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Library Room Dedicated to Marcel Giroux
A plaque has been installed next to the front door of the Sharbot Lake branch of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library, naming it the Marcel Giroux Room. Giroux’s connection to the Sharbot Lake Library goes back to the founding of the library in 1969. as part of the Frontenac County… READ MORE
Fiddle Orchestra ‘Jamathon’
Once a year the Blue Skies Community Fiddle Orchestra invites musicians of the area to come to an all day ‘Jamathon’ fundraiser and play along with each of the three Fiddle orchestra groups and share their own tunes as well. Musicians are asked to gather pledges for their participation and… READ MORE
Dog & Cranberry Lakes Association Native Plant Sale
We have great source of flowering native plants for the garden! The Dog and Cranberry Lakes Association (DCLA) is offering native plants for sale, from a selection of 11 different species in 4” pots at $7 each. They are being supplied by Native Plant Nurseries and will be available for… READ MORE
Wilderness Medicine Race in Flinton
On Saturday, June 1, 2024 the Canadian Association of Wilderness Medicine (CAWM) is hosting a Wilderness Medicine Race at L&A Forest Trails, located at 100 John Street in Flinton, ON. Teams of 3 will travel the trail on foot, encountering various practice medical scenarios with healthy volunteers as actors. Paramedics,… READ MORE
Community Columns, May 16, 2024
These columns from our community reporters are updated every week. Table of Contents Arden Battersea/Storrington Cloyne - Northbrooke Denbigh Godfrey Harlowe Harrowsmith Henderson Inverary Maberly-Bolingbroke Mississippi Ompah Parham-Tichborne Perth Road Plevna Sydenham Sharbot Lake Verona Ardenby Wanda Harrison The first of many May/June events will be the Victoria Day Fireworks,… READ MORE
Cryer, Alex
July 9, 2007 - May 9, 2024 Passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at the age of 16. Alex will be forever missed by his parents Kyle Cryer (Angela) of Mountain Grove and Nicole Hollyer (Bryan) of Burlington. Beloved brother of Blake Cryer, Kortney Bauer, Tom… READ MORE
Gendron, Freda
Passed away, at the Friendly Manor Nursing Home in Deseronto, on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Freda Doreen Gendron (nee Allen) of Arden at age 91. Beloved wife for 64 years of the late Russell Gendron and dear mother to June Gendron of Arden and the late James Gendron. Grandmother of… READ MORE
Early start for Goose Control at the Point Park This Year
SF Enlists Humans, Dogs ... and Raptors To Help Out. South Frontenac Township has contracted Greenshield Pest Control to continue what has up until now been a frustrating effort to keep geese away from the Point Park and beach this summer. “With avian flu in the region, beach closures last… READ MORE
GREC Student Suspended For "There Are Only Two Genders” Shirt
A student was suspended, in late April, from Granite Ridge Education Centre in Sharbot Lake, for refusing to remove a t-shirt that said, “there are only two genders”. The matter has been taken up by the streaming service of a website called LifeSiteNews, which describes itself as “a pro-life and… READ MORE
Lions Club of Land O’Lakes 55th Anniversary
On the 4th of May the Lions Club of Land O’Lakes celebrated their 55th Charter Anniversary. More than 70 Lions and guests were in attendance. The hall was decorated with the Lions typical colors of yellow and purple and some of the tables were lined up with liners showing the… READ MORE