Twenty Questions with Mike Paquette
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with foster parent Mike Paquette. He talks about the important role foster families play in
UNVEILING THE PARADE
The Englehart and District Chamber of Commerce’s annual Unveiling of Christmas and the Parade of Lights drew hundreds of people to Englehart’s downtown core on Friday, November 21. Activities were held at the Royal Canadian Legion, the library and the museum, as well as local stores, but the big
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Christmas presence hits downtownTEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Anyone searching for a little Christmas spirit need venture no further than downtown New Liskeard.From November 27 through 30, the downtown will be holiday central, with streets turned over to music, family-friendly activities, food and unique shopping
What families want for Christmas
[caption id="attachment_1022" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Reporter Darlene Wroe[/caption]The Christmas season is just around the corner. It is one of the loveliest times of year. Yet, for me, it is also one of
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Robert Young: The North Shore (New Brunswick) RegimentSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_5502" align="alignleft" width="500"] Robert Young holds a string of service medals he earned during
Twenty Questions with Diane Armstrong
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with author/columnist Diane Belanger Armstrong. She has written a book called Mud, Muskeg & Mosquitoes chronicling the story of her pioneer grandmother during the early years of the Temiskaming region.1. What is your full name?Diane Elizabeth
My new New Liskeard neighbourhood
[caption id="attachment_1022" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Reporter Darlene Wroe[/caption]Newly moved back to New Liskeard from a neighbouring town, I will take the opportunity to extoll the virtues of this most populous community.The
Ms. Claybelt’s story
Turning heads at thirty years oldThrough breeding, the Holstein has changed through the years, and our Ms. Claybelt represents what the breed looked like at that time.Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES -- Here’s a little-known fact.Ms. Claybelt is actually a
Twenty Questions with Annie
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s inaugural Temiskaming Speaker’s Twenty Questions features an interview with the character Annie, (played by Carlee Ridley) from the musical called Annie being produced by Small Pond Entertainers at the Classic Theatre in Cobalt.1. Who is “Annie” and what
New thriller set in post-apocalyptic Cobalt
COLEMAN TOWNSHIP (Staff) -- Brit Griffin of Coleman Township has just launched a new novel set in post-apocalyptic Northern Ontario.Her story, titled The Wintermen, is said to be perhaps the first truly Northern. It provides “all the lawlessness and action of the Old West--with 100 per cent more