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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat goes on stage this weekend

Song and dance come to the local stage this weekend when the Springfield Community Theatre and Springfield Community Education present Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Based on the biblical story of Joseph and his brothers in the Book of Genesis, the musical goes on stage at Springfield Public School this Saturday, April 2 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 3 at 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

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GFWC Woman’s Club

The GFWC Woman’s Club met for the March meeting at the Sleepy Eye Coffee Company for Dutch Dessert with the Qui Vive Club as guests. The program was by Italian exchange students Chiari Leonardi, via Zoom with Kris Eckstein as moderator. Chiara told about her life in Rome where she lives in an apartment with her family. She learned to speak English in grade school. Chiara said students in Italy have five years of high school, are in the same class all five years and that teachers rotate from classroom to classroom instead of the students. She said transportation is mostly by bus with some trains similar to subways. Chiara said food consists of various pastas, pizza, vegetables, shrimp, tuna, salmon, some squid and even octopus. Some holidays they observe include June 2, when Italy was founded, similar to our 4th of July; mid-August on the beach with fireworks and St. Lucia Day in December.

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Spreading Holiday Cheer

Sleepy Eye FFA members have been busy, earlier making cards for Valentine’s Day and now making Spring posters in order to spread some cheer at the nursing homes and Countryside Assisted Living. FFA members in junior high and high school made the large posters during the January and March FFA meetings.

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Grow one if you can

Mayor Wayne Pelzel not only is Co-Chair of the 150th Anniversary Committee, he also volunteered to handle the Beard Growing Contest! This contest is a nod to the past—or maybe it is a “chin scratch” to the past. Beard growing contests were often a feature of old-time community celebrations that were held in honor of a town’s history.

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2022 Brown County Dairy Association Royalty crowned

On Saturday, March 12, at the Farm Show in New Ulm the Brown County Dairy Association royalty were crowned. In front, from left, are the Ambassadors: Madilyn Portner, New Ulm; Emma Fischer, Sleepy Eye and Rachel Portner, Sleepy Eye. Back: Princesses are Gracie Sellner, Sleepy Eye; Lauren Steffl, Sleepy Eye; Sophie Kyllonen, Sleepy Eye and Elizabeth Griebel, New Ulm. Not pictured is Princess Sophia Portner, Sleepy Eye. Those crowned as Princess have the option of entering the state Princess Kay of the Milky Way competition but have not yet made their decisions on whether to do so. Submitted

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