The choir is conducted by Dennis Lee, a Mason City native, founder of Una Vocis and director of music at First Presbyterian Church.

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Allina Health Hospice music therapist Julia Albers sang “God Bless America” and played the “Beer Barrel Polka,” one of Tietz’s favorite polkas, during the ceremony. Tietz entered hospice ...

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People who usually grumble about Mondays will have reason to take heart this Monday, March 17 when the Irish community of New Ulm holds its 60th St. Patrick’s Day celebration. “The sunshine is always ...

“Shortenin’ Bread” and “Beer Barrel Polka” kept them in the public eye, and across 1940-41 the trio scored with a series of smashes – some of which look a bit weird to a modern minds ...

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