Blogs List
At the Library
 Larry Hlavsa |
DAVE GEHRKE AT LIBRARYWed, February 3, 2010 @ 4:52PM Dave Gehrke, author of "A Shiver Runs Through It," will speak at the Library on Thursday, February 4th at 7:00 p.m. Dave's book is a hilarious collection of writings regarding the author's life-long struggles coming to grips with Minnesota winters. That's something we can all sympathize with! Earlier in the day, Dave, a native of Sleepy Eye, will also be interviewed for a NuCAT (New Ulm Cable Access Television) show to be broadcast later. The show called "After Hours" will be produced by the New Ulm Public Library. Hosting will be Kris Wiley. Copies of "A Shiver Runs Through It" will be available for sale at this even.
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Rotary Exchange to Ecuador
 Katherine Joyce |
The New YearThu, January 7, 2010 @ 8:11PM 2010..... New Year´s Eve was spent lighting off fireworks with my three brother´s and helping my aunts prepare a delicious meal. At twelve we, along with all of our neighbors, set fire to paper mache dolls in the street right in front of my house. This process symbolizes the burning of everything bad in the old year in order to fully embrace the new year. After which, my whole family returned to our house to eat and.
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Park and Rec Happenings
 Cheryl Kormann |
Spin Center to open soon!Thu, February 4, 2010 @ 6:12PM Classes begin Feb. 15 at the Recreation Center! Take your fitness routine to the next level with this fun, challenging program. Spin class (or group cycling) is led by a certified instructor who leads participants using heart pumping music and motivation on a simulated, intense bike ride up hills, on flat roads and racing on a stationary bike. The new bikes are expected to arrive soon. Classes will be held in the new spin center in Vogel Fieldhouse (adjacent to the cardio center). Watch for open house dates OR sign up for a class! Classes offered in six-week sessions beginning Feb. 15th. Registration for classes is open! Classes are offered Monday & Wednesday mornings and evenings, Tuesday & Thursday evenings, Friday mornings and Saturday mornings. Pre-registration is required and classes limited. For more information or to register, call the Rec. Center at 359-834.
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Tessa's Rotary Exchange Year
 Tessa Makepeace |
November and December in GermanySat, January 2, 2010 @ 2:37PM I have been able to see quite a few places in Germany in the past few months. On November 14th I took a train to my distant relatives in Vechta, a small town near Bremen, and spent the weekend there. Some of my fifth cousins live there along with other relatives. Two of my fifth cousins who are 16 and 18 stayed with us over the summer for a couple of weeks so I got to know them a little bit. It was good to see them again and to see their parents as well, who I saw once when I was nine when we visited them in Vechta. I barely remember it though so I’m glad I got to go there again. They showed me other small villages around the area and they also took me to a café type place that had been decorated specifically incredibly nicely for Christmas where we sat down and had hot chocolate. I also went out with my 18 year-old cousin both nights I was there and I got to meet some of her friends too.
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Off the Record
 Kevin Sweeney |
Only six more weeks of winter!Thu, February 4, 2010 @ 4:05PM Every Feb. 2, a bunch of guys in top hats in Punxatawney, Pa., pulls a groundhog named Phil out of his lair, give him a cup of coffee, and ask him if he sees his shadow. If he does, we supposedly get six more weeks of winter. This year, Phil did indeed see his shadow, and therefore the decree has gone forth. Winter will last six more weeks. To which Minnesotans say, "Only six more weeks of winter? Huzzah!" Six weeks from Feb. 2 is March 9. In New Ulm, on March 9, the average high temp is 37°, and the average low is 13°. Last year the high on March 9 was 34° and the low was 30°. Two days later, the high was 6° and the low was -4°. Minnesotans know better than to put away their winter coats and overshoes in early March. We know Old Man Winter is heading out the door, but there's always a chance he'll turn around, like the old TV detective Columbo, and say, "Oh, just one more thing..." and hit us with a blizzard.
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