Ask a Trooper
Sgt. Troy Christianson Minnesota State Patrol as practicable, water, dirt, or other material being thrown up and to the rear by the wheels of the vehicle.” So every vehicle MUST have fenders.
SPORTS Wolle aims to deliver support for youth sports
Lee Carlson Sports involvement for youth can provide many benefits such as improved academics and development of leadership skills but that is not the case for everyone. Holly Wolle is aiming to increase rates of positive outcomes, providing athletes with mental skills coaching, aiming to help athletes compete at their best, while also managing and prioritizing mental health.
Community Events
•Benefit for Wayne Linscheid, Sunday, Aug. 21, 4 to 8 p.m., St.
Visit immunization clinics early to avoid the back-to-school rush
Watonwan County Public Health It’s that time of year again. Immunization clinics get very busy as the first day of school approaches, we encourage families to immunize their children now while there is little to no wait time in the clinics.
James (Jim) Bishop
Preceding him - his parents, Shannon and Norma (Wassman) Bishop, six brothers and two sisters. Following graduation from St.

Senior Citizen Spotlight: Don Kupiers
Submitted by Barb Holmgren This month’s interview is with Don Kupiers, a very kind and caring teacher who taught in St. James for 33 years.
CHURCH SCHEDULES
Albion Lutheran Church LCMC Pastor Robert Springer 507-375-5044, 10454 250th Ave, St. James Sunday: 9 a.m.
Summer’s End
There’s a psychological phenomenon known as the “Sunday Blues.” Perhaps you experience it yourself. I remember regularly having the feeling strongly in high school. For me, it always started around 3:00 of so (right after the Packers played in the fall), when the inevitability of school the next day swept in. It’s a feeling of anxiety, nausea, nervousness, irritability… some negative emotion that comes with the realization that we return to school or work the next day.
MFU applauds passage of Inflation Reduction Act
Minnesota Farmers Union Tuesday, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. The bill includes a $40 billion investment over 10 years in agriculture, forestry and rural communities.

Teamwork makes the dream work
Once upon a time there was an enterprising businessman who had a fantastic idea. He thought he had figured out a way to build the perfect automobile.