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From northern Minnesota, a father-daughter pair of innovative barrel makers is creating a tastier future for craft spirits

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:52 GMT

Russ Karasch opened a plastic bag filled with strips of wood the color of the best part of a piece of toast.“Smell this,” he said.The aroma was intoxicatingly comforting, like roasting a chocolatey Scotcheroo bar over a campfire made of cinnamon sticks, if such a thing were possible. It’s amburana wood, a Brazilian variety, Karasch said. And in a way, it represents the vast possibilities this expert barrel-maker is creating for the future of wood-aging spirits.As craft distilling grows nationwide — in many ways mirroring the rise of craft brewing a decade ago — demand is creeping back up for the time-honored art of cooperage, or barrel-making. And some of the biggest innovations in barrels are happening in Minnesota; specifically in Park Rapids, Minn., off a side street between the airport and the police station.Karasch and his daughter, Heidi Korb, launched Black Swan Cooperage in 2009. Since then, the duo has become recognized across the distilling, brewing and winemaking industri...

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: My Adult Daughter Wants To Move Home; Can I Say No?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:52 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma came from Bonnie and it's about adult children. Here's her email: Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Hi Jaime Here's my story. My husband and I got married when we were in our early 20's. We quickly had three children. Here we are almost 30 years later, and for the last two years, we've been enjoying our time alone...vacationing, relaxing and making our home completely ours. However, now our youngest daughter is asking to move back in with us. She's not struggling, she has a good job, and a nice apartment. She just wants to come home. We think she's just not a fan of taking care of herself. She likes her meals made for her. But of course, that's not how life is as an adult. So my husband and I are considering telling her she can't come back right now. Some friends have told us we're being too harsh, but I feel like being a good parent, sometimes means saying no. That com...

Over 80 goats surrendered in animal cruelty case

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:52 GMT

NORWAY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Over 80 goats of all ages were surrendered in an animal cruelty case out of Norway in Herkimer County. Lorraine Rose, 60, faces charges. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On Tuesday, police responded to a property on Military Road in Norway to aid an animal cruelty officer regarding animal hoarding and abuse. Police say a search of the property found several goats, donkeys, and cows in grave condition resulting from poor care. Image via New York State PolicePolice say Rose, who lives in an unknown structure on the property, attempted to care for the animals but became overwhelmed. As a result, over 80 goats were voluntarily surrendered to the Pause 4 All Paws Animal Rescue. Two juveniles arrested in Kingston High cafeteria ‘attack’ Charges:New York State Agriculture Market Laws- overdriving, torturing, and injuring animals (five counts)Failure to provide sustenancePolice say this investigation is on...

Ask Amy: Even with sobriety, alcohol dominates marriage

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:52 GMT

Dear Amy: From the day we met, over 40 years ago, my wife and I have been social drinkers.Get-togethers at weddings, holidays, concerts, sporting events, etc., have always featured alcohol.While I can have a couple of drinks and stop, when it comes to my wife — not so much.She will keep ordering drinks right up to 2 a.m. And while sometimes stupidly funny when we were younger, as we’ve aged the end results were becoming frequently embarrassing.I was becoming very concerned about my wife’s drinking and her health.One night when she went way over the edge, I filmed her, sent the video to her, and told her that I no longer wished to be a part of that lifestyle.I dumped all the alcohol in the house, and neither of us has had a drink since.I hardly miss it, and she had no trouble quitting, either, but mentally it has been very challenging for her.Alcohol was her social lubricant. Alcohol is what allowed her to get past her social anxiety and self-esteem issues.Now she either doesn’...

A more prosperous Bangladesh wants even stronger relations with the EU

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:52 GMT

Bangladesh has long been a beneficiary of the EU’s favourable trade terms for Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Half of its exports, notably clothing, are sold in Europe. But it will soon be considered too prosperous for LDC status. The country’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Md. Shahriar Alam, has been in Brussels to discuss the new relationship. In an exclusive interview with EU Reporter, he spoke to Political Editor Nick Powell about Bangladesh’s major foreign policy objectives.Bangladesh is a success story of the European Union’s engagement with the world’s Least Developed Countries. In fact, it is about to graduate from that least developed status and be considered a higher middle-income country. That will affect what the EU expects of Bangladesh in future and Shahriar Alam was in Brussels to discuss how the transition will ...

Gov. Newsom responds to recommended reparations payments for Black California residents

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:52 GMT

By Tina Burnside and Christine Sever | CNNCalifornia’s governor responded Wednesday to the reparations payments for some Black state residents that were recommended by a task force looking at how to mitigate injustices and discrimination stemming from slavery.Gov. Gavin Newsom called the recommendations “a milestone in our bipartisan effort to advance justice and promote healing.” He added, “We need to wait for the Task Force to finish its work and submit its final report,” without offering any further details about whether he supports the recommendations put forth.“We are waiting for the process to be completed,” Newsom, a Democrat who is White, said in a statement.The recommendations approved Saturday outline restitution that, if approved by state lawmakers, could cost billions of dollars to address historical disparities in health care, housing and policing.“Dealing with the legacy of slavery is about much more than cash payments,&#...

Marin’s China Camp State Park to expand access for disabled visitors

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:52 GMT

A nearly $2 million effort is underway to significantly expand access to China Camp State Park’s trails and amenities for disabled visitors.Led by volunteers with the Friends of China Camp nonprofit park operator and California State Parks, the projects at the bayside park in San Rafael will add another mile of accessible trail, new parking spaces, bathrooms and a deck area that all comply with Americans with Disabilities Act standards.“It’s a unique time in that there is an unprecedented amount of ADA work happening in China Camp State Park,” said Martin Lowenstein, executive director of Friends of China Camp. “It just deserves attention so that the community is aware of the investment that is being made in ADA facilities, whether it’s bathrooms or trails or parking spaces.”After about 1,000 hours of work by more than 30 volunteers with Friends of China Camp since November, a newly accessible 1.1-mile section of the Shoreline Trail is set to open to the public in the coming weeks. ...

Single-family home sells for $2.3 million in Los Gatos

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:52 GMT

111 Panorama Way – Google Street ViewA 1,568-square-foot house built in 1964 has changed hands. The property located in the 100 block of Panorama Way in Los Gatos was sold on April 27, 2023, for $2,300,000, or $1,467 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. There’s also a pool in the backyard. The unit sits on an 8,624-square-foot lot.Additional houses have recently changed hands nearby:In September 2022, a 1,272-square-foot home on Blossom Hill Road in Los Gatos sold for $2,050,000, a price per square foot of $1,612. The home has 2 bedrooms and 1 bathrooms.A 2,056-square-foot home on the 200 block of Pinehurst Avenue in Los Gatos sold in September 2022, for $2,600,000, a price per square foot of $1,265. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Pinehurst Avenue, Los Gatos, in August 2022, a 2,409-square-foot home was sold for $2,350,000, a price per square foot of $976. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

Horoscopes May 11, 2023: Eric Burdon, bring about positive changes

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:52 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Holly Valance, 40; Amanda Freitag, 51; Frances Fisher, 71; Eric Burdon, 82.Happy Birthday: Take your time and give your emotions a chance to subside so you can reflect and make the best decisions. Once you figure out which path is best for you, your energy and enthusiasm will help you bring about positive changes that will help you fulfill your dreams. Distance yourself from those offering confusion and chaos. Align yourself with those who strive for truth and progress. Your numbers are 4, 8, 20, 24, 31, 35, 46.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep tabs on where your money goes. Putting together a budget you can live with will ease your mind. Too much of anything will lead to tension. Offer what’s realistic, and you’ll avoid feeling angry and mistreated. 4 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Put your energy into home improvements and getting along with the people who make a difference in your life. Speak up about the way you feel, and you’ll reso...

Bridge: May 11, 2023

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:10:52 GMT

The Trojan War having dragged on for 10 long years, the weary warriors determined to settle the issue at the bridge table.In today’s deal, the wily Odysseus became declarer at four spades, and Paris, West for Troy, led a heart. Hector, East, won and shifted to the ten of diamonds: queen, ace. Odysseus won the diamond return with the king and cashed the A-K of trumps.When Paris discarded a heart, declarer laid down his jack of diamonds — and then recoiled as if he had pulled out the wrong card.DOWN ONE“I fear the Greeks even when they bear gifts,” Hector muttered, and he pitched a heart. At the end, Odysseus had to lose two clubs for down one. But if East ruffs the third diamond, declarer reaches dummy with the six of trumps to discard on the good diamonds.“We were lucky to beat it after you forgot to ruff the third diamond,” Paris (no analyst, he) complained. “I wish you wouldn’t horse around that way.”“Did you say wooden h...