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Lifestyle Columns

Senior Meals

MONDAY Salisbury steak with gravy, baked potato with sour cream, peas and carrots, bread, tropical fruit and milk. TUESDAY Creamy Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes, carrots, bread, pudding and milk. WEDNESDAY Turkey noodle casserole, broccoli florets, cinnamon baked apple slices, ...

Off the Shelf

toward fast-paced, frothy, and fun thrillers and mysteries. Oh, who am I kidding? That’s what I prefer most of the time! Here are a few I’ve enjoyed lately that would pair well with a patio and a cold refreshment. Author Emily is recovering from a long illness and going through a rough ...

Antiques & Collecting

When new technology is invented, the devices replaced don’t immediately disappear. This candelabrum is marked with “1887.” If that is the year it was made, candles had not been the predominant form of indoor lighting for a long time. In 1782, Aime Argand patented a lamp that had a hollow ...

Antiques & Collecting: Mechanical banks function as a useful toy

By Terry and Kim Kovel Mechanical banks function as both a toy and a useful, even educational, device. Deposit a coin and a figure dances or jumps into the air, an animal swallows the coin, a flag is raised or another action is performed. They entertain children and encourage them to save ...

Off the Shelf: Dig Into Reading

By Kathryn Tatnall Youth Services Librarian New Ulm Public Library’s summer reading program, “Dig Into Reading” begins on Monday, June 5, 2023 and runs through July 30, 2023. The summer reading program is open to ages birth to those entering their high school senior year. This year ...

Antiques & Collecting

Memorial Day is a time to both honor individual memories and reflect on American history. Designers have drawn inspiration from American history for over a hundred years. Copies of styles from the early years of the American republic, or the Federal period, have been popular since the 1870s. ...