KOFFEE KUP, Nov. 3—HIGH GAME: Sandy Zarn 164, Gloria Engholm 163, Jan Seidl 152. HIGH SERIES: Gloria Engholm 462, Jan Seidl 431, Sandy Zarn 415. HIGH TEAM GAME: Yuban 407. SERIES: Yuban 1,148. STANDINGS: Yuban 47-9; Hills 37-19; Butternut 22-34.
The second grade students posed by the Veteran’s Memorial and Huey helicopter and want to thank all veterans in the community for their dedication and service. .
On Oct. 11, Sleepy Eye FFA members in four Career Development Events (CDEs) ventured to Sherburn to compete in the Region VI Fall CDE competition.
A group of volunteers gathered on Oct. 30 to help with a Catholic Financial Life project to make about 140 paracord bracelets for Operation Gratitude, an organization that includes the bracelets in care packages for deployed soldiers. Paracord gets its name from parachute cord and can hold up to 550 pounds of weight. The bracelet provides 7.5 feet of cord that can be used in an emergency. Local veteran Kayla Nason spoke to the group spoke about her time in the service. Pictured, front from left: William Braulick and Gus Hoffmann. Middle: Grace Hoffmann, Josie Helget, and Nell Weiss. Back: Heather Hoffmann, Caroline Currans, Nora Hoffmann, Kia Suess, Elizabeth Currans, Charlie Hoffmann, and Addie Hoffmann. Not pictured: Shayna Sellner and Marcy Bode.
Sleepy Eye High School Students of the Month for October, front from left: Emma Contreras-Ramires. English, Grade 11; Envy Morales, Music, Grade 11: Emily Rodriguez, Career Exploration, Grade 8; Isabelle Kunkel, World Languages, Grade
The past weekend our talented student actors put on a fantastic play, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” My family attended the opening show on Friday. It was such a wonderful experience. The set was awesome, the sound was great, and of course the students were wonderful. I also loved that the play incorporated our video boards providing the audience another different experience. Congratulations goes to George Hirschboeck, Kristina Marty, Katie Emmett and the entire cast and crew for putting this great production on. Thanks to the parent volunteers for serving cookies and water during the intermission as well.
After a two-year Covid pause, the Sleepy Eye Area Historical Society held its annual meeting on Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Sleepy Eye Event Center. The guest speaker was Kathleen Backer, Executive Director of the Brown County Historical Society. Backer spoke about the importance of preserving local history and the relationship between the Brown County and Sleepy Eye historical societies. Backer has recently announced her retirement from the position at the end of this year.
At this year’s Veterans Day Dinner at the Sleepy Eye Servicemen’s Club, the military service of women will be honored. Betty Jass, SMSgt, USAF, Retired, who is Adjutant of American Legion Post 7, has put together the program for the evening. Jass said there are about 20 Sleepy Eye women who are veterans of U.S. military, representing most branches of the military.
According to a news release from the United States Department of Justice, on Wednesday, Nov. 2, federal, state, and local law enforcement partners from across the United States executed a nationwide, coordinated takedown of leaders and associates of a national network of thieves, dealers, and processors for their roles in conspiracies involving stolen catalytic converters sold to a metal refinery for tens of millions of dollars. Arrests, searches, and seizures took place in California, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, North Carolina, and Virginia.
David Schwartz, formerly of Springfield, passed away peacefully at Oak Hills Care Center in New Ulm on Sunday, November 6, 2022, at the age of 82. Visitation will be on Saturday,…