Bob McLaughlin, Lake Mills, and his grandson, Owen, celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in style, putting on their kilts and tam-o-shanters for the occasion. Owen is the three-month-old son of Curran and Skye McLaughlin, Garner.
Features
The human body is a complex, efficient machine. One highly important component of that machine is the circulatory system, which sends blood, oxygen and nutrients throughout the body.
In perfectly healthy bodies, blood, oxygen and nutrients circulate throughout the body without issue. However,...
Calorie-conscious individuals may wonder if eating at night or after a certain time can derail their diets and fitness regimens. The jury is still out on whether eating at night can pack on the pounds or not, with various health recommendations contradicting one another. However, if one does choose...
“Oh, my back is hurting!” At some point it is likely that you will encounter low back pain (LBP); affecting nearly eight out of 10 people at some point in their life. LBP can become quite limiting to a persons daily living by limiting their ability to work, play sports, yardwork, cook, clean and...
“Who Wants to Live Forever” is a song that appeared on the 1986 album “A Kind of Magic” by the rock band Queen. The song often sparks conversation about the potential benefits of immortality .
Immortality may not be possible, but many people aspire to improve their chances to live a long and...
Top of Iowa Quilters veteran for the month of March is Jim Kozitza.
Jim went to the Federal Building in downtown Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 7, 1967 and took an induction physical there. A day or two later, he was on a bus headed to Fort Campbell, Ky. He did eight weeks of basic training, then had a...
With quick melting snow and warming temperatures, people are preparing to deal with the ramifications of constructive flooding, and physicians at Mayo Clinic Health System have several health-related tips people should be keep in mind when safeguarding their homes and families.
Floodwater may be...
by Jeff De Young
Iowa Farmer Today
Combine a short and expensive hay supply with a snowy winter, and producers are left scrambling as they work to keep cows in condition until spring.
Denise Schwab, Iowa State University Extension beef specialist in Vinton, Iowa, says there are several options...
Few things are more satisfying than biting into a fresh tomato right from the garden or seasoning a meal with herbs picked from a windowsill greenhouse. Restaurants recognize the value of such experiences, and more and more are relying on locally sourced products in their kitchens.
The farm-to-...
by Bonnie Kay Baldwin
Lake Mills Graphic
As a feature for ag week, the Graphic interviewed a couple from Kiester, Minn. who have been certified organic farmers since 1995.
The Organic Farming Research Foundation describes organic farming as “agriculture that makes healthy food, healthy soils,...
by garth tai-shen ahnie
Lake Mills Graphic
The traditional wedding, as we know it today, has not been around for as long as we think. Yet, some of the customs that make up a “proper” wedding, find their origins in bygone superstitions. The weddings of today still make use of these “activities,”...
