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Hearts And Hands For A Common Cause

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Lorena wrote a letter outlining the project to other colonies, asking for donated homemade items. The call to my sister Lorena from Dora Maendel at Fairholme Colony came last spring. “I hope you’re wearing your Good Samaritan hat today, because I have a job for you!” Andrea Firth, the conference co-ordinator with Hospice & Palliative
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Lack Of Vitamin B12 Can Be Debilitating

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I always felt that as long as I ate a balanced diet, I did not need to take any additional vitamins. I was forced to change my thinking about this in recent years. It started when I began to feel constantly tired. The problem became so strong that simple day-to-day work left me exhausted, even
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Birdhouses And Potato Bins

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A retired Ninette carpenter, who just can’t keep out of the workshop, is enjoying a boom in potato bin sales. Fritz Clisby, 85 years old, is famous in the small town of Ninette for his fabulous marten houses. Each summer, samples of his vividly painted birdhouses, small furniture, chairs for children, and other woodwork are
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Editor’s Note – for Jan. 28, 2010

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Plectranthus — Perfect For Indoors

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Most gardeners are familiar with a plant commonly called Swedish ivy. It is actually not an ivy at all, but a member of a plant family called Plectranthus. It is P. australis and has bright-green, round leaves with scalloped edges. It produces dainty white flowers when it gets enough direct sun and will sometimes even
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Treasure In My Basement

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A little wooden churn that I inherited has a story to tell. It has seen many gallons of cream and produced many pounds of butter over the years at the hand of the cranker. It has been instrumental in providing butter for a family of five and then passed on to the next generation of
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Plants Reduce Indoor Pollution

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R esearch by scientists has found that houseplants can reduce pollution levels dramatically by cleaning indoor air. T he World Health Organization reported in 2002 that harmful indoor pollutants represent a serious health problem that is responsible for some 1.6 million deaths every year. “The indoor air quality is compromised by VOCs (volatile organic compounds)
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New Harness Shop Opens Up In Rapid City

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“There will be no synthetics in my shop.” Acentury ago, immigrants flocked to Canadian shores in the hopes of securing a better life for themselves and their children. For many, such as the Mennonites and Ukrainians from Russia, it was a desperate bid to escape a tyrannical government. On the contrary, Peter and Rina Schueler,
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Recipe Swap – for Jan. 21, 2010

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Recipe Swap Just before Christmas we received this kid-friendly recipe from Lillian Deedman. She writes that 12-year-old Megan McPhail enjoys making these snowmen. MEGAN’S MARSHMALLOW SNOWMEN White icing Jet Puffed marshmallows Oreo cookies or coloured sugar cookies Decorating gel Pretzel sticks Red string licorice Use Oreo cookies or coloured sugar cookies as a base. Stack

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