GONE FISHIN’
Audrey Williamson, 6, of Cobalt, at left, was joined by Kenna Dessureault, 4, of New Liskeard and Tyrin Williamson, 8, of Cobalt at a fishing hole in Teck Prospect Park. (Staff photo by Diane Johnston)
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Perennial showstopper
Festival of flowers a blooming 60Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter [gallery ids="9409,9410,9412"]ENGLEHART – As exhibitors and organizers prepared for the Festival of Flowers’ opening, torrential rains battered gardens.But veteran exhibitors were prepared.“I picked mine on the morning of the day before,” said Eileen Fisher, a
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GROWING UP
Jeff Warner of Aidie Creek Gardens in Chamberlain Township held an open house Sunday, August 23. He said 166 people came by to get a view of his giant vegetables, in particular this pumpkin which, on this day, was 1,201 pounds with a girth of about 184 inches. A
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The enchanted fort
Through the Temiskaming Art Gallery’s Junior Artists’ Colony, my youngest nephew had an opportunity last week to visit Fort Temiscamingue south of Ville-Marie.He loved it so much, he was trying to tell me all the stories he had heard while on the tour at the fort.Wanting to
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Twenty Questions with Chris Draper
[caption id="attachment_9403" align="alignleft" width="300"] Chris Draper (right) clowning with the Boss, Scott Holiday of Rival Sons in France. (Supplied photo)[/caption]Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions
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Catching Critters
The Hilliardton Marsh Research and Education Centre (HMREC) held a Hummingbird Garden Party Saturday, August 15. One of the activities offered was critter catching. From the left searching for critters such as frogs, water beetles, spiders, dragonflies, leeches etc. near the water’s edge are eleven year-old Alliyah Kidd (in
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Twenty Questions with Calvin Chartrand
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with 2015-2016 New Liskeard Cub Captain Calvin Chartrand.1. What is your full
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Kids invited to a Night at the Museum
COBALT (Staff) -- A Night At The Museum with a 24-hour program of fun is being planned at the Bunker Military Museum in Cobalt beginning Saturday, August 22. The events will get underway at 5 p.m. Saturday evening, and continue until 5 p.m. Sunday, August 23.Children 8 to
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Art exhibition explores the Dance of Colour
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- An exhibition exploring colour and rhythm is now on display at the Englehart and Area Historical Museum and will continue until Sunday, August 23.Artist Julia Cheng Van Dine of Haileybury has been painting throughout her life, and is now exhibiting her most
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COUNTRY CHARM
Cindy Carl had the crowd dancing at the seventeenth annual Countryfest music festival at Sutton Bay Park recently. The event welcomed close to a dozen acts to the outdoor stage and the campground was packed with visitors for the weekend. (Staff photo by Steven Larocque)
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