe, the United States, and Asia. On...
Photo: David Buckley and Cam Allen inf front the the new seniors housing project. A construction project that has seen its share of controversy will be home for five individual seniors or couples later this spring. Construction crews started work...
First there was rain. Last Friday, Sharbot Lake looked more like a puddle than a frozen lake, forcing the organizers of this week’s snowmobile drag races to delay building and grooming the track for the races. Fortunately the weather turned cold...
The Sharbot Lake High School Panthers Senior Girls Volleyball team lost out to Regiopolis High School 3 sets to 1 in the final match of the Kingston Area Secondary School Athletic Association (KASSAA) on Sunday, Feb. 20. Considering the size...
Public works favouring equipment over paving in 2011 In presenting his proposals for the 2011 Public Works budget, Central Frontenac Works Manager Mike Richardson said that by virtue of stimulus funding grant money over the last two years, the...
A few months ago, enthused by some improvements to the sidewalks and roadways in the middle of the village, Arden resident Dorothy Proctor issued a challenge to her fellow Ardenites to come together and try to revitalize the village. That led to a...
Brian Steel from the Central Frontenac Minor Softball Association, supported by a number of members of his executive, presented a letter (Central Frontenac Softball) to council in response to a presentation that was made by Cory Thompson at the...
There was much community interest early last summer when the Limestone District School Board’s Program and Accommodation Review Committee (PARC) process for the Sharbot Lake Family of Schools completed its work and the Board of Trustees announced...
Photo: IT technician Darren Asselstine Many may not know him but they should. Darren Asselstine works hard to keep students and staff at area schools connected - to their school computers, that is. Darren works full-time as an Information...
Central and South Frontenac townships are both coming into the modern age when it comes to waste management. Both townships have held committee meetings over the past couple of years to design new processes for dealing with different streams of...
Photo: members of Arden's Line Dancing groupA group of ladies in Arden start their week by kicking up their heels every Monday morning at the Kennebec Hall - and it’s nothing new. The Arden Line Dancers have been stepping together in unison for...
submitted by the Friends of Arden A covered bridge plus a proposed recreational area centred on the 600-acre Arden "Canyon" are just two of the many possibilities that will be put to area residents at a public meeting called for Thursday, February...
Photo: Tafelmusik's artistic director, Jeann Larmon In the late summer they performed in Rieti, Italy, and Irsee, Germany. In October they were in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Beijing, China; and Seoul, South Korea. In January they headed west to...
Photo: members of the Alzheimer Society KFLA team Marcel Giroux, Bob Fisher, Patti Dixon-Medora and Vicki Poffley Various members of the Alzheimer Society of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington attended the re-opening of the Sharbot...
Photo: buttons & axes int he hands of festival, committe members On February 1, members of the Frontenac Heritage Festival Committee held their final pre-festival meeting to shore up this year’s plans and they have added a few more new and...
Photo: some members of Sharbot Lakes Friday Night Ladies group at their January meeting For over a decade a group of women from the Sharbot Lake area have been gathering regularly on the last Friday of the month in each other’s homes as a way to...
Photo: CF Fire Chief Mark MacDonald (centre) presents gifts to retired Chaplain Jim Tysick(l) and retired chief paul Lowery (r). Missing is retired Captain Bob Veley, who was unable to attend. On January 29, the firefighters of Central Frontenac...
Another tough year ahead for Central Frontenac budget It may not be any easie for Central Frontenac Councl to avoid a tax increase this year than it was last year, when the increase in the amount of money that was levied to ratepayers for township...
Photo: Kait Rainey-Strathy with the students at LOLPS Students in grades one through three at Land O' Lakes Public School in Mountain Grove had a chance to tell their own version of the classic children's story “Where the Wild Thing Are” when...
Photo: Skills Link participants will be raring to go on February 21st. It’s been over five years since the Sharbot Lake Snow Drags were last run, but the memory of the event has lingered in the minds of many. Most of the participants in the...
