Local Lions Deliver Vision and Hearing Tests to Local Schoolchildren
Last week Millbrook & District Lions Club members Linda Hughes, Bette and Paul Holder, Vicky Baley, Linda Lawrence, Ray Porteous and David Goode spent two days at North Cavan School providing complementary vision and hearing tests to all kindergarten students. The vision part of this annual program aims to identify children at risk of…
Keeping Fit While On the Go
In the winter months, my parents flee the country for warmer climes. They leave in early January and return to Canada with the birds when the snow has melted. One of the challenges they face when traveling is keeping up their health and fitness regimen. I asked them what tips they have to share…
A Fire Safety Concern – Effects of Winter On Your Chimney
Winter weather, especially a wet winter with ice, rain and snow, can take its toll on your chimney. Under mild, damp weather conditions, fireplaces do not burn not as hot and clean as they do in cold dry weather, resulting in faster creosote build-up inside a chimney which creates a fire hazard. This highly…
A Fire Safety Concern – Effects of Winter On Your Chimney
Winter weather, especially a wet winter with ice, rain and snow, can take its toll on your chimney. Under mild, damp weather conditions, fireplaces do not burn not as hot and clean as they do in cold dry weather, resulting in faster creosote build-up inside a chimney which creates a fire hazard. This highly…
Centreville Presbyterian Church Plan Youth Mission Trip to Guatemala
Carolyn and Dave Brackenridge have been running the youth group at Centreville Presbyterian Church for five years now, and all but two of the original members are now in post-secondary school. Two years ago, a woman came to Squirrel Creek Farm with Easter Eggs she was selling on behalf of a missionary group headed…
Belize Trip
The dinner and auction at St. John’s Ida Anglican Church raised $3700 for Andy Harjula’s annual Belize mission trip. About 50 people enjoyed a spaghetti dinner prepared by the St. John’s Anglican Church women on Saturday. The event was part of the fundraising activities by a group of Anglican Church members led by Andy…