April 2025

Christ is arisen

One of my favorite Easter hymns is not one that we sing often. The song is in a minor key; it sounds sad and pained; it is arhythmic and tough to sing; however, it has some of the most beautiful words. The first verse goes like this:

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City makes another property sale

Monday at noon the Sleepy Eye City Council held a special meeting for the second reading and approval of an ordinance to sell Lot 6, Block 1, Sleepy Hollow Fifth Addition to Dennis and Sharon Fromm. The lot, located in the city’s development south of St. Mary’s Street and west of 12th Avenue NE, is on St. Mary’s Street NE, across the street from Home Cemetery. City Manager Bob Elston said in an email that the purchase price for the property is $53,000. The first reading of the ordinance was held at the council’s regular meeting on April 21.

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Sun shines on Easter Egg Hunt

After a few years with cold, wet weather forcing the Easter Egg Hunt indoors, it was once again held at Allison Park on Saturday morning, April 19. Still chilly, but the sun was shining on the fun! Kids hunted for plastic eggs filled with treats in the park, sectioned of by age group. The Easter Bunny was there to greet the kids and pose with any who wanted photos. The Miss Sleepy Eye Ambassadors were also on hand to hand out Easter Egg shaped candy and pose for photos. The Sleepy Eye Easter Egg Hunt is sponsored by the Sleepy Eye Medical Center and SouthPoint Financial Credit Union.

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Dyckman Free Library News

This month has flown by as we were busy with paintings, story times, programs on circus legends, William Kent Krueger author visit, book club and holding our last Spice Tour of the year. But we aren’t done with activities yet! We are offering an after school jigsaw puzzle challenge on Wednesday, April 30 at 3:30 p.m. for kids ages 6-12, stop in or call to register.

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