Outstanding production
TDSS student thespians preparing for Regional Drama FestivalSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — After taking top honours at the Sears Ontario Drama Festival District competition held in Timmins the first week of April, Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) Grade 12 students are setting their sights a wee bit
SPRING WARDROBE
Four-year-old Willow Hutnick-Whitehead was all ears as she coloured an Easter egg – of the paper variety – at the New Liskeard library. The New Liskeard girl had been among the crowd that only moments earlier searched every bookshelf for hidden eggs – of the chocolate variety. (Staff photo
A BEAD ON A NEW CAREER
Morgan Dufresne is only 12, but she’s been making jewelry since she learned “how to thread a bead,” said her mother, Corrie. The Haileybury entrepreneur – pictured with a wristful of her handcrafted bracelets – made her marketing debut at the recent gem and mineral show at Northern College’s Haileybury
Curtain rises on Les Misérables this week
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART —After months and months of hard work and preparation, the curtain rises on the iconic musical, Les Misérables this week.The cast and crew of the Joint Venture Theatre Les Misérables are refining their last minute rehearsals in anticipation of opening night.The cast has been busy rehearsing since
Temagami concert previewing new music
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – Music fans can get an early look later this month at the music that will appear on David Laronde’s upcoming CD.The Temagami singer-songwriter and band will headline a concert in the Bunny Miller Theatre in Temagami April 26.He’ll be joined on stage by Julian Cote on lead
Laughter club starts at NLPS
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES —If you are in the mood for laughter, and who isn’t, then join others at the Community Laughter Club on Wednesday nights from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at New Liskeard Public School (NLPS) in the centre block gym.The club is under the direction of Laughter Yoga
Chess League makes all the right moves
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – All schools from the Conseil scolaire catholique de district des Grandes-Rivières (CSCDGR) participated in a chess league in 2013-14.Almost 500 students from schools ranging from Haileybury to Hearst participated.There were five tournaments in which points were accumulated to determine individual and school team winners
80’s REWIND FOR HARDER 4 CARTER
The Haileybury Firefighters Association (HFA) held an 80’s Rewind dance at the Riverside Place in New Liskeard Hall on February 1. They donated the profits from the event of $5,207.25 to the Harder 4 Carter Committee at the Haileybury Fire Department hall on Friday, March 14. From the left is
JVT presents Les Misérables
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – They’ve been singing their lungs out, learning their lines and anticipating the day when the curtain rises on the iconic musical, Les Misérables this coming April 9,10,11 and 12th.The cast and crew of the Joint Venture Theatre Les Misérables are expecting a full house each night
Temiskaming Art Gallery nominated for Premier’s Award
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES -- The Temiskaming Art Gallery has been nominated for the 2014 Premier’s Award of Excellence in the Arts.The awards were established in 2006 to honour outstanding achievements of artists and arts organizations.“We recognize the significant role that arts and culture have in strengthening our economy and