Local Actor ‘comes home’ for The Bad Luck Bank Robbers
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 since I did a…
Things are Hunky Dory with Lyell Shields
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 where he could take…
Council Approves Proposal to Sponsor Local Blood Services Provided by Lifelab
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 implemented in other communitiesincluding…
New Potter from Parry Sound Opens Her Shop in Bethany
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 Georgian Bay. The business…
Millbrook and District Lions Club Present Books to Promote Literacy
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 of a larger literacy…
“Ticked-off” This Summer?
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 both humans and animals.…