COMMENT – July 2024
Lately the paper has been receiving a lot of “love” from readers like Wanda Buttimore (see Letters to the Editor). Comments like these keep me motivated to continue. Sometimes on the Sunday night before our print deadline, I feel very alone with the pressure of filling the paper with stories that are informative, useful…
Letters to the Editor – July 2024
Dear Editor: In this time of ‘disappearing’ local newspapers, The Millbrook Times is so very important for keeping the community united and informed of all its activities. The Millbrook Times does this admirably. I really appreciate the dedication of you and your staff. Thank you very much. Buttimor, Cavan __________________________ A Note of Thanks…
Brown-Eyed Susan Chip Truck Reopens in Bailieboro
After a four year hiatus, customers were delighted to see life return to the popular food truck in the heart of Bailieboro when Kim Johnston re-opened Brown-Eyed Susan Chip truck last month. Voted the Best Chip Truck in Ontario by the Globe and Mail in 2021, describing the chips as “thick-cut, skin-on and, most…
St. Paul’s Anglican Cemetery Celebrates Decoration Day
St. Paul’s Anglican Cemetery, Zion Line, Cavan Monaghan Township held its Decoration Day Service Sunday June 16th. Decoration Day is an annual event in which family members of those buried in St Paul’s cemetery are invited to come together to honour, pay respects, and tend to or decorate the graves of their loved ones. A…
The Millbrook Grand Prix
Most people know what a go-kart is. The original ones were gravity propelled. In other words, they needed a slope to run down. These became popular in the 1930s and could be built at home out of scraps of wood or metal, with wheels taken from baby carriages, old bicycles or tricycles, or fancy…