March 2023
St. James Golf Course and Rivers Edge Bar and Grill named 2022 Business of the Year
Annually the chamber members vote for the Business of the Year, for 2022 they voted St. James Gold Course and Rivers Edge Bar and Grill as the Business of the Year.
Indoor Slate Opens for Saints, Relay and Jumps Win Medals
St. James started the track season with an indoor meet on the Minnesota State-Mankato campus on Friday, March 24th and captured top honors in several events.
Cyclones bring home 9 state medals
11 St. James Cyclones wrestlers participated in the MNUSA State wrestling tournament last weekend and brought home 9 state medals! Fridays competition showcased 3 Cyclones wrestlers, Bryce Miller, Dax Romsdahl, & Khristian Campos participating in the 6u & 8u age levels.
Greenhand to State Degrees all honored at FFA Banquet
St. James FFA hosted its banquet Saturday night to celebrate all the achievements and events the students had.
Letter To the Editor
To the Editor: According to the February 21, 2023 edition of the Minneapolis Tribune, a Minneapolis man pled guilty to two counts of murder for killing a pregnant woman. How come this is murder and getting an abortion up until the day of birth is not? Elroy Geistfeld Lewisville .
10th-grade Chefs Off to National Conference
In the last school board meeting article you all read about Steve Chapin and the 4 tenth grades who participated in the 10th-grade chef program that will be going to Seattle to present at the SHAPE (Society of Health and Physical Educators) National Convention.
Minnesota Agencies Offer Suicide Prevention Trainings to Equip Rural Ministry Leaders
St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) are partnering to offer free suicide prevention trainings for rural faith leaders this April and May. Clergy and lay leaders who serve rural congregations of all faiths and denominations are welcome.
Disasters Of Another Kind
We all have a bad day from time to time. Mine can be attributed to my own fault on occasion, other days just seem to be a string of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
FREEMAN HOPPE
Freeman Hoppe, 83, of St. James passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on March 24, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, St.
Watonwan County 4-H Dairy Project Bowl Regional Champions!
The Watonwan County 4-H Senior Dairy Project Bowl team competed at regionals in Redwood Falls on Saturday March, 18th. They walked away as regional champions and will be headed to the State Competition on April 15th.