Members of The Northern Loons swim club recently participated in their annual Swim-A-Thon at the New Liskeard Pool and Fitness Centre. The swimmers set many personal best times as they swam for two hours or completed 200 laps in less than two hours. Along the way they raised over
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Apollos reach Franco quarter-final
CASSELMAN (Special) – Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte Marie (ESCSM) competed at the annual Franco-Ontarien Boys Hockey Tournament in mid-April, reaching the playoff round.“Although losing out in the quarter-finals was disappointing, the kids played hard and represented ESCSM very well,” said coach Alex Bain.Held in Casselman April 15-17,
Grandmaster checks in with local chess kids
DISTRICT (Special) – Students from Haileybury to Hearst took part in a chess tournament in Kapuskasing April 2 that was open to all schools from the Conseil scolaire catholique de district des Grandes Rivières (CSCDGR).There were a total of 314 players, 31 coming from Haileybury’s Ecole catholique Ste-Croix,
HOP, SKIP AND RUN
About walkers, runners and strollers took to the streets of New Liskeard for an Easter weekend run. The event was organized by 2013 Harvest Queen Micah Ton as she prepared to head to the Miss North Ontario regional pageant. In the 5-kilometre event, the men’s winner was Jordan Desjardins,
Sport Shorts
I Had a DreamWhen Pierre de Coubertin said, “I had a dream” he created the International Olympic Committee (1894).He dreamt of changing the world of sport through the ideals of peace and brotherhood.For the most part his dream has been successful in bringing people
Sports Digest
WALKATHONThe 45th annual Walkathon for Community Living Temiskaming South takes place Saturday, May 3. There’s the smaller Little Foot Walk – a five-kilometre (km) route from English Catholic Central School (where everyone registers on the morning of the event) that takes participants from the school to Sunnyside Road
Straight from the hip
As the National Hockey League playoffs continue, criticism will always sneak its head into the mix whether on a referee’s call, a light or major suspension or anything that will give us something to talk about over a coffee or whatever.But the comment from HNIC’s Ron
Tuned out
Silver FM radio proposal deniedCOBALT/TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) --SilverFM proponent Lee Marshall issued a press release, that his application to operate a radio station based out of Cobalt has been denied.The statement of Canada Radio-television and Telecommunications Canada (CRTC) was recently received by Mr. Marshall.
BIKE SEASON
Spring has arrived and you won’t find any one more excited about the nice weather than bike riders. These energetic bike riding youth were riding around the New Liskeard beach area last Sunday doing tricks on their bikes. From the left in the front row are Nathan Beaulac, Jordan
POWERFUL EDUCATION
What makes an engine run? Understanding the basics is the premise of Small but Mighty Engines, a new 4-H club. Taking in a recent session at the New Liskeard Agricultural Research Station garage were, from left, Cole Sedore, 15, of Kerns, Aidan Durrant, 14, of Dymond and Brandon Margueratt,