New Ulm Rec Center is closed through the end of construction; expected to reopen late summer. • New Ulm Civic Center is open for fitness equipment and classes and walking. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 5 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 5 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 7 a.m. to noon; Sunday, noon ...

Silver-plated pitchers were made by Reed & Barton, a company founded in Taunton, Massachusetts, in 1822. The pitchers look like the double-faced stoneware pitchers made by the Martin Brothers in England between 1875 and 1915. Similar pitchers were also made by Royal Doulton. The silver ...

We’ve added some great new titles at New Ulm Public Library in the past few months. Here are a few I’ve enjoyed. Nora, Wes, and Iris are hostages in a bank robbery. The two robbers are searching for keys to the bank’s safe deposit boxes. The robbers are violent and unmasked, which ...

Vitamin D is commonly known to be important for bone health, especially for the prevention of rickets and osteoporosis. Newer research, however, suggests that its benefits are greater. These additional benefits include the prevention of genetic bone disorders, cancer, multiple sclerosis (MS), ...

With the beginning of spring comes the end of winter’s flu, cold, and cough medicines. This means it is also a great time to unclutter your medication cabinet and get rid of dangerous and outdated items. What to Throw Away: Expired medicines lose their effectiveness and, in some ...

Sometimes a reproduction of an antique is worth almost as much as the original antique. Wallace Nutting (1861-1941) was a collector, expert, photographer, furniture maker, author and an important part of the Colonial Revival in the U.S. He went to Harvard, married and started taking photographs ...