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Monday BBQ chicken breast, scalloped potatoes, green peas, wheat bread & margarine, brownie and milk Tuesday Diced Turkey & Gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, whole kernel corn, diced peach cup, dinner roll & margarine and milk Wednesday Meatloaf, baked potato, broccoli, applesauce cup, wheat bread, margarine & sour cream and milk Thursday Turkey Tetrazzini, sliced carrots peach crisp, dinner roll, margarine and milk Friday Potato crunch fish fillet, mashed sweet potatoes, mixed vegetables, wheat dinner roll, margarine & tartar sauce and snickerdoodle cookie and milk

Sleepy Eye FFA wins MN State Fair crop competition

The Sleepy Eye Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter was well represented at the State Fair. This year seven members showed livestock at the fair; nine members participated in the Chapter Demonstration Competition. One hundred ninety members participated in exhibiting over 1,200 entries for the Ag. Technology, Ag. Literacy, and Crops Competitions at the Minnesota State Fair. The Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter earned the first place Premier Chapter Award for the Minnesota State Fair Crop Show. This was the 17th year that Sleepy Eye has won the Minnesota State Fair Crops Competition in the ...

Park & Rec Schedule

•Hermann 5k Run/walk and Kids Obstacle Course Saturday, September 12. The run starts at 9 a.m. and obstacle course at 10 a.m., all at Harman Park. Register online at newulmmn.gov •Civic Center Fall Garage Sale Registration is open for the Sales on September 19. Register at the SouthPoint Recreation and Wellness Center or come and shope the multiple sales under 1 roof, New Ulm Civic Center, 1212 N Franklin St., Saturday, September 19 from 8 a.m.-12 noon. •Barkin’ in the Park is held from 12 to 3 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 26 at the Dog Park, located in South German Park, 501 S ...

Welcome to the Party

NEW ULM – The Willkommen Committee of the New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce invites newcomers and longtime residents alike to “Welcome to the Party: Turning Newcomers into Neighbors” on Thursday, September 24, from 5–7 p.m. at the New Ulm Country Club, 1 Golf Drive. Admission is free for both adults and children and includes food and family-friendly activities. This annual event is designed especially for those who have moved to the New Ulm area within the last five years, as well as long-time residents who want to help give newcomers a warm welcome. Attendees will have the ...

Willkommeen Committee tours Chamber apartments

The Willkommen Committee of the New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce recently toured the Chamber’s newly completed downtown apartments. Located above the Chamber office at 1 N Minnesota Street, the three apartments were created as part of the Chamber’s strategic plan to generate non-dues ...

Red Cross declares crisis

The American Red Cross is now declaring a national blood crisis. A blood supply crisis is the most extreme blood shortage, posing a concerning risk to patient care. Doctors will be forced to make difficult decisions about who receives blood transfusions and who will need to wait until more blood products become available. American Red Cross inventories of the most-needed blood types — including type O — are now at crisis levels. The Red Cross is now limiting distributions of type O blood to hospitals, and the supply of type O blood has now fallen below a one-day supply. Patients ...