NBHA Barrel Racing at the Millbrook Fair
By Melodie Seto The Open Horse Show at the Millbrook Fair was more than just a local competition this year. In conjunction with the National Barrel Horse Association, some of the barrel-racing divisionson Sunday were actually District 4 Showsfor national barrel racers who came from all over Ontario to compete.Members of the NBHA…
Soccer Community
By Melodie Seto The Maple Leaf Cavan Football Club, as it is now called, was founded in the 1980’s. With 400 registered players back in 2007, it has now swelled to more than three times that size with roughly around 1,350 registrants this year.The club’s impressive success is all thanks to the united…
It Takes A Village
By Anita Huntley We have new neighbours in Millbrook, and a family reunited after twenty-three years of separation. On May 18th, Millbrook’s Nena Dumpit was finally joined from the Philippines by her husband Pio, daughter Vanessa and grandson McVhiel. They have all been granted permanent residency in Canada after six years in the immigration…
Equine Photographer Manuela Stefan pairs with Horse Discovery to support local horse rescue
By: Sarah Sobanski Horse and art lovers alike will have the opportunity to experience both at Power and Grace next Sunday (June 28). The art show, hosted by Horse Discovery at First Harvest Farm, will feature equine photographs by Manuela Stefan. Pieces will range from the photographer’s time with horses in France, to…
Blocks and Blooms Features Gardens, Quilts and Heritage Properties
By: Celia Hunter This Saturday, June 20, a dozen beautiful gardens will be featured by the Millbrook and Area Garden Club on the Blocks and Blooms Tour in Millbrook. The event also celebrates the launch of the Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society’s self-guided Walking Tour brochure, which describes many of the significant heritage properties…
Get out! Baby Birds Everywhere!
By: Glen Spurrell Every year I hope I will be lucky enough to see the fledgling wrens leave the nest. The other day I was walking around the garden when I heard an odd sound. Surely, I thought, the wrens can’t have left the nest yet; in fact the adult wrens were making distress…