ON THE TRAIL
It was a bit chilly May 19, but some Timiskaming District Secondary students walked the STATO trail to Haileybury. The walkathon was a fundraiser for a transitional learning community class trip to Science North and Dynamic Earth in Sudbury in June. Among the walkers – who raised more than
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Twenty Questions with Helene Culhane
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with The Temiskaming Shores & Area Chamber of Commerce
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Rhyme and reason
Poet Marsha Barber of Toronto (left) returned to the South Temiskaming area again this year to bring poetry to the classroom in area schools. She was at Timiskaming District Secondary School on Thursday, May 21. Pictured here with her are students (from left): Joshua Levéille, Jerod Cecchini and Patrick
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Twenty Questions with Melissa Maloney
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with Festival des Follies Franco-Fun Star Franco Event winner Mélissa Maloney.1. What is
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Regional cookbook a feast for the eyes and palate
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – When Pierre Belanger began raising buffalo in 1972, he never imagined that he’d one day be featured in a cookbook.But recipes for bison stew, Belanger-style, and bison loin can be found in Tout l’monde à table!The 290-page, full-colour cookbook features
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Annual poetry festival in Cobalt
COBALT (Staff) -- The eighth annual Spring Pulse Poetry Festival is already underway and residents of area seniors’ homes as well as the patients of the Temiskaming Hospital have already been enjoying the musical sounds and words of poets.Some area schools are also being introduced to poetry again
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TSR Film Festival this weekend
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — If you enjoy both hilarity and riveting drama in film making, then this weekend’s Temiskaming Screening Room (TSR) Film Festival is for you.TSR Coordinator Drew Gauley has an exciting lineup of films on tap Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24
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TDSS band hits golden note
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special/Staff) – Timiskaming District Secondary School’s senior concert musicians turned in a golden performance at a national competition.The senior concert band earned the recognition at the forty-third annual MusicFest Canada, held in Toronto last week.“The students performed beautifully and represented our school and area in a
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FOUR-WHEEL MINI DRIVE
A Sunday drive for Chris Duffney meant a trip to Pete’s Dam Park with a remote control Wraith 4x4. He assembled the mini off-roader himself and, given its large battery, can send it scrambling through mud and over rocks for a couple of hours. (Staff photo by Diane Johnston)
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Time for tea
Bunker Military Museum Mother’s Day Tea visitors were whisked back in time to another era Saturday, May 9. Set amid artifacts and memorabilia from war years, with nostalgic piano tunes, guests enjoyed tea and treats made from century-old recipes. Pictured here as servers are, from left: Gary Bigelow, Ann
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