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MONDAY Closed for Memorial Day TUESDAY Pasta in meat Sauce, green beans, pineapple chunks, bread stick, dessert, milk. WEDNESDAY Meatloaf, baked potato w/sour cream, pears, bread/margarine, bar, milk. THURSDAY Roast turkey w/gravy, mashed potatoes, California Normandy vegetables, bread/margarine, banana or fresh fruit, milk. FRIDAY Cream chicken, brown rice, broccoli cuts, fruit cocktail, cookie, milk. The New Ulm Community Center is OPEN for in person dining. Call 359-2243 for Delivery, or to reserve a meal for in person dining, or for pick-up. Meal Price is $8.75 ...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’re in the process of picking up a skill that will improve your professional picture and personal life at the same time. Keep at it even when it seems like you’re not quite catching on. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). If everyone was paying attention to the same thing, you wouldn’t have so many versions of the story to contend with. But there’s a gift for you in these varied points of view. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). People will be fascinated by your many interests, but only if you are strategic in the way you bring them up. Were you to present them all ...

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). In some aspect you are self-taught, which makes you an inspiration to those who would like to do what you do. You’ll be eagerly approached and will find yourself in a position to create a manageable system for dealing with the energy. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your intuitive sense is a gift you can’t explain but you won’t have to. You’ll be moved to do certain illogical things because they feel right. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It is said that hope is a good breakfast, but a bad supper. You will go well-intended into a new situation. What gets ...

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Marketers impose pressures, deadlines and unnecessary signals of alarm to get people to “act fast and buy now while supplies last.” Don’t worry, the opportunity at hand is more available than they’d have you believe. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There are a variety of reasons people insist on making simple things more complicated: boredom, procrastination, a need for attention and more. Try to address people’s underlying needs and surface problems will magically dissolve. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll employ many mystical senses to pick up on ...

Water-based paint does the job

Dear Heloise: Now that summer is looming in front of us, certainly many people, like me, are beginning to take their plastic yard furniture out of winter storage. I am always shocked to see them covered with stains, dirt and white streaks that are nearly impossible to scrub off. So, three years ago, I decided to try a painting experiment. I took a green chair to a paint store and requested a pint of water-based green exterior house paint to match the color. They had no hesitation in filling my request. Then, I went home and cleaned the surface dust and grime off with a damp rag. With ...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). The thing that disturbs you is always an opportunity to grow yourself. Being excessively disturbed means you’re on the cusp of an impressive growth spurt. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). People throw up roadblocks because they are afraid if you cross into their territory, they’ll lose control of it. Considering your influence, it’s a legitimate concern, especially in territories that aren’t being well-managed. The work at hand is to earn everyone’s trust. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re taking it all in. Some of the information will be useful in the ...