ON THE RUN
Who doesn’t enjoy the outdoors on Victoria Day weekend? The bull, at left, and cow above were spotted May 17 in a sunny field near Charlton. (Staff photo by Diane Johnston)
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Seventh annual event
Spring Pulse Poetry Festival returnsDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT/TEMISKAMING SHORES -- The Spring Pulse Poetry Festival is fast approaching, and is celebrating its seventh year of bringing poetry to the region.This annual event is continuously growing, weaving the venues and people of the region together to create a
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Visitors invited to dive into lake tour
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As the 2014 summer tourism season gears up, communities circling Lake Temiskaming and vicinity will be showcased to a wide audience.The second edition of a glossy, bilingual, 36-page guide offering a tour around the lake has been released.
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A local history of a fascinating man
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES -- A new local history paperback has just been published highlighting the fascinating person of Father Charles Paradis who was active in the area’s history around the turn of the century.The book, titled Le Pére Paradis, Missionnaire Colonisateur, is written by Daniéle Lacasse
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Spring brings SweetGrass to Temagami
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – SweetGrass describes itself as “a bluegrass band with an edge.”Audiences can judge for themselves when the southern Ontario trio drops by Bear Island and Temagami May 24-25.SweetGrass’ members have decades of experience as musicians and on stage.They include Ginny McIlmoyle of Cobourg, Al
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LIBRARY LOVER
Former Latchford resident Lindsay Inglis Clattenburg is an avid reader and was at the Latchford Public Library mega book sale checking out the deals on Saturday, April 26. The library is closing its doors for good and offered its book collection, DVD’s, furnishings, electronics and shelving to other libraries
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Another Outstanding Production
TDSS drama club advances to Provincial Sears Drama FestivalIt is the first time in the school’s history that students from the Bring The House Down drama club are moving on to the Provincial level,said Director Brent McGillivray in an email interview.Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING
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A resounding success
Festival des Folies Franco-Fun attracted large crowdsSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The Co-Presidents of the Festival des Folies Franco-Fun, Danielle Bélanger-Corbin and Ghislain Lambert described this year’s festival as “a resounding success”.The four-day festival held in Temiskaming Shores and Earlton took place from
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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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