Stephanie Hagenaars Ty and Kaylen Cunningham stopped by the local Dairy Queen last Thursday with their grandmother, Judith Lindholm, to take a break from the heat and snack on a “Blizzard” during DQ’s 16th-annual “Miracle Treat Day.” Their Blizzards were just a couple out of the 859 that were sold […]
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Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent Due to the extreme hot and dry weather of late, a fire ban has been put on La Vallee Township. This includes open air fires for the purpose of cooking or camping. Other rural townships also have been put under a fire ban. Fire bans also are […]
Stephanie Hagenaars Ashley Sisco, left, and Kathy Lampi, of M. Wu Dentistry, stood with Cammie Gray, from Iron Range Bus Lines, and her granddaughter, Brianna, to show off some of the donations that had been made during a “Stuff the Bus” event to collect school supplies for the annual “Backpacks […]
The Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. — Tumors once considered untreatable have disappeared and people previously given months to live are surviving for decades thanks to new therapies emerging from the work of three scientists chosen to receive a $500,000 medical prize. The recipients of the annual Albany Medical Center Prize […]
By Marc Levy And Mark Scolforo The Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. — A priest raped a 7-year-old girl while he was visiting her in the hospital after she’d had her tonsils removed. Another priest forced a 9-year-old boy into having oral sex, then rinsed out the boy’s mouth with holy […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press For our Shredded Barbecued Beef, we cut a chuck roast into quarters. The smaller pieces of beef absorbed more smoke flavour and cooked much faster. After cooking the meat in a disposable roasting pan on the cooler side of the grill for a […]
By Nick Perry The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand has banned most foreigners from buying homes as it tries to tackle runaway housing prices. Previously the housing market was open to investors worldwide, but the government on Wednesday passed legislation that allows only New Zealand residents to […]
By Armina Ligaya The Canadian Press TORONTO — When Dionne Laslo-Baker sought a bank loan to expand her burgeoning organic popsicle and freezies business in 2014, she was shocked by the patronizing feedback she says she received from a male banker. “One of them said not only that they couldn’t […]
Jamie Mountain Simeon Elenwune of Manitou Forest Products (above) tried to sneakily strip the ball from in between the legs of Nico Kooistra of Centra Pipelines while (below) Lucas Koomans of Centra Pipelines and Chad Faragher of Manitou Forest Products had each other tied up as they fought for possession […]
Stephanie Hagenaars Pearl Pidlubny lunged forward to return the ball over the net during a game of pickleball last Wednesday morning at the tennis courts next to Fort High. The competing team, Lori King (back left) and Twyla Howarth, awaited the return, with laughs and smiles, while Pidlubny’s doubles partner, […]
Jamie Mountain Hockey season is still a ways away but some local youth players already have hit the ice in preparation for it. The Northwestern Hockey Camp Canada is running this week at the Memorial Sports Centre to help players develop their skills. Led by instructors Jamie Davis, Harry Mahood, […]
Submitted Bethany Harrison, Ashtyn Dokuchie, Garrett Hyatt, and Sydney Beck examined and removed invasive purple loosestrife near Devlin.
