Over 60 young people have spent the last couple of weeks preparing for “Little Mermaid Jr”. They are ready to share their talents with an audience. Show times are 7 p.m. on Friday, August 2 and 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 3 at the Sleepy Eye High School Auditorium which is air conditioned. Tickets are only available at the door prior to the show. Doors open one hour prior to the show. This event is made available through the cooperation of Sleepy Eye Community Theatre and Sleepy Eye Community Education.
Information for Discovery Time (3 year old preschool) and Voluntary PreKindergarten (4 year old preschool) have been provided to those families that have registered for the classes. The morning time slots are all filled but there is space in the afternoons. Discovery Time meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday whereas VPK is scheduled for full weeks when there is school scheduled.
Voluntary PreK will have open house on Tuesday, August 13, 4-7 p.m. in Room 320. Discovery Time open house will be on Thursday, August 15, 4-6 p.m. in Room 318. Both events are come and go. Children will bring their supplies, meet the staff, have a scavenger hunt and get their picture taken.
Sleepy Eye Public School staff will be coming for workshop on Monday August 12. Additional workdays will continue through August 15. Classes for students begin the week of August 19.
The next motorcycle safety class will be August 10-11 on the Sleepy Eye School parking lot. There is also a class scheduled for August 24-25. Sign-up by visiting the website http://ridesaferidesmart.com
The fall brochure for Community Education should be available in early August. Reservations have already been received for the outing to the Minnesota State Fair on Monday, August 26. It is senior citizen and kid’s day with discounted entry fees. Sign up is requested by August 16.
The 500 Marathon card players are looking for additional players. Ideally, a foursome can be added to the schedule but single people can start on the substitute list. The group plays on the third Wednesday of the month at the Sleepy Eye Senior Citizen Center. Anyone interested in getting involved should contact this office by August 12.
The Community Education office is located in Room 109 of the Sleepy Eye High School. Summer office hours are 9 am to noon, most weekdays. If the office is unattended, you can call and leave a message on voice mail, 507-794-7873, and we will get back to you with more information. Another option is to email staff with questions and to sign-up: pat.stevermer@sleepyeye.mntm.org or sandy.brinkman@sleepyeye.mntm.org