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NU Area Foundation to award $47,179 in grants

NEW ULM - New Ulm Area Foundation (NUAF) announced $47,179 worth of grants for the 2025 spring cycle. The following grants were made possible from the Dr. James & Jane Seifert Fund: · $2,500 to State Street Theater for Summer Drama Camps. · $4,235 to New Ulm Area Catholic Schools for Fine Arts Program Needs. Through the Bill Macklin Fund, NUAF is awarding $1,444 to New Ulm High School Fine Arts Boosters for Theater Tech Supplies Updates. Through the Nuvera Fund $4,000 to Lind House Association for Public Awareness Presentation and Equipment. Through the Henry & Anne Somsen ...

Cellist Amit Peled to perform in Mankato and New Ulm

International renowned cellist Amit Peled will perform with the Mankato Symphony Orchestra for two concerts. The first performance is 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 27 at Bethany Lutheran College’s Trinity Chapel in Mankato and the second performance is 3 p.m., Sunday May 4 at New Ulm High School ...

MVL speech team competes in section tournament

Late into Friday evening, the Minnesota Valley Lutheran (MVL) speech team competed at their section tournament. There were seven total entries in the tournament, and one member of the team, Claire Woller, made it to the final round. In that round of extemporaneous reading, Claire earned 3rd ...

United Way received over $8,800 from Koozie Group

Koozie Group announce it raised over $8,800 for United Way of the Brown County Area in 2024 as a result of its writing instrument giveback program. The program involved donating 5 percent of Koozie Group®’s writing instrument sales referencing a specific code. In 2024, the company raised ...

‘A Tale of Two Accordions’ brings musical fusion to New Ulm

NEW ULM – State Street Theater Co. is thrilled to present two bands for the price of one. "Alpensterne & Los Rebeldes Presents: A Tale of Two Accordions" 2 p.m. April 27. This concert brings together two bands from different musical traditions— Alpensterne and Los Rebeldes —for afternoon of music, culture, and collaboration. Alpensterne, known for their authentic German folk sound, brings an entirely different flair. Fronted by Jim Strehlke and featuring his signature yodeling, the band includes master accordionist Eric Ray and Strehlke’s sons Aleks and Erich, who keep the ...

MVL Knowledge Bowl teams receive 5th and 10th at State AA meet

Two Minnesota Valley Lutheran (MVL) teams competed in the State Knowledge Bowl Meet held at Cragun's Resort in Brainerd, MN, on April 10-11. MVL Black and MVL Blue represented Region 9 in the AA division which consisted of 15 teams. The entire AA meet was exceedingly close with teams jumping ...