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May23Fri
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−25 Year Reception at Gag House6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The Wanda Gag Association, New Ulm, will host the Opening Reception of ‘Celebrating 25 Years of Art, History and Restoration’ exhibit on Friday, May 23, from 6:30-8:30pm. The reception is free and open to the public. A program will take place at 7pm.
The exhibit will honor the 25th Anniversary of the restoration, which began in 1989 following the purchase of the historic house. The exhibit includes restoration highlights, recovered artifacts, and original art by Anton, Wanda and Flavia Gag. The exhibit will run through the summer.
+6:30 pm25 Year Reception at Gag House
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May24Sat
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−Mankato Opry Jamboree5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Mankato Opry Jamboree will be held May 24 at 7pm and May 25 at 2pm at the New Ulm Event Center. Dinner and show.
An Opry-Style Country Music Show Featuring Mankato Opry All Star Band and 15 guest singers.
The New Ulm Event Center will be serving a country-style buffet for only $10.95 at 5pm.
Purchase tickets at Rhapsody Music, Mankato; New Ulm Event Center; New Ulm NAPA; Habitat Office; Zarn’s Garage, Sleepy Eye; KNUJ Radio, New Ulm; Waseca Music; Janesville Service Center
Portion of proceeds to support Habitat for Humanity.
+5:00 pmMankato Opry Jamboree
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May25Sun
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−Music for all Ages at the Harkin Store1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Musician Bill Cagley, who plays ‘music for all ages’ will be performing at the Harkin Store on Sunday, May 25, from 1-4pm. Cagley sings and plays guitar, mandolin, banjo and harmonica. He has performed many years at the Harkin Store and at many other historical sites in Minnesota. He and his musical friend will be a delight to the young and young at heart. He will bring along his daughter to do some dances for us while he is playing. Come and listen to him from our porch or bring a lawn chair.
The admission will include the program and the tour of the store. The gift shop will be open the same hours as the store and has many books, toys, unique and hand crafted items. The Harkin Store will be open Saturday and Sundays and Memorial Day and Tuesdays to Sundays from 10am-5pm in June, July and August.
The 1870′s Harkin Store is located nine miles northwest of New Ulm on Nicollet County 21 or the bottom road, or nine miles east of Fort Ridgely. The store is operated by Nicollet County Historical Society. For information, call 507-354-8666 or Nicollet County 507-934-2160.
+1:00 pmMusic for all Ages at the Harkin Store
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May26Mon
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−Gibbon Memorial Day Service9:00 am – 1:00 pm
A Memorial Day Service will be held in Gibbon on Monday, May 26, at GFW Elementary School gym beginning at 9am. This year marks the 200th Anniversary of ’The Star Spangled Banner.” Please join us in commemorating our national anthem while we honor those who have served our country and who fought to keep us a free nation.
Children of all ages will be given American flags and are invited to participate in the annual Children’s March at the close of the service. The service will be followed by a potluck lunch at the Gibbon Community Center at 11am.
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−Plato American Legion Memorial Day Service9:00 am – 11:00 am
Everyone is welcome to the Plato American Legion Memorial Day Service on Monday, May 26, 9am at the Plato Community Hall. Speaker will be Captain Dennis Darnell.
+9:00 amPlato American Legion Memorial Day Service
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May28Wed
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−New Ulm American Legion & Lions Supper5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The American Legion and the Lions Club of New Ulm will be serving sauerkraut, landjaegers or pork and dumpling or mashed potatoes on Wednesday, May 28, 5-7pm.
The price of the meal is $6.75, which includes coffee and water.
+5:00 pmNew Ulm American Legion & Lions Supper
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May29Thu
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−CAST Presentation ‘Agriculture in Indonesia’10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Thursday, May 29, at 10am, Community and Seniors together (CAST) invites everyone to a free presentation on ‘Agriculture in Indonesia’ with Dennis and Claire Streng Broste. It will be held at the Community Center, Room 112, 600 North German, New Ulm.
Brostes will dicuss their January trip to Indonesia, showing slides of Singapore, Kuala Lumper, Bali and Cambodia. They will comment on rural Indonesian farm life and answer questions.
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−Sibley East Elementary School Carnival4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
The Sibley East Elementary School Carnival is Thursday, May 29, at the Arlington campus from 4:30-7pm. Admission to the carnival is free. There’s a large variety of games and a number of delicious food items. A silent auction will be starting at 4:30pm and ending at 6:30pm. You don’t have to be present to win.
The funds raised will be used to enrich their reading series, manipulatives for science and a Lego Curriculum.
+4:30 pmSibley East Elementary School Carnival -
−Shakespeare in the Parking Lot6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Shakespeare in the Parking Lot is a free event taking place Thursday, May 29, North Mankato City Hall parking lot at 6pm; Friday, May 30, New Ulm’s German Park, 6pm; Saturday, May 31, City Center Place ramp/Atwood ramp, 6pm.
4 original short plays “To Die or Not To Die”, Skakespearean game shows with prizes and more.
+6:00 pmShakespeare in the Parking Lot
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May31Sat
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−NUACT’s Auditions for Fiddler on the Roof10:00 am – 7:00 pm
NUACT’s auditions for Fiddler on the Roof will be:
Saturday, May 31, 10am for children under 16
Saturady, May 31, 11am for adults over 16
Sunday, June 1, 5:30pm – all cast and crew meetingAuditions will be held at the former middle school on Center and State Streets in New Ulm. Please enter via Washington Street parking lot and go in door #7.
There are great lead roles in the play and great chorus numbers. There is a full description of parts on the NUACT website: www.newulmact.com/productions-auditions/
Call Paul Warshauer, the director, at 507-359-9990 with questions.
+10:00 amNUACT’s Auditions for Fiddler on the Roof
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Jun1Sun
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−Immanuel Lutheran School Sesquicentennial Celebration9:30 am – 1:00 pm
You are invited to a Sesquicentennial Celebration Service of Praise on Sunday, June 1, 9:30am at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Courtland. Lunch and fellowship to follow at the school.
Immanuel Lutheran School 1864-2014 – Built on a Rock – 150 Years of Growing Faithful Disciples
RSVP’s for the lunch are appreciated, but not required. Please contact Mark and Kathy at 507-359-2691 or mkfitzner@hotmail.com. A free will offering will be taken.
A cookbook with history and memories is being compiled. If you, a friend or a family member have ties to Immanuel Lutheran School, please contact Jodi at rjrubes@newulmtel.net or 507-276-4322 for more information. Recipes, stories and memories can be brought to the celebration on June 1.
Immanuel Lutheran School and Church in located 3 miles east of Courtland on Nicollet County Road 25.
+9:30 amImmanuel Lutheran School Sesquicentennial Celebration -
−Dairy Day at Harkin Store1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The Harkin Store will be honoring the dairy industry by serving homemade ice cream made by Sylvia Reinhardt from 1-4pm on Sunday, June 1. They will be having other dairy products for sampling.
+1:00 pmDairy Day at Harkin Store
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Jun2Mon
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−Brown County Outstanding Seniors1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Nominations are now being accepted through the month of June for the Brown County Outstanding Senior Citizen Recognition for 2014.
Seniors who have reached the age of 70 by June 1 of this year can be nominated. Recognition will be based largely and how the nominee has touched the lives of other people in their community, the scope of volunteer involvement in various community organizations, as well as the variety, quality and quantity of community service performed after age 65. Nominees must currently do a volunteer activity that is unpaid and demonstrates commitment to their local community.
Nominees will be recognized for their community service at the Brown County Fair in August. Those wishing to make nominations can obtain official nomination forms by contacting their local Senior Citizen group or Bob Apitz at Brown County Family Service, PO Box 788, New Ulm, MN 56073.
+1:00 pmBrown County Outstanding Seniors -
−German Park Concert in the Park Series7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
German Park Concert in the Park Series 2014
June 2 – The Concord Singers
June 9 – The Original German Band of New Ulm
June 16 – Cletus Goblirsch
June 23 – Molly and Sonny Boy
June 30 – The Ken and Ken Show
July 7 – The Afterwhile
July 14 – Wendinger Band
July 21 – The Little Prairie Pickers
July 28 – No Concert, National Night Out
August 4 – Sleepy Eye Area Concertina Club
August 11 – The Singing Cowgirl
August 18 – Larry Mages and the Mages Family Band
August 25 – The Concord Singers
Monday Night Concerts start at 7pm at German Park. In case of inclement weather, the performances will be held at the New Ulm Civic Center (1212 North Franklin). Listen to KNUJ for weather related updates. Relay for Life will be selling popcorn and soda.
Concert Series Co-Sponsored by New Ulm Park and Recreation and KNUJ.
+7:00 pmGerman Park Concert in the Park Series
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Jun4Wed
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−Bernadotte’s Lutheran’s Pie and Ice Cream Social5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Bernadotte Lutheran’s Annual WELCA Pie and Ice Cream Social, Bake Sale and Fun will be Wednesday, June 4, 5:30-8pm at Bernadotte Lutheran Church.
Serving cold ham sandwiches; hot turkey sandwiches; homemade pie and cake; ice cream; coffee; lemonade and milk. Featuring music from the Lafayette City Band. Homemade “Bake Sale” specialties of the Bernadotte Ladies.
+5:30 pmBernadotte’s Lutheran’s Pie and Ice Cream Social
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Jun5Thu
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−New Ulm Cathedral Softball Send Off8:15 am – 11:00 am
Let’s cheer on and support the New Ulm Cathedral Girls Softball Team.
Thursday, June 5, there will be a Mass for the softball team at 8:15am at Cathedral Church. Following the Mass, there will be a send off for the softball team at 9am in the Cathedral High School parking lot. First game at Caswell Park in Mankato at 11am.
+8:15 amNew Ulm Cathedral Softball Send Off
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Jun6Fri
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−Take a Kid Fishing8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Take a Kid Fishing and Fish Free June 6-8. Minnesotas 16 or older do not need a fishing license while taking a child age 15 or younger fishing from Friday, June 6 – Sunday, June 8, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Questions, call 651-259-5193.
+8:00 amTake a Kid Fishing
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Jun7Sat
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−Deacon Samuel Wagner Ordained to Priesthood, New Ulm10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Deacon Samuel Wagner, 37, will be ordained to the priesthood for the Catholic Diocese of New Ulm by Bishop John M. LeVoir on Saturday, June 7, at 10am at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm.
+10:00 amDeacon Samuel Wagner Ordained to Priesthood, New Ulm -
−Kaylie and Tyler’s 5K Rainbow Color Run3:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Kaylie and Tyler’s 5K Rainbow Color Run will be taking place on Saturday, June 7, at Allison Park in Sleepy Eye. 3:30-5:30pm/check in and registration; 3:30-8pm/silent auction; 5pm/meal of pulled pork sandwiches, beans, chips, cookies; 6pm/5K Color Run and Walk begins; 7pm/guest speakers Jerry Kill, U of Mn Gophers Football Coach and Kaylie and Ty’s family; 7:30-9pm/Music and Performance by Jason Gray, Christian Music Artist.
For more information, please visit: kayliecares.eventbrite.com.
Kaylie Hogue, daughter of Jeff and Shelly Hogue of New Ulm and Scott and Deb Hadley of Sleepy Eye, passed away unexpectedly on June 5, 2013, of an epileptic seizuer. Kaylie’s brother, Tyler Hadley, son of Scott and Deb Hadley, passed away 9 months and 2 days later on March 7, 2014, as the result of an automobile accident.
This 5K Rainbow Color Walk/Run is in remembrance of both Kaylie and Tyler. We will also be recognizing the other three boys that passed away in the same accident: John Mangen, Payton Adams and Caleb Quesenberry.
It is our goal that this day be filled with love, hope and fellowship. Even if you do not want to participate in the race, we ask that you come and share a free will offering meal with us, listen to Coach Kill and enjoy the music of Christian Artist, Jason Gray. Please bring a lawn chair or blanket if you are staying for the program and concert.
All proceeds go toward the following: Scholarships at Martin County West, Sleepy Eye Public and Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s, along with the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota.
+3:30 pmKaylie and Tyler’s 5K Rainbow Color Run -
−Benefit for Teresa (Wallace) Block4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
There will be a benefit for Teresa (Wallace) Block on Saturday, June 7, at the New Ulm Armory, 205 North Broadway, New Ulm from 4-8pm.
There will be a silent auction. Meal is $5/children and $8/adult and includes cheesy chicken sandwich, potato salad, baked beans, pop and water. Kids’ Corner free coloring and face painting; $2 root beer float.
Teresa Block was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. Come share your thoughts, prayers and encouragement for Teresa.
+4:00 pmBenefit for Teresa (Wallace) Block
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Jun8Sun
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−St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Franklin9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Come to St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Franklin on Sunday, June 8, at 9am for Bluegrass Gospel Ministry of the Jorgensen Family from Howard Lake. Fellowship and lunch following the service. There will also be a going away party for Jan Rodvik.
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−Flag Day at the Harkin Store1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
On Sunday, June 8, is our Flag Day program from 1-4pm at the Harkin Store.
They will be having information about our nations’ flag…How did the flag start? How was the flag evolved? What does the design of the flag mean? What did the flag of the 1870′s look like? The program will answer the questions.
The gift shop will have flag items for sale. The shop has many different and unique items, books, toys and many hand crafted items. The gift shop is open the same hours as the store. The Harkin Store hours are from 10am-5pm on Tuesdays to Sundays in June, July and August. The store is closed Mondays. There is an admission to the store which includes the program.
+1:00 pmFlag Day at the Harkin Store
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Jun9Mon
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−Blood Drives1:00 pm – 1:00 pm
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be making several stops around the area this week.
Monday, June 9 – Our Savior’s Church, Bird Island, 1-7pm
Assembly of God Worship Center, Sherburn, 1-7pm
Truman Community Center, 1-7pm
St. Peter Regional Treatment Center Tomlinson Hall, 8am-1pmTuesday, June 10 – Fairmont Holiday Inn, 12-6pm
Wednesday, June 11 – Fairmont Holiday Inn, 1-7pm
Buffalo Lake Community Center, 1-7pmThursday, June 12 – Fairmont Holiday Inn, 9am-2pm
Cedar Mountain School, Franklin, 1-7pm
American Red Cross Headquarters, Mankato, 12:30-5:30pmFriday, June 13 – American Red Cross Headquarters, Mankato, 9am-1pm
+1:00 pmBlood Drives
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Jun10Tue
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−Mankato Area Community Band7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Mankato Area Community Band, free outdoor concerts in Mankato are Tuesdays at 7:30pm at Sibley Park on June 10, 17, 24 and July 8, 15 and 22 – Leas Schwickert Bandshell by the red barn. July 1 will be at Lincoln Park.
Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy happy music for the whole family. Sibley Park is shaded after 7pm. Rain cancels.
+7:30 pmMankato Area Community Band
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Jun11Wed
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−New Ulm Municipal Band Schedule7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The New Ulm Municipal Band has been in existence for over 65 years and plays marches, old standards, Broadway melodies, patriotic songs, German music and much more, all in beautiful German Park. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be held in the New Ulm Civic Center. People should listen to KNUJ AM 860 for the announcement.
June 11; June 18; June 25; July 16; July 23; July 30 – all at German Park, New Ulm from 7-8pm
+7:00 pmNew Ulm Municipal Band Schedule
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Jun12Thu
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−Ice Cream Social, Bird Island4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
The public is invited to an Ice Cream Social at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, Bird Island on Thursday, June 12, 4:30-7pm.
Menu: bbq’s; turkey sandwiches; potato salad; homemade baked beans; ice cream; pie; cake; lemonade; coffee.
Sponsored by Our Savior’s WELCA. Proceeds this year are going to Renville County Heartland Express. Free will offering. Ecumenical worship service in the park at 7pm.
+4:30 pmIce Cream Social, Bird Island
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Jun13Fri
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−Hot Topics Breakfast, New Ulm7:30 am – 8:30 am
Join us on Friday, June 13, 7:30am at the New Ulm Country Club for Coalition for Active, Safe and Healthy Streets (CASHS), presentation by Cindy Walters, Heart of New Ulm Project Manager
The mission statement for the CASHS group is promoting health by improving pedestrian and bicycle safety. The Walkable and Livable Communities report highlights six areas for improvement in New Ulm: create a school arrival and departure process; redesign Garden Street behind the school; build a mid-block crossing on Garden Street ; revitalize downtown; build trail connection; transform the intersection of Center and Garden Street.
Sponsored by New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce. Cost is $7/Chamber members or $9/general admission.
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−80th Anniversary Pow Wow, Mountain Lake10:00 am – 7:00 pm
80th Anniversary Pow Wow in Mountain Lake Friday, June 13, through Tuesday, June 17.
The Pow Wow kicks off on Friday night with the Miss Mountain Lake Pageant. Lots of tournaments throughout the weekend. Enjoy the 41st Annual Mountain Lake Road Race, basketball tournaments, antique cars and tractor parade and show. The Kiddie Parade is Sunday and the Mountain Lake Teen Ministerial Association event will be held at 7pm Sunday night at the band shelter.
Grand Parade featuring the Wendinger Band is on Monday at 7pm. Bob and the Beachcombers free concert in the city park at 9pm.
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−Lake Crystal City Celebration10:00 am – 11:30 pm
The Lake Crystal City Celebration will be June 13-14.
There will be many activities taking place, including Battle of the Bands; fireworks; beer garden; food vendors; track and field day; bean bag tournament; turtle races; pedal pull; kids crafts; J & K Amusements; carnival; concessions; canoe/kayak rides and much more. Kids Bean Bag Tourney will be held in Marston Park.
+10:00 amLake Crystal City Celebration -
−Pie and Ice Cream Social, Lafayette5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
St. Gregory’s Catholic Church in Lafayette is hosting a Pie and Ice Cream Social on Friday, June 13, from 5:30-7:30pm at the Lafayette Community Center in Lafayette.
Menu: pulled pork sandwiches; hot dogs; baked beans; coleslaw; pies; desserts; ice cream; coffee; lemonade. A community band concert starts at 7:30pm.
+5:30 pmPie and Ice Cream Social, Lafayette
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