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…and to all a good night Christmas Art Contest Winners Luminarias expanding in its 4th year North Frontenac winter lights Contest winners Cecily Matacheskie -the smiling ticket sellerCentral Frontenac Council – December 8Hydro One faces frustrated AH residentsNAEC Adopt-A-Book ProgramSilver Screen Seniors at Pine MeadowsSouth Frontenac Council approves water projectThe Trews and Oh SusannaDecember 11 A new venture at MERA For 2004Farmers Wary of Ministry of the EnvironmentFrontenac Islands Mayor takes on County Warden roleHydro outages cause hardship in Addington HighlandsLean-to leads to $200 fineA disgruntled ratepayer, Al West, who came to Council seeking relief from a $200 administrative fee he is being charged for commencing a building project, a lean to attached to his house...Loughborough Christmas Committee – A Great Way To Give BackMarathon first meeting for North Frontenac CouncilON SCENE –holiday season safetyProperty assessments riseSydenham’s Libraryis 100!Sydenham Water UpdateYoung Choristers North Celebrate December 4 Commentary on Sydenham WaterDr. SeussFestival of Trees – Keeps on growingJohnny Cash lives on in the music of Randy KayOutgoing Council Gives Green Light to Sydenham WaterPacked house at Tay Watershed Association meetingSouth Frontenac CouncilNovember 2003 November 27 November 20 50 years of farming, and it can all be taken awayThe appeal of a decision not to grant a mining claim to Wollasco Minerals on Ronald Price’s farm near Mountain Grove has been rejected by the mining commissioner in Toronto. However...Blues Skies in the Community short listed for Trillium HonourEnsemble acting highlighted in The FoursomeFood Bank seeks new coordinatorGasoline in Sydenham Water Not a New IssueOff to OFSAA for Sharbot Lake PanthersJohnston says goodbye to NF CouncilRecount in Ward One, Addington Highlands Council, Nov. 17Remembrance Day, 2003South Frontenac CouncilNovember 12 Municipal Elections Results Addington Highlands Central Frontenac Lanark Highlands North Frontenac South Frontenac Tay Valley Township Couple loses everything in fireElection ObservationIncumbents hang on in North FrontenacNewborn Literacy KitsAs I sit typing this article with rain drizzling down my window, I feel a kinship with Sally and her brother, ready for The Cat in the Hat to step in on my mat too. Though I don’t remember the...OPP Search for Missing ManMissing is Scott McKenzie Judge, 38, of Elbow Lake, who was last seen on September 30, 2003 in the Elbow Lake area. Judge is described as Caucasian, 6 feet, 200 pounds, with short...SLHS Comes From Behind to Win Seniors Boys Volleyball KASSA TitleSydenham High School Student selected for Antarctica ExplorationStudents rememberNovember 6 Editorial: License-Free Hunting and Trapping for the MassesFear of Commitment at Central Frontenac CouncilFor the Fallen- We Shall Remember ThemGodfrey Residents Left off Voting ListMunicipal MoneyTaxpayers see increases in assessments and increases in property taxes. Municipal councillors and officials see municipal bills to be paid and look for sources of money to pay them...Poem: October SwimPumkinfest a Fun Time at PIne MeadowSouth Frontenac CouncilSydenham water test results referred to MoEVanished Village Bus TourIt’s an idea worth exploring – what happened to all of the small villages and hamlets that once flourished north of Highway 7? The Cloyne & District Historical Society organized a bus tour... October 2003 October 30 A true Queen visits Hinchinbrooke PSBedford Mine Claim ReinstatedCloyne & District Historical Society Annual General MeetingFrontenac Stewardship Council Looking NorthHair-Raising Story with a Happy EndingBethany Lessardfrom Flinton visited Clever Cuts Men’s and Women’s Hairstyling shop here last Wednesday afternoon, and had almost 16 inches of her dark tresses carefully removed by...LLBO Comes to VeronaNo Provincial Funding for Generators at Ambulance StationsRural Merchants and Customers: We Need an Attitude Adjustment October 23 Bear CubCataraqui Trail WheelbarrelathonElection LessonsIn land We TrustTwo forces are emerging simultaneously. One is the pressure to develop lands in our region. The other is an awareness of the special importance of preserving environmentally sensitive lands....Mayors' Race a Grudge Match in Central FrontenacMPAC Writes to Frontenac CouncilMunicipal and Education TaxesPine Meadow NH celebrates 10th AnniversarySLHS senior boys Volleyball team wins over Napanee October 16 Campaign Races Heat Up as Voting NearsI'm Going Hunting--What do I need?Ompah Church Celebrates 105th AnniversarySLHSCommencement October 9 South Frontenac Council, Oct 7Will Local MPP's Come in out of the WildernessOctober 2 CF Township Stuck on Villata Lane TurnaroundMPAC Angers ForestersNo Surprises in NFL&AThousands Mourn Sr. Const.John FLagg September 2003 September 30 September 25 All Candidates Meeting Fill Halls, Bring out Candidates' PositionCelebrating the Past; Celebrating the FutureCentral Frontenac Approves Pay Increase for CouncillorsInternet Delivery an Option for Rural SchoolsLawn Mower Races Season FinaleReeve Candidates Debate at all Candidates Meeting in FlintonSchool DaysSeptember 18 September 11 September 4 August 2003 August 24 Bedford Mining Alert Annual MeetingBlue Box Program on it's Way to Loughborough, Portland?Brown Flour Gravy -A Recipe From the Depression EraAugust 12 August 7 Logs, Lodges and Cottages In one of the rooms of the new Pioneer Museum there is a display of artefacts derived from the Settlement period of the region. In the mid to late 1880’s life was difficult in what was...Money, the Environment and Official PlansNorth Frontenac was the latest township to bring forth their Official Plan. The 100-page document certainly makes for dry reading, but some of the provisions in the plan reveal much about the...Pioneer Museum grand OpeningSF Council Goes in Camera to Respond to Ministry Demand for Blue BoxWalleye Fingerlings Freeloading at Rivendell Golf CourseJuly 2003 July 31 Land O' Lakes Sporting ClubNorth Frontenac Approves Plan30 Years Later, Oskar Graf is Still Working on Those GuitarsRural Broadband and Community Portal get Funding SupportWater Treatment Plant Opponents Hammer Away at SF Council AgainWho's to Blame for High Property Tax Increase?July 24 A Kaleidoscope Of QuiltsCF Council Sneaks in Meeting - July 22Development Officer Moves OnFrontenac CFDC Gets a HomeProperty Assessment Brings Large Tax Increase on Lakefront Properties"Redneck 500" A Real Dust-upJuly 17 Before it's Gone ForeverLet’s not forget that the old ‘Foodtown’ building in Parham that is to be demolished and hauled away has a history. It has a bit of a personal tie to me because its builder, Barney Snider...Birthdays and Chocolate CakeCanoe/Kayak Club Thriving in SydenhamNorth Frontenac Council Brings in 2.9% Tax Rate DecreaseSt. Paul's United Church to Host Quilt ExhibitionSydenham Water-A Murky ProblemJuly 10 Assessments Complaints Surface at CouncilThe Bedford Mining Alert AGMGreen Trees are BrownNAEC Graduates 40 of it's FinestNeighbour Upset Over LayoffMerchants Wary of Planned Northbrook Stop LightPippi and METhe High Price of War July 3 Cloyne Historical Society "Lumberman's Picnic"Left Alone, The Sheep Come Home...Bringing Their Tales Behind ThemSandy Scott is a hobby farmer living on the Tom Fox road near Mountain Grove. She has grown quite attached to her small herd of Icelandic sheep, but not as attached as the sheep are to her...Update on Land Claim ProcessJune 2003 June 26 Fire Chief for South Frontenac Get Up Johnny: Concert in Memory of David BrisonLO'LCS opens office in DenbighMayors want to raise taxes; shy away from property assessmentMedieval Faire in HarrowsmithOmpah Snowmobile Club has One Last ChanceResidents Concerned about Land ClaimsSeniors of the Year Named in Central FrontenacThe Flying NachosEvery one of the 23 students in Grade eight at Land O Lakes Public School had a place in the Flying Nacho Orchestra, a music venture started this year by teacher Allan Macdonald... June 19 Golf Tournament a Winner for Pine Meadow NHJack Fox retires from Limestone School boardShooting Hoops & Skating LoopsSenior students at St. James Major school had the opportunity to meet Kaitlin Rainey, a local author from Mountain Grove whose book “Shooting Hoops and Skating Loops...June 12 Area Rating in South Frontenac extended until 2007...Sort ofLandowners & Council get together over fencingNAEC Grad Wins Achiever AwardSpecial Places The 1000 Island-Frontenac Arch Biosphere ReserveTom Hughes Wins Gold at all Ontario high School Meet"Your a Good Man Charlie Brown" at NAEC June 3 Councils Differ on Septic ReinspectionMay 2003 May 27 May 22 South Frontenac CouncilStill More QuestionsThe proceedings of a quarterly inter-agency meeting of community service agencies in Sharbot Lake were livened up considerably when the invited guest speaker, Allen Prowse, opened the...Your Burn Barrel May 15 Mini-grant for Northern Learning Centre at Land O' Lakes PSMay 1 3.7% tax increase in Central FrontenacEditorial: VONwere always thereFig for a Kiss: a fresh approach to Celtic musicNo support yet for residents of Sharbot Lake Seniors’ HomeNorth Frontenac Council, April 28Lanark Children’s Haven CampApril 2003 April 29 Editorial: A County once moreFrontenac Flyers get new lifeRural nursing serviceSo far homecare has not been dramatically affected in the rural Frontenac regions since an almost-bankrupt VON was forced to cancel its service contract with the Community Care...South Frontenac Council, April 15April 16 Editorial:More of that good old Harris legacyPossible movement over Crow Lake dockHomecare in rural areas dealt a blow with VON closureApril 10 Crow Lake Dock caught in a Catch-22FMB takes ambulance service in-houseFrontenac Flyers in jeopardyFrontenac, the once and future countyKim Strickland Memorial Sponsorship ProgramMining claims abandoned in Tay Valley, but not in BedfordApril Fool's Issue BIRD CheckFrontenac Centre project finds an investor, with a twistOil and water mixing nicely in SydenhamWho is Rusty Shenkman?March 2003 March 27 A Gardener's Nightmare Alcoholism: The Sister - Part 2Land Ambulance dispute gets personalLittle Shop of Horrors at Sydenham HighNorth Frontenac looks again at Waste ManagementSomebody call an ambulanceSydenham water saga continues as group seeks injunctionMarch 20 Tories, NDP to hold nomination meetingsUnited Church of Canada Moderator visits Maberly United Church March 13 Alcoholism: The Daughter - Part 1Early Years Centre finally announced for HFL&AEditorial:March is really the cruellest monthFMB contemplates taking ambulance service in houseNorth Frontenac Council Meeting, March 10March 6 Ice Dancing At Maberly SnowfestNitrate testing for Sydenham homesMinister recognizes wardens’ group, then gets shuffled outNorthbrook Emporium opensFebruary 2003 February 27 Cloyne antique dealer discovers important stamp collectionRec Committees add spark to South Frontenac Council debateS.T.O.P. officers sworn in at Snow RoadFebruary 20 Abrams Family Fundraiser sells out for Heritage SocietyAnother Quiet RevolutionWhen Canadians hear the words “Quiet Revolution,” they normally think of the enormous changes that, starting in the 1960’s, transformed Quebec from a very traditional, inward looking...Hewers of rock and haulers of water Mining rights and water taking by a mining company are of major concern in our region. The decision in the OMYA water taking case happened to be announced just as ongoing concern...Mining Claims bring rural landowners into the political world February 12 Editorial: Constructing ConsentThe debate over whether there is justification for the United States to invade Iraq has become the preoccupation of the media in the past month.. It is a complicated matter, and people have...National Farmers Union addresses South Frontenac CouncilSharbot Lake seniors' home seeks funding from FMBSnowmobiles, ATV's, and Trails February 5 A motley crew of delegations address Central Frontenac CouncilHeating costs hurt familiesMarch against war with IraqNitrates in drinking water January 2003 January 29 Basketball in SydenhamThe first annual Loughborough Public School Invitational Basketball tournament for Intermediate Students went off in fine style last weekend. From Friday evening until late Saturday...Broomball in Mountain GroveDenbigh fishing derbyFrom start to finish: A labour of LoveWhat do you see when you look at a block of wood? Some see nothing out of the ordinary. But for Bob Miller, a mere block of wood has the potential to become a piece of art...Official plan finally coming to North Frontenac January 22 A Trail for South Frontenac? Give it a chanceBroommaking at the SchoolhouseBumper year for NF constructionDombrowsky itching for electionK&P Trail clears one hurdle in South FrontenacNew Ownership for Grandma's Country KitchenRoad 506 de-icing pilot project still in the offingJanuary 15 Cloyne Snowarama set for January 18Mayors consider their futures as election year beginsMunicipal candidatesA concern is rumbling through Portland District about the lack of potential candidates for the municipal election this fall...Teamwork response to accident on 509Sydenham Water CommitteeJanuary 8 Break in at Grand Computers in FlintonEditorial:Of money, coffee and waterFire Department goes EFR, defib equippedJean Goodberry 1922-2002Long-time Frontenac News Parham correspondent Jean Goodberry died a few weeks ago. Jean had been battling health problems in recent years, and became very ill last fall...Mayor Phil Leonard winding up his municipal careerVillagers angry over expensive water treatment