CENTRAL FRONTENAC

Back in January the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities announced a change in the way employment services would be delivered across the Province of Ontario. All employment services will be offered by a single provider in each...

Who knew the month of June was National Aboriginal History Month? Here in the environs of Sharbot Lake we were made aware of this designation because it was brought to our attention in a letter to the editor of the Frontenac News. First Nations...

Bald Eagle expert Bud Andress The Frontenac Stewardship Council and the Kennebec Lake Association hosted bald eagle expert Bud Andress, who began his talk at Oso Hall on July 10 with a quiz to establish some facts about these amazing birds of prey....

(Elaine Steele and her husband Rick are the owners of Lost Creek Farm near Mountain Grove) Canadian Champs Elaine Steele on Zena Warrior Princess (left), and Roxanne Mollahan On July 1, 3 & 4, I competed in New Lowell, Ontario, as part of Team...

Doing “the tree” at Sharbot Lake yoga Do you ever feel like one of those old-fashioned spiral telephone cords that after much use ends up balling up on itself in a tight, twisted mess, which can only be undone with a certain amount of time and...

Fire crews lead the way in medical emergencies Central Frontenac Fire Chief Mark MacDonald, along with Deputy Fire Chiefs Art Cowdy and Bill Young, presented the long-anticipated Fire Master Plan for the township this week. “There are many...

Parham resident and boat builder Brian Frost with a 1954 Shepherd nearing completion The two small gold hoops dangling from his left ear are a dead give away if you know anything about sailing in South Africa. To some they might signify a pirate but...

Fred Barrett shares his passion for astronomy with Rebecca Rouleau On July 3, anyone who has ever wanted to know what the sun actually looks like was offered a rare chance to take a close-up look at our amazing star in perfect safety during the...

Bud Andress is a retired Parks Canada warden, and an expert on Bald Eagles. He has devoted himself to fostering and monitoring the return of bald eagles to the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence River, and he will be bringing a wealth of...

Marcie Webster teaches Hinchinbrooke PS students how to play Dox-en-Eye In celebration of National Aboriginal Day and also marking the end of this year's Aboriginal Education Program called the Story Telling Project, which was run is six local area...

HAM radio operator George Williams Emergency Coordinator for Frontenac County Amateur Radio Services George Williams (aka call sign VE3SIQ), organized a field day exercise at Snow Road Station and set up a deployment to allow HAM radio operators...

Ukranian visitors and Rural Legal Services staff in Sharbot Lake. It was an unlikely sight. A group of earnest Ukrainian lawyers were crowded around a table in the cramped board room of Rural Legal Services (RLS) last Friday afternoon, June 25....

Samba Maracuja, an eight-piece samba ensemble from Queen's University, brought a bit of sunshine to an otherwise soggy Saturday afternoon at Oso beach in Sharbot Lake on June 26 to the delight of many local music enthusiasts who came out to listen....

Frank and Sandra White have been working away quietly for years at their home on the Willis Armstrong Road for several years. With their three daughters, the couple moved to the area from Mallorytown when Sandra took a transfer to the Sharbot Lake...

Members of the Central Frontenac Railway Heritage Society attend a gala dinner fundraiser-l-r: Sally Angle, Ann Walsh, Barb Driscoll, Wayne Moase and Shirley Peruniak The first formal fund raising event put on by the Central Frontenac Railway...

This year’s Hands on Harvest Guide to Local Products has arrived! There has been a change in funding for this project in the last year. The County of Frontenac has accepted a proposal to cover the costs of printing the brochure and a group of...

Northern Frontenac Community Services (NFCS) held their 35th Annual General Meeting on June 17 at the Olden Hall. The anniversary brought a celebratory mood to the proceedings, which were hosted by long-time NFCS staffer Mike Procter. Procter...

Seniors of the Year Central Frontenac Council met early this week to celebrate the Seniors of the Year in the township. The award winners were Thelma Jean Hole from Olden, Wanda Harrison and Lorne Holtz from Kennebec, Gilbert Whan from Oso, and Ruth...

Central Frontenac Council met early this week to celebrate the Seniors of the Year in the township. The award winners were Thelma Jean Hole from Olden, Wanda Harrison and Lorne Holtz from Kennebec, Gilbert Whan from Oso, and Ruth Brown from...

Sharbot Lake’s Summer Book Club with a Difference: (l-r) Christine, Crystal, Sara, Diane, Glenys, Helen and Bee (missing is Shirley Peruniak) A recent visit to the Sharbot Lake Summer Book Club with a Difference on June 4 was a great help in...

In the 150 years since the back country of Frontenac County has been settled, a number of communities have come and gone, and there are many graveyards that have been forgotten. Still others have fallen under the supervision of churches, and...

Ellamae Richardson with her guest Dana Meise Just as the sun was starting to set at the end of a long pre-solstice day, there was a lot of activity at the home of Ellamae Richardson, just south of Sharbot Lake. Members of her family were gathered to...

L-R: Back: Lynete Whan, Elizabeth Melkman, Niki Putnam, Melissa Baillargeon, Laurie Love, Angie Sergeant, Lesley Merrigan, Nicole Greenstreet, Jen Meulenaar; front: Gen Cumpson, Amanda Sorensen On the morning of May 29, 11 excited ladies left from...

Bill Pyle Pyle with Bill Morton When the Second World War ended, some 65 years ago, Bill Morton, who had logged over 1,000 hours of flying time as an instructor both in Canada and in the U.K., put his flying days behind him. Morton got married soon...

The annual dinner for Cancer Society canvassers was held in the Anglican Church hall at Sharbot Lake with 42 canvassers in attendance. The president of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington District, Claire Macfarlane, thanked all the canvassers...

Youngsters learned a few pointers and received treats from Deputy Chief Bill Young from Central Frontenac Fire and Rescue Maribeth Scott, manager of the Ontario Early Years Centre in Sharbot Lake, was pleased with the close to 200 children and...

Amelia Redmond. Photo courtesy of Amelia Redmond. Seventeen-year-old Amelia Redmond of Sharbot Lake was thrilled when she recently found out she was awarded a two-year scholarship to attend the Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific...

E-waste recycling coming to Central Frontenac Central Frontenac was one of the first municipalities to have an e-waste recycling service up and running when the Frontenac E-Waste Recovery Centre (FEWR) opened in October of 2004. That innovative...

Hinchinbrooke Public School students nearly rocked the roof off the IOOF Hall in Parham on May 29 at the fourth annual School of Rock concert. First up on stage was School of Rock founder and grade 7/8 teacher at Hinchinbrooke, Ms. Julia Schall, who...

In conjunction with a previous article about our recently acquired caboose, the Central Frontenac Railway Heritage Society (C.F.R.H.S.) also felt that it was important to update the community on the progress being made on the concept of building a...

After 26 years during which their store was open over 9,350 days and closed for 80 days all told, Doug and Kathy Wolsey have turned over the keys of Gray’s Grocery store to Jonathan DesRoche. “The store has been good to us. We’ve raised two...

Sherry Welsh and Stewart Stanley pass through Godfrey on May 27on their Quest to Ottawa Down the Westport Road, east of Godfrey, I recently came across two lone travelers, one a woman on foot, followed by the other, a driver driving slowly behind in...

Just because they say they are undesirable does not mean they aren't full of desire themselves, at least in the lyrical and emotional content of their music. The Undesirables are a two-man band. Sean Cotton plays guitar and sings harmony vocals, and...

When Jamie Mcullough took over the school the 21 student school to community class at Sharbot Lake High School in February, he decided to put some effort towards refurbishing the community garden that the class had created two years ago using a...

Councilors wary of increased hall rental costs A staff proposal about insurance policies that groups renting township halls may be required to take out led to some debate. Councilor Frances Smith said, “If people are going to be required to take...

Adele Colby attended the march during the historic African Grandmother’s Gathering in Swaziland earlier this month. Courtesy Adele Colby. For Adele Colby of Tichborne it was a dream come true. As chair of Grandmothers-by-the-Lake, the local...

Gary Cooke & Gary Giller on the back of the caboose, the day it arrived in Sharbot Lake. Tuesday, May 11 was an exciting day for Gary Cooke and members of the Central Frontenac Railway Heritage Society (C.F.R.H.S.) as an impressive crane set a newly...

SLHS students found our how easy AED training can be, even politicians can be taught. For Scott Reid, it all started with an MP salary increase of $20,000 in 2001, money that he did not need. He asked his constituents if he should turn down the...

Senior Champions, the Gemmill Giants. Photo by Christine Teal. While Habs fans had a break from the NHL on Sunday, the parking lot at the Frontenac Community arena in Godfrey was teeming with ball hockey players and their fans, when close to 70...

The Accommodation review process for the Sharbot Lake Family of Schools has been completed, and planning for a new Kindergarten to Grade 12 school at the site of the current Sharbot Lake High School will now begin. But as the new school is being...

Last Saturday, Land O' Lakes Public School held a 3-pitch tournament to raise some much-needed money for gym equipment, and, as usual, the community came through for us and had some fun to support our children. The tournament, held at the Olden ball...

Members of Central Frontenac Council expressed concerns about the future of schools in the township as they anticipate the release of the final report from the senior staff at the Limestone District School Board. The report will be released to a...

SLPS students wonder when “Ukulele James” will be coming back When asked at the end of the hour-long ukulele workshop on May 6 if anyone had any questions, one young Sharbot Lake Public School student's question said it all: "When are you coming...

Don Nielsen, Janet Barr and Mayor Janet Gutowski On a rainy Saturday in Sharbot Lake a small group of eager shoppers, along with community dignitaries and representatives of Community Living-North Frontenac, gathered at the official opening and...

Central Frontenac to continue to go slow on septic re-inspections “I believe that summer 2010 should be devoted to the collection of information,” Chief Building Official Ian Trickett said in a report to Central Frontenac Council on the subject...

Luke Drapeau was changing the oil in his truck one morning in mid-April, when he noticed a couple of Central Frontenac township employees working on his neighbour’s property. He was going to go over to talk to them, but he hung back for a while....

Dan Richard and Tessa bring Environmental Education to students at Land O’ Lakes P Students at Land O’Lakes Public School in Mountain Grove were treated to a special presentation on April 29 by Dan Richard and his feathered friend Tessa. Dan,...

Cast of Land O'Lakes prodution of  The Little Mermaid "The Little Mermaid” made waves and a big splash last Wednesday evening as Land O’ Lakes Public School presented its annual spring musical. Based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson...

Members of the Wednesday Breakfast group of Verona offer their assistance at RKY Camp. Photo courtesy of Peter Bedoukian. The RKY Camp, located on the shore of Eagle Lake near Parham and operated by the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs of Kingston and the...

This month, the Hinchinbrooke School of Rock celebrated the arrival of new musical and video equipment, thanks to a generous grant from the Limestone Learning Foundation. The Hinchinbrooke School of Rock has come a long way from its humble...