By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Peanut blossom cookies first gained notoriety at the 1957 Pillsbury Bake-Off. They’re simply a peanut butter cookie topped with a Hershey’s Kiss. We started with the original recipe and made tweaks to it with the goal of achieving a more robust peanut flavour. […]
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By Tom Krisher The Associated Press DETROIT — Nicole Foster-Beck asks a lot of the heavy-duty pickup truck she uses on her 43-acre horse farm east of Dallas. Aside from the daily hauling, her 2015 GMC Sierra has to be powerful enough to pull a heavy eight-horse trailer to competitions, […]
The Canadian Press MOOSE JAW, Sask.–The deputy mayor of a Norwegian town says she may be coming to Saskatchewan to discuss a possible truce in an ongoing battle over the world’s tallest moose sculpture. Linda Otnes Henriksen said she has been following efforts by people in Moose Jaw to raise […]
The Associated PressMae Anderson NEW YORK–This year, some of the Super Bowl ads that grabbed the greatest buzz were surprises–like Bud Light’s “Game of Thrones” teaser. Other crowd-pleasers focused on humour, such as Amazon’s take on celebrity product testers. While the New England Patriots bested the L.A. Rams yesterday in […]
The Canadian PressKelsey Patterson MONTREAL–With Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on a 2-on-0 breakaway in overtime, it looked like the Edmonton Oilers were destined to snap their four-game losing skid. But Draisaitl’s bobbling pass hit McDavid’s skate and the opportunity was lost. On the very next shift, Jonathan Drouin went […]
The Associated PressEddie Pells ATLANTA–Greying but still gritty, Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, and the New England Patriots came to the Super Bowl intending to stave off, for at least one more game, the inevitable onslaught of the NFL’s future. Job well done. Pro football never looked flatter, older, and more […]
The Associated PressJohn Marshall SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–Standing above a greenside bunker at TPC Scottsdale’s difficult par-four 11th hole, Rickie Fowler turned just in time to see his ball, one he had just placed after penalty, trickle into the water. Fowler already had seen his share of bad luck at the Phoenix […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–The L.A. Clippers limped into Toronto less than 24 hours after their biggest regular-season comeback in franchise history. The Raptors were rested and ready. Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points and Toronto pounced on a Clippers’ team playing the second of back-to-back nights with an easy 121-103 […]
Jamie Mountain Quinn Miller looked to skate the puck over the blueline and into the Kenora Huskies’ zone during the Fort Frances Wolves’ (Ma’iingan) 3-0 win in the Novice division final Sunday morning at the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association’s annual Novice and Atom tournament at the Ice For Kids […]
Jamie Mountain Patrick Briere focused in on where he wanted to throw his dart during the Arlan Scott Memorial Mixed Darts tournament on Saturday afternoon that was hosted by the local Legion Br. #29. The Legion was packed full of people who enjoyed an afternoon playing the game that Scott […]
Sam Odrowski Danette MacIntyre placed her tickets for the prize raffle draws at the annual “Forget Me Not” dinner held Saturday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. More than 60 people attended the dinner hosted by the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts, raising about $3,200. Organizers are grateful to all […]
Staff Heather Krawchuk, left, and Robin Wright read out the winning ticket in the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw for February on Friday at International Travel Services here. Arnold Kaemingh, owner of Kaemingh Fuels in Emo, will be heading off on an Alaskan cruise–a trip valued […]
