16th Annual DBIA – Upper Midwest Region Design-Build Project Award
The Design-Build Institute of America, Upper Midwest Region, has chosen to recognize their First Place Project of the year, the TH52 Zumbrota to Cannon Falls Design-Build project at its 16th Annual Awards Ceremony. The TH52 Design Build Team includes MnDOT District 6, KLJ Engineering, and the prime contractor Mathiowetz Construction Company of Sleepy Eye.
The MCC team, along with KLJ, utilized their expertise and understanding of the design-build process, embracing the ability to provide innovative solutions through Alternative Technical Concepts (ATCs). The ATCs they provided optimized the preliminary design and created a truly innovative approach to construction which reduced costs to the State, while increasing quality and constructability. Overall, the design and construction were completed on schedule, as well as within budget. The team at Mathiowetz Construction was led by Dave Domm, Randy Shoen and Brian Krzmarzick.
The Upper Midwest Region of the Design-Build Institute of America is proud to sponsor an annual awards program in recognition of regional project teams that exemplify principles of interdisciplinary teamwork, innovation, and problem-solving that characterize design-build delivery. Winning projects are honored for the advanced and innovative application of total integrated project delivery and finding unique solutions for project challenges. DBIA-UMR is the premier source for design-build networking, education and advocacy throughout Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School Class of 1974 held their 50-year class reunion on August 17, 2024, at the Sleepy Eye Golf Club. Pictured in the front row (left): Fr. George Schmit – guest; Phil Sellner, Sleepy Eye; Debra (Helget) Beltz, Olivia; Rita (Moldaschel) Weiss, Sleepy Eye; Joan (Konz) Rasmussen, New Ulm; Mary Jo (Goblirsch) Hille, Minneapolis; Diane (Neid) Meath, Forest Lake; Jerome Krzmarzick, Sleepy Eye; Laurie (Schroepfer) Sieve, St. James; Randy Krzmarzick, Sleepy Eye; Steve Meyer, Mankato; and Dale Berkner, Brandon, SD. Second row: Julie (Helget) Windschitl, Comfrey; Diane (Lux) Radtke, Mountain Lake; Joan (Gangelhoff) Dording, Winthrop; Laurie (Wendinger) Enns, St. Paul; Patty (Eckstein) Kopel, Mankato; Mary Carroll, New Ulm; Cathy Haala, Sleepy Eye; Carol (Fromm) Whitney, Mankato; Sandy (Braun) Perkins, Alexandria; Dan Braun, Sleepy Eye; Vernard Haala, Sleepy Eye; Dean Koll, Glenwood Springs, CO; John Schwartz, Sleepy Eye and Mark Bruggeman, Minneapolis. Back row: Matt Rausch, Millersville, MD; Mike Sellner, Sleepy Eye; Fred Braulick, Sleepy Eye; Wally Johns, Mankato; Craig Hansen, Sleepy Eye; Steve Hansen, St. Paul; John Ebenhoh, Sleepy Eye and Mike Schmid, Sleepy Eye. Present but not pictured: Ralph Hillesheim, Sleepy Eye; Sherry (Ganske) Bahr, Madison, WI; Chuck Zinniel, Sleepy Eye and Sandra (Krueger) Nydam, Sleepy Eye.
The Miss Sleepy Eye Royalty hosted their annual Murder Mystery for the area ambassadors on Wednesday evening. Because the event had a food truck theme, our royalty and their guests were invited to bring donations for the Sleepy Eye Food Shelf. Queen Emily Ericksen and Princess Alexa Pelzel delivered sixty-one pounds of food and $50 to Ann McCabe at the Sleepy Eye Food Shelf.
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School Class of 1994 held their 30-year class reunion on August 10, 2024, at the Sleepy Eye Brewing Co. Pictured in the front row (left): Joanna (Hoffmann) Carroll, West Fargo, ND; Connie Nelson, Sleepy Eye; Holly (Hoffmann) Christensen, Sleepy Eye; Lisa (Kral) Oberg, Alexandria; Jenny (Braulick) Helget, Sleepy Eye; Dawn (Eickhoff) Sellner, Sleepy Eye; and Sarah Forster, Saint Paul.
Back row: Jeremy Mages, New Ulm; Troy Huiras, Sleepy Eye Kevin Bushard, Northfield; Matt Nuytten, Lake Crystal; Jeff Sellner, Saint Paul; Mike Hillesheim, Shakopee; Tim Haala, Saint Paul; Justin Weiss, Chandler, AZ; Nicole Paulson, Sleepy Eye and Dan Haala, New Ulm. Not pictured: Rachel (Meyer) Hoffman, New Ulm.
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School Class of 1959 held their 65-year class reunion on August 3, 2024, at the Sleepy Eye Golf Club. Pictured in the front row (left): Rita (Pelzel) Neid, Sleepy Eye; Dorothy (Billmeier) Krzmarzick, Sleepy Eye; Carol (Goldschmidt) Hengel, Sleepy Eye; Sandy (Bertrand) Runing, St. Paul; Patty (Bertrand) Steeber, Osseo; Judy (Schottenbauer) Conrad, Sartell; and Donna Krzmarzick, Osseo. Second row: Tom Hirsch, Sleepy Eye; Sr. Theresa Hoffmann, Rochester; Ken Huiras, New Prague; Carolyn (Suess) Bertrand, New Ulm; Curt Runing, Casa Grande, AZ; Margaret (Seidl) Bauer, New Ulm; Anna Marie (Zinniel) Scharfencamp, New Ulm; Marietta (Guttum) Ludewig, Sleepy Eye; Ed Berkner, Sleepy Eye; Robert Tauer, Hanska; Margie (Olsen) Rasmussen, Canton, OH; and Linus Hoffmann, Sleepy Eye.
The Sleepy Eye Food Shelf recently received a donation from Central Region Cooperative. The donation is a matching grant from both the cooperative and Land O’Lakes. Pictured: CRC Board members (far left) Bruce Kuelbs and Ron Wendinger (far right). Food shelf members (center) Ann McCabe & Josie Rose.
Sleepy Eye Ambulance Staff members Lori Neidecker (left), Gary Lambrecht (Center) and Katie Trebesch (2nd from right) accepts a donation from Central Region Cooperative Board Members Bruce Kuelbs (2nd from left) and Ron Wendinger (far right). The donation is a matching grant from both Land O’Lakes and Central Region Cooperative.
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School Class of 1964 held their 60-year reunion on August 3, 2024, at the Sleepy Eye Golf Club. Pictured in the front row (left): Darlene (Boettger) Tauer, Hanska; Joyce (Sellner) Berg, Sleepy Eye; Beverly (Witt) Reynolds, Sleepy Eye; Kathy (Piehl) Grausam, New Ulm; Teresa (Seifert) Wenisch, Lamberton; Dave Haala, Sleepy Eye and Ardelle (Helget) Domeier, New Ulm. Second row: Robert Braun, Sleepy Eye; Florian Wurtzberger, New Ulm; Pete Schreiner, Mankato; Leo Soukup, Bemidji; Pat Hoffmann, Sleepy Eye; Madeline (Hillesheim) Toups, New Llano, LA; Sharon (Schroepfer) Kral, Sleepy Eye; Mary Ann (Schmidt) Sommerfeld, Sleepy Eye; and Leonard Hauser, New Ulm. Back row: Ron Krzmarzick, New Ulm; Clete Zinniel, Sleepy Eye; Tom Woessner, Brandon; Mike Cleary, Brandon; Tim Peichel, Gainesville, TX; Tim Soukup, Spicer; and Dave Sellner, Sleepy Eye.
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School Class of 1979 held their 45-year class reunion on August 3, 2024, at the Dawg Haus Bar and Grill in Sleepy Eye. Pictured in the front row (left): Daune Hoffmann, Kasota; LaMonte Heiderscheidt, Sleepy Eye; Dan Seidl, Sleepy Eye; Loren Ludewig, Sleepy Eye; Brad Hoffmann, Sleepy Eye; Dennis Guldan, New Ulm; and Dan Bauer, New Ulm. Back row: Eileen Sellner, Redwood Falls; Bob Bertrand, Redwood Falls; Monica (Sellner) Lax, Sleepy Eye; Mike Gangelhoff, St. Paul; Randy Zinniel, Sleepy Eye; Lisa (Peichel) Pelzel, Sleepy Eye; Maurice Seidl, New Ulm; Darold Krzmarzick, Sleepy Eye; Nellie (Sellner) Richter, Comfrey; Joyce (Berdan) Krenz, Sleepy Eye; Lois (Ludewig) Fromm, New Ulm; Deb (Mages) Fischer, Sleepy Eye; and Kathy (Schroepfer) Mathahs, Ventura, IA.
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School Class of 1966 held their 58-year class reunion on August 2, 2024, at Gerald Braulick’s residence in Sleepy Eye. Pictured in the front row (left): Connie (Lee) Tretter, Brainerd; Janet (Sellner) Braun, Annandale; Alice (Hoffmann) Tanley, New Ulm; and Beverly (Forster) Cleary, Brandon. Second row: Leon Spaeth, Maple Valley, WA; DeeAnn (Pietig) Gieseke, Sleepy Eye; Jeanne (Miller) Hume, Eagle Lake; Brenda (Frederickson) Walden, Sleepy Eye; Ken Krzmarzick, Stewart; Martin Hoffmann, Sleepy Eye and Kathy (Suess) Goetze, Duluth. Back row: Dennis Krzmarzick, Sleepy Eye; Jim Fischer, Sleepy Eye; Gerald Braulick, Sleepy Eye; Richard Sellner, Sleepy Eye; Gary Krzmarzick, New Ulm; James Braun, Annandale; Lynn Bertrand, Annandale; Richard Filzen, New Ulm; and Barb (Hillesheim) Filzen, New Ulm.
