Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Anne Fraboni will be retiring from the Cobalt Mining Museum after 26 years of service as the museum’s curator.Ms. Fraboni said she began working at the museum after her son went away to school and “I needed something to do.”The Cobalt
DISTRICT (Staff) — The ice is now gone from the largest body of water in this region -- Lake Temiskaming -- and our local lake watcher concurs with the day it left the lake.The Temiskaming Speaker contacted Haileybury lakeside resident Paul Gordon for his take on when the
Gordon Brock Speaker Editor [gallery ids="12461,12463,12465"]COBALT – In a ceremony that was part militaristic, part spiritual, and part historic, the First World War Colours of the Algonquin Regiment were placed and consecrated at the Bunker Military Museum on Saturday, May 7.In an earlier previously published interview with
Walkathon chugs along in its 47th yearSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter [gallery ids="12475,12469,12468"]TEMISKAMING SHORES – As the Walkathon approaches its fiftieth anniversary, one constant has been the mix of newcomers with veteran participants.On May 7 there was Nicole Daviau of Earlton, a participant since childhood who once again was
[caption id="attachment_6033" align="alignleft" width="132"] Mike McArthur[/caption]Finally, after all the bellyaching, thinking there was never a light at the end of the tunnel and life just isn’t fair, the Toronto Maple
Grade 9 runner Morgan Dufresne and her Timiskaming District Secondary School teammates hosted the annual Gord Zubyck Memorial Relay Track Meet May 4. Sixteen elementary and secondary schools from as far away as Timmins participated on Wednesday. (Staff photo by Steven Larocque)
Len Lear[caption id="attachment_2760" align="alignleft" width="125"] Sue NielsenReporter[/caption]It was with profound sadness that we learned last week that longtime Northern Loons Swim Club coach Len Lear had died in a vehicle
YOUTH SLO-PITCHRegistration for the Rural Youth Mixed Slo-Pitch League will conclude Wednesday, May 11, on the City of Temiskaming Shores’ website. Age groups are T-Ball aged 5 to 7, 8-10, 11-13 and 14-17. All ages are as of January 1, 2016. Anyone interested in coaching or umpiring can
Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Here’s some fun with math: what do you get when you add 300, 350, 400, 450 and 500?If you’re Fern Boucher, it all comes up to 77.That’s how old he became May 3 and those are the weights (in pounds,
