Ethan Schoof didn’t start really taking playing guitar seriously until after high school. But once he did, his career took off. “It’s hard to pinpoint an exact starting point,” Schoof, who goes by Ethan Todd on stage, said. “I’ve been playing guitar since I was 13, but I didn’t ...
Did you know that sharing a wordless picture book can be a powerful way to build important literacy skills? Wordless picture books are books without text that rely solely on the pictures to convey the story. They are often dismissed as being too easy for any age reader. But they are outstanding tools to promote comprehension, vocabulary, listening skills, and they aid in the understanding of character development and story structure. A good reader needs good comprehension skills. They need to remember what has already happened and be able to predict what may happen next. Wordless ...
Sometimes, people like to think of the past as a steady, stable time where tradition ruled the day. Ironically, learning about antiques can prove that notion wrong; and some of the best lessons can come from 19th-century furniture. Technological advances made complicated furniture designs more accessible, and the growing nouveau riche meant more customers in need of furniture, often with more extravagant tastes. The Merklen Brothers of New York, active between the 1880s and 1900, were among the furniture makers taking advantage of new tools and catering to new tastes. The chair ...
The year of 2024 in school sports was eventful in many ways, but no season highlighted the year quite the spring which saw two area schools take home state championships. Both the New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds softball team and Springfield Tigers baseball team were able to achieve the prep ...
Happy New Year! As the winter winds of January roll in and the temperature drops, it’s time for our annual winter reading program for adults. The program began this week and runs through the end of February. To participate in the program, you just need to stop by the circulation desk to register and pick up your tracking sheet. If you’ve never participated in our winter reading program, you might be wondering what it’s all about. Well pull up a comfy seat, wrap yourself in a nice warm blanket, and grab your next read as I explain. Just like the summer reading program for ...
A brief but intensive fall trip to Denmark to learn what the country does with green energy gave Brown County Region 9 Representative Dave Borchert of New Ulm a number of ideas about ways to conserve energy locally. Green energy is energy generated from natural and sustainable sources with ...
