Senior Citizen Birthday; happy 100th birthday Audrey Schmidtke

Audrey Schmidtke was born March 19.1925 in Springfield. She is one of the most beautiful and kind people you will ever meet. This ‘special lady’ has lived in St. James for 59 years. She married her high school sweetheart, Howard (coach and teacher) and were married for 74 years until his passing in 2018. Today, Schmidtke still lives in her home with help from her beautiful family.

Humility

Among the counter-cultural virtues that Christian faith lifts up is humility. There are places in our society where humility is forgotten amid the splendor of the brash and self-important person. But in our daily lives, our culture frequently recognizes the benefit of humility in getting along, playing together, working together, and having good relationships.

Thank you and signing off as editor

Many of you may have heard over the past week that I am leaving the Plaindealer. It is true, this paper will be the last full paper I put together as the Editor of the St. James Plaindealer. You will see my name on a few of the articles in next week’s paper as I am helping create it during my last few days.

Watonwan County 4-H Pollinator Ambassadors Receive the State AMC 4-H Community Leadership Award

The Watonwan County 4-H Pollinator Ambassadors were recognized as one of two groups in Minnesota to receive the Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) 4-H Community Youth Leadership Award. The group attended the AMC Luncheon in St. Paul on February 27, where members Haidyn Robertson and Mariella Sill gave a presentation on their project, the “Meadowlark Prairies Pollinator Pathway.” In addition to receiving a plaque, the group was awarded $500 to further support their project.