NEW ULM — Community Thanksgiving dinners are planned in New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, Winthrop and Mankato Thursday.

New Ulm

The 37th Annual New Ulm Community Friends Thanksgiving Dinner is set for 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the lower level of St. Mary’s Church, 417 S. Minnesota St.

The menu includes turkey, dressing, corn, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberries, buns, and pumpkin pie all made from scratch. A free will donation will help put on the event next year.

Sleepy Eye

Open Bible Church, 144 W. Main Street, Sleepy Eye, hosts a community meal at noon Thursday.

Pastor Kyle Asp founded the church in downtown Sleepy Eye with his wife Kathy in 2022.

“I heard a number of people have no place to go for Thanksgiving dinner, so I decided to do this. Right now, we plan to serve about 40 peop

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