Category: 2016
Telescopes and binoculars – right choices and wrong ones
A telescope is no starting point for a beginning astronomer. There are books, apps, and a host of astro-gear that’ll launch your space cadet into a rewarding life-long hobby. But if it’s time to…
Report a Vulnerable Person Registry
Did you know the Peterborough Police Service offers a Vulnerable Person Registry for families and caregivers of vulnerable persons? The information provided to police is entered into a secure database that will be used…
Christmas Memories in the Circle
When I used to live in the circle, my family and I would build a huge snow man on the front lawn. We would dress it up and lay down in the fluffy, cold,…
Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day means a lot to our community, so our students from grade five to eight went down to the Millbrook Cenotaph to stand for the soldiers who fought for us. Our school did…
For a Winter’s Day
The new and improved Times is wonderful and I hear it’s working for owner and editor, Karen Graham. But for my column it is making me wonder about the focus and direction of my…
Millbrook South Cavan Volleyball Teams Compete
Bump It, Set It, Kill It, Dig It! That’s right Millbrook, our hawks are training for this year’s volleyball tournament! In the previous year’s we’ve destroyed and annihilated the competition! The intermediate girl’s competitive…
How do I prepare for Christmas?
December is nearly here. This year I have been blessed with five different opportunities to tell Christmas stories. Now that many of our grandchildren are teenagers, the emphasis on gifts has receded into the…
Christmas Concerts at Millbrook South Cavan Public School
Hello, Millbrook! It’s that time of year again and in order to celebrate the nearing of Christmas day, Millbrook South Cavan public school is inviting you to join us in a Christmas concert. Students…
Journey in Time – Painting Exhibit by Local Artist at the Pastry Peddler
Esperança Melo loves colour. You only have to see her work, which is now on display at the Pastry Peddler in downtown Millbrook, to appreciate the vibrantly rich tones that radiate from all of…