Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School Class of 1984 held their 40-year class reunion on September 7, 2024, at Carl’s Corner in Essig. Front row (left): Lois (Krzmarzick) Ezzo, Canton, OH; Jerry Forster, Saint Bonifacius; Rick Hoffmann, Sleepy Eye; John O’Hare, New Ulm; John Schotzko, New Ulm and David Hoffmann, Starbuck. Second row: Nancy (Reiniger) Reed, Lafayette; Amy (Steffl) Mages, Sleepy Eye; LuAnn (Krzmarzick) Kvasnicka, Mankato; Karen (Lochner) Schwacke, Delano; Sue (Riebel) Lueck, Saint Cloud and Brenda (Wintheiser) Schumann, Mansfield, TX. Back row: Gina (Roiger) Windschitl, Sleepy Eye; Jean Kiecker, Faribault; Ann (Schmitz) Schotzko, New Ulm; Joan Kiecker, Sleepy Eye; Diann (Dietz) Wiederich, LeSueur; Karen (Sellner) Schneider-Nonhof, Nisswa and Bonnie (Nelson) Guldan, Sleepy Eye. Present but not pictured: Gary Hauser, New Ulm and Renae (Kuebler) Berg, Essig.
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One person was critically injured and his passenger seriously injured in a motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon near Lake Crystal.
Blue Earth County sheriff’s deputies responded to a crash on County Road 6, near County Road 102, shortly after 3 p.m.
Douglas Pelzel, 75, of Sleepy Eye, was traveling north on County Road 6 on a 1996 Harley Davidson motorcycle with 60-year-old Denise Ann Walter, also of Sleepy Eye, as the passenger.
It appears Douglas Pelzel lost control of the motorcycle and drove off the right side of the roadway, deputies said.
Pelzel was airlifted with critical injuries and Walter was transported from the scene by ambulance with serious injuries. Neither was wearing a helmet.
In a Facebook post, the Sleepy Eye Holiday Lights in Motion board announced they will be taking off the 2024 in order to reorganize and recruit set up assistance. The group has struggled with volunteers during the set up season. There is a special need for aerial and lift truck operators. If you or your group is interest in helping in the future, please contact Mike Suess (mike@sleepyeyeholidaylights.org) or Shari Hittesdorf (shari@sleepyeyeholidaylights.org)
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School Class of 1999 held their 25-year class reunion on August 16, 2024, at Naomi Weiss’ home. Pictured in the front row (left): Tim Schwartz, Sleepy Eye and Kurt Wurtzberger, New Ulm. Second row: Heide (Hornick) Helget, Sleepy Eye; Naomi (Walter) Weiss, Sleepy Eye; Michelle (Sellner) Masog; Paynesville; Susie Eckstein; Minneapolis; Rachelle (Hoffmann) Weicherding, Sleepy Eye; Kristin (Jahnke) Sprenger, New Ulm; Janice (Haala) Morasch, Gilbert, AZ; Christine (Mages) Vander Hook, Minneapolis; Dusty Helget, Minneapolis. Back Row: Sarah (Eifert) Stensby, Minneapolis; Ryan Scherer, Sleepy Eye; Lee Kachemeier, Mankato and Cori Krebs, Minneapolis.
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.
