Tag: local people
Joan Elizbeth Savage – War Bride
The second of four children, Joan was born in 1924 in a small cottage on the Bylsborough Estate near the village of Henfield, West Sussex. During the war, the south coast of England was…
Dorothy De Mille – War Bride
Dorothy met her husband-to-be in the Black Prince Pub across the street from her home in New Haw, Surrey, just 20 miles from London. Thomas began their conversation with a timeless pick-up line that…
Susan Lasch – War Bride
Susan grew up in the Larkhall area of Scotland. Working in the coal mines had taken a toll on her father who passed away when she was 13 years old, leaving behind a wife…
Don Winslow Receives Millbrook Agricultural Society’s Lifetime Member for 2019
The Millbrook Agricultural Society was pleased to award the 2019 Lifetime Member Award to Don Winslow for his contributions to the celebration of rural life at the annual Millbrook Fair. Don Winslow’s family has…
Computer Solutions Plus helps Belizean Electrician
Last week, Computer Solutions Plus staff pitched in to convert a laptop to respond verbal commands instead of requiring the physical manipulation of a mouse or keyboard. Spanish teacher Peggy Ortiz also assisted with…
Community Care Volunteer Spotlight
Jill Stocker is a dedicated and valued volunteer driver for Community Care’s Transportation program. She became a volunteer driver as soon as she retired and has been driving clients for over five years. When…
Millbrook Community Care receives $6500 donation
Chris Schier of RE/MAX All-Stars provides a donation of $6,500 to the Millbrook Community Care, raised at this year’s Advantage Charity Classic Golf Tournament held at Baxter Creek Golf Club. Sponsors RE/MAX, Kidd Brothers…
Letter to the Editor – October 2018
A great big THANK YOU from the Millbrook BIA to all the Millbrook BIA Ladies Night Committee members who work so hard to pull this event together, the Millbrook Community Policing as well as…
Tell Us Your Jail Tales
The word on the street is that David Clayton Thomas of Blood, Sweat and Tears fame was once a Millbrook resident at what inmates called “the Brook.” The Millbrook Correctional Centre operated from 1957…