Community Columns - February 16th, 2023

Feb 15, 2023

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
• Verona

Arden
by Wanda Harrison

With Family Day weekend now upon us, please be advised that the Kennebec Lake events have changed venues to the Mallard Pond area, opposite 1281 Nordic Road. There will be lots of signage so you won’t get lost and many of the events scheduled will still be part of the celebration. Lots to do and plenty of food to keep you busy and warm.

The date of the event is Saturday, February 18, 11am to 3pm, with a weather date of Monday, February 20.

On Sunday the 19th, Glen Matson and family plan a fun filled day with ice events, sleigh rides, an antique display and participation from the Trapper. Again, as yesterday, there will be lots of food to keep you warm. A free will donation would be appreciated with all proceeds going to the Wesleyan Church.

These are annual events in our area, so please support both. Your attendance will encourage these folks to carry on their traditions next year!!!

On Tuesday, February 21, 5pm to 7pm, the Arden United Church will be celebrating Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday, with a dinner and service. A free will donation would be appreciated.

The tradition of the “All you Can Eat” breakfast sponsored by the Lions carries on for the month of February. The substantial breakfast will be held Saturday February 25, 8am to 11am at Oso Hall. The proceeds for this breakfast will be donation to the Lions Club of Canada for their Guide Dog program. While you’re indulging in your breakfast, purchase your Easter Bunny. If you are unable to attend, please call 613-375-6318 for Bunny enquiries.

The Central Frontenac Softball Asssociation is in need of volunteers in various positions. Please call Jon at 613-453-5310 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Battersea/Storrington
by Amanda Pantrey

Join South Frontenac at the Frontenac Community Arena on Monday, February 20 from 11am – 3pm for the Family Day in South Frontenac community event. There will snowtubing and other snow activities, free skating and more. Volunteers needed. For more information, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Enjoy a delicious pancake dinner at Battersea United Church as part of Shrove Tuesday beginning at 5pm on Feb. 21. This meal is only $10 pp and includes pancakes, sausages, fruit salad, tea and coffee. Parking is free - everyone welcome!

Members of the public are invited to join South Frontenac Township for the reopening of the newly renovated Storrington Centre at 3910 Battersea Road on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 12 noon. Light refreshments will be served. If you plan on attending, RSVP to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Catch a live musical performance by Chris Murphy at 7pm on Sunday, Feb. 26 at Battersea United Church. Free parking and freewill offering.

Why does the mushroom keep getting invited to parties? Because he’s a fun-gi (thanks my Ma for this week’s joke!).

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Cloyne - Northbrooke
by Nancy Skipper

Bingo and free chocolate bar at the LOL Lions Hall on Thursday nights throughout February.

The Lions are raising awareness to hunger. Please drop off non-perishable goods to the Lions Hall during any event going on at the hall. These will go back to our Community via the Food Bank. Thanks for supporting this needed cause.

Reserve for your special dinner on February 18th at the Lions. Details on our FB page or call 613-217-8710.

LOL Lions Dance February 18th 8:15-1pm.

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Denbigh
Angela Bright

The weather was lovely on the weekend and there was lots of activity on the lake and at the Denbigh Rink.

Mark your calendars - Pancake Tuesday is coming soon!  The Vennachar Free Methodist Church invites you to enjoy pancakes and sausages on Tuesday, February 21st, between 5 and 7pm.  Dinner is by donation.    The Church also has a Community Open Mic Night on Friday, February 24 at 7pm.  Great entertainment and everyone is welcome.

Please let me know if you have any news or events you would like to share.

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Godfrey
Kelli McRobert

Happy birthday to Dale Younge and Andy Quinn!

Saturday, Feb 25th is the 2023 Winterfest at Clar-Mill Hall, 6598 Buckshot Lake Road, Plevna from 12-430pm, free entry, all welcome. Activities for all ages.

Diners lunch club in Sydenham for 55+ - Join Southern Frontenac Community Services on Thursday, March 2, for a delicious turkey lunch with dessert and beverages at the Grace Hall, 4295 Stagecoach Road, Sydenham. After lunch, Melody Makers will be providing us with some upbeat musical entertainment. Meal is served at noon and is $10 per person. Reserve your spot today at 613-376-6477, ext 303 OR email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. We are limiting attendance to this lunch to 65 people, so reserve early.  If we are full when you call, we will be putting your name on a waiting list pending cancellations.

Members of the public are invited to join South Frontenac Township for the reopening of the newly renovated Storrington Centre at 3910 Battersea Road on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 12 noon. Light refreshments will be served. We hope you can join us!

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Harlowe
Marie White

No column; check back next week!

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Harrowsmith
Marilyn Goodberry

Happy belated birthday to Brenda Crawford -  submitted by anonymous.

Sunday, February 19,  2023 there will be a TAKE OUT turkey dinner at the Golden Links Hall in Harrowsmith.  Advance tickets only with a cut off date of Wednesday, February 15.  The cost is $20.00 and tickets are available at the gas station in Sydenham, Harrowsmith, Hartington and Asselstine Hardware in Verona.  For info call 613-372-2410.

Monday, February 20, 2023 is Family Day in Ontario.  Go outdoors, walk, run, slide, but just enjoy the day!!!

Saturday, March 11, 2023 is Euchre night at the Harrowsmith S and A Club, 4041 Colebrook Road, Harrowsmith, Ontario.   Starting at  7pm.  Entry fee $7 for non members, $5 for members. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information or to join the group.  Come out and join the fun!

Friday, March 17, 2023 St. Patrick's Day celebration at the Harrowsmith S and A Club.  From 7:30pm until 11pm.  Green beer and Karaoke.  Cash bar.  Come and join for a $5 entry fee. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for details.

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Henderson
Jean Brown

Lots of weather events and also a hold in place order this past week kept us on our toes, and we surely appreciate all who are helping us out and keeping us safe. It’s nice to look ahead to the hopeful warmer days and the Land O’Lakes Lions Club Farmers Market starting June 3 in Northbrook. They are seeking more agricultural and artisan vendors to make it a success and full season, half season and daily spots will be available.

Our sister United Church in Arden hosts a Shrove Tues Feb. 21 pancake supper (free will offering) there from 5-7pm with an optional ash Wed service following at 6. Shrove Tuesday is a religious celebratory day before the more austere season of Lent. Historically pancakes were eaten to use up the fatty foods that couldn’t be eaten during the more austere lenten season. Ash Wed, a religious repentance celebration involves wearing a cross made of ashes to represent the ashes from which humans were created and will become upon departure. The ashes are often created from burning last years palm crosses.

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Inverary
by Judy Borovskis

Family Day at the Frontenac Community Arena on Monday, February 20th from 11 – 3pm. Enjoy snow tubing and other snow activities, horse drawn wagon rides, skating and more. All activities are free. From 11 am to noon, the South Frontenac Stocksport Club will be hosting a trial and demonstration. Come out to learn about this emerging sport and this internationally ranked club. Hot drinks, snacks, and milk will be provided by the Frontenac Dairy Producers. Canteen will also be open for purchases. Hope to see you there. Volunteers are needed. Sign up by emailing  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Pancake Tuesday! Come one! Come all! On Tuesday, February 21st starting at 5pm until 7pm at Battersea United Church. Pancakes, sausages, fruit salad, tea & coffee. $10 per person. We appreciate your support!

Storrington Centre! Renovations are now complete and members of the public are invited to the reopening of the newly renovated building at 3910 Battersea Road on Thursday, February 23rd at 12 noon. Light refreshments will be provided.

Chris Murphy in concert Sunday, February 26th at 7pm at Battersea United Church. Freewill offering. Guaranteed a great evening!

Diners Lunch Club for 55+ Southern Frontenac Community Services is hosting this event on Thursday, March 2nd at 12 noon. Enjoy a delicious turkey lunch with dessert and beverage at the Grace Hall, 4295 Stagecoach Road, Sydenham. Melody Makers will be providing musical entertainment. Cost is $10 per person. Reserve your spot by calling 613-376-6477, ext 303 OR email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Attendance is limited to 65 people, so reserve early. 

Pull Tabs are continually being collected by the Storrington Lions Club as are eye glasses and hearing aids. Items can be dropped off any time at the Lions’ hall in Sunbury.

Hall Rentals: Inverary Church Hall – contact Judy Borovskis 353-1768 or cell: 613-545-5017. Battersea Church hall – contact Roberta Smith 353-2846.

Save the Date – May 13th! Support the Storrington Lions Club. Mark your calendar for the 3rd Annual High Tea! The work has begun and planning in place. Details to reserve your spot – coming soon!

Happy Family Day Weekend everyone!

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Maberly-Bolingbroke
Karen Prytula

FREE Event - Archives Lanark Annual General Meeting – Attend in person or via Zoom. February 25, 2023, 1pm. Join us to learn more about Archives Lanark, and find out what we as a group of VOLUNTEERS  have been up to in 2022 by saving the documentary heritage of Lanark County, and what we have planned for 2023. Our guest speaker will by Kyla Ubbink of Ubbink Book and Paper Restoration. Her presentation is entitled “Dating and Preserving Family Photographs”. You will learn tips and tricks for storing and caring for photographs to ensure their longevity. Kyla will answer your questions after the presentation. This is a FREE event and Archives Lanark is a registered charity. To register, please email your request to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and a link will be forwarded to you on the day of the meeting along with our AGM Report if you are attending via Zoom. If you are attending in person, the meeting will be held at Archives Lanark, 1920 Conc.7, Drummond Centre. Following the presentation, light refreshments will be available and Archives Lanark will be open for those wishing to peruse the archives.

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Mississippi
by Pearl Killingbeck

Thank you, Elaine, for the visit last Sunday and for filling up my water bottles and cutting up onions and for bringing the chili supper – it was delicious and the visit was lovely. Thank you to Harriet Riddell and Shirley Mumby for the visit on Tuesday. We had a great visit with lots of laughs and the huge apple turnover was delicious.

I soon expect to see Miss Christine drive into my yard in her bionic car - just sitting back doing nothing because it drives itself. If she isn’t sitting in it, she should be walking beside it. Hope it has learned how to park itself.

Thank you Wendy for all the magazines, lotions, the tasty chicken dinner, dessert and shoveling the ice off my front steps. We had a wonderful visit and it was great to see you again.

Prayers and get well wishes for Bob DeLisle who has surgery on February 13th. We are all praying that everything goes the way it's supposed to go.

Happy belated birthday to my son-in-law, Richard Lemke.

P.S. my hand is not progressing as it is supposed to be so I am still not able to do the things I would like it to do. Without my family and friends, I would be in a bad way.

Happy Valentine's to everyone and enjoy our early spring weather while we have it because you never know when Mother Nature is going to have another tantrum.

Thank you to some friends for providing some other bits of news for my column:

The community centre hosted the monthly potluck on Wednesday, Feb 8th with the 'men in charge'.  Everyone enjoyed a bountiful array of dishes and some socializing afterwards.

Games Night is held the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7pm at the Community Centre.  Everyone is welcome.

The exercise group has re-started at the Community Centre every Wednesday. Join us at 9:30-10:30 for a Regular Fitness class or we have a Gentle Fit/Balance class at 11-Noon where less mobile participants use a chair if they feel the need. We have fun and socialize with friends too.

P.S. If anyone has some news to share for this column, please give Pearl a call or contact her “secretary” Alice Gilchrist.

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Ompah
by Linda Rush & Marily Seitz

No column; check back next week!

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Parham-Tichborne
by Elijah Abrams

Happy Belated Valentine's Day!

North Frontenac Little Theatre group is looking for actors/actresses of different ages for their up and coming production "Ciara's Coming Home". Last chance is tonight from 630 to 8.  Make sure you drop in if you are interested. They are also looking for behind the scenes personel if you are shy and don't want to be front and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Secret is out about the 3K Marathon Run/Walk for Kingston/Frontenac.  Kicking off at Running Room on Princess Street.  Register on line @ $15.0, you can also participate virtually.

Sharbot Lake Community Breakfast at St Andrews Anglican Church on Feb 18 from 7 to 1030am @ 10.00 per person

Lots of things to do for Family Day.  Hope you spend the day/weekend making memories with your family. Please check the listings.

Feb 25 is the next Lion's Club All you Can Eat Breakfast at the OSO Township Hall in Sharbot Lake.  Proceeds from this will go towards the Lions Foundation for Dog Guides.  Come out or donate to this club as they support so many organizations. Also, if you want to get your Easter Bunnies early, give Dawn, Dave Hansen or any Lion club member or contact us as last year they were sold out quickly.  Price is still $5 each.

Sincere condolences to the family of the late Bob Harvey as well as Ken Crawford.

Thinking of you to Lisa Teal.

Hope everyone is enjoying the spring-like weather. Speaking of spring, when you are doing your spring cleaning, we are hoping to have our annual Yard Sale/Vendor Market at the Parham Ball Field in May.  Remember: your trash may be someone else's treasure.

The community is invited to come out to a Stag and Doe for Taylor Meeks and his fiancé Madi on Feb 18th from 6pm to 11pm at the Lions Club @ 935 Sydenham Rd .  It's a Chili Fest!!  Be sure to stop by and vote for the best chili!  $10/person includes chili!  There will be a silent auction, 50/50, lots of fun games and prizes and, of course, music and dancing!!

Minor Ball is looking for your help, we are looking for coaches, umpires, jersey sponsors, and parents to join the executive!  If you are interested in any of these positions, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call Jon Neadow or any member of the executive.  Let's make this a great season!  Details about registration will be coming out shortly!

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Perth Road
by Peter Bird

EVENTS AT Perth Rd. Sunday School Hall: Tuesday Lunches continue. Charge is $8 per person. Great value for home-made soup, sandwiches and desert.

Perth Road VILLAGE Crafters continue to meet every Wednesday: 9:30am – 11:30am at Harris Park Hall, 5612 Perth Road Cres. If you’re a first timer, check us out for free. Please contact Cheryl Bird 613-353-7303.

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Plevna
by Rhonda Watkins

As you may know, Bob Morrison carved a beautiful wizard on Plevna Resident; Marlene Leeson's dead maple tree (last year) - "Dagmar the Dutiful". A gorgeous creation! She has a pesky Pileated Woodpecker going at it and is close to destroying Dagmar's face. The pile of wood chips at the base of the tree is incredible! It's such a shame how much destruction these beautiful birds can cause in such a short amount of time.

Save Sat, March 11th for a visit to the Ompah Community Centre from 4-5:30pm for the 2nd Annual Ompah Snow Stomp Dance. You can park at the rest stop. There will be refreshments available to enjoy. For more info, you can contact Liz at 613 806-4745.

Plevna will be the place to be Sat, Feb 25th for the 2023 Winterfest! Festivities begin at noon and there will be so many fun activities to enjoy! Randy the Magicman will be impressing everybody with his talents, DJ Sparky will be hosting a Skating Party, you can enjoy a tool rodeo presented by the Canadian HandyWoman and Clarendon School will be providing a delicious lunch. A euchre tournament will begin at 2:30, you can contact me if you are interested in entering the tournament to win some cool prizes! Plus so much more fun activities and demonstrations will be going on and hosted by local businesses! This will definately be a day to remember! Everybody is welcome and there is no entry fee!!

If there are any creative folks in the Community, you are invited to reach out to Matt at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 613 479-2231 to get signed up for the Winterfest Ice Sculpture Competition. You will be provided with a block of ice. You bring your own tools and create your masterpiece! There will be a prize for the best sculpture and the most ambitious one! Good luck!!

Hopefully you and your family have lots of fun activities planned to enjoy together this long family day weekend! This is a great time of year to enjoy family time outside; skating, skiing, sledding or just enjoying a nice hike! 

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Sydenham
by Karen Brawley

Family day weekend is upon us. Many thanks to those who are working at our local businesses to help families with all they need to spend some special time with their family. Foodland will be open from 9am-5pm that day.

Garbage and recycling will not go out on the 20th in observance of Family Day. Those who have regular pickup on Mondays, please put it out on Tuesday.

Diners lunch club on March 2 in Sydenham for 55+ . Don’t miss out, limited to 65 people, so grab your spouse or friend and plan to attend.  Join us on Thursday, March 2nd, for a delicious turkey lunch with dessert and beverages at the Grace Hall, 4295 Stagecoach Road, Sydenham. After lunch, Melody Makers will be providing us with some upbeat musical entertainment. Meal is served at noon and is $10.00 per person. Reserve your spot today at 613-376-6477, ext 303 OR Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

We are limiting attendance to this lunch to 65 people, so reserve early.  If we are full when you call, we will be putting your name on a waiting list pending cancelations. 

Well, winter has been interesting to say the least, mild, cold, snow, rain, ice.   Please be cautious when venturing onto the ice, it’s been unpredictable, and watch your pets who don’t know how to judge ice thickness or safety.

Semester 2 is under way. Hope all the students and teachers have a good second semester, kudos to the prom committee who are actively raising money for their prom, hoping some events in the upcoming future. So those who wish to help them out can.  Busy year for SHS, graduating class of 2023, 150 years, wow.

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Verona
Debbie Lingen

Style Revival will be open this Saturday, January 18 from 10am to 1pm. It will also be open, as usual, Wednesdays from 10am to 1pm. Style Revival, which is located in the Verona Free Methodist Church at 6804 Hwy 38, offers free gently used clothing and footwear for all ages.

Bring the whole family to enjoy "Family Day" on Monday, February 20 from 11am to 3pm at the Frontenac Community Arena, 4299 Arena Boundary Road, Godfrey. This is a FREE event that includes skating, snowtubing and other snow activities. Volunteers needed. E-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Join The Senior's Diner Club on Thursday, March 2nd, for a delicious turkey lunch with dessert and beverages at the Grace Hall, 4295 Stagecoach Road, Sydenham. After lunch, Melody Makers will be providing us with some upbeat musical entertainment. Meal is served at noon and is $10.00 per person. Reserve your spot today at 613-376-6477, ext 303 OR Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. They are limiting attendance to this lunch to 65 people, so reserve early. If they are full when you call, they will be putting your name on a waiting list pending cancellations.

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