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Deer Hunt Opener looks good
Minnesota's firearms deer hunting season opens this Saturday. More than 400,000 hunters are anticipated to participate in the deer hunt opener. The hunting should be good in southern Minnesota, with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reporting deer populations at stable or increasing. This is partially due to last year's mild winter. Hunting conditions should be favorable. The forecast for New Ulm is sunny with temperatures between 40-55 degrees.
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Shoppers to head out looking for deals
As the area deer hunters prepare to head out in the woods to bag a deer, non-hunters prepare to head out to the store to bag great holiday deals during New Ulm's Shopping Opener. The Shopping Opener is an annual tradition in New Ulm that has been held in conjunction with the deer hunt opener for decades. Many of New Ulm's stores will offer special holiday sales throughout the weekend, but the Shopping Opener also includes the return of the GnomeMade Market, which includes several open house craft sales at participating homes and businesses throughout New Ulm. This year, 15 historic unique locations are featured on the GnomeMade Market. On Saturday, Jefferson Elementary will host the Women's Expo and Craft Fair.
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Veteran's Day programs set for Wednesday
Wednesday, Nov. 11 is Veterans' Day, the day in which we honor veterans across all branches of military services. Several communities in region will be holding special Veterans Day programs. In New Ulm, the New Ulm Public High School will host a Veteran's Day program at 10 a.m. Sleepy Eye High School will also host a Veterans Day program at 10 a.m. Springfield will have two Veterans Day programs. The first is at 9:30 am at St. Raphael Catholic High School the second is 11 a.m. at Springfield Public High School. The Schell's Brewery will host a Vet's program from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Brown County Historical Society will also host a tribute to Capt. Willibald Bianchi at 6 p.m. The New Ulm Journal has also published its annual Heroes tab, which includes the stories of multiple local veterans. The Heroes section is inserted in today's issue.