SJHS Prom coming up April 22
St. Johns High School’s 2022 Gilded Age Prom will be held on Friday, April 22 from 8 – 11 p.m. at Eagle Eye Banquet Center on Chandler Road in Bath, Michigan.
The $50 per person price includes a nacho bar, fresh fruits, desserts and beverages.
Tickets will go on sale on March 21. Juniors and Seniors are invited. Guests and underclassmen may come as guests of upperclassmen who have been approved to attend.
First game night to be held April 9
Get ready for an evening of games, trivia and laughter. Connect with other young adults. Bring a friend and your favorite game or use one of theirs.
Second Saturday is a space for young adults to connect with other young adults.
new group/event to connect young adults in a safe place in the community
There is no cost for this event. just come prepared for fun. Saturday April 9 from 6:30 – 10 p.m. Snacks will be provided or bring your own.
Gracepoint Church in the Southpoint Mall in St. Johns. Sponsored by Gracepoint and St. Johns Lutheran Church.
Church to host fundraiser for Habitat
The Maple Rapids Fazoli Dinner Fundraiser to benefit Habitat for Humanity will be held on April 3 from 1-3 p.m. at Maple Rapids United Methodist Church.
Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $6.00 for children, 9 and under. Dine in or take out available. Call the church at 989-224-4460 for tickets.
Helping Hands tickets now available
Tickets are now available for the Helping Hands St. Johns Rotary Event. The in person event will be held on April 23, 2022 at Most Holy Trinity Activity Center 11159 W Ken Street in Fowler, MI.
– 1st Place Prize $3,000.00 $$$$
– 2nd Place Prize $1,200.00 $$$
– 3rd Place Prize $1,000.00 $$$
– 50/25/25 Raffle
– Silent and Live Auction
$150.00 a ticket includes 2 Dinner tickets and your chance to win a cash prize.
For more information ask a Rotarian.
2022 Roof Sit for Kids coming up April 28
Join The Voice for Clinton County’s Children in a Roof Sit for fellowship and a fundraiser supporting their essential work on behalf of Clinton County children and youth.
Roof Sits are done to raise awareness. They were very popular in the 1980s prior to Golf Outings and 5K Events.
The Voice for Clinton County’s Children are hosting this event as both an awareness event, April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and a fundraiser to support the agency’s work.
They launched this event in 2021 when COVID-19 was still dominating their decisions because we missed you. This event will remain primarily outside and will be even bigger.
Join them as they honor Child Abuse Prevision Month all day at Big Boy of St. Johns. Advocacy Hours with special activities from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Big Boy of St. Johns is located at 1408 S US Hwy 27 in St. Johns. For more information please visit the website VoiceForClintonCountyChildren.org
The Easter Bunny is coming April 16
It might be cold, but spring is just around the corner and so is the annual St. Johns Easter Egg Hunt. The St. Johns Lions Club has taken over hosting this annual event for the community. It will take place on Saturday, April 16, 2022.
The annual City of St. Johns Easter Egg Hunt, now sponsored by the St. Johns Lions Club with support from many local contributors, will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2022 – rain or shine – at the St. Johns City Park.
Due to Covid, there will be no face painting this year; however kids will be able to request their favorite balloon animal and the Easter Bunny will be at the event for photo opportunities. These activities will take place in the pavilion beginning at 12:30 p.m.
The City Police siren will sound at 1:00 p.m. to start the “organized mayhem.” The area around the pavilion will be sectioned off in the following age groups: 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, and 9-10. Kids under the age of 3 may pick up an egg in the pavilion. Only kids are allowed in the Egg Patch. No Adults Please.
There is one egg in each age group that has a special ticket in it to win an Easter Basket filled with goodies, so open your eggs while you are there to claim your prize. The baskets will be available for pick-up in the pavilion.
Please recycle your eggs at the event. There will be recycling containers around the Egg Patch and near the pavilion. A recycling container also will be available at the Lions Recycling Center located at 605 N. Swegles Street in St. Johns.
For more information please contact Lion Nancy at (989) 307-9872.
Mark your calendar for Spring Clean-Up
The City of St. Johns Spring Clean-Up is set for Saturday, May 7, 2022. Please do not place items out to the curb prior to Saturday, April 30.
Items must be placed out by 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 7. Items placed after the contractor has passed will not be picked up.
Clean-up is limited to 3 cubic yards of material (approx. the size of a regular pick-up truck box). Pickers be courteous and keep areas tidy. Do not leave a mess!
This is available for city residents whom live in a one to four unit dwelling. A refuse fee is applied to the summer tax bill to pay for this service. Any non-resident placing refuse illegally is subject to a $500 fine.
Congressional Art Competition deadline is April 8
Congressman John Moolenaar invites all high school students from Michigan’s Fourth Congressional District to enter their art in the 2022 Congressional Art Competition.
The winning student from the Fourth District will have their art displayed at the U.S. Capitol for a year. It is also possible that the Congressional Institute, which runs the competition, will hold an event in Washington D.C. later this year to honor winning students from across the country. If the event is held, the winning student from the Fourth District will receive two round-trip airline tickets to travel to Washington, D.C. to attend the event.
All entries will be displayed at the Midland Center for the Arts after the competition ends. Regional winners from the Fourth District will have the opportunity for their art to be displayed in Congressman Moolenaar’s Midland and Cadillac offices.
The entry deadline for this year’s Fourth District contest is Friday, April 8, 2022. Entries should be mailed or delivered to Congressman Moolenaar’s Midland office at 200 East Main Street, Suite 230, Midland, MI 48640.
More information on the rules and how to enter the art competition is online at https://moolenaar.house.gov/artcompetition. Interested students who need assistance transporting their art to Midland or who have additional questions on the competition should contact Congressman Moolenaar’s Midland office at 989-631-2552.