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A new look at the ‘Dream’

It’s a story readers have loved for generations. But the cast and crew of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant are always bringing something new to the story of the Ingalls family’s life in Walnut Grove in the 1870s. “Every year is a new year,” said director Erin Altmann. Audiences ...

Rockvam twirls batons to great heights

Baton twirling, a sport that combines dance, agility, coordination, and flexibility while manipulating one or multiple batons, was a way for girls and women to excel in athletic activities decades ago when they had few options. The sport is considered an excellent way to develop hand-eye ...

Master Gardener’s Gardenfest tour back in bloom

After a couple of years’ absence, the Brown County Master Gardeners’ Gardenfest Tour is returning, and like any good perennial plant, it has grown back stronger than before. The Gardenfest Tour is 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 26 and will feature nine gardens selected by Brown County ...

Traveling dresser sets kept gentlemen well groomed

Father’s Day is a time to treat Dad to the finer things in life. What could be finer than accessories for a Victorian gentleman? Maybe the box that holds them. This Victorian gentleman’s traveling dresser set, which sold for $243 at an auction by Rachel Davis Fine Arts, includes nine ...

Eye on Nicollet

#1. A welcoming clover... #2. And a welcoming store. #3. A holy bell.... #4. And a watery door. #5. A shady place where many have kneeled... #6. A chain-link basket behind the field.

Augie Babel’s music journey gets moving, grooving

MINNEAPOLIS — Augie Babel isn’t by any means new to expressing himself through music, but he is, however, getting more comfortable and motivated to get out and share his talents. Now residing in Minneapolis, the 2019 New Ulm High School graduate has been playing guitar since 2015 and ...