Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The New Liskeard Lions Club Dragon Boat Festival, scheduled to take place this coming Saturday, July 9 along the New Liskeard waterfront has been cancelled.Information in a press release this week from the Lions Club says the 10th Dragon Boat Festival
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Old school memories
The old school bell, which had formerly beckoned the children of S.S. (School Section) #2 Hilliard School, was on display outside the Hilliardton Community Hall during the Hilliard Schools Reunion Saturday, July 2. Pictured here with the bell are two of the organizers of the event: Hilliard Township Councillor
Farewell Bikers Reunion
As the last motorcycle rumbled out of the region and the tears were all wiped dry, the reality has set in.The July long weekend New Liskeard Bikers Reunion was something special indeed.We all knew it and maybe we were less than prepared to say
From the Editor’s Desk
School DazeWith the final Bikers Reunion and the Canada Day weekend in the books, let’s look at two other rather notable events that occurred in our area this past week but might have slipped under the radar.HILLIARD SCHOOLS REUNIONThere was a reunion July 2
Letter of the Week
Will miss the Bikers ReunionDear Editor:I just finished reading the paper (Speaker issue of June 28) and I must say tears came to my eyes just thinking this year will be the last (of the Bikers Reunion).I remember how good the volunteers were to us when
Twenty Questions with Melanie McLaren Joyal
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with Camp Mighty President/Director Melanie McLaren Joyal.1. What is your full name?
The music and art of Temiskaming
HAILEYBURY (Staff) -- The beautiful setting of the Haileybury Harbourfront will be the scene of the Temiskaming Art Gallery’s second year of its Art in the Park series.Part of the two-year Art, Myth and Memory project supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the Art in the Park is
EHS VIRTUE AWARD
Winners of the 2015-16 Englehart High School Virtue Award were, from the left, Cole Young, Rodney McCallum, Sam Stevenson and Mitchell Shortt. (Supplied photo)
Excitement growing for new farmers’ market
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter EVANTUREL TOWNSHIP -- Organizers are busy putting the final touches on readying the Evanturel and District Harvest to Home Market for its first day Saturday, July 23.Successive farmers’ markets will be held on Highway 11 just outside the Town of Englehart, next door to
Highway 11 Vendors Market opens in Coleman Township
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP — It’s all about variety and value.And variety mixed in with a healthy dose of value is what you get when you shop at the newly opened Highway 11 Vendors Market, located along Highway 11 in Coleman Township