Stinson
Feature Article - August 7, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 31, 2008 Ken and Vera Stinson celebrate their lives and legacyBy Julie DrukerThere was a large gathering this past weekend at Brown’s Lakeview Cottages and Campground in Bedford District to celebrate the 90th and 92nd birthdays of Ken… READ MORE
Tinker
Feature Article - August 7, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 31, 2008 Modern Day TinkerBy Julie Druker“Before there was tupperware there were tinkers”. It is not every day that one can boast of meeting one, a tinker that is. Bear is one in a long line of tinkers… READ MORE
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Jul 17/08 - Early Literacy Back toHome Early Literacy - July 17, 2008 Music and babiesby Susan Ramsay, Early Literacy Specialist, HFL&AIt’s summertime - time for buskers on city streets, outdoor music concerts, and singing around the campfire. For many adults, teens and children, music hits an irresistible chord. It… READ MORE
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Feature Article - August 7, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 31, 2008 Blue Skies quietly hits 35Photo: Blueswoman Sue Foley The Blue Skies Music Festival celebrated its 35th anniversary this past weekend with no public fanfare, and that’s the way festival organizers like it. The publicity shy event,… READ MORE
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Feature Article - August 7, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - August 7, 2008 Fatal fire on Kashwakamak LakeBy Jefff GreenIt was the kind of call that volunteer firefighters in lake country dread. At 1:45 a.m. last Saturday, August 2, firefighters were called to a location on the Smith Road… READ MORE
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Feature Article - August 7, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - August 7, 2008 Frontenac County to double up for broadbandBy Jefff GreenFrontenac County will prepare two applications to try to get a larger share of a $30 million pool of provincial money that is earmarked for rural broadband, county… READ MORE
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Feature Article - August 7, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 31, 2008 Reta Bush: Lost in the Woods, Now Media DarlingBy Jeff GreenWhen Reta Bush set out to get a few more blueberries before the first good blueberry season in 10 years came to an end, she had… READ MORE
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Feature Article - August 7, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 31, 2008 Flinton Jamboree draws a crowdBy Julie DrukerPerformers Larry Birney, Albert St. Pierrre and Jack Biernacki The Flinton Country Bluegrass Jamboree has developed a loyal following over its 4-year history and has become a favourite destination for… READ MORE
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Feature Article - August 7, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 31, 2008 Greater Bobs and Crow Lakes Association AGMBy Martin YatesThe keynote speaker at the annual meeting of the Greater Bobs & Crow Lakes Association held on July 27 was Kyle Harris of the Ministry of Natural Resources,… READ MORE
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Letters - August 7, 2008 Back toHome Letters - August 7,2008 Letters: August 7Bravo Omap Fire Department, Jen RobertsonPlease Return Them, the Taylor FamilyBravo Ompah Fire Dept.Recognition must be expressed to the Ompah Volunteer Fire Department for the renovation they have carried out on the Ompah Public Beach. The beach… READ MORE
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Master Gardeners - August 7, 2008 Back toHome Master Gardeners - August 7, 2008 Battling the Colorado potato beetle by Lorri MacKay, Lanark County Master Gardeners There’s nothing like the taste of new potatoes from the garden, boiled and served with a knob of butter and fresh dill. Potatoes are… READ MORE
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Feature Article - August 7, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 31, 2008 Live auction draws lake loversBy Julie DrukerThe North Frontenac Arena was packed Saturday night for the first-ever fundraising event for the Bobs and Crow Lakes Foundation since its inception in 2005. The foundation is the fundraising… READ MORE
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Outdoors - August 7, 2008 Back toHome Outdoors in the LandO'Lakes - August 7, 2008 The Common Nighthawk Outdoors in the Land O'Lakes by Lorraine Julien If you stroll through open fields, or drift lazily about in a boat on a beautiful summer evening, you may be lucky enough to… READ MORE
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Feature Article - August 7, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - August 7, 2008 South Frontenac Township Council Aug 5, 2008By Wilma KennyBEDFORD BLOW-UP: An already edgy South Frontenac Council meeting erupted into disarray when council defeated a motion to "not withdraw from the Automatic Aid Agreement with Rideau Lakes… READ MORE
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Feature Article - August 7, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - August 7, 2008 Sydenham Residents Gain Concession on Water LevyAt the July 15 Committee of the Whole meeting, Council had rejected CAO Gord Burns’ proposal to pass Sydenham water levy bylaw, which was accompanied by a schedule of payment… READ MORE
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Feature Article - August 7, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 31, 2008 Sharbot Lake Pharmacy goes the extra mile, or twoBy Jeff GreenIt all started when members of a book club were chatting over coffee. The conversation turned to the local pharmacy in Sharbot Lake, and the proprietors,… READ MORE