May 2024

HOME AGAIN

Stan Seidl had always wanted to be a soldier growing up, so in 1986, four years after graduating from St.

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Sports Schedule

Thursday, May 30Golf: Girls Sections at North Links, North MankatoBaseball: Sections in Sleepy EyeSaturday, June 1Track: Section Meet at Mankato WestBaseball: Sections at ISG Field, MankatoMonday, June 3Golf: Boys and Girls Sections at North LinksTuesday, June 4Baseball: Section elimination bracket finals, ISG FieldThursday, June 6Baseball: Section Championship, ISG FieldTrack: State Class A Prelims, St.

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River Valley sends 28 to Section 2A meet

Nearly 30 River Valley athletes, including relay alternates, will vie for a trip to the State Track and Field Championships at the Section 2A meet this weekend.Competitors who finished in the top eight individually and top four in relays at the north subsection meet on May 23 in Norwood Young America advanced to the Section meet Saturday at Mankato West High School.

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Remember and honor

Steve Eckstein salutes after placing a wreath on a cross for those who served and died in the Korean War, one of the many conflicts and their dead who were remembered at Sleepy Eye’s Memorial Day service at Home Cemetery.In his address to those gathered, Mayor Wayne Pelzel called it a day for both grief and celebration – to reflect on the tragic loss of life and to recount the courage of the fallen: “Let’s carry their sacrifice with us in our hearts and strive to honor their memory by being good and faithful, hopeful and strong, and committed to building a brighter future for all.”Photo by Dave Forster

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