June 2022

Maybe it is money trouble or the burden of caring for a sick relative. Maybe it is your job. Maybe it is the traffic. Maybe it is the pandemic. Whatever the cause, everyone seems stressed out these days. People once hotly debated the idea that stress can affect your body, but we now know that stress can cause both short- and long-term changes to your body and mind. The more we understand how stress affects us, the more we learn about how to cope better.

The Community Ed office in Room 109 at the Sleepy Eye High School is serving as the box office for the Sleepy Eye Community Theater this summer. Advance reserved tickets can be purchased 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through July 14 for “West Side Story.” The show will be staged at St. Mary’s Auditorium on Thursday, July 14, 7:30 p.m., Friday, July 15, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, July 17, 2 p.m.

After a two year absence due to the pandemic, the Sleepy Eye Area Historical Society (SEAHS) is bringing back their fundraising food stand. On Thursday and Friday, July 7 and 8, they will sell Walking Tacos and Hot Dogs in the Holiday Lights in Motion food stand at Schutz Family Foods. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday. This event has been an important fundraiser for the historical society in past years.