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Back to the Basics of Faith

Our world continues to be a place filled with pain and grief. We have seen violence, war, political turmoil, and such horrible things over the past few months. It makes me wonder: what can draw us back together as a community? What can gather us as people with diverse and sometimes opposing ideas? How can we root ourselves in hope?

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Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Class of 1965

Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School Class of 1965 held their 60-year reunion on Sept. 13 at the Sleepy Eye Golf Club.  Pictured in the front row (left to right):  Robert Hoffmann, Sleepy Eye; Carol (Braulick) Lee, Mound; Dave Weiss, Sleepy Eye; Margie (Braun) Hoffmann, Sleepy Eye; Marge (Mathiowetz) Seidl, Sleepy Eye; Judy (Schleisman) Mathiowetz, Sleepy Eye; Lynn Haala, Sleepy Eye and Victor Kotten, Albany. Second row: Allan Hertling, Aubrey, Texas; Bob Paulson, Sleepy Eye; Derald Peters, Omaha, Neb.; Bob Rubey, Sleepy Eye; JoAnn (Zschetzsche) Bautch, St. Cloud; Leonard Seidl, Sleepy Eye; Kathleen (Hillesheim) Krzmarzick, Sleepy Eye; Linda (Klein) Brennan, Minneapolis; Janette (Zuhlsdorf) Krzmarzick, New Ulm; Pauline (Reinarts) Roberts, Sanborn; Linda (Gehrke) Schroepfer, Sleepy Eye; Diana (Wensauer) Sellner, Sleepy Eye; Gloria (Windschitl) Helget, Sleepy Eye; Patty (Duscher) Sellner, Sleepy Eye; Marcy (Hoffmann) Bode, New Ulm; Linda (Goblirsch) Schroepfer, Sleepy Eye and Clifford Lux, Sleepy Eye. 

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Volleyball roundup

The Sleepy Eye Indians faced off against GFW and the St. Mary’s Knights played Wabasso on Tuesday, Sept. 9, both at home. Both matches ended in victory for the Sleepy Eye teams.

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Summerfest by the numbers

The Summerfest vendor numbers collected by the Chamber of Commerce show a good turnout for Sleepy Eye’s 2025 town days. Chamber director Christina Andres said that while the numbers are slightly down from the previous year, this reflected an overall trend for other local festivals.

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