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Enthusiasm Refuses to Dimmer as Cheer Team Holds Awards Banquet
With coaches and many participants rolling straight into Danceline season, the Cheer Team’s awards banquet did not find a time and place until March 29th at Armstrong School. The group recapped a successful season and celebrated the contributions of members.
St. James FFA host its annual Drive Your Tractor to School Day
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Tennis Season Opener is a Pair of Doubles Events
The bus carried the St. James Area boys tennis team to their first action of the season at St. Peter on April 1st. Matches were all of the doubles variety and the event was held at Gustavus Adolphus College.
CHURCH SCHEDULES
Albion Lutheran Church LCMC Pastor Robert Springer 507-3755044, 10454 250th Ave, St. James Sunday - 9 a.m.
Community Calendar
Saturday 4/8: 10 a.m. Women of Today Easter Egg Hunt, Tuesday: 12- 1 p.m. Rotary Club; 6:30 p.m. Watonwan County Historical Society Annual Meeting Wednesday: 12-lp.m. Sertoma; lp.m.-5 p.m. 55+ Driver Discount Program; 3 p.m.
Great Reason For a Difficult Change
Certainly, the familiar is comfortable. Even unsavory circumstances can grow to be accepted and perhaps chosen in favor of the unknown.
Ask a Trooper
Question: Do I need an oversize or wideload permit to haul a boat lift that is over 9 feet wide to my cabin? Answer: You would need to obtain a permit because the width is over 8 feet 6 inches. Hauling oversized items without a permit or escorts (if required) can be dangerous and is illegal.
SCOTT ANTHONY HARBITZ
Scott Anthony Harbitz was born on October 17, 1958, in St. James. Although he lived in Butterfield for a short time, the remainder of his life was lived in St. James. He passed away at home on March 22, 2023, at age 64, after an extended illness. Scott completed vocational training for meat processing as well as commercial driver’s license school. His long-haul trucking career took him coast to coast for many years. His favorite truck was a Peterbilt 179. His hobbies included hunting, observing nature, following his beloved Vikings, telling tall tales, and sharing humor. He is survived by daughter Amanda Lunz and granddaughter Christyana of Windom; sisters Gayle Diggins of St. Paul, Carol Gaskill of Monument, Colo., and Bonnie Cote of Trail; brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, many cousins, and lots of friends. He will be dearly missed. A Celebration of Life is being planned for July 8. Details to be shared as we get closer to the date. May he rest in peace.
St. Paul’s Evening Guild Easter Gift bags for the children
After Church on Sunday, April 2, the Evening Guild handed out Easter Bags to children attending church. The bags were created for different levels of ages.
Building A Body of Work, Winning High Honors
Building A Body of Work, Winning High Honors A decade after graduating from St. James High School, across the nation in Virginia, Emily Hurley refuses to settle for anything less than her best. An opportunity to chase the goal of bodybuilding has indeed become a dream come true.