Festival des Folies Franco-Fun begins this week
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — When spring arrives it is not only time to celebrate the return of robins and spring flowers, but also to enjoy the joie de vivre of the French-language cultural- based Festival des Folies Franco-Fun event.The 9th annual Festival des Folies Franco-Fun is
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Strung Together
While at the 82nd Temiskaming Festival of Music, the performer and adjudicator are inadvertently strung together in a mix of performance and critique. On Tuesday, April 22, during the afternoon Strings event Solo category for ages 15 and under, Gabrielle Smith (left) was appreciating the adjudication of Jamie Arrowsmith.
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Neutral wall hanging bedazzles
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- The Northern Ontario Fibre Artists exhibition titled A Journey in Thread is currently at the Mezzanine Gallery.A reception will be held Wednesday, April 30 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.The exhibition features many beautifully designed and executed works of fibre art, but
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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