May 2023
God’s gift to us
“By his great mercy, he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” 1 Peter 1:3 Love gets a lot of attention in the Christian faith and for good reason. But when St. Peter writes the letter that we call 1 Peter, he lifts up the gift of hope. Read again the verse above and notice where hope shows up.
EMS Week Recognition
St. James Volunteer Ambulance team. Front row (L to R) , Abbey Trickel, Randee Nelson, Priscilla Balderama, Cassie Warwick, and Jennie Firchau. 2nd row Holly Wallace, Mark Nielsen, Bob Moll, Christine Basmoen, Michelle Bauer, Emily Adrian, Tony Schmidt, and Derek Thaw.
St. James School board approves gymnastics cooperative with Madelia and 2023-24 athletic fees
May’s St. James School Board meeting was held on May 8. It was a business-as-usual meeting with policies and budgets being approved. There was one item that students from Madelia and St. James will be looking forward to next year, that is a gymnastics cooperative was discussed.
City Council approves new roof quotes
Butterfield City Council met for its monthly meeting on Monday, May 8. It started as a closed meeting during which Greg Burkhadt from Burkhardt and Burkhardt talked over the city’s 2022 audit. Council members approved the 2022 audit.
Traveling the world with art
“Tammi Samuelson and I were talking about how we could make a unique art class that would be distinctly different from an Intro to Art or a simple Art 101 type class,” said Jayesun Sherman about the new Cultural Art class he teaches at Butterfield- Odin. “After brainstorming, we hit on the ethnic/cultural piece, Cultures from around the world.”
Local businesses recognized
Last Monday the St. James Salutators visited five local businesses to recognize them for becoming a part of the community, remodeling they did, and moving to a new location.
Mayor update
Who else is ready for a “real” spring season to begin? April turned out to be an unexpected weather month, but I guess we do live in Minnesota! May will be a month of blooming flowers, green grass, and numerous celebrations across schools and Church activities.
The St. James EDA Announces Recognition of 2023 Economic Development Week
The international event will highlight local efforts to increase the quality of life in every community over the course of May 8 to May 12, 2023 St. James, MN – St. James EDA marks the week of May 8 to May 12, 2023, as Economic Development Week. During this week, communities across North America celebrated and recognized the contributions made by professional economic developers to create more economically vibrant and livable communities.
St. James Organizes Benefit for Garza Family
Several organizations are working together for a brunch and silent auction benefit on Sunday, May 21st for the Jessie Garza family. Jessie, an Iraq veteran, and his wife Liz live with their family outside of St. James and Jessie is rehabilitating after an illness caused paralysis.