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Lifestyle Feature

Indigenous Peoples Fiction

The library welcomes all. We strive to create a well-balanced collection that reflects the diversity of human experiences and perspectives. With so many celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day across the nation this October, now is a good time to reflect, honor and learn. Consider a book from ...

Have you seen the laser zone?

They are invisible to the human eye during the day, but at night, laser beams shed a bright green light around turkey barns that is hard to miss. The lasers are on a pole on top of turkey barns for a good reason. Operating around the clock, they reduce the number of birds on or near the ...

A little more pop and hip hop at East High

Cathedral High School students are preparing to bring “High School Musical: On Stage!” to State Street Theater Co. Oct. 10-12. The production features a cast of more than 40 students from grades 7 through 12 and is directed by Michael J. Koester. “High School Musical: On Stage!” is a ...

Ornate Mt. Washington Glass products one-of-a-kind

The Mt. Washington Glass Company was one of the most important American art glass makers of the 19th century. The company started in 1837 as the Mt. Washington Glass Works in South Boston. Later, it moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts, where it operated until it merged with the Pairpoint ...

Once in a lifetime vehicle sale

On Saturday, Sept. 13, Joshua Helget of New Ulm sold his hot rod, a modified 1935 Ford Pickup, to George Moehring III and his family. Helget said the Moehring family are the only people he would sell the vehicle to, because technically their name was on it—literally. Long before Helget ...

Stepping into a new home

Since beginning in New Ulm in 1996, New Ulm’s Just for Kix (JFK) — a youth dance class organization — has had no permanent place to hold its classes. “We’ve been all over the community in different locations, really needing a place that we can be at permanently,” Molly Reinhart, ...