Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Wisdom, love, respect, bravery, honesty, humility, and truth: these are the Seven Grandfather Teachings which are part of a traditional legend shared by indigenous elders.Long Point Algonquin First Nations artist Frank Polson says that the legend states that "the creator saw our people were not living

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Sky, lake and water combine to inspire Haileybury artist Julia Van Dine.She says that she tries to capture the brilliant colours that can appear in nature."It never lasts long," she says of the shifting scenes. "It only stays for seconds and then it changes."Van Dine is

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART/ELK LAKE - A new exhibition titled Ancient and Sacred Earth will be on display at the Englehart and Area Museum from August 9 to September 3.The paintings depict "the history of the earth through my own impressions of it,” said Elk Lake artist Lionel Venne."The first painting

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter HAILEYBURY - Youths and adults from Temagami to Kirkland Lake, and all points in between, are being invited to enter a special anniversary essay contest.Sponsored by the Ghost of the Hardy Boys Committee (in association with the Haileybury Heritage Museum and TD Bank Group), and in celebration of

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter COBALT – As a mother with young children, Jamie Cowie says it’s sometimes difficult to focus on her creative pursuits.But the five-day Cobalt Artists’ Colony offered “time to create, without the chaos at home,” said the Swastika artist.After attending her first colony, “I want to come back every

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – What was life like for a girl growing up in the logging camps of Temiskaming in the 1920s and ’30s?That’s the story of Easter Water, a book by first-time author Sara Burke, who grew up outside New Liskeard and now lives in Ottawa.While it’s historical