Keeping up with the Jones’ will become easier later this month when a new store called The Joneses opens its doors on King Street in Millbrook. The brain child of three partners, it is an extension of a happy working relationship in real estate. Realtor Shirley Turner, photographer Charlotte Clements… Continue reading
Millbrook Community Garden It is with regret that I have to write this letter, but it has to be addressed. Our great volunteers have worked diligently for years to provide fresh produce for our Food Share, rolling up sod by hand, tilling the garden, building fences and sowing seeds into… Continue reading
Very early on, Clayton Zekelman knew he was headed for a career in telecommunications. He liked to tinker with phone equipment, taking it apart and then reassembling it. The process was fun because when he was finished the item still worked and there were no parts left over. At… Continue reading
Twenty years ago, Doreen Payne came into the hardware store in Millbrook to help her brother Ron Hewitt put the retail outlet together having just purchased the Pro Hardware from the Olan family. She will be leaving next week, having stayed on seven years longer than her brother. At first… Continue reading
In 1940, Ab Sinyard was approaching eighteen years of age in his home town of Deere Lake just outside Cornerbrook, Nfld. His mother ran the local hotel and times were tight, so as soon as he was eligible, he enlisted with the Royal Air Force. At the time, Newfoundland was… Continue reading
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BR. 402 POPPY FINANCIAL REPORT Opening Balance Oct. 1, 2016 $1,606.22 Income from all sources 9,844.75 Subtotal (available balance) $11,450.97 Campaign Expenses Poppies and Wreath purchases $3,990.23 Youth education 450.00 Total Expenses $4,440.23 Disbursements Handicapped Door Opener $1,679.00 Homeless Veteran Fund Ontario… Continue reading
For the late Cavan veteran Clarence Munro, joining the Armed Forces in Halifax in 1939 was the best option available. At sixteen years of age, he had lost his parents and was supporting himself with the occasional casual work paying $1 for a ten-hour shift. The Canadian Armed Forces were… Continue reading
