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Back to HomeFeature Article - August 27, 2009 Verona Lions 3rd annual Garlic FestivalBy Julie Druker Ron Whan just one of many local garlic growers will be selling 9 varieties of garlic at the Verona Lions Garlic Festival on Saturday September 5th a the Verona Lions Hall from 9am-2pm On… READ MORE
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Back to HomeFeature Article - August 20, 2009 Silver Lake Pow Wow: 15 Years of Family & Culture The Knapp family has been synonymous with the Silver Lake Pow Wow for many years. Family members Trudy Knapp, Anne Marie Wilson, and Margaret Bilow all take leadership roles in organizing the… READ MORE
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Back to HomeFeature Article - August 20, 2009 Celebrating the fascinating logging heritage of the Mississippi River Loggers at Big Beach.On August 22 and 23, come to the Mississippi River Heritage Festival in McDonalds Corners to celebrate the forests and the river that to this day remain an important element… READ MORE
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Back to HomeOutdoors in the Land O'Lakes - August 20, 2009 The American Eelby Lorraine Julien The idea for a column on American (freshwater) Eels came from an article written by Larry McDermott (the article can be viewed in its entirety on the very interesting Mississippi River Festival website –… READ MORE
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Back to HomeFeature Article - August 20, 2009 Entertainment at the Parham Fair Entertainment is the name of the game at Parham Fair. Our favorite group, AMBUSH, is back to start the fair a-rocking at 7:30 on Friday. Their ever popular sound and diverse music is a favorite of all.… READ MORE
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Back to HomeFeature Article - August 20, 2009 North Frontenac Council - Aug 13/09By Jeff Green Ambulance base location for North Frontenac – numbers pointing south An ambulance base located in the Ardoch Road/Road 509 vicinity would be located closer to the bulk of ambulance demand than the current location… READ MORE
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Back to HomeFeature Article - August 20, 2009 Free concert series wraps up at McMullen beachBy Julie Druker Still Standin’ performed at the last concert in the “Music in the Park”, l to r: Dennis Pacheco, Ryan Bowes, Bill Landsdell and Curtis Campbell The local band Still Standin’ performed on… READ MORE
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Back to HomeLetters - August 20, 2009Letters: August 20Re: Smiths Falls Railway Museum, Bill MacPhersonRe: Smiths Falls Railway Museum I was browsing through your webnews, as is my usual practice on Fridays, and was reading some of the excellent comments and reports within. However I was quite taken aback by… READ MORE
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Back to HomeMaster Gardeners - August 20, 2009 Gourdsby Helen Halpenny, Lanark County Master Gardeners What member of the plant kingdom produces fruit that can be a drinking vessel, make music, float fish nets, house crickets, become eating utensils and can be made into jewelry? It’s the gourd, of the… READ MORE
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Back to HomeFeature Article - August 20, 2009 Resident potter breathes new life into MERA programBy Julie Druker MERA’s new resident potter Melissa Jantunen When Melissa Jantunen was close to graduating form the ceramics program at the Sheridan College School of Craft and Design in Oakville, Ontario back in February,… READ MORE
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Back to HomeFeature Article - August 20, 2009 GBCLA Rehabilitates WalleyeSpawning Groundby Martin Yates Ontario Stewardship Rangers distribute rocks in the stream.Last Monday, a team of (rather mature!) volunteers from the Greater Bobs and Crow Lakes Association, led by Fisheries Director Gord Thompson, spent the hottest day of the year… READ MORE
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Back to HomeFeature Article - August 20, 2009 There’s a new coach in townBy Julie Druker Although the only ice anyone seems concerned with during an August heat wave is the ice in the cooler or in a cold summer beverage, that is not the case for members of the… READ MORE
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Back to HomeFeature Article - August 20, 2009 Local charity ride and BBQ in eastern cowboy countryBy Julie Druker Lynn and Leslie Cronk of Eastern Cowboy Horseback Adventures with their long time client Dave Arnold (centre) Lynn and Leslie Cronk, owners of Eastern Cowboy Horseback Adventures, which is located on… READ MORE
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Back to HomeEarly Literacy - August 20, 2009 Shoot for the stars with librarian-recommended books for schoolby Susan Ramsay, Early Literacy Specialist As I gazed into the night sky to see the Perseid meteor shower, it struck me how metaphoric of summer this annual night-time spectacle is. These shooting stars… READ MORE
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Back to HomeFeature Article - August 20, 2009 Frontenac County CouncilBy Jeff Green Mayors all want money for roads and bridges, but approve soft county spending “I spent a lot of time talking with past councilors and past wardens about the federal gas tax, and I think we missed the… READ MORE
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Back to HomeFeature Article - August 20, 2009 Landclaim: Agreement in principle just two years away, once againby Jeff Green Detail of Algonquins of Ontario Landclaim map as it applies to Frotnenac County.The grey boundary indicates the southern border of the claim. The map includes the following rider, "This map… READ MORE