by Linda Carruthers,
registered dietitian nutritionist
at Mayo Clinic Health System
in Springfield
Celery, which belongs to the parsley family, was used medicinally in ancient Rome, China and Egypt to treat indigestion, arthritis and insomnia. In ancient Egypt and Greece, celery leaves were used...
by Gail Gilman,
Family Life Consultant,
M.Ed., C.F.C.S. and Prof. Emeritus,
University of Minnesota
If you don’t live near your aging parents, holiday visits are a great time to observe your parents’ behaviors and physical capabilities to see if...
Runnings in Springfield served cake and coffee Thursday, Dec. 6, to celebrate a milestone for employee Jackie Roiger, to welcome new store manager John Aanenson, and bid farewell to the former manager, Craig Valentin.
Jackie Roiger recognized
for 35 years of service
Jackie Roiger started work at...
Michelle Adrian painted the picture that received the People’s Choice Award in the 2018 Juried Art Show at the Springfield Public Library.
Mrs. Adrian, who teaches art at Springfield High School, was commissioned by Shane Neperman, third-grade teacher in Springfield Elementary School, to make the...
Einar James “Jim” Nelsen, along with Loren Sogaard, Alfred Thompson and one other man, took the train from Springfield to Minneapolis in October 1942, after the corn was picked, for the purpose of enlisting in the U.S. Navy. They chose the Navy because they didn’t want to be drafted into the Army....
Memory Makers Quilt Club members Laura Lee Bast and Arliss Petersen decorated a Christmas tree at the Springfield Museum for the Springfield’s Area Historical Society’s annual Festival of Trees. The quilters made the ornaments from fabrics, quilting supplies and notions. More than two dozen trees...
Bridging Brown County, a non-profit organization whose mission is to strengthen Brown County by bridging relationships of understanding and communication, held its fifteenth annual networking dinner at the Springfield Area Community Center the evening of November 1. During the fundraising dinner,...
by Roxann Jelinek,
University of Minnesota
Master Gardener, Brown County
We had a beautiful summer, adequate moisture, and excellent yields in our gardens. But all good things must come to an end - heavy frost. With that said, I am looking forward to next year’s challenges and what I want to...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month — the perfect time to give blood or platelets to support cancer patients and others.
Anna Gwinnup, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in September 2017. Within weeks, it advanced to stage 2, forcing her to undergo...
Writer and violinist Mary Flanagan grew up in Springfield, the oldest child of the David and Kathleen Goedtke family. Most people know the Goedtkes because of their music, but Mary’s passion has always been shared between writing and her violin, both of which she continues to use today in her work...