Common Ground – February 2022
“….here I stand, not only with the sense Of present pleasure, but with pleasing thoughts That in this moment there is life and food For future years.” Wordsworth Tintern Abbey It’s easy to think of February as the lowest point in the winter or even the whole year. It is certainly a month I…
Arena Lacrosse League Announces Revised Schedule
The Arena Lacrosse League’s East Division has announced an updated schedule beginning February 5th. The Peterborough Timbermen will open their season that day at Millbrook Arena at 2 p.m. against the Paris RiverWolves. The ALL season was originally scheduled to begin mid-December, but the omicron variant and new government restrictions caused several delays. With…
Barbie and Buddies put Brakes on the Blues
No winter blues for Barbie! Celebrating her 63rd birthday next month, Barbie and her buddies are celebrating Valentine’s Day at the Millbrook Branch of Cavan-Monaghan Libraries, and while you can’t join them exactly – they are partying inside the Historical Society display cabinet – you can sure come and admire them! So what are…
Cavan Art Gallery
Valerie Kent of Cavan Art Gallery continues to share her artistic gifts through a variety of online workshops and courses. For more information, visit www.valeriekent.com.
Eating Worms? Yuk!!!
February brings the Valentine celebration of love. As a child I learned this song, “Nobody likes me. Everybody hates me. I’m going to the garden to eat worms.” That awfulness came to my childish mind when that elusive mystery called love disappeared. Even though I have enjoyed a lifetime of the love of family…
Crestwood Seeks Partnership in Artificial Turf Installation Project
At the last Council meeting, staff from Crestwood Secondary School presented a request to partner with the Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB in the installation of an artificial turf field at the school. The primary users would be students in the Edge Program, which is a popular athletic program at the school designed to inspire…