KELLOGG — In 2023, New Ulm native Zach Helget embarked on a cross-country cycling journey, crossing the United States from San Diego, California, to Jacksonville Beach, Florida, over the course of 39 days. Not satisfied with his long-distance endeavors, Helget has once again engaged in an ...
The recent rainy weather has given me time to race through a few great reads! Scarlet Clark is a great professor. She's also a great killer. When she's not teaching literature classes at Gorman University, she's planning her next kill. Each year she finds the most awful man on campus and makes sure he pays for his sins. But the administration is beginning to find the number of campus deaths suspicious. Meanwhile, student Carly Schiller is just trying to survive her freshman year. She is relieved to be away from her emotionally abusive father, but can't seem to find her place on campus. ...
This past week was National Library Week, an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. National Library Workers Day was Tuesday, April 21. I would like to use this opportunity to recognize the excellent work of my coworkers and the ways they make the library a community resource for all. Our librarians use their expertise to build a well-rounded collection of materials that will appeal to our wide range of users, from babies to seniors, from romance readers to New Ulm history ...
NEW ULM — Some giants want not to be known for the size of their body but for the size of their heart. The Big Friendly Giant is a perfect example of that and he’s going to show that in the Martin Luther College auditorium when MLC’s Forum presents “The BFG.” This stage adaptation ...
NEW ULM – Last weekend, the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame (MMHF) inducted seven new members into the Hall, bringing the total number of inductees to 230 since they began inducting members in 1989. Display for all of the inductees can be viewed at the MMHF museum, at 27 N. Broadway, New Ulm, ...
The Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative will host its Tween and Teen Battle of the Books on August 8, 2026, at the St. Peter Community Center. Battle of the Books is now accepting participant applications. You can apply at the New Ulm Public Library or on our website at www.newulmlibrary.org. Just scroll down on the library’s home page and click on the poster for the event in your age range. You have until May 29 at noon to apply and space is limited. Tweens (ages 9-12) and teens (ages 13 -18) who are accepted will receive four books to keep. You will be notified when your books ...
