Author: The Millbrook Times
Common Ground – September 2021
“Our life is frittered away by detail… Simplify, simplify.” Thoreau I recently came across an idea that I intend to try next year that appears to make growing tomatoes simpler. A gardener in Maine…
There’s a Certain Slant of Photons
A quiet, green astronomer lives in my garden. She’s about 7 feet tall, thin as a pencil, and says almost nothing that I can understand. One message, however, is clear enough: she (or he,…
Schier Family’s Ongoing Support for Community Care
It is a family affair… 2016 Chris Schier held the first annual Advantage Charity Golf Tournament. The profits from the tournament were donated to a local organization. Community Care Millbrook was that lucky charity.…
“Journeys Outreach” Supports Young People
“Journeys” is the outreach and social advocacy group of St Thomas’ Anglican Church, Millbrook. After a pause in activities during Covid-19 lockdowns, the outreach group began meeting again via Zoom in April. Journeys has…
Blank Canvas Joins Sandwich Sisters in Supporting One-Roof Community Centre
Since January, Jane Berlin and a group of volunteers out of Bethany have been preparing sandwiches and snacks once a week for visitors to One Roof Community Centre in Peterborough. This shelter is…
Acknowledging the Donation that Made the Outdoor Fitness Area Possible
The equipment has been in place since last fall, but it took almost a year to find conditions that allowed a celebration and acknowledgement of the generous legacy gift. Last month, a brief ribbon-cutting…
Drew McFadden’s Unique Chick Fostering Business
Two years ago, thirteen-year-old Drew McFadden returned from the Millbrook Fair with two chickens. The chicken coop in the yard near his house had not been occupied for decades, but he quickly converted it…
Millbrook Legion Patio
Patrons are delighted to find Legion members providing hospitality after closed doors for more than a year. The patio behind their building is open for business several afternoons a week and BBQ lunch events…
New Plan of Subdivision Received by Peterborough County
It appears that the appetite for building new residences in Millbrook has not yet been satisfied. Last week, Peterborough County confirmed it had received another complete Application for a Plan of Subdivision for property…