Happy Halloween from Kovels! Kovels! Or, in the words of this postcard, “A Merry Halloween.” Despite the antiquated greeting and old-fashioned art style, this card has familiar Halloween icons you might see on today’s decorations: a child in costume, jack-o’-lanterns, an owl, black ...
The farm originally owned by New Ulm founder, politician and businessman William Pfaender Sr., was named a 2023 Minnesota Farm Bureau Sesquicentennial Farm. Born in Heilbronn, Germany, Pfaender emigrated to the United States in 1848, settling in New York, then moving to Cincinnati, Ohio. In ...
If you were expecting an article about your garden, then I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed. Our Friends of the New Ulm Public Library annual used book sale is just one week away on November 2-4. We are grateful to all our Friends for the time and energy they put into the sale to make it successful in support of the library. We’re also grateful to all of you who willingly donate your books and come to the sale! We hope you’ll stop by the sale and have a lucky find or even join the Friends of the Library. Some books in the sale, and the books on our regular book sale cart, have ...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – The housing market always has its ups and downs, and home renovations appear to be hitting some record highs in the last few years. With more people staying home to work, relax and play, many homeowners have chosen to renovate rather than move to a new home to obtain their dream house and have it work better for their family. But what about extending those enhancements outside, into the family backyard? According to a recent survey commissioned by the TurfMutt Foundation and conducted online by The Harris Poll among over 1,000 Canadian adults, a majority of ...
Some of our favorite garden flowers in Minnesota are tender bulbs and have to be dug up in autumn so we can overwinter the bulbs and replant them next spring to enjoy the blooms again. This will save the gardener some money also. Tender bulbs include caladiums, calla lilies, cannas, dahlias, elephant ears, freesia, gladiolus, oxalis, pineapple lilies and tuberous begonias. The general rule of thumb is to dig your tender bulbs out of your garden after the leaves begin to dry up or they are killed by frost. Using a fork or spade, dig them carefully to gently loosen the soil from around ...
A first for Ulm, Germany, and for its namesake, New Ulm, Minn., took place Tuesday (Oct. 9) in the office of the lord mayor of Ulm. A delegation of over 40 from New Ulm presented Ulm lord mayor, Dr. Hans Lorenser, with the key to the city of New Ulm and a letter from Mayor Carl Wyzcawski. The ...
