The Associated Press AP Member WARREN, R.I. — A Rhode Island man has squashed a record set by his son by taking first prize in a pumpkin contest with a 2,261.5-pound gourd. WJAR-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2e3L0Ob) Richard Wallace’s 2,261.5-pound pumpkin beat the North American giant pumpkin record set by his son, […]
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The Associated Press BOSTON — A heartfelt letter physicist Albert Einstein wrote to his son is up for sale through a Boston auction house. The one-page letter was written around 1929 to Eduard Einstein. It could fetch more than $100,000 when it’s sold this week through RR Auction. Einstein wrote […]
The Associated Press HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — An annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California has a new winner: a third-grade teacher in Washington state who raised a giant one weighing 1,910 pounds. Cindy Tobeck, 42, who lives outside Olympia, Washington, said her pumpkin grew steadily since she planted it […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press If you’re angry or upset, you might want to simmer down before heading out for an intense run or gym workout. A large, international study ties heavy exertion while stressed or mad to a tripled risk of having a heart attack within an hour. […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press My mom started travelling abroad when I was in high school. And after each of her trips, we cooked a meal from the country she’d just visited. It was after her trip to Italy that I became a huge fan of veal. Veal, of […]
Staff The Muskies dished out payback in a big way here yesterday. Nine days after losing three of four matches in Dryden, the black-and-gold swept all four versus the visiting Eagles in NorWOSSA play. The match of the day came in junior boys’ volleyball, where the third-place Muskies (1-3) notched […]
Staff The Knights of Columbus—Rainy Lake Council’s “Coats4Kids” 2016 campaign is underway, with a GoFundMe page launched Wednesday. The council is “seeking community members to donate whatever they can spare, so we can raise funds to buy winter jackets for at-risk youth in Fort Frances and the surrounding area,” campaign […]
Joey Payeur Muskie Ryan Redford literally rose to the occasion to reject this Dryden Eagles’ kill shot during NorWOSSA junior boys’ volleyball action yesterday at Fort High. The host squad earned its first win of the season after rallying from two sets down.
Heather Latter Winnipeg-based magician Alex Jay Hamm performed a card trick last night during a fundraising gala for the Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope at La Place Rendez-Vous. The event, which also featured a dinner and prizes, was coupled with a two-day sexual assault awareness training that ran […]
Staff With St. Michael’s School unavailable last night, a quartet of teams in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League also were left on the sidelines. Defending champion How I Set Your Mother, One Hit Wonders, Bump It Up, and Arm & Hammer will make up the two matches they missed […]
Staff The future is now for the Muskie cross-country running team. Fort High put four runners in the top 10 to easily capture the Grade 7-8 girls’ team title at the annual “Turkey Trot” yesterday in Dryden. Ashlyn Beck was the fastest of the Muskies in the 3K event, coming […]
Heather Latter Students from St. Michael’s School gathered around the fire to cook bannock on a stick after learning about Métis culture as part of the Seven Generations Education Institute’s annual “Fall Harvest” preparations workshop yesterday at the Nanicost grounds. Despite some chilly temperatures, students from across the district participated […]
