Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Leaves fall, Halloween costumes are put away, and the packing of shoeboxes begins.Later this month, shoeboxes crammed with school supplies, toys, hygiene items and good wishes will be delivered to centres across Canada as part of Operation Christmas Child.They’ll then
Monthly Archives: November 2015
Pampering for a cause
Temagami Spa Day raises funds for Community Cancer Care programSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI — A fun day of pampering at the Temagami Legion had a serious side when a cheque for $600 was turned over to the Community Cancer Care (CCC) program on Wednesday, October 28 at
Unveiling this Saturday
New book details WW II veterans’ storiesDISTRICT (Staff) — The Temiskaming Speaker is pleased to announce the publication of our Survivor Diaries book. It is a compilation of previously published Speaker articles featuring 59 Second World War veterans’ stories.Between 1939 and 1945, over 1.1 million Canadians served
Cobalt welcomes agent Perry to the downtown
Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter COBALT - Buying and selling property in Cobalt just became a whole lot easier.Coldwell Banker real estate agent Perry Wuest officially opened his new branch office above the post office in downtown Cobalt on October 29.“I just felt that now the timing was
From silver to gold
Englehart Masonic Lodge celebrates 100th anniversaryDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- Dignitaries from across Ontario gathered in Englehart Saturday, October 24 to celebrate 100 years of the Masonic brotherhood in the community.Men from all walks of life, many of them municipal and business leaders, gathered to observe
Family interview
The video-taped story of Graydon Fielder during WW IISue Nielsen Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_10152" align="alignleft" width="201"] This is a photo of Private Graydon Fielder in
STRETCH APPEAL
Randy Beauchamp, left, and Tyler Williams of the Saints both made diving attempts to return a ball during a Senior Boys volleyball game against Englehart High on October 28. Timiskaming District Secondary School hosted a qualifying tournament that day. The host Saints defeated Englehart 25-11 and 25-18 in this
Lions hockey – Full-game efforts needed to get in win column
Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The Lions may be last in their eight-team league, but their coach finds a lot to like about the team so far.New Liskeard is in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue Hyundai Midget BB League and they’ve got 10 points after 10 games.“To get
Straight from the hip
Just what is the future of the Toronto Argonauts in Toronto, let alone the Canadian Football League, is the latest million-dollar question.As a longtime Argo fan who attended at least one Grey Cup game at Exhibition Stadium where it was pouring down heavy rain, former Ontario Premier Bill Davis
Sport Shorts
Thank you AlexIt is so wrong that the Toronto Blue Jays have parted ways with general manager extraordinaire Alex Anthopoulos.This was perhaps the biggest bombshell to hit the sporting news circuit last week.And on the heels of Anthopoulos being named Major League Baseball’s Executive of