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NEWTON - For years Ive been foolishly shredding cheese, adding heavy cream to beaten eggs and using a pie crust that requires blind baking to make quiche. Little did I know I could streamline the process with a tub of cold pack cheese.  Cold pack melts easily enough to be used in sauces and casseroles without the work of shredding a block of cheese. In a quiche, it does double duty of cheese and cream. Even though I used the wrong cheese in this recipe, the end product convinced me cold pac...

Image Credit: Facebook/Pine River Carving April 26, 2021 - 7:30 AM Wood carver Ken Sheen has some rebuilding to do after his work shop Castle Cariboo, between Quesnel and Williams Lake, went up in flames on Friday. He had just finished work on Cow Boss, the second iteration of a sculpture commissioned for the city of Williams Lake. While in the process of writing an email to tell the city it was ready for pick up, he was shocked to look back at his dog barking and scratching a...

Larson said she is thankful Soukup thought of her to have the opportunity to write her first book. “Writing my first book and raising my first flock of chickens really helped me stay positive during the lockdowns,” Larson said. “I believe these opportunities also helped my husband through the year, he was my sidekick for a few trips. Hes not a genuine MsStorian, but he fills in when my team is away.” The author has been to many places in the Northwoods, so she already had information an...

Senior Nutrition Program offers meals in Pine River and Crosslake, as well as Meals on Wheels Delivery

Improvements include additional bathroom space 3:00 am, Apr. 24, 2021 × Close-up of the newer Pine River city water tower. The Pine River City Council approved a request by the Cass County Fair Board to initiate improvements at the Cass County Fairgrounds in Pine River. The city owns the grounds, while the fair board owns the buildings. Improvements will include hauling in Class 5 to fill low spots, fixing or installing electrical options where there used to be campsites, building a...

CADILLAC — Leadership was one of the themes of Gov. Gretchen Whitmers remarks during the 2021 Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerces Governors Breakfast.

Last year, the Class of 2020 missed out on many end-of-the-year traditions due to COVID-19. The hope is the Class of 2021 wont have to despite COVID-19 continuing to cause issues surrounding gatherings and indoor activities. Cadillac Area Public Schools Superintendent Jennifer Brown said the high school currently is planning to hold all end-of-the-year activities with flexibility and following health department orders. What that means is, for now, prom, the senior breakfast, senior scholar banq...

This weekend will be a great time to utilize that newly purchased fishing license to catch some of the more popular and tasty fish the states fisheries have to offer. On Saturday, anglers can enjoy three openers on nearby streams, rivers and inland lakes as the weekend marks the start of the trout season and the Lower Peninsula inland walleye and northern pike seasons. With those seasons opening, Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Biologist Mark Tonello said there arent any majo...

Bids for water main relocation approved 3:00 am, Apr. 22, 2021 × The Minnesota Department of Transportation plans to begin a project to replace the bridge over the dam at Norway Brook in Pine River starting in May 2021. Travis Grimler / Echo Journal The dam bridge replacement project in Pine River is slated to start in May with a detour starting May 24 and lasting until September. The plan is to install a bridge over the river angled farther south of the current location. The detour...

Learning about renewable energy: New curriculum brings solar to the classroom The curriculum is aimed at teaching students about the rapidly growing solar energy industry in Minnesota and across the country. 4:30 am, Apr. 22, 2021 × Pine River-Backus students check out the solar array built at their school in 2019, a project that has saved the district thousands of dollars in utility costs and allows students to learn about renewable energy. Submitted Photo About 60 schoo...