11-year-old artist wins Rochester Pride design competition
“I was ecstatic with so many happy feelings,” Abigail Sievers said. “I felt like a glitter bomb exploded in me.” 7:00 pm, Apr. 7, 2021 ×
Sample Rochester MN Pride t-shirt (design by Abigail Sievers), sold on bonfire.com
An 11-year-old artist won the Rochester MN Pride t-shirt design contest last week and you can purchase her art over the next week only.
Abigail Sievers, a sixth-grader at Friedell Middle School, submitted a drawing of joyous, multicolored people celebrating to convey “happiness for everyone and being ok with who you are.”
The t-shirts, proceeds from which will raise money for Rochester Pride 2021, are on sale at
2020: Missed opportunities, changes in plans, and silver linings
How a small-business owner and new mom, a Pride organizer, a musician and an artist were affected by the pandemic. Written By: John Molseed | Emily Cutts | 2:00 pm, Dec. 24, 2020 ×
Breanna Holtan, owner of Queen City Coffee & Juice, makes and bottles her juice at Bleu Duck Kitchen on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, in Rochester. (Ken Klotzbach / kklotzbach@postbulletin.com)
For millions of Americans, Jan. 1, 2020, was likely a day filled with hope and possibility. What would the year bring? Concerts, trips, weddings and other big life events, promotions or job changes?
With the arrival of COVID-19 in the U.S. and Minnesota, many were forced to postpone, change or cancel plans, and reimagine what the year could hold instead, under the threat of a deadly new disease.