Among the events that are part of Sleepy Eye’s 150th Anniversary celebration this summer is a casual All Schools Reunion planned for the weekend of Sleepy Eye Summerfest—on Friday evening, Aug. 19 at the Sleepy Eye Brewing Company. The All Schools Reunion is for anyone with ties to Sleepy Eye Public or St. Mary’s school: former students, graduates, staff, and friends alike.
Last fall, the Catholic elementary schools in the Diocese of New Ulm were offered a Challenge Matching Grant of $25,000 from the Richard Schulze Family Foundation. Schulze, the founder of Best Buy, has as one of his foundation’s focuses the support of Catholic education. The schools, including St. Mary’s School, were successful in reaching the challenge of raising $25,000 in new donations to match the grant by the end of 2021.
St. Mary’s 6th, 7th and 8th graders recently took a trip to St. Paul and toured the Minnesota History Center, St. Paul Cathedral and Minnesota State Capitol. Highlights of the trip were the interactive exhibits at the History Center, the beauty and architecture of the Cathedral, and touring the Capitol building. Students were able to meet and speak with Representative Paul Torkelson. Submitted
Auditions for Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre’s original musical adaptation of Sleeping Beauty will be held Monday, May 30 at 1 p.m. at the Sleepy Eye High School Auditorium.
People concerned about water quality and soil health in Brown County should consider filing by May 31 to run for the position of supervisor of the Brown Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). Supervisors play an important role in how a wide variety of natural resources are managed in our county, including wetlands, rivers, lakes and farmland.
The Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter held its Awards Program on Sunday, May 1. It was a great opportunity to honor the members and chapter leaders, as well as the major supporters for the chapter throughout the year.
SLEEPY EYE CHURCHES Calvary Baptist Church, Pastor Phil Siefkes, 794-6048, 220 4th Ave. SW, calvary-answers.org Sunday Service - 10:45 a.m.
Laws are essentials for an orderly and functioning society. Every society needs laws because human beings are sinful and need guidance and correction. Some laws which govern civil society can differ from one culture to the next, but we also have moral laws which are basic principals of right and wrong that are true for all people of all time. God has placed an understanding of this moral law in human beings through the conscience.
The Sleepy Eye High School Prom was Friday night, May 7, with a theme of Masquerade Ball. Mason Sellner and Priscilla Martinez were first on stage during the Grand March. Turn to page 16 for more photos.
Each year on the first Wednesday in May the Depot Museum opens for the season, and for several years has combined opening day and a Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event and program. Wednesday, May 4, the tradition continued (after a pandemic pause) with Dyckman Free Library Director Lisa Steffl as guest speaker.