Lifestyle

On a recent Bridge to Health survey for our region, people indicated icy or snowy walkways, lack of discipline, and program costs make it hard to be active. If you’re a senior, Bone Builders classes might be for you!

This coffee cake is special enough to enjoy as a dinner dessert. Ingredients - 1 yellow cake mix, divided - 1 cup flour - 1 package (1/4 oz.) active dry yeast - 2/3 cup warm water (120-130 degrees) - 2 eggs, lightly beaten.

I'd met up with my bookclub friends at the Brewery and had just bought myself a nice hoodie from their store. I met Dave Jordahl who said I inspired him to buy a t-shirt .

A few weeks ago one of our readers noticed a connection to his family in “Ripped from the Headlines” in a 50 years ago section. Terry Johnson read about the Voyageur’s Snowmobile Club and how his 60 year old fatherin- law, Stanley Nelson, was recognized for being the oldest person to complete the March of Dimes Snowmobile marathon held by the Two Harbors’ club fifty years ago.

Max Lucado in his book, On The Anvil, writes these words: “Children love to swing. There’s nothing like it. Thrusting your feet toward the sky, leaning so far back that everything looks upside down. Spinning trees, a stomach that jumps into your throat. Ahh, swinging… “I learned a lot about trust on a swing. As a child, I only trusted certain people to push my swing. If I was being pushed by people I trusted (like Mom or Dad), they could do anything they wanted. They could twist me, turn me, stop me… I loved it. I loved it because I trusted the person pushing me. But let a stranger push my swing (which often happened at family reunions and Fourth of July picnics), it was hang on baby. Who knew what this newcomer would do? When a stranger pushes your swing, you tense up, ball up and hang on.

Pact Act - Survivors Sometimes there is a topic too expansive to cover in a single article. When it comes to the PACT Act, it requires multiple, repeated attempts to deliver the content necessary to educate the masses.

Travel learning I was recently looking through photos from my childhood, and it warmed my heart to relive some family vacation memories. Traveling as a child opened my eyes to whole new worlds, and it added an educational element in my life that I otherwise wouldn’t have experienced.