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ISD 88 Foundation launches Adopt A Classroom

As a new school year begins, ISD 88 Foundation is inviting educators, community members, businesses, alumni, and organizations to invest directly in New Ulm Public Schools through its new Adopt A Classroom program. The Adopt A Classroom program was created through a collaborative partnership between ISD 88 Foundation and ISD 88 District Administration. It provides an opportunity for community supporters to make a meaningful impact by funding classroom needs that fall outside of the school district's budget. Through a $250 classroom adoption, funds will support a variety of needs ...

Power of Produce Days at NU Farmer’s Market

The Heart of New Ulm’s Food Environment Action Team is hosting Power of Produce Days at the Farmers Market in New Ulm. There will be one event day designed for families with children ages 4-12, and one event day for senior citizens age 60 and older. On Thursday, Aug. 20 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., the first 50 senior citizen households who stop by the Heart of New Ulm’s table at the farmers market at River Bend Education District Parking Lot, 1315 S Broadway St., will receive $10 in produce dollars to use for produce at the market (no jams, jelly, honey, meat or baked goods). On ...

Senior Meals

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

Community Calendar

Saturday Narcotics Anonymous, 10:30 a.m., River Valley Christian Church, 100 N. Washington St., New Ulm. Use side entrance. Open to the public. The New Ulm Farmers Market will be held 9am-12pm in the River Bend Education District parking lot through October 10 NU Car & Bike Roll-in, 3:30 - 8 p.m. downtown New Ulm Colby Straka performs music in Schell’s Biergarden, 5 pm-7pm. SUNDAY Just For Today Nar-Anon Family Group, 3:30-4:30 p.m., So. MN Recovery Connection, 220 East Main St., Mankato, Midtown Square Building Suite #4. Call 507-420-5670 or 507-340-3092. Three Legacies AA, 7 ...

‘There is a place for us’

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Film Society (NUFS) continues to encroach on musical theater’s turf, with a screening of “West Side Story,” which could lead to a rumble. The film screening begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11 at the New Ulm Public Library. “West Side Story” is the fourth film in the New Ulm Film Society musical film series and is often cited as one of the greatest film musicals of all time. The film won 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It still holds the record for the most Oscars won by a musical. It was also the highest-grossing film of 1961, the year it was ...

Rotary ditch walk

The New Ulm Rotary Club picked up debris during a recent ditch walk. Pictured from left are Dan Drugan, Randy Schroeder, Kevin Sweeney, Colleen Skillings, Carisa Buegler, Aaron Lambrecht, Duane Lambrecht and Bill Steinke. Not pictured, Harold Remme.