SLEEPY EYE The Sleepy Eye City Council will consider reducing liquor license renewal fees due to the COVID-19 pandemic during its meeting on Tuesday, March
Mary Manderfeld
EDINA A New Ulm native said to always focus on others, was recently honored by Edina Public Schools after serving the school district in many positions for more than 33 years.
Mary Manderfeld, a 1977 Cathedral High School graduate who excelled in basketball at many levels when the sport was in its infancy for girls and women, was also noted for her hard work, humility, having a positive impact on others, and other attributes.
Edina Public School social studies teacher Steve Collision’s recent request to the Edina School Board to rename the Valley View MIddle School south gym after Manderfeld was approved.
Staff photo by Fritz Busch
A Brown County COVID Food Assistance Program free food distribution was held behind Jefferson and St. Paul’s
Lutheran Elementary Schools on Saturday, March 6. Each family received fresh produce, mixed dairy and protein
items. The event was sponsored by Second Harvest Heartland, the United Way of the Brown County area, and Open
Door Health Center, Mankato.
ST. PAUL Minnesota River watershed water storage advocate Scott Sparlin of New Ulm has testified a number of times at the 92nd Legislature on water storage
2-year-old Lennon Ludewig of Sleepy Eye
Mar 5, 2021
Submitted photo
Carly Ludewig, left, and Jeremy Ludewig of Sleepy Eye enjoy a lighter moment
with their two-year-old son Lennon, who has leukemia. The Knights of Columbus in
Sleepy Eye are doing a Teddy Bear Drive fundraiser to help the family. Teddy Bears
are available for purchase at Sleepy Eye, Comfrey and Springfield businesses. Online
orders and donations are also being accepted.
SLEEPY EYE Usually this time of year, the Sleepy Eye Knights of Columbus hosts a pancake breakfast to benefit a person or family in need.
Recipients don’t have to belong to the Knights of Columbus or even be Catholic.