The Millbrook Times


  • Crestwood Secondary School Course Offerings are as Diverse as their Students

    Melanie Foulkes Crestwood is a true composite school offering a wide variety of programs for all students.  There is a breadth of programing available that is designed to meet the needs of the students from enrichment to SHSM’s.  Crestwood is also known for its continued athletic excellence, wonderful theatre productions, Arts Nights and Coffee…

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  • Sundried Tomatoes

    Corner Office Kathie Lycett This recipe comes from a lifelong friend of my mother’s who believed, as I do, in accomplishing at least two jobs under one task, and making it fun. You can put all those ripe tomatoes to glorious use and get your windows cleaned at the same time. Start by removing…

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  • Community Runs for St. John’s Anglican Church

    Andy Harjula The 11th Cavan Hills Country Run, organized and executed by the St. John’s Anglican Outreach Committee, took place on Saturday September 26th.  About 175 enthusiastic walkers and runners registered for the 2015 event, which provides an opportunity for neighbours to fill their lungs with the crisp fall air and enjoy the enviable…

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  • Down The Line

    Barbara Aiken Munneke The Creamery was another favourite place to go while we were in town. They had the best ice cream! While my parents would obtain their meat, frozen vegetables and fruits from the lockers there, we would indulge in a Mellow Roll ice cream. They were oh, so good! We were not…

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  • Red Corner is Always Local

    Sarah Sobanski Ringside Management was the first to bring amateur Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) rings to the Kawarthas. Krystal and Brad DaSilva caught the fighting-fever and teamed up with local MMA gyms like Brendan Kalijundic’s Kalsamrit and Joe Elliot’s Big Country to get local kids ring time after traveling with and supporting professional fighter…

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  • Former Beechwood School Students Take a Walk Down Memory Lane

    Karen Graham On Sunday Dave and Sue Stewart hosted a reunion of Beechwood School SS4, one of six one-room schools in Cavan Township that was closed at the end of the 1963 school year. The following year, these students were bused to the new school on County Rd. 10, North Cavan Public school which…

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