“This Is Not the Middle East” Leonard Knott Observing that “this is not the Middle East,” Zygmund and Judith Pach of 1260 Tapley ¼ Line, RR1 Fraserville made an impassioned presentation to the Cavan Monaghan Township Council on September 14th to, “Amend the current firearms bylaw to severely restrict target… Continue reading
Sarah Sobanski Reader’s Release is a monthly column where members of Cavan-Monaghan Libraries review a book from the library’s new monthly releases to keep you updated on the hottest reads available to you locally. What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done? – A question you might well want to answer… Continue reading
Karen Graham Tracy Boyd has been busy, and she is delighted to join our school community at Millbrook/South Cavan Public School.After seven years as a supply teacher, Boyd was hired on Labour day last year by another school in the district, and she spent the month of September in catch-up… Continue reading
Karen Graham It was time for a change. After a difficult year with the health struggles and untimely loss of his wife Maggie, Patrick Benson was looking for a fresh start. The change began serendipitously during his wife’s prolonged illness, when hereceived an offer of help from friend and fellow… Continue reading
Sarah Sobanski Green Party candidate William MacCallumfor the Halliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock riding is an environmental activist in the community – he would work towards a moratorium against wind turbines increased to 2 kilometers instead of .5 kilometers in a residential area –but he recognizes that other issues are important too. “I’m… Continue reading
Karen Graham Cavan Monaghan fire fighters were called to the Masterfeeds plant on County Road 10 in Cavan at 2:30 last Thursday afternoon after smoke filled the plant. The smouldering was created by the hammer mill used to grind corn and grain for animal feed production, which had become plugged… Continue reading
Zelda Smith has seen a lot of surprising things in her 82 years, but last Thursday something turned up in her yard that just stopped her in her tracks. “It was huge. Monstrous. I was really terrified, to be honest,” said Smith. “There’s definitely something funny going on here. I’m… Continue reading
Karen Graham With ten free fitness classes hosted by Millbrook Community Care, there is no excuse to sit around watching your waistline expand. They offer five different types of classes, so there is something for everyone. With the exception of the Gentle Exercise classes at the Millbrook Manor, all classes… Continue reading
Karen Graham Last Thursday, the Millbrook Arena was transformed into a temporary emergency shelter by The Canadian Red Cross assisted by local emergency personnel from the Cavan Monaghan Fire Department, the OPP, the Community Policing organization and the local Lion’s Club. The objective was to run through a drill to… Continue reading
