This month, three men from the Catholic Diocese of New Ulm will be ordained to the priesthood. Deacon Tanner Thooft of Lynd, Deacon Joshua Bot of Minneota, and Deacon Nathan Hansen of Darwin, will be ordained a priest by Bishop Emeritus John M. LeVoir on Saturday, May 28, at 10 a.m. at the Church of St. Mary in Sleepy Eye. A reception will follow the Mass in the St. Mary’s social room.
At the May 10 Sleepy Eye City Council meeting, the council called for the first reading of an ordinance to sell 5 acres of land to Miller Sellner for $95,000. The property is located south of Miller Sellner’s property, outside of of the city. The property was acquired by the city through an earlier land swap involving farm land located to the east, inside the city’s Snow Farm addition.
Another school year is coming to an end very soon as I am finishing my 13th year here at Sleepy Eye Public School. It has been an awesome experience working with great students, teachers and community members. Thank you again for the opportunity to serve this community.
Oh boy, slow down. I am excited that it is finally nice out too.
The Sleepy Eye community Blood Drive is scheduled for Tuesday, May 17, noon to 6 p.m. at the Sleepy Eye Event Center. To schedule an appointment call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: Sleepy Eye. You can streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history questions on the day of your appointment.
With warmer weather on the way, we all will be rushing to our local watering holes for some fun in the sun. However, according to Safe Kids Worldwide, drowning is the leading cause of death among children between the ages of 1 and 4 years old and the third leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children 19 and under. There are some important reminders and guidelines to keep in mind before jumping in.
Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths (TZD), an organization that was designed to study the causes of traffic fatalities and serious injuries, and work to pursue public support of traffic safety as a priority, hosted a seminar at Prairie’s Edge Casino and Resort in Granite Falls last week.
More than 100 members of the Chicago & North Western Historical Society will gather in Mankato, May 19-22, for the society’s first in-person annual convention since 2019. The four-day event, “Rails & Rivers – Mankato 2022,” takes place at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center in downtown Mankato.
Trenton Nachreiner is a senior at Sleepy Eye High School. He’s played football throughout high school, belongs to FFA and is on the Knowledge Bowl team.
Thirty-one second graders from St. Mary’s Parish and the Church of Japanese Martyrs received the sacrament of their First Holy Communion at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Sunday, May 1. Pictured, front from left: Jackson Meyer, Lillian Schwartz, Wyatt Schauman, Sara Seifert, Cooper Braulick, Clara Lax, Maya Murphy, Presley Pierson, Reese Schroepfer, and Isabella Seifert. Second row: Avery Steffl, Alexa Silva, Madison Hoffman, Tessa Armbruster, Berkeley Brandl, Blake Braulick, Maxx Krzmarzick, Adam Tauer, Emmett Weiss, Jada Schauman, and Jay Schultz. Back row: Fr. Mark Steffl, Fr. Zachary Peterson, Jonah Sellner, Brennan Severson, Jaxon Schroepfer, Anthony Braulick, Joshua Moldan, Daniel Moldan, Benjamin Helget, Samantha Sellner, Jacob Trevino and catechist, Karri Hoffmann. Submitted