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FRIDAY Fireworks display in Cambria behind the Cambria Town Hall. The firework show begins at 10 p.m. Kiesling House open for tours 11-3 p.m. Saturday Narcotics Anonymous, 10:30 a.m., River Valley Christian Church, 100 N. Washington St., New Ulm. Use side entrance. Open to the ...

No paper July 4

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As we join together this weekend to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, please note that today’s newspaper serves as our expanded weekend edition, as the Fourth of July falls on Saturday. While there won't be a printed newspaper on Saturday as you’re accustomed to, our reporters will be ...

Fruhwirth finds 99 with eagle eye

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NEW ULM — Tilken Fruhwirth heard all the noise. Apart from the obvious sounds of his shotgun firing and clay pigeons soaring through the air, there was building chatter behind him. Compliments and comments pouring in were to be expected as the 2026 New Ulm High School grad hit target after ...

Crafting word sculptures

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NEW ULM — Christopher Alday, a Southern California-born printmaker and current artist-in-residence at The Grand Center for Arts & Culture’s Cellar Press, is transforming the historic studio’s wood and metal type into sculptural compositions that challenge traditional notions of ...

Way past knee-high by July 4th

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NEW ULM — Bolstered by warm weather and occasional showers, area corn continued to grow rapidly this week, reaching shoulder high or more in many areas. Lake Crystal Farm Management Analyst Kent Thiesse said the standard corn growth measure of “knee-high by July 4th” has been replaced by ...

Historic Hauenstein sign restored

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NEW ULM – On Saturday, the former Hauenstein Brewery was host to a special unveiling ceremony for the newly repainted Hauenstein sign. The Hauenstein sign had hung from the building roughly 50 years and, until recently, was showing its age. The sign and the old brewery building belongs ...