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Junior Achievement thanks fundraising sponsors The Board Members of Junior Achievement North in the New Ulm area would like to send out a thank you to all of the local businesses for the time put forth to make our annual Play for JA bigBowl fundraiser a success. The funds raised will be used to supplement the cost of JA programming materials for schools in New Ulm, Sleepy Eye and Nicollet. Junior Achievement classroom programs run on volunteer hours and funds raised throughout the year by the kindness within the communities we serve. A special thank you to these businesses for ...

Cocktail shaker makes happy hour hoppy

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At first glance, this silver standing rabbit chewing on a silver carrot has a few things in common with Easter collectibles. It’s metal, like the tin or iron Easter bunnies made as toys or doorstops. Like a candy container, it is hollow with a removable lid so it can hold a consumable treat. But unlike most Easter collectibles, which tend to be made for children, this rabbit has a decidedly adult purpose: It’s a cocktail shaker. The word “cocktail” appeared in print to refer to a mixed drink about 1806. Today’s cocktails and cocktail shakers have their roots in the ...

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 ...

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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 ...