By Michelle Locke The Associated Press Silver shakers and the silver screen go back a long time. Think French 75 from “Casablanca” and Agent 007’s dry martinis. So for those of you planning to drink along at home for the Feb. 28 showing of the Oscars this year, now might […]
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By Nick Perry The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand Trade ministers from 12 Pacific Rim countries including the United States gathered Thursday in New Zealand for the ceremonial signing of a free-trade deal they say will significantly boost trade. But for the pact to take force, each country must now […]
By Kevin Burbach The Associated Press A South Dakota livestock organization is petitioning U.S. Air Force officials to provide more information to ranchers who monitor their herds and land by air in a newly expanded training zone. The South Dakota Stockgrowers Association’s request to officials at Ellsworth Air Force Base […]
By Frank Eltman The Associated Press A Yale researcher says a lavish 1951 dinner in New York City promoted by the Explorers Club didn’t actually include 250,000-year-old woolly mammoth, despite folklore about the event. Nor did the feast for Explorers Club members include meat from an extinct giant sloth, as […]
Joey Payeur For pure determination, “The Terminator” has nothing on the Muskie girls’ hockey team. The black-and-gold may have bid their NorWOSSA arch-rivals “hasta la vista” after Annalise Hayes’ second goal of the game with nine seconds to go completed a heart-stopping rally from a 4-2 deficit for a thrilling […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers managed to impress the scouts—and pick up the points they wanted at the same time. A 2-1 record at the annual “SIJHL Showcase” last week in Hoyt Lakes and Virginia, Mn. was the short-term end result of one of the Lakers’ two busiest stretches […]
Duane Hicks The public soon will get their say on the new Rainy Lake Market Square project. An open house has been set for Tuesday, Feb. 16 from 4-7 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. People are urged to stop by anytime during that three-hour window, Chief Building Official […]
Heather Latter A project to build a new classroom wing at Donald Young School in Emo has been re-tendered. “We tendered an original package for the construction of the new classroom wing and when it closed the end of September, beginning of October, it came in over budget,” noted Travis […]
Heather Latter With the Northwest Catholic District School Board receiving an estimated $11.9 million for the construction of a new school to consolidate St. Michael’s and St. Francis Schools here, Grade 5 students at St. Francis had some ideas about what they’d like to see in it. They also had […]
By Meera Sodha The Associated Press Hollywood’s biggest night also is one of the best excuses to get your friends together and get glamorous in the kitchen. But glamorous doesn’t have to be onerous. The best party food is something that will get your guests talking, something that is a […]
Heather Latter The charitable dinner for the local Alzheimer Society on Saturday night at La Place Rendez-Vous was a success—bringing in almost $3,000 that will be used locally to help people affected by the disease and their families. “It was a really fun evening,” enthused executive director Rossana Tomashowski. She […]
Duane Hicks Town council slashed nearly $7 million from its 2016 capital budget during Monday’s budget meeting, including tablet computers which they could use for council business. Administration has been pushing for council to use tablets, such as iPads, or laptop computers to read their agendas and other documents in […]
