Straight from the Hip
[caption id="attachment_6033" align="alignleft" width="132"] Mike McArthur[/caption]The National Football League just began it’s exhibition schedule, but what’s to come with a possible huge court battle between the league, quarterback Tom Brady
Drag ’N Fly on TRACC for this weekend
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP -- The annual Drag N’ Fly at the Earlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport August 7 to 9 is definitely on, says Temiskaming Rod and Custom Club (TRACC) secretary Claude Daviau.The preparations for the event were put on hold earlier in
Sports Digest
GATE’S GALASThe Rural Youth Mixed Slo-Pitch League is nearing the end of its regular season and wraps things up with its Gate’s Galas tournaments in each age group. The 14-17 division plays Thursday, August 6, to Sunday, August 9, at the Dymond ball fields; the T-Ball
STORMY WEATHER, GOOD FISHING
Dark clouds and waves of rain didn’t hurt fishing for Howard Gifford, at left, of Ottawa and Temiskaming Shores’ Don Chartrand. At the Lake Temiskaming stop on the Temiskaming Smallmouth Bass Series August 1, the duo placed first, with a total catch weight of 22.84 pounds. They also nabbed
Locker Room Chatter
Following are the results from the Haileybury Golf Club’s Men’s Night held July 30.Low Gross (64): Caisse Populaire Desjardins, Scotiabank, RBC Royal Bank, Mylo Blauth Industrial Supplied – Jeff St. Cyr, Des Forget, Dallas Forget, Frank Cinobbi.Second Gross (64): Gravity Health and Chiropractic, Sun Life Financial,
PITCHING IN
David Cloutier planned his next pitch as a fastball team sponsored by U Name It, I’ll Lay It of Cobalt took on Au Rico Gold in Elk Lake. The annual Civic Holiday weekend tourney drew six fastball teams and 12 slo-pitch teams. (Staff photo by Diane Johnston)
GALA DAYS
The Rural Youth Mixed Slo-Pitch League is winding down for the 2015 season. Kerns On Duty Equipment and the New Liskeard Lions Club, seen here in action in the 14-17 age division this summer, will be among the teams competing (weather permitting) in the Gate’s Gala year-end tournament August
Learning to Sail
Sailing School teaches lifelong love of sailingSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter [gallery ids="8936,8937"]TEMISKAMING SHORES — Children between the ages of 8 and 16 years enrolled in the July Temiskaming Shores Sailing School (TSSS) CANSAIL programs learn how to embrace the power of wind and experience the
Sport Shorts
Owning the PodiumThe upcoming 2016 Rio de Janiero summer Olympic games could prove the best for Canadian athletes, judging by our outstanding performance at the 2015 Pan Am Games.This is how Canada’s Chef de Mission, cyclist Curt Harnett views the games as he sees medals won at the
Sports Digest
STATO GOLFThe fourth annual South Temiskaming Active Travel Organization’s (STATO) Mixed Scramble Par 3 Golf Tournament, Steak Dinner and Social is Saturday, July 25. This fun tournament takes place at the Haileybury Golf Club with lots of prizes on the line - $10,000 hole-in-one prizes on every hole