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You just enjoyed a delicious dinner and feel fully satisfied. No way you could bring yourself to have even just one other bite. Thirty minutes later: You are on the hunt for food! You are rushing to your fridge, checking out the kitchen cabinets for something to calm that forceful feeling that you just cannot get out of your head you are having a craving attack. How is it possible you suddenly feel hungry again even though it’s been half an hour since your last meal? The carbohydrates from our f...
As the third anniversary of the Affordable Care Act approaches, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that people with Medicare in Montana saved $17,435,536 on prescription drugs because of the health care law. “By making prescription drugs more affordable, the Affordable Care Act is improving and promoting the best care for people with Medicare,” Secretary Sebelius said. The Affordable Care Act makes Medicare prescription drug coverage (Part D) more affordable by gradually closing the gap in coverage where benef...
New research from NACCRRA study shows that 40% of all grandparents are providing childcare for their grandchildren and the Pew Research Center shows that 1 in 10 grandparents are raising their grandchildren. Your grandchildren are curious by nature and can think up lots of ways to find “trouble”…it’s up to you to stay ahead of them when they are in your care. Without the constant reminder of those little-ones around it’s easy to forget everything you can to do to protect them. Here are a few suggestions to make that job easier: Car Safety -...
This biography, which was written by Milne’s son, is a journey back to this young boy’s experiences growing up. If you are looking for a nicely written book and a look into the past, this book is a good read. At the age of five, Russell J. Milne, Sr. was orphaned. At this point he was living with his grandmother in Indiana, but when he turned 10 she passed away. By now, he was starting to feel unwanted and lonely as he was shuffled between relatives. From this point on, he never stayed at one...
When Michael Bugenstein began researching the Kalfell family with intentions to write a short Kalfell family history, he found a story larger than he anticipated. The result became Since the Days of the Buffalo, ($24.95, Kalfell Ranch, Inc., 2013) a comprehensive history of eastern Montana. “I found a lot of documents that were previously unpublished,” said Bugenstein of his decision to expand the family history into a broader book about eastern Montana ranching. “I asked Lance [Kalfell] about...
With the dynamics of today’s workforce changing, it seems the days of employees spending a lifetime working for just one employer are now the exception, rather than the rule. Yet, there are those who still devote a lifetime to their chosen profession. And some of them, like Shirlene Lawlar and Sharon Olson of Watford City, two long-time employees of Larsen Service Drug, are really happy they did. Together they have multiple decades of time devoted to a store both say they truly enjoyed w...
Knowing the warning signs of a transient ischemic attack (TIA), also known as a mini-stroke, is one thing; acting on them is quite another. Cliff Christian, Director of Government Affairs for the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, found this out the hard way when he suffered his first TIA in 2010. Christian had his first TIA while driving to work. He felt some confusion, slight vision problems and weakness for a brief period of time. Christian pulled over and once the symptoms passed, continued on to work. It wasn’t u...
Whether it is a move or a just a simple change, sometimes we are forced to make adjustments to the way we do things. This applies to gardening. Sometimes you may move, losing your beautiful garden or just want to change your plants, causing you to have to alter your methods. Recently, Tim Fine with the MSU Extension Office gave a presentation concerning alternative gardening methods. He showed alternative garden beds, which take up less space and increase the growing season. One alternative is...
