Kaplan's Woods Winter Wonderland

Boy, did I ever pick THE best year ever to buy cross country skis. It has been an amazing winter for skiing. We've spent hours on the wonderfully groomed trails throughout Kaplan's Woods and certainly know most nooks and crannies by heart - even in the dark. Speaking of night skiing, we are outfitted with our headlamps and can manuever our way through every twist and turn along the trail while under the stars.
A week ago we skiied through Rice Lake State Park (about 7 miles from Owatonna) during the Candlelight ski event. What a great evening! The friends of Rice Lake Park were offering treats and had a roaring bonfire going.
We are so incredibly lucky to have such wonderful trails and parks so close to home. Even though we've been experiencing a pretty solid Minnesota winter, I've come to enjoy this season just as much as the other seasons that we get to experience. To top it off, I'm getting a heck of a physical work out - along with a wonderful release from and stress or tension - there's nothing like exploring Mother Nature's great outdoors.

What's This $6500 Tax Credit I Hear About?

Q. I'm already a homeowner. If I buy another home after Nov. 6, 2009, to use
as my principal residence, do I have to sell my home to qualify for the
homebuyer tax credit?
A. No. If you meet all of the requirements for the credit, the law does not
require you to sell or otherwise dispose of your current principal residence
to qualify for a credit of up to $6,500 when you buy a replacement home to
use as your principal residence. The requirements are that you must buy, or
enter into a binding contract to buy, the replacement principal residence
after Nov. 6, 2009, and on or before April 30, 2010, and close on the home by
June 30, 2010. Additionally, you must have lived in the same principal
residence for any five-consecutive-year period during the eight-year period
that ended on the date the replacement home is purchased. For example, if you
bought a home on Nov. 30, 2009, the eight-year period would run from Dec. 1,
2001, through Nov. 30, 2009. (11/17/09)

What's Going On In Owatonna Minnesota

What’s Going on in Owatonna Minnesota in February?

2/6 Cabela’s Saltwater Experience Cabela’s
2/6 Express Hockey Game Four Seasons Centre
2/6 Valentine’s Dinner & Dance Elk’s Club
2/9 – 3/4 Ham Radio license class Owatonna Fire Department
2/11 SHRM – Recruitment & Applicant Tracking
2/12 Romance with the Past Dinner Village of Yesteryear
2/13 Neil Diamond Impersonator Owatonna Arts Center
2/13 Express Hockey Game Four Seasons Centre
2/13 Habitat for Humanity Art Auction Elk’s Club
2/13 Dad’s Belgian Waffle Brunch Elk’s Club
2/13 Romance with the Past Dinner Village of Yesteryear
2/13 St. Olaf Choir Concert Trinity Lutheran Church
2/18 3rd Thursday Networking Roosevelt Community School
2/19 Little Theater Production Little Theater of Owatonna
2/19 Section 1AA and 1A High School Four Seasons Centre
Girls Hockey Championships
2/23 Business After Hours Torey’s Restaurant