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(BPT) - Many seniors and their loved ones are taking special precautions to stay healthy, including limiting or eliminating visits and other activities that can cause COVID-19 to spread. That's because the older you are, the higher your risk of severe illness from the coronavirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While these important steps help keep seniors physically healthy, they can have a negative impact on mental well-being. Many elderly people already felt...
This is a year to put a twist on tradition. If you don't really get into baking gingerbread, consider using Pop Tart toaster pastries to build a holiday house! What you need: Pop-Tarts- frosted strawberry or confetti cupcake work well for the roof, because the white icing looks like snow. For the walls, use brown sugar and cinnamon to make them look like gingerbread. Tin foil covered board or plate Candy décor of your choosing: Mini candy canes and other colorful, hard candies Christmas...
The month of December is a hectic time of year for most people. When the ever-growing holiday to-do list gets overwhelming, look to local merchants to save both your time and your sanity. Here are some practical solutions for easing that anxiety available right here in Eddy County. 1. Limit lists. It’s fun to light up the eyes of children on Christmas. However, it can be overwhelming to buy all those gifts. Consider limiting each child’s list to just three items, one thing he wants, one he...
In the spirit of the holiday season, the staff at the Transcript have gone all around town in order to bring you the best holiday gift giving options that can be found close to home. Remember to see what your local independent merchants have to offer as you fill those stockings and load up the tree this holiday season! The first two photos show some great local options in five often-purchased categories: 1) For the Wee Ones 2) For Him 3) For Her 4) For the Family 5) Stocking Stuffers No place...
In years past at this time Miller’s Fresh Foods would be gearing up and looking forward to their annual Taste of the Season Extravaganza!! Unfortunately this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Miller’s Fresh Foods will not be able to host the 2020 Taste of the Season event. So sadly, there will be no tasting and sipping…but on a brighter note, we will have a 2020 Taste of the Season “Blast from the Past #2” Recipe Book, filled with a collection of lots of our favorite recipes from the past 11 years!! Below are just two of the many delicious...