Honoring their memory
By Dave Forster For some, the day and its rituals become no less painful with the passing of time. ’’It’s hard to come out here,” said Jane Fischer.
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Join Brown SWCD and NRCS at Local Work Group meeting
The Brown Soil and Water Conservation District and the Natural Resources Conservation Service office of Brown County are holding a Local Work Group meeting to seek community input on conservation priorities in our region. This annual meeting provides an opportunity for landowners and people with an interest in agriculture and conservation to review and provide input on local conservation practices and priorities for Brown County. The recommendations from this meeting will be shared with the Minnesota State Technical Committee of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
SouthPoint recognized with a 2023 CUNA Diamond Award
SouthPoint Financial Credit Union was a recipient of a 2023 CUNA Diamond Award. Winners were honored during the CUNA Marketing and Business Development Council Conference at the Renaissance Orlando at Sea World on March 28.
Community donations
The Red Cross collected 140 units of blood at its Sleepy Eye blood drive on May 23 at the event center. “Goal was 113 and we SMASHED IT,” the coordinators wrote in their summary of the drive.
City gets rolling on sales of pot, edibles
By Dave Forster mitting sales of THC the ground rules for a The City Council will gummies and other ed- marijuana dispensary work to adopt an ordi- ible cannabis products nance this summer per- by fall while also setting when the state’s regulatory framework is up and running.
Out of the Past
50 years ago - May 29, 1973 David Breu, son of Mrs. Margaret Breu, was ordained to the priesthood at the Church of St. John in Searles Sunday by Bishop Alphonse J. Schladweiler. Father Breu was assigned to St. Mary’s Church where he had been serving his deacon internship.
UP NEXT THE WORLD
Members of Sleepy Eye High School's Class of 2023 toss their caps following their graduation on Friday in the gymnasium.
Windows to the past
Eighty-four years ago this month, downtown was awash in dolls. Nearly 300 of ’em, according to the front page of the May 25, 1939, Herald-Dispatch.
Fast food parcel up for sale
For sale: A piece of real estate with one burger-flipping tenant. The property at 320 Main St.