Steamy past on display at Earlton show

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – A sultry summer is about to get a little steamier.The 44th annual Rod Inglis Memorial Earlton Steam and Antique Show will run July 21 and 22.Gas- and steam-fired engines and the equipment they power will roar to life during the two-day show.There will also be vintage

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Englehart Museum presents Memory art

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — Memory is a fleeting thing, especially for those affected by Alzheimer’s.An art exhibition called Memory by the Quebec-based L’artouche group is now on display at the Englehart and Area Historical Museum until August 5.An opening reception was held for the exhibition Sunday, July 15, with two

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Brew and chew at the North On Tap festival

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Pour it and they will come.Cold beer, tasty foods and warm weather will be featured during the second annual North On Tap Craft Beer Festival at the Haileybury waterfront pavilion on Saturday, July 14, from noon until 9 p.m.It is one of the most successful

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First Bikers Meet draws 300 to 400

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TIMISKAMING FIRST NATION – Organizers are continuing to assess a fledgling bikers’ event in Timiskaming First Nation on Canada Day weekend.That will determine whether Timiskaming First Nation (TFN) hosts a second Bikers Meet, said event coordinator Alex Millette.“It was a good turnout for the first year,” said Millette.He

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Returning to farm country for a day

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Plan a field trip August 11.That’s the date of the second annual Day in Farm Country.Coordinated by the Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance, the event enables the public to drop by six farming operations and learn where their food comes from.The tours are free. If they

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Englehart extending park invitation

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – What better way to spend a summer day than relaxing in the park?Englehart is offering just that this weekend, and throwing in entertainment and refreshments.Englehart’s annual Day in the Park runs July 7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Centennial Park.“It’s a free, family

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ESCSM writers produce Jungle Gym Junkies

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - For the fifth year, students of École secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie have had their works published in an anthology from the creative writing class of Alex Bain.This year’s edition, titled Jungle Gym Junkies, is available at Chat Noir in New Liskeard where the book was launched

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Mining museum opens new season with facelift

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter COBALT – New exhibits and new spaces will greet visitors as the Cobalt Mining Museum opens for another season and continues its transformation.“The folks of Cobalt are proud to have this quality of a museum,” said Cobalt Mayor Tina Sartoretto.“You’ve done a superb job,” she said, congratulating board

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