DISTRICT (Special) – Every year, the Northeastern Catholic District School Board recognizes two graduating students at each school with special awards.At English Catholic Central in New Liskeard, the board presented the Catholic Christian Values Award to Olivia Vander Meer.The Academic Excellence and Leadership Award went to Sarah
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Last school bus run
Driver retires after 48 years at the wheelDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter KERNS – After almost half a century behind the wheel of a big yellow school bus, Jim Runnalls is turning in his keys.The Kerns Township driver, who celebrated his eightieth birthday in May, has retired after
From the Editor’s Desk
The final rideVarious communities in Temiskaming will be staging Canada Day events July 1. However the focal point throughout the district this long weekend is the New Liskeard Bikers Reunion as a few weeks back chief organizer Barry Phippen said this 2016 version of the event would be
Falling out of time
People are amazing.[caption id="attachment_11944" align="alignleft" width="211"] Darlene Wroe[/caption]Like finely tuned machines, organic and miraculous, reaching levels both realized and untapped, people function singly and in groups to attain heights perhaps even they
Twenty Questions with Martin Maillé
TDSS bands end year on high note
[caption id="attachment_12924" align="alignleft" width="500"] Pictured above are winners of medallions recognizing success in the Grade 9 and 10 music program at TDSS – from left, Jarod Hillman, Kelsey Huet, Jessica Amyot, Justin Mackewn,
Lights spark debate in Cobalt
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Cobalt chief administrative officer Candice Bedard has been directed by council to contact the administrators of the Save On Energy program to determine whether they would be willing to donate back to the town traditional-style streetlights that were originally installed as part of
Kerns Public schooled in breakfast nutrition
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter KERNS – Do you want hash browns with your scrambled eggs? How about a waffle?For two days each week, students at Kerns Public School are offered a buffet of breakfast favourites prepared by volunteers.On the other three days, a breakfast bin of grab-and-go
Increases for ratepayers
Cobalt passes its 2016 budgetDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Cobalt council passed its 2016 budget at its regular council meeting Wednesday, June 22.This year’s budget will mean the tax levy to the ratepayers will be $477,928. This is an increase of 14.14 per cent from 2015,
Honing creative writing skills
HAILEYBURY (Staff) -- Retiring English teacher Lee Merrifield will be adding his passion and experience to the Ghost of the Hardy Boys Short Story Contest committee.Mr. Merrifield, who is retiring from Englehart High School, will be bringing 48 years of experience teaching young people to write, to express