Maggie McDonnell, Shane Straughan and Joker show their Canadian spirit next to the Napanee falls. Traditional Canada Day celebrations were replaced with smaller displays within family and friends. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

Caitie McNicholls of Caitie’s Critters shows off seven-month-old Jewel in Newburgh. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

Softball Napanee’s return to game action was highlighted by a rainbow over the field. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

Jackson Baldwin, age five, enjoys a swing at Napanee’s Rotary Park. Playgrounds across town, which had been fenced off since mid March, began to reopen in July as the region moved into Phase 3. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

Avery Greyling jumps high on the trampoline inside the Greater Napanee Gymnastics Club. The local club was given the green light to re-open on in July and has began hosting summer camp as well as competitive classes. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

Hannah Barron of Charlie’s Acres, an all-female operated farm that grows vegetables and herbs. She was one of the vendors to set up outside the Strathcona Paper Centre as the Town of Greater Napanee held a modified Hometown Market in 2020. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

A pile of debris can be seen next to McCormack’s Country Store in Camden East. The hamlet was rocked by a confirmed tornado in August. No injuries were reported but there was plenty of damage. It didn’t take long for things to return to normal however thanks to quick work by local fire departments and municipal staff. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

Several trees throughout the hamlet were snapped in half or toppled over completely. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

Equipment at the Camden East Playground is covered by debris from a fall tree branch. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

Wynn Farm owners Sarah and Jim Wynn with their kids Abby, Thomas and Lucy. Apple picking season, which was well suited for the pandemic as it’s outdoors and well spaced, was a welcome sight in an otherwise disruptive year. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

Dr. Niteeshan Singaram puts pen to paper on an agreement with Hastings County and Greater Napanee which will see him receive $20,000 a year over the next five years to help cover the costs of establishing a family practice. In exchange, he will take on patients from both communities to his Deseronto family practice for a minimum of five years. Submitted photo.

L&A Mutual Insurance president Mike Salmon stands next to artists Shane Goudreau, who painted a large mural on the silos behind the future site of L&A Mutual, located on East Street in Napanee. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

Mackenzie and Madison Howe (right) lead the way with Greater Napanee Emergency Services firefighters Tanya McCullough and Kevin Duncan as they take part in September’s Terry Fox Run. This year small groups took part in the run across Greater Napanee, choosing their own route. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

Duke, a one-year-old Blue Heeler, required surgery to remove both his eyes when he was surrendered to the Lennox and Addington OSPCA. In September he was successfully adopted to a new family. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

Joe Thompson of the GNES Fire Department and Nathan Moffat of the Stone Mills Fire Department climb 220 floors on the stair climber machine at Planet Fitness in tribute to firefighters who lost their lives responding to the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

An awning has been constructed to the entrance of the Westdale Complex to allow for drive-thru COVID-19 tests to be completed in all weather. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

Tracy Toth (witch name: Alectoria), Justine Feeney (Belladonna), Lorraine Elder Ross (Geillis) Tammy Benn (Hannelore) and Kim Broadworth (Nelvana) are members of the Napanee based witch dance group known as the Cauldron Sisters. On Halloween they visited Downtown Napanee to spread some spirit. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

NDSS’ Senior Immersion students show off some of the socks that were collected during the third annual Socktober Sock Drive. Submitted photo.

Jaxxon Winfrey, a Senior Kindergarten student at The Prince Charles Public School, contributed 200 pairs of socks to Socktober. Submitted photo.

Jack Magilton of Napanee Legion Branch 137 salutes a wreath at the Lennox and Addington cenotaph ahead of this year’s Remembrance Day services. The actual service was closed to the public and streamed live. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

It may have been more subdued than in previous years, but Greater Napanee’s Big Bright Lights were turned on for the first time this season in mid November with no large gathering or official launch. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

Napanee’s Noah Westwater tries a backhand against Amherstview’s Carter Page during an exhibition action at the Strathcona Paper Centre. Though the Junior C hockey season is still yet to get underway, the old rivals were able to host a 14-game bubble exhibition series in November and December, played under modified rules in empty arenas. The Jets won the series, 6-4-4. There’s still no word yet on a season start date heading into 2021, or even if there will be a season at all. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

Emma Shroyer waves as she meets Santa and Mrs Claus at Erinsville’s Lion’s Beaver Lake Park in early December. The drive-through outdoor event, which was hosted by the Tamworth and District Lions, raised over 20 boxes full of toys and food, which will be disrupted to families in need this Christmas. In exchange for a donation, kids were able to chat with Santa and have their photo taken. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

Patients at Lennox and Addington County General Hospital received an early Christmas surprise as Cheyenne Kerr, Montana Kerr and Mikayla Towns brought horses Yukon and Cheeto, plus Dexter the dog, for a window visit. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

Napanee’s Owen Hewett donated over $1,820 worth of boots, gloves, hats and candy canes to Morningstar Mission’s executive director Kevin Alkenbrack to help those in need this holiday. Hewett, who is seven-years-old, has been donating items to the mission annually for five years now. At one point he wasn’t sure if he’d be able to carry on the tradition this year due to COVID-19 protocols, but decided to forge ahead when people from the community kept offering him donations. The end result was the biggest year yet in terms of the dollar value of the donated items. Hewett says local stores Clayton Flooring, Giant Tiger and Surplus Liquidators offered discounts to help his dollars go even further. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.

Originally from Prince Edward County, this beaver will be spending the winter at Napanee’s Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre as it regains its health. Photo by Adam Prudhomme.