March 2022
St. James City Council hires new city employees
St. James City Council met for its first March meeting.
Kollin Anderson qualifies for state
Kollin Anderson led the Saints this past Saturday at the Individual Section Tournament held in Wabasso. Anderson placed 2nd at 126 lbs. to punch his ticket to the Xcel Energy Center this week for the Individual State Tournament. Anderson did it the hard way, battling all the way through the wrestlebacks to earn a true 2nd match. Kollin would have a bye into the semifinals where he would face a familiar foe in Landon Andrews of Jackson County Central. Andrews would win this battle 2-0. The loss sent Anderson into the wrestlebacks, where he would face Bruce Farinella of Adrian. Anderson made quick work of Farinella with a 47 second pin. In the 3rd place bout, Anderson squared off with Quintin Lewis of Fulda/MCC. Anderson disposed of Lewis with a 2:16 pin. This was Kollin’s 50th career win as well.
Watonwan County Corn and Soybean Growers donated books to schools
Above: Dale Busch and Thomas Eng delivered books today to St. James Elementary.
BUTTERFIELD-ODIN STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
Elementary Students of the Month: Back row, left to right: Tucker Braaten, Jose Geradro Miranda Agustin, Sandy Tomas Agustin, and Aubre Durheim. Front row, left to right: Jose Orozco, Josue Miranda Hernandez, and Tensely Bahr. TIFFANY SANDBO
ARTIST OF THE WEEK
Anyeli Tema Ambrocio, Grade 2, is Northside Elementary’s Artist of the Week. Parents: Maria & Fernando What is your favorite medium in Art? Markers Favorite Color? Purple What is your favorite art that you have created? Heart project What do you want to be when you grow up? Police person .
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Tuesday: Rotary Club, 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. Sunday: Snowshoeing @ Meadowlark Prairie 10 a.m.
Northside’s out of this world dinner
As part of Northside’s I Love to Read Month students, staff, and community members were invited to a formal dinner on Wednesday last week. The theme of this year’s dinner was outer space, complete with aliens, the moon, and spaceships that were placed all around the cafeteria.
International Women’s Day
March 8th is International Women’s Day. Don’t ask me how I know this. I just do. So let us speak of women, specifically the International Woman. I like her. Very much. In my opinion, She deserves much more than a day. But time waits for no man. Or woman, it seems. So… let’s get to it.
Super cheap smartphone plans for scrimping seniors
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you direct me to some really cheap wireless smartphone plans for seniors who don’t use much data? I use my smartphone primarily for texting and talking but need some data for checking my email and a few other things when I’m away from Wi-Fi. Right now, I pay $30 per month but am looking for a better deal.
Last edition with Gannett
The other small community papers editors and I are excited to announce that this week’s papers are the last ones we are doing with Gannett. Starting with the March 10 paper, the Plaindealer and all of the other papers that were bought by CherryRoad in December will be using the new design and layout.