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Dakota County Historical Society is looking for new board members

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:51 GMT

The Dakota County Historical Society is on the hunt for new board members for 2024.The board is made up of volunteers who serve two-year terms where they set organizational policy and help to preserve, interpret and promote the history of the county, according to a news release from the Historical Society.The Dakota County Historical Society, which was founded in 1939, operates three historic sites including the Lawshe Memorial Museum in South St. Paul, the LeDuc Historic Estate in Hastings and the Sibley Historic Site in Mendota as well as a research library and website.“The organization is excited for what is to come,” said Executive Director Matt Carter, in the release. “We just completed a $1.2 million renovation of the Lawshe Museum in South St. Paul and have funding to provide more needed upgrades to the space,” Carter said.Other upcoming projects for the Historical Society include the George Daniels project at the LeDuc Estate, the Black Heritage Trail project in Hastings and...

Arrest warrant issued for VT gun range owner

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:51 GMT

WEST PAWLET, V.T. (NEWS 10) — A Vermont judge issued an arrest warrant for the man operating what the state calls an illegal paramilitary training center. A Vermont Environmental Court Judge again issued the warrant for Daniel Banyai owner of Slate Ridge,  a former firearms training center in West Pawlet, Rutland County. The judge ruled that Banyai is in contempt of court for failing to bring his property into zoning compliance after an inspection last week. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The gun range and associated buildings are on 30-acre land only zoned for an apartment and garage. The state outlawed paramilitary training camps including Slate Ridge earlier this year. As a result of these violations, Banyai owes Pawlet more than $100,000 in fines over the unpermitted structures. This is the second time an arrest warrant was issued for Banyai over his property. This is the wooded area surrounding the entrance. Even locating...

Family sues Panera, saying its caffeinated lemonade led to Florida man's cardiac arrest

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:51 GMT

FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — The family of a 46-year-old Florida man has filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against one of the biggest fast-casual restaurant chains in the U.S., claiming Panera Bread Company's caffeine-filled lemonade drink led to his death.David Brown had high blood pressure and didn't drink energy drinks, but the lawsuit said he believed the Panera Charged Lemonade was safe since it was not advertised as an energy drink. It was offered in the same place as the restaurant chain’s non-caffeinated or less-caffeinated drinks, according to the lawsuit filed Monday in Superior Court in Delaware, where Panera Bread Company is registered.The lawsuit states that on Oct. 9, Brown had the drink three times during a visit to the Panera Bread Company location in Fleming Island, Florida. On his walk home, he suffered cardiac arrest and died a short time later. He had ordered a Panera Charged Lemonade at least seven times over the course of two weeks in September and O...

Colorado School of Mines semifinal preview: Orediggers one win away from returning to Division II national championship

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:51 GMT

The state’s unstoppable college football force makes one final local appearance this Saturday in Golden.Top-seeded Colorado School of Mines hosts Kutztown in the Division II semifinals at 1:30 p.m. at Marv Kay Stadium, with the Orediggers one victory away from returning to McKinney, Texas, for a second straight appearance in the national championship.The Orediggers, 13-0 for the first time in program history, obliterated Augustana in their playoff opener in Golden two weeks ago. Then in the quarterfinals last week, Mines turned a 14-14 halftime score against Central Washington into a decisive 38-14 win.Mines is again a favorite against the Pennsylvania-based Kutztown this week. Here’s a look at five keys to victory for coach Pete Sterbick’s squad as the Orediggers’ national-championship-or-bust campaign enters its homestretch.Colorado School of Mines’ Noah Roper (28) runs the ball up the field during the NCAA Division II football championship quarterfin...

For a memorable holiday party, personalize the punch

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:51 GMT

By Rebekah Peppler, The New York TimesHoliday party drinks can take many forms: punch bowls, batched cocktails, a bathtub of bubbles, a tray of shots. What unifies them is a festal shared experience for guests to gather around. This year, keep the communal theme, but drop the one-drink-fits-all approach.“To me, hosting parties is really about making everyone happy,” said Estelle Bossy, the beverage director at Le Rock in New York City. “Rather than tell everyone what I think is delicious, I like to empower people to find their own version of their favorite thing,” she added.To maintain a through line among different drinks, you need a deeply flavorful base. Making a batch of a single base and placing it on the table, alongside a bucket of ice and a few different spirited and nonalcoholic bottles, lets drinkers choose their own holiday cheers.One of Bossy’s favorite bases for holiday drinks is a shrub, and while early versions in the 18th century leaned closer to a concentrated punch...

Stoney’s Cantina closes after two years on South Broadway

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:51 GMT

Stoney Jesseph said adios to a restaurant he opened on South Broadway in 2021.The restaurateur, who owns three remaining Stoney’s locations around Colorado, said the one at 30 S. Broadway branded Stoney’s Cantina never made a profit.The biggest culprit: a year of road and sidewalk construction on the bustling commercial strip.“You can’t ride. You can’t walk down a whole block. It’s a nightmare down here. You can’t get anywhere,” Jesseph said, adding that sales fell by 60 percent once construction commenced.“From what I hear, everyone (on the retail strip) has seen business slow down considerably,” Jesseph said.“It doesn’t have the same walk-in traffic it used to have. It’s not the same neighborhood at night, either.”Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | Apple Blossom will close after two years in downtown Denver hotel Restaurants, Food and Drink | Stranahan’s whiskey returns to mountain-town roots with new taproom Restaurants, Food and D...

CVS' new pricing plan isn't exactly a breakthrough

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:51 GMT

CVS Health excitedly announced Tuesday that it will change how it reimburses pharmacies for sales of prescription drugs to introduce more transparency to the market.It presented the change, which won't be implemented until 2025, as a breakthrough for customers.Prem Shah, CVS' chief pharmacy officer, said in a statement that the switch represents "a foundational step towards more pricing clarity for consumers."That remains to be seen.Currently, pharmacy reimbursement reflects the opaque pricing of industry middlemen who may pay little heed to how much a drug actually costs. This popular condiment could boost your memory Under CVS' new plan, reimbursements will be based on a drug's wholesale price, with a set markup for customers and a set fee for middlemen.Which is to say, CVS will operate pretty much how most other businesses have been operating for centuries -- adding a profit margin to wholesale costs.So the new approach isn't so much revolutionary as a fallback to a business mo...

LAX is among the worst airport to have a layover at, data suggests

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:51 GMT

Traveling during the holiday season can be stressful in and of itself, and layovers – whether planned or unplanned – can make or break your journey. Whether it’s a short layover that forces you to sprint through the terminal or a long layover that seems to go on forever, certain U.S. airports are better suited for layovers than others, new data suggest. Researchers with MarketWatch Guides analyzed 20 different metrics, ranging from food and beverage prices to how easy it is to log in to the airport’s WiFi, to determine which major airports provide the best overall layover experience, plus the top layover spots for frequent fliers and families. For more information on MarketWatch Guide's metrics, click here.  Spirit Airlines offers $20 flights for Black Friday The data found that the overall best airport to be stuck in is George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, which had high ratings in food and beverage choice, shop selection and stores per passenger per hour. “...

Boy Scouts honor Sprig Electric founder with a hoedown at Levi’s Stadium

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:51 GMT

The Distinguished Citizen Dinner, a fundraiser for the Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council of the Boy Scouts of America, has recently tended to lean into the personality of the honoree. There have been rock ‘n’ roll shows, carnivals and art-oriented soirees. So to honor Spring Electric founder Pepper Snyder, it made sense that the 49th annual event at Levi’s Stadium was a regular hoedown.There were cowboy boots and hats galore, lots of denim and quite a bit of fringe on display from the 275 guests at the stadium’s swanky BNY Mellon Club. And in case the message wasn’t received that Snyder, the longtime president of the Grassland Water District in Los Banos, didn’t want some stuffy dinner in his honor, the event was rebranded as the Distinguished Citizen Party.Country music singer and songwriter Mitch Rossell performs at Levi’s Stadium for the Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council of the Boy Scouts of America’s Distinguished Citizen Party...

San Lorenzo family party leads to attempted murder charges for one attendee

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:51 GMT

SAN LORENZO — A 31-year-old Oakland man is facing charges of attempted murder and more after he allegedly responded to a request to leave a family party by using his car to run down four women, breaking one woman’s leg, according to authorities and court records.In addition to four counts of attempted murder in the incident late last month, Leandro Angelo Torres is also charged with four counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in serious bodily injury.He was arrested Nov. 29 and is being held without bail at Santa Rita Jail.According to court records, at the time of the latest incident, Torres was on probation in Alameda County for a February 2022 conviction of shooting at an unoccupied vehicle. He is scheduled to enter a plea Thursday.According to authorities, Torres got into a disruptive dispute at a family party on Nov. 25 in the 16000 block of Via Alamitos in San Lorenzo and was asked to leave.He did, but...