Last weekend two teams from the Horne Granite Youth Program competed in a Youth Challenge at the Idylwylde Golf and Country Club in Sudbury. There was a competitive Group and a Developmental Group with two divisions each. Both youth teams were entered into the development group which allowed coaches to
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Haileybury club hosting annual skating competitionTEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – One of the oldest traditions in Northeastern Ontario skating comes to the Haileybury Arena and Recreation Centre on the weekend.The James Bay Competition (JBC) begins Friday, January 31, and runs through to Sunday, February 2.The Haileybury Figure Skating Club is hosting
Minor hockey
I was at the Haileybury arena this past weekend taking in the Novice/Atom Temiskaming Shores Minor Hockey Association (TSMHA) House League tournament.Minor hockey engages hundreds of Temiskaming youth, volunteer coaches, administrators and parents.It was enjoyable to see the enthusiasm of the boys and girls of that age group.They bounded off
Straight from the hip
Some call it just a hoax or a threat that is not for real, but after the Boston Marathon tragedy last year and the attacks at the 1972 Olympics in Munich by deranged terrorists, who can any of us trust any longer, anywhere in the world, as long as these
Matachewan rink receives donation
MATACHEWAN (Supplied/Staff) -- The Matachewan outdoor skating rink has received a $1,500 donation from CLAC (Christian Labour Association of Canada) as part of the union’s Building Communities Together program.The funding will help finance upgrades to the building to make it more accessible for residents with disabilities and more viable so
Volunteer earns on-the-job honours
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Public service has led to a public works designation for a New Liskeard man.George Dukovac has been named Temiskaming Shores’ first honourary member of the public works department.Armed with garbage bags and work gloves, Mr. Dukovac is often spotted combing New Liskeard’s streets and parks
NEOFACS launches new brand and logo
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — The Children’s Aid agency of Northeastern Ontario has rebranded itself with a colourful new logo and website designed to inspire a positive outlook and to make it easier for the public to understand what they do.
Much loved Englehart doctor dies
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- Englehart and area residents, as well as others throughout the Temiskaming area, are saddened at the passing of long-time Englehart doctor Michael King.Dr. King died at the Kingston General Hospital Thursday, January 23, 2014 at the age of 85 years.He is well remembered in the Englehart
Haileybury IODE: End of an era
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — After 90 years of continuous service and longstanding commitment to the communities in Temiskaming, the IODE Haileybury Chapter members regrettably announce they have disbanded.In a news release, IODE President Elizabeth Bishop outlined the reasons and regrets why the women’s organization has had to cease operations.“It