This month I spoke with a busy mother of two pre-school children. She and her family are relatively new to the community, having arrived here only two years ago from a small south-western Ontario city. A self-described homebody, our young mother made the unusual decision to delegate the task of… Continue reading
Visitors are invited to take a tour at our local sugar bushes in celebration of maple syrup production to see how that clear, thin sap is transformed into that thick, rich, sweet confection. Producers will share their secrets, some samples, grading techniques and, weather permitting, a walk through their sugar… Continue reading
Last month the congregation of St. Thomas Anglican Church in Millbrook brought back their popular Shrove Tuesday Pancake supper which has not been done since COVID. Approximately 120 came to enjoy pancakes, sausages, peameal, fruit salad and dessert. The event raised just over $1000 which was added to the church’s… Continue reading
Springville Tap ‘n’ Grill is hosting a new farmer’s market in the area which organizers are calling “From Our Hands to Yours”. Scheduled to open on Mother’s Day, there are twelve planned dates for this market, all of them on Fridays and Sundays. The dates have been carefully selected to… Continue reading
For the past four years, a growing group of residents in Bethany and Millbrook have been preparing sandwiches and snacks for delivery to the community shelter in Peterborough under the energetic leadership of Bethany resident Jane Berlin. The group is part of a nation-wide collection of sandwich-making volunteers called Sandwich… Continue reading
Whether it’s before church or a hockey game or after a leisurely start to Sunday morning, many residents fuel up at the monthly breakfast event where they catch up with their neighbours while enjoying a hot breakfast while supporting a respected community organization. To learn more about the Millbrook Lions’… Continue reading
In Peterborough, the Cleary name might be associated with home building but before the family began that business, they were among the first famers in the Keene area. Two years ago, Chris Cleary left a career in the restaurant business, having risen to the position of Chef de Cuisine at… Continue reading
“I dreamed that, as I wandered by the way, Bare Winter suddenly was changed to spring.” Shelley There have been at least three open winters in my time here in the valley. I’m grateful for all of them. One brought us late snow in March or April but we were… Continue reading
At the last Council meeting in December, Council demonstrated some holiday spirit with a $2500 donation to the Millbrook and District Foodshare, accepted by the organization’s President Tamara Easto. Food insecurity is a growing risk everywhere, fueled by rising food costs. In 2021 the organization distributed 39 hampers, but this… Continue reading
