It’s Fair time!
Charlton Fall Fair takes place this coming weekendSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter CHARLTON — It’s fall fair time in the District of Temiskaming and first up on the Fall Fair agenda is the Charlton Fall Fair. If you are looking for some homegrown fun then you will want to attend
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COLOURS AND LINES
The Temiskaming Art Gallery (TAG) hosted their annual Junior Artist Colony Summer Project for 10-14 year old youth on Wednesday, August 13 at the Haileybury Arena art room. Instructor Lionel Venne taught the children basic colour combinations and the use of lines with watercolour and oil pastels. Students were
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EYE, EYE MATEY!
This little pirate, four-year old Makayla MacPherson, was sporting a pirate’s hat and eye patch during the Englehart and Area Historical Museum Pirate Days event held Friday, August 15. Children took part in pirate-themed crafts and enjoyed a “walk the plank” game. (Staff photo by Sue Nielsen)
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On a roll in Cobalt
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- It’s always easy to escape into the past in Cobalt. A tour of the Colonial Mine Adit will take visitors deep into the past of damp rock walls, and dimly lit passages where miners searched for silver.Visitors
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TFO show doubles puzzle trouble
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Size and a global reputation figured into a riddle that local teens raced last week to solve.Viewers can see their efforts on the small screen when the Temiskaming Shores area race appears on the TFO show Les
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A treasure load of fun at Englehart museum
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- Kids will be able to enjoy life on the high seas Friday, August 15.During this fun-packed Pirate Day at the Englehart and Area Historical Museum, children will be able to take part in a treasure hunt, a shark attack game, and even
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Food in spotlight at Foire gourmande
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter VILLE-MARIE – Will 13 be lucky for the Foire gourmande de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue et du Nord-Est ontarien?This weekend sees the thirteenth edition of the mammoth food fair in Ville-Marie, where visitors can sample foods from northwestern Quebec, Northeastern Ontario, and beyond.But while half a
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Hummingbird Garden Party at the Marsh this weekend
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter HILLIARDTON — The Hilliardton Marsh Research and Education Centre is hosting a Hummingbird Garden Party this coming Sunday, August 17 from 8 a.m. to noon. They invite everyone to come to the Marsh to enjoy all the usual fun activities of songbird banding and critter
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DRAWING STRAWS
Getting to make a mess was more fun for some young hunters than actually finding the quarters hidden in the straw. Dozens of youngsters came out for games and races at the fifth annual SMC/North Cobalt Flea Market Fun Day held at Teck Prospect Park in Cobalt on Saturday,
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BLUEBERRY FISHING
Six-year-old Destiny Nietlispach of Temagami is already an accomplished angler, she’s been hauling in the big ones since she was about two years old. She was among many children trying their luck off the Temagami docks during the town’s annual Blueberry Festival on Sunday, August 3. (Staff photo by
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