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Weissmann-Huehn’s new book covers rebuilding, emotionally and literally

NEW ULM — After a whirlwind romance and decades of happy marriage, New Ulm native Susan Weissmann-Huehn had to figure out how to put the pieces back together after her husband’s passing. As the owner of a fixer-upper farmhouse in Northfield, this was both emotional and literal. “A ...

Driving to the top

NEW ULM — After placing his ball on the tee, Ethan Schmidt looks ahead at the fairway and focuses on a tree in the distance. He then takes out his favorite COBRA driver and gets into position before hitting the ball, which now rarely fades. After a solid drive, Schmidt settles in and ...

‘We had a plan’

When the Redwood Falls amateur baseball team left the Tomahawk East League after the 2013 season, the league was left with an open spot for a new team. Ten years later, the team that replaced them, the Courtland Cubs, are playing in the Amateur Baseball State Tournament for the second time in ...

Transforming plastic waste into wearable art

A Sleepy Eye native is helping save the planet, fighting global marine pollution by leading beach cleanup efforts and making jewelry from single-use plastic collected in Thailand. Reclaimed is a project by traditional tattoo artist Liz Kolbe. She spends about half the year on the remote, ...

40 years in the theater business for the love movies

When going to the movies, people typically think about movie stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, or Brad Pitt, but in New Ulm, John Pfeiffer may be the most familiar face at the cinema. Pfeiffer has been working at movie theaters for more than 40 years doing cleaning and other ...

St. John’s Lutheran Church celebrates 75th year

NEW ULM — St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church on 7th South and Washington has a cornerstone with the year 1948. This is the founding date of the church, which is celebrating its 75 anniversary this year with a series of special services to honor the milestone. The theme of the anniversary ...