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New Ulm

‘Why we turn the page’

NEW ULM – The Cell Press studio, located in the Grand Center for Arts and Culture, has garnered international attention with its latest artist-in-residence, Kazumi Wilds. Wilds is a book artist, illustrator of children’s books and educator from Japan. Her books have been published in the ...

Chores the old fashion way

NEW ULM – A group of children got a chance to step back in time and learn about a typical day in the 1800s at the Brown County Historical Society’s Heritage Chores Camp Thursday morning. The day began with prairie games like hoop and stick and scarecrow tag as a chance for kids to get ...

‘Endless’ possibilities

NEW ULM – This fall, Martin Luther College (MLC) has a new feature on its campus that will bring the school to a new heights. A high ropes course was installed near the MLC’s practice field last spring. This will be the first year the course is open to students. Last week, several ...

‘It is very humbling’

NEW ULM – Members of the 1st Battalion, 125 Field Artillery unit returned to the Minnesota National Guard Armory for a 20-year reunion on Sunday. The reunion began with a gather at the American Legion Post in Brewster, Minnesota, on Saturday. On Sunday, the veterans returned to the old New ...

Documentary on old-time dance music comes to town

NEW ULM – A new documentary film inspired by the enduring legacy of old-time dance bands is coming to theaters in Mankato, Owatonna and New Ulm this month. The film is called “Song & Dance,” was produced and directed by musician Kris Keltgen. Keltgen is the founder and bandleader of ...

Gladiolus ‘glad’ to keep coming back to the fair

NEW ULM – The Minnesota Gladiolus Society Show at the Brown County Fair celebrated its sweet-sixteen. The Minnesota Gladiolus Society has been hosting a show in the Civic Center during the fair every year since 2009 and are happy to keep the partnership going. “I say it every year, this ...