Back in Time: Moon Night Madness in Downtown St. James
Barb Holmgren In November 50 years ago the merchants in St. James set aside the hours from 5 p.m.
St. James Area Tennis Reaches State Consolation Championship

The 2022 season ended with an impressive 24-5 record for the SJA Saints, narrowly missing out on an upset of Breck in the opening round. SJA opened the consolation round with a 5-2 victory over Staples- Motley before bowing out to Pine City in a 5-2 decision to earn 6th place at the State Championships.
2022 Gridiron Season Wraps Up With Playoff Trip to Pipestone
The St. James Area Saints earned the #7 seed for the Section 3AA playoffs and traveled to Pipestone on October 25th, returning after losing 30-0 to the #2 seed Arrows. After ending a long losing streak with a shutout over Wabasso, SJA will look towards building continued success while Pipestone plays in the Section championship against JCC after a semifinal win over MVL.
Subsection Match at Pipestone Ends Season for St. James Area

The Saints traveled to Pipestone to open playoffs against the top seed for the 3AA South Subsection and the Arrows needed only three sets to complete the match. Pipestone advanced to battle Redwood Valley.
Bluedorn and Haler Represent St. James at State Tennis Tournament

Allison Bluedorn and Keyana Haler partnered to win an opening round match at the 2022 Class A State Tennis Tournament on October 26th. The next round made for an exit as the duo met up with the eventual State champs.
Jay John Jaskulke
BUTTERFIELD – Jay John Jaskulke, 68, of Butterfield, formerly of Fairmont, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2022. A service for Jay will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, November 19 at Butterfield Community Bible Church in Butterfield. Jay was born May 10,…
Ruth Schmillen

Ruth Schmillen, 105, of St. James passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society Pleasant View in St. James. Memorial services will be 2 p.m., Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at First Presbyterian Church in St. James with Rev.…
Kevin James Bigaouette
Kevin James Bigaouette, 65, passed October 25 2022. He is survived by his wife Joann, his sisters Shannon, Colleen, Kelly Farm (Jim) and brother Brian (Michaela). Also survived by brother-in-law Robert Schroeder (Judy) and many nephews and nieces. Kevin’s occupation was HVAC…
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Watonwan County Entertainment Association 2023-24

Last week the WCEA board invited me to their meeting. At this meeting the board reviewed the possible acts to bring to St.