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‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ is the loveliest movie of the year (so far)

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It’s never a bad time for a film like “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” but at the moment it feels like a much-needed balm. Modest in scope and made with the lightest of touch, not unlike the lovely folk songs that populate its soundtrack, it’s also deceptively powerful: A gentle ode to moving on, in quirky packaging. This is a movie about a kind, chatty man named Charles (Tim Key) who invites his favorite folk band to play a concert on the remote island where he lives alone in a massive old home. Charles is a semi-recluse only by circumstance: He’s holed himself up in this home ...

Blend your way to better chicken vindaloo

Saturday: Food & Drink

Vindaloo is an Indian dish of Portuguese influence that typically is associated with the state of Goa on India’s southwestern coast, but the curry is popular around the world. Made with pork, lamb or chicken, it’s notable for its vinegary tang, a generous dose of garlic and the spiciness ...

Outdoors North

Friday: Outdoors

I recall the small, dilapidated shack standing broken and falling apart there alongside the corroded railroad tracks. The beat-up structure was made of splintered wood and rusty nails, and had at one time served the railroad as a place to store things used in track maintenance. Between the rails, grass had grown up amid the bedding and the railroad ties where it dried in the summer sunshine. It was a warm day, and I was happy to sit down and “take a five” as my dad used to say. I began a reverie which brought my mind back through the old trains we’d see as kids, smiling ...

SAULT TRIBE OFFERS VARIETY OF SERVICES TO ELDERLY MEMBERS

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MARQUETTE — The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians’ Elder Service Division is designed to provide tribal elders with the best possible programming to meet their needs, promote healthy living opportunities and improve their daily lives. These programs provide high quality in-home, ...