New Liskeard Chartrand’s Independent Grocer owner, Don Chartrand, presented a certificate of appreciation to outstanding Temiskaming Shores citizen George Dukovac on Thursday, November 3 outside The Temiskaming Speaker office. The recognition was in light of Mr. Dukovac’s commitment and long history of volunteer work for the community, which includes
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Sharing blessings in Haileybury and Cobalt
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter HAILEYBURY/COBALT — A group of about 20 to 25 people will be coming up from Kitchener-Waterloo to do volunteer work for people in their homes in Haileybury and Cobalt.The outreach activity is a project of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, says Haileybury and Timmins Pastor
Shoebox tally rises in ’13
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – In the weeks before Christmas, donors in the Temiskaming Shores area filled 692 shoeboxes with gifts for children in need around the world.The 2013 tally for Operation Christmas Child was up a little from the previous year, when the local shoebox campaign hit 670.“I was