EDA Weekly Memo
Report on the February EDA Board meeting held last week. • The Board approved two more EDA Business Assistance/Rehab Applications and a Sign and Awning application.
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Grain bin rescue demonstrations, seminars and more at New Ulm Farm Show March 10 and 11
The 41st annual New Ulm Farm-City Hub Club Farm Show will take over the south arena of the New Ulm Civic Center Friday and Saturday, March 10 and 11. Show hours are 1 to 8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Fancy formals for sale at boutique
Need a dress for prom? Don’t want to spend a fortune? Don’t have time to hit the road for far off dress shops? Crystal Ibberson, owner of Serendipity Boutique in downtown Sleepy Eye has the perfect solution. She has organized a prom consignment store on the second floor of the boutique building.
EDA Weekly Memo
• The reactivation of the Sleepy Eye Ambassadors group was the main discussion at the Chamber Board meeting in February. I attended the meeting and will be a part of streamlining the guidelines, looking at the activities that the group will be taking part in to get the group active once again, and a number of other details pertaining to membership, group responsibilities, and functions.
Sleepy Eye Elementary students love to celebrate reading
Sleepy Eye Elementary School celebrated “I Love to Read Month” (February) and “National Reading Month” (March) throughout this week, kicked off with Literacy Night on Monday evening, Feb. 27 and continuing with special themed dress up days the rest of the week.
Brown County District Court
Nicholas Martinka, age 29, of Sleepy Eye has been charged with five felony counts of Cellular Telephone Counterfeiting-2nd Degree; one felony count of Harassment - Aggravated Violations - by False Impersonation; and one Gross Misdemeanor county of Harassment - Causes or reasonably expect to cause substantial emotional distress to other person.
Dyckman Free Library News
Only one more week and we will be operating with our new library software! Staff is excited to begin as the new software offers more functionality that will allow us to serve you even better. For example, would you prefer to receive a text message when your book on hold is available for pick up? We can do that. Or do you prefer to pay your overdue fines with a credit card? We can do that now.
Brown County Dairy Princesses to be crowned
Crowning of 2023 Brown County Dairy Princesses will be held Saturday, March 11, at 11 a.m. at the Farm-City Hub Club Farm Show in New Ulm. The Dairy Princess program is sponsored by the dairy promotion check-off, which helps to build demand and sales for dairy products.
BBC Leadership group visits Sleepy Eye
On Thursday, Feb. 16, the Bridging Brown County Leadership group met in Sleepy Eye, holding a morning session receiving the results of the Myers- Briggs personality test they took the previous month. The group visited the Deport Museum and a number of local businesses—Mark Thomas Company, Serendipity Boutique, Miller Sellner, and the Mages building at 229 Main West. Mages Land Company & Auction Services was the sponsor for the day.