Haileybury lights it up Friday
HAILEYBURY (Staff) - Haileybury is trimming the tree and everyone is invited to the Cenotaph Park Friday evening, November 17, for its official lighting ceremony.The Night of Lights event will include many activities with the tree lighting at 7 p.m.Young and old are invited. A non-perishable food item for the
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Life on the river in an earlier time
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DYMOND TOWNSHIP - A landscape often reveals clues that tell something more about its history and the people who have lived here in other eras.The land may roll in a strange pattern, indicating there was once a ditch there. A pile of worn bricks by a river might
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Walking for the health of it
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Walkers can head to class this week.As part of age-friendly initiatives in Temiskaming Shores, indoor walking sessions step out today (November 15) at Timiskaming District Secondary School.The halls will be turned over to pedestrians looking for a safe venue to exercise out of the weather,
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SWEET TIME
There’s no better place or time to get together with friends than at the annual Holy Cross Church bazaar in Haileybury. This year’s event on Saturday, November 4, featured lots of family fun events and, of course, tables full of homemade treats. Ready with their wares were, from the left,
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Finding the connections between World War I veterans
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - As Remembrance Day 2017 is marked on Saturday, November 11, area residents have the good fortune of having a place where they can learn more about the lives of those who fought in wars past.The Bunker Military Museum, located at 24 Prospect Avenue in Cobalt, on
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Scarf campaign highlights Women Abuse Prevention Month
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — If a local campaign is successful, Temiskaming will be wrapped in purple.Throughout the month of November, in conjunction with Women Abuse Prevention Month, the Haileybury Pavilion Women’s Centre is asking people to support their Wrapped In Courage campaign by purchasing and wearing a purple coloured
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Englehart falls for Autumn Fest contests
ENGLEHART (Staff) – Offerings at the recent Autumn Fest in Englehart were a little spooky, quite tasty and very creative.Below are contest winners from the second edition of the Englehart and Area Historical Museum’s Autumn Fest October 21.Fall home decorating:1st, Annette Desilets McCarthy; 2nd, Katie Mundle; 3rd, Deanna Rooney.Merchant window/entrance
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Preparing to Light Up Red
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) - Ms. Claybelt will be joining the illustrious ranks of the CN Tower and Niagara Falls in November for the MADD Light Up Red and also the Project Red Ribbon campaigns.Landmarks across the country will be lit up red to remind people against impaired driving.Ms. Claybelt will
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City shows its appreciation to Bikers Reunion
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – It’s said that a picture is worth a thousand words.But in the case of a painting presented to Bikers Reunion founder Barry Phippen and his committee, it says just two:“Thank you.”On October 17, the City of Temiskaming Shores presented to Phippen a painting depicting images
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Fundraising giving museum a lift
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – While its career as a school ended 40 years ago, the building that now houses the Englehart and Area Historical Museum continues its educational function.In a typical year, 1,000 visitors tour the museum and its main-floor art gallery (accessible by a short flight of stairs) and
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