Temiskaming Hospital Foundation fundraising committee co-chair Denis Lacroix, from left, thanked the family of the late Beverly-Ann Boros – represented by her husband Ali Khani, brother Frank Boros and sister Lorrie Boros – for their support. The family is funding the creation of a hospice palliative care suite at
Monthly Archives: November 2016
For the birds
Hilliardton Marsh hosting social/silent auction fundraiser this weekendSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Birds of a feather, or people interested in nature and birding, will likely flock together this coming weekend when the Hilliardton Marsh Research and Education Centre (HMREC) hosts a social/silent auction at Ali’s
“Survivor Diaries” details WW II veteran’s stories
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — As Remembrance Day is upon us, The Temiskaming Speaker’s book called “Survivor Diaries” features 56 World War II veterans’ stories.Between 1939 and 1945, over 1.1 million Canadians served in the army, navy, and air forces contributing significantly to the Allied efforts
Bump it up
High school sports sees NEOAA gold for SaintTEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Area student athletes have been keeping busy on several fronts close to home and far afield with a NEOAA gold medal thrown into the mix.CROSS-COUNTRYRunners from Englehart High School (EHS) and Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS)
National Exposure
Local girls play in elite tournament in ReginaSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – From the Puckhounds to provincial players, Kristen Siermachesky and Tristyn Elford are skating in ever wider circles.The two locals have been selected to play on Team Ontario Blue in Regina, Saskatchewan, November 9-13 at
Sports Shorts
World Seriesby Sue NeilsenWasn’t that one of the best, most exciting, World Series you’ve ever seen?I mean the series ended with a bang and Game 7 was everything you would want in a championship game. It didn’t matter what had occurred beforehand, it all came down to one
Pedersens win La Sarre double header
LA SARRE, QUE. (Special) – The Pedersen Pee Wee A Puckhounds won a pair of games on Sunday, November 6, in La Sarre, Quebec.PEDERSENS 3 LA SARRE 2 (SO)Game one went to a shootout, the fourth time in six games so far for the Hounds in Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Welders win three of four on the weekend
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) - The depleted and battered Ebert Welding Bantam Puckhounds took to Highway 11 for the dreaded four-game weekend in Hearst and Kapuskasing November 5-6, coming home successfully with six points.The Hounds called upon the services of their affiliates Noah Miller and Riley Bilodeau to bolster
Nordic News
By Lynn Gibson, TNSC MemberWe can’t beat the weather so far this fall. What a beautiful weekend we just experienced! Let’s hope it lasts a little longer and then we receive a whole whack of snow very quickly so that we can start to ski the trails at
Straight from the Hip
Yogi Berra’s memorable quote, “It ain’t over till it’s over,” summed up the seventh game of the exciting 2016 World Series which saw the Chicago Cubs come from behind to win their first championship in 108 years over an excellent Cleveland Indians ball club.In fact, looking at the