Community Focus
St. Lawerence Seaway’s ‘Lost Villages’ to be discussed June 18 at L&A Museum
Sarah Williams Beaver Staff Jim Brownell of the Lost Villages Historical Society will be visiting Napanee on June 18 to deliver his talk “The Creation of the Lost Villages of…
Looking Back Week of June 6
80 years ago 1939 A meeting of the Napanee Retail Merchants reported area merchants favoured closing early for the summer months. Merchants agreed that closing their places of business each…
4H Members Show Their Appreciation
Newburgh’s Art Among the Ruins returns June 15
Sarah Williams Beaver Staff Saturday June 15 will mark the 14th year that Art Among the Ruins will be running in Newburgh, running from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The…
Looking Back Week of May 30
80 Years Ago May 30, 1939 Napanee’s telephone service received a technological facelift. The telephone service was to be changed from the present magneto system to the most modern type…
Gibbard District names first commercial tenant, eyes 2021 opening
Adam Prudhomme Editor Gibbard District announced Touch of Wellness will be its first commercial tenant during an open house held recently in the former furniture factory’s sales office. Exact opening…
Emburys to play Deseronto United Church June 8
Adam Prudhomme Editor Roots and blues trio The Emburys will perform songs of heartbreak and love at Deseronto United Church on June 8. The concert, which gets underway at 2…
Looking Back Week of May 23
80 Years Ago May 24, 1939 An inmate of the Lennox and Addington County Gaol was sentenced to five years in Portsmouth Penitentiary for assaulting the gaol warden. The warden…
Rare breeds strut their stuff at Maple Leaf Kennel Club dog show in Napanee
Terry McNamee For the Beaver Mother’s Day weekend went to the dogs in Napanee as the Maple Leaf Kennel Club held four conformation shows and rally obedience trials over the…