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Now I lay me down to sleep…

By Laurie Snider Notes From The Nest For this week’s column, I needed to do a little research, so I went on a fun, fact-gathering field trip, with a family…


Chalk paint can revive antiques

By Merola Tahamtan Design Time Not everyone is a fan of antique pieces of furniture and the look of gloomy wood in a room. But many of these antiques offer…


Staff Picks: The Sun is Also A Star

By Catherine Coles Coles Notes Caitlyn Baker, a student page at the County of Lennox and Addington Libraries’ Napanee Branch, recently enjoyed The Sun is also a Star by Nicole…


Staying in to write ‘Tea for Two’

By Glen R. Goodhand Musical Memories ‘Tea for Two ‘grossed a half-million dollars for Vincent Youmans and Irving Caesar, mainly as a result of its featured place in the musical…


Counting blessings on Thanksgiving

By Laurie Snider Notes From The Nest One of the very first lessons that our parents teach us during our formative years is to say ‘please and thank you.’ When…


Staff Picks: Before We Were Yours

By Catherine Coles Coles Notes Marg Wood of the Napanee Branch of the County Libraries recently enjoyed one of the biggest new releases in historical fiction. “I love historical fiction…


Staff Picks: Ultimatum

By Catherine Coles Coles Notes Andree Duval, Relief Librarian for the County of Lennox and Addington Libraries, recently read Ultimatum by Karen Robards which she describes as a breakneck speed…


A little squirrel therapy

The news of late has been quite distressing. There have been frightful stories of forest clearing wildfires, historic flooding from severe storms, two catastrophic hurricanes in recent weeks and the…


Patriotic tune had darker origin

By Glen R. Goodhand Musical Memories This land is your land, this land is my land, From Bonavista to Vancouver Island From the Arctic Circle to the Great Lake waters,…


Volunteers aid in rescues

The following is a monthly column designed to teach local residents about the wild animals that live among us. Marilyn Kendall is writing the column for the Sandy Pines Wildlife…


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