Gary Schafer of Gibbon is 81, 82 this fall. But don’t him that. He still drag races a 1961 Ford Falcon and a 1970 Ford Maverick. Gary and his wife Judy stay young in other ways too, dancing and hosting an annual Labor Day party. ————— You could call Gary Schafer of Gibbon an old ...
NEW ULM — As Minnesota continues to struggle through a daycare shortage it is more important than ever to focus on those who continue to make a career of watching over the next generation. Amy Apitz has worked as a daycare provider in New Ulm for 22 years and has no intention of stopping. ...
NEW ULM — When Matt Pearson began coaching the St. Paul’s Lutheran eighth grade boys’ basketball team four years ago, he knew he had a talented group of basketball players. But he challenged that group to not only get better on the court, but off of the court, too. Pearson’s goal for ...
Married in 1972, Joel and Bernice Penner lived in Omaha, NE until they saved enough money to make a down payment on 200 acres near Butterfield. In 1973, Butterfield farmer Joel Penner borrowed $500 and borrowed a planter from his father and planted his first crop. He paid his father back ...
Get your hold lists ready; we’ve got some great new releases on order for May! If you can handle more virus talk in your life, check out The End of October by Lawrence Wright. Wright’s novel is strangely prescient and follows the path of a virus that starts in Asia and quickly spreads ...
How do you pass the time when certain activities are restricted by social distancing? For the last two months, this has been a question on the minds of many Americans as most the United States has operated under social distancing measures or stay-at-home orders. The COVID-19 pandemic has left ...
NORTHFIELD — After completing her freshman year of playing college hockey, New Ulm graduate and current St. Olaf defenseman Madeline Gag is happy with how the season went, yet wanting so much for for the future. Gag played in 22 of the Oles’ 25 games this year, missing three due to ...
SPRINGFIELD — Augustana University senior and 2016 Springfield High School graduate Sam Baier has quite the athletic resume. From a state championship in both wrestling and baseball his senior year of high school to an NCAA Division II national championship in 2018 as a sophomore in ...
Despite challenging times for us all, one thing you can count on is a cattle auction beginning at 10:30 a.m. each Wednesday at the Sleepy Eye Auction Market. It should be noted that only active cattle buyers are allowed in the auction ring, due to coronavirus public health guidelines causing ...
NEW ULM — There is a famous quote that in scary times, look for the helpers. Even in the worst of times you will find people helping. The coronavirus pandemic is a frightening time but there are people helping through volunteering and donations. In the local community people are stepping up ...
NEW ULM — Mary Jean Janni and Mary Ann Wolf are among about 75 quilters in the New Ulm Area who are dealing with disappointment after the 2020 New Ulm Quilt Show was canceled due to the coronavirus. The show is now scheduled for April 17-18, 2021. However, the two are still active quilters ...
NEW ULM — A clever, funny whodunnit play called “Clue” will not be taking place at New Ulm High School (NUHS) on March 27 and 28 as originally scheduled after it was unfortunately canceled this past week due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the coronavirus continues to spread across the ...
Excitement and high energy from start to finish, “High School Musical,” will be presented in the St. Mary’s auditorium by Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, March 20, 21 and at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 22. It is the story of two high school students, ...
NEW ULM — A new regional musical ensemble — the Two Rivers Community Orchestra (TRCO) — will soon make its debut in New Ulm. The vision of the TRCO is to establish an ensemble of area musicians. The group features some of the region’s best musicians from southern Minnesota including ...
NEW ULM — From Madonna to Prince, Beyoncé to The Beatles, the New Ulm Figure Skating Club’s (NUFSC) 2020 ice show entitled “Legends and Divas” will have those in attendance singing along as the area’s top skaters impress and pay tribute to musical legends and divas. “Legends and ...
The 1964-1965 boys basketball season is still fresh in the memories of former Franklin High School basketball player Ron Deming and basketball coach Ron Eickhoff. In a memoir about how Franklin changed his life, Eickhoff said he never heard of Franklin when he began looking for a job after ...
NEW ULM — St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 125 S. Broadway no longer has a congregation, but it remains in good hands. In October, Kathleen Backer purchased the property and over the last three months she, with the help of family, has been working to fix up the 115-year-old ...
MARSHALL — As a freshman at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, New Ulm High School graduate Meleah Reinhart was amazed of the caliber of athletes at the Division II level. So she worked even harder on her game over the years. She got stronger, faster, fine-tuned some parts, ...
MARSHALL — When former New Ulm Area wrestler Sean Howk finished his senior year of prep wrestling in 2019, he went out with his hand raised, a state medal and the most career wins in New Ulm High School history. Now a Division II freshman wrestler at Southwest Minnesota State University, ...
William Eibner of New Ulm was looking for agates and petrified wood along the Cottonwood River banks last year when he came across Ice Age fossils, many of them, including mammoth molars, horse teeth, and bone fragments exposed on sandbars. Turns out the finds from tens of thousands of years ...