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St. Mary’s Class of 1982

Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School Class of 1982 held their 40 year reunion on Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Sleepy Eye Brewing Co. Pictured front from left: Jim Sellner, Sleepy Eye; Cindy (Goblirsch) Scheid, Owatonna; Susan (Weiss) Kruger, Lake City; Stan Seidl, Carthage, N.Y.; Christine (Sellner) Steffen, Sleepy Eye; Tony Schmitz, Sleepy Eye and Paul Sabatino, New Ulm. Second row: Brad Ludewig, Sleepy Eye; Gwen (Riebel) Brey, New Ulm; Valerie (Tauer) Kranz, Amboy; Lori (Helget) Deibele, Sleepy Eye; Dorinda (Kotten) Roiger, Springfield; Joyce (Pelzel) Butler, Owatonna and Cheryl (Helget) Reynolds, Mankato. Third row: Francis Fromm, Sleepy Eye; Charles Hillesheim, Mankato; Christine (Hoffmann) Lukes, Nicollet; Annette (Braun) Berkner, Sleepy Eye; DeLoy Berkner, Sleepy Eye; Linda (Lochner) Newman, Maple Grove; Terry Reynolds, Mankato and Rick Sellner, Mankato. Fourth row: Tom Mages, New Ulm; Randy Goblirsch, Sleepy Eye; Leon Kral, Sleepy Eye; Dean Meyer, Sleepy Eye and Tim Heymans, Saint Joseph. Submitted

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St. Mary’s Class of 1952

Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School Class of 1952 held their 70 year reunion on Saturday, Aug. 20 at the Sleepy Eye Golf Club. Pictured, front from left: Charles Krzmarzick, Tuscan, Ariz.; Fred Hoffmann, Sleepy Eye and Jerome Steffl, Sleepy Eye. Back: Irene (Lammers) Schulz, New Ulm; Josephine (Tauer) Rose, Sleepy Eye; Rosemary (Hoffman) Franta, New Ulm; Lucille (Mathiowetz) Moldaschel, Sleepy Eye and Donna (Bauer) Schumacher, Redwood Falls. Submitted

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City Office one day closure

The City Clerks Office for the City of Sleepy Eye will be closed on Friday, Sept. 16. This is to allow staff to attend a one day conference. The office will reopen Sept. 19 for regular business. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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Op-ed: Suicide rates in Minnesota

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Suicide rates in Minnesota declined slightly in 2020, but it’s important to remember there were a record number of suicides in 2019, and this is the sixth year in a row where more than 700 Minnesotans have died by suicide. There are far too many deaths, and many families are devastated by these deaths.

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Welcome Back to School!

Peter Roufs Principal, St. Mary’s Catholic School “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11) As we celebrate the beginning of a new school year at St.

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School staff recognized for years of service

Sleepy Eye Public School staff were recognized for their years of service milestones, front from left: Nadia Crooker - 20 years, Kathy Ahlrich - 20 years, Julie Ludewig - 10 years, Jaime Helget - 5 years, Pam Wendt - 40 years, Karlie Mathiowetz - 5 years, and Morgan Kokesch - 5 years. Back: Tammy Poncin - 20 years, Anita Johnson - 25 years, Nicole Jensen - 10 years, Kaitlyn Bloomgren - 5 years, Sydney Geiger - 5 years, Troy Vangsness - 10 years, Deb Reinarts - 25 years, and Cory Haala - 25 years.

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