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Minnesota Valley Funeral Home pays dividends

NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes & Cremation Services recently paid patronage dividends to its members. Dividends of more than $13,000 went to families that had funerals in 2010 and over $44,000 were sent to the family who were served in 2011, said General Manager, Eric Warmka. These dividends equated to the total pf patronage dividends owed to the families served in 2010 and 2011. Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes & Cremation Services hope to pay the families of 2012 their patronage dividends in the next year. Minnesota Valley is a funeral co-op operating under the laws of ...

New optometrist welcomed

The Willkommen Committee of the New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce stopped at Drs. Akre & Clark Family Eye Care office recently to welcome new optometrist, Dr. David King! King comes to Minnesota from southwest Wisconsin, where he attended school in Madison and then later attended college in ...

Pieser adds seminar on Italy

Betsy Pieser, owner of The Details Travel Agency, recently attended an invite-only seminar hosted by the Italian National Tourist Board North America in New York City. “Italia: The luxury of beauty” connected tour operators, hotel owners and destination management companies from Italy with travel agency owners from North America who specialize in unique Italian travel opportunities. Pieser met with suppliers and tourism specialists from the Amalfi Coast, Cinque Terre region, Dolomites area, Tuscany, Matera, Sicily, Puglia, Catania as well as Rome and Florence. Her meetings with ...

New location for Beruck Studios

The Willkommen Committee of the New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce stopped at 1106 South Broadway to welcome Ashley Aukes with Beruck Studios to her new location! Formerly operating out of her husband's business space, Tech Unlimited, Ashley has expanded her equipment and felt the need to have ...

New HR manager at Firmenich

The Willkommen Committee of the New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Kris Wuller as the new HR Manager at Firmenich. Kris has a long-standing history in New Ulm. After finishing her college experience, Kris started her career as a manager at Herberger's. After gaining experience ...

Powerhouse Nutrition opens in downtown Sleepy Eye

In former insurance office SLEEPY EYE — Powerhouse Nutrition recently opened at 135 Main Street West in downtown Sleepy Eye. Owned by Brooklyn Stevenson, the business features Herbalife products including shakes, tea and aloe featuring protein bars, tea packets including fiber and ...