For the first time in many years, the Millbrook Fair was occurred under sunny skies with no deluges of rain, leaving the fairgrounds clean and dry, and participants and organizers smiling. The Gates opened for the 167th annual event on Thursday afternoon with discounted rates for midway events and games… Continue reading
The Annual Car show coming this Saturday will have a special attraction this year, weather permitting. REMAX has arranged to bring its hot air balloon to the parking lot of the Millbrook Library to help make a senior’s wish come true through the Wish of a Lifetime organization, whose mission… Continue reading
With an extensive list of menu options, Rollies brings fresh, original dishes to the Millbrook Market, and the owners set their menu according to the weather conditions expected for market day. Last week, with temperatures soaring to 30 degrees, owners Katie Tompkins and Soeung Nhem kept the items to a… Continue reading
If there is ever a time throughout the year when we catch a hint of the heartbeat of Nature, this is it! (Of course, this is fanciful but nevertheless real in some undeniable way. Einstein himself acknowledged that some of his most important work began as insight.) For me one… Continue reading
It’s Meat Your Maker day at the next Millbrook Farmers’ Market on Sunday, July 24th. At our July market, we tip our hat and celebrate our dedicated local meat producers for their significant contribution to our community. We now have vendors at our market offering a full selection of locally… Continue reading
I answer a lot of questions from kids and adults when doing an outreach presentation. Here are a few of the more frequently asked questions. Let’s start with a question from the adults: What’s the difference between the asteroid belt and the Kuiper Belt? A few years ago that question… Continue reading
My challenge to you this season is to not exercise for the sake of exercise, but instead to incorporate fitness into your every day. Like brushing your teeth, try to make fitness a natural extension of your daily plan. Make your fitness “purposeful”. This summer fitness plan can be very… Continue reading
Like most people with a passion, Julie Fallis started early, inspired as a 7 year old watching Sammy Davis Jr. perform on the Lawrence Welk Show. Yes, she is that old, even though she looks like she could be a student. She studied dance all through school and launched her… Continue reading
Here on the Ganaraska Savannah, the drought continues. We have had barely an hour of rain in the past month. Out on the brown and dry front lawn the domestic version of the African wild cat is so well camouflaged that he easily disappears. Watering both flower and vegetable gardens… Continue reading
