Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter EARLTON - The Earlton Winterfest is ready to go with lots of fun for people of all ages.Activities will get underway Friday evening, February 9, continue through Saturday and wrap up Sunday morning.Earlton recreation committee council rep Jean Marc Boileau, who is also a member of the Earlton
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On-air fundraiser focusing on respiratory services
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A Temiskaming Hospital Foundation fundraiser this weekend is taking a deep breath.Pledges to the fourth annual CJTT Radiothon are earmarked for upgrades to the hospital’s pulmonary function testing lab.With respiratory issues a growing part of health care, hospital CEO Mike Baker describes the lab as
Bun Eckensviller recounts service at sea and at home
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter NEW LISKEARD - When you listen to Bun Eckensviller talk about the war years in the navy, you can almost feel the cold Atlantic Ocean water sloshing around your legs.The ocean, three miles deep in places, could churn up waves over 50 feet high, which could pick up
Girls Night Out returns
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – Looking for a break from the dark days of February?Girls Night Out is coming February 10 to Temagami.The musical evening, the eighth annual, provides a stage for well-known and emerging female performers from the Temagami area.This year’s line-up features fiddler, singer and step dancer Sam Depatie and
Cubs gear up for Kap and the playoffs
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – Finding a silver lining in a loss, Cub head coach Steve Polyblank hopes there’s a sign of some good fortune ahead.New Liskeard lost their last game of the Great North Midget League regular season 4-3 on February 2, but there was lots to inspire confidence
Midget tourney features 14 teams from across the North
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – Four local Midget hockey teams will vie for championships at the February 9-11 Tri-Town Toyota Midget Challenge tournament.“I'm quite excited for the weekend,” said convenor
Jamboree packed with players, coaches
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – The nets were short and the pucks, lightweight. There were no goalies, and no one kept track of the score.And the format drew some 160 Tyke-level players to the Englehart Minor Hockey Association (EMHA) Initiation Jamboree February 3.A fun day for Tykes has been held in
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Ups and downs
Parking in winter can be a challenge – snowbanks push vehicles away from sidewalks, sometimes drivers and passengers have to trudge over snowbanks when there’s no footpath shovelled through the snow.Now imagine you’re a driver with a handicap and you have to make your way over difficult terrain.Now imagine
Cooking as prayer
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter To say grace over a meal is, in part, to express gratitude for the food.Those who promote health also recommend paying attention to food as we eat it, and being aware of each mouthful and our bodies as we eat.Often, when I have time, I enjoy spending the