An annual National Vietnam War Veterans observance is set for 5 p.m. Sunday in the gymnasium of the St. Peter Community Center.
Viet Nam War Era Last Man Club of St. Peter is the host for the free public event.
The program will include music selections by the Minnesota Over 60 Band, a welcome and proclamation reading by St. Peter Mayor Shanon Nowell and a keynote address.
Keynote speaker Kirk Beyer was called “Captain Kirk” by those who served under him during the Viet Nam War Era.
Members of The Last Man Club also plan a wreath ceremony at the veterans memorial in Minnesota Square Park.
A luncheon will be served at American Legion William R. Witty Post 37. Free-will donations will be accepted.
Home show set in New Ulm
The 2026 New Ulm Home, Health and Recreation show is scheduled 3-8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the New Ulm Civic Center, 1212 N. Franklin St.
More than 70 vendors will have booths at the free event.
Local experts will offer free seminars on home improvements, fix-it projects and healthy lifestyles between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday in the center’s upper-level meeting room.
Seminar topics include: 10-11 a.m., “3D Imaging,” presented by Alex Moe and Brian Fischer, Design Home Center; 11 a.m. to noon, “Medicare Basics,” presented by Steven Forstner, Citizens Agency Minnesota; noon to 1 p.m., “Aging with Confidence: Understanding Assisted Living,” presented by Alyssa Birman, Vista Prairie at Ridgeway; 1-2 p.m., “First Time Home Buyer Program,” presented by Casie Miller, SouthPoint Financial Credit Union.
Bishop to lead Stations of Cross at shrine
Rev. Chad W. Zielinski, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of New Ulm, will lead public prayer and meditation on the Stations of the Cross at 3 p.m. April 3 — Good Friday — at the Way of the Cross shrine in New Ulm.
Stations of the Cross is a centuries-old devotion.
This historic diocesan shrine, dating to 1904, features 14 stations of the cross adorned with Bavarian statues and a grotto, all set along a cobblestone path leading to the Sorrowful Mother of Jesus chapel. With its rich history and cultural significance, the shrine was officially added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.
People of all faiths are welcome to visit the Way of the Cross. For more information, visit: dnu.org/wayofthecross.