A time to celebrate
Traditions shared in tenth annual TDSS PowwowDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter [gallery ids="12755,12754,12753"]TEMISKAMING SHORES -- The sound of drums filled the air across the school grounds of Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) on Friday, June 3.Brightly coloured costumes swirled and jingled as their wearers twirled and stamped
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BEST OF BUDS
Kyan Plante, four, and Paco, his pet green-cheeked conure, are inseparable – so much so that when Kyan plays outdoors in the yard or on the swings, the bird never leaves his shoulder. The 14-month-old rescue bird has been in Kyan’s New Liskeard home for the past five months,
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Generations United in Song
The first annual concern of the Silver Links took place at St. Patrick School on Thursday, May 26. The intergenerational choir, made up of St. Patrick School students and area seniors, was conducted by Anne McCrank and accompanied by Emma Laughlin. Other guest performers included Tina Sartoretto, Albert Seed,
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Taking a shine to rare vehicles
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter SOUTH TEMISKAMING -- Summer activities are lining up, and many are related to passions that groups of people have.One is old and rare vehicles.The Northern Ontario Chapter of the Road Legends Cruisers is headed up by Rejean Perron of Evanturel Township.There will
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Small art, big creativity
Postcard art exhibition opens at Englehart Historical MuseumSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — Size doesn’t matter in most areas of life, including the newest post card art exhibition to hit the walls of the Englehart & Area Historical Museum. The 50 postcard art
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Carl and Millie Williams celebrate 70 years of marriage
DISTRICT (Staff/Special) — Marking 70 years of married life is not an everyday occurrence and one that warrants celebration.Carl and Millie Williams of Mill Creek Road in Dack Township were fêted with a 70th anniversary celebration potluck dinner at the Good Shepherd Church in Englehart on May 14
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FESTIVAL DRAW WINNER
Presenting the 2016 Festival des Folies Franco-Fun draw cheque for $1,000 to the lucky winner is Festival Coordinator Anne-Marie Loranger to Guy Labonté from the Municipality of Casey on Wednesday, May 4 at the ACFO office in downtown New Liskeard. Asked what he was going to do with his
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Twenty Questions with Zachary Moore
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_12684" align="alignleft" width="272"] Zachary Moore[/caption]This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with math aficionado Zachary Moore who is a graduate of Timiskaming
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Francophone artists explore the changing world
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter HAILEYBURY -- Art is more than the surface of a framed painting.Communication is more than language.Both art and communication are rapidly changing.The truth of those statements can be seen through the current show at the Temiskaming Art Gallery.The exhibition of BRAVO-Sud
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Catching Some Rays
Former Temiskaming resident Evison Laffrenier now lives in Brantford, but he returned on Victoria Day weekend to visit old friend Jean-Guy Chartrand in Hilliard and do a little fishing. The sun was shining but fish proved elusive for Mr. Laffrenier. However, he said the anglers a little upstream at
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