Sleepy Eye Elementary students from first through fourth grade spent part of their afternoon Monday helping gather sticks at local parks in recognition of Earth Day. Public Work Director Mike Hardin planned to thank them with ice cream treats later this week. Here, fourth-graders Grace Wersal, left, and Josie Heiderscheidt add to one of the piles at Allison Park. At St. Mary’s, Earth Day activities included a trip outside by 10th and 6th graders to study how runoff flows into storm drains.Photo by Dave Forster
