Donations of new and unwrapped toys, books, hats and mittens are being accepted for Santa’s Closet through Thursday, Dec. 1. The Sertoma Club of New Ulm organizes this event each year and will pick up donations from the drop off sites on Dec. 2.
The Sleepy Eye Senior Citizens Club met Nov. 11 at the Sleepy Eye Golf Club for lunch, followed by a business meeting with 11 members present. Judy Kunkel agreed to be co-chairperson with LeAnn Hale. Club dues will remain at $3.
At the Nov. 16 School Board meeting the district’s fiscal year 2022 audit was presented by Layne Kockelman, a Senior Audit Manager for Abdo (the firm contracted for the audit). During an audit, the auditor examines the district’s financial statements, reviewing the financial position of the governmental activities, the major fund and aggregate of other funds, changes in financial position, and budgetary comparison for the General fund.
As we transition into winter, I would like to remind everyone about the parking ordinances in town, both on a normal day and when a snow emergency is declared. The ordinance in town is that a vehicle must move every 48 hours. To comply with the ordinance the vehicle must leave the block to have considered moved. Going out every two days and rolling it forward one foot does not satisfy the ordinance.
Sleepy Eye YES! Team (Youth Eco Solutions) is set for its 12th annual “Recycle Your Holidays” lights collection. “Recycle Your Holidays” is an initiative originally sponsored by the Recycling Association of Minnesota to help Minnesotans recycle old holiday lights instead of disposing of them into local landfills. Now through Jan. 20, Sleepy Eye and area residents can dropoff their unwanted light strands at one of six locations: Brown County REA, Sleepy Eye Ace Hardware, Schutz Family Foods, Trinity Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye Public School, and St. Mary’s School or Church.
Harry Wojahn, 88, of Fairfax passed away Monday, November 21, 2022, at Sleepy Eye Care Center in Sleepy Eye. Arrangements are pending with Hauser-Hantge Chapel in Fairfax. Online guestbook is available at…
Delores H. Haas, 100, of Sleepy Eye peacefully passed away Friday, November 18, 2022, at Lake Villa Maria in Sleepy Eye. Delores is survived by her daughter, Carol (Charles) Guggisberg…
I would like to compliment the students at both Sleepy Eye Public and St. Mary’s schools for their attention and good manners at the Veterans Day programs last Friday. I am not surprised as I notice this every year—the students pay close attention to the entire program. They are politely quiet and show their appreciation to the veterans who come to present the program. At both schools, the students leave the program in a line, shaking hands with the Sleepy Eye Honor Guard members, thanking them for their service and for the program.
Dr. Scott Jensen, Republican candidate for governor, took some time out of his day on Monday for a phone conversation with the Herald-Dispatch. Asked if he was somewhat exhausted after the long campaign and eventual loss, Jensen said, “Not at all. Traveling around the state to talk with voters was a wonderful experience for Mary [his wife] and me. We enjoyed the many hours we spenttogether in the car, justtalking. The [campaign] experience was energizing.”