May 2022
Savvy Senior: Specialized Moving Services That Help Seniors Downsize and Relocate
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend any businesses or services that specialize in helping seniors downsize and relocate? I need to find some help moving my mother from her four-bedroom home – where she’s lived for nearly 50 years – to an apartment near me. Overwhelmed Daughter Dear Overwhelmed, The process of downsizing and moving to a new home is a big job for anyone, but it can be especially overwhelming for seniors who are moving from a long-time residence filled with decade’s worth of stuff and a lifetime of memories.
St. James Community Education honors two long time workers
Deb Wojtalewicz is retiring as the St. James Adult Basic Education Instructor. Tom Losey, who has been volunteering to help with the ABE classes to assist Deb, will also be retiring at the end of May.
Welcome to the Fabulous St. James
On Saturday night St. James High School held its prom for the junior and senior students.
Cupcake Wars competition
Last week Michaela Tibbetts’ Culinary Baking students spent three days baking, decorating and designing their cupcakes. This trimester’s groups made were Red Velvet Among Us, Pumpkin Spice Latte, Ice cream sundae, Stranger Things, and funnel cake.
Your Favorite Bible Passage
What’s your favorite Bible Passage? Is it John 3:16? “For God so loved the world . . . . “ Or is it the shortest passage in the Bible: John 11:35 – “Jesus wept”? As the shortest passage in the Bible, that’s an easy one to remember. But what is your absolute favorite? Perhaps you heard it this past Sunday – Good Shepherd Sunday: Psalm 23.
LeiLani Rose Hurley
A Mass of Christian Burial for LeiLani Rose Hurley, 84, of St. James will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 14, 2022, at St. James Catholic Church with Father Timothy Hall as Celebrant. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in St. James. LeiLani joined her Savior on December 14, 2021, at Good Samaritan Society - Pleasant View in St. James.
Eric Penn
Eric Penn, 74, of St. James passed away on Monday, May 9, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Funeral services are tentatively being planned for Monday, May 16 at Albion Lutheran Church with visitation Sunday at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James. Please check www.sturmfh.com for service details. A full obituary will be in next week’s paper.
Lois Ankeny
Lois Ankeny, 91, of St. James passed away on Monday, May 2, 2022, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Society in St.
Senior Citizen Spotlight: Marion Edgar Style
My interview this month is with Marion Edgar Style. As we honor our local volunteers, Marion is a great volunteer. She is truly a Hometown Hero. Over the years, she has received many awards for being so generous with her time. She has been a very active and always giving back to the community.
Uniting Cultures “Who we are, How we got here”
Uniting Cultures is seeking volunteers from the community to participate in the oral history portion of its “Who We Are, How We Got Here” long-range project, being carried out in collaboration and support with UM Morris through the Southwest Regional Sustainable Partnership. The goals of the oral history portion of the project are to record the voices of the St. James community, and to keep the cultures and stories of its residents alive by preserving the memory and cultural identity of individuals and families.