Letter to the Editor

To the Editor, I would like to thank all the wonderful people who made Railroad Days a huge success. The Railroad Days parade was full of fun and excitement.

College News

•The following students from Butterfield graduated after the spring 2022 semester at South Dakota State University: Ryan Blomgren, has graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in SDSU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences; Lukas Pierson of Butterfield, MN, has graduated Magna Cum Laude with two Bachelor of Science degrees in SDSU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.

City Council approves waste water project

At the St. James City Council meeting on Tuesday, June 21, the council went over a code enforcement update, license fees for dangerous or potentially dangerous dogs, and 10th Ave. S sanitary sewer improvements.

Gary Goldschmidt

 Gary Goldschmidt, 67, of St. James died on June 29, 2022, near…

Saintettes spend important days at Iowa Dance Camp

The St. James Area Saintettes spent June 26-29 at Buena Vista University for both individual and team development. Hundreds of dancers from several states converged on the campus, building up to a show on the final day.

Strong second round pushes SJA into top half at State Trapshooting

An extended trapshooting season ended at Prior Lake on June 24th with a strong finish as St. James Area placed 18th overall with a score of 470. Tanner Olson once again led the sharpshooting, missing only once out of 100 attempts, to polish off an outstanding career.

2022 Railroad Days Fun

St. James Class of 1982 had their own contest between themselves this year to celebrate their 40th Class reunion.

Ask a Trooper

Question: I really liked your recent article about the dangers of putting your feet up on the dash while driving and air bags. With the way vehicles are changing, can you talk about the other air bags, like side curtains and such? Thank you.

Are you Qualified for Ministry?

There was a checklist of things I had to do in order to become a pastor. Classes to take, internships, interviews, evidence of “the calling” (and probably more that I’ve forgotten). But even before I had the “ministry card”, I was in ministry and the only qualification was that I was a born again believer in Jesus Christ alone.