
November 2023

Free entrance to Minnesota state parks and recreation areas on Nov. 24
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is waiving entrance fees to all 75 state parks and recreation areas on Friday, Nov.
Industry awards, employee milestones at Koozie Group
Koozie Group recently received several Print & Promo Marketing Supplier Excellence Awards, including a Gold rating for the calendars it produces in Sleepy Eye.
Students are chosen by their classroom teacher for the recognition.

United’s first run ends in Section 3A final
The tears from players that followed Sleepy Eye’s 36-18 loss to Springfield last week conveyed the end of a playoff run, the finality of that final whistle for seniors, and something that might come along once – if ever – in a small town’s history.The football season that ended in the Section 3A championship game in Marshall carried the weight of a new partnership between Sleepy Eye Public and St.

Heavy on the ‘extra’ (and pink)
The more she got into production of “Legally Blonde: The Musical,” the more St.

‘Make it perfect’
Eric Larson’s first memories of a tradition he’d inherit from his father, James, came during his preteen years in the early 1980s.“Every November, he’d go somewhere and he’d bring home stew,” Larson recalled.As years passed, he and his brother, Jeff, learned the details of their dad’s annual daylong departure.They came to know how James Larson, an Army veteran, would check in around 6 a.m.

Andres and Hesse named Lions students of the month
The Lions Club announced Meriden Andres and Kadence Hesse as its students of the month for October.Kadence, the daughter of Matt and Sarah Hesse, is a senior at Sleepy Eye High School.