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Support SWMI businesses and restaurants! EAT, SHOP, STAY, PLAY for a chance to win weekly prizes during Countdown to Summer! To enter, spend $25 (one time or cumulative purchases) at any SJT member business and turn in your receipts at the Welcome Center for one entry! Every $25 spent = one entry (qualifying purchases, now through May 26). Visit stjoetoday.com/countdown for more info! THIS WEEK’S WINNER: Sara Jungman. This month brings two BIG anniversaries to downtown St. Joseph! Forever ...

Report from Louisiana: Loose Thoughts By: Pat Austin Books: Finally, The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles comes out this week!  I had the privilege of receiving an Advance Reader’s Copy (ARC) las year and I just loved this book. If you enjoy historical fiction at all, put this one on your list. Navigating dual timelines, Miss Charles weaves an engaging plot between two characters, Odile and Lily. Set in both WWII Paris and 1980s Froid, Montana, we are drawn into both their stories k...