Looking Back — Week of Feb. 21, 2019
80 Years Ago February 22, 1939 – Representatives from a company looking to establish a silk manufacturing plant in Napanee met unfavourable response in their bid…
Poppy Fund supports Hospice L&A’s bed-lending program
Effort saves families money, keeps patients out of hospital Adam Bramburger Beaver Staff A portion of the funds donated to Royal Canadian Legion Branch 137’s Poppy…
Jazz singer-songwriter Chantal Thompson to play Live at the Museum Feb. 28
Adam Prudhomme Beaver Staff Singer-songwriter Chantal Thompson will headline an upcoming Live at the Museum event, held Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Lennox…
Looking Back Week of February 14
80 Years Ago February 15, 1939 – Work crews along the Canadian National Railway lines made a terrible discovery as they found a man’s mutilated…
Amherst Island painter showing at L&A County museum
Adam Prudhomme Beaver Staff Amherst Islander Shirley Miller has spent decades capturing the island’s unique charm through her paintings, some of which are featured in…
Looking Back Week of February 7
80 Years Ago February 8, 1939 –Major T.H. Carter, a former member of the British Secret Service who had lived in most countries around…
L&A County Museum showcases students’ Snow Expressions
Adam Prudhomme Beaver Staff Redefining the image of a museum being a stuffy place to look at old artifacts, Lennox and Addington’s County of Museum…
Looking Back Week of January 31
80 Years Ago February 1, 1939 – Lennox and Addington County and the local Children’s Aid Society faced off in court over the custody…
Trinity to host Songs from the Heart
Adam Prudhomme Beaver Staff Playing on the Valentine’s Day theme, Trinity United Church will host its first of an ongoing concert series on Feb. 10…
Blues pianist Thai to play Tamworth
Adam Prudhomme Beaver Staff Maple Blues Pianist of the Year award nominated Jenie Thai will bring her musical talents to Tamworth’s Abbott Hall on Feb….