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What Are Your Family Traditions For Easter?

Tara Nicole — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:22:54 +0000

Easter is coming up in less than 2 weeks and it got me thinking about family traditions. My family has a few, mostly unstructured, that we do every year. For instance, the Saturday before Easter we always get all of the kids(ages from 3 months to 21 years old) together at the kitchen table and [...]

Valentine's Day Ideas For the Cheap Romantic

Todd Harding — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:45:12 +0000

There are ways to be romantic and not spend a ton of money. Todd Harding has done everything on this list over the years. Some of the ideas do take a little bit of work. These are Todd's 5 favorite money-saving Valentine's Day Ideas.

On Your Marks…Get Set…Shop!

Tara Nicole — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:27:16 +0000

Well one of my favorite times of the year is right around the corner. “Is it Halloween?” you might ask, or “Is it Christmas?”. To both of these I would have to answer a resounding “No!”. It’s Market Place Magic time and holiday shopping at its best! I look forward to this event [...]

10 Tips To Make Your Beautiful Mother's Day Flowers Last Longer

Kathy Landin — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:31:40 +0000

It’s just about the sweetest thing when your husband and kids give you a beautiful bouquet of flowers for Mother’s Day. A thoughtful husband will get them from a store. A thoughtful kid will get them from your yard. Either way, the sentiment is adorable and always well received. When your loving family has been [...]

Memorial Day in Billings – What is Open and What is Closed?

Cat Country — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:00:01 +0000

Memorial Day is on Monday, May 28 2012. If you’re looking for something to do, or just want to see what’s going to be open, check out our list of what’s open and what’s closed on Memorial Day in Billings. Albertson’s – Open, Normal Hours Best Buy – Open, Normal Hours Big Bear Sports Center [...]

10 Clever Ways to Drop Those Excess Holiday Pounds

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:00:29 +0000

The holidays are behind us and perhaps the only thing more disappointing than the awful gift from your Aunt Beatrice — seriously, a tie? — is the fact all the eating you did is starting to show in what used to be your washboard abs.

If you see more numbers when you step on the scale than you do when you look at your paycheck, it may be time to face the dreaded “d” word – diet. Before you start chowing down on nothing but tofu and steamed broccoli, though, consider these helpful tips to win the battle of the bulge.

'Send a Call from Santa' to Keep Kids in Line… or to Have a Little Holiday Fun

Shauna Wright — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:00:50 +0000

Parents have been using the threat of Santa’s “naughty or nice” list for so long now that it may be losing its strength, so the nice folks at Google stepped in to help.

Enter a little information at Send a Call from Santa and your little one will get a voicemail from the North Pole denizen himself. You can customize it to be as personal as you like, including details like the child’s name, gender and what’s on his or her holiday wish list.

'National Chocolate Covered Anything Day' Is the Best Excuse to Pig Out [VIDEOS]

Kathy Landin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:00:59 +0000

Anel Fernandez, Getty Images Get out your fondue pot and anything you can impale on a toothpick, because this is a random national day of celebration worth getting into. Friday, December 16 is National Chocolate Covered Anything Day. Here are 10 ways to celebrate this holiday. 1 Chocolate-Drizzled Strawberries For the sake [...]

Reasons to Hit the Billings Athletic Club This Holiday Season – Our Top 5

Karen Gallagher — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:01:06 +0000

Thanksgiving is over, and you ate so much that you feel like a stuffed turkey! So grab your tail feathers, get off the couch and take advantage of this killer special deal from Billings Athletic Club! Get a BAC Health club membership for December ONLY for just $20. A Jackson. Again, 20 bucks. That’s a 73% discount off the regular price of $75! Call the BAC to take advantage of this one time offer at 259-2626!

Cat Country's 12 Days of Christmas!

Cat Country — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:16:53 +0000

Christmas is almost here! What better way to count down the days until Christmas by giving away tons of prizes, including Blake Shelton tickets! Be listening for the “Secret Song” every Monday through Friday, and you could be our next winner of our Blake Shelton 12 Days of Christmas! It’s easy to win, all you [...]

32 Percent Have More to Be Thankful for This Year — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:00:26 +0000

Sometimes it gets lost in all the traveling and stuffing and football, but the point of Thanksgiving is to acknowledge the things you’re thankful for from the past year. According to a new poll from Harris Interactive of 2,463 adults, only 32 percent will have more to be thankful for this Thanksgiving than they have in the previous few Thanksgivings.