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What's up New Ulm! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why this year’s Cathedral Sonics could be New Ulm’s strongest yet
  • How New Ulm’s WWII Medal of Honor hero is finally coming home

Also on today's calendar: CAST/Library Movie Matinee: “Christmas Vacation” (1989) and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Cloudy, cold; p.m. snow, 3-6", with a high of 19 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 18, low: -9.
  • Saturday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of -2 and low of -19 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sonics get extra kick for 2025-26 dance season (nujournal.com) — New Ulm dance fans can look forward to a deeper, more competitive Cathedral Sonics squad this winter, now boosted by a new co-op with Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop. Second-year coach Karlie Gieseke says added depth allows them to field JV jazz and aim for a state berth. The Sonics open Saturday in St. James, with a home meet Dec. 18 at Cathedral High School and another at New Ulm High School Jan. 13.
   

• U.S. soldier who earned WWII Medal of Honor accounted for more than 80 years after being killed (cbsnews.com) — A World War II hero from New Ulm, Army Capt. Willibald Bianchi, has finally been accounted for more than 80 years after he was killed as a prisoner of war in the Pacific. Federal specialists used anthropological and DNA analysis to identify his remains, which had been buried as unknown in Hawaii. He will be laid to rest in his Minnesota hometown in May.
   

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