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Albion Bazaar June 18
Some of the crafts made by the ladies at Albion Lutheran Church. These items will be for sale at the Albion Bazaar on June 18, with a homemade lunch served at 12 p.m.
Embracing Diversity
Last week, the authors of Embracing Diversity: Faith, Vocation, and the Promise of America came to town and spoke at the St. James library. The authors are Darrell Jodock and William Nelsen. There were two take-aways from their conversation that I wanted to pass on.
Seth Reinke sworn in at last council meeting
On Tuesday, May 7 the St. James City Council held its meeting.
Butterfield-Odin School Board approves new hires for 2022-23 school year
Butterfield-Odin School Board held a special meeting on Tuesday, June 7 to approve a group of new hires. There were openings for a new principal, Technology Coordinator, and Technology Aides.
Railroad Days Grand Marshall announced by St. James Railroad Days Committee
The St. James Railroad Days Committee is pleased to announce that this year’s Grand Marshall will be Senator Julie Rosen. Senator Rosen has proudly served the St. James area in the Minnesota Senate for six terms. She has worked across with legislators to advance the bill for the Vikings Stadium in addition to working on bonding bills which have significantly impacted the City of St. James.
Community Calendar
Thursday: 5 to 7 p.m. Railroad Days Benefit American Legion Friday: 5 to 7 p.m.
Confirmandi: Eroa Kelly
Confirmandi: Eroa Kelly, Luke Stensrud, Anthony Zaleski, Audrey Zaleski, Tate Allen Baker, Josiah DeMaris, Elyse Ulmen, Corban Marie Tatro, DaltonTatro, Cater Florez, Rayph Miller, Longan Slater, Janelle Callejas, Christopher Hagen, Jessen Mendiola, Colten Mendiola, Valera Arce, Kevin Calljas, Jennifer Diaz, Kellie Koberoski, Brody Koberoski, Carlos Flores-Lemus, Josue Perez-Cortez, Jesus Trejo, Luella Beckendorf, Edgar Herrera, Aidan Veigal, Byanca Esqueda, Jose Magallanes, Joel Sanchez, Kayl Johnson, Yasmeen Alvarez, William Curry,
CONGRATULATIONS St. James 2022 Graduates
St. James class of 2022.
McGinty hired as new Assistant Director of Watonwan County Library
From working in the Houston Library System in Houston, TX to coming up north to St. James, MN Claire McGinty has traveled a long way to start as the new Assistant Director at the Watonwan County Library.
St. James Charter is being updated
The St. James Charter Commission held a listening session on Monday, June 6th from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm and from 6:30pm to 7:30pm at the Community Building. The Commission basically updated sections of the current Charter which was last revised on April 3, 1998. Spelling errors were corrected and titles of city staff were updated. The filing fee for applying for city elected offices was raised from $5.00 to $ 25.00. Responsibilities for various functions were clarified based on how is currently doing the function. A section in the franchise section was deleted as it was not relevant. Three major changes were made to the charter – The mayor will no longer be in charge of the Police Department, any real property gifts given to the city will require the city manager to do a cost study to see if there would be a negative impact to the city by accepting the gift and any real property sale of city property will also require a cost study to be done by the city manager prior to the sale of real property. Public comments will be accepted until June 17, 2022. A copy of the changes and the full draft charter are available at the Chamber of Commerce office. Charter commission members are Linda Buller, Paul Harris, Michael Banks, Sarahi Showalter and Joe McCabe. The residents will have an opportunity to approve the charter as it will be on the ballot on November 8, 2022.