Peter Braegelmann is one of the Hans Joohs Cultural Exchange interns from New Ulm to Ulm, Germany, this year. This is his third and final report on his experiences. Last month in Germany. Around the start of November, I remember those words floating around in my head and sort of getting ...
During the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, I want to remind everyone to keep fire prevention and safety in mind. Between 2013-2017, U.S. fire departments responded to an average of 160 home structure fires annually that started with Christmas trees, and they responded to an average of ...
What do you want for Christmas? (Asked at the Shop with a Hero event Saturday at Runnings.)
As Minnesotan’s we embrace winter and the snow and cold does not deter us from getting outside and enjoying the winter wonderland. Many people are still out and about going for walks or a run and using our public sidewalks. As he first snow events of the season are now upon us, we would ...
Why would we have expected anything else? After a miserable spring, we had a miserable fall. Late planted crops matured late, no surprise. The bad days it rained or snowed. The good days were cold and cloudy. It wasn’t much fun. There were few of those sun-dappled autumn days where it is a ...
What was your best holiday shopping deal ever?
The heating season is upon us and it’s time to get your furnace cleaned and checked for proper operation. The New Ulm Public Utilities has a rebate program for its customers to help cover that cost. Call one of these participating vendors: Ahrens Heating Inc., Fodness Heating, Gag Sheet Metal ...
What do you enjoy about figure skating? (Asked at the New Ulm Figure Skating Fall Festival Invitational.)
By George Brown Water/Steam Supervisor Cold weather brings a chance of water pipes freezing and breaking. This risk increases with long stretches of extremely cold weather. Here are some tips to help avoid frozen water pipes in your home. • Most water service lines enter the home in the ...
“Alles gut?” I shouted down to Dieter, my 60-something-year-old climbing partner belaying me from roughly 20 feet below. Cool, calm, and collected, he had just dodged a fist-sized chunk of rock I had just pulled from the crag wall. In retrospect, that portion of the rock did look a bit ...
Gwen Ruff lives in Gibbon. Gwen is filling in for Randy Krzmarzick while he finishes up harvest. Nov. 14 was World Diabetes Day. I know this because our school district asked people to wear blue because we’ve got at least one kid who has this disease. While explaining why everybody was ...
Guten Tag, it is Emily Bergemann with another letter from Ulm Germany. I am here as part of the Hans Joohs Cultural Exchange Program. I have been able to experience several more wonderful things during my stay In Ulm, Germany. I am with my second host family and things are going very well. I ...
What is your favorite indoor winter activity?
At Jefferson Elementary School, we proudly serve approximately 600 students in first through fourth grade. Our student-centered environment focuses on whole-child growth. This means we care about each individual student’s growth academically as well as social-emotionally. This year, we ...
Are you newly retired, or have the kids left for college, and you are looking for something to do with your free time? How about becoming a volunteer driver for Brown County Heartland Express? We are in need of volunteer drivers in the Comfrey, Sleepy Eye, and Springfield area. As a volunteer ...
The City of New Ulm has had a deer herd reduction program since October, 1992, and the City Council passed a deer feeding ban on August 26, 2010. What is the problem? To some residents, deer are a thing of beauty and grace, and providing feed for them is just being kind. So, what’s the harm? ...
What do you like about this time of year? (Asked at Schoolhouse 186 during the Shopping Opener)
The New Ulm Economic Development Authority (EDA) recently approved a new grant program available for small businesses during their first year of operation. The maximum grant is $10,000 per business. The EDA has allocated $50,000 for this program and applications will be processed on a ...
West of Sleepy Eye there was a hemp field this season. There are thoughts that hemp can become a crop to complement corn and soybeans, so farmers are rooting for it. It was fascinating to watch Bryan Berkner plant, tend, and harvest the plants. It was combined early in September, and the stalks ...
Budget Outlook: State fairly well-prepared for economic downturn It’s been more than 10 years since the most recent recession hit, but state policymakers should know — and do — that the economic cycle has not been repealed. There will be another recession, and probably sooner than later. ...