🌱 How a Sleepy Eye remembrance walk is helping neighbors carry their grief

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Sleepy Eye remembrance walk is helping neighbors carry their grief
• See how Sleepy Eye United fared in a high-scoring Friday clash

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Periods of rain, with a high of 66 and low of 60 degrees.
• Wednesday: Some sun with showers around, temps: high: 72, low: 48.
• Thursday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 65 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Keep their memory alive, keep talking about them' (nujournal.com) — Sleepy Eye residents recently gathered at Allison Park for the KT Humble Hearts Remembrance Walk, honoring loved ones with memorial signs and a two-mile walk around Sleepy Eye Lake. The event, rooted in a local family's loss, now offers free, faith-based grief support and a space for neighbors to share stories, remember together, and find hope in community.
   

• Trojans football makes it two in a row with late TD to knock off Albert Lea (myradioworks.net) — Area prep sports fans can note that Sleepy Eye United topped Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 40–28 in Friday night football action, one of several regional scores. The roundup also highlights Worthington's late-game win over Albert Lea, Minnesota West volleyball's strong road swing, and a busy slate of volleyball and tennis results affecting nearby conference rivals.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sleepy Eye

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Thursday October 1
• Volleyball, Girls: Cedar Mountain vs Sleepy Eye (Junior High)
  Cedar Mountain High School
  4:15 pm
• Football: Springfield vs Sleepy Eye United (Junior High)
  Sleepy Eye St. Mary's High School Football Field
  4:30 pm
• Volleyball, Girls: Wabasso vs Sleepy Eye (C Squad)
  Sleepy Eye High School High School Gym
  4:45 pm
• Soccer, Girls: New Ulm vs St. Peter (C)
  St. Peter High School Community Spirit Park Field #3
  5:00 pm
• Soccer, Girls: New Ulm vs St. Peter (Junior Varsity)
  St. Peter Middle School Floyd B. Johnson Stadium
  5:00 pm
• Football: Sleepy Eye United vs Redwood Valley (C Squad)
  Redwood Valley Inglis Field Complex Football Field
  5:30 pm
• Volleyball, Girls: Wabasso vs Sleepy Eye (Junior Varsity)
  Sleepy Eye High School High School Gym
  6:00 pm
• Soccer, Girls: New Ulm vs St. Peter (Varsity)
  St. Peter Middle School Floyd B. Johnson Stadium
  7:00 pm
• Volleyball, Girls: Wabasso vs Sleepy Eye (Varsity)
  Sleepy Eye High School High School Gym
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Football: Sleepy Eye United vs Mayer Lutheran (Varsity)
  Mayer Lutheran Outdoor Fields Stadium Field
  7:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Girls Soccer: Southwest Christian vs New Ulm (Varsity)
  New Ulm High School New Ulm High School - Eagles Stadium
  4:30 pm
• Girls Soccer: Southwest Christian vs New Ulm (Junior Varsity)
  New Ulm High School New Ulm High School - Soccer Complex
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Christensen Farms posted a job opening for Transportation Operations Manager in Sleepy Eye. Apply here.
• Perkins Restaurant & Bakery posted a job opening for Restaurant & Bakery Dishwasher in New Ulm. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sleepy Eye here.

🗞 Nearby News

New Ulm

• Fulda woman takes unexpected route to Minnesota steinholding competition (dglobe.com)
• Public notices for the week of September 27, 2026 (faribaultcountyregister.com)
• Three-day forecast: Monday, September 28–Wednesday, September 30 (ingstadmedia.com)

Redwood Falls

• Redwood County Court News September 14th-20th, 2026 (myklgr.com)

Nicollet

• Minneapolis leaders push for more events, pedestrian model on Nicollet Mall (cbsnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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