Lose Weight by Adding Pounds
Take your workout and weight loss to the next level by adding weight lifting to your exercise routine. If you already lift weights regularly add some more pounds, change up your routine and really push yourself.
It happened so quickly!
Graduation has come and gone and I seriously cannot believe just how fast it all happened. Everything went so smoothly and I honestly didn’t cry as much as I thought I would.
The Barn Festival
With this beautiful weather approaching, it can only mean one thing, The Barn Festival will soon be open! A destination for crafty people throughout the state, The Barn is located out on Marian Road, just south of Hastings a mile. Made famous for its Barn Candles, this great getaway is a shopper’s paradise as the place is filled with thousands of handcrafted home decor items, jewelry, yard art and plenty of gourmet food products!
Silver Linings Playbook
David O. Russell knows how to properly use actors. He’s an excellent director, but mind you, he’s had a history of verbal and physical disputes with them. An audience should always know that when sitting down for a Russell film you know you’ll witness transcendent performances.
New Blogger: Courtney Malone!
I grew up in the small town of Palmyra, where a majority of my summer was spent at my Grandparents’ farm. My sister and I showed pigs each year at the Otoe County Fair. Though my Dad tried to get me to help with all the chores and gardening around the farm, I always found myself disappearing to my Grandmother’s kitchen.
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Feature, Shopping
2012 Holiday Shopping Guide
Check-out the Hastings Holiday Shopping Guide for gift ideas for all your loved ones!
Coupons and Deals, Shopping
Grocery Deals (Dec. 11-17)
Each week I matchup the weekly sales (of Allen’s, Russ’s and Sunmart) with coupons to bring you the best deals for your grocery budget.
Sports
By the Numbers
Numbers and statistics tell a lot about the outcome of a game. The last few weeks our numbers have been less than impressive. Luckily, we have won a few of them, but that doesn’t really say much about our opponent.
Feature, Shopping
Study Shows the Benefits of Shopping Local
I’m sure we’ve heard it before from one source or another; “Shopping Local boost our local economy.” How much more? A new study by Civic Economics, which looks at the “local premium” of spending at local outlets instead of big chains, believes it could be four times as much.
Food & Dining, Health & Fitness, Nutrition
It’s the Most Fattening Time of the Year
The holiday season may be one of the most wonderful times of the year, but it also has to be one of the most fattening as well. Everyone gathers around the table for a large meal at least twice – not to mention leftovers – to indulge in rich, luscious, and delicious food.
Feature, Generations
Holidays
Once again the holiday season has snuck up on me. I can’t believe we are less than a month away from Christmas. In the eyes of adults, it’s all about the rush of preparation—putting up outside decorations, getting the tree up, buying gifts, making holiday plans. In the eyes of a child, it’s all about the anticipation and excitement (and, of course, the exchange of gifts).
Sports
Loss at the Corn Palace
Heading into last weekend, things were rolling for the HC Bronco’s Women’s Basketball Team. We were on a four game win streak and Wednesday beat Conference opponent Doane. We had been playing well, improving everyday both in games and practice, really starting to click, and looking forward to beating Dakota Wesleyan at the Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD…then Friday happened.





