December 2022
Community Calendar
Thursday: 7-9 p.m. Model Railroad Club Open House Saturday: 1-5 p.m. Model Railroad Club Open House Sunday: 4 p.m. Blue Christmas Worship Service Monday: 2 p.m. Coffee with the Mayor; 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Christmas Sharing Tree pickup Watonwan County Fairgrounds Tuesday: 12- 1 p.m. Rotary Club; Christmas Sharing Tree pickup 2-6 p.m. Watonwan County Fairgrounds Events for the Watonwan County Library 12/15 @ 3:00pm-Adventure Club in Madelia This month kids get to create their own melted cup ornaments just in time for the holidays. Kids sign up through the school.
Packed Start to Season Yields Success for Girls Basketball
A long wait due to weather postponements gave way on Thursday, December 8th, to the home and season opener for the St. James Area girls hoops team. A halftime lead wasn’t enough against a tough Pipestone squad in a 75-58 loss but the team bounced back on December 10th to capture a 70-66 road win at Sleepy Eye. “We really played well early but fatigue and foul trouble really hurt us in the second half,” said Head Coach Steve Witcraft.
Saints Find Points Hard to Find in Triangular
The St. James Area Saints completed an evening of tough competition on December 6th, matching up with Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted and St. Peter. Talyn Tande, Gadiel Velasco, and Julio Esqueda were Saints who picked up victories.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
December 15th • High School Band Concert - 7:30 December 16th • Wrestling at Redwood Tournament, varsity and JV December 17th • Wrestling at Redwood Tournament, varsity and JV December 19th • High School Vocal Concert - 7:30 December 20th • Wrestling Triangular at Fairmont • GBB at Comfrey vs Mountain Lake Area - Comfrey
Artist of the Week
This week’s Artist of the Week is 5th grader Ariannie Galdamez. Parents Telma and Jose Galdamez What is your favorite medium in art? Favorite color? Colored pencils Teal Favorite work of art created? Alebrijes model magic project What do you want to be when you grow up? Chef .
Quarterly EDA Newsletter – December 2022
The EDA newsletter will cover EDA-sponsored events, grant updates and updates on investments being done in the community. The newsletter will be published on the City of St. James website and will be shared in the Plaindealer during the months of March, June, September, and December. If you have any questions, please contact Brianna Sanders at 507375-1289.
Salutators honor local businesses
St. James Salutators went to four local businesses on Monday, December 5.
Top Tier Finish Starts Season for Saints Wrestling
The Paul Krueger Classic on December 3rd included eight teams competing in an individual format with St. James Area placing 3rd overall. Kollin Anderson and Julio Esqueda both placed 2nd in their weight divisions to lead the points for the Saints.
