Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — After a long cold winter in Temiskaming, March brings the warm sounds of James Hill and his ukelele magic to the Classic Theatre, Thursday, March 12 (beginning at 6:45 p.m.) as part of the Pied Piper Kidshow series.Mr. Hill’s type of entertainment
Monthly Archives: March 2015
TDSS band earns gold ticket to TO
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – Timiskaming District Secondary School’s senior concert band is going national.The band scored gold at the recent Northern Ontario Music Festival in Sudbury.“The big win earns our band an invitation to perform at the national level – MusicFest Canada,” said band director Gail Menard
Provincial aid to replace culvert
EARLTON (Staff) – Armstrong Township will proceed with the repair of a collapsed culvert, thanks to more than $200,000 in provincial funding.A large culvert on Honey Road collapsed last year, forcing the closure of the road and a lengthy detour for motorists and farmers.Installing an insert proved
Learning about Elk Lake life
ELK LAKE (Staff) – Gazing out the window led to a field trip and a better understanding of the community’s largest employer for a group of Elk Lake Public School students.Students in junior and senior kindergarten and Grade 1 visited the Eacom mill in Elk Lake February 19.
Spruce Drive reconstruction beginning
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – Reconstruction of the main street in Temagami North will get underway this summer.Temagami has been allocated for $1.67 million for the replacement of water and sanitary sewer mains on Spruce Drive.The existing infrastructure is relatively new.It was installed in the
Englehart High School HONOUR ROLL
ENGLEHART (Staff-special) – The following is Englehart High School’s (EHS) Honour Roll for Semester 1, Term 2 (Final) for the marking period ending January 30, 2015, for full-time students.According to information sent to The Speaker from EHS “As per District School Board Ontario North East Senior Administration level
Cross-Country Championship
Nordic Ski Club welcomes young provincial skiersSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP – For the second consecutive year, young skiers from across Ontario will hit their stride at the Temiskaming Nordic Ski Club (TNSC).The Coleman Township facility is expecting up to 150 cross-country participants for the
Semi sweep
Cubs take Timmins in three, get ready for next roundSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – North Bay or Sault Ste. Marie?Trappers or Thunderbirds?Whomever the New Liskeard Cubs face in the league final, the team’s overall approach needs to be basically the same.“Both North Bay and
Pedersens heading to NOHA after NEOHA split
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) - The Pedersen Pee Wee Puckhounds had a busy weekend starting with a Team Building extravaganza at the Bailey farm/Belle Vallee rink on Saturday, February 28.On Sunday, March 1, the Hounds closed out the regular season of the North Eastern Ontario Hockey Association (NEOHA) Pee
Rotary in Powassan for Pee Wee playdowns
Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Six teams will vie for the NOHA Pee Wee C title this weekend, including the Temiskaming Shores Rotary Puckhounds.The Northern Ontario Hockey Association (NOHA) Tournament of Champions takes place March 6-8 in Powassan.Rotary is looking to conclude a great season