Pope Francis has named Bishop Chad W. Zielinski, 57, the fifth bishop of the Diocese of New Ulm. The announcement was made on July 12 by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. His installation is set for Tuesday, Sept. 27.
The Tuesday, July 12 meeting of the Sleepy Eye City Council was not only short in length (not even a half hour), it was also short on council members as just three were in attendance— Gary Windschitl, Nate Stevermer and Doug Pelzel—which Mayor Wayne Pelzel confirmed was a quorum. Councilors Christina Andres and Scott Krzmarzick were not in attendance.
Sleepy Eye Jr. Legion baseball team played at Norwood on Monday, June 27 and got behind early as Norwood an swered Sleepy Eye’s 2 runs in the first inning with 11 runs in their half of the inning. From there, Sleepy Eye held Norwood score less and chipped away at that lead to tie it in final inning. It was a 12-11 loss in a 5 inning game.
First - something of great importance. See the police report below. This pertains to an incident on Tuesday but both Chief Andres and I felt it was important to inform the public and remind parents to talk to their kids about it as a safety discussion.
On Monday, June 13, students from the Sleepy Eye and Mountain Lake FFA Chapters, along with summer interns, attended the Discovery Day at Schwartz Farms for a behind-the-scenes look at their family business.
“Something’s Coming” to the stage in Sleepy Eye, buddy boys! Sleepy Eye Community Theater is proud to present the iconic musical by Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein, “West Side Story.” Featuring a cast of talented local performers, West Side Story is a modern Romeo & Juliet story set in 1950s Manhattan. It explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds, and the romance of Maria (played by Karina Koracan), a Puerto Rican immigrant, and Tony, (Michael Koester) former Jets’ leader.
The Sleepy Eye Fire Department delighted the crowd with the 4th of July Fireworks show over Sleepy Eye Lake Monday night. More photos on page 2.
There are several major fallacies in our society today regarding the existence of God. They include the belief that God does not exist (atheism), that He cannot be known (agnosticisim), or that God exists, but has no interaction with human beings (Deism). The Bible rejects all three of these beliefs.
Gary Goldschmidt, 67, of St. James died on June 29, 2022, near Slayton as the result of an automobile accident.
There was no lack of enthusiasm for Divine Providence Community Home’s Red, White & Blue Parade held Friday morning, July 1. Miss Sleepy Eye Royalty, SouthPoint Financial Credit Union representatives and a host of community friends decorated and dressed pets, wagons, strollers, and bikes to parade past Divine Providence Grandfriends in DPCH’s North Courtyard area. The Parade’s Grand Marshal, Aut Seidl, escorted by Miss Sleepy Eye Royalty kicked off the community’s Fourth of July celebration. The parade ended with patriotic treat bags and snacks provided to parade participants by DPCH, South Point Financial Credit Union and Schutz Family Foods.