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MONDAY Pizza Casserole, green beens, applesausce, garlic bread stick, milk. TUESDAY Biscuit w/sausage gravy, roasted potatoes, cinnamon apple slices, dessert, milk. WEDNESDAY Teriyaki Chicken, brown rice, peaches, romaine salad w/dressing, bar, milk. THURSDAY Roast Beef w/gravy, mashed potatoes, corn peaches, bread/margarine, milk. FRIDAY Sloppy joe on bun, potato wedges, vegetarian basked beans, banana/fresh fruit, 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 ...

GOLFERS WILL MEET NEXT MONDAY EVE

Desire to Perfect Organization and Secure Site for Establishment of Links. ———— ENTHUSIASTS GETTING RESTIVE-WANT COURSE ———— Several Suitable Locations Have Been Visited Near City and Will Be Taken Up at Meeting. ———— “Fore.” Golfers and those interested in the pastime are to hold a meeting at the Commercial club rooms next Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock. The purpose of the meeting is to perfect a local permanent,= organization, if the interest is sufficient, and arrange for the acquiring or leasing of a suitable site for a golf ...

MAYOR VETOES FIRE TRUCK PURCHASE

Council After Awarding Contract, Change Their Minds and Sustain Executive’s Veto ———— GRAFF IN ECONOMY PLEA COUNCIL IS CRITICIZED ———— Stock Yards Matter Will Come Up at June Meeting.-Water on North Jefferson Opposed. ———— The city council at the special meeting Friday, May 4, awarded the contract for motorizing the big hook and ladder truck of the New Ulm Fire department to the International Harvester Co. in the sum of $3,181.30. This was the lowest bid. The council voted by ballot and the vote stood six to two. It is said that Councilors Hamann and ...

Kitchen closing: ‘Rachael Ray’ bids farewell to daytime TV

After 17 seasons of weekday food and fun, the kitchen is closing for “Rachael Ray.” That’s the program that goes by that name, not the title personality, who is already looking toward new media horizons for herself. The last episode of her syndicated talk show airs Wednesday, May 24, and it’s sure to celebrate many of the top moments Ray has put forth over the better part of the past two decades — both as a culinary and lifestyle authority, and as someone whose interviewing skills have developed considerably during the show’s run. “I’m a good cook who learned how to ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina made it official Friday: He’s running for president. Scott, the Senate’s only Black Republican, filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission declaring his intention to seek his party’s nomination in 2024. His candidacy will test whether a more optimistic vision of America’s future can resonate with GOP voters who have elevated partisan brawlers in recent years. The deeply religious 57-year-old former insurance broker has made his grandfather’s work in the cotton fields of the Deep South a bedrock of his ...

Debt limit talks in standstill as GOP, WH face ‘real differences’

WASHINGTON — Debt limit talks came to an abrupt standstill Friday after Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said it’s time to “pause” negotiations, and a White House official acknowledged there are “real differences” that are making talks difficult. McCarthy said resolution to the standoff is “easy,” if only President Joe Biden would agree to some spending cuts Republicans are demanding. It is unclear when negotiations would resume. “We’ve got to get movement by the White House and we don’t have any movement yet,” McCarthy, R-Calif., told reporters at ...