Pucks Exchanged for Balls in Millbrook Summer Hockey Leagues
By Lynn Osborne As the 2015/2016 Millbrook Minor Hockey season comes to an end, Ball Hockey comes alive at the Millbrook Community Centre. Ball hockey is fun, exciting, and fast-paced, and the physical benefits of playing the game are enormous. The House League Ball Hockey season in Millbrook starts on April 18th and runs…
Greedily by the Lungful
March 2016 Get Out! By Glen Spurrell The spring air smells so delicious and it’s such a tonic after the winter that I draw it into my lungs greedily. In fact I find myself unable to get enough into my lungs! Do you ever daydream of bottling a certain smell and selling it?! This…
North Cavan Students Break Dance Their Way to March Break
By Patrick Stephen There was no holding back as grade 1 and 2 students danced it out at North Cavan Public School on Thursday March 10th. Students put their usual studies on hold to participate in a break-dancing class taught by break-dance instructor Jimmy Chapman. Chapman began with an example of his dancing skills…
Preparations Begin for Millbrook/South Cavan School Expansion
Last week, students housed in portables at Millbrook/South Cavan School packed up their belongings in preparation for the relocation of their portable classrooms to accommodate a significant construction project at their school. On Sunday, the current portables were pushed back from their previous location to make room for the construction activity. The timelines for…
Saddle Up!
Saddle Up! By Chris Shipton Six junior members of the Ontario Appaloosa Horse Association (OAHA) are saddling up on their fundraising drive so they can participate for the second time in the Canadian National Appaloosa Show in Brandon, Manitoba this July. The show/competition attracts kids and adults from across North America. The youth team…
Spring Into Seedy Sunday!
In 1903, one could find over 500 varieties of lettuce, 500 varieties of cabbage, 400 varieties of peas and tomatoes, and 285 varieties of cucumbers offered in seed catalogues in Canada and the United States. By the 1980s, the varieties available had dwindled sharply, to just 36 varieties of lettuce, 28 varieties of…