Peter and Anne Ramsay, curators for the Historical Society’s display cabinet at the Millbrook Library, unearthed some of the tried and tested Fisher-Price sets from the period when Quaker Oats owned the Fisher-Price Company (1969-1991) and earlier. These toys were manufactured in the USA and Canada. The guiding principles for… Continue reading
In the December issue of the Millbrook Times, a photo donated to the Historical Society by Greg Ret was featured, with a call out to the community to identify the occasion and some of the faces. Quick to respond to the challenge were Carol (Ridge) Donaldson and Gary Snelgrove. Both… Continue reading
Change can be scary, and when news first emerged that Millbrook Grades 7 and 8 might be moving to a new, intermediate school housed at Crestwood Secondary School in the fall of 2019, there was considerable anxiety, but excitement, too. At the time, some of the students were concerned about… Continue reading
If you have young people in the house who are curious about astronomy, here’s an idea to spark their interest. It’s a little game I call “What’s going on with the moon tonight?” It’s easy to forget about the moon in this age of space stations and Mars rovers—Perseverance, NASA’s… Continue reading
Many years ago, when I was teaching high school full time, I discovered I was much more comfortable teaching with my classroom door closed, even though I knew it helped with ventilation to have it open. I wasn’t worried about distractions coming from the hallway. That closed door gave me… Continue reading
A year ago at this time, we didn’t know what was to come. We were planning programs for the 2020 March Break and gathering valuable feedback from families regarding what we could do to improve our programs as well as what families enjoyed and valued about The Old Millbrook School… Continue reading
MLCFC is proud to announce we have received back to play approval from Ontario Soccer. We are thrilled to offer our 2021 Outdoor Recreational Soccer Program for children born in 2018 – 2009. Our goal is to get our children back on the Pitch, having fun, playing the game that… Continue reading
Telecare Peterborough spring training of new volunteers will be on-line Telecare Peterborough is a 24-hour distress line, listening to isolated, worried, lonely and overwhelmed people in our community. 50-hour training will be on-line from March through April. In person (on-line) sessions will be held Tuesday evenings, beginning March 16th. Cost… Continue reading
Reading is an essential skill and with the many interruptions to schooling and other community resources the CMLibraries will be working hard to support our young patrons. This month we will be hosting workshops for parents/ caregivers on how to get the most out of sharing a book with younger… Continue reading
