The Sleepy Eye community Blood Drive is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 30, noon to 6 p.m. at the Sleepy Eye Event Center. To schedule an appointment call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: Sleepy Eye. You can streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood. org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history questions on the day of your appointment.
Deb Moldaschel The filing period to run for City Council and School Board ended on Aug. 16.
SLEEPY EYE CHURCHES Calvary Baptist Church, Pastor Phil Siefkes, 794-6048, 220 4th Ave. SW, calvary-answers.org Sunday Service - 10:45 a.m.
“Why would anyone want to do that?” That was my exact thought when little 8-year-old me asked my parents, after a Saturday evening Mass one summer’s evening, what the priest did when he was not at Mass. As good parents, wishing to inspire a sense of devotion and holiness in their young son, they had replied with, “Well, Father prays for us because we are his spiritual family.” Then, pointing to the little parish rectory, they continued, “Father lives alone in that house and gives his whole life to God and teaches us how to get to heaven.” Although they were doing their best, I am sure, to inspire me to live a holy life, I just remember being very confused and repeatedly thought “why would someone ever want to do something so boring?”
Beyond Reason by Rob Perez Due to the overwhelming response (glad you liked it, Mom) to a recent column about nautical terminology, this is a kind of follow-up. Thus, I give you boat names.
Sleepy Eye FFA chapter members had many different roles at the 2022 Brown County Fair from Aug. 10 to 14. The members showcased their crop, mechanics, and livestock projects and also helped run the FFA Kiddy Barnyard and FFA shows at the Brown County Fair.
Grace Lutheran School staff As another school year kicks off, Grace Lutheran School of Sleepy Eye is marking the beginning of its sixth year. Grace Lutheran School was opened because of a strong desire to educate the next generation on the foundation of God’s Word.
After losing to Hanska in their first game of the Region 2C baseball playoffs, the Stark Longhorns battled all the way back through the losers bracket and defeated Leavenworth, Searles, Courtland, Springfield and Lamberton to earn a spot in the Class C State Baseball Tournament. Stark’s first game is at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, in Dundas.
I went to the county fair Thursday morning. Do you remember what happened Thursday morning? It rained.