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 ...
(Photos courtesy of Little Dresses Workshop) NEW ULM — For nearly a decade, Little Dresses Workshop of New Ulm has been one of the most widespread charity organizations in the area in terms of its impact and membership. Since 2011, the workshop has distributed over 13,000 pieces of ...
MANKATO — As a freshman on the Minnesota State University, Mankato women’s basketball team, Joey Batt wanted to make an impact right away. And through the first 10 games of the season, Batt has done just that. By no means has it been easy for her, but the 5-foot-5 graduate from New Ulm ...
Looking back at 2019
It’s not too hard to find Panning Brothers Tractor Parts. It’s located 6 miles northwest of Gibbon on Sibley County Road 22. Traveling north of State Highway 19 west of Gibbon on CR 22, you can spot the place before you see the mailbox number. There’s a very high ARMER radio system ...
On Aug 20, 2019, after 147 years, the New Ulm Masonic Temple/Lodge locked the doors for the last time to the Lodge Hall located on the 3rd floor of the Masonic Building, 13 ¬Ω North Minnesota Street… closing another chapter in New Ulm’s history. Freemasonry remains the world’s oldest ...