Summer Ag in action
The Sleepy Eye Summer Agricultural Education program has been busy over the months of June and July. Along with leadership and tour opportunities, short hands-on classes have been taking place at Sleepy Eye Public School.
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Ask a Trooper – Extended carrier laws
Question: I see vehicles go by with extended carriers attached to their hitch with several full gas cans. We discuss what could happen if a driver was not paying attention and ran into one such vehicle. How safe can this be? are there any laws in place that makes this unlawful?
Enjoy the last few weeks of SE pool fun
We are less than a month before the pool closes for the season. Wow…hard to believe! Our last swimming lesson session will begin August 1 and end on August 12. We do have openings left if anyone is still interested in signing their child(ren) up. It has been a true joy teaching the children about water safety, strokes, and fun while enjoying a lifetime activity of swimming and some have even said they would like to be a lifeguard in the future!
God can transform hearts
Approximately 2,700 years ago, the prophet Isaiah spoke to the southern tribes in the nation of Israel. He ministered the word of God in and around Jerusalem during the reign of four kings: Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. His eponymous book is quoted in the New Testament over 60 times, more than all the other prophets combined. (I’ve been waiting to use “eponymous” in a sentence for quite a while. Here’s my chance.)
Artists in action
Last week children were invited to make sidewalk chalk art at the library. The kids worked with New Ulm woman Kara Carlson who drew sidewalk chalk art every day for nine months during the pandemic to cheer people up. At Carlson’s suggestion, the kids at the library drew art that included messages with jokes or puns. Carlson published a picture book, “A little story about Sidewalk Chalk Art” which is available at the Dyckman Free Library. Deb Moldaschel
Ask a Trooper” What to do if in a crash
Question: If involved in a minor auto accident with another driver what steps should be taken at the scene by both parties? Answer: Crashes happen every day in Minnesota. Crashes are one of the State Patrol’s primary duties.
Family Living Focus – Age healthier, breathe easier
Did you know that Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a leading cause of death in the United States, claiming approximately many lives each year? COPD causes many hospitalizations and hospital emergency room visits. COPD includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema – lung diseases which frequently coexist and are characterized by obstruction to air flow, making it difficult to breathe. Smokers are particularly at risk of developing COPD. However, it has also been linked to workplace exposure to dust and fumes. Symptoms include chronic cough, increased mucus production, chest tightness, shortness of breath and difficulty breathing.
Luxembourg’s Cardinal Hollerich to visit the Sleepy Eye area
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg is coming to the Midwest of the USA in late July and August on a pastoral visit where he wishes to meet the people. The Cardinal is carrying on the long-standing tradition of some of his predecessors who visited the Luxembourg communities in the Midwest over the past 121-years: Bishop Jean Joseph Koppes in 1901, Bishop Leon Lommel in 1965, Bishop Jean Hengen in 1975, and Archbishop Fernand Franck in 2000 and 2007.
“West Side Story” opens tonight
Tony (Michael Koester) and Maria (Karina Koracan) sing “Tonight” in the iconic balcony scene in “West Side Story.” The Sleepy Eye Community Theater production opens tonight (Thursday, July 14) at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Auditorium with shows also on Friday at 7:30 and Sunday at 2 p.m. Submitted
Praying for God’s Peace and Justice
St. Mary’s Catholic Church Just last week, on July 4th, we heard about what is now being called the 309th “mass shooting” this year in our country. It took place in Highland Park, an affluent Chicago suburb, previously considered “one of the safest towns in the country.” During a 4th of July parade, a 22-year-old male described as an “amateur rapper” opened fire on a crowd gathered for the event.