Tag: October 2019
First Novel Secures Award for Author from Millbrook
Julie Joyce (nee Doner) began writing during her school days growing up on Zion Line south of town. She became particularly enthralled by the popular TV series, The Gilmore Girls, but sometimes found the…
Cavan FC won the OWSL Central Region (East) Championship
In its inaugural season, Cavan FC won the Ontario Women’s’ Soccer League (OWSL) Central Region (East) Championship with 11 wins and 3 losses. Team members from left to right: top row- Liz Shaughnessy-Rowe, Mikenna…
Moving On Up- Men’s Soccer Team Success Moves Team to Elite Division
The Men’s Football Club has only been competing in the Ontario Soccer League for three years, but what an impression they have made! In their first year, they placed second in the regional east…
Pinewynd Farm Turns Back the Clock Raising Heritage Pigs
Tom Staples has gone back to his farming roots, raising heritage pigs on the family farm in Cavan. He takes an old-fashioned approach to his work: his pigs spend most of their days outdoors,…
Volunteers Plant Trees along Millpond Through TD Tree Days Program
On the morning if Saturday, September 14th, while many were attending the Grand Opening celebrations at the new Cavan Monaghan Community Centre, a group of more than fifty volunteers were down the hill participating…
Children Play Games from 1819 at St. John’s Ida Event
Participating in a sack race on Sunday, September 8th, this was one of the many children who participated in races that were popular 200 years ago. The purpose of the children’s race day was…
New Roman Catholic Priest Serves Millbrook Congregation
The Millbrook Diocese welcomed a new priest this summer. Father Antonio (Tony) Barol arrived in Millbrook at the end of June after a five year stint in Powassan just south of North Bay. He…
New Math Tutor Offers Help to Math- Challenged Students
There’s no doubt math is a challenging subject for many students. The school board knows it, too. In 2017, the Kawartha Pine Ridge School District launched a revised math strategy, prompted by falling math…
The Deyell Monument
Millbrook is very lucky in having, and having retained, so many lovely buildings. The historically interesting buildings that immediately spring to mind are the Old School, several former hotels, and the former town hall,…