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When Irish eyes are weeping

Fri, 9 May 2008 01:33:40 EDT

NEW ULM - William T. O'Connor, one of New Ulm's leading attorneys, died Thursday at the age of 73. He died at home, surrounded by his family, less than two weeks after being diagnosed with lung cancer.

O'Connor was senior partner at the law firm of Berens, Rodenberg & O'Connor, Chtd.

Family affair for Gag artwork

Fri, 9 May 2008 01:37:08 EDT

NEW ULM - As the work of one of Anton Gag's daughters comes home to New Ulm, the work of another is headed northward.

Like the two women who made them, works by sisters Wanda Gag and Flavia Gag are traveling to and from their hometown.

Some of Flavia Gag's work was unwrapped at the family home on Thursday afternoon.

GFW cuts $713,000 for next year

Fri, 9 May 2008 01:38:16 EDT

GIBBON - After more than an hour of discussion Thursday on 62 line items, the Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) School Board unanimously approved $713,000 in budget cuts for the 2008-2009 school year.

The current budget was $7.7 million for 2007-08.

District 88 renews food service contract

Fri, 9 May 2008 01:40:05 EDT

NEW ULM -�District 88 renewed its food service contract with Chartwells Food Management Co. on Thursday, accepting its bid over a slightly higher bid from Taher, Inc.

The District 88 School Board approved Chartwells' bid of $2.0949 per meal, about a cent and a half more than Taher's bid of $2.11 per meal.

New Ulm student wins first place in statewide anti-tobacco poster contest

Fri, 9 May 2008 01:43:35 EDT

NEW ULM - Jordan Reinhart, a fourth-grader at St. Anthony Elementary in New Ulm, is the winner of the 2008 Minnesota Tar Wars Poster Contest.

Her poster, which states "Make Your Goal Smoke Free," shows a soccer goalie guarding the net.

Jordan is the daughter of Pat and Steve Reinhart of Courtland.