Last week I had the opportunity to offer a thank you more than 30 years overdue.
I was invited back to my hometown to present a lifetime legacy award to a teacher who played a pivotal role in me making it through high school, and successfully so.
It all was a surprise: her being the ...
CCW scholarships available
The New Ulm Diocesan CCW Scholarship Program offers monies for education of faith and spiritual growth to our CCW groups and parishioners who are volunteers or employees involved in various parish ministries. These scholarships may be used for workshops, institutes, ...
Friends, this week my prayer for you is that you feel the Holy Spirit’s peace descend upon you.
I found myself this week in need of seeking the same thing. … Peace, but not just the peace that I find for myself in a walk with the dogs or hiding away with an engaging book.
No, what I was ...
CDA meeting Monday
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court #1291 will be having their meeting in Carlin Hall after the 5:30 p.m. Mass Monday at Holy Redeemer. They are having their wine, cheese and cracker party.
St. Mary’s youth group chili and soup supper Feb. 11
St. Mary’s ...
Cowan Award for University and Community Service Nomination Form for 2026 is now available
The Cowan Award for University and Community Service Nomination Form for 2026 is now available on the Cowan Award web page under the Nominations heading: ...
Schoell-Eddy named to dean’s list
Miles Schoell-Eddy of Dawson made the fall 2025 dean’s list at St. Olaf College. The dean’s list is a scholarly award for students who demonstrate academic excellence and have earned a GPA of 3.75 or above and completed at least three credits for that ...
BSU announces dean’s list
Benjamin Prokop of Canby and Nathan Fenske of Cottonwood have earned dean’s list honors at Bemidji State University for the fall 2025 semester.
To be eligible for the dean’s list, BSU students must enroll in at least 12 credits and earn a grade-point average ...
UMN Crookston announces chancellor’s list
The University of Minnesota Crookston announced students who were named to the fall 2025 chancellor’s list. To qualify for the chancellor’s list, students must complete 12 or more letter-graded (A-F) credits while attaining a 4.0 grade-point ...
IVANHOE — Elmer and Twila Koopman said it was a love of dancing that first helped bring them together. But in the more than 70 years since they first met, they’ve also run a dairy farm near Ivanhoe, raised a family and a lot more.
“We’ve been very lucky,” Twila Koopman said. The ...
Bryce Peterson and Serena Goetzl were married Dec. 1 on the Bear Lake Trailhead in the Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park, Colorado. Officiating the double ring ceremony was an aunt of the groom, Pastor April Peterson of Yankton, S.D. After a honeymoon to Cabo San Lucas, the couple is ...
Morgan Kommer and Simon Zahrbock were married June 10, 2023, at The Pines in Davenport, N.D. Rev. Robert L. Dahl and Rev. Jonathan L. Dahl officiated.
The ceremony and reception were held at The Pines. Parents of the couple are Hans and Shana Zahrbock of Marshall; and Toby and Michelle ...
GRAND RAPIDS — Eric Warne and Alishia Zoch announce their engagement. Parents of the couple are Lee and Nancy Warne of Grand Rapids, (formerly of Marshall) and Bearl and Ann Zoch of Remer. Warne is a Doctor of Chiropractic with Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital and Zoch is employed by ...