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Lifestyle Columns

Family Living Focus: Breast Cancer: Ways to lower your risk

It is true that certain risk factors for breast cancer are beyond a woman’s control such as family history and aging. Fortunately, researchers are finding that certain lifestyle choices may lower risk. Cut the Fat. High-fat diets may lead to higher rates of breast cancer, although exactly ...

Park & Rec Report

Easter Bunny Hop- Saturday, April 3 from 10-11:30 a.m. at German Park (enter from 3rd North Street and follow signs). Stroll down our bunny trail to collect eggs, take socially distanced photos with the Easter bunny, gnomes and favorite characters. Grab a goodie bag on your way home! Face ...

Antiques & Collecting: Bottles, jars are popular collectibles

By Terry and Kim Kovel Bottle collecting has been an important pastime since the end of the 19th century, when the first bottle seekers dug up examples in old privy pits, the town dump or a rocky seacoast area. Most sought after were historic flasks made in New England glassworks. As flasks ...

Off the Shelf: Great new reads

We’ve added some great new titles at New Ulm Public Library in the past few months. Here are a few I’ve enjoyed. Scarlet Clark is a great professor. She’s also a great killer. When she’s not teaching literature classes at Gorman University, she’s planning her next kill. Each year ...

Park & Rec Report

Rec Center closing announcement/update: The Rec Center will be closing on designated dates through the end of construction; expected late summer: March 29 thru construction – Racquetball Courts CLOSED April 3 & 10 (Saturday) – hours will be 7 a.m.-12 noon April 4 – Rec Center ...

Family Living Focus: Common headache triggers

From Gail Gilman Family Life Consultant, M.Ed., C.F.C.S. and Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota Headache sufferers spend a significant amount of money on over-the-counter pain relievers. But prevention costs you nothing. Here are ...