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Top Ten Emergency Preparedness Gifts For The Holidays That Show You Care

All to many injuries occur during the Holiday's and often times the key is preparedness Here are some things we all can do to protect ourselves according to the Division Of Emergency Management.These also make just great for gifts for the Holiday Season.

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Your Couch May Be Giving Off A Toxic Flame Retardant That Was Outlawed Over 35 Years Ago

Manufacturers removed the cancer-causing flame retardant from baby pajamas in 1977 - but apparently no one in the furniture industry got the memo.  A recent study shows that more than half of the couches sold in the United States contain the toxic chemical in question:  pentaBDE.

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Park and Ride Now Available in Lake Nebagamon and Surrounding Area

According to the Superior Telegram it's good news for folks like myself who live in Lake Nebagamon and the surrounding area. . Park and Ride is now available. Park and Ride is basically "car pooling", and if you don't mind riding with others while someone else drives, you're all set.

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Bernard Lansky “The Man Who Dressed Elvis” Died Last Week [VIDEO]

A couple  weekends ago I was sorting out my clothes closet. I had a few garment bags of show clothes in there, and I decided to check some sizes, see what needed pressing, stuff like that.. I ran across a half dozen shirts I got from Lansky's in Memphis. I wore a couple at the Hall of Fame, I remember. Brought back some memories for sure. Little did I know that just a couple days later, Bernard Lansky, The man who dressed Elvis, would be dead at 85..

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Rayman, Family and Friends Enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner On an Irish Wake Table.

As is our yearly custom, I bundled Mrs. Rayman into the car and off we went to a lodge in Northwestern Wisconsin to celebrate Thanksgiving. Family and friends meet at the lodge and share a beverage or two along with conversation before the big feast. It seems each year our conversation turns to the table. Our table is laden with turkey, cranberries, pies, and all the traditional Thanksgiving dinner  trimmings, but the truth is, it is  a very special and unique table with quite a history, it's an "Irish Wake Table."

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Park To Use Snow Bridge To Help Skiers In Chester Bowl, Other Upgrades Happening, and They Need Volunteers [VIDEO]

The flood this past Summer destroyed a lot of recreation areas around the city, and some of the most obvious were in Chester Bowl. The water was diverted and problems arose with grants and other issues the DNR brought to light.

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Hartley Nature Center Gets A New Face Every Winter, List Of Events

I love to walk the path and trails around the Hartley Nature Center, and JJ (my oldest) loves to take nature classes in the summertime to do crafts, take the trails, and learn more about some animals and critters.

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Thanksgiving Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Stuffing and Gravy, All New Ice Cream Flavors

Jones Soda company came out with a Turkey and Gravy Soda a few years ago. Didn't sell well and became a collectors item. Turkey and Gravy flavored Ice Cream?

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Guess What The Filithiest Item In The Average Houshold Is

Holiday season and cooking go hand in hand, especially here in the Northland. We like to eat, and plenty of it. With that comes dirty dishes, pots n pans, utensils, spills, and counter tops and stoves that need a good cleaning.

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Basic Safety Rules For Business Owners, Employees, and Holiday Shoppers

With Black Friday kicking off the Holiday shopping season, it's important all of us safeguard ourselves and be on the look out for suspicious activity as well. With so many things on our minds, I know it's easy for complacency to set it. The Superior Police Department reminds us that by each of us remembering a few simple things, it will make holiday shopping much safer.

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Granny Tech Part 2, This Week The Couple Tackles Facetime [VIDEO]

Their struggle with a webcam made inadvertent YouTube stars. Last week I published a post on Granny Tech Siri. Now we watch grandparents Bruce and Esther Huffman learn how technology can work for them. Today The Daily shows how they try video chatting with FaceTime.

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Do Apes Have Mid LIfe Crisis

It turns out Apes have a mid life crisis just like humans. No, they don't go and buy a car, but some do trade for a trophy Ape....if you will. This study could prove that this a evolutionary and not something that is society driven.

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