Millbrook & Area Garden Club Meeting Features Discussion about Pollinators

  On Wednesday September 5th the Millbrook & Area Garden Club will welcome guest speaker Sean James on the topic “B4 Gardening: Beautiful Blooms for Birds and Bees” with a discussion about pollinators, how to attract them and other desirable wildlife to our gardens; how biodiversity will benefit your garden,… Continue reading

Zucchini Festival Cancelled This Year

One of the sad consequences of the reconstruction of the Millbrook Dam is the cancellation of this year’s rendition of this popular community event.  The entire site of the festival, including creek downstream of the dam is currently inaccessible and will not be available for recreational use by September.  Organizers… Continue reading

What a Show!

On Saturday, July 07th, the Millbrook and District Lions Club hosted their annual Antique Car Show in our historic downtown Millbrook.  As usual, eager participants were lined up at 6:30 am for the 8 am start.  The Community Police were out at this time manning the barricades and helping to… Continue reading

Summer Library Events

There’s a lot going on this month at your local libraries and the events are not just about books.  On August 4th, work on your needle skills with another session of Knit it Forward at the Millbrook branch.  This month the group will be tackling a knit headband, with patterns… Continue reading

St. Thomas More Parish Celebrates 40 Years of Service

On June 24th of this year, everyone was invited to celebrate the 40th anniversary of St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Millbrook. The planning for this event took place months prior as volunteers reached out to former parishioners and clergy as well as the larger community of Millbrook and beyond… Continue reading

Ladies’ Night Out 2018

It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it:  contributors at the Ladies’ Night Out Workshop on July 9th. Pictured from left to right: seated are Fran Lowery, Liz Avery, Jeanne Shields and Shelley Lambe; standing are: Tina Grant, Dave Moore, Sue French, Margie Moore, Nancy Robinson, Susan Rice,… Continue reading

Blocks and Blooms 2018

Last Saturday the rain held off for a wonderful community event hosted by the Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society.  Travelling on foot or on a complimentary ride on a stylish horse-drawn wagon, visitors were treated to an array of creative displays of local gardening and quilting talents in twenty venues… Continue reading