Visitors to Pontypool Touched by Local Connection
Visitors to Pontypool Touched by Local Connection to Dutch Rescuers during WWII There was scarcely a dry eye in Pontypool’s Community Centre on Sunday August 14th as Sylvia Amesbury described the brave actions of her parents in Holland during the Second World War. Sylvia and her husband John spent 38 years of their…
The Small Things
It seems to me that often it’s the small things in life that really give our life meaning and stability: a beloved pet, a kind word from a friend, a pair of old, but comfortably broken-in shoes. Many people like to pride themselves on seeing the “big picture,” but I know myself I am…
Market Vendors: The Sorichetti Homestead
Market vendors Lou and Tamara Sorichetti are brave souls. A week after moving into their farm on Solanum Way outside Pontypool from Ajax last summer, they purchased 14 goats. Theirs is a mixed herd of dairy goats they somehow find the time to milk each day, between Lou’s day job, Tamara’s part-time massage therapy…
150th Anniversary of Barnardo’s Work
Memorial Group Celebrates 150th Anniversary of Barnardo’s Work Barnardo – Hazelbrae Memorial Group are planning a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Barnardo organization in England, whose efforts to house and care for destitute children in London began when he opened up a home in the east end of…
How to Score at a Geek Cocktail Party
Bizarre facts capture my imagination faster than hockey scores or baseball stats. Could it be that I’m a closet geek? You tell me while I tell you a few arcane tidbits that’ll get you ignored faster than telling someone you’re an undertaker at a normal cocktail party. But this is no ordinary martini marathon.…
Millbrook Legion Events
With summer just about over and fall coming I hope everyone had a great holiday. The kids are heading back to school. We at the Legion have been very busy preparing for the Fort McMurray fundraiser along with the Millbrook Lions and the Firemen. It has been a lot of work for the…