In America, every four years the word “football” is surprisingly unclear. Americans know the word “football” to mean a sport played with an oblong ball and very little foot. In the rest of the world, the word “football” refers to a sport that is played almost exclusively with a foot. Hence the name of the sport. Why do Americans refer to this sport as soccer? Because the word football was already taken by a sport largely independent of the foot. Go figure.
St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church presented this fall's Pumpkin Patch Palooza proceeds, $6,421.20, to the Sleepy Eye Police Department to be used to purchase cameras for Sportsmen's Park, from left: Police Chief Matt Andres, St. John's Pastor Timothy Berg, City Manager Bob Elston, event co-chair Jennifer Hinderman, and Investigator Shawn Bohnen. Submitted
Deb Moldaschel EDA Coordinator Kurk Kramer met with freshmen through junior students at the local high schools on Dec. 1 to explain the OJT (On the Job Training) Program to them for their consideration for next school year.
SouthPoint Financial Credit Union has announced that Bob Schmid has been named the Director of Business Services. Schmid has been working in the banking industry in Sleepy Eye (where he was born and raised) for the past 19 years.
SLEEPY EYE CHURCHES Calvary Baptist Church, Pastor Phil Siefkes, 794-6048, 220 4th Ave. SW, calvary-answers.org Sunday Service - 10:45 a.m.
The paper used by Koozie Group in most of its calendars and all of its paper mouse pads, Souvenir Sticky Note™ pads, and Souvenir scratch pad products now comes from facilities certified by either the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) or the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). These two organizations are the gold standard for responsible forestry management.
The GFWC Qui Vive Club met Dec. 1 at Lillian Stimpert’s home.
With the use of checkoff funds, the Brown County Corn and Soybean Growers made a monetary donation to the Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter to provide biodiesel that was used to transport students to the National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis October 26-29.
Mary Jo Hacker, 90, of Sleepy Eye died December 4, 2022, at Sleepy Eye Medical Center. A private family service will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Tanner…