Online voting begins for Harvest Queen at Miss North Ontario Pageant
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — People in the Temiskaming region can help the 2014-2015 Harvest Queen, Hannah Fedechko-Conroy, in her bid to seek the title of Miss North Ontario by voting online at www.missnorthontario.com or https://m.facebook.com/missnorthontario.The link will take you to an online page where the names
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Voice for Agriculture
Thousands take part in annual farm showDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – Chicks and calves, goats and lambs, and thousands of two-legged visitors took in this year’s farm show in Earlton.The two-day Earlton Farm Show drew an estimated 3,000 visitors, which is up about 500 from last
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Twenty Questions with Michele Rivard
This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with Earlton Recreation Committee member Michele Rivard.1. What is your full name? My name is Michele Lorraine
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Gem and Mineral show this Saturday
HAILEYBURY (Staff) -- For some it’s a fascination that defies reason.The earth’s gems of many descriptions, patterns, colours and hardness beckon with almost mystical magnetism.For others, the rocks are fun to buy and sell in a market that is based more on collecting than getting
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HIGH AND LOW
Big brother Jackson Dougall, 5, checked out the high shelves for hidden chocolates while little brother Jamison, 3, followed his progress and scanned the low shelves during the Easter Egg Hunt at the Haileybury branch of the Temiskaming Shores Public Library on Saturday, April 4. (Staff photo by Steven
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The sun in the east
[caption id="attachment_1022" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Reporter Darlene Wroe[/caption]At Easter time, I remember the morning light streaming out of the east when I was a child.It would light the back of the
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Twenty Questions with Graham Gambles
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with Temiskaming Rift Valley Global Geopark proponent Graham Gambles.1. What is your full name?Graham
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Franklin’s Lost Ships touch Temagami
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI -- A tale of mystery and exploration for Canada has a little flavour of home.David Laronde of Temagami is one of the background cast on Franklin’s Lost Ships which will appear on the CBC Nature of Things program Thursday evening, April 9 at
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BUILDING SURVIVAL SKILLS
It took a couple of days for kids at a March break day camp at the Elk Lake Eco Centre to construct winter shelters known as “quinzies.” But the results – as illustrated by builder Rebecca Morrow, 5, of Kerns – were cozy. (Staff photo by Diane Johnston)
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A father, a son, and a treasure
[caption id="attachment_1022" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Reporter Darlene Wroe[/caption]This spring marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Holland from Germany as the Second World War came to an end.My stepfather was
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