Step Right Up, Win a Bruce Lepper Carving
by: Celia Hunter This Saturday, March 22 is the night to ‘Step Right Up!’ and join in the fun of fundraising at the Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society’s gala event at the Millbrook Legion.
New Gallery Has Stories to Tell
by: Celia Hunter For seekers of treasures and rare finds, Millbrook’s downtown recently became even more intriguing with the opening of Crawford Fine Art. Located a lawn’s length from the Millbrook Station mu…ral at 18 King Street East, the gallery and boutique are owned by artist Sherry Crawford.
Zooming In… For The Bests, Community Matters
by: Celia Hunter Last Friday evening, Roy and Irene Best found themselves once again at the Mount Pleasant Women’s Institute Hall. Roy was MC for the first of what is hoped will be a series of Coffee Houses featuring music by local artists. Irene was on hand as President of the W omen’s Institute…
Doodling… Dandy Performance Enhancer For The Brain?
by: Karen Graham I’m a teacher, so I admit up front that when I see a student doodling in my class, I am offended. Am I not entertaining enough? (It’s a rhetorical question.) Like most of my colleagues, I assume that when someone is doodling, they are not listening to my words of wisdom.…
A Champion in Our Midst… Bruce Lepper Loves Details
by: Celia Hunter Bruce Lepper was on the “whenever and all the time” schedule of a graphic artist in advertising and an art director at various agencies in Toronto, while trying to paint. It was too busy a life. It seems both Bruce and his wife Lyn were ready for a change when they…
Community Spirit… Pat Barr Does It All For Fun
by: Celia Hunter Pat Barr and her husband Dave moved to the area just 10 years ago, and one of the first things on Pat’s to-do list was to turn up at a Community Choir practice, to sign up. She was welcomed with some surprise: no one had brought her along. She ha d…