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The Eskis are back. After dropping an overtime loss in game one last weekend, Abitibi came back with 2 blowout wins against the Temiskaming Royals. Saturday they hammered out an 11-1 win and yesterday in Temiskaming they pulled out a 10-2 victory to put the series at 3-1 in favour of the Eskimos.

After an investigation initiated by the Canada Border Services Agency, a South Porcupine resident has been charged and waiting for his day in court. On Thursday members of the Canada Border Services Agency, as well as officers from the Timmins Police Service and OPP conducted a search at a South Porcupine home and seized 5 stun guns. The 39-year-old man, yet to be named has been charged with 5 counts of Importation of a prohibited weapon and 5 counts of unauthorized possession. He has been released on a Promise to Appear.

The Olympic spirit was all over Schumacher on Sunday as athletes competed in the Special Olympics Regional Games. 60 athletes were in competition, some from as far away as Hearst and New Liskeard. The red and white spirit was strong even though some events like the cross country ski were cancelled due to weather conditions. Region 10 Co-ordinator of the games said this year’s games are important because it will qualify athletes for provincials.