Karen Graham

Richmond

Writer at Freelance

Editor-at-Large at Digital Journal

Articles

The Tradition Continues

1 week ago | themillbrooktimes.ca | Karen Graham

By Paul Hayne, Vice President, Millbrook and District Lions ClubMillbrook and District Lions Club serves the breakfast at Centennial Place to the men members that are able to attend. This breakfast started about 15 years ago when the Lions Club decided on entertaining some of the male residents at Centennial Place. We have a long history with Centennial Place with fundraising, helping with their BBQ and sometimes sitting with them on a Saturday night watching a hockey game in their main room.
Harness Racing Season Opens May 17th

1 week ago | themillbrooktimes.ca | Karen Graham

This year, the weekly harness races at Kawartha Downs return to their traditional Saturday evening time slot, with a post time of 6pm. As always, admission and parking for these events is free. The seasonincludes18 race dates, wrapping up on September 20th. Horse racing is an exciting sport, dynamic business and a major contributor to the agricultural economy in Ontario.
Grow Your Own Produce at the Community Garden

1 month ago | themillbrooktimes.ca | Karen Graham

By Joanne RowlandFinally spring weather is here and we can start work in the Millbrook community garden. The garden is located next to the Old Millbrook School (where the library is)with a beautiful center flower garden looked after beautifully by some local volunteers. There are 12 individual plots that can be rented for $5 for the year and a large area where food is grown to donate to our local food share.
Earth Day Celebration

1 month ago | themillbrooktimes.ca | Karen Graham

When: April 22, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm2025-04-22T17:00:00-04:002025-04-22T19:00:00-04:00Where: Cavan Monaghan Community CentreTuesday, April 22nd from 5 to 7pm at the Cavan Monaghan Community Centre. Hosted by the township’s Sustainability Advisory Committee. the event features a repair café. Policy Regarding Letters to the EditorWe welcome the opinions of our readers in the form of letters to the editor.
Annual Kids Fishing Derby

1 month ago | themillbrooktimes.ca | Karen Graham

When: April 26, 2025 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pm2025-04-26T08:00:00-04:002025-04-26T13:00:00-04:00Saturday, April 26th from 8am to until 1pm at the Millbrook Pond at Needler’s Mill. Open to all kids 12 and under. Onsite registration of $5 includes a hot dog and juice box. Lions food trailer on site serving breakfast and lunch. Hosted by the Millbrook & District Lions Club in partnership with Trout Unlimited Millbrook.
Annual Easter Egg Hunt

1 month ago | themillbrooktimes.ca | Karen Graham

When: April 13, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm2025-04-13T14:00:00-04:002025-04-13T16:00:00-04:00Policy Regarding Letters to the EditorWe welcome the opinions of our readers in the form of letters to the editor. These must be no longer than 200 words and address a local issue, and include the writer’s name and address which must be local. Street addresses are not published. We do not publish 3rd party letters. Letters must be clear, polite and not include any personal attacks on individuals.
Mama G’s Mother’s Day Tea Auction and Raffle

Jun 12, 2024 | sdvoice.info | Karen Graham

By Karen Graham, Contributing Writer On May 25, 2024 at the beautiful El Camino Country Club, Ask Mama G hosted her sold-out annual Mother’s Day Tea during Memorial Day weekend. The table was set with beautiful mothers and daughters from San Diego County in support of the Rory Graham Jr. Foundation. The tea setting decor was designed by Linda Maynor. Chef Mr. Don prepared a charming menu that was delicious. This year’s entertainment was performed by Mr. J Boykin, the saxophonist.
What Loudoun students are up to

Apr 10, 2024 | loudountimes.com | Karen Graham

A group of Willard Middle School students have launched a fundraising campaign to help install a wheelchair accessible swing in a local park. Hanna Stolle, Gabriela Torres, Pareen Sandhu, Siri Gudi and Manasvi Theetla have named their project “Play 4 All.” They aim to raise $25,000 to purchase the swing for a newly constructed park in Sterling before their deadline of Dec. 24, which is when the equipment will be ordered.
Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Black Older Adults

Feb 1, 2024 | journals.healio.com | Karen Graham |Olimpia Paun

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Shake and Bops Botanical Cafe opens in downtown Leesburg

Dec 4, 2023 | loudountimes.com | Karen Graham

Downtown Leesburg has a new neighborhood coffee shop owned by the husband-and-wife team of Landey and Alexandra Patton. Shake and Bops Botanical Cafe, located at 19 Wirt Street SW, opened Nov. 13 in a space previously leased to District Hemp. Alexandra remembers when she lived in Italy in college, and she enjoyed the accessibility of local coffee shops. “We wanted to create that vibe for people in downtown Leesburg,” she said.