Online | A-Z | Calendar | myULM Latest News Photo Galleries News Search News Archive Search News Archive Listings Submit News to ULM ULM Events Calendar Warhawk Athletics KEDM 90.3 - Public Radio KXUL 91X - Student-Run Radio The Hawkeye - Student Newspaper Local Media Partners UL System News Center News Center Media Relations Contacts Administrative/Academic Contacts ULM Statistics Maps and Parking Office of Marketing & Communications ULM Historical Overview Visiting ULM Logo Use Contact:Office of Marketingand Communications LIB Suite 205 318-342-5440omc@ulm.edu Learn more about the ULM School of Education at ulm.edu/education New Ulm Park and Recreation Program Supervisor Liz Malloy  shared some upcoming events on KNUJ Monday morning There will be a  Mother’s  Day Swim from noon-4pm  The parks are now officially open and Hermann is open on Saturday and Sunday Hermann will be open daily beginning Memorial Day Weekend Summer registration continues for all the different activities Ingstad Media is a third generation family owned media company with 19 radio stations in MN along with stations in AK & OR online auction WHEELERDEALERMN.COM and of course Ingstad Tours Our stations have been in these markets for generations and enjoy strong audience loyalty We have several major events that run in all markets including The Rock of the North scavenger hunt our King of the Castle & Queen of the Cash promotion and the IMRN Comedy Tour A remodel of the New Ulm Walmart is underway Renovations began in mid-April and will continue for the next months NEW ULM – The New Ulm Walmart is one of 22 stores in Minnesota receiving a remodel this spring This is part of a company-wide initiative to upgrade Walmart stores across the county Business Operations Lead Jay Corday said the remodels are to enhance the store’s role in the communities they serve “By investing in our stores and associates we are not only improving the shopping experience but also reinforcing our commitment to being a vital part of the community’s fabric helping to build a brighter future for all,” he said The second change is an expansion to certain departments with new items The online pickup and delivery area will be expanded to fulfill growing online customer orders a section of Walmart’s parking lot has been fenced off with shipping containers and equipment The materials are part of a remodel going on at the store There are 22 Walmarts in Minnesota going through similar remodels Last the pharmacy will be remodeled to feature wider aisles private screening rooms and privacy checkout areas “It will give the store a new look,” said New Ulm Walmart manager Nick Hanevik He believed the most noticeable changes would be flooring and store layout There will also be some expansion to certain departments The store is trying to expand selections to meet customer needs “We’re trying to adapt to what the customer wants in the community,” Hanevick said The work at the New Ulm store began in mid-April and is expected to be complete in mid summer Most of the remodel work is being done on the interior of the store with some aisles and department already shifted Store hours are not expected to be affected The Walmarts in Fairmont and Sauk Centre are among the 22 Minnesota stores receiving upgrades.In the last five years Walmart has invested more than $195 million to upgrade stores throughout Minnesota The Journal reached out to Walmart to determine how much this renovation would cost Signage at Walmart advertises the improvements coming to the store this spring and summer The New Ulm Walmart at other Minnesota stores are receiving upgrades that will impact signage FAIRMONT — The Martin County library in Fairmont and a local instructor put on a new class for those who need or .. 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Copyright © 2025 Ogden Newspapers of Minnesota NEW ULM — A new cache of original Wanda Gág art has come home to New Ulm Six storyboard drawings for Gág’s 1935 book “Gone is Gone” were recently acquired by The Wanda Gág House Association in New Ulm The six drawings are each 18 inch by 24 inches and feature a drawing from “Gone is Gone” with handwritten notes on the back The notes include the text that would later accompany the picture in the completed book The six drawings were brought to the Brown County Historical Society museum Tuesday and members of the Wanda Gág House board had the first chance to examine the artwork Wanda Gág House curator Alexander Roth believes these drawings were created by Gág to help layout her book These drawings were likely early drafts of what would ultimately appear in “Gone is Gone.” “Gone is Gone” is a picture book first published in 1935 “This is pretty amazing,” Roth said “I did not expect them to be this size.” storyboard drawing for books are drawn in compact sizes to help lay out the book These storyboards are much larger in size than the final versions appearing in the book Roth said what surprised him most was how much the storyboards look like the final drawings appearing in the book Gág reduced the size of the images for her book but kept much of the details between the draft The storyboards also provides clues about Gág’s revision process Sections of some of the drawings are covered with white ink The storyboards are a great insight into Wanda Gág’s artistic approach Roth said Wanda Gág was not copying other artists of the time You couldn’t pigeonhole her,” he said The story of “Gone is Gone” itself was unusual The book is often cited as an early feminist work but Fritzl believes he works harder in the field than Liesi does at home Liesi disagrees and suggests they switch roles for a day She goes to work the field while Fritzl prepares a meal Fritzl soon realizes the house work is not as easy as he believed Fritzl suffers a series of comedic mishaps and learns Liesi’s work is hard too and vows to never complain again Brown County Historical Society Research Librarian Darla Gebhard said “Gone is Gone” is based on folk stories told by German immigrants Gág specifically heard the story from her grandfather Andreas Biebl “This is probably her most New Ulm story,” Gebhard said The six storyboard drawing were brought to New Ulm thanks to the curiosity and research of Beverly Gibson Strozier She found the drawings while attending an estate sale in Cottonwood Strozier is also an artists who creates black and white graphite pieces After purchasing the drawings she found a handwritten note on the back of each It did not take long to connect the drawings with “Gone is Gone” and Wanda Gág She eventually contacted Gebhard at the BCHS and together they arranged to bring the pieces to New Ulm “Strozier was thrilled to help bring the pieces back to New Ulm,” Gebhard said Roth said the book “Gone is Gone” will be the theme for next year with the new storyboards being a central focus This is an exciting addition for the Wanda Gág House board “We can’t wait to share them,” Wanda Gág House board member Debra Schaefer said “Makes it feel like a part of her has come home,” Schaefer said “It is nicer to have her works closer to New Ulm,” board member LuAnn Lindmeyer said Brown County-made beer made a strong showing at the Minnesota Brewers Cup held in the Twin Cities earlier this .. the wait will be over for the new Marshalls store in Marshall to open its doors | https://www.marshallindependent.com | 508 W NEW ULM — The New Ulm Eagles boys 4×100 relay team of Isaac Friese Dain Barie and Jamison Portner had one bad handoff Tuesday at New Ulm High School The good news is that was it when it came to negatives as the record-setting quartet got another first-place finish on the year during New Ulm’s first full track and field invite of the season The relay team played a role in helping the New Ulm boys track and field team take third out of seven teams overall at the invite with 78 points third behind Redwood Valley (153) and Marshall (99) Taking fourth for the boys was Windom Area (60) followed by Minnesota Valley Lutheran/New Ulm Cathedral (56) The New Ulm boys 4×100 team turned in a top time of 45.71 Tuesday to finish ahead of MVL/NUC’s team of Chase Tweit Ben Riesgraf and Levi Johnson (47.92) and seven other relay teams Tuesday was far from what they had in mind after breaking a 34-year-old New Ulm High School record in the boys 4×100 on April 10 at the Mankato West Outdoor Opener Tuesday saw a strong start and less-than-ideal finish when Dain Barie’s final handoff to Portner took a little longer to cleanly hand off “I think maybe I need to take off earlier or Dain needed to say stick,” Portner said And while getting faster is the ultimate goal with each race Dain Barie said it doesn’t always end up helping achieve the expected results “We’re both getting faster and we have to get used to be running in season,” Dain Barie said “Not really early season anymore.” said he had high hopes for Tuesday’s race because of how fluid the team is during practice “Watching their handoff made me a little bit angry but other than that in practice our handoffs are really fluid and perfect and we’re like that’s a PR tomorrow,'” Isaac Friese said “So not getting it today was a little bit disappointing.” Ocampo said with several meets left the rest of the season he’s hoping to see his team complete in the true team state meet “I think at the beginning of the year but now that we got beat out by Orono by like .6 seconds I think we set our goal now to getting to true team state and get to state,” he said “I think we’ll do really well at state.” Portner also took fifth for the New Ulm boys in the 100 (11.5) while George Gag took fourth in the 400 (53.75) Barie took fourth in the 800 (2:05.91) and Michael Hames took fifth in the 800 (2:11.89) LenDale Dunmars took fifth in the 110-meter hurdles (19.34) and fourth in the 300 hurdles (50.49) while the boys 4×200 relay team of Portner New Ulm’s Jonathan Wolkow took third in the discus (124-11.5 while teammate Brooks Miner took fourth (123-3) Preston Holberg took fourth in the high jump (5-8) while Gag and Joseph Wise tied for fifth (5-8) in the high jump New Ulm’s Samuel Ibberson took fourth in the boys shot put (40-2.5) while Holberg took third in the long jump (19-4.75) The MVL/NUC boys saw Jeremy Feistner take fifth in the 1,600 (4:57.26) and fifth in the 3,200 (10:59.87) while Tucker Kohls took second in the 110 hurdles (17.28) and first in the 300 hurdles (44.84) Benjamin Rossow took first in the discus with a PR throw of 128 feet and Trace Gunderson took fifth in the triple jump (36-6.5) Emmanuel Edwards took fifth in the shot put (39-5) while Levi Johnson took fifth in the long jump (18-7.5) Sibley East’s Gavin Pomplun took third in the 800 (2:05.2) while Julio Alejandro took third in the 3,200 (10:41.15) Montgomery Halquist took third in the 110 hurdles (18.43) Tanner Johnson took third in the 300 hurdles (49.52) and the boys 4×800 relay team of Alejandro Gage Horstman and Pomplun took second (8:51.23) Violet Beranke took fourth in the 100 (13.38) while Kaelyn Eikanger took third in the 400 (1:04.91) and Amelia Hinkle took fourth in the 3,200 (13:50.98) Mazy Kitzberger and Megan Gauert took second (11:03.02) while Ellie Dake took third in the shot put (32-9) Jesalyn Skoglund took second in the high jump (4-10) and Sophia Berger took fifth in the triple jump (32-2.5) Kamryn Davey took first in the 100 hurdles (15.92) while Claudia Weisensel took third in the 100 hurdles (16.55) and second in the 300 hurdles (50.7) Rebekah Vlieger took third in the 300 hurdles (53.75) while the girls 4×200 relay team of Olivia Hammer Juliet Langsjoen and Tiphany Dos Santos took second (1:57.45) Jennarae Bates took fourth in the shot put (32-1) and third in the discus (97-9 while Claire Beranek took fifth in the high jump (4-8) while Davey took fourth in the triple jump (33-0.5) Adilynn Odenthal took fourth in the 100 hurdles (17.18) and fifth in the 300 hurdles (54.16) while Abigail Kuehn took second in the shot put (35-3) and first in the discus (109-9) New Ulm City Manager Chris Dalton discussed possible changes coming to Local Sales Tax Option Yes to Home Initiative and Construction projects on KNUJ Thursday morning NEW ULM — After dropping the first of a three-game series against Northland on Friday the Martin Luther College Knights fared better in the final two games of the series Saturday in an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader at the MLC Baseball Field after getting a strong complete-game outing out of right-hander Aidan Berg in Saturday’s opener for a 5-0 win the Knights closed the doubleheader with a 12-7 loss in the finale The Knights fell 22-6 against Northland in the series opener Friday but they rallied and gave their parents a win to celebrate on Parents’ Day Saturday pitching all nine innings and allowing seven hits and two walks while striking out nine the Knights got on the board courtesy of a sac fly to left from Parker Winghart that scored Ethan Melso The Knights made it 3-0 in the fourth after RBI singles from Jackson Anderson and Mark Vogel who singled to lead off the bottom of the fifth Carlos Walta singled after Winghart and the Knights soon after loaded the bases on walks to seniors Alex Ritter and Sam Rodriguez Melso stayed patient at the plate and drew a bases-loaded walk to bring in another MLC run and make it 5-0 MLC kept things in check through the first five innings but three Northland runs in the sixth and four in the eighth quickly helped put things out of reach for the Knights Rodriguez took the loss for the Knights on the mound in six innings of work allowing 10 hits and two walks for seven runs Caleb Carlovsky pitched a hitless inning in relief in the seventh before exiting in the eighth after allowing his second and third walks of the day Carter Seltz took over for Carlovsky and allowed two hits and a walk for two earned runs in two innings while striking out two Carlovsky finished with two earned runs allowed in Northland’s four-run eighth Northland got to Rodriguez for four runs in the second led by a two-run homer to left from Caden Willis Jackson Anderson got the two-run homer to left back for the Knights in the bottom of the second to have his team down 4-2 Winghart reached on an error in the bottom of the fourth to score a run but an RBI single from Nathan Davison in the fifth got the run back for Northland as it took a 5-3 lead into the sixth which saw three more Northland runs score for an 8-3 lead Ritter singled with two outs in the ninth to score John Westendorf came home along with Ritter and Seltz on Seltz’s three-run homer to right to complete the scoring while Anderson drew two walks in addition to his homer and finished 1 for 2 at the plate 2-19) host Carleton in a nonconference doubleheader on Wednesday to finish the season ARLINGTON — The Sibley East girls track and field team took first at the Sibley East Lions Meet on Friday with .. NEW ULM — In honor of its commitment to plant grow and maintain trees to benefit the community New Ulm was recently named a 2024 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation “This is our 21st year of being named a Tree City USA The criteria includes showing trees are a priority to the City of New Ulm,” said New Ulm Park & Recreation Director Joey Schugel He said a tree was planted and a park cleanup was done on Arbor Day (April 25) in Lincoln Park “We all have a role to play in shaping our future Tree champions like New Ulm are leading the way,” said Arbor Day Foundation Vice President of Programs Michelle Saulnier building resiliency and fostering good health in our nation’s cities We’re proud New Ulm is among the Arbor Day Foundation’s growing network of communities dedicated to creating positive impact through trees.” It should be no surprise that the City of New Ulm planted a variety of trees in Washington Park after a number of large ash trees infected with emerald ash borer were recently removed from the park and a variety of trees were planted “Washington Park was one of our parks most impacted by emerald ash borer so we’ve been planning ash tree removal for the past five years,” said Schugel “We planted a variety of trees on the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) list to get shade in places where people can gather within the park We’ve put several dozen new trees in Washington Park over the last few years We’re committed to reforestation.” He said the DNR’s list of recommended trees planted include oak Kentucky coffee tree sends may be roasted and used as a substitute for coffee beans Kentucky coffee tree wood is used by cabinetmakers and carpenters the Arbor Day Foundation’s mission is to inspire people to plant Trees are proven to help mitigate the urban heat island effect a city must uphold four core standards including maintaining a tree board or department spending at least $2 per capita on urban forestry and participate in an Arbor Day celebration NEW ULM — New Ulm Area Catholic Schools (NUACS) was among 63 Minnesota benefiting from a $1 million Farm to .. NEW ULM — Power tools and pounding hammers could be heard in the former Green Mill restaurant and bar at the Best Western Plus on South Broadway Monday Sales and catering manager Bethany Scott said the establishment closed for business Sunday night a sign outside the restaurant and bar read “Opening soon Tavern 507 Plans call for an all-new Tavern 507 to open in late April according to Bird Dog Hospitality Marketing Manager Tanner Williams in Sioux Falls “We were looking for another opportunity for the tavern We found an opportunity and took it,” he said Tavern 507 in New Ulm will take over the former Green Mill which has been owned and operated by Bird Dog Hospitality since April of 2019 The ownership group also manages the Best Western Plus that is located in the same building in New Ulm “The ownership group is not changing at all We’re just updating the restaurant branding We will continue to do catering,” said Williiams He said Bird Dog Hospitality owns a Tavern 507 in Marshall located on Highway 19 near College Drive and Southwest State University on the east end of town Scott said the Tavern 507 in New Ulm will have a sports bar theme featuring many Schell’s and Lost Sanity beverages “It’ll look completely different when you walk in with many TVs including a 100-inch TV screen,” said Scott the indoor dining room will feature local sports memorabilia paint and signage will be part of the establishment Monday through Thursday with the kitchen open until 9 p.m NEW ULM – Friday May 9 is Provider Appreciation Day and Brown County Human Services encourages parents and the .. TYLER — A group of 18 local students showcased their personal business ventures at the third annual Class of 2025 .. a new grocery market dedicated to Mexican and Central American cultural foods and goods opened April 4th in New Ulm at 1610 S Broadway Street next to Papa Murphy’s stands proudly under the colorful Papel Picado and shows off many of the store’s items to dried shrimp the Hispanic market offers most any spice needed to make a homemade meal or the variety of chips have been popular so far “I can’t pick a favorite item,” Morales said “I eat it all.” They hope to expand inventory to sell soccer clothing Morales hopes to add clear pricing and more shelving units to the back of the store soon He wanted to open the store because there was not anything like it in New Ulm or at least hasn’t been for a very long time “We like to try new things,” Morales said An additional service the store provides is sending money anywhere in the world especially to Mexico and Central and South Americas and it has a Facebook page under Tienda Alianza Latina with hours of 9:30 am to 9:00 pm Monday through Thursday and 9:00 am to 9:00 pm Friday through Sunday along with other goods like spices and frozen meats I’d like everyone to know that we are here to help anyone who needs it Thank you to the community who have been so welcoming and thank you to God because without him this wouldn’t have been possible,” Morales said Tienda Alianza Latina has most spices needed to make a home cooked meal They are still adding inventory and pricing some items TRACY — Women from around southwest Minnesota will be gathering at St NEW ULM — New Ulm hosted a weather-shortened track and field meet on Tuesday with both the boys and girls finishing the 100-meter dash and the 4×800 relay the boys competing in the discus and the girls competing in the shot put On the boys’ side of the meet for New Ulm Isaac Friese won the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.90 while Jamison Portner placed third (12.09) Jackson Ocampo (12.23) and George Gag (12.34) took fourth through seventh place Brody Powers and Nicholes Turbes took second (10:47.24) while Benjamin Pearson placed third (98-4) On the girls’ side of the meet for New Ulm Mazy Kitzberger and Megan Gauert placed first (11:15.21) while Elizabeth Dake won the shot put (27-10.5) New Ulm is scheduled to host a meet at 4 p.m Water runs through the German Park Angel Fountain for the 2025 season NEW ULM – The waters are again flowing through the German Park fountain water was turned on in the fountain as a light rain fell on the park Each year the fountain is shut off in the fall before cold weather arrives This is the earliest the fountain has been turned on in the last few years the fountain remained off until late July due to needed maintenance and repairs to the fountain basin the fountain turned on in late May due to cold weather persisting into April NEW ULM — Joey Crissinger’s bases-loaded double in the top of the fourth inning sparked a six-run inning to erase a 3-1 New Ulm lead as the Cardinals went on to top the Eagles 11-5 Monday afternoon in a Big South Conference baseball game at Johnson Park Noah Heckman got the mound win for the Cardinals (4-1 He went four innings and allowed three runs on two hits Candon Briggs took the loss for New Ulm (4-1 He went 3 2/3 innings and was charged with six runs Crissinger and Josh Soelter each had three hits Zach Hubbard had two of the Eagles’ eight hits in the game “This was a very nice win for us against a very good New Ulm team,” Fairmont head coach Dan Waletich said.” We have four games this week — we had very timely hitting today and our relief pitching was good Luke Haefner did that for us today (allowing just two runs) and that was a big shot in the arm.” New Ulm head coach Mike Anderson said that the Eagles’ pitchers struggled to get strike one in the game “And we struggled to throw our second pitch,” he said The Eagles held a 3-1 lead after 2 1/2 innings with all three of their runs coming courtesy of wild pitches They saw that lead blow up in the fourth inning when Fairmont sent 10 men to the plate for six runs with the help of four walks a Joe Long double and a one-out walk to Brayden Williamson loaded the bases After Briggs got the second out of the inning Crissinger drove a three-run double to left for a 5-3 Cardinals lead and ending Briggs day Reliever Zach Hubbard was greeted by a Luke Haefner RBI single and later a run-scoring fielder’s choice “We had timely hitting,” Waletich said “We saw him that third time and we adjusted — Joey’s hit was huge The Eagles came back with a run in the bottom of the inning on a wild pitch before Fairmont added three more runs in the top of the fifth for a 10-4 lead A Levi Hopp sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth made it a 10-5 game Joe Long’s triple and a Soelter base hit made it an 11-5 contest “We need to raise our level of compete and we will be OK,” Anderson said while Fairmont is at Jackson County Central on Tuesday ALDEN — The Sleepy Eye United girls led the way Monday during the opening leg of the first-ever Tomahawk-Valley .. SHERBURN — The Sleepy Eye United boys golf team led the field after the opening round of the first-ever .. Amoria (The New Ulm WELLness Collective) and Ann Vote The Willkommen Committee recently visited The New Ulm WELLness Collective to welcome Erica Kimsey and that is exactly what Kimsey brings to her practice and balance through a powerful combination of Reiki Kimsey has been in New Ulm for over 20 years and she has worked in many different fields but had always gravitated towards these healing practices a gentle yet profound energy healing modality and restore harmony within the body and mind Akashic Record Readings offer deep soul-level insights providing guidance and understanding for personal growth and transformation Vibroacoustic Therapy uses sound vibrations to promote relaxation Amoria is located at 15 S Minnesota Street visit www.newulmwell.org or call (507) 382-5880 NEW ULM – Ulm Seet Ulm will host an art reception featuring the work of Josh Madson NEW ULM - The Knights of Columbus participated in the Adopt-A-Highway ditch cleanup on Tuesday Cloud Crush baseball team split two nonconference games with Duluth East and New Ulm on Friday Theis was 2-for-4 and Lieser was 2-for-3 for the Crush junior catcher Kyle Albrecht was 3-for-4 with a walk and two RBI junior third baseman Dirk Haynes was 3-for-4 with a walk and an RBI sophomore left fielder Levi Hopp was 2-for-5 with three RBI and second baseman Cohen Dohmeier was 2-for-4 with three RBI to lead New Ulm to a 10-3 win MARTIN — Junior catcher Nolan Bigaouette was 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI senior first baseman Matthew Primus was 1-for-2 with a walk and two RBI junior left fielder Nick Plante was 2-for-4 and junior third baseman Henry Schloe was 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI to lead the Crusaders (11-0) to the Granite Ridge Conference win on Friday Junior Jack Hamak gave up two earned runs and six hits over 4 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts and three walks to pick up the win SARTELL — Sartell (8-1) scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to beat Champlin Park in a nonconference game on Friday giving up three hits and two earned runs with seven strikeouts and two walks over 6 2/3 innings Senior Jakson Scheffler recorded the last out to pick up the save Shortstop Nick Carlson had a two-run single in the fifth for the Rebels who are receiving votes in the latest Class 4A Minnesota State High School Coaches Association state poll MOORHEAD — Senior Mason Fincher gave up three hits and one unearned run with three strikeouts and three walks to pick up the win and sophomore Nolan Hemker gave up one earned run in 1 2/3 innings to pick up the save for the Storm in their win over the Spuds who are receiving votes in the latest Class 4A state poll Junior shortstop Riley Dickhaus was 1-for-4 sophomore center fielder Taye Reich was 2-for-3 junior left fielder Carson Heinsch was 1-for-3 with an RBI and senior third baseman Ben Fredrickson was 1-for-3 for Moorhead FOLEY — Senior Isaac Daluge was 2-for-3 with a double sophomore catcher Riley Girard was 2-for-3 with an RBI and junior first baseman Jackson Fischer had an RBI to help lead Becker to the nonconference win on Friday Sophomore Gerad Hanle gave up three earned runs and three hits over five innings with nine strikeouts and three walks to pick up the win Junior Isaac Guck gave up one hit and one run with a strikeout and a walk in two innings to pick up the save for the Bulldogs (7-4) COLLEGEVILLE — ROCORI scored five runs in the top of the ninth inning and held on for the nonconfererence win on Saturday CLOUD — Sophomore Breck Richter was 4-for-4 with a double and three runs scored senior Chris Lu was 2-for-3 with a triple and three runs scored and sophomore Connor Culhane was 2-for-4 with four RBI to lead St John's Prep (4-5) to the nonconference win on Saturday Junior Kai Koskinen picked up the win on the mound Junior Will Tange took the loss and sophomore Zack Brouse had a triple for the Bears MINNEAPOLIS – A former New Ulm woman is in critical condition following a hit-and-run accident in Minneapolis Howk sustained several injuries but has regained consciousness Her parents Michael and Sheila Howk said she is expected to recover “She’s actually doing very well,” Michael Howk said Friday afternoon He said his daughter recently went through successful pelvic surgery She also sustained trauma to her head resulting in a brain bleed but Michael Howk said the bleed is currently under control but the hospital will continue to monitor it “Her injuries are expected to heal,” Sheila Howk said The Howk family was extremely relieved to see their daughter’s resilience considering the severity of the accident Michaela Howk was hit by a motorist shortly before 2 a.m She left a New Year’s party and was returning home on foot She was crossing at the intersection of 4th and University Avenues NE “She was a block and a half away from her home when it happened,” Michael Howk said “She was walking cross the street when she was hit.” It is not clear how long Michaela lay in the middle of the road after being hit There were no eyewitnesses to the hit-and-run Michael Howk said a neighbor might have heard an accident happen but it is uncertain of the timing a young woman drove by and stopped,” Sheila Howk said “She was the biggest angel of the night.” The young woman who stopped was a local college student who noticed Michaela Howk lying in the road She stopped and had her passengers stand around Michaela to block traffic until help arrived The good Samaritan has asked not to be named but Mike and Sheila Howk were able to call and thank her personally for helping their daughter Michaela was transferred to Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) in critical condition Michaela Howk had recently moved back to Minnesota from Nashville She had not changed her driver’s license yet Staff assumed she was a resident from Tennessee unaware she was hit less than two blocks from her home a nurse searched her name on Facebook and was able to reach out to her father Michael Howk said he found out his daughter was in the hospital around 11:30 a.m Michaela’s cousin Nate Bauer started an online fundraising page to help cover her medical expenses Bauer wrote on the fundraiser page this accident was a major setback for his cousin 6 working as an EMT at the Children’s Minnesota hospital in Minneapolis Howk’s injuries prevent her from taking the new job rehabilitation and extensive physical therapy It is also expected her home will require modification as she recovers The target goal for the fundraiser is $50,000 Howk’s parents were overjoyed to see the outpouring of support from friends and family “That is truly amazing what [Bauer] did,” Michael Howk said “It is wonderful to know that we have the support of town behind us,” Sheila Howk said Michaela Howk confirmed his daughter will require significant rehabilitation Sheila Howk said HCHC has an aggressive therapy program It is estimated it could be 12 weeks before Michaela can move around her parents plan to move her back to New Ulm The Howk family remains grateful for all the support they have received in these difficult times “We cannot express our appreciation and thanks enough to friends and family who have supported us–even people we don’t know,” Sheila said Individuals can contribute to the fundraiser at https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-michaela-heal-a-familys-fight-after-a-hitandrun A snowplow travels on Highway 19 and Highway 4 near Fairfax Wednesday morning NEW ULM — A National Weather Service meteorologist warns people venturing outside to use caution for the next few days people outside walking should watch out for refreezing slick spots It’ll be like that for a few days and nights,” Brennan Dettmann said Wednesday after the overnight and morning blizzard that hit the region About 4 to 6 inches of snow fell in New Ulm That compares to 8 to 10 inches in the Mankato and Faribault areas about a foot of snow in parts of the Twin Cities and 13 inches near Northfield He said about 2 to 3 inches fell in Fairfax and about an inch in Marshall bright sunshine was melting some of the snow A snow covered field off of Highway 27 and Highway 19 in Fairfax He predicted lots of melting snow over the weekend and early next week with daytime highs in the 50s and 60s from Sunday into next weekend “Depending on how much snow can reflect the sun most of the snow should be gone by early next week It’ll be pretty dry for at least the next week or so,” said Dettmann The Minnesota State Patrol reported 303 vehicles off the road 46 spin outs and 27 jackknifed semis in Minnesota from midnight to 12:30 p.m A farm site north of Fairfax Wednesday morning after being hit by the recent blizzard NEW ULM – Happy Joe’s restaurant The closure was announced Saturday through a handwritten note posted inside on the front door of the restaurant the restaurant will be closed indefinitely due to unforeseen circumstances but suggested the restaurant could reopen at a later date The Journal reached out to the listed owner of the franchise A representative from the Happy Joe’s franchise support center informed The Journal the corporate office was not informed the New Ulm location closed until Monday morning and were looking into the reason for the closure Happy Joe’s of New Ulm Facebook page posted a statement apologizing for the temporary closure saying The Happy Joe’s support center hoped to reopen the New Ulm location as soon as possible under new ownership NEW ULM — For the second time this year New Ulm lost an iconic coach when Tom Macho who was the head coach of the New Ulm High School boys hockey team for 31 years Macho’s death came just 37 days after Jim Senske’s who coached the New Ulm High School baseball team for 40 years who is considered the Founding Father of high school hockey in New Ulm “It was sad to hear,” Mike Peterson said “He was an instrumental part in being basically the founder of New Ulm hockey He helped facilitate getting high school hockey going here [in 1975] — he led the charge I had him as a teacher back in fifth grade — he was a great teacher and I had him for three years as a coach.” who was inducted into the Minnesota High School Hockey Coaches Hall of Fame in 2009 as a coach the Eagles’ practices were held outside regardless of the weather before practices went inside at then Vogel Arena in 1981 “Tom did not go easy on us in the outdoor practices,” Peterson said “But he got the most out of us” one of the players on the first Eagles high school hockey team as a freshman back in 1975 coached by Macho said that outdoor practices at Westside Park — now Harman Park — involved first getting the snow shoveled off of the ice before practices started “Tom was a really good coach,” Paa said “He had the unique ability to motivate each player in a different way — he got the best out of each player no matter who you were — he just knew what buttons to push.” Paa feels that a big reason that New Ulm is still known for hockey is Macho “Tom was New Ulm hockey and it was his program,” Paa said the Midgets and the Juveniles — he coached all of those teams in the same year.” Paa also recalled a road trip to Jackson for a game “He had five teams on a bus from the age of 10 years old to 18 year olds and he also coached all of those teams,” Paa said Paa said that when he and former players found out about Macho’s passing away all of them felt a sense of huge gratitude to him “Any success we have obtained in our adult life was do to the foundation of hard work and effort that Tom instilled in each player early in our lives,” Paa said “We all owe him a huge debt of gratitude for that.” who played for Macho three years and was late drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in 2003 National Hockey League draft in the eighth round “He was a teacher as well and did very good job of coaching us as hockey players and also as people We did a lot of off-ice stuff like mental learning and dealing with the pressures of being an athlete He did a great job of guiding us young men through hockey and life.” Hoffmann said that even now he still uses something that Macho introduced to him as a player “It is ‘The Man in Glass’ poem — to take a look at yourself and evaluate yourself and do what is right and what values instilled by your family,” Hoffmann said “He printed off that poem and handed out to all of us I still have it on my mirror at home.” “He is New Ulm Eagles hockey and that is what is going to live on,” Hoffmann said teaching and guiding you men through hockey and life Losing both coach Senske and coach Macho in the same year — it is a sad year for New Ulm Eagles sports They were both great pillars in the community.” When you get what you want in your struggle for self Then go to the mirror and look at yourself The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life And you’ve passed your most difficult You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years But the final reward will be heartache and tears If you’ve cheated the man in the glass Three bowlers officially joined the New Ulm Bowling Association’s Hall of Fame class of 2025 on Friday night at the Kegel Klub – Concordia Lanes The New Ulm Women’s Bowling Association inductee was Marlys Zeig while Randy Paa and Mike Wolf joined the Hall of Fame from the Men’s Bowling Association Dan Reinke and Lorie Reiser were also honored at the ceremony Front row: Dan Reinke (Stan Manderfeld Enthusiasm Award); Marlys Zeig (Women’s Hall of Fame); Lorie Reiser (Joel & Rheeta Albrecht Enthusiasm Award) Back Row: Randy Paa (Men’s Hall of Fame); Mike Wolf (Men’s Hall of Fame)