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Fair warning folks! It has been said that the Irish are incapable of making a long story short. This feature is proof positive that there is some validity to those words. While Butte residents will once again not have their traditional St. Patrickâs Day parade and many will not be heading to their favorite tavern, there is still much to celebrate and more importantly, to honor and be thankful for. Our Irish ancestors took a chance and left their homeland and opened a new chapter in the mining town that lay below the Continental Divide. The story below focuses on the immigrants of the Beara Peninsula and highlights their innocence, courage, perseverance, devilry, and sometimes pure stubbornness. More than 100 years have passed, but the Beara connection remains steadfast. Their descendants hold tight to their stories, their traditions. It may seem somewhat redundant to state, but it doesnât make it any less true â âIf it werenât for them, we would not be
(Ecofin Agency) - Few days after it imposed an embargo on maize imports from Tanzania and Uganda, the Kenyan government announced today it has lifted the ban. Resumption is however subject to better and stricter compliance with phytosanitary requirements.
According to Peter Munya, Minister of Agriculture, maize exporters to Kenya will now have to register with the relevant authorities and provide certificates of origin for clearance of their goods at border checkpoints. They will also be required to present a certificate of compliance with standards on aflatoxin limits; a mycotoxin that is known to cause cancer, whose high levels in shipments led the authorities to suspend imports from the sub-region last March 5.
TAHLEQUAH – Working past some delays due to the pandemic, the Cherokee Nation is planning to open its meat processing facility in the coming weeks with limited operations.
The week in pictures 12th March, 2021 by Phoebe French
Singer and songwriter Nicole Scherzinger has become the latest celeb to launch a wine. Called Anti-Party, the Grenache-Syrah blend was made in partnership with Nocking Point Wines, with the name chosen to encourage people to stay at home and avoid large gatherings.The wine is being sold in packs of two for US$54.
Scherzinger said: “With the world still very much fighting coronavirus, I wanted to provide some conscientious libation while we remain in various stages of stay-at-home orders across the country. For me, red wine has always instilled a sense of connection, being in the moment and bringing people together. Over the last twelve months, whether it’s been home alone on the phone to my girls, just me and my boyfriend, or a small family gathering – there’s always been a glass of red wine in my hand.”