Spiritual journey through art
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Dreamy pastels and bursts of colour reminiscent of Northern landscapes light up the paintings by Temiskaming Shores artist Vanessa Herbert.Some feature birds, evoking her childhood memories of her grandfather who loved them, as well as horses.Others show flowers on a background
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TAG Celebrates
It’s 35 years and looking forward to many moreDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_6136" align="alignleft" width="150"] Former Temiskaming Art Gallery curator Lionel Venne will be one of the
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Hole lot of fun
Ice fishing on Lake Temiskaming during the winter months is a rite of passage for many locals. On Sunday, January 11, Haileybury resident Denis Gagnon and his dog, Kosto, were drilling holes in the ice just off the Haileybury marina as they prepared for a full day of
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Take our quiz on 2014
1. Of the 11 incorporated municipalities that had elections October 27 in The Temiskaming Speaker’s circulation area, how many had voter turnouts of over 50 per cent of the electorate?(a) None.(b) Three.(c) All of them.2. In January 2014, the Haileybury branch of the IODE disbanded.
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FUTURE ENTREPRENEURS
New Liskeard Public School (NLPS) students in Lindsay Hodgson’s Grade 4 and 5 class recently took part in the Northern Ontario Youth Entrepreneurship Create a Logo program targeting elementary students in Grades 3-6. Students participated in a competition identifying and naming a business opportunity they believe could work in
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Twenty Questions with Gerry Gooderham
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with Temagami-based photographer Gerry Gooderham.1. What is your full name?Gerald Richard Gooderham.2. Where were you born?I was born in North Bay, Ontario but grew up in Oakville
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Best of 20 Questions
Sue NielsenTWENTY QUESTIONS…A LOOK BACKThis edition of our Twenty Questions takes a look back at some of the more noteworthy quotes from people in our community. Everyone has an interesting story to tell about themselves or their lives. Those special quotes are from some of the
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The roots of our future
[caption id="attachment_1022" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Reporter Darlene Wroe[/caption]The year 2015 is upon us, and it’s a time of hope for the future, and a time of sharing of the past.Temiskaming has
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20 Questions with Santa Claus
This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with the jolly one himself, Santa Claus.Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter 1. What is your full name?For this purpose you can call me Santa Claus.2. Where were you born?Let’s just say, at
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Hundreds come for Bethlehem Walk
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_5847" align="alignleft" width="500"] Soldiers Cole Sedore of Kerns Township (left) and Patrick Reimer of Hudson Township (centre) guarded the gate of Bethlehem as visitors walked through
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