INSTANT CASH
A $2 ticket in the Instant Cash for Life left Valerie Boone of New Liskeard with a $67,500 payout. Top prize in the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation contest is $100 a week for life. The winning ticket was purchased at Chartrand’s Your Independent Grocer. (Supplied Photo)
From hobo to hero
The story of WW II vet Sid Daley…. you can’t live in sadness all the time – you have to go on with life. Death is an eventuality. Some of us, like me, are just lucky enough to live a little longer. – SidDaleyEDITOR’S NOTE:
Cadet Annual Review
Algonquin Regiment 2344 Army Cadets celebrate 66th yearSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter [gallery ids="8508,8507,8506,8505,8504"]TEMISKAMING SHORES — The Algonquin Regiment 2344 Army Cadets marched with crisp precision underneath the stern gaze of reviewing officer Tim Caddel’s eyes, June 6 at the Haileybury Arena and Recreation Centre, filled with
Getting graded
Board ONE to issue report cardsDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TIMMINS – As the school year draws to a close, report cards for 4,300 elementary students at District School Board Ontario North East will be going home June 25.While some boards have said they won’t be
June 26 deadline
Thank you WWII VetsDISTRICT (Staff) – As regular readers would know, these past few months The Temiskaming Speaker has asked the public for help in making us aware of surviving World War II veterans living in our area whose stories may not have been previously published in The
A place to grow
A major infrastructure project is now taking place in Latchford with the replacement of a dam that is more than 100 years old.The massive project has a value of $25.7 million and will be taking place over two years.It establishes security for properties along
Blanche blitz nets 22 charges
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special/Staff) – Twenty-two charges and “numerous” warnings were issued in an enforcement blitz on the opening weekend of walleye season on the Blanche.The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry recently released the results of the May 15-18 targeted enforcement.Over four days, ministry staff laid
Cecchini named detachment commander
[caption id="attachment_8369" align="alignleft" width="240"] Brent Cecchini[/caption]TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – A familiar face is returning to the Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police.Brent Cecchini has been named the detachment’s new commander, effective
Daniel Trask’s legacy
Son’s disappearance sparks new advocacy for families of the missing Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter WATERLOO – While questions remain about the death of a Waterloo man in the Temagami backcountry, “the big one is answered,” said Maureen Trask.The remains of her son Daniel, missing for the past
PLAYING THE ANGLES
Twenty-two Grade 12 students at Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) held their annual Physics Showcase on May 22. They used components learned in the course to create seven inventive projects that dealt with mass, angles, velocities and other aspects of physics. Seen here are partners Kate-Lynn Lavallee (far right),