The following students from Sleepy Eye have been named to the 2024 fall semester Dean’s List at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities for attaining at least a 3.66 GPA: Alexander Joramo, Junior, College of Educ/Human Development; John Miller, Sophomore, School of Nursing; Brooklyn Moldan, Senior, College of Educ/Human Development.
As we entered the season of Lent this month, there has been a lot of discussion about what people are giving up for Lent. For those who might be unaware, Lent is a 40-day period when Christians repent of their sins, in preparation for Easter. Along with repentance, many Christians will also give something up. They might fast, meaning they will skip meals or meat for a purpose, which is to spend more time in prayer. For those who can’t give up meals (because it is bad for their health), some of them give up something else, like chocolate, coffee, TV, news media, and more. Many Christians give up their finances, and they donate to those in need. Lent is a time of simplicity, so the world is pushed to the side as we get ready to celebrate Easter morning, when the followers of Jesus discovered that His tomb was empty.
Five River Valley speakers competed in the Eagan Wildcat tournament at Eagan High School on Saturday, March 8. Lily Kallevig and Reagan Schmidt competed in extemporaneous reading, Abigail Jensen in prose, Kaylee Granda in drama, and Aubree Paplow in informative speaking. This tournament hosted over 1,100 students from both Class A and AA schools around Minnesota. Schmidt received 5th place in finals for extemporaneous reading out of 84 speakers. Granda received 3rd in the merit finals of prose and placed 9th out of 50 speakers.
FFA Members of the Month for February are Anna Johnson, Logan Ludewig, Noah Christensen, and Megan Sellner.
The BOLD Warriors did as well as any team this year in bottling up St. Mary’s star player Morgan Mathiowetz, holding her to 16 points in the Section 2A championship – until the last 22 seconds of the game.
At its annual AGC Honors event last week, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota recognized individuals and companies for their outstanding contributions and commitment to Minnesota’s commercial construction industry.
Question: I am in the process of restoring a classic car. I have a question regarding windshield wipers. Do I have to install them on my ride? I am concerned they will take away from the aesthetics. Everything from how they look on the windshield to the motor under the hood that operates them. I thought I would check with you.
Morgan Mathiowetz and her teammates react after she tied Friday’s Section 2A championship game with less than 22 seconds to play with a bucket near the rim while getting fouled and falling to the floor. She would sink the free throw to make it a three-point play and put St. Mary’s ahead. The Knights held on to beat BOLD 57-54 and advance to the Class A State Tournament. See page 12 for more on the game.
Craig Hansen, the long time “voice of Sleepy Eye” on KNUJ radio’s FM station, SAM 107-3, passed away last week and things just won’t be the same to loyal listeners of the morning Sleepy Eye show on the radio, or for anyone involved in a community event who wanted to promote it on Craig’s show “Community Accent.” In fact, community events won’t be the same anymore as Craig was everywhere for any event, representing the radio station or volunteering for the event.