September 2022
Little Theater — Big Changes!
Fundraising kick off on Sunday, Sept. 18 from 10:30 a.m.
Hosting Mt. Lake Area leads to 5 set thriller
St. James Area’s schedule featured a home match with neighboring Mt. Lake Area on Monday, Sept. 12 and the Saints fans got their money’s worth. Taylor Sodeman and Journey Swanson each provided big all around efforts as SJA pushed the visitors right to the end.
Next week is Women of Today Week
Members of the St. James Women of Today will be celebrating Minnesota Women of Today Week, September 18 to 24. During this time the 60-plus chapters across the state of Minnesota, with nearly 700 members statewide, will be celebrating their 65 years as an organization with a variety of membership activities, chapter socials, and other special events.
CherryRoad Media Election Policy
In order to provide fair coverage of the elections, Cherry-Road Media has established the below election policy guidelines: • We will attempt to provide a venue in which candidates in local elections can introduce themselves and answer a couple brief questions about local issues prior to an election.
Butterfield-Odin School to present information on referendum
Residents of the Butterfield- Odin School District are invited to attend a presentation to help everyone better understand what the Nov. 8 Levy Referendum is about. On Wednesday, Sept. 14, the first presentation was made—a PowerPoint presentation and Q and A session at the Butterfield-Odin Gym. There are two more opportunities to attend. Wednesday, Sept. 21, a similar presentation and Q and A will be held at the Odin City Hall, also at 7 p.m. On Wednesday, Oct. 12 the presentation will be held again at the school, at 7 p.m.
CHURCH SCHEDULES
Albion Lutheran Church LCMC Pastor Robert Springer 507-375-5044, 10454 250th Ave, St. James Sunday - 9 a.m.
How a broken sconce “changed” my life
It’s the beginning of my favorite season of the year…football season. You thought I was going to say autumn? I am a huge fan, but I love me some football, at all levels. As some of you know, I’m a Green Bay Packer fan and this last week was tough to watch against that other team that most of you like. My fandom of the Pack has evolved over the course of the last 21 years, and it’s no coincidence that that timeline coincides with the number of years I’ve been married to my amazing wife. One of her first forays into this passion of mine happened when I was upset with a play and I spiked a little football I was holding off the ground, bouncing up to a sconce that promptly broke, and off of the TV (which didn’t break as it was a box, not the flatscreens that are common today). She promptly stated, “Yeah, you need to fix that.” As we go deeper into our relationship, she notices that my mood for the week is directly related to the outcome of the previous Packer game. Being the amazing wife that she is, restates, “Yeah, you need to fix that.” Like all amazing wives, she was right.
Multicultural Fiesta Saturday
Downtown St. James is the place to be on Saturday, Sept. 17 as the Multicultural Fiesta will once again provide music and dance performances from several cultures, along with games, firetruck rides and bouncy house, and ethnic foods for sale.
Audit is presented to City Council
At their Sept. 6 meeting, the St. James City Council heard from Greg Burkhardt regarding the audit of 2021 and handled several other business items ranging from approving new city hall renovations to traffic safety improvements.
County Board’s quick meeting covers busy agenda
The Watonwan County Board of Commissioners met Sept. 6 and completed several business items along with regular agenda items. Guests at the meeting included representatives from NuWay and Public Works Engineer Teal Spellman.