During this three-day weekend, Jan. 18-20, any Minnesota resident can go fishing for free if fishing with a child 15 years old or younger. Minnesotans 15 years old or younger don’t need fishing licenses any time of the year.
Independent School District 84 will be offering early childhood screening services to district residents on Thursday, Feb. 6 at the Sleepy Eye Elementary School. Early childhood screening is not used to determine readiness for kindergarten but is designed to detect delays in specific areas early in a child’s development. The sooner the problems can be recognized and referred for further assistance, the better service the child will receive to correct the delay.
Sleepy Eye Public School is back in full swing after a well-deserved holiday break. I certainly hope that the winter weather will treat us a bit nicer than what we have experienced so far. I don’t mind the cold temperatures but like everything else I prefer it in moderation. We have a long way to go yet but I am hoping that we see a little less frigidity that we had the past month.
The Indians played St. Mary’s close to start their cross-town game last week, but the undefeated visiting Knights turned up their defense and turned a two-point lead with less than four minutes to go in the first half into an 11-point lead by the break. The Knights extended their lead further in the second half, led by Morgan Mathiowetz (44 points, 7-for-9 on 3s) and Olivia Schieffert (22 points). Paige Haala made four 3-pointers and led the Indians’ in scoring with 19 points.
•Koffee Kup, Jan. 16: High Game: Jan Seidl 176, Brenda Walden 139, Kris Suess 131. High Series: Jan Seidl 464, Brenda Walden 378, Gloria Engholm 347. High Team Game: Hills 412. High Team Series: Hills 1,089. League Standings: Hills 39.5-16.5, Folgers 38-18, Butternut 23.5-32.5.
The Sleepy Eye Milk Quality Team advanced to state by taking second out of 13 teams at regionals on Jan. 14 in Mountain Lake. The state competition for Milk Quality and Food Science Career Development Events will be in April in the Twin Cities.
Question: I have seen numerous times where a bicyclist will not stop at a stop sign, if they are sharing the road with automobiles. I have seen a couple of close incidents where the bicyclist is almost hit as well. Are bicyclists under the same rules if they are sharing the road with automobiles?
•Koffee Kup, Jan. 9: High Game: Gloria Engholm 154, Jan Seidl 149, Brenda Walden 142. High Series: Jan Seidl 417, Gloria Engholm 393, Brenda Walden 384. High Team Game: Hills 393. High Team Series: Folgers 1,072. League Standings: Folgers 38-11, Hills 32.5-16.5, Butternut 16.5-32.5.
Pastor Phil Siefkes, 794-6048, 220 4th Ave. SW, calvary-answers.org
Hope everyone had a good book or movie to cozy up with to ride out this chilly weather! Thanks to the non-fiction grant we received, 137 of the 156 books ordered have arrived and are available for check out. Not to mention there are 20 or so new fiction books that have arrived this month. Check out our website to see the specific titles or stop in and have a look.