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Thursday, December 17th, 2009 by Roy Johnston
What a great time of the year to do some true assessments on just how weather tight your home is. With the cold temps that we are now in, you can do some of the simple things to find where the heat is escaping.
Tags: home, structures, weatherization, weatherize, winter
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Tummy Time and Your Baby
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 by Megan Paben, MOT OTR/L
Tummy time is what therapists call prone extension. This is when your child spends time on his or her tummy and works on getting their head lifted off the floor. It is important for your child to spend time on his or her tummy to assist in meeting developmental milestones. Tummy time works on trunk (back, stomach and side muscles) and neck strength, as well as, works on body awareness.
Tags: baby, child, prone extension, tummy time
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Snow day! Now what can I do to wear out the kids?
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 by Mike Howie
“It just doesn’t snow like it did when I was a kid.” Hmmm. I’ll have to rethink that. Have some memories of wintertime in Hastings? I’m looking for something good to wear the kids out!
Tags: Hastings, kids, outdoors, weather
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A Community of Gardeners
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 by Jack Sandeen
A little over two years ago, about one dozen avid gardeners began creating a space to grow vegetables and flowers for themselves and friends on garden plots that each measured about three hundred square feet. Once in a while, gardening is less fun and more work, but always rewarding.
Tags: community, gardening
Posted in Generations, Home & Garden | 1 Comment »
The Great Gerbil Debate of 2009
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 by Denise Howie
Three dead fish later we’re looking at a gerbil at Earl May. But birthday money only goes so far.
Tags: children, fish, gerbil, kids, pets
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Are You Busy?
Friday, November 27th, 2009 by Kristi Weeks
During harvest, a farm wife is bound to hear, “Are you busy?” Why, just the other day, I was having a fairly good morning. The kids and I went to the Y. This is the one place I go where I can get a little me time in while working out without worrying about the [...]
Tags: children, family, time
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Gift Wrap Goes Green
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 by Amy Sandeen
Can you avoid buying newly manufactured gift wrap and ribbons this year? Yes, you can! Every year between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, Americans produce an extra five million tons of trash, including enough ribbon to tie a bow around the entire earth. This year, you can save money, reduce waste, and make your holiday gifts even more meaningful.
Tags: gift wrap, green, recycle
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Weatherizing your home or structures
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 by Roy Johnston
Why is it that we think of winterizing our homes but don’t think about how we can do the same things for spring, summer and fall and have some of the same results to our homes and structures? With energy costs on the rise today, each of the seasons here in the Hastings area are equally important when it comes to making a home or any building as comfortable and as energy efficient as possible.
Tags: home, house, weatherize, winterize
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