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New Ulm

Upside-down tradition returns

NEW ULM — A beloved and uniquely festive tradition has returned to New Ulm this holiday season. Towering 40 feet above the ground — or more accurately, hanging 40 feet toward the ground — a blue spruce was placed upside down in German Park, continuing a tradition launched last year by ...

3 Decades and many mediums

NEW ULM — Friends, family and art supporters gathered Friday evening at The Grand Center for Arts and Culture’s 4 Pillars Gallery for the closing reception of “30 Years of Painting: A Billy Thomas Retrospective,” celebrating three decades of work by New Ulm native Billy Thomas, whose ...

NUEA spruces up downtown for the holidays

NEW ULM – Members of the New Ulm Education Association (NUEA) and their families helped to decorate downtown New Ulm for the Holidays, Sunday. Members or NUEA helped the New Ulm Chamber of Commerce placed 60 live Christmas trees in planters along Minnesota Street. This year’s trees were ...

Turkey bowl strikes gold

NEW ULM — Bowling balls rolled, strikes flew, and Brown County came together under one roof Thursday, Nov. 20, as the inaugural Turkey Bowl fundraiser brought teams from across the region to Concordia Lanes for an afternoon of friendly competition and small-town camaraderie. Approximately ...

EDA reviews its top 5 priorities

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Economic Development Authority received a report from Better City consulting group Tuesday. Better City is working with the New Ulm EDA to create strategic plan that lays out the group’s priorities. Better City CEO Jason Godfrey said New Ulm was already starting from ...

A collector of people

NEW ULM – New Ulm lost a giant of the community Wednesday. Denis “Denny” Warta died on Wednesday at Oak Hills Living Center, a month shy of his 98th birthday. He leaves a long legacy of friendship and service to the community. Warta’s contribution to New Ulm and the Brown County area ...