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Food Network Champion Abby Jimenez comes to New Ulm

NEW ULM -- The New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce will welcome New York Times bestselling author and Food Network champion Abby Jimenez as the keynote speaker for the 11th Annual Mingle with a Purpose: Heels & All event, set for Feb. 27. This event is open to all Jimenez is a Minnesota-based entrepreneur, who founded Nadia Cakes from her home kitchen in 2007. What started as a passion project quickly became a thriving business, winning multiple Food Network competitions and garnering an international following. In addition to her success in the baking world, Jimenez has made a name for ...

Willkommen Committee welcomes new Citizens Bank manager

The Willkommen Committee visited Citizens Bank to welcome new Senior Vice President/Chief Credit Officer Justin Gode. Justin grew up on a dairy farm in Sanborn and continues to farm with his father and brother. After graduating from MSU, he worked in the banking industry for over 13 years ...

Willkommen: New Ulm Real Estate – New Realtor

The Willkommen Committee visited New Ulm Real Estate to welcome new realtor Jennifer Otte. Otte moved to New Ulm from York, Nebraska, in September, though she is originally from the area, having graduated in the last class of DMLC (before the college merged with Northwestern College in 1995). ...

Willkommen welcomes Shell’s new Tap room event manager

The Willkommen Committee visited Schell’s Brewery to welcome new Tap Room and Event Manager Patricia Brusven. Brusven is new to New Ulm, having relocated here in the summer after her sister’s family moved here. She came from the Cities and had been looking for a change before the move. ...

St. Paul’s Lutheran School advances to Math Counts state competition

NEW ULM - The St. Paul's official Math Counts team of Eden Carlovsky, Siri Zahrt, Miriam Bakke, and Ella Schauland, as well as the other team members, scored well at the Chapter Math Counts Competition at Minnesota State University on Friday, February 7.  St. Paul's top team took first ...

State Street to take a”Magic Carpet Ride”

NEW ULM - State Street Theater invites audiences on a journey back to the heart of the 1960s with Magic Carpet Ride: Music of San Francisco 1967, a one-night-only event. The show starts a7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 and will feature tributes to the Summer of Love will music that defined there era paired with a stunning psychedelic video show. The show will include set list honoring the The Beatles, Janis Joplin, The Doors, The Grateful Dead, The Byrds, and more. Audiences can expect to be transported by the sounds and spirit of San Francisco’s revolutionary music scene, where rock, folk, ...