Winter weather can be a real challenge as the temperatures drop. Plan now for your health and safety during the remainder of this winter season. Here are a few tips to consider. Have you had your flu shot? It is not too late to get a flu shot. The shot may not prevent the flu, but it will ...
Trying to tell the difference between what expected behaviors are and what might be the signs of a mental illness isn’t always easy. There’s no easy test that can let someone know if there is mental illness or if actions and thoughts might be typical behaviors of a person or the result of a ...
Happy New Year! I’m excited to start the new year by sharing some of the great things we have happening at New Ulm Public Library in January. We hope you’ll join us for one of these activities or stop by to pick up some books, movies, music, magazines, puzzles, and more to keep you busy ...
Although mature adults are joining health and wellness facilities faster than any other age group today. Some facilities may not be prepared or equipped to serve older members. Following is a checklist to help mature adults rate and compare their local fitness facilities and choose one that ...
No one is sure who made the first hooked rugs, but most historians think it was the Vikings. We do know that in the early 19th century, floormats were made in the United States from 9-inch-long pieces of yarn left over from machines that made rugs. The first rugs to interest U.S. collectors ...
Part of the American tradition of celebrating the New Year seems to be making resolutions that are doomed to failure. It is estimated that 25 percent of New Year’s resolutions are abandoned within the first 15 weeks of the year. Not only that, but individuals tend to make the same New ...