Community Columns - March 3, 2022

Mar 02, 2022

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
• Mountain Grove
• Ompah
• Parham-Tichborne
• Perth Road
• Plevna
• Sydenham
• Verona

Arden
by Wanda Harrison

Now that March is here, it’s time to start planning your veggie garden.  Seeds are out and the planning begins.  It’s important to rotate crops yearly for best results.  It’s too bad, when you look out at the sunny sky, you often hear the distinct sound of the snow plough, again.  Keep planning.

You still have time to register for the SLFHT’s Zoom seminar on “Mindfulness Based on Stress Reduction”.  For more information, please call 613-279-2100, or email them at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Parents, there still may be spaces available at Rural Frontenac’s March Break Camp.  The camp is available for youth 6 – 12 years, March 14 & 15, with a cost of $30.00 per child.  Call 613-279-3151x305 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information on registration.

Speaking of Camps, Circle Square Ranch is hosting its “leaders in training” course, for ages 14 – 16 years.  The three-week program teaches you disciple and leadership qualities which you would put into practice at the camp.  Please get in touch with the ranch at 613-335-5403 for more information.

The Sharbot Lake Lions are again offering Easter Bunnies for purchase.  With Easter only a month and a bit away, get in touch with your Lions Club an put your order in.  White, dark, milk, or no sugar are all available to suit your needs.  Call 613-375-6318 for more information or to place your order.

The invasion of Russia into the Ukraine certainly puts a different perspective on the “Trucker Convoy for Freedom” that occurred recently.  I’m sure the Ukrainian people would rather be deciding if they were going to take the Covid vaccine rather than hiding in bomb shelters.  That’s what taking away freedoms looks like!

We are not aging, but ripening to perfection.

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Battersea/Storrington
by Amanda Pantrey

There is one more Music in the Park event and it happens to be right here in Battersea! Join us from 1:00pm – 3:00pm on Saturday, March 12^th with the talented Jordy Jackson at the NEW location Battersea Ball Park (it was supposed to be at Gilmours Point, but it's too icy with the recent rain and freeze/ thaw). There will be a few other family-oriented activities and hot beverages for sale. Families are encouraged to bundle-up, bring their lawn chairs, and enjoy the winter weather in our parks! COVID-19 pending/ safety protocols in place. Volunteers are wanted! For more information and to get involved, visit www.SouthFrontenac.net/music or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Are you looking for information about the different recreation, leisure and social programs offered in South Frontenac? Well, you’re in luck! Join us on March 26^th at the Storrington Lions Club in Sunbury from 10:00am – 2:00pm for the Community Recreation & Leisure Services Fair. Lots of organizations will be there with information of their offerings of interest to all ages. For more information and to get involved, email Amanda at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Looking for locally sourced meat? Call or text Brody for fresh chicken and pork! Brody can be reached at 343-364-7479.

Did you hear about the angry pancake? He just flipped.

These jokes cant get any batter.

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Cloyne - Northbrooke
by Nancy Skipper

Hunter's Creek, Myers Cave Resort & Adam Knox would like to thank everyone for participating in the fishing derby Sat, Feb 16th. Big shout out goes to the following very generous people and businesses for the wonderful prize donations: Insight Design, Home Hardware, 41 Cannabis, Birch Babe, Bishop Lake, Petrocanada, Triple Bogey, Nowell Motors, Hooks, Carquest, Smitty's, Mulligan Meats, Anita Haircuts, Creative Grapes, Lakeview Tavern, Finnegans & 501 Tailgate Creations! 

A portion of proceeds will be donated to NAEC.Again, thank you all for your support and community spirit. Cynthia & Patrick, Nawar & Mike & Adam Knox.

The Mazinaw Lakeside resort gives “a big THANK YOU to Snowmobile.com for naming our eatery as one of the best spots in Ontario for trail-side breakfast!!! We are happy to offer our sledders an enjoyable experience while they explore the beauty of the Mazinaw!!!” The Mazinaw Eatery is happy to be open again for indoor dining etc Thurs to Sunday 8am to 3pm. Our website is www.mazinawlakesideresort.com for anyone who wishes more information about the business. Thanks very much, everyone!!!

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, April 2, 2022 the Spring Market Extravaganza is back from 10:00am to 2:00pm at the Lions Community Hall in Northbrook! Spring is in the air! Get in a little bit of local shopping just in time for Easter. If you want to be a vendor, please contact Maude at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Proof of vaccination is required. Covid protocols in place as per KFLA Public Health guidelines.

At this time, there are many businesses looking for people to work during the summer months. Along with two businesses already written about in this column, Smarts Marina is looking for dock personnel, Boat and Convenient Store Clerks, Parts Desk Clerk.

And speaking of businesses, soon the community will be welcoming a new hair stylist, Anne Bielawski. Hair in the Woods will be arriving in May to 1151 Harlowe Rd. Her phone number is 226-787-2352

Whether you're craving juicy steaks, kabobs, pork chops or chicken, you'll love the cuts at Milligan Meats in Cloyne. They're the go-to spot for residents and visitors in search of delicious meats perfect for the grill. Oh, and don't forget a bottle of Milligan's Original Barbecue Sauce... It's amazing!

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Denbigh
Angela Bright

No column; check back next week!

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Godfrey
Kelli McRobert

This week I am hoping that March will "come in like a lion" and therefore be going "out like a lamb".  Between the shifts in temperatures and the varying snow, wind, and ice, it is hard to keep up with what to wear when I leave the house.

Thanks for the community phone calls, you inspire me...keep them coming!

Happy Birthday to the following residents: Dale Young, February 15^th; Andy Quinn, February 28^th; Carol Grant, March 2nd

For those that were inquiring about how to get the Yellow or Clear Pitch In Canada bags, they are now taking orders. The bags are FREE and are shipped to your home.   "Registration for #pitchin55 is now open! Go to www.pitch-in.ca to get your FREE waste and recycling bags and make a difference in your community in 2022!"

Everyone is invited to join our group 'Waste Watchers' during the last week of April to help clean up areas of concern or illegal dumpsites. If you know of an illegal dumpsite or a road that needs to get litter picked up, contact Waste Watchers at 613-374-5662 with the location & specifications, and we can add it to the list.

Happy 15th Birthday to the Food Less Travelled store! For those who love comedy and contests, check out the Food Less Travelled Facebook page where you can win 2 tickets to the Ron James show at the Grand Theatre, check it out:
GIVEAWAY TIME! This past week marked the 15-week count down to our 15th BIRTHDAY!!!! We want to celebrate. We have 4 tickets for the Ron James’ upcoming Back Where I Belong show, March 19th at Kingston Grand Theatre. 2 tickets are for me Kim Grant Perry and Dave Perry from the Perry Farm. The other 2 tickets are up for grabs! We can sit together and laugh. Contest deadline is the end of day Wednesday, March 9. The winner will be announced Friday, March 12.

A reminder that ice huts are to be removed according to ministry guidelines this month... check out this link for specific details: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ice-fishing and be alert, stay safe, when on the ice as temperatures begin to rise.

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Harlowe
Marie White

February has not been a good month for health issues.

Judy Little had a partial lung surgery recently. On this Wednesday she will be in the hospital again for two weeks. She was taken to hospital with severe pain from= blood clots in her lung and leg.

Gary Thompson has been in and out of hospital with Diabetes.

Faye O’Brien had had an ordeal for a couple of years, that I had not heard about until I was talking to Faye on the phone. She has been in hospital and rehab for her problem. She is still recovering slowly, but she is at home now.

We do hope that these people will recover and return to good health, with the promise of spring helping them along.

It is so depressing on TV. For two years when the television was on it was all needles, needles. Now all we see is Russia everything. There is even too much snow for making maple syrup. Looking forward to green grass.

On the brighter side Hilda Baker had a birthday on February 24.  Happy belated Hilda. All five of her children from Oshawa helped her celebrate with cake and ice cream. How nice!

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Harrowsmith
Marilyn Goodberry

No column; check back next week!

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Henderson
Jean Brown

Great to see our own Rebecca Kelsey and partner Lane Miller of Benson, Saskatchewan home to beautiful downtown Henderson village for a family visit. We’ve been waving away at one another and I know that Rebecca is having a hoot and a holler!

Pink shirt day passed pinkishly in Henderson, as we donned pink in support of garden-variety kindness and against bullying, harassment, and intimidation in all its forms. This anti-bullying day began in Canada in 2007, when two students took a stand against homophobic bullying after a new Year 10 student was harassed and threatened for wearing pink. The word got out online and hundreds of students showed up in pink, some from head-to-toe, to stand together against bullying.

Megan Dillon and Darren Ross, the organizers of the Pinnacle Point Fishing Derby that happened on Feb. 26 report good weather, good food (yeah butter tarts!) and good times, with thanks to Bishop Lake Outdoor Centre for sponsoring door prizes. The ice was 3 feet deep in some spots which is good for a lake that is 160 feet deep. The winners of prizes donated by Bishop Lake included: Craig Shonauer - 1st place / 2lb10oz pike, Dad Shonauer - hidden weight / 12oz pike, Murray Grey - hidden weight / 1lb 8oz pickerel. Door prizes: Kaitlin Meeks - $50 LCBO gift card, Peter Sephton - Jigging Rod and Reel, Nash Keeler - fish pliers, Steve Salmond - filet knife​​​​

My word, these are harrowing times in the Ukraine so let’s pray for peace. At my home in Manitoulin Island, the word for peace in Ojibwa is bekaadesiwin (pronounced be-kaw-de-si-win).

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Inverary
by Judy Borovskis

March is here!  International Women's Day is March 8.  March 12^th you will set your clocks ahead one hour when you go to bed and finally on March 20^th we will welcome Spring!  Hope Mother Nature is reading this!

Pilates on Mondays at 6:15pm & Yoga on Wednesdays at 6:00pm. Inverary United Church Hall.  View the schedule and register at www.nomadyogini.ca or call 613 453 4195.

Martial Arts class at Inverary United Church hall on Thursday evenings.  Family Class 6:30 – 7:45pm.  For more info, call or text Hamid Nam at 613-328-6742 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Food Bank Donations March 11th.  Drop off between 1 – 5pm at the Storrington Lions Hall in Sunbury.  These items are on the wish list:  loaves of bread, butter, bags of frozen vegetables, blocks of cheese, frozen meat, eggs, coffee, fruit, carrots, onions, peanut butter.  All donations are gratefully accepted.

Inverary Pharmasave welcomes walk-ins for their vaccinations.  Doses available for adults and the younger generation.

Ice Fishing Enthusiasts: enjoy the fun and keep safe.  The pike have been very tasty! Remember that the date to remove ice huts is March 15^th.

BaseBall Registration:  In person on March 23rd 6-9 pm or March 27th 9-12 noon at Ken Garrett Memorial Park.  Plus online at FCMSA.ca

Umpires needed for the 2022 baseball season.  If you can help out, contact  Shawn Pearce at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 613-453-2437.

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Maberly-Bolingbroke
Karen Prytula

Ontario Ancestors Student Essay Awards – Submit your essay for a chance to win $500! These Student Essay Awards were created to recognize and encourage youth as the next generation of family historians. The Mike Brede Genealogical Essay Prize is open to any full-time student in a university or community college. The Dr. Don Brearley Genealogical Essay Prize is open to secondary school students in grades 11 and 12. Submission deadline is April 1, 2022. For more information, like word count etc. please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Mississippi
by Pearl Killingbeck

No column; check back next week!

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Mountain Grove
Marilyn Meeks

No column; check back next week!

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Ompah
by Linda Rush & Marily Seitz

There are a number of new books in the Ompah Community Library.  Several new fiction for adult and young adults, children's picture books, cookbooks and knitting children's fun hats and mitts.  Thanks to Bill McDonald for the wonderful additions to the library collection.

I had a great time watching the Olympics and now the Paralympics is coming up soon.  More outstanding athletes to cheer on and wave our flag.

Remember the outdoor dance party this Saturday, March 5 (March 6 as bad weather alternate) from 4:00 to 5:30 in the Community Centre parking lot.  Dress for the weather and be prepared to Stomp your boots off.

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Parham-Tichborne
by Elijah Abrams

After a couple wet and unseasonably warm days around here, the snow back on the ponds and lakes melted. Then, just as quickly, froze to make the most beautiful ice surface for skating. The new snow on top is light and fluffy and was easily removed to reveal one of the best ice surfaces, probably in the entire KFL&A. With the same principles that helped make this - dare I say - perfect rink, the roads in some spots have have used the same science to make equally treacherous obstacles.  

We noticed a flyer in the paper last week from a new resort going up in Mountain Grove called O'Reilly's Lake Resort. Super excited to check that out this summer. As it’s dog friendly, our pooch Merle is looking forward to making even more friends.

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Perth Road
by Peter Bird

In-person services are continuing in 2022: Sundays at 10am, 5614 Perth Road Crescent. All COVID restrictions/protocols remain in place.

At present, we are going through the search process to hire a new minister but will continue with Supply/Lay Ministers or personnel until a suitable candidate is found.

Birthday wISHES to those who have birthdays this week.

Pandemic Challenges from Duncan Sinclair, member, Perth Road United Church.

This a tough time for the many rather fragile forces that keep communities together, Perth Road United Church being one.

When Leona and I moved to Buck Lake, now more than 20 years ago, we decided at the outset to join the community, initially by going to the Church. Leona was an Anglican, raised from birth in a very strict Anglo-Catholic tradition. As a baby, she was never seen by anybody outside the family before being baptized. One example of the application of that denomination's strictly prescribed rituals some 80 or so years ago, greatly relaxed long since, of course. Personally, I started as the grandson of a Presbyterian preacher grandfather who became United Church at the partial union of that denomination with Methodists; My Father rebelled against the strict rules of the Presbyterians - the food eaten on Sundays was prepared the day before in grandpa's home - and strongly preferred to garden on Sunday mornings to going to church. My Episcopalian mother was the substitute organist in the United Church, the only religious denomination in the village in which I grew up. After Leona and I were married, I became an Anglican to eliminate any potential source of conflict; we sent the kids to an Anglican Sunday school, and I even served for a while on the local Anglican Synod. So we showed up at Perth Road essentially as newcomers to the United Church, there, primarily not so much as worshipers but as people interested in meeting and getting to know others equally interested in being members of the local community. While the fellowship on Sundays is important, so also were and are the related activities - the Tuesday lunches, periodic pot luck suppers, the one-time yard sale, occasional bake and pie sales, fund-raisers to be sure but, more importantly, activities to draw people together and reinforce their sense of community. Reinstituting those activities post-pandemic and finding ways of making them more appealing to the young people in the community who don't now participate are among the challenges we and other communities like us must find ways to meet.

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Plevna
by Rhonda Watkins

Lee Anna White is unfortunately in the hospital in Napanee. 2022 has been a tough year for her to say the least. If you would like to help brighten her spirits and not feel so isolated, perhaps you could send her a get-well card?

The address is Lennox and Addington County General Hospital, 8 Richmond Park Drive, Napanee ON K7R 2Z4, Room 120 ATTN: LeeAnna White 

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Sydenham
by Karen Brawley

Where’s the beef?  Now, if that doesn’t take you back to the 80s...  Many thanks to Kenney Family Farms. They not only have supported our local Food Bank and Partners in Mission Food Bank recently.  Did you know you can order from them? They offer $100 packages,  customized to your needs.  Check out their website at www.kenneyfamilyfarm.ca or give Richard or Shannon a shout at 613-572-1911.  I personally got a $100 package last summer and it was simply mouthwatering.  It’s so nice to have these options local to us.  We really are blessed in Sydenham and area.

How’s the ice fishing treating everyone? I’ve had a few personal fisherman lies in my household.  Anyone beat a personal record on the hard water this winter?  Let me know... Send me a pic.

Well, we made it through February... Onto March.  With each day that goes by, it’s nice to see some normalcy returning.  Even if it’s a little different.  As long as we all use common sense, and remain kind to one another, we can do this.

Welcome home to our Team Canada ice stock team, who recently were in Ritten, Italy for the World Championships.  Some awesome local representation with the team.  I’m sure they will have many stories to tell.  Super proud of Sophia Antoine for joining them, and also being the youngest member of the team.  Welcome home, Team Canada - and congrats, ladies, on the Bronze.

Stay kind, Sydenham.

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Verona
Debbie Lingen

March is finally here. Hopefully spring is soon to follow.

The Verona Free Methodist Church invites youths to join the YOUTH Group.  Wednesdays – Grades 5 & 6 – (6:00 to 7:00pm). Grades 7-10 (7:30 to 9:00pm). 6804 Hwy. 38. Pre-registration required, please contact the VFM church office at 613-374-1232.  www.veronafreemethodistchurch.com

'Introduction to Pickleball' is now being offered at the Verona Lions Hall, indoors. 2-hour Introductory Session to start and beginner sessions then offered weekly. Equipment provided. Call Kelli at 613-374-5662 for more details

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