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May12Mon20257:00 pm Millbrook Community Choir @ Centreville-Harmony ChurchMillbrook Community Choir @ Centreville-Harmony ChurchMay 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pmPractices every Monday evening, 7:00-9:00, at Centreville-Harmony Church, one concession south of the roundabout, County Rd. 28 at Zion Line. If you love to sing, come! For information, contact Annette, fallisa@hotmail.com or Beryl, bcablewilliams@gmail.com.May14Wed2025May15Thu202512:00 pm May Luncheon @ Baxter Creek Golf ClubMay Luncheon @ Baxter Creek Golf ClubMay 15 @ 12:00 pm – 12:00 pmThursday, May 15 that noon at Baxter Creek Golf Club. $22per person, Salad, Shepard’s pie, Dinner role, dessert and coffee/tea. Speaker: Millbrook/Cavan Historical Society. Tickets must be purchased by Friday, May 9th. Call 705-932-2011.5:45 pm Take Off Pounds Sensibly @ St. Thomas Anglican ChurchTake Off Pounds Sensibly @ St. Thomas Anglican ChurchMay 15 @ 5:45 pmTake Off Pounds Sensibly: Every Thursday at St. Thomas Anglican Church in Millbrook. Weigh in at 5:45pm, meeting begins at 6pm. Parking is available behind the church off Manor Drive. For more information, call Lou at 705-944-5422 or email bluemoons@nexicom.netMay19Mon20257:00 pm Millbrook Community Choir @ Centreville-Harmony ChurchMillbrook Community Choir @ Centreville-Harmony ChurchMay 19 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pmPractices every Monday evening, 7:00-9:00, at Centreville-Harmony Church, one concession south of the roundabout, County Rd. 28 at Zion Line. If you love to sing, come! For information, contact Annette, fallisa@hotmail.com or Beryl, bcablewilliams@gmail.com.May21Wed202510:00 am Monthly Blood Pressure Clinic @ Millbrook ManorMonthly Blood Pressure Clinic @ Millbrook ManorMay 21 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pmWednesday May 21st,Clinic # 1 10am – Millbrook Manor, Clinic # 2 12:30pm – Millbrook Royal Canadian Legion.May22Thu20255:45 pm Take Off Pounds Sensibly @ St. Thomas Anglican ChurchTake Off Pounds Sensibly @ St. Thomas Anglican ChurchMay 22 @ 5:45 pmTake Off Pounds Sensibly: Every Thursday at St. Thomas Anglican Church in Millbrook. Weigh in at 5:45pm, meeting begins at 6pm. Parking is available behind the church off Manor Drive. For more information, call Lou at 705-944-5422 or email bluemoons@nexicom.net
Category Archives: January 2025
Today’s Faith – January 2025
I finished 2024 with a column about Hope. My topic for this column, January 2025, is humility, the foundation stone of Hope. For the last month I’ve been reflecting on the thoughts of Canadian First Nations author, Richard Wagamese in his book, “One Drum: Stories and Ceremonies for a Planet.”… Continue reading
Peterborough County Approves 2025 Budget
Early last month, Peterborough County Council approved the 2025 Budget. While spending rose by 8.4%, the tax rate increase is rising by less than that as the County dips into some reserves to reducing the tax increase experienced by ratepayers to 6.28%. This increase includes a dedicated infrastructure levy of… Continue reading
Common Ground – January 2025
“Now, by two-headed Janus…” Shakespeare The solstice is the beginning of winter but it’s also the start of longer days and our turning towards the light and faraway spring. January is named after the Roman god, Janus, who is represented as having two faces. One face looks forward to the… Continue reading