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Staff photo by Clay Schuldt
Volunteers loaded about two tons of donated food into people s cars on Saturday during the Farmers to Families Food Giveaway at the Brown County Fairgrounds.
NEW ULM A free food giveaway at the Brown County Fairgrounds Saturday showed the need for assistance this year is matched by the generosity of others.
A line of vehicles, stretching from the center of the fairgrounds all the way to Franklin Street, formed early Saturday to collect food from the Farmers to Families food box program.
The donations were sponsored by the Catholic Charities USA, Diocese of New Ulm, Knights of Columbus and the Brown County Fairgrounds.
The Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch
The USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program will be at the Brown County Fairgrounds in New Ulm on Saturday, Dec. 19, starting at noon. The delivery truck will be carrying 25 pound boxes containing dairy products, meats, and fresh produce for those in need.
Local sponsors include Catholic Charities USA, Diocese of New Ulm, Knights of Columbus, and the Brown County Fairgrounds. The Knights of Columbus will take the lead to aid in distribution and logistics. The Brown County Fairground board is donating the Fairground location as the distribution site and the New Ulm Police Department will aid in traffic control.
Clay Schuldt
NEW ULM The Way of the Cross shrine has been part of New Ulm’s history for 116 years but is now part of national history.
The Way of the Cross, located on the hillside behind New Ulm Medical Center Hospital, has officially joined Hermann Heights Monument and the Wanda Gag House on the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places is part of the National Historic Preservation Act. This official list of historic places helps coordinate and support efforts to identify and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
The effort to get the Way of the Cross on the National Registry was started by Earl LaPlante, who started the Way of the Cross Committee.
Dec 11, 2020
NEW ULM USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program, under the local sponsorship of Catholic Charities USA, Diocese of New Ulm, Knights of Columbus, and the Brown County Fairgrounds, will come to New Ulm on Dec. 19, starting at noon.
This is the second free food truck giveaway from the USDA Farmers to Families, sponsored by the Diocese of New Ulm. The first was on Oct, 30, with 1,200 boxes of food given out to those in need.
The Farmers to Families Food Truck will be in New Ulm again at the Brown County Fairgrounds with 25-pound boxes containing dairy products, meats, and fresh produce for those in need.