If You Give A Moose A Muffin, Church Style

“If You Give A Moose A Muffin” is a children’s book that is difficult to forget as the rhythm and rhyme pour forth the lessons within. Those who haven’t read it, here’s the gist of it. One thing leads to another and in the end, it all swings back to begin again. It’s life application through the eyes of a child.

CHURCH SCHEDULES

Albion Lutheran Church LCMC Pastor Robert Springer 507-3755044, 10454 250th Ave, St. James Sunday - 9 a.m.

Senior Citizen Spotlight

My interview this month is with Jolene (Karau) and Eldon Wright. Both came from large families, Jolene had nine in her family and Eldon had seven in his.

School Board approved Jared Schwanz as the new Activities Administrator

St. James School Board had its meeting Monday night. The meeting started with the board approving new hires, a part of the new hire group was Jared Schwanz who was hired as the new Activities Administrator. He will be taking over in July once Les Zellman retires. It was asked if Schwanz will be a full-time AA, Superintendent Steve Heil answered that he will be full-time with the new addition of soccer and the rest of the sports taking up his time.

Butterfield City Council discusses water pumps and golf cart ordinance

Butterfield City Council met for its monthly meeting on Monday, April 10. The meeting started with an update on the water pumps. The west pump has been working an extended number of hours compared to the other one, mike said the previous day it worked for 18 hours. The city has had the west pump blocked with paper towels and wipes before, Mike thinks it could be blocked again. They talked about what the city could do to stop another blockage from happening, putting a mesh barrier in the pipe before the pump to catch the wipes was discussed.

Saints Post Decisive Victory Over Windom in Key Section Contest

On April 11th St. James Area bounced back from a close 2-1 loss in the season opener and scored a 6-1 win over the reigning Big South Conference champion Windom Eagles. Hunter Stevens and Jack Westman both were 2-4 battling and Westman pitched the complete game victory.

Redwood Valley Cools SJA Bats in 5-1 Loss

The Saints came off a big Big South Conference win but saw Redwood Valley capitalize on errors to post a 5-1 win at St. James’ Veterans Field on April 17th. Cardinal hurlers combined for 14 strikeouts and Hunter Stevens and Jesus Moriel were the only SJA batters to collect a hit.

Errors Continue to Plague Baseball Saints

Jackson County Central came to town on April 18th and posted a 10-0 victory. Errors outnumbered hits for St. James Area, giving the Huskies extra chances and eventually enough runs to halt the game after the 6th inning due to the 10-run rule.