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  • gehring-ryan art1 Partner art ST. PETER -- Charlie Putnam and Le Ann Gehring-Ryan don't share a studio. They very seldom paint together and don't really share influences. Yet there are similarities between the artistic couple. For starters, both are teachers. Putnam has taught ar

    May 16, 2013 6 Photos

  • Exhibits Arts Center of St. Peter — Paintings by Charlie Putnam and Le Ann Gehring-Ryan, Friday through June 16 at 315 S. Minnesota Ave., St. Peter. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Blue Earth County Library, M

    May 16, 2013

  • Links to cancer still mixed for low-calorie, high-protein soy beans

    Q: I have heard a lot about how healthy soy foods are for me, and that I should be eating or drinking them, but I am a bit leery because of all the talk about soy and breast cancer. Is soy a good choice, or should I avoid it? A: Soybeans are a widely

    May 14, 2013

  • mfp-Lois Jaeger-pic Ain't no sunshine when she's gone MANKATO — There are those people in life whose unyielding kindness and warmth lift up those around them, whose focus is always outward — never on themselves. Lois Jaeger, fine arts director at Bethany Lutheran College, is certainly one of those peopl

    May 12, 2013 1 Photo

  • Cooking 101: Dana Elliott, chef, to lead Taste of Home Cooking show

    MANKATO -- Dana Elliott has given interviews about food all over the country. As a seven-year "seasoned" veteran of the Taste of Home Cooking School -- as the Indianapolis chef expert wittily characterizes herself -- Elliott delivers simple, easy-to-

    May 12, 2013

  • Names and Notables Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation awarded $15,418 worth of free paint to 16 projects across the region. Picture-it-painted is a partnership between SMIF and Valspar Corporation in support of community b

    May 12, 2013

  • cover art prev Record making MANKATO -- Pressing vinyl ain't cheap. Especially for a local punk band with families, jobs and more practical ways to spend thousands of dollars. Still, the Old Towne Ghosts shared a dream. The members of the hard-driving punk band that has won a lo

    May 10, 2013 3 Photos

  • the wall Mankato musician scales 'The Wall' in tonight's concert

    MANKATO -- Ian Hilmer was a teenager when he first hunkered down in his bedroom and listened to Pink Floyd's "The Wall." The Mankato singer/songwriter borrowed the iconic concept album from a friend's older brother and took the first few steps into a

    May 10, 2013 1 Photo

  • Registration nearing for beginner music lessons in Mankato schools MANKATO -- Mankato Area Public Schools' students may register for beginning lessons on stringed instruments (violin, viola, cello, string bass and harp) and band instruments (flute, clarinet, alto sax, trumpet, trombone, baritone and percussion) at t

    May 10, 2013

  • Registration deadline nearing for historical bus tour MANKATO -- Registrations are due Friday for a May 16 historical tour of Mankato. The tour is hosted by the city of Mankato's Heritage Preservation Commission, which promotes and preserves Mankato's historic neighborhoods, buildings and places signifi

    May 9, 2013

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