The Millbrook Times


  • Poppy Financial Report

    ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BR. 402 POPPY FINANCIAL REPORT   Opening Balance Oct. 1, 2016 $1,606.22 Income from all sources 9,844.75 Subtotal (available balance) $11,450.97                                          Campaign Expenses Poppies and Wreath purchases $3,990.23 Youth education 450.00 Total Expenses $4,440.23   Disbursements Handicapped Door Opener $1,679.00   Homeless Veteran Fund Ontario Command $1,000.00 RCL Bursary…

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  • Our Debt of Gratitude to our Armed Forces Members

    The next time you are stopped behind a high school bus, take a look at the students getting off- wearing earphones, joking with friends, or off in a world of their own.  Now imagine them in an armed forces uniform.  Young men like the late Clarence Munroe, Bailieboro resident Bill Bellinger and Centennial resident…

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  • Spontaneous Decision Prompted Bellinger’s Enlistment in WWII

    For the late Cavan veteran Clarence Munro, joining the Armed Forces in Halifax in 1939 was the best option available.  At sixteen years of age, he had lost his parents and was supporting himself with the occasional casual work paying $1 for a ten-hour shift.  The Canadian Armed Forces were offering secure wages of…

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  • Welcome, Fall!

      Now, hands up those who didn’t notice that last month’s Get Out! was authored by someone else! A big thank-you and well done to Dennis Vanderspek. My neighbour across the street and his spouse are knowledgeable, avid and observant–as well as lovely neighbours. He also takes damned good photos and they put mine…

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  • Midget Rep Stars 1st Tournament

    For the first time in a number of years, Millbrook & District Minor Hockey is hosting a Midget Rep team.  With a small roster of 12 skaters and one goalie, no one knew what to expect from this small but determined squad.  Their first game against Mariposa resulted in a 2-2 tie that surprised…

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  • Kawartha High School Bass Masters Earn Top Awards in Inaugural Year

    Last year Crestwood students were introduced to a new club thanks to the efforts of Educational Assistant Curtis Cronkwright.  An avid fisherman, Cronkwright started a local youth extension of the Ontario Bass Anglers Sportsmen Society Nation, (Ontario BASS Nation) which is a grass-roots organization with 24 clubs across Ontario designed for everyone from beginners…

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