What are you looking forward to?

Around this time of year what makes you excited, and you just can’t help but count down the days for? Some may say the first sunny stretch of days or the last snow fall. Yes, those are on my list, I mean you can’t wait for those days especially after a winter like we had this winter. Besides those, the top thing I can’t wait for is girl scout cookies. It’s not just a day it’s a good deal of time a person can enjoy them.

A Rare Occurrence Times Two

Only one month ends at 28 days, or at least three out of every four years. For that reason, February 28th is designated as Rare Disease Day and as odd as it may sound, 300,000,000 people are impacted by rare diseases.

GWENICE FINSTAD

http://www.stunnfh.com Gwenice Finstad, 84, of St. James, formerly of Springfield, died on February 9, 2023, at her home surrounded by family.

NATHAN “NATE” THOMAS NELSON

Nathan “Nate” Thomas Nelson was a loving father, brother, son, and friend. He passed away unexpectedly at Fairview University Hospital on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, following a battle with bile duct cancer surrounded by loved ones.

BONNIE KUEKER

http://www.sturmfh.com Bonnie Kueker of Butterfield entered her eternal home on Sunday, February 12, 2023, at 77 years of age, while enrolled in Moments Hospice at Heartland Senior Living, Truman. A Celebration of Bonnie’s Life will be on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at 11 a.m.

Butterfield City Council appoints Le Schlomann as Mayor

Butterfield City Council met for its monthly meeting on Feb. 15. The meeting started with an update on how the lake is doing with the aeration. The aerator facing north during the last storm iced up and is now flipped over.

An evening full of love

St. James community members were treated to an early Valentine’s Day evening on Saturday, Feb.

Madelia joins wings United soccer

The St. James School Board had its Feburary meeting last Monday. The meeting started with accepting donations to Save the Bell, Summer Rec Program, Elementary School, Theater project, and the 1989 Champion Scholarship.

Superhero Jesus

“Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil” Matthew 4:1 I struggle a lot with children’s Bibles and storybooks about Jesus – not because of the theology but often because of the art – the way that Jesus is portrayed. I remember the first Easter after we had our daughter, Miriam. She was given a book about Easter. I opened it up and was completely horrified when the pictures of Jesus were literally a superhero depiction of him. He had large and prominent muscles, a perfect smile, and long flowing blonde hair. His attire was even that of a superhero - armor.