SOUTH FRONTENAC

Love-in at SF Council South Frontenac Council held their final Committee of the Whole meeting of the year on Tuesday night and they took the opportunity to indulge in a little back-slapping. Chief Administrative Officer Wayne Orr presented a long...

Photo: assisted by Joan Cameron and David Townsend of the SFCSC, Mayor Gary Davison cuts the ribbon inaugurating the former Grace United Church in Sydenham as the SFCSC's new Grace Centre. Guests gathered to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the...

Photo: Medal Winner Kayleen Lambert at the Ontario Trillium The Sydenham Lake Canoe Club will be hosting an Open House AGM on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. at the Sydenham Town Hall. Interested paddlers, ages 8 to adult, will have the opportunity to...

Photo: Ministers Timothy Hayward and Judith Evenden lead the final service at the Harlowe United Church on December 3. A “For Sale” sign posted outside its front doors reminded worshipers that the Harlowe United Church, which has served the...

Portland Waste Disposal Site Subject of MOE Concern Council received a letter Nov 22 from Chris Raffael of the Ministry of the Environment, expressing some strong concerns about the Portland Waste Disposal Site (WDS), which is the largest site in...

Photo: Nick Babcock singing an original at SYD's Cafe at SHS Numerous musically talented students at Sydenham High School took to the stage on December 2 for the school’s annual SYD's Cafe talent show, a fundraiser for the school’s music...

Photo: Verona’s tree alight The recent balmy weather allowed for lengthier than usual Tree Lighting festivities at McMullen Park in Verona on Nov.25. Attendees, who included Deputy Mayor of South Frontenac, Mark Tinlin, and Councilors Bill...

Retail logic applied to South Frontenac budget Cam Naish, the owner of Naish’s General Store, brought some of his marketing savvy to the South Frontenac budget process this week. Township staff had presented a budget that, based upon a set of...

Photo: Dedicated volunteers, working on a Tuesday. Sally Young, Cheryl Kellar and Doris Veldman. The store is open Tuesdays from 9-12 and 1-4, nost Mondays, and Friday mornings when the sign is lit up. Every Tuesday for about 30 years, the old...

Photo: Members of the Frontenac Women’s Chorus at the Bellrock Community hall Good live music can send chills up the spine and more so when it comes from multiple voices singing together in perfect harmony. That was the case at the Bellrock...

Photo: Verona’s tree alight The recent balmy weather allowed for lengthier than usual Tree Lighting festivities at McMullen Park in Verona on Nov.25. Attendees, who included Deputy Mayor of South Frontenac, Mark Tinlin, and Councilors Bill...

South Frontenac Council convened with coffee and doughnuts last Saturday morning, to work through their 2012 draft budget. CAO Wayne Orr opened proceedings with a brief review of the factors that contribute to determining the final tax rate. The...

by Julie Druker (with files from Wilma Kenny) Photo: VisionSoup organizers Leslie Reade and Josey Steele with two of their volunteers Lily Chubaty and Clare Cook Two well-attended fundraisers took place in Sydenham last weekend. The first was on...

Manijeh Moghisi, an experienced social worker with the K3C-Community Counselling Centres of Kingston, will be holding a Women’s Self Care Seminar titled “Practicing Wellness” at the Verona Medical Clinic on Tuesday, December 6 from 10AM-3:00...

Students of all ages at Sydenham High School will be showcasing their musical talent on Friday, December, 2 at the annual SYD's Cafe that will take place in the school gym. The cafe has been an annual event at the school for over two decades....

The Verona Lions hall is currently undergoing renovations that will help to make it more wheelchair accessible. On March 24, 2011 the club received a $66,000 grant from the Enabling Accessibility Fund Program offered by the federal government whose...

New & Improved In order to further streamline council agendas, CAO Orr recommended that the Public Works Manager be given authority to approve routine temporary boat ramp and road closures for parades, festivals and community events. Council agreed,...

Photo: Principal Jim Horan (retired), Chantal Lafrance, Virginia Mayhew, Principal Val Arsenault, Janice Miles and Jim Boyce. The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) the body that administers standardised student testing in Ontario,...

Andrea Dingwall is a graduate of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto, where she completed a four-year course after doing her undergraduate work at Trent University. She will be accepting patients at a shared location with...

Photo: WWll veteran Ted Lansdell lays a wreath in Sydenham Hundreds gathered for the Remembrance Day Service held at the cenotaph in Sydenham led by Captain, the Reverend Judson Bridgewater, the Sydenham Legion’s Padre. In a moving address Padre...

County Discusses Planning Updates Joe Galllivan, planner for the County of Frontenac, reported that his department was interested in working more closely with the Townships, by contracting out the County’s planning services on a cost-recovery,...

Photo: Verona Lions Don Lawson and Louise Day present a cheque to David Townsend of the SFCSC In an effort to place much-needed funding into the hands of those who know best where it needs to go, Verona Lions president Louise Day and treasurer Don...

Harrowsmith crosswalk debate could lead to traffic light By Jeff Green Harrowsmith residents were surprised to find that the markings for a crosswalk across Road 38, which used to serve the former Harrowsmith school, had been removed by township...

By Jeff Green & Wilma Kenny Road construction plan dominates south frontenac budget debate South Frontenac devoted a meeting of their Committee of the Whole this week to a discussion of their 2012 capital budget. In his background report, township...

Photo: Sydenham's Golden Eagles soar out of the Panthers reach Sydenham’s and Sharbot Lake’s junior girls basketball teams squared off in Sharbot Lake on Oct. 20, with the Golden Eagles giving the Panthers a run for their money. Sydenham took...

Photo: Joan and Roy Shepherd (front right) hand over the FOTMC banner to its newly appointed organizers Mary and Cliff Rines (front left) and are flanked by supporters Long-time community supporters of the Frontenac Old Time Music Championships...

Verona’s Community Medical Clinic Becomes Reality A year ago, Council agreed to purchase the Verona Medical Clinic with finds from the township’s capital reserve: The transaction will close October 31. Intent of the purchase was to facilitate...

Photo: Tracey Timmerman, Pete Redmond and Emma Redmond Close to 125 friends and family of long-time farmer, Pete Redmond, whose 100-year-old barn in Holleford burned to the ground on September 10, came out to assist in raising funds to replace it...

Photo: One of many who stepped up to the plate for the Cowdys at Olden Ball Park on Saturday October 15 was a day to remember for Scott and Angie Cowdy as they greeted supporters at a number of community events that were organized to help support...

Photo: Students on the high ropes course “Leadership camp is a place where preconceived ideas about leadership and other barriers are broken down”, said Sydenham High School teacher and leadership camp staff supervisor, Kim Kippen. Along with...

Deputy Mayor Tinlin chaired the meeting Fire Chief Rick Chesebrough presented the Fire Department’s annual report: South Frontenac Fire & Rescue has, as of October 6, responded to 331 emergency calls, done 91 inspections (includes schools, day...

Workers who showed up at the Burridge fire hall early on Election Day, October 6, to work at Polls number 99 and 100 in Lanark Frontenac Lennox and Addington, were surprised to find the building locked up. As the time approached 9 a.m. when the...

Photo: Jean Clairwith her quilt entitled,  “Row by Row” Trinity Quilter Jean Clair’s quilt, “Row by Row”, will be just one of her 35 quilts, which will be featured along with 65 other fine examples of piece, appliqué and embroidered...

Photo: Courtesy Janet Revell. In an effort to bring to life the world of provincial politics in Canada, Prince Charles Public School teacher Janet Revell and her grade 5/6 students invited local candidates to their classroom. This is the second year...

In the absence of both Mayor Gary Davison and Deputy Mayor Mark Tinlin, Council chose Councillor Vandewal to chair what turned out to be one of the shortest meetings on record. Raise for Crossing Guards By tradition, the township has provided...

Photo: Grade 10 students insert plants for the new butterfly garden. An eco-auditing contest run by the Kingston Sustainability Centre's "Youth Mentoring Youth" program has awarded Sydenham High a butterfly garden as a reward for the school's...

Strategic Plan for South Frontenac In the summer, council worked with a facilitator to develop a strategic plan for the Township. Council reviewed the summary document, which contains Mission, Vision and Strategic Directions, and agreed it should be...

Photo: Matt Rennie, Stephanie Laurin, Cindy Woodcox, Mickayla and Kelly Green-Meadus and Karl Hammer Now in its third year, the Sydenham Tackles Cancer fundraiser once again fulfilled its aims of raising awareness, funds and remembering two very...

Photo: Auxillary Constable Jeremy Saunders in Sydenham Auxiliary Constable Jeremy Saunders was at Sydenham’s Foodland, taking food and cash donations to add to the donations shelved at the Southern Frontenac Community Services Food Bank located...

Photo: Detail of Thelma Robbins’ quilt Over 100 diners packed the hall at Trinity United Church in Verona on September 24 for the first-ever African dinner party called “Flavours of Africa”. Organized by Grandmothers-By-The-Lake, the South and...

“Our Roads need to be safe for all” Bedford Road resident Kathy DePlanche brought Council a 125-name petition asking for a sidewalk on Bedford Road from Sydenham village to the corner of Alton Road. In response, Public Works Manager Mark...

Photo: Miriam Rutledge (right) and Angela Saxe. Miriam Rutledge, a grade 12 student at Sydenham High School, is one of the top three finalists of 120 students who submitted stories for the “You Think You Can Write” contest, part of the upcoming...

Photo: Deborah & Doug Love Grove, John McDougal, Gary Davison, John & Ginny Trousdale, Ron Vadewal South Frontenac honoured two of its residents for their volunteerism within the community. John Trousdale: John Trousdale is a true native son of...

Photo: Three generations of the Revell family; Harry, Betty, Nathan and Larry, at their 75 year anniversary celebration in Verona Three of the four generations of the Revell family were on hand at in Verona on September 17 celebrating their...

Photo: New chairs of the FOTMC, Cliff and Mary Rines of Enterprise Lovers and players of old-time music will be relieved to hear that the Frontenac Old Time Music Champion-ships (FOTMC) will continue. The announcement came just weeks after FOTMC...

Photo: Bellrockers as they might have been 150 years ago On September 17 the village of Bellrock was transformed and appeared closer to what it resembled 150 years ago as residents dressed in petticoated frocks, pocket watch-bearing vests and top...

Review of Minimum Standards for Private Lanes Fire Chief Rick Chesborough has requested a review of the present lane standard policy that would bring all private lanes with new development up to standards that would allow safe passage for emergency...

The Grandmothers-by-the-Lake will be busy in their kitchens preparing an African fundraising dinner to be held at Trinity United Church in Verona on Saturday, September 24, staring at 6 p.m. Among the dishes that will be served are a West African...

Photo: Billy Day at the Bill Day Memorial Grass Drags at his family farm in Harrowsmith Close to 300 people gathered over the weekend at the Day farm in Harrowsmith for the Bill Day (Sr.) Memorial Grass Drags, which are put on by Bill's son,...

Day Motocross Application Denied A 5/4 vote this week decided the fate of motocross racing on the Bill Day farm near Harrowsmith. Councillors McDougall, Stowe, and Vandewal, Deputy Mayor Tinlin and Mayor Davison all followed the advice of the...