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Rick Smith and Free Beer got people's toes a-tappin' at McMullen Park in Verona The Verona Community Association is pleased as their second annual free concert series held at McMullen Park in Verona continues to grow in popularity. The second of...
Compromise Solution Rejected: Council in a snit over deck. At their meeting on July 6, Planner Lindsay Mills outlined a problem concerning an illegal deck in Bedford District. When a building permit had been issued for a waterfront lot on...
Sydney Asselstine of Hartington -out to “play her game” -just one of over 100 golfers participating at the GAO's Junior and Juvenile Ontario Championships at Rivendell. Jim Lansdell, general manager of Rivendell Golf Club in Verona, was thrilled...
Municipal elections are held under cool autumn skies in Ontario, but in South Frontenac the candidates were lining up as the weather was just heating up in early June. In fact, as of Canada Day, there were 19 candidates for 10 positions in South...
Just a few of many local athletes who crossed the finish line l-r Diane Wowk, Karen Murphy and Danielle Tohill of Perth Road, Kurt Hughes of Verona, and Rob Moyse of Sydenham The Greater Sydenham and Kingston Triathlon, now in its second year, is...
Edward Goodfellow, Ken Collins & Andrew Fazackerley At 10AM on June 25 two weary young men, Edward Goodfellow and Andrew Fazackerley, putted their final Strokes Fore Hopes at hole #18 at the Rivendell Golf Club in Verona while onlookers applauded...
Verona Festival mascot Cameron the bog lemming and his bog buddies at PCPS Cameron the Bog Lemming, beloved mascot of the newly renamed Verona Cattail Festival, made a special appearance at Prince Charles Public School in Verona in the hopes of...
Students and staff of Maplecrest Sempar School in Kingston are greeted by FPP staff as they prepare for an overnight back country camping excursion Just in case you happen to be looking for a true Canadian outdoor wilderness experience, you need not...
Wet and wild were the words of the day at the annual Family Fun Day of Harrowsmith Public School. Students and their families participated in a number of events including a water balloon toss, jumping castle, a jello, bubble gum and whip cream...
Lions Vic Smith, Marvin Green and Doug Gerow On June 18 the Sydenham and District Lions hosted their 4th Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Rivendell Golf Club in Verona, which raised over $3000 for the “No Child Without” program. The funds...
Mike Mol is the kind of teacher who favours the practical over the theoretical. That’s why he takes his students out to the woods for chainsaw training. That’s also why he recently had his students design and build a log splitter for the...
At their 21st Annual General Meeting on June 22, David Townsend, the Executive Director of Southern Frontenac Community Services (SFCS), presented an overview of the strategic planning process the agency is undergoing. But before Townsend made his...
Last Thursday, Doug Gerow came to work as usual at SHS’s Community Education Centre. He’s been volunteering there three hours every weekday for the past 15 years, ever since he retired from his job at the Ministry of Transport. Doug Gerow is the...
South Frontenac Volunteers of the year by Jeff Green Doug and Linda Boulter, Pam Morey and Mayor Gary Davison (absent, Harriet Corkey) Before turning to the deliberating and bickering that are the stuff of municipal politics in Sydenham, South...
Darcy Clow of Bel-Char Farm in Godfrey introduces youngsters to his Simmentals Local Family Farms in Verona hosted the Frontenac Cattleman’s Association Annual Local Beef Promo day and visitors had a chance to get up close and personal with a fine...
Councilors Jim Hicks and Bill Robinson cut the ribbon at the dedication of the Donna Clarke Pavilion in Verona The official opening of the Donna Clarke Pavilion took place in Verona on May 29 and many came out to honour the former Verona Lions Club...
Village Beautification: Sydenham & Verona Public works Manager Mark Segsworth reported that the Board of the Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation had approved a village beautification project. This will be a pilot project intended to...
Beth Clancey, Mary Meyers and Dorothy Cornwall at the Open House at the SFCSC’s new Harrowsmith Centre With much fanfare and community celebration the Southern Frontenac Community Services Corporation (SFCSC) held the official ribbon cutting and...
Phys. Ed. students at Sydenham High School carry the torch for the Ontario Special Olympics Torch Run on May 28 in Sydenham Ninety students at Sydenham High School joined forces with members of the Frontenac and other area OPP detachments for their...
Gord and Kim Lanoue of the Forgotten Idols Charity Group help organizations and individuals raise funds for worthy causes Organizers of the Charity Street Party held in Verona on May 22, Gord and Kim Lanoue, founders of the Forgotten Idols Benefit...
Teacher Mike Mol, students Matt Edmonds, Shane Caird, Mike Guindon, Mike Barr Sydenham High School students in Mike Mol’s technology class received a small grant from the Limestone Learning Foundation last year for materials. The students, Mat...
After 24 hours of grueling golf Edward Goodfellow and Andrew Fazackerley raised $330,000 for the Eastern Ontario Cancer Clinic at KGH in 2009 bring their 2 year total to $500,000 Andrew Fazackerley and Edward Goodfellow are remembering what it’s...
South Frontenac and the Verona Medical Centre Members of South Frontenac Council were all in favour of the township owning the Verona Medical Centre a few weeks ago. Although they still are, come members are finding the details hard to get their...
Teacher Mike Mol, students Matt Edmonds, Shane Caird, Mike Guindon, Mike Barr Sydenham High School students in Mike Mol’s technology class received a small grant from the Limestone Learning Foundation last year for materials. The students, Mat...
“The Three Sisters” l-r: Kim Ondaatje, Susan Tunnicliffe and Louise Day Three area photographers joined forces this past weekend at Blueroof Farm near Verona for a group show titled, “The Three Sisters: Squash, Corn and an old Bean“. Kim...
Cataraqui Trail Success Story Councilor Del Stowe and Pat McNamee made a brief presentation acknowledging the 10th anniversary of the 108 km Cataraqui Trail, which follows an abandoned CNR track from Strathcona (near Napanee) to Smiths Falls. They...
Two local Verona businesses and a Kingston charity event manager will be joining forces this weekend to host a day-long Charity Street Party on Saturday, May 22. All money raised will go to the "Child Development Centre" at Hotel Dieu Hospital....
“Sisters by Heart” salutes women and the many hats they wear Coinciding with Mother’s Day, "Sisters by Heart", a women’s group in Verona, held “Hats Off to Women” at the Free Methodist Church on May 10. Over 100 moms, daughters, sisters...
Rachel Asselstine, Tom VanKoughnett and Zoe are served breakfast by volunteers fire fighters Chris Holton, Kurtis Barber and Jamie Drope Many moms and their families from the Sydenham and surrounding area enjoyed a Mother’s Day breakfast courtesy...
Pat Chase, Laurie Handforth, Tanya Collett, Terra Collett-Stewart and Brenda Hunter outside the new library at HPS Students, staff, community members and school and township dignitaries, along with members of the Handforth and Collett families,...
Brenda Kerr of Maple-Lim Farm Vendors at the Frontenac Farmers Market in Verona enjoyed their first week outdoors and many vendors have set up shop in the New Donna Clarke Memorial Pavilion there. The structure was built as a partnership between the...
Sydenham’s Golden Eagles squad take second place at the Nationals. Photo courtesy of Miranda Roy After placing first in their division in mid-February the Sydenham Golden Eagles competitive co-ed cheerleading team placed second at the Nationals,...
Public Works Issues Public Works Manager Mark Segsworth reported purchase of a rubber-tired excavator, which will also have a brushing attachment. After test driving machines from the three lowest bidders, staff recommended the third lowest bid...
An experienced group of actors who work beautifully together, are performing a three-night run of The Importance of Being Earnest at Sydenham High this weekend. This last and best of Oscar Wilde’s plays is full of biting humour, poking fun at...
Grace United Church in Sydenham. On May 16 at 2pm the Grace United Church will be holding its final service before it closes its doors for good. The service will bring an end to a Sydenham landmark that this month will be just one year short of...
Strong Support for Verona Medical Centre In February, John McDougall came to Council on behalf of the Verona and District Health Services Committee of the Verona Community Association. He spoke of the Verona community’s decision to purchase the...
Ainsley Jeffrey, Leah Gurr, Anne Archer, Katelyn Doreen and Katie McNichols Students at Loughborough Public School were getting in one of their last regular rehearsals for Band Bash, the upcoming annual concert for 300 students in Limestone District...
Sydenham library groundbreaking ceremony-l-r: Claudette Richardson- chair of the Kingston Frontenac Library Board, Mayor and Warden Gary Davison and John McDougall chair of the library redevelopment committee On April 26, two back-to-back ground...
Shelby Vickery explored using tap water as a form of electricity at Sydenham High School’s Earth Day Carousel. On April 22 as part of their focus on Earth Day, students at Sydenham High School participated in the Earth Day Carousel, a display of...
This summer, Main Street in Verona will showcase the gardening skills of dozens of volunteer gardeners in the First Annual “Adopt-a-Barrel” flower growing competition. The Verona Community Association (VCA) has provided over 35 flower barrels...
From left to right Ian Wilson, Lions Bazil Gillespie, Wayne Conway (President), John McDougall and Judy Conway. Absent from photo Jim Lansdell. Photo taken by Louise Day. The Verona Lions Club donates $10,000 to the University Hospitals Kingston...
The Frontenac Fury Bantam girls travelled to Kanata on March 26-28 to participate in the Kanata Girls House League Hockey Tournament. Twenty bantam house league teams took part in this tournament that included a total of 98 teams from Novice...
Sydenham Library ground-breaking ceremony set for next week; Tenders come in over budget but savings are found By Jeff Green All of the bids for the construction of the new Sydenham Library came in over the $1.775 million construction budget. The...
Back: Buff Chadwick (trainer), Erica Sortberg (captain), Keighan Chadwick, Nicole Hunter (goalie), Suzanne Allison, Mark Hollingsworth (assistant coach), Kevin Hitchcock (head coach) Front: Brianna Blight, Kelsey Player (assistant captain), Lacey...
Over the past few years, Sydenham High School has been bringing more and more of an environmental awareness to all of its activities, from the curriculum to how the school uses energy and how it handles waste. This has led the school to receive...
South Frontenac Sets 2% Increase CAO Orr presented a summary of budget discussions to date, reflecting Council’s directions to staff. The bottom line came out at a decrease of 1.74% from the amount raised by taxation in 2009. There was general...
The library at Harrowsmith Public School will be undergoing renovations in the upcoming weeks in preparation for its rededication and reopening as the new Audrey Handforth and Jewel Collett Memorial Library. Both were former librarians at the school...
Southern Frontenac Community Services Corporation (SFCSC) is doing it right! For the first time since 2002, SFCSC is creating a blueprint for the future of children’s, family and seniors’ services to be delivered in the Township of South...
Kevin Wenkoff with one of the signs Since the revitalization campaign of the Bell Rock Community Hall Association (BCHA) began in August of last year a lot has changed in the community of Bellrock. Included in that change are seven brand-new signs...
Chris Wittish of Critter Creations Springtime is not only the time to spruce up your home and garden; it is also a great time to give your pet or pets a tidy up and/or hair cut as the warm weather approaches. Chris Wittish of Harrowsmith can do...
