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If the lines at urgent care, doctors’ offices, and pharmacies are any indication, the flu virus is thriving in Siouxland. An airborne virus that causes fever, cough, sore throat, congestion, chills, and body aches, the flu is very common in the winter months, when people are hunkered indoors, mingling in enclosed public spaces, and touching common surfaces.

Please join the entire Oakleaf staff in congratulating Greenridge Apartments service coordinator, Kristi Bitterman, on her nomination for 2014 Person of the Year in Mitchell! Way to go!

“Good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite.” What was a pleasant childhood bedtime rhyme is now a very real nightmare for people across the country. In recent years, bedbug populations have increased by 500% and have been found in a number of single-family homes, multi-family homes, and hotels. As small as an Appleseed and able to stow away on luggage, clothing, furniture, and nearly anything with a nook or crevice the width of a credit card.

The holidays can be especially difficult for those spending them alone if you aren’t equipped to handle them. We’re here to remind you that these times also offer a wealth of opportunity to reach out and celebrate the gifts of the season not only with yourself (which can truly be a gift of its own), but also the community around you.

While there are many great reasons to live in Oakleaf apartment communities, the holiday season brings attention to some especially important ones. Whether this is your first Thanksgiving in your apartment or the seventh, we hope you agree there’s no place you’d rather be this holiday season.

With so many variables—cost, location, size, amenities, services—finding the right apartment home is hard. For many people, their apartment is the launch pad for their life; it allows them close proximity to family, friends, and work while allowing them to maintain expenses and an active social calendar. It’s safe to say that when you find the right apartment, you want to keep it as long as possible.

Constructing an apartment complex is one thing. Permits, contractors, tools, materials can all make a solid, safe places for people to live out their daily lives. Building an apartment community, however, takes a completely different set of skills, and it requires all of us reach out and to work together.

Last month we talked about how to keep your apartment cool during these hot summer months. This month we’re going to give you some tips on how to stay cool whether you stay in your apartment or are out exploring our local communities. Read both articles and this could be your most comfortable summer yet.

With many of our apartment homes offering fixed or included utility bills, you may think you don’t have control over how cool your apartment stays this summer. In all actuality, there are several ways to make the most of the A/C. Here are five of the best.