Submitted The Rainy Lake Orchestra, conducted by Joe Belanger, performed a free concert, entitled “Holiday Melodies,” on the evening of Dec. 17 at the Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre. Refreshments were provided by the “Friends of the Library” while donations were collected for the local Salvation Army food […]
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Jamie Mountain St. Thomas Aquinas Saints’ goalie Sarah From let Jill Calder know she was an unwelcome guest in front of her net as she tried to shove her away during the third period of the visitors’ 6-5 win over the Muskie girls’ hockey team last Tuesday night at the […]
Sam Odrowski Jeff Wright lunged for the ball as he returned it to Mark Faragher during the annual Boxing Day tournament held last Wednesday at the Memorial Sports Centre. Close to 20 players faced off all morning and into the afternoon. The Sunset Country Squash Club’s next tournament is slated […]
Jamie Mountain Alex Gartzke (#11) helped her teammates gather up all the teddy bears that had been tossed onto the ice after she scored the first goal for the Muskie girls’ hockey team during the first period of their 6-5 loss to the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints in their annual […]
Submitted The winter landscape in Northwestern Ontario offers plenty of outdoor activities for everybody.
Sam Odrowski The Fort High band made a stop at St. Michael’s School on Dec. 20 to perform classic Christmas songs under the direction of conductor Lee-Anne Hines. The visit was made possible through a partnership between the local public and Catholic school boards in an effort to “bring music […]
It was a good day for the Muskie court teams in Dryden last Thursday as three of the four squads came home victorious in their last matches before the holiday break. In girls’ volleyball action, the junior Muskies swept their best-of-five match 3-0 while the seniors downed the host Eagles […]
By Bill Graveland THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Dollar and Ghost are watching with great interest as their owners bounce along to “Staying Alive” by the Bee Gees. Dollar, or Dolly as she is called by her owner, even gets up close and personal. The Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Poached chicken gets a bad rap for being tough, dry, and a little squeaky between your teeth. But that’s probably because poaching is a relatively imprecise cooking method. If your poaching water’s too hot, the meat overcooks; if you leave the meat in […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Low and slow is the way to go when it comes to making this yummy fish dish. A low-temperature oven (set to just 300 F) ensures that the fish cooks slowly, without drying out. Crispy, buttery, garlicky panko bread crumbs get a head […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Delicately flavoured spaghetti squash makes for a fun and interesting vegetarian main, but often the squash must be roasted in the oven while a separate sauce is made on the stove. In the multicooker, however, we could make a simple fresh tomato sauce […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Tabbouleh is a signature Levantine salad made of bulgur, parsley, tomato, and onion steeped in a penetrating mint and lemon dressing. We started by salting the tomatoes to rid them of excess moisture that otherwise made our salad soggy. Soaking the bulgur in […]
