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NOCA U18 Curling Championships a clean sweep

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Sixteen of the best young curling teams from across Northern Ontario were swept up in the action at the Horne Granite Curling Club March 8-11.The occasion was the U18 Boys and Girls Northern Ontario Curling Association (NOCA) Championships.The playdowns began Thursday evening, March 8, when

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Wilsons win NOHA in convincing style

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor SUDBURY – Looking to be the top dogs, the Wilson Chevrolet Buick GMC Atoms proved to be best in show at the Tournament of Champions last weekend.The Puckhounds competed March 9-11 at the Northern Ontario Hockey Association (NOHA) A-level championship in Sudbury.Wilsons won three of four round robin

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Eberts qualify for provincial championship

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor HEARST – Teams, and coaches in particular, will often say that getting into a championship through the back door is never as satisfying as earning it with a win.But the Eberts Welding Bantams have a chance to prove they deserve their opportunity.The Puckhounds dominated the round robin at

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Ups and downs

• Thumbs up to all of the local hockey teams competing at their respective Northern Ontario Hockey Association tournaments and all those involved in league playoffs.The kids are more than all right, whether they win or lose. They’re having fun and learning the sport and making their families proud of

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The unsporting life

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter So, I ended up watching some of the Olympics. I marvelled at the grace of the figure skaters, the strength of the skiers...heck, the coordination and flexibility of the curlers.Athletics were never my strong suit.I was forced by loving parents to take figure skating. I hated every minute

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Hidden Treasure a bounty for animal rescuers

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES— The proceeds generated from a second hand store in New Liskeard will help to create a new pet rescue centre in the South Temiskaming region.Hidden Treasure, located in the old Grayd’s Home Furniture across from the Chamber office, opened for business January 20.The idea for the

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Trades training benefits students and businesses

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — A classroom can easily be a shop floor.A dual credit, cooperative learning program has students at Ecole secondaire catholic Sainte-Marie (ESCSM) taking part in a Level One Welding and Manufacturing course at Nor-Arc Steel Fabricators welding business in Earlton.“For this year’s program we have 11

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Good Old Days festival proposed in Cobalt

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - The Cobalt and Coleman Lions Club is proposing to host a Good Old Days Festival September 8 in Cobalt.The concept was put before council at its committee-of-the-whole meeting Tuesday, March 6.The proposal is not yet official as consideration is given to whether the event could be

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