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While you wait: Readalikes for ‘Great Big Beautiful Life’

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Are you tired of waiting in the hold line for “Great Big Beautiful Life,” the newest Emily Henry book? Or maybe you are not waiting because you have already read the book and now you want more romantic comedies? Either way, the library can help! Here is a list of newer readalikes available at the library, with descriptions from the publishers. “It’s a Love Story” by Annabel Monaghan. “Jane Jackson spent her adolescence as ‘Poor Janey Jakes,’ the barbecue-sauce-in-her-braces punch line on America’s fifth-favorite sitcom. Now she’s trying to be taken seriously as a ...

Combining tin packaging and tin toys

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Biscuit tins, first made about 1830, were some of the earliest commercial food packages. The first tin toys were made about the same time. It wasn’t too long before clever designers found ways to combine the two. Tin packaging with colorful images always caught customers’ attention, and, while fashionable art styles and scenes of foreign countries appealed to adults, children were drawn to tins shaped and decorated like their favorite playthings. In the late 19th to early 20th centuries, many companies packaged their products in tins shaped like buildings, vehicles, animals, and ...

Restaurant owners look for problems from no-smoke law

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Minnesota’s public smoking act could cause major problems for restaurants, two New Ulm restaurant owners warn. The law — the Clean Indoor Air Act — goes into effect today, but it is questionable whether indoor air in New Ulm is going to be cleaned up substantially because of it. Most bars and offices surveyed indicated that they will deal with the law by declaring their entire buildings smoking areas, while restaurant proprietors debated the merits of the act. “It presents enormous problems,” says Don Veigel of Veigel’s Kaiserhoff. “No question about it,” adds ...

Lifting yoga fitness to new heights

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For nearly a decade, Marja Sowers has been growing Power Haus Yoga. “It happened by chance,” Sowers said. “My husband and I were living in the cities, and we were going to move back to New Ulm. And the place that I took yoga at, Core Power Yoga, was offering teacher training. And I was ...

Summer Is Fun at the Library!

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When you are looking for summer fun, your first stop should be the library! We have a variety of activities, borrowable items, and more to keep you busy and entertained. During 2024, we added Recreation Center passes. We have two single and two family (up to four people) passes that can be borrowed for seven days at a time. They grant you access to our wonderful New Ulm Recreation Center, where you can swim, play on the indoor playground, use exercise equipment, walk on the indoor track, and more. We’re so pleased to have added three Minnesota State Park passes to our collection ...

‘Music Man’ strikes contemporary note

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Getting an all age cast of 35 in perfect harmony, musically and theatrically, when everyone’s got ideas of their own is no small feat. Yet, director Landon Hudson achieved this and more, bringing fresh eyes to Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, blending that old movie feel with ...