Beyond Reason: Uncle Tony
In the cooler months, Uncle Tony is a staple around the house. Uncle Tony’s usually up at dawn, sipping coffee, enjoying the sunrise, reading the paper. Then you might not see Uncle Tony until the evening. More often than not, Uncle Tony skips happy hour and dinner altogether, emerging to read to the kids, helping with bath time. On the weekend Uncle Tony might cozy up for a movie. But Uncle Tony is not a fan of the warmer weather. One of the first unofficial signs of summer are when it heats up outside and Uncle Tony goes to the basement until fall.
Remembering what life means
Within the last week we as a country have honored and lost people. We honored those who made the ultimate sacrifice for all of us and the future generations, with Memorial Day and programs that each city’s Legion has.
Congratulations Butterfield-Odin 2022 Graduates!
Butterfield-Odin graduating class. Elva Rebecca Agustin Hernandez, Devon Campbell, Mahryn Dougherty, Raesha Liesel Fast, Fabiola Garcia, Amner Garcia Perez, Dlyan Keldenich, Darwin Chavez, Mario Ramirez Orzeo, Maritza Rodriguez, Marvin Sengsowanh, Yatzary Soria, Mckenna Steinbrink, and Justin Xaysongkham. Sarah Bunich. More photos on page 4.
Watonwan County Relay for Life Kickoff event
The Watonwan County Relay for Life committee held their annual Kickoff event, Sunday, May 22, at the St. James American Legion. Along with great food and a great crowed of people who came and supported the cause, the committee also introduced this year’s Co-Chair for the 2022 Relay for Life Event, Erika Rodriguez.
Rivera, Kern made it to second round of individual sections
St. James Saints tennis team went to St.
Saints jump back on winning track with win over Blue Earth Area
Life in the elimination bracket started for St. James Area with a 9-5 win over BEA as Addie Bowers, Eva Romsdahl, Allie Malmgren, and Lunden Swanson all racked up multiple hits in the game. Laney Bowers got the start, pitching five innings, and Addie Bowers closed the deal with two innings of relief.
Softball Saints move to 18-4 with playoff win over LCWM
After splitting the regular season matchups St. James Area added a win when it counted the most, defeating Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 4-1 on May 28th to continue in Section playoffs.Taylor Sodeman delivered the game-winning run on a 3rd inning double and blasted a 2-out homer two innings later.
Section Meet next, Saints compete for chance to go to State
The first time through the new subsection format yielded some strong performances by St. James Area athletes, with many qualifying for the Section meet. Noah Anderson’s blazing 51.6 time in the 400m dash at Mapleton on May 26th comes into Sections as the top performance.
Another walkoff win for SJA Baseball, 7-6 over Mt. Lake Area-Comfrey
A seesaw battle gave way to heroics from freshman Wyatt Haler in the regular season finale for the Saints. With the score tied at 6-6, Adrian Luna led off the bottom of the 7th inning with a base on balls, moved to scoring position on a sacrifice hit by Cooper Olson, and sprinted home with the winning run on a single by Haler.
Viola J. Sandberg
SAINT JAMES: A Celebration of Life Service for Viola J. Sandberg, 82, of St. James will be 1 p.m. Thursday, June 2, 2022 at Augustana Lutheran Church in St. James with Pastor Mandy France and Deacon Lyla Klee officiating. Burial will be in Kansas Lake Cemetery in rural Butterfield.