Dear Editor:The Little Claybelt Museum is researching the life of Mr. M. F. Cook, agricultural representative in Temiskaming from 1930-1964.We have a fairly complete story of his work and involvement in the agricultural life of Temiskaming. However, we are unable to find much about his birth, place
Dear Editor:Northdale Manor is a non-profit retirement home in Temskaming Shores. A massive fund-raising campaign, involving many people in our communities who worked together tirelessly, raised the money needed to build this much needed facility. As well, an enormous contribution from Mr. Peter Grant and some monies from
Dear Editor:With an attitude of gratitude we wish to convey appreciation to those responsible for the recent events that contributed to an abundance of food and financial support for our Food Bank: the most recent being The Speaker’s Spring Food Drive, the Earlton Farm Show, Curves Food Drive,
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES -- A new local history paperback has just been published highlighting the fascinating person of Father Charles Paradis who was active in the area’s history around the turn of the century.The book, titled Le Pére Paradis, Missionnaire Colonisateur, is written by Daniéle Lacasse
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – As tax season wraps up, a volunteer tax return service is tallying its receipts.The Community Volunteer Income Tax Program is a free service offered by trained volunteers and open to people with modest incomes and relatively straightforward returns.This year, volunteers processed almost 1,000
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – SweetGrass describes itself as “a bluegrass band with an edge.”Audiences can judge for themselves when the southern Ontario trio drops by Bear Island and Temagami May 24-25.SweetGrass’ members have decades of experience as musicians and on stage.They include Ginny McIlmoyle of Cobourg, Al
DISTRICT (Staff) – It’s that time of year when local residents wonder and ponder the date of the official ice break-up of Lake Temiskaming. Many in the region felt with a clingy winter that this would be the year we would set a new lake break-up record, but such
Meet celebrates memory of coach and educatorSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_2800" align="alignleft" width="500"] There were also some field events taking place at TDSS during the Zubyck Memorial Relay meet. Kalisha Reibling, a Grade
NORTH BAY (Staff) – Two well-known figures in local minor hockey accustomed to presenting awards were on the receiving end at the recent NOHA year-end banquet.“Rick Barron attended with the thought that he was going to present a surprise award to Fred Burrows and Fred thought he was
Rewarding failureHey Toronto Maple Leafs management, listen up…your fans know what they want.They want a team that makes it to the playoffs at year’s end and can legitimately compete for the Stanley Cup.Last week Leafs General Manager Dave Nonis announced he will be bringing back Randy
