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In addition to pianist Shari Tallon, Mezzo Soprano Martine Buissart, and featured pianist Michael Costello, there will be another star making its debut in Arden at the fifth annual Arden and the Arts Celebration next Saturday, October 16: a...
Built as it is on a narrow, rocky peninsula that separates the two basins of Sharbot Lake, the Village of Sharbot Lake really has no room for expansion. Finding extra parking spaces for its congested downtown core, therefore, would seem to be a task...
Photo: Skills Link youth participants at the Sharbot Lake car wash Sat. Oct. 2 A long list of odd jobs are being crossed off the lists of various organizations and groups in and around the Sharbot Lake community thanks to the help of 10...
Nathan Domen, of Land O’ Lakes Public School, held on to the Top Male Runner Trophy for the second year in a row as the sixth annual Timber Wolf Cross Country Meet took place on a very rainy Thursday, September 30. Bailey Tripp, also of Land O’...
Photo: A lone dwelling on Bradner Island in Sharbot Lake was devastated in a Sunday morning fire October 3. Courtesy of Cody Steeves An early morning fire on Sunday, October 3 consumed a residence on Bradner Island in the west basin of Sharbot...
Vicki Leakey of KPMG accounting of Kingston presented the 2009 audit report to council which was dicussed and accepted by council. Setback for Central Frontenac Fire and Rescue Deputy Fire chief Bill Young gave an activity and summary report report...
Photo: The founding meeting of the first ever community ukulele orchestra at Land O' Lakes Public School The founding meeting for the first ever community ukulele orchestra was well underway on September 22 in the gym at Land O' Lakes public school....
Photo: Jane Drew and Cam Allemn survey the damagea at the Site of North Frontenac Non-Profit Housings' seniors housing project. On Monday morning, September 27, Arno Huerter arrived with his crew to continue putting up styrofoam forms at the...
The Land O’ Lakes Garden Club is proud to present award-winning horticulturalist and HGTV host, Denis Flanagan (photo left), who will speak about “Fall Gardening and Preparing Your Garden for Winter”. The Garden Club invites you to join them...
Photo: 2nd annual Purina Walk for Dog Guides in Sharbot Lake Participants gathered with their four-legged friends in tow for the 2nd Annual Purina Walk for Dog Guides. Sponsored by the Sharbot Lake and District Lions, the walk started at Oso Beach....
Photo: Arlene Uens, Greg Adams, Karen McGregor. Word slipped out in mid-July that St. Lawrence College was going to locate their new Sharbot Lake-based Employment Service Centre at the site of the former Stedman’s store on Garrett Street. The...
Central Frontenac Talks Zoning by Julie Druker The township’s planner, Glenn Tunnock, made a presentation to council regarding the Comprehensive Zoning By-Law, which highlighted a number of changes that have been made to the by-law and the reasons...
l-r:Joyce Bigelow and Deb Ryckman of Northern Connections with Tom Dewey and Anne Prichard of the FCFDC Preceding the ribbon cutting ceremony that officially opened their new E-lab at Northern Connections Adult Learning Centre in Sharbot Lake on...
Mark Burnham's wooden house wares There is no shortage of art shows and tours in Frontenac County and Labour Day weekend offers a multitude of venues to those looking to browse and buy. Now in its fourth year, the Sundance Studio Tour near Maberly...
Stittsville fiddler Don Fletcher Nothing beats good live music and anyone lucky enough to be passing by the Glen Fossey Memorial Park on Sunday last weekend in Sharbot Lake might have caught the heavenly fiddle sounds of Don Fletcher of Stittsville....
CHILD & YOUTH TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM UPDATE: Wow! Summer is almost over and our new program has been up and running for almost 8 months. We have had a very busy and successful summer with the program getting more use and with a very successful...
Photo: Silver Lake Pow Wow emcee Mitch Shewell, head male female dancers Bernard and Tammy Nelson from Port Hope and Nippising First Nations and arena director Danka Brewer The 17th Annual Silver Pow Wow, which was held at Silver Lake Provincial...
Students at both Sharbot Lake High School and St. James Major Catholic School will be meeting new principals as they head back to their classrooms in less than a week’s time. One new face is that of Mike Arsenault (photo right), the new principal...
Photo: Enjoying the midway at Parham Fair. One way or another, all outdoor events are captive to the weather, and summer fairs are no exception. Torrential downpours did their best to dampen spirits on the Saturday of the Parham Fair last year,...
Kennebec Lake is one of the marquee lakes in Central Frontenac, and has one of the most active lake associations in Frontenac County. It features prime habitat for a number of different species of plans and animals, but one thing it does not have in...
David Daszkiewicz and Linda Tremblay of Eclipse Studio near Mountain Grove This upcoming Labour Day weekend, art and craft lovers will once again be heading down the back roads to discover the haunts and creations of local area artists and artisans...
William R. Crosbie, Canada’s ambassador to Afghanistan, recently visited the area, and addressed a small group at the home of Norm and Anita Landry. As a youth, from Newfoundland, he attended Appleby College in Oakville where Norm taught him...
Road, sidewalk work approved for Arden Members of Central Frontenac Council were called in from their summer vacations this week for a special meeting to make two time-sensitive decisions. All members of council attended the meeting, with the...
Pat Grace likes turtles. And he sees a fair number of them from his house on Bobs Lake. Pat and his wife Cathie were seasonal residents at their property off the Badour Road for over 20 years, and about five years ago they decided to sell their...
Photo: l-r: building committee chair Brad Adrain, fire chief Greg Saunders, Rev. William Crozier, councilor Gail Code, deputy reeve Susan Freeman, councilor Roxanne Darling, MP Scott Reid, reeve Keith Kerr, councilor Brain Campbell and fire chief...
Over 30 years ago, David Hahn was working as a school teacher in Toronto. David came from a farming background from the Kitchener area, and he and his wife Leslie were in agreement that the city was not where they wanted to raise their two children....
Now in its 118th year, the Parham Fair i for many continues to be a finest representation of everything that a good old-fashioned fair should be, attracting on average over 3000 visitors over three days. This year president John Waddingham of...
Central Frontenac mayoral candidate Logan Murray has been campaigning door to door since early May and recently has held three public forums to discuss the issues that most concern voters. “I'm doing this because I feel it is the most important...
It could have been much worse. Central Frontenac Township works crews found five 20-litre pails of as yet unidentified chemicals off the eastern side of Arden Road near Highway 7 early in the afternoon on August 12. The pails were located at the...
Northern Frontenac Community Services has a storied history. Its roots go back longer than 35 years, to 1971 and a public meeting at Sharbot Lake High School, where one major conclusion was reached. The link between the communities in the northern...
Over 60 supporters of the Sharbot Lake caboose fund project gathered at Oso hall in Sharbot Lake for the second official fundraiser to pay for the costs associated with the caboose that landed in Sharbot Lake in mid-May. The acquisition of the...
Photo: l-r-Marcel Giroux, CF Mayor Janet Gutowski, President of the Motorcycle Ride for Dad Garry Janz and Janet Barr Close to 100 riders participating in the Motorcycle Ride for Dad' first ever cross country Canada tour to raise funds for prostate...
Zoning by-law change an “honest mistake” It was an honest mistake, according to Central Frontenac staff, but concerned residents living on or near the Westport Road remained suspicious when they came out in force to an open house about revisions...
A five-unit affordable living housing project on Clement Road in Central Frontenac got the green light in the form of a building permit last week. “We are pleased to have the building permit in place,” said Jane Drew, the general manager for...
On July 31, 2010, Becki, Katie, and Theresa Procter successfully swam three kilometres across Sharbot Lake from the Sharbot Lake Provincial Park to the public beach in one hour and 50 minutes to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society. They...
Photo: Dan Bush, Marcel Giroux, Guy Cooke, Colonial St. Pierre Sharbot Lake Royal Canadian Legion Br#425 partnered with the Alzheimer Society of Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) to serve over 70 famous breakfasts on July 25. The Legion...
The Dinosaur Lady, Betsy Cotton engages youngsters at Oso Hall Betsy Cotton of Kingston calls herself the Dinosaur Lady and for 30 odd years she has been scouring both libraries and land for information and remnants pertaining to those great beasts...
The Purina Walk for Dog Guides raises money to help train Dog Guides for Canadians with visual, hearing, medical or physical disabilities. To date the Walk has raised more than $5.7 million for Dog Guides. The Walk is Lions Foundation of Canada’s...
Municipal composting controversy surfaces again in Central Frontenac A group of South and Central Frontenac residents who live in the vicinity of the Westport Road will be challenging one of the proposed changes for the new Central Frontenac...
The Motorcycle Ride for Dad, an event dedicated to fighting prostate cancer through research and awareness, started 10 years ago in Ottawa. The event has now gone national and in May, 27 rides took place across the country. To mark the 10th...
One in three adults in Canada, or close to nine million people, report having at least one of seven high-impact, high prevalence chronic conditions. More than one-third of these people have multiple long-term health problems. Studies have shown the...
Mike and Jocelyn Steeves in their hand made Greenland kayaks As 20-year residents of Sharbot Lake, Mike and Jocelyn Steeves have owned many boats over the years and recently have been shying away from gas-powered engines. Four years ago, after...
Early morning line ups were avoided this year at the third annual one day only hazardous waste drop off in Sharbot lake thanks in large part to prior announcements asking people to stagger their visits. The drop off is offered as a partnership...
Theresa, Becki, and Katie Procter, sisters who were born and raised in Sharbot Lake are asking for your support in their efforts to make cancer history. The Canadian Cancer Society has given their approval for a swim event to help raise money to...
Centre,l-r Mykayla Wilson (frog), Kirsten Hawley and Aleris Cronk with some of their swim students Thanks to the efforts of local Red Cross swim instructors Aleris Cronk of Parham and long-time Sharbot Lake cottager Kirsten Hawley there will be over...
The YAK Youth Centre from Perth has been running Skills Link programs in Perth and Smiths Falls for a number of years, and next month the program will be starting up in Sharbot Lake as a pilot program. There is room for 10 participants between the...
With the deadline for nominations still six weeks away, a contested election for at least one council seat in North Frontenac is now assured. Ward 2, the former township of Clarendon and Miller, now has three candidates for two seats on Council....
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Purina Walk for Dog Guides. On September 18, at 1 P.M., Sharbot Lake will join people in over 180 locations across Canada who have already participated in this national fundraising event throughout the...
Jochen Mueller and his Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter courtesy of Lynn Shwadchuck When Jochen Mueller was 12, he crossed the ocean from England on a steamer that landed him and his family in Toronto. He spent many days of his youth immersed in the...
Sixty members of the Sharbot Lake Property Owners’ Association (SLPOA) showed up for the association’s annual general meeting in Sharbot Lake last weekend. They heard an update from their president, Ken Waller, on the top three recommendations...
