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Brad and Cindy Reinhart, love New Ulm and having fun in retirement

NEW ULM – Brad and Cindy Reinhart have been married for 42 years. They have six kids together; three boys and three girls, which they feel is a lot like the Brady Bunch. Brad is proudest of his family, and very proud of New Ulm. His family history here goes all the way back to ...

Mages keeps busy volunteering his services, leadership

SLEEPY EYE — Rick Mages of Sleepy Eye proudly stood under a 30-foot wide American flag flying on top of an 80-foot pole near the intersection of Highway 14 and Brown County Road 27 just east of Sleepy Eye. When talking about it, he’s quick to say the flag project became a reality last fall ...

Tom Henderson makes lasting impact through decades of service to New Ulm

NEW ULM — Tom Henderson has spent more than five decades transforming lives in New Ulm through his unwavering commitment to community service and youth development. The 79-year-old former Brown County Human Services director arrived in New Ulm in 1973 and immediately began making his mark. ...

Dr. Vogel passionate about long-term care

NEW ULM — Dr. Ann Vogel followed her dad in rounds all the time and worked in the clinic and lab when she was younger. As a child, her father packed the kids into the car while he did house calls. Despite always living in New Ulm’s city limits, she kept eight ducks, six chickens, and a ...

Bob Mielke lives a life of proud service

good life. He took an early retirement at age 55 from Kraft Foods after putting in 37 years with the company. Now he spends his days playing cards and having coffee with friends. He loves to sing — Christmas songs in German are his favorite. He is a member of the Concord Singers. Born in ...

Laying down the tile work Mahjong comes to New Ulm

NEW ULM – For years if someone in New Ulm wanted to play classic games like cribbage, sheephead, bridge, Scrabble or Bingo, there were plenty of opportunities. All of these games are regularly played at the New Ulm Community Center as part of the Community and Seniors Together (CAST) ...