First annual Silver Nugget Race winner
COBALT (Staff) -- The Cobalt Mining Museum’s first Great Cobalt Silver Nugget Race took place Saturday, August 23.Museum manager Anne Fraboni says the museum board hopes to make the event an annual one.There were 347 tickets sold at $10 each for this first event which saw silver
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Fun at Englehart Fall Fair September 5-7
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — The 2014 Englehart Fall Fair’s theme is a place “Where Families Share”.That means the fair has been crafted to provide plenty of fun for children, adults and seniors, in other words, there’s something for everyone at this year’s fair.Englehart Agricultural Society
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ARTEM’s “Taste of the North” this week
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — If you are a foodie and are interested in tasting a variety of high quality local foods in a fun atmosphere, then you will want to take in ARTEM’s “Taste of the North”.The Board of Directors of le Centre culturel ARTEM
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Dig it!
Temiskaming Plowing Match this weekend September 5-7Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP — The 2014 September 5-7 Temiskaming Plowing Match returns to the farm of Anne-Marie and Roch Loranger on Poupore Road 271149 this coming weekend.The Temiskaming Plowing Match is one of the largest outdoor shows in
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Science North attracts kids
The Science North Bluecoat Scientists visited the Temiskaming area Wednesday, August 20, and along their tour they stopped at the Englehart Public Library. The visit drew kids and their parents from across the district. Andrew Little, 8, (left) and his brother Theoren, 11, of Temiskaming Shores were among the
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The science of fun
Kids and parents were sharing together the fun of learning about mechanics, electricity, robotics and much more when Science North’s Bluecoat Scientists visited the area Wednesday, August 20. Along their tour through the Temiskaming area, the Bluecoat Scientists stopped at the Temagami Public Library and the Englehart Public Library.
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ART IN 3D
At an exhibit of children’s work at the Temiskaming Art Gallery, nine-year-old Gabrielle Landry explained the sculpture process to her five-year-old brother Levi. The Elk Lake girl was among 29 children aged from seven to 14 who took part in the Junior Artists’ Colony in Haileybury. Under the guidance
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Summer camp offers break from chronic disease
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Brianna Harrington recently returned from a week in Nova Scotia at her first summer camp.“I had never thought of camp,” said the busy 17-year-old, who had a summer job as she prepared for Grade 12 at École secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie.But
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Labour Day to remember
History taking centre stage in Elk LakeELK LAKE (Staff) – It’ll be a Labour Day like no other in Elk Lake.On September 1, the history of Elk Lake and Canada’s military will mingle in ceremony and celebration.Elk Lake is one of only three stops in
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SUMMER PARTY
Alison McCorkle lent a hand as a blindfolded Cayden Peddie successfully affixed a nose on the clown at day camp. The Temiskaming Shores special needs day camp wrapped August 20 with birthday-themed activities. About a dozen young people took in the Wednesday camps, held this year at New Liskeard
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