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Here's the beef at the Steak Knife Restaurant: savory, tender and affordable (The Kansas City Star)

The décor at the family-owned Steak Knife Restaurant & Lounge in Smithville is hunter-gatherer.

ON THIN ICE (The Oklahoman)

People who live in northern climates seem to revel in it. There are ice sculpture competitions, ice fishing, even those Finnish people who like to sweat in a sauna, then dive headlong into icy water in nothing but their birthday suits. Ice is a way of life. For those who share in the mysterious allure of frozen water but hate roughing it, think Quebec for the perfect getaway.

CONRAD RAISES THE BAR ON MEETING FACILITIES WORLDWIDE (Thaipr.net)

With hotels in key business hubs like Tokyo, Brussels, Chicago, Miami, Hong Kong and Singapore, and more than 300,000 total square feet of meeting space around the world, Conrad Hotels & Resorts recog

Dining Capsules (Press of Atlantic City)

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Thankful for all the good times (Anchorage Daily News)

HAINES -- We were skiing on Halloween and ice skating on ponds at the golf course the first week in November, but a warm front changed all that. The windy rain was good news for the Friends of the Library, because it is easier to get volunteers to make decorations and hang lights indoors when a trip to the woodshed requires full rubber rain gear.

Home (Erie Times-News)

Thanksgiving. Check.

Henderson home tour a success (York News-Times)

Twinkling lights and scrumptious odors lured over 180 visitors to four Henderson, Neb., homes and the Town and Country Boutique last Saturday, for "Homes for the Holidays." Sponsored by the Henderson Mennonite Heritage Park, this twilight event put admirers from a wide area around Nebraska and Kansas in a festive mood. Click HERE for the Photos

Two Women of Honor are recognized (Thief River Falls Times)

Jan Strandlie and Faye Auchenpaugh have been named the 2008 American Association of University Women, Women of Honor in Thief River Falls.