The speed humps have arrived on Greenwood Park Drive. They were installed on the third week of August, but pictures of the construction are strictly forbidden. According to local bylaws, paving companies are required to call the city and report any photographers who take pictures while they’re working.

Why do we love September so much? It’s easy to understand the love we have for our 4 seasons- we’re lucky to have 4, after all. Winter offers unlimited outdoor fun if you’ve got the right gear, attitude and live in a snowy climate, naturally. With spring comes the rebirth of gardens and the sight and sounds of butterflies, birds, etc. Summer brings sandals, fewer layers of clothing and lots of barbqs.

Wasn’t it just a few weeks ago that we were marveling at the splendour of Barriefield’s lilacs, the bizarre ritual of carp mating in the bay at Grasscreek Park and excited gardeners and golfers marching off for another season of fighting weeds and sandtraps?

Some kids find they’re thing quickly, while others like Corina want to explore everything. In Corina’s 8 years she’s been in a ton of activities, like soccer, gymnastics at three different clubs, ballet, singing lessons, girl guides, acro, skating and on and on. And even though she enjoys them all, when you tell her the other options, this little girl always wants to try something new.

She was a mistress to Louis XIV, the charming Sun King of France, who put Versailles on the international map. Louise de la Valliere was a poor, but spirited young woman who won his heart. Her bright mind, lovely looks and talent as a horse whisperer captured Louis just after his marriage to a Spanish princess.

Rob Matheson, one of six Mayoral Candidates, will be hosting his Talk About Town BBQ on September 25th at Grenadier Park, beside LaSalle High School. The event will start at 11:11 am and run until 2:11pm.

Levi Russell picks carrots in the Kingston East News garden to donate to the Grow A Row program. In August, Kingston East News was able to donate carrots, tomatoes, and red peppers. The monthly donations have earned Terry Telford from Kingston East News a spot as a featured grower on the Grow A Row website www.growarow.lovingspoonful.org

The enemy of long-term investment success is short-term thinking. Short-term thinking is caused, almost always, by the arrival of a downturn in the market. Concern, particularly with an inexperienced investor, can all too often turn to worry or even panic. A hasty decision often follows.

My son went to camp in August for two weeks. It was traumatic. Not for him, for me. I sent him 8 letters, ok 9 if you include the one from the dog. In return he sent one; it was pretty much illegible, written in a hurry in a room full of other 11 year old boys. That’s ok, at least I knew he

We want to share a uniquely different trip with you that we took to the picturesque town of Port Dover (more popularly known as Dover) on the shores of Lake Erie. The event was the motorcycle rally held in Dover every Friday the 13th, when the quiet serenity of this town of 6,000 is shattered by the