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Area Veterans Day programs

Wednesday, Nov. 11 is Veterans Day and several area communities are celebrating with programming to mark the occasion. New Ulm In New Ulm, The New Ulm Public High School will host the annual school Veterans Day program starting at 10 a.m. in the high school gym. The guest speaker is Sergeant Major Retired Brandon Macemon, a retired Green Beret from the U.S. Army Special Forces. From 10:30 am to 1 p.m. Schell’s Brewery will hold its annual salute to veterans. The celebration will start with the New Ulm Battery firing off its cannon at exactly…

Parks in drive

NEW ULM – Pfaender and Lakeside parks were approved as the next two neighborhood park developments following Monday’s Park and…

Reading runestones

HANSKA — Did the Vikings reach Minnesota before Columbus landed in the Americas? That was the subject of a special…

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Local Sports

Five New Ulm girls soccer players honored by BSC

The Big South Conference released its All-Conference Girls Soccer Team on Monday, with five New Ulm Eagles players being honored. From the Eagles, senior forward Jesalyn Skoglund, freshman midfielder Morgan Zimanski and senior midfielder Piper Kapolczynski were named to the team, while junior forward Allie Nelson and sophomore defender Marlena Kral were named Honorable…

Obituaries

Lonnie Dean Havemeier

Lonnie Dean Havemeier

Lonnie Dean Havemeier, age 71, of New Ulm, Minnesota,passed away peacefully at home on…

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Editorials

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THUMBS UP 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…

Letters

Clothing Depot volunteers appreciated

In 1971 Martha Knutson and our mom Gert Fodness created the Clothing  Depot with a mission to give families a comfortable and friendly atmosphere to pick out clothing.  With the closing of the Depot, we thought it would be a great time to thank all the volunteers over the years who have made the…

Columns

Mailbag

No paper Wednesday

Due to no mail delivery on the Veterans Day holiday, there will be no Wednesday printed edition of The Journal. For the latest news, go to nujournal.com today and Wednesday. Coverage of the various Veterans Day programs will appear in the Thursday edition of The Journal and online.