Saturday, July 4, 2026
Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors

For sale: Obstacle course for kids

Double slackline, two lengths of 50 ft....

Walter Faraday — obituary

Faraday, Walter Robert May 16, 1935 – June...

Stationary bike for sale

We have a Sunny stationary bike for...

Arts & Culture

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

Books

John Dunn's Stories

Lanark Lit Writing Competition

Pick of the Past

Latest

Celebrating creativity and community: Casey Gayton wins the 2026 Noreen Young Award for the Arts

Puppets Up! is thrilled to share some magical community news. On Friday, June 26, representatives from the festival attended the Almonte District High School graduation to present the second...

Tait McKenzie students curate book list for National Library Collection

Students at R. Tait McKenzie Public School are helping shape a future national library collection, curating a list of Canadian books for a new public space led by Library and Archives Canada...

Join the Almonte Legion Pipe Band — beginner lessons start this October

Have you always been captivated by the sound of bagpipes or the beat of drums? Now’s your chance to learn. The Almonte Legion Pipe Band is welcoming new members...
Archive

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

Books

John Dunn's Stories

Lanark Lit Writing Competition

Pick of the Past

Thinning

by Rosemary Leach In the dark of this June night I am awake. I reach beside my head and feel my fingertips trace a three-inch...

Joshua Holden puppet workshop in August

Did you know that puppets need to breathe? At least, according to Joshua Holden they do. Joshua is an award-winning puppeteer who made his debut at...

Summer solstice

Time is relative. When you’re young, time seems to last an eternity. Some say time seems longer through the eyes of a child because summer...

Art in the Manor presents the art of Sarah Jaynes

 Author sends gift to Book Club

Mill Street Book Club Members praised the The Heaviness of Things That Float  (the June Book Club selection) for its writing style, setting, plot, character development...

Textile Museum launches new website

The Mississippi Valley Textile Museum is excited to launch its new-look website at its old address, www.mvtm.ca. Just like the physical museum, the website has been evolving...

‘The Summer Before the War’ by Helen Simonson – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice The Summer Before the War is the latest offering and second novel of English author Helen Simonson, whose debut novel the Major Pettigrew's...

The Celebrated Case of the Chalk River Local and the Charley Cow: A John Dunn story

Neither Dinny O’Brien nor Norman the Red had any expectation, not even the slightest, that good fortune would be awaiting them at the Snedden...

Sweaters and Gas Pumps

by Rosemary Leach The cashier at Preston Hardware is serving the guy ahead of me. She could be anywhere between 17 and 30. She has...

Death of a Museum

I witnessed something sad and pathetic today. For over 40 years the Marine Museum at Kingston (formerly known as The Marine Museum of the Great...

Almonte Celtfest salutes Cindy Thompson, Fiddler-in-Residence

by Ruth DuBois Imagine what can happen when a headliner performer like Cindy Thompson opens for a headliner performing band like Coig! Electricity, that's what!...

Town’s first ‘micro-library’ is open for business

What goes best with a freshly brewed Equator Coffee and a treat from Baker Bob’s?  A great book, of course! The next time you stroll...

The Happiness Equation by Neil Pasricha – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice  Neil Pasricha is the  best selling author of the Book of Awesome Series which has sold over a million copies. His underlying...

Mrs. Liberty’s Party: a John Dunn story

(Published in the Almonte Gazette, Thursday, October 16, 1975) No, I’m not really tired, even though I’ve been on my feet for five hours today....
1...596061...98Page 60 of 98

FOLLOW US

millstonenews@gmail.com

Millstone News is a not-for-profit corporation and volunteer-run newspaper for the Mississippi Mills area. 

Publisher: Edith Cody-Rice; Proprietors: Edith Cody-Rice, Brent Eades. Head office: 43 Shepherd Street, Almonte

Learn More

Arts & Culture

Living

Science & Nature

Support Us

The Millstone is a volunteer-run  newspaper that does not accept paid advertising. We rely on donations to help cover operating costs. Won't you consider a small donation?




Copyright © The Millstone