Letters to the Editor – July 2024
Dear Editor: In this time of ‘disappearing’ local newspapers, The Millbrook Times is so very important for keeping the community united and informed of all its activities. The Millbrook Times does this admirably. I really appreciate the dedication of you and your staff. Thank you very much. Buttimor, Cavan __________________________ A Note of Thanks…
Brown-Eyed Susan Chip Truck Reopens in Bailieboro
After a four year hiatus, customers were delighted to see life return to the popular food truck in the heart of Bailieboro when Kim Johnston re-opened Brown-Eyed Susan Chip truck last month. Voted the Best Chip Truck in Ontario by the Globe and Mail in 2021, describing the chips as “thick-cut, skin-on and, most…
St. Paul’s Anglican Cemetery Celebrates Decoration Day
St. Paul’s Anglican Cemetery, Zion Line, Cavan Monaghan Township held its Decoration Day Service Sunday June 16th. Decoration Day is an annual event in which family members of those buried in St Paul’s cemetery are invited to come together to honour, pay respects, and tend to or decorate the graves of their loved ones. A…
The Millbrook Grand Prix
Most people know what a go-kart is. The original ones were gravity propelled. In other words, they needed a slope to run down. These became popular in the 1930s and could be built at home out of scraps of wood or metal, with wheels taken from baby carriages, old bicycles or tricycles, or fancy…
Pork Dinner
Pictured is Legion President Diann Corfe and Barry Smith with the pig roasting in a custom barbeque operated by Wayne Paget on June 1st for a Pork Dinner that evening hosted by the Millbrook Legion. This was a new initiative that really seemed to hit the mark, as tickets sold out in less than…
Millbrook Farmers’ Market Welcomes Circle Organic
Circle Organic is a family farm established in 2007 by Julie Fleming and Andrew Flaman. It produces a wide range certified organic produce, fruit, herbs and flowers on an 85 acre farm just south of Millbrook. in the fields and in a greenhouse on the property. Crops are grown in the field as well…