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Backpack Program receives donation
St. James Mayo Clinic Health System awarded $10,000 to the Watonwan County Backpack Program as part of its Season of Gratitude awards. The program is for elementary students and there is a Food Pantry Program for the high school students.
Artists of the Week
Northside Elementary's Artists of the Week are 5th grader Ellie Romsdahl and 2nd grader Brynlee Winrich. Ellie Romsdahl: Parents Britta & Matt Romsdahl What is your favorite medium in Art? paint Favorite Color? blue What is your favorite art that you have created? dragon eyes dragon eyes What do you want to be when you grow up? teacher Brynlee Winrich: Parents: Jeremy, Shawnna Winrich Favorite instrument: Drums What do you want to be when you grow up? Artist or veterinarian Favorite part of music class? Learning about other types of music .
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Tuesday: Rotary Club, 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. Wednesday: Sertoma Club, 12 to 1 p.m.
Nelson, Loewen, Xayaphonesongkham, and Becker named to college lists
Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls, S.D., has named the following students from St. James area to its President’s List for Fall 2021. To attain this recognition, students must be fulltime, degree-seeking students with a term GPA of 3.5 or higher Jake Donald Nelson - Mechatronics Technology - Saint James
COURT REPORTS
Failure to stop at Stop Sign: Yesenia De GuadCallejas Cuellar, Madelia, $50 Window tint too dark: Olga Cortez, Madelia, $50 Speeding: Samuel R. Nicholson, Blair, NE, 75/65, $40; Sophia Jane Sarenpa-Maldonado, Minneapolis, 79/65, $50; Wolfgang-Jelle Johannes Wenneker, Minneapolis, 80/65, $60; Kyle James Cantwell, Roseville, 75/60, $60; Leo Joseph Robert D'Antona, Mitchell, SD, 75/65, $40; Robert Tyler Dougherty, Sioux Falls, SD, 76/65, $50; Richard Anthony Downs, Redington Beach, FL, 73/65, $40; John Patrick Dunigan, Fairmont, 70/60, $40; Shaun Richard Fedder, Owatonna, 93/65, $200; Riley Thomas Gades, 65/55, $40; Mariano Nicolas Garcia, Sunny Isles Beach, FL, 89/65, $70 Vehicle registration required: Kain Patrick Olson, North Mankato, $30 Instruction permit violation: Wolfgang-Jelle Johannes Wenneker, Minneapolis, $50 Driving after revocation: Fulisha Annanita Fulmer, St.
Make-A-Wish Minnesota seeks volunteers to grant life-changing wishes
Make-A-Wish Minnesota is seeking volunteers in Wantowan County to help grant life-changing wishes for local children battling critical illnesses. More than ever before, community support is needed to help grant the wish of every eligible child.
Ask a Trooper
Question: My wife slid off the state highway this morning. She came to a stop in the median ditch, unhurt but rattled - only needing to be pulled out. When she called me I told her to call the State Patrol and stay in the car until you arrived. What is the right procedure to follow when a driver ends up stuck in the ditch? Do you contact the towing company or is that the responsibility of the stuck driver?
UK’s Johnson accused of breaking lockdown with garden party
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a wave of public and political outrage on Tuesday over allegations that he and his staff flouted coronavirus lockdown rules by holding a garden party in 2020 while Britons were barred by law from meeting up with more than one person outside their households.
NASA’s new chief scientist absorbs climate adviser role ahead of busy year in space
ORLANDO, Fla. – A NASA change of guard took place Tuesday morning when the space weather agency officially welcomed its new chief scientist and climate adviser.
Three Words: Theology in the Trenches
“I’m going to say three words, and I want you to try to remember them. I’ll ask you to repeat each one in a little while.” Apparently, this was routine for the visit I’d signed up for, and knowing full well I do get distracted from time-to-time, I tried desperately to score well on the testing of my memory skills.