Bikers Reunion Reach MilestoneSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter The twelfth annual Bikers Reunion featured some new events, like the Air Elite Basketball Dunkers (above), who have performed during
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Scenes from the 2015 Bikers Reunion
The 2015 Bikers Reunion enjoyed three warm, sun-filled days from June 26-28, bringing thousands of visitors to the area where just a few of the attractions and events were (clockwise from the top); the Jordan Szoke Extreme Trial Bikes demonstration; Sunday’s Terry Phippen Freedom Ride; Tom DePriest and
From the Editor’s Desk
At Canada Day Speaker Editor – Gordon BrockIn New Liskeard, the Bikers Reunion and Summerfest has concluded with again amazing results; in some other local communities preparations are in place for Wednesday, July 1,
BIKERS REUNION/SUMMERFEST UNDERWAY
Downtown New Liskeard is closed as the weekend Bikers Reunion Summerfest is underway. Festivities will continue right through the weekend. The print edition of the June 30 Speaker will have photos and a recap of this event, the largest annual gathering in our area. (Staff photo by Steven Larocque)
Bikers Reunion/Summerfest this weekend
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Can you hear the rumble, rumble of thousands of motorcycles heading to Temiskaming for the 12th annual July long weekend Bikers Reunion and Summerfest celebrations?The Bikers Reunion and Summerfest is a busy time in Temiskaming Shores when
From the Editor’s Desk
This WeekendThe New Liskeard Bikers Reunion technically began in 1999.Officially though, it’s now celebrating its 12th anniversary and it has become not only a mainstream community event but it can be categorized as one of Northern Ontario’s premier attractions.Included in this week’s Speaker we have a
CANCER CARE DONATION
The third annual 2015 Denim & Diamonds Ladies Night Out held April 18 at Riverside Place in New Liskeard was a resounding success raising $11,000 for the Bikers Reunion- supported Community Cancer Care program. In three years this fun night out for local women has raised an impressive $27,000.
SUMMERFEST SIZZLE
A Summerfest barbecue added up to a little over $2,000 for the New Liskeard Firemen’s Association. The fundraiser, staged with the help of Giant Tiger and its suppliers, helped firefighters enter a team in this year’s dragon boat festival, support the Bikers Reunion, and keep an antique truck running
Steamy Bikers Reunion
Community Cancer Care nets $120,000Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – For three-plus days, a sea of chrome and leather rolled into New Liskeard.As the Bikers Reunion wrapped up, it was revealed that the eleventh annual event had raised $120,000 for the Community Cancer Care
From the editor’s desk
Weekend NotesA community newspaper editor flips through his notebook on a Canada Day-Bikers Reunion event that was a three-day weekend for some, a four-day weekend for others, and for the rest, the usual two-day weekend and a working-day Monday but with an unusual day off on