April 2014 Archives

Peter Nelson’s travels – Indonesia – the road to Bali

by Peter Nelson Editor's note: a reminder to our readers that Peter Nelson's articles are a series of letters that he wrote home from his...

For the Birds: About Owls

by Cheryl Baxter Those of you who know me know that owls are my favourite bird! I am always in search of new species to photograph. ...

Enerdu presents its Heritage Impact Assessment to the Town – May 27, 2014

On May 27th, 2014 at the Mississippi Mills Heritage Committee meeting, representatives of the consulting firm hired by Enerdu to produce a Heritage Impact...

Gardening in Almonte: “The Great Veggie Grow-Off” – May 1, 2014

Mark May1 at 12:30 noon on your calendar in bold green ink. This will be the launch of "The Great Veggie Grow-Off". The Neighbourhood Tomato...

Avoid Internet Explorer web browser, say US and UK governments

by Brent Eades Government agencies in the United States and the United Kingdom have advised web users to stop using Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser,...

Night Sky Course – Astro Tour tonight … GO call

Calling it a GO for tonight to try to do some observing . Tonight: 8:15 PM Monday April 28 - Meet at the Mill of...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 26, 2014

The Marsh Daisy, the Scots Dumpy and the Chantecler are all types of chickens. Yew trees are commonly associated with graveyards. Vespa is the Italian word...

Arbor Day Centenarian

Many times during my explorations I’ve wondered how old this tree or that one is. Some shady characters catch my eye because of their...

Backyard birds, April 27 2014

by Brent Eades It has been a while since my last post. This is in part because there haven't been a lot of new birds...

Volunteers clean up downtown

by Brent Eades About two dozen local residents turned out on a cool and drizzly Saturday morning for this year's 'Pitch-In' day in downtown Almonte. Armed...

Diana’s Quiz – April 26, 3014

Marsh Daisy, Scots Dumpy and Chantecler are all types of what? Which tree is commonly associated with grave yards? Vespa scooters take the Italian word for which...

Millstone launches new mobile-friendly website

As The Millstone approaches its third anniversary as our community's online newspaper, we've launched a new version of the site that should be much...

Maple Season review from Fulton’s Sugar Camp

The sugar camp is Scott's office. Here is his wrap up review of the 2014 season. Scott is a 5th generation maple syrup producer....

Hub Hospice hires Allison Griffith as Coordinator of Volunteer Services

Hub Hospice Palliative Care welcomes Allison Griffith R.N. as The Coordinator of Volunteer Services. Allison is a registered nurse with many years of experience...

EARTHFEST, April 20 in Carleton Place

An Almonte baby boom

Brenda Edgerton — obituary

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