Staff photo by Fritz Busch Big Ideas gets NUAF grant The New Ulm Area Foundation (NUAF) presents a $5,000 grant to Big Ideas at its mobile learning lab Friday. The grant supports a Big Ideas Mobile Learning Lab virtual work station that helps students and adults learn what it’s like to operate a crane. From left, NUAF Executive Director John Illikman, vice president Shannon Hillescheim and president Kathy Van Roekel, Big Ideas Executive Director Ryan Ott and mobile learning lab coordinator Andrew Kish.

The New Ulm Area Foundation (NUAF) presents a $5,000 grant to Big Ideas at its mobile learning lab Friday. The grant supports a Big Ideas Mobile Learning Lab virtual work station that helps students and adults learn what it’s like to operate a crane. From left, NUAF Executive Director John Illikman, vice president Shannon Hillescheim and president Kathy Van Roekel, Big Ideas Executive Director Ryan Ott and mobile learning lab coordinator Andrew Kish.