The Sleepy Eye Sportsmen's Club's 40th annual Fishing Derby on Sunday, Feb. 6 was a record breaker with 1,022 people registered for the fishing contest and probably 1,000 more people on the ice enjoying the fun. Despite a cold wind, everyone seemed to be happy with the day. Sportsmen's Club president Lynn Krenz said that everything went very well. "Now we start working on plans for next year!" he said Monday morning.
At the Sleepy Eye City Council meeting on Feb. 8, a public hearing was held to consider three Planning & Zoning items.
At their home meet against St. Peter on Tuesday, Jan. 25, the New Ulm Eagles wrestling team dedicated the meet to the promotion of mental health awareness and suicide prevention. The gym was packed full in support with many wearing green for mental health awareness or yellow for suicide prevention. Rolling Thunder youth wrestling started the night off, and it progressed to JV and then Varsity matches.
It’s long been an accepted thought in education that students have different learning styles. Some students react well to reading textbooks and listening to lectures to absorb the information a course covers. Some students have better results when they experience the lesson in a more hands-on way. Reinforcing classroom lessons with real experiences—learning by doing—is an excellent way to keep students interested in what they’re learning and invested in the outcome. Following are stories of how two local teachers have expanded classroom lessons to include the “real thing.”
SPRINGFIELD - Marilyn Therese Windschitl age 87, of Springfield, MN died on January 25, 2022, at her home in Springfield, MN. Visitation will be on Sunday, January 30, 2022, from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield Chapel and will continue on Monday from 9:30 am until 10:30 am at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth.
SPRINGFIELD - Leonard E. Reddemann age 90, of Springfield, MN died on January 27, 2022, at St.
SPRINGFIELD - Darwin Johnson age 90, of Springfield, MN died on January 31, 2022, at the Sleepy Eye Hospital. Visitation will be on Friday, February 4, 2022, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield Chapel and will continue on Saturday from 9:30 am until 10:30 am at the St.
KOFFEE KUP, Jan. 24—HIGH GAME: Jan Seidl 182, Ruth Hoffman 174, Brenda Walden 164. HIGH SERIES: Jan Seidl 465, Brenda Walden 445, Ruth Hoffman 422. HIGH TEAM GAME: Hills 470. SE- RIES: Hills 1,270. STANDINGS: Hills 85- 48; Yuban 85-48; Butternut 75-58. Jan. 27—HIGH GAME: Brenda Walden 157, Sandy Zarn 150, Jan Seidl 150 . HIGH SERIES: Brenda Walden 449, Jan Seidl 398, Gloria Engholm 377. HIGH TEAM GAME: Hills 405. SERIES: Butternut 1,069. STANDINGS: Yuban 90-50; Hills 87-53; Butternut 82-58.
Girls Hockey With the end of the regular season in sight, the Eagles girls hockey team piled on the points against their last three opponents—all road games—going into their final two games at 20-3. Tuesday, Jan.