Catching up with Sam Riches
Do you ever wonder what happened to someone you used to run into all the time but has moved on? I mean the teenager who drove the Zamboni, who helped at Sparks, who worked at the Pharmacy, or who you saw in the former Bulk Food store buying gummi worms for lunch. Many young…
Sam Riches – On the Quest
If you go by road miles, Whitehorse, Yukon is about 3,000 of them from Millbrook. Once you’re here, it feels even further. You can leave in any direction you want, but it’ll be hours before you reach the next town. That’s in the summer. In the winter, everything stops; frozen shut. The tundra that…
Injured turtle returned to creek after year-long rehab
Just over one year ago, Mitchell, then age 8, discovered an injured snapping turtle at the bottom of his back yard by Baxter Creek. It was early spring. Mitchell checked the following day and the turtle was still in the same place. He wasn’t looking very healthy and Mitchell reported his findings to…
Heeringas inherit a love of farming
Don and John Heeringa grew up on Larmer Line operating a dairy farm begun by their parents Karl and Ina – hence the name Karlina Farm. Karl and Ina arrived in Canada from Holland after WWII looking to start a new life on a farm of their own. Karl came from a farm family…
Is it Wise to Stake our future on Gambling?
By Councillor Jim Chaplin With all the controversy swirling around the future location of a casino in the Peterborough area it is understandable if the public is confused. None of us know for sure what that future holds but like most things political, and this is political, common sense rarely enters the…
Dr. Willoughby Belch
Those of you who know the Belch family probably associate them with buffalo. You have probably seen their sign on Sherbrooke Street offering buffalo meat for sale, and, Dr. Belch’s website is called “Buffalobill”. However, the “Buffalo” farm on Sherbrooke Street run by the Belch family actually raised Bison, as a true buffalo, which…