"With lots of luck, we may not get snow in June and July!"
Taking note
by Diane JohnstonFACE. Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge. Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle. Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles’ Father.The phrases sound like code – but not to any piano student.They’re mnemonic devices to remember treble clef notes and the order of sharps and flats in a key
Closing ceremony held for Chee Chee art exhibition
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — All good things come to an end and so it is with the Temiskaming Art Gallery (TAG) Benjamin Chee Chee art exhibition.The show of the Temagami Ojibway artist’s works will officially close on April 20.A
PCs name Timiskaming-Cochrane candidate
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – With a provincial election less than two months away, a Progressive Conservative candidate has been named in Timiskaming-Cochrane.Margaret Williams, who lives on Bain Lake about 15 kilometres north of Sturgeon Falls, was acclaimed the party’s candidate last week.In an April 12 news release, Ontario PC leader
City and youth benefit from Youth Advisory Committee
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Youth are putting forth ideas and finding their voice by participating in a City of Temiskaming Shores Youth Advisory Committee (YAC).“The City cares about the ideas and opinions of youth,” said City of Temiskaming Shores superintendent of community services Jeff Thompson.“We were looking for more
Gangue-sters hold 35th annual event
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter HAILEYBURY —The sparkle of polished quartz, samples of Cobalt bloom, jagged purple amethyst and gemstones of every hue.It all attracted hundreds of rock hounds and people interested in gems and minerals to the Gangue-sters Rock and Mineral Club’s 35th annual
Transit committee appealing funding limitations
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES/COBALT - There are some "fairly strict limitations" on a ten-year federal and provincial funding grant for Temiskaming Transit, says Cobalt Mayor Tina Sartoretto.The transit committee will be appealing the restrictions to be able to apply the annual $220,000 to the local needs ($2.25 million over ten
Hamilton driver facing charges
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A Hamilton man faces charges after a recent vehicle stop on Highway 11 in Coleman Township.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say officers stopped a vehicle at about 1 p.m. March 23.A 38-year-old Hamilton man was charged under the Highway Traffic Act with speeding, one to 49 kilometres
Patient numbers and case severity are factors
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Long waits in the emergency department “are frustrating,” acknowledged Mike Baker, chief executive officer at Temiskaming Hospital.But Baker said a number of factors – including the number of people seeking care, the severity of their conditions, and the hospital’s own space availability – affect wait