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‘They want to make their own decisions’

NEW ULM - During Thursday evening’s study session, New Ulm High School’s Principal Mark Bergmann focused on the variety of learning opportunities for students during his building update.  Currently offering 188 different courses with a total of 474 sections, the school added three new teaching staff this school year, bringing the total to 46. Staff members added included Special Education teacher Heidi Vandergaen, Choir teacher Olivia Jones, and English teacher Grace Palmquist.  In addition to staff members, Bergmann said that the school increased the number of online courses offered by 11.  “They’re the same courses…

The Storm has arrived

SLEEPY EYE - Sleepy Eye/Cedar Mountain Superintendent John Cselovszki told the District 84 School Board Wednesday that mascot changes inside…

Touring and teaching

NEW ULM — Nashville musician Jeff Dayton performed a free acoustic set, shared career stories and took audience requests at…

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Local Sports

Area roundup: Tigers roll in weather-shortened game

FRIDAY PREP FOOTBALL SPRINGFIELD 40, MCC 6 SLAYTON — The Springfield Tigers rolled to a 40-6 win over Murray County Central on Friday in a Mid-South District, Purple Subdistrict football game shortened due to inclement weather. The game was called at halftime. Parker Kuehn threw for 207 yards and five TDs for the Tigers,…

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Lifestyle Feature

Why we celebrate

Why we celebrate

NEW ULM – Saturday, New Ulm will once again celebrate HermannFest in the shadow…

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Editorials

Thumbs up/down

THUMBS DOWN Sleepy Eye school year starts with a lockdown The soft lockdown at Sleepy Eye Public and Catholic Schools on Sept. 1 is a frustrating start to the school year. The reason for the lockdown was a social media post involving images of Sleepy Eye Public and St. Mary’s combined with threatening language.…

Letters

Trump prefers Kim over Carney

Two guys in the news lately are Kim Jong Un and Mark Carney. President Trump takes pains to be polite and respectful to Kim while he tries to bulldoze Carney into dust. Kim Jong Un is the supreme leader of North Korea. When his father died in 2011, State television identified him as “the…

Columns

Can’t control vanishment powers

I was about 6 years old when I discovered that I have an extraordinary talent for making things disappear. I owned a Barlow jackknife that had both a long blade and a short blade. This meant that I was prepared for anything from fending off a ferocious tiger to cleaning my fingernails. That pocketknife…

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Senior Menu

Monday BBQ chicken breast, scalloped potatoes, green peas, wheat bread & margarine, brownie and milk Tuesday Diced Turkey & Gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, whole kernel corn, diced peach cup, dinner roll & margarine and milk Wednesday Meatloaf, baked potato, broccoli, applesauce cup, wheat bread, margarine & sour cream and milk Thursday Turkey Tetrazzini, sliced…