SLEEPY EYE — Springfield siblings Del and Susan Dalsgaard drove their favorite cars to the Sleepy Eye Summerfest Classic Car Show Saturday. Susan Dalsgaard drove her 1956 Cadillac to the classic car show. “I was the third owner of the car. I bought it in Faribault in 1998. It’s so fun ...
NEW ULM — The Brown County Historical Society marked the anniversary of the 1862 U.S.-Dakota War with an educational tour Sunday through the older pioneer section of the New Ulm City Cemetery. Research librarian Darla Gebhard, with volunteer guides Sue Ullery and Wayne Wagner, led visitors ...
HANSKA – The town of Hanska celebrated its 125th birthday over the weekend with fireworks, music, a parade, historic tours and plenty of lutefisk. The birthday celebration began Friday night with with a classic-car cruise-in, kids activities, music and the grand opening of Hanska ...
NEW ULM — After hearing about the need for more foster care homes, Brown County Commissioners discussed asking for state funding help Tuesday. “I’d like to see a letter sent to legislators about the need for more funds for foster care providers,” said Commissioner Brian Braun. “I always tell people we need more foster homes. This is a statewide problem. We’re placing people with relatives more now than in the past,” said Brown County social worker Laura Filzen. “Most foster care providers get a daily stipend of about $25 to $35 a day to cover the cost of a child’s ...
NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioners unanimously approved auctioning off of two properties forfeited to the State of Minnesota for non-payment of taxes Tuesday. The auction of the two parcels of land to the highest bidder will be held at 9:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 2, at the Brown County Courthouse. The parcels include 207 South Broadway in New Ulm with an assessed value of $146,300 and minimum bid of $10,383.69; and 415 Maple St. S.W. in Sleepy Eye with an assessed value of $39,400 and minimum bid of $3,706.92. Earnest money in the amount of $500 is required on parcels with a sale ...
SLEEPY EYE — A Reykjavik, Iceland, businessman who attended Sleepy Eye High School as a foreign exchange student in 1992 and 1993 returned for Summerfest last weekend. Thorbjorn “B. J.” Olafsson lived with the Pat and Earle Stevermer family of Sleepy Eye 34 years ago as a high school ...
