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Rotary Helping Hands Dinner Raffle is February 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tickets are now on sale for the Rotary Club of St. Johns Annual Helping Hands Dinner Raffle which will be held on Saturday, February 4 at Smith Hall at the county fairgrounds in St. Johns. The dinner is expected to sell out again in 2017 with 225, for a couple or 2 seats, tickets being sold. <\/p>\n

St. Johns Rotary has a rich history of supporting local community projects and charities as well as supporting international projects. The 2017 Helping Hands Dinner will be the 17th event in which our community has multiplied these investments to help St. Johns Rotary do even more good. In the last 16 years over $375,000 has been raised through the dinner to support Rotary projects and charitable support.<\/p>\n

St. Johns Rotary invests about $50,000 annually in community service and about half of that amount comes through community support through the helping hands event.<\/p>\n

Pam Foster, 2017 Helping Hands Dinner Co-Chair says, \u201cThe Helping Hands Dinner represents the kind of community spirit St. Johns is so well known for. The success of this event is due to the great support that members of the community consistently show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets for the event are $150 per couple. $12,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded and the event will continue building on the success of the \u201cDeal or No Deal\u201d theme of the last few years, plus a silent auction packed with really great deals that you can bid on. Of the 225 tickets sold, one of every 10 will be drawn for cash and prizes. The biggest prize is $3,000.<\/p>\n

Sparrow Clinton Hospital is the Platinum Sponsor of this year\u2019s Helping Hands Dinner Raffle. Additional sponsorships are available. Tickets for the dinner are available from any Rotarian or by calling Pete Shannon at 227-3396.<\/p>\n

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City prepare to receive Santa<\/strong><\/p>\n

The City of St. Johns is busy preparing for the arrival of Santa in downtown St. Johns on Friday evening. <\/p>\n

Festivities start at 4:30 p.m. and Santa arrives with the parade at 5:45 p.m.<\/p>\n

Please be aware that there will be no parking on North Clinton Avenue after 1:30 p.m. All vehicles will need to be moved from the 100, 200 and 300 blocks at that time. Additional free parking will be available in any City parking lot as well as to the east of the depot, behind the courthouse, adjacent streets and other areas.<\/p>\n

For more information on all the activities available visit www.sjlightfest.com<\/a> We hope to see you there!<\/p>\n

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Holiday Music Spectacular coming up Friday, December 9<\/strong><\/p>\n

The St. Johns Community Band presents the 2016 Holiday Music Spectacular on Friday, December 9, 2016 at the Wilson Center Auditorium. <\/p>\n

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Scheduled to appear are the Vivo Contando Children’s Choir, the Mint City Singers and the St. Johns Community Band. <\/p>\n

The program begins at 7:00pm. Admission is free. Donations accepted for the Wilson Center Auditorium Renovation Project.<\/p>\n

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Farm Bureau names Logan Educator of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Johns Gateway Elementary Kindergarten teacher DJ Logan has won the Farm Bureau 2016 K-12 Educator of the year. At the awards ceremony a video about her dedication to teaching about farming was featured.<\/p>\n

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Logan was chosen because of her outstanding work in helping implement St. Johns Public Schools’ Ag-STEM initiative at Gateway Elementary, in partnership with Central Michigan University. <\/p>\n