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NU Food Shelf adds Bakery Giveaway as shutdown continues

NEW ULM – As the federal government shutdown continues, the New Ulm Area Emergency Food Shelf is offering a new Bakery Giveaway program. The Bakery Giveaway will be held twice a week from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays. The Bakery Giveaway is an extension of the Food Shelf's normal offerings. New Ulm Food Shelf executive director Brad Kirk said normally, clients of the food shelf are able to visit the food shelf once a month. The Bakery Giveaway will not count as a normal food shelf visit. There are no limits to the number of times a visitor comes to the ...

100 pounds of potatoes made into lefse

NEW ULM – Last Saturday morning, 13 volunteers with Women of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (WELCA) were hard at work in Our Savior’s Lutheran Church preparing for Saturday, Nov. 8 bake sale. Preparation for the bake sale begins weeks in advanced. The majority of the volunteers ...

NU firefighters respond to explosion

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Fire Department responded to an explosion reported at 8:19 a.m. Tuesday at New Ulm Apartments, 320 19th Street North. “There was lots of steam and little bit of smoke when we got there,” said New Ulm Fire Chief Paul Macho. “A pipe exploded between the first and second floor. A boiler and pipes around it were damaged in a utility room.” The explosion was due to an over-pressurized boiler on the first floor, according to a fire department news release. All apartment occupants safely exited, there were no injuries, smoke alarms were working, there were no ...

Sioux Valley Gun Club aims to raise $50,000

NEW ULM – New Ulm’s Trap Shooting range is aiming to replace its over 50-year-old clubhouse with a new, modern building within the next year. The total cost for the new building is estimated to cost $200,000, but the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has awarded the City of New Ulm a $100,000 matching grant for the project. Since the shooting range was created, Sioux Valley Gun Club (SVGC) has exclusively managed and operated the site and is now leading the charge to raise the matching $100,000. The club is halfway towards meeting the matching grant thanks to a ...

NEW ULM — Courtland artist Monica Mages presented her first formal gallery showing Saturday at Lykke Books. The exhibit featured more than 47 oil paintings in a variety of sizes, all original works. Brie Tarrelson, owner of Lykke Books, said the event stemmed from a desire to support ...

Reed moves on to Minn. hockey director post

NEW ULM — Outgoing Brown County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Jeremy Reed’s final radio message to his co-workers Friday was thanking them for their support during his 33 years in law enforcement. One by one, sheriff’s office staff on duty thanked him for his service. At 4 p.m. ...