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New Ulm

Music community shows support for GFW music teacher

NEW ULM — A cancer benefit for local musician and teacher Lehi Gertz was held at The Grand Center for Arts & Culture on Sunday. Gertz teaches elementary music, orchestra and band at Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) Public Schools in Gibbon, where she has worked since August 2021. She is ...

‘Saying their name matters’

NEW ULM — The South Central Minnesota chapter of The Compassionate Friends held its annual Worldwide Candle Lighting ceremony Sunday evening at Redeemer Lutheran Church in New Ulm. The event is held annually on the second Sunday in December as part of a global observance. Chapters worldwide ...

‘For our Salvation’

NEW ULM – Martin Luther College (MLC) held its Christmas concert over the weekend. On Saturday and Sunday members of MLC’s Wind Symphony and the Hosanna Ringers celebrated the holiday season. The theme of this year’s concert was “For Us and For Our Salvation.” The concert included ...

Shoppers enjoy ‘festive atmosphere’

NEW ULM — Cold temperatures did not stop shoppers from visiting businesses Thursday evening as they went from store to store for the annual Shop New Ulm at Night event, taking advantage of specials, tastings and extended hours. The four-hour promotion, held from 4 to 8 p.m., brought steady ...

Mary’s ‘quiet’ influence lives on

NEW ULM -- The Grand Center for Arts and Culture is inviting people who bought fabric at the 2023 memorial sale for New Ulm quilter Mary Hartten to participate in an upcoming exhibit. Submissions are being sought for Picking Up the Piecework: A Legacy of Creativity Through the Lens of Mary ...

Hermann Express receives grant for propane buses

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Transportation Advisory Committee met Wednesday and provided an update on the Herman Express and Heartland Express buses. Transportation Advisory Committee Chair and Brown County Heartland Express Operations Director Pat LaCourse said the committee was awarded a new low ...