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PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLISH (July 27, 2023)   NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING   NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the City Council of the City of New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota will meet in the Council Chambers in the New Ulm City Hall on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. to consider the variance request of City of New Ulm on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce to permit amplified sound on Minnesota Street and Center Street on Saturday, August 5, 2023.  The variance is for the time period from 12:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. during the Spikin’ in the Street sand volleyball tournament.  The City Code limits ...

Using bamboo skewers for baking

Dear Heloise: If a toothpick is too short to test whether your bread or other baked goods are done, try a bamboo skewer. I also use bamboo skewers to see if a plant needs watering. -- Margaret S., La Mirada, California NO BUSINESS AT THE FRONT DOOR Dear Heloise: Here’s my solution regarding door-to-door con artists. I simply never do business with someone at my front door. I will instead ask them to please send me something in the mail and then close the door. -- R.D. Kelly, via email Dear Heloise: To keep your soap dish clean after washing your hands, lay the soap on the towel ...

Taste the world

Visit another culture from the comfort of your kitchen with these delicious titles and a sample recipe from each. Korea “Simply Korean: Easy Recipes for Korean Favorites That Anyone Can Make” by Aaron Huh (641.5951 Huh). Ganjang Bibimbap Sauce pg. 39. Mexico “My Sweet Mexico: Recipes for Authentic Pastries, Breads, Candies, Beverages, and Frozen Treats” by Fany Gerson (641.5972 Gerson). Empanadas de Jitomate ( Tomato Jam Turnover) pg. 133. “My Mexico Kitchen: Recipes and Convictions” by Gabriela Camara (641.5972 Camara). Puerco O Pollo Al Pastor (Mexico City’s ...

Correction

The Bavarian Blast story in the Wednesday, July 19 edition of The Journal should be corrected to read the Sunday, July 23 parade begins at 12:30 p.m., not noon as the story and event schedule read.

Harman Park football field irrigation approved by Park and Rec

NEW ULM— Harman Park football field could be receiving much needed rejuvenation in the near future thanks to New Ulm Area Catholic Schools. The New Ulm Park and Rec Commission approved a $12,000 donation to install irrigation in the Harman Park football field Monday. The donation comes from the New Ulm Area Catholic Schools (NUACS), whose 7-12 Cathedral Greyhound football teams have used the field for practices and games. The board also approved a stipend up to $500 yearly. The stipend will be charged to the schools if there are additional utility and maintenance expenses associated ...

Cut out by the in-laws

Dear Annie: I am engaged to a very loving man who is quite the lone wolf. Former issues in his past kept him at arm’s length (at best) with his family. His children communicate with him when they need something or see him when he makes the trip to them, but they do not visit us. When I came into his life, I was thanked for bringing him back into his extended family’s life by some, and by others, I was told they loved his ex-wife like family and I was not welcome. I did, however, start a friendship with his sister-in-law and invited his mother on family trips. But earlier this year, ...