The Iceman Cometh
I’m still mourning the November that wasn’t. If that wretched November weather did anything for us, it prepared us for the next four months. And, like my Christmas shopping, I may even get my end of season moping done early this year. Though, if I’m being completely honest, I’m really hoping to put off…
Taking DIY Craft Workshops to a Whole New Level
Yolanda Aubut has standards, and so will you when you attend one of her workshops where participants create custom wooden signs, pillows, holiday urns and other décor items. No cringe-creating items leave her place of business. This cottage business was launched after a disappointing result at a painting workshop where the paint on her…
Newspaper Club – December 2019
What it’s like to be in Grade 8 at Millbrook South Cavan By Newspaper club members Alexis T and Hailey G Well some people are wondering what it’s like to be a grade 8 at Millbrook South Cavan Public School. Well one thing for sure is that it is so much fun and we…
Next Generation Grain Operators Invest in their Future
It’s been another challenging harvest season for local farmers, as weather has been an unusually persistent obstacle to getting corn and soybean crops to market. Congestion at the grain handler operation adds expense and frustration as trucks wait in line to offload their loads. After renting storage facilities in the area for more than…
Common Ground – December 2019
“…after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold…” Shakespeare It was definitely feeling very barren winter here in the valley in November. Like many people I was caught out by the early snow and cold. I managed to plant garlic and the last of the bulbs before the first snow. But…