80 Years Ago
December 6, 1939
One of the most successful banquets in the history of the Lennox and Addington Poultry Association was held at the Napanee Town Hall.
It drew about 375 people, which featured a dinner, concert and dance. This year’s attendance was so high, tables had to be set a second time.
-New books arriving at the Public Library included Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, The Sea Tower by High Walpole, The City of God by Francis Brett Young and Love in the Sun by Leo Walmsley.
30 Years Ago
December 6, 1989
Despite having contacted more than 21 Lennox and Addington County schools, only six responded to a Penny Blitz Challenge for the county hospital expansion project.
Still, they managed to raise more than $1,800 for the drive.
Newburgh Public School blitzed the competition alone, raising $733 for the chronic care, physiotherapy and dietary expansion. The school had a student population of 190. Grade 2 student Chris Sellers collected $72.56, which earned him a BMX bike as a reward.
-It was standing room only in town hall’s council chambers for ratepayers attending a meeting to learn more about the Blue Box recycling program.
Spearheaded by councillor Shaune Lucas, the two-hour meeting encompassed all aspects of the implications of a Blue Box recycling program.
-Billed as the first of its kind in North America, a $25 million hotel complex was slated to be built in Napanee, creating more than 300 full-time and part-time jobs upon its completion.
Conceptual drawings for the Paradise Hotel were unveiled at a press conference, which was slated to be built on 30 acres of land between Hotrum Motors, north of Hwy 401. Theo Nibourg, part owner of the proposed hotel, noted Napanee’s location between Toronto and Montreal as a prime spot for a hotel.
-Ernestown Township opened a new bank account in hopes of depositing $1.6 million to cover capital costs for a proposed 9,000 square foot library in Amherstview.