St. Mary’s senior Julia Helget (center) signed to play college hockey at Bethel University in St. Paul. Pictured with Julia are her parents Jenny and Bill and her Eagles high school hockey coach Kristin Faber. At Bethel, Julia will study Speech Communication Sciences and Disorders. Submitted
A trio of geese enjoyed a lovely day on Sleepy Eye Lake last week. Deb Moldaschel .
Each year on the first Wednesday in May the Depot Museum opens for the season, and for several years has combined opening day and a Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event and program. Wednesday, May 4, the tradition continued (after a pandemic pause) with Dyckman Free Library Director Lisa Steffl as guest speaker.
The Sleepy Eye High School Prom was Friday night, May 7, with a theme of Masquerade Ball. Mason Sellner and Priscilla Martinez were first on stage during the Grand March. Turn to page 16 for more photos.
This month, three men from the Catholic Diocese of New Ulm will be ordained to the priesthood. Deacon Tanner Thooft of Lynd, Deacon Joshua Bot of Minneota, and Deacon Nathan Hansen of Darwin, will be ordained a priest by Bishop Emeritus John M. LeVoir on Saturday, May 28, at 10 a.m. at the Church of St. Mary in Sleepy Eye. A reception will follow the Mass in the St. Mary’s social room.
Late into the evening as I clutched my pillow, the scene bore down for the second time. The list of “should haves” paraded before me. I should have taken in more water. I should have eaten healthier. I should have tended more tenderly to myself amidst the rush of the company. My body was telling me something, and as I paused, it came. Taking care of yourself is really about Me, not you. It’s actually quite simple. When you take care of yourself, when you take care of your body, the temple of the Holy Spirit of which I’ve blessed you with, you may serve Me well, better, more freely. When you make healthy choices, the freedom to serve resonates without having to pay heed to that which folly can bring down and literally stop you. It’s not selfish. It’s actually serving in a holy way. Taking care of yourself is freeing you up to do what I need. Tis a gift, you know.
Steven Carl Johnson, 57, of Comfrey died on April 20, 2022, at his home in Comfrey. Visitation will be on Saturday, May 14, 2022 from 1 to 2 p.m.
Richard E. Callanan, 89, of Sleepy Eye died on May 6, 2022, at Sleepy Eye Medical Center.
Masquerading as hula dancers are friends Brooke Arneson (left) Julia Helget, Jade Sellner, CJ Surprenant, Jackson Huiras and Arian Saenz. Jack McGee and Alexis Garza smile for the Grand March crowd.
Thirty-one second graders from St. Mary’s Parish and the Church of Japanese Martyrs received the sacrament of their First Holy Communion at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Sunday, May 1. Pictured, front from left: Jackson Meyer, Lillian Schwartz, Wyatt Schauman, Sara Seifert, Cooper Braulick, Clara Lax, Maya Murphy, Presley Pierson, Reese Schroepfer, and Isabella Seifert. Second row: Avery Steffl, Alexa Silva, Madison Hoffman, Tessa Armbruster, Berkeley Brandl, Blake Braulick, Maxx Krzmarzick, Adam Tauer, Emmett Weiss, Jada Schauman, and Jay Schultz. Back row: Fr. Mark Steffl, Fr. Zachary Peterson, Jonah Sellner, Brennan Severson, Jaxon Schroepfer, Anthony Braulick, Joshua Moldan, Daniel Moldan, Benjamin Helget, Samantha Sellner, Jacob Trevino and catechist, Karri Hoffmann. Submitted