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Sept 4/08 - Early Literacy Back toHome Early Literacy - September 4, 2008 A lot of talkby Susan Ramsay, Early Literacy Specialist, HFL&AThe Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics are now in the past. We chatted about Canadian athletes, medal winners, close competitions, not thinking much about the power of our dialogue.… READ MORE
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Feature Article - August 28, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - August 28, 2008 Pow Wow at Silver Lake: a real eye openerBy Julie DrukerSilver Lake Pow Wow participant, traditional dancer and vendor Robert Donahue of New BrunswickThe 14th Annual Silver Lake Traditional Pow Wow took place this weekend at… READ MORE
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Feature Article - August 28, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - August 28, 2008 Youth in SportParham Boy Wins BMX Gold at Ontario Summer GamesMountain Grove Girl Wins K-Town Triathlon Parham boy Win BMX Gold at Ontario Summer Games Thirteen-year-old Brodie Young took the goldmedal in the individual BMX race… READ MORE
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Feature Article - August 28, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - August 28, 2008 North Frontenac Council -Aug 21/08By Jeff Green & Julie DrukerCouncil Position Filled“I was the least likely candidate and I was chosen out of a hat.”That's what Elaine Gunsinger said as she was being sworn in as… READ MORE
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Feature Article - August 28, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - August 28, 2008 New infrastructure money from OntarioBy Jeff GreenFirst it was MOVE Ontario, then it was provincial gas tax, and now it is something called Creating Jobs, Building Ontario.They all add up to the same thing, money from… READ MORE
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Outdoors - August 28, 2008 Back toHome Outdoors in the LandO'Lakes - August 28, 2008 Cicadas: Summer’s Big Bug Outdoors in the Land O'Lakes by Steve Blight Ahhhhh, the dog-days of summer. The afternoons are long, the light is golden, and the cicadas are singing in the treetops. In North… READ MORE
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Feature Article - August 28, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - August 28, 2008 Country Fairs this Past WeekendMaberly FairParham Fair Traditional Maberly Fair entertains By Julie DrukerWhitney Lewis of Perth and Natasha Struthers of Sharbot Lake won first place in the team relay at the Maberly FairMaberly held it’s… READ MORE
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Feature Article - August 28, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - August 28, 2008 Plevna loses a landmarkBy Katie Ohlke Herb and Grace Tooley, who live across the road from the old store.One hundred years of history came crashing down two weeks ago, by order of North Frontenac Township. A… READ MORE
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Night Skies - September 2008.class { BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #000 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid } .class1 { BORDER-RIGHT: #9f5128 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: #9f5128 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #9f5128 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #9f5128 1pt solid } .class2 { FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #666 } Back… READ MORE
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Editorial - August 28, 2008 Back toHome Editorial - August 28, 2008 A cowardly councilEditorial by Jeff GreenSitting on council is a thankless job, and members of North Frontenac Council deserve credit for the hours they put in at council and committee meetings. They are a hard-working bunch.But they botched… READ MORE
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Feature Article - August 28, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - August 28, 2008 "Memories of Arden" Book launchBy Jeff GreenMother's Day in Arden, around 1918A 100-page book of historical photographs taken over the past 110 or so years in the village of Arden will have its official release this… READ MORE
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Letters - August 28, 2008 Back toHome Letters - August 28,2008 Letters: August 28True Heroes, Ina Hunt TurnerTrue HeroesOn August 23 I was honoured to be asked to sing at the funeral of a 22-year-old man. He was the victim of a talc mining accident.Justin Franklin Rogers of Madoc was… READ MORE
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Feature Article - August 28, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - August 28, 2008 Arden’s Batik ArtistBy Ina Hunt TurnerSarah Hale is truly one of a kind. Or at least one of a very few.She first became interested in batik when she spent a year in Japan after receiving a… READ MORE
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Legalese - August 28, 2008 Back toHome Legalese - August 28, 2008 Beyond Trail Riding: ATVs on highwaysSusan Irwin, Lawyer/Executive Director, Rural Legal ServicesHave you seen someone driving fast, dark (without lights), helmetless, and with seeming disregard for other users of the road? A suicidal bicyclist at twilight? Perhaps, but… READ MORE
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Feature Article - August 21, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - August 21, 2008 I scream, you scream, we all scream for garlic ice creamBy Julie DrukerTed Mazcka a.k.a., the Fish Lake garlic man.For all of you garlic lovers mark Saturday August 30 on your calendars, the day the Verona… READ MORE
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Feature Article - August 21, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - August 21, 2008 Sharbot Lake High School 60th AnniversaryBy Jeff GreenIt takes a bit of imagination to connect the picture of the modest one-storey building that was Sharbot Lake High School when it opened in September of 1948 with… READ MORE