Mint City Singers’ holiday concert is December 13
An Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols is December 15
Toys for Tots has local drop off locations
Law Enforcement Agencies Fill a Cop Car
Handmade fretwork highlights Museum’s Victorian Christmas décor
SJMS students travel to State Capitol
Mint City Singers’ holiday concert is December 13
The Mint City Singers’ holiday concert is coming up at the Wilson Center Auditorium on Friday, December 13 at 7:30 p.m. Celebrate the holidays through choral music and support the Beacon of Hope Family Care Center (BOH) at the same time.
This is the inaugural concert for the Junior MInts Community Youth Choir, grades 4-8, and annual concert for the Mint City Singers. Enjoy the spirit of the holidays through multigenerational singing, charitable giving, and gathering after the concert for cookies and fellowship.
Each of the Junior Mints will sing a solo or duet within the choral piece, The Friendly Beasts Fifteen-year-old Kendall Gunther will be singing Once Upon A December from Anastasia as a solo. Kelly Bitz will also be a featured soloist.
There will be a ladies sextet singing Christmas Lullaby and the new Select Assortmint, an SATB ensemble of 15 people, is singing Go Tell It On the Mountain a cappella.
The groups are directed by Ellen Hoard with Jenny Wilcox and James Shippers on piano, Tess Miller on flute and Scott Harding on percussion.
All donations will be given to the Beacon of Hope Family Care Center.
An Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols is December 15
An Advent Festival of Lessons And Carols will be presented on Sunday, December 15, 2019 5:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of St. Johns.
The service will feature Community Choirs directed By Steven Easterling.
Join them for this fifty-minute program of holiday music and readings from the biblical Christmas story. Come ready to sing your favorite carols.
This is a free event. Refreshments will follow.
Toys for Tots has local drop off locations
You may drop off new unwrapped gifts for children ages birth to 17 at the following locations:
St. Johns
– Big Boy, 1408 S US 27
– Briggs Public Library, 108 E Railroad Street
– Clinton County Chamber of Commerce, 1013 S US 27
– Clinton County Sheriff’s Department, 1347 E Townsend Road
– Dollar General, E M21
– Journey Federal Credit Union, 1200 Zeeb Drive
– Mercantile Bank, 201 N Clinton Avenue
– Quest Software, 106 W Tolles
– St. Johns Police Department, 109 E State Street
– Tractor Supply, 2150 S US 27
– Walgreens, 1410 S US 27
– WalMart, 1939 S Scott Road
Elsie
– Dollar General, 313 S Ovid Street
Fowler
– Dollar General, 9522 E M21
– Journey Federal Credit Union, 10667 E Second Street
– Main Street Pizza, 156 S Main
Ovid
– Journey Federal Credit Union, Corner of M21 at Hollister Road
– Dollar General, 9522 West M21
– Main Street Pizza, 132 S Main
Law Enforcement Agencies Fill a Cop Car
by Maralyn Fink
On Saturday I stopped at Kroger’s to catch our police Department participate in the Fill A Cop Car. It was a very cold day, but there were many people who came out for this event.
I decided to help out and went to a local fast food chain and purchased coffee for them.
Thanks to our Police Department and people who donated to this worthwhile cause.
Handmade fretwork highlights Museum’s Victorian Christmas décor
This is a unique example of handmade fretwork that highlights the Victorian Christmas décor. This is just one of the Victorian era artifacts that are displayed throughout the Paine-Gillam-Scott House.
The Police and Fire Exhibit are ongoing through the Christmas Season, closing after December 18.
Museum hours are Wednesdays 2-6 p.m. and Sundays 1-4. Closed on Holiday weekends.
The Complex is located at 106 Maple Street in St. Johns on the West side of the Courthouse. Visit the website: pgsmuseum.com and Facebook for Paine-Gillam-Scott Museum, St. Johns, Michigan. Group and individual tours are welcome.
The Museum is supported entirely by community donations. A Memorial Endowment Fund exists for those that want a permanent record in the Museum Memorial Book to remember the loss of a family or friend.
If you have any interest in “old things” or want to be helpful in preserving such things for future generations, please contact 989-224-2894 or email pgsmuseum@gmail.com.
The Archives of the Clinton County Historical Society is available to anyone researching families and history of Clinton County and is open at 16101 Brook Rd, Lansing, MI. Hours are Monday and Tuesday 9 to 4, and Thursday 2 to 6. Contact 517.482.5117 x 2, or email ccgensoc@yahoo.com. Membership in the Archives ($20.00) includes a very interesting quarterly Newsletter Clinton County Trails.
SJMS students travel to State Capitol
Payton Marrison, Marabeth Nobis, Summer Kanaski, Jackson Wiseman (back), Caroline Parsons, Joe Rommel, MACUL Board President, Anna McCann, Hunter Theis, Reid Goodrich and Taylor Austin
Students from St. Johns Middle School in St. Johns last week were among the few in the state selected to bring cutting edge and innovative technology demonstrations from their classroom to lawmakers at the state Capitol Building. The 19th annual AT&T/MACUL Student Technology Showcase took place Wednesday, December 4 in the state Capitol Building.
Presented by the Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL), and underwritten by AT&T, the 2019 Student Technology Showcase featured demonstrations from students representing more than 35 different schools.
“The 19th annual Student Technology Showcase showcased the brightest and best technology projects in our state, and we were excited to welcome students to the Capitol again this year,” said Mark Smith, MACUL executive director.
Students displayed a wide variety of technology projects that blended science, mathematics, social studies and language arts with the latest digital tools. Their work featured app development, artificial intelligence demonstrations, coding, robotics, web design, and many other technology demonstrations.