Sleepy Eye High School presents:
From left, Mary Hatch/Bailey (Leah Siefkes), George Bailey (George Hirschboeck), Miss Andrews (Savannah Garcia), Aunt Tilly (Paige Walter), Harry Bailey (Michael Sprenger), and Uncle Billy (Nathan McMullen).
George Bailey’s guardian angel must descend on Christmas Eve to save him from despair and remind him by showing him what the world would have been like had he never been born, that his has been, after all, a wonderful life. The dramatization from the film by Frank Capra and the story by Philip Van Doren Stern, adapted for stage by James W. Rogers celebrates the faith of the season. The American philosophy of life: hard work, fair play and the love and support of one’s family and community will be rewarded. George Bailey (George Hirschboeck), talked about what the play means to him. “It’s important to get the lesson that every life is important,” said Hirschboeck. “No matter how bad it gets, there is always something right with life.” Leah Siefkes (Mary Hatch/Bailey) talked about it. “Even though you don’t feel your life makes an impact on people, it does and how special it really is,” she added. Chris Seifert (Clarence Odbody) described what the play means to him. “Generosit.
» Full StoryCathedral High School presents:
NEW ULM — Cathedral High School’s production next weekend of “He Lived The Good Life,” the story of Jesus’ life set to music, will offer a bit of a twist from previous productions as songs almost entirely weave the story of Jesus’ life and deat.
» Full StoryNew Ulm High School presents:
To learn about the prospects of global warming and other threats to humanity, perhaps the federal government and other levels of government for that matter, should take a good look at the New Ulm High School fall play, “Dirty Works in High Places.
» Full StoryA walk in the park
NEW ULM — What started out as a walk in the park turned in to a lot of work for Mike Mulder.
When Mulder first moved to New Ulm he and his wife, Deb Pribyl would walk the trails at Flandrau State Park.
New Ulm Area Youth Football Association
NEW ULM — In 1995, Ron Bunkers, who was an assistant football coach at New Ulm High School, along with the three high school football coaches in New Ulm and several other football fans in the community had an idea to help teach the sport of footbal...
» Full StoryA S.M.A.R.T. new program at Jefferson
NEW ULM — The kindergartners in Holly Syverson's class bounced, rolled, crept, crawled, balanced, spun..
» Full Story