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Early childhood screening scheduled for Feb. 10

January 27, 2022

Independent School District 84 will be offering early childhood screening services to district residents on Thursday, Feb. 10 at Trinity Lutheran Church basement. Early childhood screening is not used to determine readiness for kindergarten but is designed to detect delays in specific areas early in a child’s development. The sooner the problems can be recognized and referred for further assistance, the better service the child will receive to correct the delay.

How Alaska’s unique new election system works

January 27, 2022

JUNEAU, Alaska – Alaska elections will be held for the first time this year under a unique new system that scraps party primaries and uses ranked choice voting in general elections. The Alaska Supreme Court last week upheld the system, narrowly approved by voters in 2020.

Conversion of St. Paul

January 27, 2022

During this time I would like to reflect on the life of Saul, who later became Paul. By the grace of God, Saul was changed from being a persecutor of Christians to a messenger of the Gospel.

From COVID winter to blessed spring: Can’t get there fast enough

January 27, 2022

“People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do.

January 27, 2022

FRANCE – The French Senate has voted in favor of banning the wearing of headscarves in sports competitions, arguing that neutrality is a requirement on the field of play. The French upper legislative house voted late Tuesday in favor of amending a proposed law stipulating that the wearing “of conspicuous religious symbols is prohibited” to take part in events and competitions organized by sports federations.

Drop a line, the fishing is fine

January 20, 2022

There is quite a village of fish houses on Sleepy Eye Lake already (winter is good for something) and in just a couple weeks the lake will really be hopping with anglers at the Sportsmen's Club's 40th Annual Fishing Derby on Sunday, Feb. 6. DEB MOLDASCHEL

2022’s most anticipated theme park rides and attractions

January 20, 2022

As the epidemiological roller coaster ride that is the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted nearly everything in life over the past two years, many amusement parks applied the brakes and postponed new attractions.

OJT program gearing up for next school year

January 20, 2022

Sleepy Eye business who offer On the Job Training to local students presented information at the OJT Job Fair on Tuesday, Jan. 11 at the Sleepy Eye Event Center. This was an opportunity for students who are eligible to partici-pate next school year to learn more about the jobs available.

January 20, 2022

The Holiday Lights in Motion Board is proud of the show that was put on this year and acknowledged it took a tremendous amount of volunteer time and energy to make it all happen. "The park has become a special place for many to visit during the holiday season," said Shari Hittesdorf.

January 20, 2022

The Omicron Covid Storm has hit Sleepy Eye Public School the past week. We started out the new year in very good shape but by the middle of week two our positive cases started to explode. We have seen over forty cases of positives within a few days of each other. In light of these numbers the school has imposed a short term mask mandate starting on Jan. 17 through Feb. 1 to give us a fighting chance to minimize our positive cases. Our main goal with this mandate is to keep the in-person learning in place versus transitioning to distance learning. We do not make these decisions lightly and always look at students’ best interest. I do understand that some of these decisions have emotional toll on families but we are trying to stay with a rational state of mind making these decisions. Our hope is that we will be able to bring our numbers under control by the end of January. As long as we are able to staff our classrooms we will remain in in-person learning mode.