Dear Editor:Thank you ever so much for searching and finding the picture of Connelly’s Garage. I was especially pleased to see it enlarged. One lady did call me to ask for a photo as her father had worked there for many years.The strange thing was, the following
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Walkathon Weekend
47th annual fundraiser for Community Living on SaturdaySteven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Stepping ever so closer to the half-century mark, the Walkathon’s longevity shows no signs of coming to an end.“I feel the popularity of the ongoing Walkathon for the last 47 years is
POCKET PICKING
Devon Merkley, left, and Tyresse Batisse work on their defensive and offensive skills April 27 at the Haileybury Arena and Recreation Centre. The Tri-Town Lacrosse Association is back in business Tuesday and Wednesday evenings with Pee Wees, Bantams and Midgets learning the finer and, sometimes, grittier aspects of the
Teaching the teachers
Learning to pass along the basicsTEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A new course of action is available to teachers, coaches and recreation leaders looking to lend kids a hand with physical activity.Run Jump Throw Wheel (RJTW) is a national program coming to Temiskaming Shores later this month.Developed
Swim coach dies in motor-vehicle moose collision
Len LearTILDEN LAKE (Staff) – Len Lear, 63, the coach of the Temiskaming Northern Loons swim team, was killed Sunday night coming back from a meet with his team when the vehicle he was driving struck a moose on Highway 11 near Tilden Lake.Police say Mr.
DOUBLE THE FUN
The freedom and joy of riding a bicycle for the first time without training wheels is represented by the smiles of Englehart twins, six year-old Anna Black (left) and her sister Lauren Black who rode their bikes along Sixth Avenue on Sunday, May 1. (Staff photo by Sue Nielsen)
Temagami holding by-election to fill vacancy
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – Temagami voters will be casting ballots in a by-election after council failed to appoint any of the applicants for a vacant councillor seat.The by-election will be a first for Temagami, said Mayor Lorie Hunter earlier this week.The vacancy was created when
TDSS student reaches entrepreneurial finals
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – In an era of take-out and microwave dinners, a young entrepreneur says kids need to learn how to feed themselves.Sally Potter, a Grade 10 student at Timiskaming District Secondary School, envisions a series of weekly camps – covering such topics as gardening, grocery shopping
VITAL SERVICE
The Canadian Blood Services (CBS) hosted a blood donor clinic at Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) on Tuesday, April 26 from 1-7 p.m.. The goal for the clinic is 155 units, according to CBS Supervisor Heather Fantin. She said, “We always reach our goal here in this region.” Temiskaming
City plotting ’16 hardtop maintenance
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – As the snow disappears, the road maintenance season is ready to start.Temiskaming Shores will spend a little more than $925,000 to maintain asphalt roadways this year.The lion’s share of the budget, at $660,000, is allocated to resurfacing a stretch of Lakeshore Road North