Tag: September 2022
’tis the Season for Cash Crops
Brian Thompson harvested his rye crop along County Road 21 last month. The yield on early crops has been good this season, but the recent drought is impeding later crops such as soybean.
Your Water. Your Land. Your Future. Do you know where your drinking water comes from???
The Baxter Creek Watershed Alliance (BCWA) (baxtercreekwatershed.org) will be hosting a public forum and everyone is invited! Learn more about community involvement in local water protection, environmental conservation and land stewardship on Monday September…
Coding is for Girls (and Boys)
Flashback to 2004, when Lauren Sisson arrived in her chemistry class to begin studies as an engineering major at UOIT in Oshawa to find only 5 of the 150 students were female. Maybe it…
Local Photographer Receives Starter Company Grant
Jessica Blair was one of twelve entrepreneurs who completed Peterborough and the Kawartha’s Economic Development business training program in June, and earned a $5000 grant based on the strength of her business plan. It…
Move Well, Feel Well with Well Lyfe Pilates
When COVID shut down in her professional life as a Registered Massage Therapist, Carron took her energy in a different direction and pursued instruction as a Pilates instructor. The dream goal was to open…
Life Lessons
When I was a young teenager, it was easy to compare myself to others and find myself lacking. Whether it was body shape, popularity, beauty, or just stuff, it seemed that others had so…
Millbrook Minor Hockey Hosts 6th Annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser
After a two-year hiatus, the Millbrook and District Minor Hockey Association is bringing back their annual fundraising golf tournament. The event takes place on September 18th at Keystone Links Golf & Country Club in…
Clarke’s Service Centre is Moving
Mike Clarke and his staff will be moving to a new location in Campbellcroft at the end of the month. Only ten minutes south of Millbrook, the new shop, located at 5164 Ganaraska Rd.,…
Ru Huntley Scores Silver at the National Beach Volleyball Competition
Ru Huntley first played volleyball in grade seven at Crestwood. Well, he sort of played- he says he spent most of the time on the bench. His interest in the sport was encouraged by…