Author: Karen Graham
Millbrook Spring Fair Rolls Into Town This Weekend
By Karen Graham Gates open for the 166th Millbrook Fair this Thursday at 3pm with the midway offering toonie night from 4 to 10 pm followed in the evening by the first of 3…
The Wutai Shan Temple Shines At Open House
By Karen Graham Over 300 visitors took advantage of the Open House held at the Wutai Shan Temple on Saturday as the Temple opened its doors to the community to show the progress…
Team Ontario Lacrosse’s Gillian Webster heads to Scotland
Gillian Webster is a very busy girl. A Crestwood student, she is active in the track team, enjoys cross-country running, plays on 2 Field Lacrosse teams, has a part-time job, and yes, she claims…
Restoring and Preserving Local Heritage Site
By Melodie Seto Kawartha Land Trust volunteers were busy this Sunday clearing away plant growth and debris from an old settler farmhouse in the Ballyduff Trails as part of the Homestead Reclamation Project. Approximately…
Edgewood Park Neighbours Raise Dragon Boat Funds
Celia Hunter The Edgewood Park neighbourhood got together last Saturday afternoon to play hockey. On probably the hottest May 9th ever, five teams, all ages, raised over $2700 for the Dragon Boat Festival which,…
Lions Put Car Show Back on the Road
by Celia Hunter The Millbrook and District Lions Club announced Monday evening that the annual Antique and Custom Car Show will be held on Saturday, July 4, 8 am to 2 pm. Due to…
Sharing A Passion For Quilting In The Bethany Area
Melodie Seto Cyndy Manol has always been an artsy person, so quilting came to her naturally. She has now been doing it for about 30 years. In recent years, she began to aspire…
Crime Stoppers and Galerie Q in Cavan Join Forces to Improve the Safety of our Community
Karen Graham Peterborough Northumberland Crime Stoppers launched a major fundraising event sponsored and hosted by Galerie Q of Cavan last weekend. The idea for the event was hatched a year ago by retired OPP…
Growing Gardens at Silver Creek Creations
Celia Hunter Jane and Peter Martell call it “the hobby that got away”. Really, though, this is a love story. Jane and Peter both grew up in the country, Jane on a farm on…