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Sleepy Eye FFA advances to state

HERON LAKE – On Tuesday, Nov. 12th, the FFA regional competition was held in Heron Lake for all Leadership Development Events (LDE’s). Sleepy Eye FFA students managed to advanced to the state competition. Camryn Maher competed in the FFA Creed Competition and placed first out of twelve ...

American Legion in Nicollet host blood drive

NEW ULM - A Red Cross Community Blood Drive will be held from 12pm-6pm Monday Dec 2 at the American Legion in Nicollet, 713 3rd St, Nicollet MN. Appointments can be scheduled online at www.redcrossblood.org, or by calling 800-733-2767.  There is an ongoing critical blood shortage. All blood types are needed.

Sleepy Eye FFA receives Living to Serve mini grant

SLEEPY EYE - The Sleepy Eye FFA applied for and received a National FFA Living to Serve mini grant for a service project to lift the spirits of senior residents in our community at the local nursing homes/assisted living/rehab facilities this fall. Members made 120 uplifting fall quote ...

St. Anthony Elementary 1st quarter honor roll

Grade 5 A Honor Roll: Nora Bailey, Eli Berdan,Aaron Finstad,Matthew Finstad, Kate Fischer,Ethan Forstner,Jack Hazuka,Audrey Hillesheim, Kyley Johnson, Sollie Larson, Davis Lieser, Autumn Nachreiner, Jake Nosbush,Abigail Schneider,Elle Wald,Evelyn Weier, Austin Wilfahrt, Madelyn Wurtzberger and Lorelei Wyczawski. Grade 6 A Honor Roll: Kinley Berdan, Chloe Dagel, Elizabeth Fischer, Leah Franta, Addie Hoffmann, Nora Krueger,Willow Nachreiner, Brielle Neubauer, Jack Peterson and Kenlee Wendinger. Grade 5 B Honor Roll: Kyla Aufderheide, Amos Beranek, Emma Breu,Liv Franta, Lucille ...

New executive director of ProMusica MN

The Willkommen Committee recently visited with ProMusica MN to celebrate their new executive director, Ann Fredrickson. Fredrickson worked for 12 years as a trained opera singer before she began teaching at Bethany Lutheran College.  It was there that she met ProMusica Artistic Director and ...

Nancy Grohnert is New American Legion manager

NEW ULM - The Willkommen Committee recently visited the American Legion to celebrate their new general manager, Nancy Grohnert. Grohnert grew up in the Buffalo Lake/Steward area.  She went to college for law enforcement before starting a family. After her husband died, Grohnert bought a ...