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Park and Rec

•Spring Garage Sale is Saturday, April 11 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the New Ulm Civic Center. All spots are sold. •Spring/Summer Activities Guide will be posted online March 31. •Pool Eggstravaganza, Friday April 3 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. and the Department’s annual Easter Egg Hunt in ...

MVL takes first and second in Region 9AA Knowledge Bowl meet

Minnesota Valley Lutheran competed against eight other schools in the Region 9 AA Knowledge Bowl Meet in Mankato on March 12th. A total of 31 teams participated with the top two teams earning qualification to the state meet held in Brainerd on April 9th and 10th. MVL Black took first place ...

Trade Fair and Living History Event returns this weekend

NEW ULM — The 45th Annual New Ulm Trade Fair & Living History Event returns to the Royal Oak Event Center this weekend, bringing together traders, re-enactors, and history enthusiasts from across the region. The fair highlights the 1750–1850 fur‑trade era with more than 100 tables of ...

Best Informed Greenhand and Ag Mech compete at regions

Sleepy Eye Future Farmer's of America (FFA) members competed at Minnesota West Community & Technical College in Jackson, Minnesota, for the Region VI Ag Mech. and Best Informed Greenhand (BIG) Career Development Events (CDE’s) on Monday, March 9. Four members competed in the Ag Mech CDE ...

Lion’s Club screens eyes of elementary and middle students

The Lions Club of New Ulm, under the direction of School Nurse Tara Fausch RN, PHN and New Ulm Lions KidSight Chair, Annette Haynes, screened the eyes of 557 students in New Ulm. The students screened were from the first and third grades of Jefferson Elementary School and the fifth and seventh ...

Local Climate Action Grant meeting postponed

New Ulm Public Utilities’ March 11 energy assistance event co-hosted with Region Nine Development Commission regarding a Local Climate Action Grant has been postponed. This event will be re-scheduled for a later date and will be advertised through different media sources including New Ulm ...