January 2023
Pancake Breakfast supports museum
Watonwan County Historical held its Pancake Breakfast on Sunday. In the 4 hours the breakfast ran, 170 people stopped by for some pancakes and to support the society.
Wrestlers Win By Criteria in Dual Match With Wabasso
St. James Area traveled to Wabasso on January 5th for a triangular with the Rabbits and the Benson Braves. A close match through, a deadlocked score led to a decision in favor of the Saints for Ethan Hildebrandt’s first career victory as a head coach.
GBB Grabs Program Victory #500 During Important Section Victory at Windom
Five players hit double figures for St. James Area during a 89-78 triumph, the 500th win for St. James girls basketball, on January 6th at Windom. Outstanding free throw shooting and rebounding paved the way for the Big South Conference win.
Saints Drop 47-43 Decision at Waterville in Physical Game
A rescheduled game was a battle between St. James Area and Waterville- Elysian-Morristown, coached by SJHS alum Ty Kaus, on January 9th with the host Dragons capturing a close victory. The Saints played hard throughout but had difficulty making up for a large gap in free throws shots awarded.
Jeff Nelson Memorial Tournament Provides Cyclone Youth Days of Action
Two days of youth wrestling filled the St. James Area High School Event Center, an individual tournament on Saturday, January 7th, and an 8-team tournament the following day.
Artist of the Week
The first Artist of the Week for 2023 is Northside Elementary’s 4th Grader Vienna Spitzner. Parent(s): Heather, Jeremy Spitzner Favorite part of music class: Music free time Dream job: Designer Favorite instrument: Boomwhackers .
Ciske hired as new Watonwan County Food Shelf Coordinator
New Year sometimes means a new job or position at work, Stevie Ciske’s new year is having that happen. Last week was her first week at her new job as the Coordinator of the Watonwan County Food Shelf.
Parents are People Too
I consider myself extremely fortunate. Both parents, whom I love, are still living. Along with three brothers, we all grew up healthy, fed well with clothes that didn’t have holes or rips. Holes and rips were not in fashion back then.
Emerald Ash Borer confirmed in Watonwan County
Emerald Ash Borer was first discovered in Minnesota in 2009. Since then, 37 counties in Minnesota have gotten the news of there being a confirmed sighting of Emerald Ash Borer in their county.
Robert Melvin Roeglin
Robert Melvin Roeglin, 86, of St. James died on January 4, 2023, at his home surrounded by family.