Sleepy Eye Depot Museum director Debbie Joramo accepts the “Emmy” from Dean Brinkman, Randy Krzmarzick and Scott Surpenant.
Boyd Huppert’s, KARE 11’s weekly “Land of 10,000 Stories” segment, 100th Emmy of his famous journalism career has arrived at the Sleepy Eye Depot Museum and will now be permanently displayed at our local history center.
The Emmy, awarded by the National Academy of Television Arts, was earned for Huppert’s feature called the “The Babe, the Boy and the Ball” which aired in February 2016. The story featured Babe Ruth, Len Youngman and the homerun ball that was caught at Sleepy Eye Baseball Park in 1922 when Ruth made his famous visit.
Local baseball enthusiasts Dean Brinkman, Randy Krzmarzick and Scott Surprenant, who were all instrumental in making the story happen, made a visit to KARE 11 on January 7th to pick up the hardware. After touring the TV station, the trio headed north. The Emmy was handed over to Len, the boy in the feature. Youngman, now 105 years young, enjoyed the special award overnight before it was brought back to Sleepy Eye.
Friday (2/17) was the official handing over of the cherished hardware for permanent loan to the Depot. It will now sit in the Baseball section below the famous Babe Ruth Visit to Sleepy Eye photo.
Sleepy Eye Depot Museum director Deb Joramo officially accept the Emmy from Dean Brinkman
The trio, enjoy coffee with Chad Nelson (cameraman/co-winner of the award with Huppert), Huppert and the “Emmy”.
Len Youngman, the “Boy”, poses with the special award.
Len, Randy, Dean and Scott are joined by Len’s grandson, Joel Youngman, who now possesses the “Ball”
The Sleepy Eye trio pose with KARE 11 meteorologist Belinda Jensen.
The New Ulm Sleepy Eye Hockey Association honored Tom Hale and P.J. Hittesdorf as their 2016 Volunteers of the Year. The two put in countless hours each season keeping the Sleepy Eye Arena Concession Stand operating smoothly.
Councilwoman, lifetime Sleepy Eye resident and longtime community advocate Judy Beech died July 28th at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester from a rare blood disease.
Judy has been active in the community her entire life including serving as a past Chamber Director and currently as a councilwoman. She was especially dedicated to her church (Trinity Lutheran Church) where she was a Sunday School teacher and confirmation mentor for a decades.
Sleepy Eye Chamber Director, Trista Barka, perhaps summed it up best, “Judy was an amazing person and a Sleepy Eye treasure.”
Quote from Judy’s obituary
“Her passion for the City of Sleepy Eye was boundless. A fourth generation descendant of one of the city founders, she worked tirelessly to learn and teach the history of Sleepy Eye and promote its advancement. She was a current member of the city council, the economic development board, the Sleepy Eye Area Historical Society, Brown County Historical Society, and the Old Sleepy Eye Collector’s Club of America.”
After a two year battle with cancer, Julie Schmitt passed away March 19 at her home in Comfrey. Julie spent much of her life serving others including those in the community of Sleepy Eye as Chamber Director and Emergency Medical Technician.
Julie will also be remembered fondly as the host of SAM 107.3 Community Accent Host.
Visitation will be on Sunday, March 22nd from 3 to 7 pm at the Sturm Funeral Home, Comfrey and will continue on Monday at the church from10 to 11am. Service will be held at the New Hope Lutheran Church, Comfrey on Monday, March 23rd, 2015 at 11:00 am.
Her infectious smile and positive energy will be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her.
Julie is pictured above in November of 2013 with Agnie Gode after receiving the Bridging Brown Co. Bridge Builder of the Year award.
Jon Kopacek scored a spectacular goal in the opening round of the state high school hockey tournament…the hustle play….not only made ESPN Top Ten plays of the day but was the #1 play.
Sleepy Eye EMT Sharon “Boots” Remus was recognized as KEYC Jefferson Good People Award
The Sleepy Eye Medical Center has announced hometown boy Dr. John Pelzel will be joining their staff in family practice. Dr. Pelzel is the son of Patti and Wayne Pelzel. He will begin in the fall of 2014.
