Pictured is Millbrook South Cavan student Bryar Rancier with Cody Deaner holding the wrestler’s championship belt. A professional wrestler and motivational speaker, Cody paid a visit to the school during his brief speaking tour at a few schools in the area. A professional wrestler and popular motivational speaker for youth,… Continue reading
Australia Wildfires By Newspaper club members Sydney McKeown and Danika Rudy Right now in Australia there is an unbelievable amount of fire rapidly spreading around the country. These have been going on since November of 2019, and they are still burning to this day. There have been many rich people… Continue reading
Cavan Monaghan resident Earl Cochrane was recognized by the Peterborough Agricultural Society with a Lifetime Member award at their Annual General Meeting last month. A two-time President of the society, Earl has been active with the Peterborough Exhibition since the 1970’s when he first became a director. He and his… Continue reading
A March break tradition continues as Funfolks Theatricals prepares for its twelfth season providing fun-filled family entertainment delivered by the local youth under the expert guidance of local children’s author and Cavan resident, Shan McFadden. This year’s cast of twenty-four children continue to prepare for four performances of this year’s… Continue reading
Join members of the 4th Line Theatre on Saturday, February 1st at a community play workshop and a public reading of The Orchard written by Ian McLachlan and Robert Winslow. The day-long workshop begins at 10:00 a.m. and will culminate in a free public reading of the play at 4:00… Continue reading
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and we have set up ‘Blind Date with a Book’ in the Children’s and Youth section of both the Millbrook and Bruce Johnston Branch. From February 1st through to the 14th we invite children and youth to take a chance and select a… Continue reading
The bell rings at 7:00 pm on Friday, February 28 at the Millbrook Legion Hall for students, teachers and staff who spent time on reading, writing and ‘rithmetic at area schools, past and present. Of course, everyone is welcome to come and enjoy the stories, witness the reunions, and take… Continue reading
Last month as I was sitting writing my column we were under a freezing rain warning. And a freezing rain warning has just been lifted as I write today. Luckily we escaped unscathed from both of these. We know it’s a very Canadian preoccupation commenting on, and worrying about the… Continue reading
Pictured is John MacFarlane, in front, our local bee keeper and Alpaca farmer who lives in Ida. John is assisting Jason McIntosh (behind John) who was the auctioneer of the 80 items that were sold Saturday, January 25. With Jason’s formidable persuasive powers, he and the silent auction raised $5000 for the children… Continue reading
