Sam Odrowksi Anita Marcotte of the Cloverbelt Local Food Co-op helped facilitate the organization’s “Farm to Fork” dinner at La Place Rendez-Vous on Friday evening. The two-hour event featured a three-course meal made out of locally-sourced ingredients from producers across the Rainy River District.
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Sam Odrowski Bev Sisco was one of the many attendees who turned out to the Cloverbelt Local Food Co-op’s “Farm to Fork” event at La Place Rendez-Vous on Friday evening. She and her husband, Gord, enjoyed a three-course dinner featuring ingredients sourced solely from local producers.
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment to allow for significant gun control legislation. The 97-year-old Stevens says in an essay on The New York Times website that repeal would weaken the National Rifle Association’s ability […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press If you are hosting Passover, you may well be making a brisket. And if you are making brisket, you may well have leftovers. (And if you don’t end up with leftovers, make a note next year to buy a bigger brisket.) You can, of […]
From the MNRF A Keewatin woman has been fined $2,600 for fishing-related offences. Ingrid Parkes pleaded guilty and was fined $1,600 for possessing an over-limit of walleye and $1,000 for packaging the fish in a manner so that the number could not be easily counted. The fish were forfeited to […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers may have been the underdog heading into their best-of-five quarter-final playoff series against the English River Miners, but they sure didn’t make it look that way. English River (28-23-1-4) finished the regular season in fourth place, 22 points ahead of the fifth-place Lakers (15-32-3-6). […]
Staff The local Crow Lake Midget hockey team downed Summer Beaver 2-0 on Sunday to nab the tourney title at the Northern Youth Hockey Championship in Lac Seul. Coach Gerald Arch-Kelly, who is from Onigaming First Nation, has provided Couchiching First Nation youth with the opportunity to extend their hockey […]
Local artist Cher Pruys’ painting, “Day Break, along with “Fall Splendour” (seen on A1), has been selected for inclusion in the ASAA 2018 International Aerospace Art Exhibition to be held in Palm Springs, California later this year. “It’s such an honour to be included with the best aviation artists in […]
Sam Odrowski While preventing drug use is ideal, it’s not always an achievable goal. For individuals with an existing drug dependency, the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is offering harm reduction services. During day one of the “Substance Awareness and Pathways to Healing” conference Monday, Christy Herr and Katy Esselink of […]
Muskies Andrea Schram and Ashley Payne swept their rock towards the house during their squad’s 7-5 loss to Timiskaming District SS in the bronze-medal game of the OFSAA curling championships Saturday afternoon at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The black-and-gold settled for “antique bronze” with the loss to cap a […]
Submitted Fort Frances native Vai Lockman broke his opponent down during a match at a tournament in Virginia, Mn. on Saturday. The Mighty Mustang youth wrestling program member, which is based out of International Falls, finished in top spot in the 55- to 60-pound division.
Sam Odrowski Inga Friesen of “Inga’s Kitchen” set up a colourful display of cupcakes for her booth at the annual bridal show presented by Northwood Gallery & Gifts last Wednesday evening. About two dozen brides had registered for the event, which featured a wide variety of vendors offering just about […]
