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		<title>Railroad Days celebration begins next week</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grand Marshals for this year&#8217;s celebration are Arnold &#8220;Judge&#8221; Veglahn and Howard Schmidtke. They were chosen to represent the city specially this year with the all school reunion coming to St. James. Both Veglahn and Schmidtke are beloved teachers in the area.]]></description>
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		<title>Highlights of the piano spring recital</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iris Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Piano students of Iris Davis presented their string recital this May in Zion Lutheran Church, Lewisville.]]></description>
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		<title>SJ 'all school reunion' is next week </title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug DeDecker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mailings and e-mailing to alumni have generated hundreds of early registrants. Pam said the number of in town people registering compared to out of town people was about 50-50.]]></description>
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		<title>Living tribute planned to honor veterans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The group in charge of designing and building the living tribute is the St. James Area Veterans Foundation &#8211; a newly created not-for-profit organization in St. James. The group meets the second Wednesday of every month at 5 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend the meetings.]]></description>
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		<title>WFS Presents a $2,000 Grant to the St. James FFA Chapter</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130615/NEWS/130619776/1003/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo Ann Gumto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The purpose of the grant was for each chapter to use the funds to focus on developing and applying leadership and classroom skills with activities, projects, or events that help improve our rural communities and/or service those who live there.]]></description>
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		<title>Heaven is for Real Live!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heaven is for Real has sold more than eight million copies since its release in November 2010 and has been on the New York times List for more than two years.]]></description>
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		<title>Always there; Take Me There bus drivers</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619805/1003/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 8:55:28</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The drivers greet you with a smile and always tell you when they drop you off to have a good day. They enlighten my day &#8211; a lot of communities don&#8217;t have this service, so it&#8217;s really nice what they do.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>ATV Safety Class Sign-up</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 8:31:38</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pre-registration is required for anyone interested in taking the class and participants can register by obtaining a study CD before June 15. A Study CD can be obtained by calling 507-375-2579.]]></description>
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		<title>Photo: Centerpoint Energy</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130612/SPORTS/130609774/1003/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CenterPoint Energy's Community Partnership Grant Program, a program that awards grants to local communities to fund safety-related equipment and projects, recently surpassed $1 million in donations.  The Company awarded the City of Lewisville a Community Partnership Grant in the amount of $1,350 for safety equipment for emergency responders that will be used to serve the community. Accepting the grant check at the Tuesday, May 28 meeting was the Lewisville Fire Chief Jim Poppe, awarding the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>St. James pool back with a splash</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The pool opened for the 2013 season Monday, June 3 on what was a beautiful day for a swim at about 70 degrees and sunny with very little wind.<br>The pool is open daily from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. with the slide functioning from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. weather permitting.]]></description>
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		<title>County collects electronics, appliances and waste material</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 9 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Piles of refrigerators, paint, tires and other electronics were collected near the Watonwan County fairgrounds, Wednesday, May 26.]]></description>
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		<title>Watonwan County Summer Food Program 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130609/NEWS/130609799/1003/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Sun, 9 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meals will be provided to all children without charge and meet nutritional standards established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).]]></description>
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		<title>St. James water tower</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130607/NEWS/130609819/1003/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Fri, 7 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The water tower is cleaned by raising a tub to the top of the sphere located at the high end of the tower. From there the power hose is fed to a person in the tub, who is then lowered and sprays the side of the tower, running his tub along the sides of the tower.]]></description>
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		<title>Photo: Hot Dog Stand</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 7 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Residents of St. James took advantage of a break in the rain last week by attending a hot dog grill-out at Paul&#8217;s Food Pride. The hot dog stand was sponsored by First National Bank with proceeds going to the Watanwan County Relay for Life. The stand was open from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 31.]]></description>
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		<title>Mail pick-up hours change</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 7 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The reduced hours of mail pick-up was effective June 1, 2013 and is in response to the mail now being brought to the Twin Cities rather than Mankato. Because the mail trucks have to travel further to deliver the mail, they must leave earlier.]]></description>
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		<title>Photo: Mason Gift</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130604/NEWS/130539917/1003/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Tue, 4 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grant Lillevold hands a check from Masonic Libanus Lodge #96 and Roberta Nelson representing Chapter #192 of the  Order of the Eastern Star also hands a check to Deb Schmillen of the Watonwan County Food Shelf. Looking on from left to right are Minora Wedge, Luverne Hammer, Dorothy Christianson, Jerry Nelson and LaDonna Miles.  The Masonic Libanus Lodge #96 check was in the amount of $1,130 with half of it being raised locally and half coming from a matching grant from the Minnesota Masonic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Salutators welcome K.A. Guns to the community</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 4 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[K.A. Guns was welcomed into the St. James community by members of the St. James Salutators during a dedication ceremony held Thursday, May 23 at 1 p.m.]]></description>
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		<title>Photo: Poster Winners</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130602/NEWS/130539929/1003/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Sun, 2 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VFW Ladies Auxiliary recently held a coloring and drawing contest at the Northside Elementary School. Students of Lisa Becker&#8217;s art class, grades K-2, were invited to color a flag for the &#8220;Pledge of Allegiance&#8221; and grades 3-5 were asked to draw the Statue of Liberty. In the photo are (L-R) Representative of the VFW Barb Holmgren, first place winner Ashley Rodriguez, second place winner Zachary Schmitz and Art Teacher Lisa Becker. Absent from the photo is third place winner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garbage piling up in recycling center</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 2 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyson Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The shed was piled more than five feet filled with non-recyclable material last week when hometown workers began clearing the building of trash.<br>Workers spent more than four hours cleaning out the shed before they were able to collect the recyclable material.]]></description>
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		<title>Photo: Rotary Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.stjamesnews.com/article/20130601/NEWS/130539937/1003/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Sat, 1 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students of St. James High School were honored during an awards program held May 21 at 7 p.m for their academic and athletic accomplishments. Recognized by the St. James Rotary include (Back Row L-R) Sam Carlson - Male Athlete, Adam Bruton - Drama, Johnathan Surber - Male Athlete, Brock Mueller - Business Education, Aryn Eckstrom - Female Athlete, Emily Hurley - Art, Guadalupe Almaguer - Foreign Language; (Front Row L-R) Erin Hurley - Social Studies, Bethany Carlson - Language Arts, Megan Lahti  [...]]]></description>
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