Edgewood Park Neighbours Raise Dragon Boat Funds
Celia Hunter The Edgewood Park neighbourhood got together last Saturday afternoon to play hockey. On probably the hottest May 9th ever, five teams, all ages, raised over $2700 for the Dragon Boat Festival which, in turn, supports cancer care and treatment in the Peterborough region through PRHC. The organizers of the Edgewood Park ball…
Lions Put Car Show Back on the Road
by Celia Hunter The Millbrook and District Lions Club announced Monday evening that the annual Antique and Custom Car Show will be held on Saturday, July 4, 8 am to 2 pm. Due to the proposed watermain replacement project for the downtown presented to the BIA and interest groups including the Lions Club by…
Sharing A Passion For Quilting In The Bethany Area
Melodie Seto Cyndy Manol has always been an artsy person, so quilting came to her naturally. She has now been doing it for about 30 years. In recent years, she began to aspire to work in a quilt shop, but the decreasing number of shops in the Peterborough area posed a challenge. She…
Crime Stoppers and Galerie Q in Cavan Join Forces to Improve the Safety of our Community
Karen Graham Peterborough Northumberland Crime Stoppers launched a major fundraising event sponsored and hosted by Galerie Q of Cavan last weekend. The idea for the event was hatched a year ago by retired OPP Officer Paul Shaughnessy during a dinner with the gallery owner.
Growing Gardens at Silver Creek Creations
Celia Hunter Jane and Peter Martell call it “the hobby that got away”. Really, though, this is a love story. Jane and Peter both grew up in the country, Jane on a farm on the Wallace Point Road, and Peter on Larmer Line. They have each always been interested in plants and growing things.…
Fabulous Weather For Annual School Fun Fair
Karen Graham Summer weather showed up for the Millbrook South Cavan Spring Fun Fair on Friday, and no one was happier than the event organizers, members of the School Council. This is one of two main fund-raising events hosted by the group to raise funds for programs and events including the upcoming Grade 8…