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Dreams of spring

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March has left with a roar, and I am hopeful that April will be more lamb-like. The following books are for enjoying the outdoors when spring weather decides to arrive. Everything from choosing plants for your yard, learning new techniques for grilling your favorite foods or building a treehouse. If you need a shot of blooming beauty, you should check out “Blooms & Dreams: Cultivating Wellness, Generosity & a Connection to the Land” by Misha Gillingham (635.0979 Gilling). It chronicles her transition from city life to farm life, but the beautiful photos of flowers on the cover had ...

Library introduces new classification system

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New Ulm Public Library recently introduced a new online catalog. Our new catalog makes it much easier to search for materials, place your requests, and monitor your checked out items. You can access the new online catalog by visiting www.newulmlibrary.org and selecting Library Catalog. As we were exploring the options for our new catalog, we were reviewing the way we classify our materials. We want to ensure that materials are easy for our patrons to find. After much consideration and research, library staff have determined that we will be changing from the Dewey Decimal system to the ...

In Appreciation

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Milford 4-H Club says ‘Thank You’ to New Ulm Community Education The Milford 4-H Club would like to say “Thank You” to the New Ulm Area Community Education Program for the grant dollars we received for our successful community services project entitled “Bags of Joy.” We would like to thank everyone with Meals on Wheels for allowing us to partner with them to deliver the “Bags of Joy” on Monday February 20th. We also like to thank the drivers who allowed us to follow them while delivering the meals and for helping us deliver the bags we put together for the senior ...

Windsor chairs marked by distinctive spindle backs

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The Bonhams Skinner auction where this chair sold listed it as a Harvard University Windsor chair, bringing together two icons of colonial America. Harvard University, originally called the New College, was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1636, making it the oldest college in the United States. This means that Harvard predates the Windsor chair in America. The first Windsor chairs were made in England in the seventeenth century, and they were being made in Philadelphia by the 1730s. There were many variations on the Windsor chair, especially in America. Like most early ...

Learning healthy eating habits

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B The Light offers support to breast cancer survivors and their families through connection and programs. The group was inspired by New Ulm caregiver Amber Melby’s aunt, Brenda Plinke, who battled metastatic breast cancer for 18 years before dying at 58. Cooking Beyond Cancer is B The ...

NUHS presents The Man Who Came to Dinner

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Did you ever have a house guest who just wouldn’t leave? New Ulm Public High School’s spring play, “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” is a classic stage comedy about a guest overstaying his welcome, pushed to the extreme. The high school will be holding performances at 7 p.m. Friday, ...