By Karen Graham Soccer Club executives breathed a collective sigh of relief as the skies cleared during the afternoon of July 1st prior to the Canada Day celebrations at Maple Leaf Park. The festivities kicked off with the presentation of an Ontario Trillium Grant in the amount of $54,100 presented… Continue reading
By: Sarah Sobanski Officer James Schultz has his own ideas about the almost $250,000 that went missing after the robbery of Havelock’s Toronto Dominion bank in 1961. Schultz was hired onto the force as part of the Bowmanville detachment at 21years of age in May, three months prior to the… Continue reading
By: Barbara Aiken Munneke Summertime, a time to relax and enjoy the warm weather and a time when we didn’t have to adhere to schedules or go to school, but if you lived on the Line, it was a time when children were asked to help out and work. This… Continue reading
By: Sarah Sobanski Peterborough’s Tim Walker is glad to be home for the 4th Line Theatre’s The Bad Luck Bank Robbers, opening tonight (July 2). The now Toronto-based actor, nicknamed the ‘King of the Indie Theatre Scene’, got his start at the 4th Line in 1999. “It’s been five years… Continue reading
By Karen Graham After a thirty-five year career in Canada’s television and film industry with large and independent film makers, Lyell and his wife Jeanne moved to a quieter life in Millbrook. Both are active volunteers in the community, and while committee work is fine, Lyell began looking for something… Continue reading
By Karen Graham At last week’s council meeting, Council agreed to waive user fees for the use of township facilities to Life Labs for the delivery of blood services. Since last fall, residents in the area have had to travel to Peterborough to get bloodwork done. This model has been… Continue reading
By Melodie Seto After three years of settling down in Bethany, Jodie Hames has officially reopened her business – Clayworks Pottery. Her work features one-of-a-kind stoneware clay creations that vary from unique multi-purpose items to stand-alone decorative pieces for gardens and homes. Clayworks Pottery first opened in 1994 by the… Continue reading
By: Lion Gord Taylor On June 22 and 23, members of the Millbrook and District Lions Club visited North Cavan and Millbrook/ South Cavan Public Schools to give each of the senior kindergarten students a book, as a way of celebrating their promotion to Grade 1. This was part… Continue reading
By Melodie Seto Now that the summer season has officially started, plans for outdoor fun are bound to pop up in more than just a few minds, but do the thoughts of possible tick bites come up too? They are a surprisingly resilient parasite that feeds on the blood of… Continue reading
