The Sleepy Eye Indians opened the St. Mary’s invitational tournament on Friday, Nov. 25, with a big win over the Cleveland Clippers, 71-21. Indians were lead by Kadence Hesse with 24 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steal. Brea Mertz had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Paige Haala had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals.
St. Mary’s School presented fall sports awards for Cheerleading, Football and Volleyball on Nov.
The South Central Minnesota Chapter of the Compassionate Friends will observe the Annual World Wide Candle Lighting with a pot luck supper and program on Sunday, Dec. 11 at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 700 South Broadway in New Ulm. The pot luck will begin at 6 p.m. At 7 p.m. candles will be lit “that their light may always shine” followed by a program of poems, readings and music.
6th Grade A Honor Roll: Scarlett Armbruster, Jalen Brandl, Breanna Braulick, William Braulick, Anna Pollard, Ruby Tauer, Kate Windschitl B Honor Roll: Adam Braulick, Izik Heiderscheidt, Gus Hoffmann, Sienna Ibberson, Nolan Kucera, Macy Miller, Landon Plotz, Thomas Schwartz, Joslyn Sellner, Catherine Simonsen, Cooper Walter 7th Grade A Honor Roll: Isaac Christensen, Landry Folkens, Ethan Hinderman, Millie Lax, William Murphy, Jared Portner, Olivia Schieffert B Honor Roll: Aiden Grausam, Elijah Hoffmann, Travis Mages, Ryker Schmidt, Tyler Sellner 8th Grade A Honor Roll: Elizabeth Currans, Grace Hoffmann, Morgan Mathiowetz, Taylor Mathiowetz, Kylie Pelzel, Adam Steffensmeier, Kiauna Suess, Sidney Tauer, Nell Weiss, Natalie Zarn B Honor Roll: Eli Christensen, Brylee Hansen, Ezra Heiderscheidt, Rivers Helget, Brecken Hulke, Brynne Ibberson, Leah Kucera, Conner Kyllonen, Santiago Martinez Paredes, Kyle Nelson, Zocorro Rico, Benjamin Ryer, Ethan Schwartz, Eva Schweiss, Nicholas Tauer, Sydney Zarn 9th Grade A Honor Roll: Josie Helget, Reese Hoffmann, Tyler Mathiowetz, Kiara Murphy, Kailey Nelson, Jasmine Petermann, Ella Pollard B Honor Roll: Michael Balko, Natalie Fischer, Charlie Hoffmann, McCoy Marti, Lucia Martinez Paredes, Jaclyn Schroepfer, Jaylynn Sellner, Macy Wagner, Jack Windschitl 10th Grade A Honor Roll: Brandon Braulick, Caroline Currans, Dena Kral, Rachel Portner, Lyndsey Sellner B Honor Roll: Noah Christensen, Talan Helget, Nora Hoffmann, Kameron Kosak, Caidence Kucera, Dylan Moldan, Nico Nosbush, Wyatt Pollard, Reagan Schmidt, Amelia Schwartz, Maria Schwartz, George Schwint, Shayna Sellner, Kessler Severson, Chloe Walter 11th Grade A Honor Roll: Mark Anderson, Emily Ericksen, Elle Kyllonen, Jenica Schroepfer, Noah Simonsen B Honor Roll: Emma Fischer, Adelinde Hoffmann, Alexa Pelzel, Jonathan Petermann, Riley Rutscher, Brandon Schmitz, William Walter, Kaleb Weiss, Hayden Zarn 12th Grade A Honor Roll: Jake Heinrichs, Emily Helget, Isabella Hoffmann, Samantha Ib
December is a wonderful month. It is the month that the Church gives us the season of Advent, a time of joyful hope and prayerful anticipation as we prepare our hearts for the coming of the Christ Child on Christmas. At St. Mary’s, Advent is celebrated with prayer, service and gratitude.
The winter sports season is upon us and there may be some district residents who turned 60 and desire a VIP pass to home athletic events at the Sleepy Eye High School. These passes cannot be used at tournaments or playoff events. There are over 20 home events for boys and girls basketball during the season. Junior high games do not have an entrance fee. Passes are available in the Community Ed office during regular office hours. If you prefer, call in and request a pass and it will be available at the ticket stand the next time you come to an athletic event. Passes do not have an expiration date so please keep them from year to year.
At the Nov. 22 EDA Board meeting the financial reports for all the EDA programs were presented. There have been seven Business Assistance Loans totaling over $128,000 that were approved this year. They were used for business expansion, business startups, and building rehab work. A total of five Sign and Awning grants were also distributed in 2022, totaling over $11,000. The Board approved the annual contribution to the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation for 2023. We received a $10,000 grant from SMIF this past year for the downtown walking tour with the Downtown Revitalization Committee. The EDA Coordinator and Chamber Director Reports were both presented as written.
Happy Holiday Season! The library started off the season with a craft night for adults, making macrame ornaments or present toppers. Super cute! If you couldn’t make the class, we have links to YouTube videos so you can try it at home, just give us a call or email. Mark your calendars as we will again offer Spice Expeditions every second Wednesday evening starting in January and running through April. This year’s spices will be rosemary, cardamom, mace, and marjoram.