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Compassionate Friends World Wide Candle Lighting

NEW ULM – Redeemer Lutheran Church will host the South Central, MN chapter of The Compassionate Friends World Wide Candle Lighting ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 14. The Compassionate Friends designates the second Sunday in December as Worldwide Candle Lighting to unite family and friends around the globe to honor the memory of sons, daughters, brothers, sisters and grandchildren gone too soon. Each chapter around the world lights candles at 7 pm, in their respective time zone for a worldwide 24 hours of light. The South Central MN Chapter of The Compassionate Friends is a group that ...

MnDOT seeks public input on snowplow names

ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is inviting the public to submit creative snowplow names for the agency’s sixth annual Name a Snowplow contest. Past winners have included Plowy McPlowFace, We’re Off To See The Blizzard and Don’tcha Snow. MnDOT encourages people to submit snowplow names ideas through the agency’s website. Submissions will be accepted through noon on Friday, Dec. 19. This year’s contest includes a few basic rules: • Each person may only submit one name. • Submissions are limited to no more than 30 characters ...

Compassionate Friends World Wide to hold candle lighting

NEW ULM — State Street Theater invites the community to experience “Christmas by Candlelight” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14. This performance will be illuminated by hundreds of glowing battery-operated candles, creating a festive atmosphere for the holiday celebrations. Audiences will be treated to a selection of Christmas classics performed by a lineup of local artists, including Crista and Jerimy Bohlmann, Guadalupe Hillesheim, and David Koester. The performance will also feature poetry by local poet Dennis Broste. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Children 12 and ...

Park & Rec

• The Flannel & Frost teen skate is 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 at the New Ulm Civic Center. Cost is just $7 and rental skates are available for $3. This special event is limited to those 12-18. All ice users must be on skates during this event. • Santa Skate is 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday Dec 7 at the New Ulm Civic Center. Admission is free with donation to the New Ulm Area Food Shelf. • December Open Broomball at the Civic Center is the first and third Wednesday of each month. December’s next broomball session will be 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17. Admission is $5, punch card or ...

NU Film Society phones home with screening of ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial’

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Film Society’s Steven Spielberg film series continues to be out of this world with a screening of “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.” The screening begins 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 at the New Ulm Public Library. Before “E.T.” was released in 1982, Spielberg was already one of the most popular directors in the world. His work on “Jaws,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark” cemented his reputation for creating hugely successful spectacle-driven movies. “E.T.” would continue that trend, but would also show ...

Sleepy Eye Future Farmer of America chapter holds Crop show

SLEEPY EYE -- The Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter held its annual Crops Show program Monday, November 17 at the Sleepy Eye Public High School. During the Crop Show, 889 samples of corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, miscellaneous, and forage crop samples were exhibited by 185 FFA members, including 62 ...