New Ulm girls tennis suffers tough loss to Belle Plaine
NEW ULM — New Ulm fell to Belle Plaine 6-1 in a nonconference girls tennis meet Thursday, dropping to 4-10 on the season. New Ulm sits in second-to-last place in the section, with only Worthington below them. New Ulm appears headed for a play-in game for the Section 2AA tournament, where ...
Jack Frost makes early visit
The early morning frost today in New Ulm was the earliest report of frost in history, according to records at the KNUJ transmitter. September 11 was the earliest frost that had been recorded in New Ulm. The coldest previous temperature was a 33 degree recording in 1931 on Aug. 31. The ...
Drama at the gender reveal
Dear Annie: I recently hosted a gender reveal in my home for my daughter and son-in-law’s first child. I invited family and my closest friends to witness this amazing event. My two best friends were there. They drank the entire time they were here. They chose to single out one particular person I invited -- and to treat her very rudely. At the end of the evening, I called these friends out in my kitchen by themselves about the way they treated her. My one friend began to scream and shout and point her finger at me and then proceed to point at the girl and tell her that she doesn’t ...
Float keeps ducks out of the pool
Dear Heloise: We have a swimming pool that backs up all the way to a park. Every year, ducks fly in from the park, get into our pool, and make big messes. But my grandsons have a big floating alligator for pool play. We now leave the alligator in the pool all the time. This has stopped the duck problem. -- Patty L., Bakersfield, California HOUSE SLIPPERS Dear Heloise: When I am home, I always wear slippers. Good quality slippers can cost as much as shoes, so I like to keep them for as long as I can. But after wearing out some expensive Australian slippers very quickly, I decided to ...