May 2023
Dyckman Free Library News
Greetings from the library! In between rain showers, the local 4th graders and Parks Department have planted two new trees on the north side of the library. Thank you to Elaine Meinert for donating the Oak tree in memory of her late husband Dean. Our outdoor work will continue as shingles will be replaced over the entire structure early this summer. Inside the library we were able to improve our labeling of the three different non-fiction sections thanks to a donation from the GFWC Womans Club of Sleepy Eye. The labeling will be very beneficial, especially in the Junior non-fiction area as we see more kids during the summer months.
FFA Members of the Month announced
FFA members of the month are Caleb Suess, Envy Morales and Amy van Bragt. Officer of the month is Brooke Arneson.
St. Mary’s announces fall musical
St. Mary’s High School announced that the fall 2023 musical will be “Legally Blonde The Musical.” They say Harvard’s favorite blonde is taking St. Mary’s Stage by glittery pink storm in the fun, upbeat musical.
Sleepy Eye Family Aquatic Center news
The Sleepy Eye Family Aquatic Center will tentatively open on Thursday, June 1. Please watch for updates on this date as we get closer, on our Facebook page or call 794-9501. Our hours are noon to 7 p.m. daily. We will be offering swimming lessons this year for $40/child for Levels 2-6 and $25 for Starfish and Level 2. These will begin with Session 1 from June 12-23, Session 2 from July 10-21, and Session 3 from July 31-Aug 11. Payment is due upon sign-up, so please feel free to call us to find out when we will be open before June 1, or stop in during SEFAC open hours to sign your child(ren) up. Private lessons are an option and will cost $50 for use of the facility, as well as paying the instructor. Please stop by the pool and we will take your name and number and have a WSI instructor call you to set up the lessons. Adult water aerobics/ lap swim will begin Monday, June 5, and will be Monday through Friday, 7 to 8 a.m. and 7 to 8 p.m.
Farewell, Sleepy Eye!
To the editor: The 2023 session of the Minnesota Legislature has done many wonderful things, but one decision it has made is more far-reaching than it contemplated. It has used its vast powers to keep ISD 84 students from cheering for the Sleepy Eye Indians.
Memorial Day program Monday morning
The Sleepy Eye Honor Guard and American Legion will provide a community Memorial Day program on Monday morning, May 29, starting with flag raising at Veteran’s Park in downtown Sleepy Eye at 9 a.m. followed by flag raising and a brief program at St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Just Little Pencils
“I’m a little pencil in the hand of a writing God, who is sending a love letter to the world.” (Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta) As the 2022-2023 school year draws to a close at St. Mary’s Catholic School, we reflect on Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta who reminds us that we are the “little pencils,” held in the hand of our loving God.
JOAN MARIA BOLLIG
Edina - Joan Bollig passed away peacefully on May 6, 2023. Joan was born on April 10, 1948, to the late Charles and Sally Bollig of Sleepy Eye.
HAROLD T. TREBESCH
Harold T. Trebesch, 91, of Sleepy Eye passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2023.