Swamped sewers, soaked yards overwhelm system
Ruth Moldan woke up on Mother’s Day and looked down the stairs to her darkened basement. “And the water glared in my glasses,” she said.
May 2023
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NEW DIGS FOR HAIRDOS
Jen Hinderman gives a braided perm to Braylen Braulick, 11, on May 16 inside Classic Trends in downtown Sleepy Eye before Braulick's school concert at Red Rock Central. The salon opened April 24 on the southeast corner of Main Street and First Avenue following a major overhaul, with new walls, floors, ceiling, plumbing and electrical work.
Sidewalk gig
The north side of Main Street was decked in orange for blocks on May 17 as workers replaced segments of sidewalk that crews had dug through last year to install underground fiber optic cable. The public will see more work in the coming months on Nuvera's Gig City project, which is bringing the company's fiber network to residents and businesses.
OUT OF THE PAST
Who are these guys? (Bonus points for the man with his back to the camera.) Photo was published 25 years ago, May 28, 1998. Submit your guess by email to dmoldaschel@cherryroad.com. Answer will be published next week along with the names of the successful guessers. The 1983 photo in the May 11 paper was of Bantam hockey players who spent a Saturday afternoon mowing, raking and sprucing up Delmar Lambrecht’s lawn to show appreciation for all he did for them during the hockey season. Lambrecht was recovering from triple by-pass heart surgery. The boys pictured were Mike “Pup” Reynolds, Darren Sellner, Jerry Moldaschel, Joey Helget, Jon Helget, Terry “Slick” Weicherding, and Steve Haala. Renee Braun had the correct answer.
First Communicants
Twenty-eight second graders from St. Mary’s Parish and the Church of Japanese Martyrs received the sacrament of their First Holy Communion at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Sunday, May 7. Pictured, front from left: Emmaline Braulick, Brynnley Helget, Leo Schultz, Leonard Seidl, Emma Schmid, Kaitlyn Ziegenhagen, Rose Pietig, Quinn Cook and Brogan Braulick. Second row: Ralyn Krebs, Josie Pelzel, AlleeJane Hoffmann, Bryce Fischer, Coraline Mathiowetz, Piper Ibberson, Jack Heiderscheidt, Jack Sellner and Franco Gonzalez. Third row: Bennett Braulick, James Visser, Bristol Nachreiner, MJ Wagner, Avery Cook, Valeria Hernandez, Kayden Seifert, Preston Rothmeier, Sammy Petersen and Charles Currans. Back row: Fr. Sam Perez, Fr. Mark Steffl and Fr. Tanner Thooft.
Church Schedules
Calvary Baptist Church, Pastor Phil Siefkes, 794-6048, 220 4th Ave. SW, calvary-answers.org Sunday Service - 10:45 a.m.
Almost ripe:
A new Sleepy Eye farmers’ market could be running every Saturday morning this summer outside Schutz Family Foods. Kurk Kramer, coordinator of the city’s Economic Development Authority, said a community survey received such a strong and positive response that he’s now lining up vendors.
Fast food parcel up for sale
For sale: A piece of real estate with one burger-flipping tenant. The property at 320 Main St.
Windows to the past
Eighty-four years ago this month, downtown was awash in dolls. Nearly 300 of ’em, according to the front page of the May 25, 1939, Herald-Dispatch.
Wildcats compete in True Team, host two meets
With the end of the regular season in sight, the River Valley Wildcats competed in the Section 2A True Team Meet on Tuesday, May 9, at United South Central High School in Wells. The True Team Meet is the state qualifying meet for entire teams. There were 16 teams in this meet and the Wildcat boys and girls both finished fifth.