NEW ULM – Laurie Edick did not set out to become a nurse, but once she did, she knew exactly where she wanted to work. “Nursing found me,” she said. “I had a friend who was a public health nurse, and she more or less pushed me into it. I think she saw something in me.” That ...

NEW ULM – Lillian Schaefer is a self described night owl. From a young age she would stay up until the wee hours of the morning while most were asleep. For the past few years she has made a career out of it. Four days out of the week, she works the night shift at The Best Western Plus’s ...

NEW ULM - Rosalee Daugherty is an overnight team lead at Walmart, and she couldn’t be happier. She has been with Walmart for 13 years, on top of having spent 33 years with Kmart, and has decided that the night shift is for her. “I think after all those years of being in retail, I’m ...

NEW ULM -- Emil Rosenau’s tour of duty in the Vietnam War began in Swineford, Germany. After graduating from Hutchinson High School in 1965 and doing farm work in the area for a year, he and a friend decided to enlist in the armed forces. “I thought, ‘Well, what else is there to ...

SLEEPY EYE — Rick Mages comes from a family of military members, a tradition he and the family have continued for a long time. A number of people in his wife Jane’s family were also in the military. Rick and Jane’s three sons were all U.S. Marines. Two of them, Jory and Rob were ...

NEW ULM -- Harold Lange joined the 101st Airborne Division, known as the “Screaming Eagles,” in 1958 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He said the decision wasn’t difficult. “When the 101st Airborne came by and they got done speaking--I heard another $69 a month jump pay-- and I said ...