By Pat Fream Photos by Neville Palmer For many, he is the distinctive voice delivering the daily news over the dinner hour. For some, he’s a regular at the local barbershop. Others know him as the robust bass in High River’s Willow Creek Gospel Quartet. No matter how you know Darrel Janz, you feel like [...]
(Potato Gnocchi Roman Style) By Mike Perrotta, Wild Thyme Café, Nanton Gnocchi di Patate PDF Serves: 6 Ingredients: 4 ½ pounds russet potatoes salt 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour 2 egg yolks melted butter grated parmesan cheese Method: Wash, but do not peel the potatoes. Boil them in salted water until soft. Remove potatoes [...]
By Peter Worden Cattle rustling, to most of us, may be something that happens only in old westerns or the stuff of science fiction. But to cattlemen and ranchers in southern Alberta, it is has always been part of real life. Rural legends come farther-fetched than their urban counterparts, and usually have to do with [...]
By M.L. Cofell There are people and places in life, that when visited, make you feel alive. You walk away with a sense of melancholy because you really don’t want to leave. You want time to slow down and linger just a little bit longer, to savour every moment. When I was about 10 years [...]
One of my favourite childhood summer meals was a creamy vegetable soup with fresh potatoes and lots of dill! I was fortunate that we grew up where we could grow most of our own food. The rest we gathered from local farmers and as a last resort – the grocery store. The foothills area is [...]
From wagon wheels to 18-wheelers, from Montana to Central Alberta, the Cowboy Trail leaves deep ruts of historic relevance reflected in the towns which now line highways once graced by Mounties and cattle drivers on horseback. By Mary Savage In the late 1990s, the rural communities along Highway 22 came together looking for a unifying [...]
Read about High River chosen as one of Alberta’s best communities for business High River in Alberta Venture, June 1, 2010 Article in High River Times June 5, 2010 FINDING ROOTS: High River Poised for growth, this town is embracing change and diversity while remaining deeply rooted it is western heritage. By Sheila Sepkowski Driving [...]
If Fire in the Belly is what I was looking for when I interviewed Okotoks artist Paul Rasporich, Fire in the soul is what he delivered. This artist’s story is indeed a tale of passion – fiery passion with a mystic twist. By Pat Fream Photos by Neville Palmer An artistic type since the tender [...]
The Routes summer issue features the art and passion of artist Paul Rasporich (cover story). Follow this link to read an article from today’s Calgary Herald about Paul’s students recording a song with legendary, local singer, Ian Tyson. Calgary Herald story Read more about Paul’s story in Routes – get your copy today! A Song [...]
“Music is coming around / Back playing in people’s parlours / It’s just me singing for you.” -Corin Raymond, musician By Peter Worden Photos by Neville Palmer Something beautiful is happening in the living rooms of the nation – something powerful and, at the risk of sounding ambiguously alliterate, something patriotic too. It requires surprisingly [...]
