Mother Nature gives Fall Fair a boost

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – It was better than a fair time.It was a great fair time.The 116th New Liskeard Fall Fair took place September 13-15 under summer-like conditions for all three days.“Overall it was a great fair,” said Meghann Packard, president of the

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Editorial Staff editorial@northernontario.caSeptember 19, 2018Community

Community Food Bank Drive seeks donations

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — The need for food in the South Temiskaming region is such that volunteers at area food banks are kept busy meeting the demand.Food banks assist the working poor, children, teens, adults, seniors and people on fixed incomes or the disabled.

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Ontario Northland bus making hospital visits

NORTH BAY (Special) – Ontario Northland buses have begun making scheduled stops at hospitals in New Liskeard and Englehart.The transportation provider recently announced that daily scheduled service is now available to six hospitals around the region.“There was a transportation need in the North, and we met the need by developing

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Editorial Staff editorial@northernontario.caSeptember 5, 2018Community

Englehart goes to the dogs

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – Pepper leapt barriers and raced around corners, all in an unsuccessful attempt to catch a speeding lure.The eight-month-old purebred chihuahua raced the lure course at Englehart's Bark in the Park again and again, said owner Jason deLeeuw.It's exercise for the dogs and entertaining for the spectators,

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Editorial Staff editorial@northernontario.caSeptember 5, 2018Community

Volunteers train in search and rescue

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – The best-laid plans can go awry or, in the case of a recent training exercise at the Earlton airport, fly away.Squadron 424, a transport and rescue squadron based in Trenton, had been scheduled to take part in the training last week.It's been here before, arriving in

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Editorial Staff editorial@northernontario.caSeptember 5, 2018Community

Tales and tunes of Glenn Walton

by Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter NEW LISKEARD -- The 1927 Gibson banjo is a rare instrument. Made with genuine hide, and with a good resonator, the heavy four-string instrument produces a reverberating ring when its strings are played.Very interesting and treasured, the banjo is matched in every way by its owner, who

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Editorial Staff editorial@northernontario.caAugust 29, 2018Community

Staying safe on and off the bus

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As the wheels on the bus go round and round, students must remain seated.That was one of the lessons for rookie bus riders during Young Riders Day at École secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie.More than 100 youngsters heading into junior kindergarten – together with an estimated 180

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Editorial Staff editorial@northernontario.caAugust 29, 2018Community

Summer cooking camp a tasty experience

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Instead of sleeping bags, tents and backpacks, children in Temiskaming Shores attended a fun alternative to a traditional summer camp when they took part in a cooking camp, featuring bowls, knives, spoons, measuring cups and food.The Centre de Santé Communautaire du

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Editorial Staff editorial@northernontario.caAugust 22, 2018Community

Koch family receives provincial honours

GUELPH (Special) – A mainstay of Temiskaming's agricultural community has received provincial recognition.The Koch family of Koch Farms/Agri Sales Inc. outside Earlton is one of 11 recipients this year of the BMO Ontario Farm Family Award from the Ontario Plowmen's Association.In announcing this year's winners,

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Editorial Staff editorial@northernontario.caAugust 22, 2018Community

Dogs and their families to Bark in the Park

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – Nail care, complimentary beverages, and a workout – it's all in a dog day's outing for four-legged friends at Englehart's Bark in the Park.The second annual event, which caters to all things canine-related, runs this weekend at Englehart's ballfields.But

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Editorial Staff editorial@northernontario.caAugust 22, 2018Community

The Temiskaming Speaker

Temiskaming Shores Community Newspaper

Mother Nature gives Fall Fair a boost

Community Food Bank Drive seeks donations

Ontario Northland bus making hospital visits

Englehart goes to the dogs

Volunteers train in search and rescue

Tales and tunes of Glenn Walton

Staying safe on and off the bus

Summer cooking camp a tasty experience

Koch family receives provincial honours

Dogs and their families to Bark in the Park