Tag: local people
How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Developing the Craft at 4th Line Theatre
Karen Graham It’s not a typical 14 year-old boy’s dream summer: 8 hour days, many of them spent in a three piece suit, shirt and tie in heat and humidity, dancing and singing with…
International Competition Experience Inspires Local Youth
Karen Graham In case you missed it, Cody Caldwell’s Wheelchair Rugby Team took the gold medal in last month’s Para Pan Games, beating out the rival US team in a tight game. The team…
September is National Yoga Awareness Month
Sarah Sobanski It may be time to hang up that swim suit as summer comes to a close, but don’t let a lack of incentive steer you away from the benefits of regular exercise.…
Happy Anniversary!
Karen Graham This week marks one year since Dr. Robinson and his wife Andrea took over the practise of Dr. Liston and wife Candice, whose long and dedicated career at the Millbrook Medical Centre…
Local Action Taken to Protect Our Roots
Melodie Seto The Canadian landscape has undergone many transformations over the past centuries, but how many people can still remember what our land ofheritage used to look like? Tallgrass prairies in particular may be…
Young Millbrook Entrepreneur Continues to Face Forward After a Successful Summer Start
Melodie Seto 16 year old Brigh Findlay-Shields is not your average summer job-seeking high school student. Unlike most teenagers her age, she decided to become an entrepreneur during her summer holiday. As the proud…
Where are They Now? Doug Howson of Cavan Places 3rd in Canadian Death Race
Karen Graham Growing up on Syer Line, Doug was an active, fun-loving child. He played House League hockey, but was never a star athlete. That changed soon after his wife Allison introduced him to…
Wine or Beer, My Dear?
Sarah Sobanski My mother didn’t like wine until she was 40-years-old. She told me so after my first sip of wine at a Thanksgiving dinner sometime in my early teens. Almost a decade later,…
Metal Artist Amanda Fillmore turns Trash into Treasure
Karen Graham Amanda Fillmore is a metal artist whose work is sold at local retail outlet Anchor and Company. She was first introduced to metal work in high school at Adam Scott Collegiate when…