SOUTH FRONTENAC

Cemetery Contracts Awarded Council awarded the contracts for sales and administration ($10,200/yr) and grave excavation and maintenance ($22,100/yr estimated, based on a three-year average of demand,) to the firm of D.G. Young Concrete Burial Vaults...

Construction has begun on a new addition to Sydenham High School, a project that has been in the works for a number of years. The 14,000 square foot addition, which was designed by H.M. Sardinha Architect Inc. and is being built by David J. Cupido...

Stefan Duerst is living the dream. The artist, who hails from Munich, Germany, moved to the Godfrey area in the winter of 2011 and a relatively new sign on Road 38 at Godfrey is fast spreading the word that there is a talented new metal sculptor in...

One of Beth Abbott's goals this year was to enter a work in an international juried show. Beth, a local fibre artist based out of Godfrey, entered her quilt titled "Spirit Rising", in an international juried quilt show, “Metaphors on Aging”,...

The Frontenac Fury Bantam girls were tournament champions in Ottawa last weekend. In games against Kanata, Burlington, Cornwall and Ottawa the girls were perfect in five games. They won 1-0, 7-0 and 4-3. Then they won 3-2 in a thrilling overtime...

Cia Myles-Gonzalas and Genevieve L’Abbe, both paddlers from Sydenham, have been selected to attend the Team Ontario 2013 Training Camp in Tampa, Florida in March. The camp is offered by the Ontario Canoe Kayak Sprint Racing Affiliation. This will...

News of the success of a proposal for a $10,000 grant to build a multi-use outdoor classroom at Sydenham High School was received enthusiastically by students and staff at the school. The new facility will serve a number of purposes according to...

Prince Charles Public School in Verona recently extended its recycling program by reaching out to different community organizations as part of their Panthers' Pride and EcoSchool programs. The Panthers’ Pride program aims to encourage students to...

Long Beach, NY is the original hometown of Harrowsmith resident Kristine Marks and she still has family and close ties to people there. When Super Storm Sandy swept through the US recently, most of her family and several friends were affected. The...

t was a quiet opening of the year for members of South Frontenac Council, with the only cointrentious issue being one that is not yet before Council. There was a sizable crowd of people in attendance at the first meeting, but at the start of the...

South Frontenac Council gave final direction to their treasurer regarding the 2013 budget at their last meeting of 2012 on Tuesday night, December 18. Until late in the budgeting process, the goal of keeping the increase under 3% was being achieved,...

Photo: Margaret Page and Smokey Joe, two of the actors in the VFMC's fourth annual “A Walk to the First Christmas” Now in its fourth year, the Verona Free Methodist Church's annual “Walk to the First Christmas” is still attracting hundreds...

Photo: Jim Kelly, Peter Stewart, Mikaela Horton, Kristina Bradbury and Sue Clinton at Sydenham High School In an effort to bring joy to children and families in need in their community, one grade 12 student at Sydenham High School took it upon...

Photo: Ebeneezer Scrooge, played masterfully by Fred Colwell, sees the light on stage at the Bellrock Schoolhouse Theatre In a special performance on December 15, members of the Bellrock community presented Dickens' famed classic A Christmas Carol...

  In a special presentation at the Sydenham Public Library on December 12, led by South Frontenac CAO Wayne Orr and South Frontenac Councilor John McDougall, South Frontenac Mayor Gary Davison (who also received a medal) presented Diamond Jubilee...

Photo: students from HPS, l-r, Adam Nash, Jennifer Wheeler, Bella Greastrom, Maggie Gordon, Jordyn Holley and Tristin Horton with HPS Principal Valerie Arsenault and Revell's marketing manager Rob Fenwick A small group of students, staff and parents...

South Frontenac budget increase heads north At their final Committee of the Whole meeting of 2012 on Tuesday night, December 11, members of South Frontenac Council had their final session on the 2013 budget. As requested by council, staff presented...

Cut in transfer nudges up SF tax hike For the year 2012, South Frontenac Township received $1.86 million from the Province of Ontario under the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) to help with municipal social service and other costs for...

Photo: Erin Wong and her band entertained at the Sisters by Heart's “A Cup of Christmas” event at the VFMC on December 3. As a special treat for their regular Christmas gathering, the Sisters by Heart group of Verona offered up women of all...

Cut in transfer nudges up SF tax hike For the year 2012, South Frontenac Township received $1.86 million from the Province of Ontario under the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) to help with municipal social service and other costs for...

Photo: Erin Wong and her band entertained at the Sisters by Heart's “A Cup of Christmas” event at the VFMC on December 3. As a special treat for their regular Christmas gathering, the Sisters by Heart group of Verona offered up women of all...

Photo: Kielo Carlson sorts and organizes clothes a Style Revival. A year and half after moving to the Verona area, Kielo Carlson has decided to start something new in her church and her community. She has gathered high quality, gently used clothing...

Photo: Members of the community perused the over 170 items donated for the SFCSC's annual Charity Auction which supports seniors’ programming in the community. The historic hall at the Grace Centre in Sydenham, the new home of the Southern...

St. Paul's United Church Sunday School in Harrowsmith is no stranger to outreach projects. The past several years have seen the children raising funds through bike-a-thons and craft sales to purchase livestock, school and medical supplies for...

by Wilma Kenny Seniors’ Housing for Verona? Jamie Curragh asked Council for their feedback on his proposal to build a two-storey, 10-unit seniors housing complex in Verona. Curragh’s plans are still in the early stages. He showed a sketch of a...

Photo: members of the La Salle Causeway Big Band entertained listeners at the Bellrock hall on November 18. If you are like me, there is nothing like the sound of an accomplished, swinging big band to pull equally hard on both heart and foot...

Photo: Kids visit with Santa at the “Love Life Bash”, the 5th annual Almost Home Kimmy Fund fundraiser at the Golden Links hall in Harrowsmith on November 24 This year organizers of the annual Almost Home Kimmy Fund fundraiser, which was...

St. Paul's United Church Sunday School in Harrowsmith is no stranger to outreach projects. The past several years have seen the children raising funds through bike-a-thons and craft sales to purchase livestock, school and medical supplies for...

by Wilma Kenny Seniors’ Housing for Verona? Jamie Curragh asked Council for their feedback on his proposal to build a two-storey, 10-unit seniors housing complex in Verona. Curragh’s plans are still in the early stages. He showed a sketch of a...

Photo: members of the La Salle Causeway Big Band entertained listeners at the Bellrock hall on November 18. If you are like me, there is nothing like the sound of an accomplished, swinging big band to pull equally hard on both heart and foot...

Photo: Kids visit with Santa at the “Love Life Bash”, the 5th annual Almost Home Kimmy Fund fundraiser at the Golden Links hall in Harrowsmith on November 24 This year organizers of the annual Almost Home Kimmy Fund fundraiser, which was...

Way Now Clear for SHS Addition After more than two years of apparently leisurely negotiations with the township’s building department, the Limestone School Board and their architect, A. Sardinha, have produced acceptable designs for a proposed...

Grade 7 and 8 students at Loughborough Public School played a major role in the Anti-Bullying Week events at the school, which culminated in student-led, school-wide assemblies last Friday afternoon. The multi-media presentation, which included...

Photo: Photos- Lee Casement will release his new CD "In The Guest Room: Part 2 - By Design or By Desire" in Kingston at The Mansion on Saturday December 1 at 9pm With a plethora of musicians lining up at his door following the release in May 2010...

Budget Deliberations On Saturday Nov 10, council met for five hours to review the preliminary 2013 budget. As presented, both capital and operating budgets were up, reserves were to be drawn down $1,269,681, and there remained the assumption that...

Photo: L-r organizer Karl Hammer, Mickayla Green-Meadus (niece of Andy Green), Kelly Green (Andy's sister), Cindy Woodcox (mother of Mike Woodcox) and organizer Matt Rennie. Not pictured is organizer Stephanie Laurin. courtesy of the University...

Editorial by Jeff Green Last week, members of South Frontenac Council received the draft capital budget for next year, which they will consider when they sit down this weekend to hammer out their 2013 township budget. Included in that capital budget...

Editorial by Jeff Green Last week, members of South Frontenac Council received the draft capital budget for next year, which they will consider when they sit down this weekend to hammer out their 2013 township budget. Included in that capital budget...

Waste Disposal Site Changes Proposed Council accepted in principle the Public Services Committee’s recommendations regarding changes to waste site operations, with the amendment that “one site be open for four hours on Sundays during the summer,...

South Frontenac has laid charges against Bill Day Jr., the organiser of a racing event in late October. “It shows a total lack of respect for the community,” said Mayor Davison in reference to the racing event held at the Bill Day farm near...

Photo: Sandy Rogers and Helen Kimmett display their wreaths and seasonal sparkle balls in Sydenham at the SWI's annual craft sale The Sydenham Women's Institute Annual Craft Sale took place on October 27 at the Legion with over 20 vendors. Sandy...

Draft South Frontenac Capital budget set to rise by over $1 million CAO Orr walked Council through a proposed capital budget which included (mainly road and bridge) construction, and any item costing more than $5,000. Other, smaller items will go...

Photo: Renay Newhook owner of Kasey's Cookies, all natural pet treats, at the HFMC third annual Fall Fair Shoppers had a wide array of items to peruse at the Harrowsmith Free Methodist Church’s third annual Fall Fair, which took place in their...

Public Works Ten-Year Plan Public Works Manager Mark Segsworth presented his department’s 2013 Capital budget and ten-year Plan for Council’s consideration. Goals included: 1] ‘Vertical’ Facilities: to develop a good understanding of the...

Photo: David Townsend, Joan Cameron, Jacqueline Franklin, Mayor Gary Davison, Wilma Kenny and MPP John Gerretsen The newly renovated Grace Hall Community Centre has never looked better than it did on Oct. 19, when members of the Southern Frontenac...

Photo: The “36” on the scoreboard for Sydenham’s Senior Golden Eagles marked a high point in what proved to be a great seventh installment of Sydenham’s Annual Bubba Bowl There was much to celebrate at this year’s seventh annual Bubba Bowl...

Photo: Willie and John Trousdale In a very real sense, the Trousdale's complex, which includes a Foodland, and now a full-fledged Home Hardware Home Building Centre, is the very same business that the Trousdale family has been in for over 100 years....

Official Plan Amendment Council passed a by-law to amend the township’s Official Plan: along with some ‘housekeeping’ details, there were two major additions. One strengthens environmental policies, in order to minimize environmental and...

Photo: staff at PRPS from 1976/77 Staff, students and former students gathered at Perth Road Public School on October 13 to celebrate its 40-year anniversary and four decades of the school’s history in the community. Classrooms were set up...

Back to HomeFeature Article - October 18, 2012 "Secrets of Discipline" - practical strategiesby Julie Druker Photo: Ron Moorish talks discipline at SHS While most parents would probably agree that disciplining their kids is not high on their list...