November 2022

You are invited to 321 NOW

If you enter the doors of Faith United Methodist Church in Sleepy Eye, a vision statement is printed on the wall, “Because we are followers of Christ, we will share God’s love with others.” A new program that started this fall is one attempt to share that love. 321 NOW, which stands for 321 First Avenue (the address of the church) and the letters NOW, for Nourished On Wednesday, is an inter-generational, community-wide program designed to nourish mind, body and spirit.

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Midwestern State Agriculture leaders give thanks for the people who help make Thanksgiving meals possible every year

As consumers peruse store shelves, they are in search of ingredients for their traditional Thanksgiving meals. Maybe it’s a classic stuffing recipe or the special cranberry sauce that’s the hallmark of your family meal. Or the perfect pumpkin pie. Those tasty dishes are the product of hard work by the nation’s farmers and producers, truckers, processors, grocery stores, and veterinarians.

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Harsh words are hard to heal

One summer night at an all-girls summer camp, the campers were gathered around in a circle for their nighttime devotions. The counselor asked if any of the girls wanted to share something that had happened that day that impacted her. One camper raised her hand and said a girl from another cabin had said something that hurt her feelings, and she was really upset about it.

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Family of Chief Sleepy Eye visit museum

Recently the Depot Museum welcomed a special pair of visitors. Gordon Robideaux, great-great-grandnephew of Chief Sleepy Eye, had been in contact with Debbie Joramo, museum director, to set up a time when he and his granddaughter, JoAnna Bigler would visit the museum and see the displays about Chief Sleepy Eye and on Nov. 10 they made the trip from the twin cities area where they both live.

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