Where Are They Now? Catching up with Kevin Calhoun
Even though Kevin now lives in one of the largest urban centres in Canada, he and wife Christie have chosen their location carefully. Snuggled in at the foot of Mount Seymour in a hamlet called Deep Cove, they enjoy all things nature-related, which makes this an ideal spot. They have world class biking…
Ride a Rottenworm in to See Funfolk’s The Princess and the Plumber!
Everything is going according to plan for Funfolk’s rendition of The Princess and the Plumber, premiering March 13th at the Millbrook Legion. Costumes are ready – including a very creative worm sewn together around humps of foam and pool noodles – and lines have been memorized! Children from Lakefield, Peterborough and Cavan Monaghan Township…
Country Kids in the City for the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies Convention
In my role as Senior Millbrook Fair Ambassador, I represented our Agricultural Society last week in Toronto at the 2016 Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies (OAAS) which was held at the Fairmont Royal York hotel in downtown Toronto. It was a gorgeous hotel, and it felt like the country came to the city.…
Basketball Pro Visits South Cavan School
Peterborough’s basketball star Jesse Young visited South Cavan school last week to shoot hoops with students. Young played all day through student gym periods, often being prompted to show off his dunking skills, before coaching the boys and girls basket ball team for a joint practice after school. They faced off in mirrored…
GENERATION GAP: Teen fine being mostly phone-less
I am 16-years-old, and I don’t use my phone. Well, that’s not strictly true. I do use my phone, but not often, and I certainly do have one. Unlikely as that may sound to you folks out there, it’s true: there are some of us who don’t have to “just check this real…