CHICKADEE CONSERVATIONIST
This black-capped chickadee is oblivious to the cold weather as it happily flitted about near a bird feeder along Portage Bay Road in Coleman Township recently. Chickadees can actually lower their body temperature in a controlled manner allowing the bird to conserve its hourly metabolic exposure when outside temperatures
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Love that CAT Scan
Radiothon to benefit Temiskaming Hospital CAT Scan FoundationSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — People in the Temiskaming region need only pick up a telephone to support the ongoing operational costs of the Temiskaming Hospital CAT Scan machine during a special radiothon Valentine’s Day fundraiser.Computed tomography scanner, CT
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Twenty Questions with Isabelle Ouellet
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s “Twenty Questions” features an interview with the New Liskeard Collége Boréal’s Campus Director, Isabelle Ouellet.1. What is your full name? Isabelle Ouellet.2. Where were you born? Laverlochère, Québec.3. What is your position with Collège Boréal? Director,
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HANDIWORK
A Ukrainian folk tale involving a lost mitten inspired art at the Ontario Early Years Centre in Haileybury. On a recent visit that focused on family literacy awareness, 17-month-old Heather, with a little help from mom Crystal Malick of Cobalt, tried painting with a mitten. (Staff photo by Diane
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Twenty Questions with Timothy Willard
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with Timiskaming District Secondary School student math champion Timothy Willard.1. What is your full name?Timothy Glen Willard.2. Where were you born?New Liskeard.3. What award did you recently receive?Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest School
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Earlton carnival offering “Frozen” fun
EARLTON (Staff) – Whether weather conditions live up to the “Frozen” theme of this year’s winter festival in Earlton remains to be seen.But the event’s schedule is designed to keep carnival-goers warm.The 2015 festival, sponsored by the Earlton Lions and the Earlton recreation committee, runs February 6
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Twenty Questions with Diane Bailey
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with Northern Acres Equine and Animal Sanctuary owner Diane Bailey.1. What is your full name?Dianne Deidre Bailey.2. Where were you born?I was born in a small village, now a small town, called Normandy. The
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PPKS presents Clip!
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — Children in the Temiskaming region can shake off the cold of January with warm laughter when they take in the upcoming Pied Piper Kidshow (PPKS) Clip! this coming Thursday, January 29 at the Classic Theatre in Cobalt, beginning at 6:45 p.m.PPKS is
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Seed’s latest offers Dreams and Memories
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – When Albert Seed released a CD 15 years ago, he figured it would be his one and only.Over the years, the Temiskaming Shores man occasionally considered another recording project.But he’d pretty much given up the idea until he received a
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Twenty Questions with Ruth Shepherdson
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with the Great North Midget League statistician/treasurer, Ruth Shepherdson.1. What is your full name? Ruth Elsie Shepherdson (Tucker).2. Where were you born? New Liskeard .3.
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