By Deb Moldaschel
60 years ago – Nov. 5, 1964
For the first time in many years Brown county fell into the Democratic column Tuesday insofar as the presidential race was concerned The Johnson-Humphrey ticket polled 6,069 to 5,581 for Goldwater-Miller.
An undetermined amount of cash was taken by burglars who late last night or early this morning hauled away a 900-pound safe from Fering Chevrolet. The safe was hoisted onto the company’s wrecker and wheeled out of the building. The wrecker, safe and an acetylene torch, also taken from the garage, were found in a corn field three miles east of Sleepy Eye….George Lochner and son Gene made the discovery as they were about to begin corn-picking operations.
45 years ago – Nov. 8, 1979
Voters of District 84 passed a $1.89 million for an elementary school addition to the Sleepy Eye Public High School by an overwhelming margin: 1,287 yes to 381 no. Speaking to the school board, Superintendent Harold Kirchglaser said, “You people ought to feel good about the people of district voting so much in favor of the referendum. It shows you have done your job well.”
Would the individual who took the little clock from a table at a home on East Maple Street Halloween evening, please return it? No questions will be asked.
25 years ago – Nov. 4, 1999
The stream of voters heading into the polls at Sleepy Eye Public School on Tuesday was steady as ballots were cast in favor or opposing an excess levy referdum. In the end, those in favor won out over the opposition as 56 percent of District 84 voters said “yes.” The vote was 718 to 574. The levy will provide $350 per pupil unit, about $267,000 annually, to the school district over and above state funding.
Remembered as a successful businessman and dedicated family man, Richard Mathiowetz, owner of Mathiowetz Construction in Leavenworth, died Sunday of heart failure. He was also known for his philanthropy in orchestrating projects which enhanced the athletic programs at both Sleepy Eye Public School and St. Mary’s schools as well as Divine Providence Community Home and Schoenstatt on the Lake, the Sleepy Eye Arena and Stark ball fields.
15 years ago – Nov. 5, 2009
The Mark Thomas Co. held an open house for the community last Thursday, in recognition of receiving the Chamber of Commerce’s 2009 Manufacturer and Technology Award. A new aspect of their funeral supply business is creating and distributing ceramic urns. Thanks to their new hire Angie Schroepfer, who studied ceramics in college, the company is not beginning to create these urns on-site.
An Army veteran of the Korean War, Aut Seidl continues to honor veterans by serving with the Sleepy Eye Honor Guard. Seidl was featured in the Veterans Day story in the Herald-Dispatch. Seidl also manages the Servicemen’s Club and is in charge of the honor guard.
