Chalk It UP coming September 14
The Art & Soul Gallery is happily hosting the annual Chalk It Up sidewalk chalk art contest during this year’s Fall FEASTival.
Share your artistic flair in the outdoor air on the pavement or chalkboard of your choice, and flaunt your creative style for a chance to win fun prizes. Draw with your family, friends (up to 4 people) or just your beautiful self.
All ages are welcome. Artists may begin drawing on Thursday the 14th as early as 8:00 a.m. and all artists must complete their artwork by 4:00 p.m. on Saturday the 16th for voting/ judging.
Sponsor information and sign up is here.
Historical Society presents the Orphan Train September 14
The story of the orphan train will be presented on September 14, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at AgroLiquid, 3055 W. M-21, St. Johns.
The Orphan Train Movement was a supervised welfare program that transported children from crowded Eastern cities of the United States to foster homes located largely in rural areas of the Mid-west. The orphan trains operated between 1854 and 1929, relocating from about 200,000 children.
The speaker, Shirley Gage Hodges has been actively doing genealogical research since 1967. Although Shirley specializes in tracing your female ancestors, she covers a wide variety of topics. She has presented lectures, seminars, and workshops locally and regionally both in the U.S. and Canada. Her full resume can be found at:https://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/authors/authsh.htm
Nature Conservancy’s 2023 Photo Contest offering local prizes
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) today announced an expansion of its renowned global Photo Contest to include double the number of categories and local prizes for photos taken in Michigan. TNC will begin accepting Photo Contest entries Aug. 30 through Sept. 29 and there is no cost to enter.
“We are thrilled The Nature Conservancy has expanded the 2023 Photo Contest to double the number of categories and include local contests for Michigan and two other states,” said Helen Taylor, state director of TNC in Michigan. “From sweeping sand dunes, to lush forests, to glistening rivers, lakes and streams and abundant wildlife, Michigan provides the perfect backdrop for seasoned photographers and amateurs alike.”
Categories for the local contest are flora and fauna, landscape, water, and people and nature. The grand prize winner will receive a $300 gift card and category winners will each receive a $150 gift card for Carhartt, Merrell, REI or Moosejaw (winner’s choice).
A panel of four judges will review local entries. Judges include Jason Whalen, co-founder of Fauna Creative, Jocelyn Coley, co-founder and CEO of The Allen Lewis Agency and member of the TNC Michigan Board of Trustees, Gretchen Valade, director of sustainability at Carhartt and member of the TNC Michigan Board of Trustees, and Autumn McGowan, a conservation fellow at TNC in Michigan.
Last year’s Photo Contest broke records for global participation with over 100,000 entries from a total of 196 countries and territories. In Michigan, more than 500 people submitted nearly 1,300 photos for the contest.
Chinese photographer Li Ping took the grand prize last year, for his winning shot featuring a drone’s eye view of a lonely highway bordered on each side by gullies extending outward in the shape of a tree.
This year, global photos will be judged according to 12 categories, double the number of categories from years past, which now include:
– Oceans
– People and Nature
– Plants and Fungi
– Freshwater
– Lands
– Mammals
– Climate
– Aerials
– Insects and Arachnids
– Underwater Life
– Birds
– Reptiles and Amphibians
Global winners will be chosen by a separate panel of judges. The contest will award over $25,000 in prize money, including a camera kit worth $5,000 for the overall grand-prize winner.
The global judging panel includes photographer Javier Aznar, photojournalist and filmmaker Morgan Heim and natural history photographer Frans Lanting.
Among the global entries, a first and second place winner will be chosen for each category as well as honorable mentions in all 12 categories.
The Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. Guided by science, TNC works to create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to the world’s toughest challenges so that nature and people can thrive together. Learn more online at nature.org/michigan and connect with them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.
Attention farmland owners in Clinton County
Don Cuthbert is looking to rent additional tiled farmland in Clinton county for corn and soybeans in 2024 crop year. I am also looking to purchase farmland on a land contract.
Call or text Don Cuthbert at 517881124 or email me at 1don.cuthbert@gmail.com
Upcoming class reunions
RBW Class of 1949 schedules reunion for September 14
The St. Johns Rodney B. Wilson class of 1949 is having it’s 74th class reunion.
The gathering at Swanys in downtown St. Johns will be held on September 14, 2023 at 1 p.m.
Contact Eloise with questions at 989-224-3894.
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Class of 1959 reunion is September 14
The RBW Class of 1959 is gathering for a 64th reunion on September 14, 2023 (Thursday) at the St. Johns City Park in the large pavilion which has been reserved from 11a.m. to 5 p.m.
A buffet lunch will be available at 1 p.m. for $15 per person. Reservations are required for the lunch. Deadline for lunch is August 24, 2023. Contact sjboron@gmail.com or ariadnemi1411@yahoo.com for more information.
Reminder that the class reunion is September 14, a Thursday, at the St. Johns City Park. Lunch will be at 1 pm, $15. Please make your reservation by August 31. Make checks to Class of 1959 and mail to Ellen Foust, 217 Banberry North, Lansing, MI 48906.
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St. Johns High Class of 1973 50th Reunion is September 23
The reunion will be held Saturday, September 23rd 2023 at the Emerald
Golf Course, corner of US127 and Maple Rapids Rd.
(the old Clinton County Country Club) from 4PM to 10 PM
For information, please contact
Bruce or Judy Cameron 989 277-4094
bjcameron@netzero.com
or on the Facebook page (St. Johns Class of 1973) or Classmates page
at Classmates.com ( St. Johns High School Class of 73)
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RBW Class of ’61 First Mondays
The Rodney B. Wilson High School Class of 1961 meets regularly on the First Monday of each month (except holidays) at 9:00 a.m. in the back room of the Main Street Café at 205 N Clinton Avenue in St. Johns.
Everyone orders off the menu, eats, and shares our lives. They welcome all ’61 grads to join them.
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The Rodney B. Wilson High School Class of 1959 meets regularly on the Second Thursday of each month (except holidays) at noon at the Main Street Café at 205 N Clinton Avenue in St. Johns.