The former TD Bank building in Bethany has received a tasteful transformation into a new retail outlet. Located at 1475 Highway 7A beside the general store, Kawartha Fireplace & More will open its doors in early February assuming health regulations allow, but if you can’t wait, a preview is available… Continue reading
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, always brings tears to my eyes as I read it. My tears come from my own life journey. Munsch’s stories always present a touch of the absurd. In Love You Forever mother crawls across the floor to her sleeping grown son and cradles him… Continue reading
I usually take the time to look back at previous columns so that I don’t duplicate titles or too much of the same information. Last January’s title was “A Year of Discoveries”. Oh my! None of us had any idea then what a year of discoveries it was going to… Continue reading
Feeling anxious or depressed? You are not alone! COVID-19 is taking a toll on both our physical and mental wellbeing, and we are still months away from a vaccine roll-out. A survey of Canadians aged 15 years and older done during the first wave of COVID-19 found that just over… Continue reading
Kms for Care 2020 – Top Team – Congratulations to the “Havelock Hunnies”! All the pledges are counted. By $100, the Havelock Hunnies earned the top team pledge earners in the recent Kms for Care, raising $3,180 to support programs in Havelock. Stayed tuned: we will announce the top 3… Continue reading
The only thing better than the start of a new year is the start of a new book! There are many new titles available both in branch or on one of our digital platforms. If you require a library card number please use our online form available on our website,… Continue reading
“From winter, plague and pestilence, good Lord, deliver us!” Thomas Nashe It has been a quiet winter so far here in the valley. I brought in the porch wind chimes before the last big wind storm and they will stay inside until spring. The last few winters I have left… Continue reading
The Millbrook Agricultural Society hosted a Santa Claus parade in the fairgrounds in mid-December. Rain did not deter visitors eager for some Christmas cheer. The event drew 285 cars whose occupants were treated to colourful light displays including this one featuring Eagleson Construction equipment and the Guest of Honour, himself.
While the main retail section of King Street in Millbrook may be in a period of transition, three of our relatively new businesses have caught the attention of shoppers in the Peterborough region. Three of them were awarded prizes in their shopping categories through the annual on-line voting conducted by… Continue reading
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