Jana Bolton and Debbie Beckman are Kingston East’s Music Makers. The women own a Music For Young Children franchise and teach music to children in their home based music studios.

Impact Zone hosted a “Karate Kid For A Day” Open House to showcase the five Martial Arts disciplines of confidence, self discipline, respect, fitness, and self defense. Five stations were set up to show kids how fun it is to learn Martial Arts and to teach them how to become a more confident young person.

Kingston East News and the Glen Lawrence Golf Club would like to congratulate the following people for making a Hole In One

Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a psychological thriller and media phenomenon. It is part of a trilogy that has sold over 20 million copies and been translated into multiple languages. The movie is out and there are rumours of a fourth book. I’d heard a lot about this murder mystery. So, I was curious to get my hands on a copy.

17% of Kingstonians live below the poverty level. Many have no idea where their next meal is coming from and too many have to chose between paying rent and eating regularly. The food bank helps out by providing as much nutritious food as possible, but their supplies are dependent on the generosity of volunteers and donations. Now you can help fill hungry tummies too, with a new program from Loving Spoonful called Grow A Row.

How our food is raised or grown is a hot topic, but it can get confusing. In the beef industry there are concerns about the use of animal by-products as feed, the use of hormones and antibiotics and the use of genetically-modified feed.

May 6 was Head Trip’s 7th birthday. To celebrate, Diane and Nicki served their customers punch and cookies and gave away flowers. Congratulations Diane, Nicki and Nancy on 7 years of cutting, colouring and styling hair. And for keeping Kingston East residents tanned too.

The Minaker’s green thumb has been passed down from generation to generation for 90 years. In the Roaring 20’s, Harald Minaker grew tomatoes in Picton and later became the Greens Keeper for CFB Kingston and RMC. Meanwhile, Elva Minaker started a small backyard greenhouse in the 1930’s so she could start her flowers in a more controlled environment. But then it happened.

Jack O’Brien’s idea of starting a Vetran’s Farmer’s Market in Kingston East is really taking root. Hundreds of customers have expressed their appreciation to Jack and the vendors by visiting the market on Friday afternoons from 12-6 at the ANAF field on Gore Road.

This past month my family had unexpected visitors. It started when one lone robin built her nest above the light outside our front door. It was incredible for us to watch the progress she made. She laid her eggs and there she sat – and sat – and sat. Guarding her little eggs like