You probably have seen a “swinger” clock but never guessed how it worked. Most are small metal statues standing on a base while holding a long baseball bat, pendulum or other long, thin rod that is topped by a clock or a globe. It keeps time and the pendulum keeps swinging, but there is no ...

Junior Achievement thanks fundraising sponsors The Board Members of Junior Achievement North in the New Ulm area would like to send out a thank you to all of the local businesses for the time put forth to make our annual Play for JA bigBowl fundraiser a success. The funds raised will be ...

At first glance, this silver standing rabbit chewing on a silver carrot has a few things in common with Easter collectibles. It’s metal, like the tin or iron Easter bunnies made as toys or doorstops. Like a candy container, it is hollow with a removable lid so it can hold a consumable treat. ...

March has left with a roar, and I am hopeful that April will be more lamb-like. The following books are for enjoying the outdoors when spring weather decides to arrive. Everything from choosing plants for your yard, learning new techniques for grilling your favorite foods or building a ...

Milford 4-H Club says ‘Thank You’ to New Ulm Community Education The Milford 4-H Club would like to say “Thank You” to the New Ulm Area Community Education Program for the grant dollars we received for our successful community services project entitled “Bags of Joy.” We would ...

The Bonhams Skinner auction where this chair sold listed it as a Harvard University Windsor chair, bringing together two icons of colonial America. Harvard University, originally called the New College, was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1636, making it the oldest college in the United ...