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‘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 ...

‘Memorable’ trip for New Ulm group

NEW ULM— What started as an introductory trip for people to experience the sister cities of Ulm and Neu Ulm Germany became an experience none of the participants will ever forget. On May 22, 26 people from New Ulm left for two weeks. They visited the countries of Germany, Austria, and ...

Cyclist conquers coast-to-coast adventure

NEW ULM — With two wheels and what he could carry with him, New Ulm’s Zach Helget recently completed a daunting bicycle trek that spanned eight states. The avid cyclist and 2019 New Ulm Cathedral grad’s 39-day ride saw him begin by flying to San Diego, California. Dipping his tire ...