Volunteer at Your Library
Volunteering is a great way to meet new people and give back to your community. CM Libraries is eager to offer a wide variety of programs to patrons of all ages. Volunteers make it possible to expand services and deliver programs in a cost-effective way in a welcoming environment. There are many ways volunteers…
Lions Donate to Sherri Crawford
Pictured is Lion Scott McFadden and Millbrook Farm Store owner Angela Lloyd presenting the proceeds of the January bottle drive to Sherri Crawford (middle). The Crawford family lost their home in a fire in November. Scott is holding an original painting Sherri created as a gesture of thanks, which will be displayed in the…
Seniors Community Grant & the March Break!
March is Women’s History Month. We are acknowledging this important month with book displays and a specially-themed Storytime and Craft on Saturday, March 9th at 11:00am as part of our Indoor Play programming (Millbrook Branch). We had a busy February with our Seniors Community Grant! We welcomed back Adelle Purdham for a Writer-in-Residence Workshop.…
Former Millbrook Teacher and Playwright Seeks Youth Adult Volunteer Actors
For the last nine years of his teaching career, Ed Schroeter taught kindergarten at Millbrook South Cavan Public School, retiring from a 30-year career in 2021. He describes his time in Millbrook as his happiest teaching experience. There he found enthusiastic and supportive teaching partners with whom he developed collaborative initiatives for early learning,…
Minor Ball Hockey League Ready to Launch Another Season
As the end of the local ice hockey season approaches, minor hockey players can find solace in the knowledge that its warm-weather equivalent will be starting soon on home “ice” to fill the void. Players can switch their hockey skates for sneakers for a warmer hockey experience in the Cavan Monaghan Community Centre this…
Construction on the New Fire Hall Moving Forward with Fall Occupancy Target
Above is a photo of the New Fire Hall project taken last month as concrete foundations were being installed. The foundations are now complete, and the structural components are expected to arrive in early February. The project faced delays in the early stage due to several disagreements between the builder and the designer that…