The weather was perfect for an afternoon at the Sleepy Eye Ball Park on Monday, April 11, when the Indians and Knights opened the season with a doubleheader. The teams split for the day, with the Indians dominating in game 1 for a 13-1 win and the Knights coming back for a 6-1 win in game 2.
Our ongoing search for restaurants that would fit in Sleepy Eye seems to have some light glowing at the end of this long tunnel. Our EDA is bringing Johnny Vuong to Sleepy Eye to offer his top quality Chinese food, Monday, April 23, for lunch at the Community Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Johnny owns the Chinese Home Café in Truman and has been very successful there. We have been conferring with him for a number of months and he likes Sleepy Eye. This introduction to Sleepy Eye seems like a good way for the community and Johnny to get to know one another. He would come each Monday into the future. Let’s hope this opportunity turns into something positive for the community.
I am going to cover some alternative vehicle laws this month. With the few nice spots over the last month, I thought this would be a nice time to educate everyone about scooters/mopeds, electric bikes, 4-wheelers and side by sides.
To the Editor: At Bright Days Adult Day Services we are super excited for warmer weather! We are looking forward to getting out and about more consistently, but we are also looking for more people willing to share their collection and/or talents with us. We’ve had folks bring their collections to us.
Twenty-one members of the Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter attended the Little International Contest at SDSU in Brookings on Friday, April 1. They competed in the Dairy, Horse, Meats, Milk Quality & Dairy Products, and Poultry CDE contests.
Library Director Sleepy Eye is celebrating 150 years of history so please mark your calendars as the library will have an Open House on Wednesday, May 11 from 3 to 7 p.m. In May of 1901 the Dyckman Free Library was officially turned over by Mr. Francis H. Dyckman to the citizens of Sleepy Eye. Mr. Dyckman had stipulated thatthe library should be named “The Prairie Free Library,” free in that there would be no membership or subscription required to access books. The citizens of Sleepy Eye voted to instead name the library after its generous benefactor. It was the first public library in Brown County and is currently the oldest original library building still in use as a library in Minnesota. The corner stone of the library was laid September 12, 1900.
Prairieville Township board member Gerald Riebel retired after 43 years (1979-2022) of dedicated service to Prairieville Township. The board presented him with a plaque in appreciation for all his years of service to the township. Riebel served as Chairman of the board from 1981-2018. Riebel (front left) is pictured with the township board members Allen Schueler (front right) and standing - Greg Grausam, Francis Fromm and Tom Hirsch. Submitted
More than 400 members and spouses, employees and guests of Brown County Rural Electrical Association (REA) filled the Sleepy Eye Event Center on March 31 for the cooperative’s 85th Annual Meeting. A total of 253 members were registered.
The Sleepy Eye Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by Sleepy Eye Medical Center and SouthPoint Financial Credit Union, will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 16 at Allison Park in Sleepy Eye. The outdoor hunt will be held regardless of snow, rain, or sunshine!
At the Tuesday, April 12 City Council meeting, the long anticipated purchase and development agreement between the City of Sleepy Eye and Sleepy Eye Multi Family, LLC (the company formed by Alliance Building Corp. for their Sleepy Eye apartment project) was approved by the council.