NORTH BAY (Staff) – Two well-known figures in local minor hockey accustomed to presenting awards were on the receiving end at the recent NOHA year-end banquet.“Rick Barron attended with the thought that he was going to present a surprise award to Fred Burrows and Fred thought he was
Monthly Archives: May 2014
Sport Shorts
Rewarding failureHey Toronto Maple Leafs management, listen up…your fans know what they want.They want a team that makes it to the playoffs at year’s end and can legitimately compete for the Stanley Cup.Last week Leafs General Manager Dave Nonis announced he will be bringing back Randy
Straight from the Hip
So you want to be a head coach or even an assistant coach for a pro sports team someday? Think again!The days of Punch, Shero, Ditka and Sparky plus current Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau are all but over. No, you can’t think for one minute that today’s players,
Sports Digest
TRI-TOWN SOCCERThe Tri-Town Soccer Club season will be delayed by a week due to poor field conditions. The 10-week 2014 campaign will begin Tuesday, May 27. Players can expect a phone call from their coaches starting Wednesday, May 21, to inform them of their first games.
The Speaker – May 14, 2014
Weekender – May 02, 2014
We head to the provincial polls June 12
Gordon Brock Speaker Editor DISTRICT – Week One of the 41st general election in the Province of Ontario officially begins this week. Temiskaming voters will join their counterparts across the province in selecting a new government for the province on June 12.Last Friday, May 2, Ontario Liberal Premier Kathleen
Incumbent John Vanthof
NDP to focus on “pocketbook issues”Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Ontarians heading to the polls will face “very different visions of the province,” says Temiskaming’s incumbent New Democrat MPP.The contrast is starkest between New Democrats and Progressive Conservatives, said MPP John Vanthof as he prepared for