The Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch
The Sleepy Eye City Council meeting on Tuesday evening, July 13, opened with a review of the 2020 audit by Sara Oberloh, of Oberloh & Oberloh, Ltd., the firm who the city contracts for the service. Oberloh said the city s financial record keeping resulted in a clean audit. She spent considerable time going over the various fund balances with no concerns expressed by the council.
The first action item was consideration of the purchase of property at 117 2nd Avenue SW (the house just north of the fire hall) to provide space for possible future expansion of the fire hall. City Manager Bob Elston said the cost of purchasing the property and adding space for fire department needs would be much less than building a new facility at a different location. Fire Chief Ron Zinniel agreed with Elston and said the department will need that space at some time. Elston said if the city purchases the building they would continue renting the apartments to the curre
American Craft Beer Week celebrates local breweries
American Craft Beer Week celebrates local breweries By Meghan Grey | May 11, 2021 at 5:07 PM CDT - Updated May 11 at 7:58 PM
NEW ULM, Minn. (KEYC) - The 15th annual American Craft Beer Week is in full swing, and people are making a trip to their favorite locally-owned taprooms, brewpubs and breweries to celebrate.
“It’s really important that people come here and see who we are and what we are. We think that’s really important to our future,” said Ted Marti, president of Schell’s Brewery.
The Brewers Association, committed to highlighting independent American craft breweries, is hosting this week’s celebration across the country.
Sleepy Eye businesses reopen for dine-in, drink-in customers
The Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch
Monday, Jan. 11, marked the first day restaurants and bars in Minnesota could once again serve customers inside, rather than rely on take-out service. Governor Tim Walz announced that expected change on Wednesday, Jan. 6.
The Herald-Dispatch asked some of Sleepy Eye’s eating and drinking establishments about their reaction and plan for reopening.
Both Hardee’s and Dairy Queen will continue with drive-thru service only for now.
“It’s a corporate decision,” said Matt Heath, Hardee’s Manager. “But drive-thru only has been working well for us and our customers. It also means we don’t need to dedicate additional staff to cleaning the dining room. We appreciate the support of our customers.”