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 - July 31, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 31, 2008 Pre-Gala Artists Evening at Artemisia GalleryBy Julie DrukerGeorgia Ferrel & Friend. Artemisia Gallery in Westport, opened by three local artists from the Frontenac area hosted an pre-Gala evening for gallery artists and friends in aniticipation of… READ MORE
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Feature Article - July 31, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 31, 2008 Blue Skies Music & Arts CampAs the Blue Skies Music Festival is getting ready to go, the Arts Day Camp with the same name is just wrapping up. During the week of July 21-25th the festival… READ MORE
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Feature Article - July 31, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 31, 2008 Hazardous waste day in Central FrontenacDrain All employees collect toxic waste. The first Central Frontenac Hazardous waste pickup day in Central Frontenac went off in fine fashion on Saturday in the salt dome at the township… READ MORE
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Editorial - July 31, 2008 Back toHome Editorial - July 31, 2008 Democracy in Action - Part 2Editorial by Jeff GreenLast Saturday the Bedford Mining Alert (BMA) held its annual meeting.The nine year old group was founded by people who were unlucky enough to be part of the 2% of… READ MORE
Bon_echo
Feature Article - July 31, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 31, 2008 Great Art by Nature Lovers at Spectacular Bon Echo ParkBy Julie DrukerYoung budding artists at Bon Echo Art Show,Kelsey Lemann, Michelle Marcil, Robert Hall and Courtney Lafleur. The Friends of Bon Echo Park did another fabulous… READ MORE
Bma
Feature Article - July 31, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 31, 2008 The Bedford Mining Alert and the Ontario Mining ActBy Jefff GreenThe Bedford Mining Alert (BMA) started out, literally, as a voice from the wilderness 9 years ago, founded by a group of landowners who were faced… READ MORE
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Letters - July 24, 2008 Back toHome Letters - July 24, 2008 Letters: July 24Re: Northbrook Cenetery Hit By Vandals, Gilda BergerStandby Ambulance Facility, Lynn DoddsConsultation?, Helen CroweRe: Northbrook Cemetery Hit by VandalsBravo to Sonja Alcock (letter, July 24, 2008) and Minister Judith Evenden for denouncing the anti-Semitic allegations and… READ MORE
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Feature Article - July 31, 2008 Back toHome Feature Article - July 31, 2008 Northbrook Gravestones to be repaired this weekSee Northbrook Cemetery Hit by VandalsIt was with a heavy heart that Faye Obrien called two monument companies in Belleville on Friday morning (July 18th) to inquire about the cost… READ MORE