How to Score at a Geek Cocktail Party
Bizarre facts capture my imagination faster than hockey scores or baseball stats. Could it be that I’m a closet geek? You tell me while I tell you a few arcane tidbits that’ll get you ignored faster than telling someone you’re an undertaker at a normal cocktail party. But this is no ordinary martini marathon.…
Millbrook Legion Events
With summer just about over and fall coming I hope everyone had a great holiday. The kids are heading back to school. We at the Legion have been very busy preparing for the Fort McMurray fundraiser along with the Millbrook Lions and the Firemen. It has been a lot of work for the…
Police Launch CRA Fraud Prevention Campaign
Using postcards with the message “You are their next target”, the Peterborough Police Service has launched a postcard campaign aimed at getting a crucial fraud prevention message directly into people’s homes. “Our Service has done a lot of messaging and education around the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) scam yet we are still being…
Care for the Caregiver
Years ago, I settled in for a long plane ride from Canada to Europe to attend my brother’s wedding. The flight attendant instructed us on seatbelt use, emergency exits, and oxygen masks. She reminded us that it was important to take care of our own needs first, before helping the person next to us…
Heroes in the Home: Nominate a Special Volunteer
The Central East Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) recognizes and celebrates special caregivers who give so much of their time, energy and commitment to help others in our communities. Caregivers like Kameron Cross. Kameron is not your average 14 year old boy. Like most other young boys, he attends school, plays hockey, mows…
Massage Therapist Melissa Blakely is on the Move
Melissa Blakely will be putting on a lot fewer miles in her daily routine beginning this month. After sharing space with Oasis Boutique owner Nancy Fallis in downtown Millbrook for all 13 years of her professional career as a Registered Massage Therapist, Melissa is realizing her dream of setting up shop in her new…