Author: Karen Graham
LEN CONRAD, M.D.
You may remember Len or Lenny as he was know years ago, as the eldest son of veterinarians Carolyn and Rick Conrad who operated Millbrook Equine Clinic on County Rd 10 on the outskirts…
War in Cavan Monaghan?
By Councilor Tim Belch We are fighting a war in our own backyard and I’m afraid we’re losing the battle! What war you say? I don’t see any war! Well, it’s insidious and…
Make Hay While the Sun Shines
There’s science behind that expression, and now the pressure is on –it’s time to cut hay. While this is always a stressful time for local farmers, this year it has been more challenging than…
June- a Month of Richness in Nature
Well, if I have trouble narrowing down what I want to write about every month so it will fit the column, you can imagine the anguish I am experiencing for June! June is such…
Ben Knechtel- Cavan’s Award-winning Videographer
As a boy growing up along the border of Cavan and Bethany, Ben Knechtel was often seen with a video camera in hand. He began using his grandfather’s old video camera recording the antics…
Council Member Remuneration
By Deputy Mayor Scott McFadden At the time that our current council took office in December 2010, the municipality was using $1,493,771 from funds transferred from Casino Reserves to subsidize the operations of…
SUURD FAMILY RECOGNIZED AS FARM INNOVATORS
For this edition our farming column we will examine the tools and techniques the Suurd family uses and promotes in order to increase the productivity and profitability of crop farming in Ontario. Last month,…
Warren Craft lives up to his lablel, “Warren in Motion”
For more than twenty years, Camp Kawartha’s annual “Green-In-Motion” fundraiser has raised money for the camp’s sponsorship fund. As a result, many deserving children have been given the opportunity to experience the thrill of…
From Winter to Summer!
Of course we were all longing for the spring-that-didn’t-seem-to-want-to-get-started to proceed, but now it seems to have gone straight to summer (at least so it seems right now as I write–next week may be…