New Ulm NU-You Weight Loss Challenge 2020 – Start the New Year with a NU-You! This 60-day weight loss challenge provides you with the resources needed to meet and surpass all types of fitness goals. The program starts January 13 and ends March 16. Register now online or at the Rec ...
I had high hopes that we would have a mild end of the autumn season. Based on last year’s entrance into the New Year I did have hope. I arrived in New Ulm last winter just two days before the polar vortex hit and I don’t remember it being overwhelmingly bad. Of course, I went from my ...
Artists sometimes only make one kind of art, perhaps keeping to painting, sculpture or jewelry. But many try all kinds of art before they find the one that is best for them. Self-taught Peter Hunt (1896-1967) started painting thrift shop furniture with peasant designs in 1929. His colorful ...
Gardeners skimming the newly arrived 2020 seed catalogs should probably spend less time on the tempting photographs and more time focusing on what retailers call ``shopping filters." That means selecting plants based on their performance rather than their flash. ``Having some facts about what ...
For older adults, in-home non-medical care might be the key to independence. However, the quality of care depends on the quality of the caregiver. When looking for in-home care, finding the best service can be a challenge. This article offers suggestions on what to look for when hiring a ...
Getting enough sleep can be difficult and even more difficult during the busy holiday season. Enjoy the season, but remember sleep is important to staying healthy. Developing unhealthy sleep habits, can lead to habitual lack of sleep and the development of chronic disease. Studies show, ...
New Ulm Area Emergency Food Shelf receives grant from Second Harvest Heartland and Midwest Dairy for milk cooler NEW ULM — Midwest Dairy provided $95,000 in grant funding that enabled Second Harvest Heartland to purchase dairy coolers for 45 food shelves and shelters throughout Minnesota. ...
As we start to settle into the remaining days of the year and a festive month, snowy days are a great opportunity to cozy up with a book (or two) and a cup of tea. Maybe a pastry as well. Some of us are realizing we’re behind on our reading goals for the year. Have you heard of the Icelandic ...
There has always been a need to tell time, and early methods — sundials, hourglasses, water clocks or even large arrangements of stones and shadows — were not accurate. The first mechanical clocks were invented in the 14th century, the pendulum clock in 1656, and by the 1700s there were ...
Homemade gifts are a wonderful way to show you care. Making them from items grown in your garden adds that extra personal touch. And just like the plant, decorations and gifts made from milkweed pods are gaining in popularity. Considered a weed by some, common milkweed is making a comeback as ...
One of the hardest things a caregiver will ever have to do is to know when it’s time for their loved one to go into a long-term care facility. Often, caregivers will go long past the point of when they should have incorporated help from the outside. Sometimes, it’s their own fear of ...
New Ulm NU-You Weight Loss Challenge 2020 – Start the New Year with a NU-You! This 60-day weight loss challenge provides you with the resources needed to meet and surpass all types of fitness goals. Registration starts Dec. 1. The actual program starts January 13 and ends March 16. Register ...
New Ulm NU-You Weight Loss Challenge 2020 – Start the New Year with a NU-You! This 60-day weight loss challenge provides you with the resources needed to meet and surpass all types of fitness goals. Registration starts December 1. The actual program starts January 13 and ends March 16. ...
Companies that have been in business for a long time often have updated and changed the logo or slogan used in advertising. Collectors can usually identify the age of the ad from the words and pictures that were used. Cracker Jack was first sold in 1896 from a cart in Chicago. The mixture of ...
Wind-driven air and too little precipitation are common wintertime side effects that can damage drought-sensitive trees, lawns and shrubs. You can help remedy that by watering while temperatures are still above freezing and before the ground hardens. Adding mulch also insulates plants, ...
Among the many challenges caregivers encounter, from daily grooming regimes to health and safety strategies, the issue of moving people who can’t safely move themselves is a major concern for all involved, and requires the use and knowledge of proper techniques and equipment, as well as ...
What comes to mind when you think of the traditional holiday meal? I think of the traditional meal I grew up with of turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, scalloped corn, cranberry sauce and a variety of salads. And, of course, I can’t forget all of the cookies, lefse and homemade ice ...
Thanksgiving break activities: Wednesday, Nov. 27: Open Swim from 1-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Open Skate at the Civic Center from 2-3:45 p.m. and Open Hockey from 2-3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29: Open Swim from 1-4 p.m., Open Hockey from 1-2:15 p.m. and a special open skate from 2:30-4 p.m. We will have ...
One of the great benefits of being within the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative is that we have access to a multitude of items. If we don’t have a book, DVD, or audiobook at the library or it’s checked out here in New Ulm, we can see if one of the other libraries has one that is ...
What should my painting sell for? Antiques appraisers are not licensed like real estate appraisers, but there are art appreciation courses in universities, degrees in fine art and appraisal associations that require members to pass tests. Some work in an art gallery, auction company or museum ...