NEW ULM — Thanks to the benevolence of local farmers and lots of volunteers, New Ulm Community Friends Thanksgiving Dinner Co-Chairman Les Schultz said he feels as good as ever about the event this year.

“It’s wonderful. This is the first year my volunteer list is almost full several days before Thanksgiving. It takes more than 150 volunteers to make this go,” Schultz said. “I only need a few turkey carvers at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and some potato peelers at 1 or 3 p.m. Wednesday. Even my dishwasher list is full now.”

He plans to serve more than 1,500 meals this year.

“I think we’ll be very busy. Last year we had no food left after dinner, which is good. We planned to have a bit more food this year,” said Schultz.

A wet spring this year got the best of most of the butternut squash harveste

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