The Sleepy Eye Lions Club named Ella Pollard and Kayden Klein as September Students of the Month. Ella is a senior at St. Mary’s High School and is the daughter of Jason and Julie Pollard. Kayden is a senior at Sleepy Eye High School and is the son of Jim and Beth Klein.
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After taking a year off to rest and regroup, the Sleepy Eye Holiday Lights in Motion committee is ready to roll for 2025! Volunteers are sought to help with set up in Sportsmen’s Park on weekends until the show opens on Thanksgiving night, beginning this Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 25 and 26. Work begins at 9 a.m. and goes to 5 p.m. A meal is provided for those working during lunch time. (Volunteers provide that, too.)
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Sleepy Eye FFA members competed in their first Region VI Contest on October 7 and 10, with the Dairy Team placing first out of ten teams in their contest! The Horse Team took second and the Forestry Team received fifth place.
At their Oct. 14 meeting, the Sleepy Eye City Council heard a request from Lucas Miles and Jarod Olson, of AT Apartments, to amend the loan agreement with Common Bond, the current owner of Sunrise Manor, to allow AT Apartments to assume the mortgage to allow them to purchase it. City Manager Bob Elston explained that the mortgage funds came through a Region Nine Small Cities Development program, administered by the city. Elston said the Small Cities funding program requires the loan amendment in case of a sale of the property, so the financing won’t be considered in default. A motion by Nate Stevermer, seconded by Doug Pelzel to amend the loan agreement passed unanimously. Elston later explained to the Herald-Dispatch that the loan is for $400,000 with no payments due during the term and is completely forgiven after 30 years.
It has been one of those weeks. You know the kind that starts one way and something unexpectedly happens and all plans change.
The Sleepy Eye school board approved a naming rights policy during its Oct. 8 meeting. The policy will allow the school to receive long-term financial assistance in exchange for the opportunity to name rooms, buildings, fields, gardens and other approved facilities after sponsors.
Sleepy Eye native Melissa Pietig was singled out as a notable woman in dairy by Dairy Star this past August. The Midwest-based publication published a feature story on Pietig’s agricultural work and her contributions toward expanding the Lax-Pietig Family Farms.
The Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter has completed its trap shooting season. There were four shoots for the season: Springfield, Mt. Lake, Sleepy Eye, and Windom.