January 2022
Jaelyn Haler signs to play at University of Sioux Falls
Jaelyn Haler signed to play tennis for the University of Sioux Falls, Head Coach Kevin Grebin announced Haler's signing last week. Haler is a multi sport athlete for the Saints, she played four sports during her four years of high school, tennis, basketball, volleyball, softball.
Encore Café celebrates seven years
Encore Café and Heather Wentzel celebrated its 7 year anniversary over the weekend. Encore first opened in 2005, for the past 7 years Wentzel has owned the café.
Madagascar is coming to Northside Elementary
Northside Elementary is having its spring musical again this year. After not being able to have one since 2020, when the school started one but was not able to perform because of COVID-19.
St. James Business Spotlight Program: Resilient Nutrition
The City of St. James Economic Development team is thrilled to announce its new “Business Spotlight program.” The Business Spotlight program is a FREE business recognition program designed to create awareness about the variety of quality businesses located in the City of St. James and their contributions to the community.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Monday: St. James Women of Today "Make and Take 3-2-1 Cupcake Bake" 7 p.m.
COLLEGE NEWS
Iowa State University announced its fall 2021 Dean’s List. Students named to the Dean's List must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale. This student from the St. James area was named to the list.
Building Bridges
In 2019, Carlos A. Rodriguez, founder of The Happy Givers Non-Profit Organization tweeted, “Dear Church, Jesus believed women. Protected women. Empowered women. Honored women publicly. Released the voice of women. Confided in women. Was funded by women. Celebrated women by name. Learned from women. Respected women. And spoke of women as examples to follow. Your turn.”
Butterfield-Odin’s Students of the Month
Butterfield-Odin's Elementary Students of the Month. Back Row left to right: Diego Barrios Matias, Yanny Barrios Matias, Ammone Vongsy, Jayce Hanson Front Row left to right: Karina Miranda Ramirez and Kendra Perez-Marroquin Not pictured Yarel Hernandez TIFFANY SANDBO
Artist of the Week
First grader Virginia Ramos Mejia is Northside's Artist of the Week. Parents Micaela Mejia Perez & Jose Hernandez Gomez What is your favorite medium in Art? I love to color.
Willie Curry places 3rd at Pine Island Tournament
St. James finished 2-1 in a high school wrestling quadrangular in Slayton last Thursday.