Legion welcomes Veterans Home – March 24
Come spend the afternoon to Honor our Veterans Home.
Please join everyone at St. Johns American Legion on Saturday, March 24th from 1:30-4 pm.
All Veterans are welcome to join in camaraderie, fellowship and fun.
Habitat ReStore needs your help
You know the feeling you get when you have too much of a good thing? Well, the folks at the Habitat ReStore have too little.
Please donate your gently used furniture to the ReStore. To donate, please call 989-227-0000. TIA.
SJPS urges creation of free Safety Profile
St. Johns Public Schools is committed to providing safe schools for students. They continue to review and revise the school safety plans in case of emergency.
Now they encourage families to do the same in their households. SJPS would like to encourage families to create a free “Smart911 Safety Profile.” This profile provides additional details that 9-1-1 call takes may need in order to assist them during an emergency.
https://www.clinton-county.org/558/Smart-9-1-1
Kindergarten Registration 2018 – 2019
St. Johns Public Schools offers all day, everyday kindergarten. Children who will be 5 years old on or by September 1, 2018 are eligible to attend school in the fall. New this year will be a Young 5’s Program. Students turning 5 after September 2, 2018 up until December 1, 2018 will have an opportunity to attend this program this fall. For more information go to: Young 5 Kindergarten
This year they will be holding an open house style registration process at the Wilson Center in the gymnasium on March 14, 2018 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM. All kindergarten families are asked to attend. Principals and kindergarten teachers will be on hand to meet and greet the kindergarten families. Open houses within each building will be held before the first day of school.
For the 2018-2019 school year there will be kindergarten classrooms at Eureka (Pre K-5), Gateway (K-2), and Riley (K-5). Oakview will house our town preschool classrooms along with grades 3-5.
Now is the time to start gathering information to ensure you have all your documents. All immunizations Must be up to date before your child may enter kindergarten in the fall.
Mint Recipes Needed
The St. Johns Mint Festival hopes to print a new Mint Cookbook in time for the 2018 festival. If you have a favorite recipe or two that you make with mint that you would like included, please send the information to the Chamber of Commerce at PO Box 61, St. Johns 48879. Or you can drop the recipe off at the Chamber at 1013 S US 27 in St. Johns in the CCRESA Building across from McDonalds.
Please make sure your recipe is legible and includes all ingredients and amounts and instructions for preparing and baking. Please also include what name you would like included on the recipe.
If you have any questions before you submit a recipe, please call Brenda at the Clinton County Chamber of Commerce at 989-224-7248.
Rep. Leonard to host office hours
Tom Leonard, R-DeWitt, will host office hours to meet with local residents and discuss their concerns about state government. Speaker Leonard represents Michigan’s 93rd District.
The coffee hour will take place on Friday, March 9, 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. at Big Boy, 1408 Old U.S. 27, St. Johns, MI 48879.
Local residents are encouraged to bring comments, questions and concerns about local government and anything else happening in the local community. Residents with questions about the coffee hours, or those who cannot make it, can contact Speaker Leonard’s office at 517-373-1778 or by emailing TomLeonard@house.mi.gov.
MMDHD Calendar – March, 2018
Family Planning Clinic Schedule
The Mid-Michigan District Health Department’s Family Planning Clinics provide confidential care to men and women in need of contraception and reproductive health services. Charges for services and supplies are based on income. The Family Planning Clinics are scheduled as follows:
Mid-Michigan District Health Department
1307 E. Townsend Road
St. Johns, MI 48879
March 6: 8 a.m. to Noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
March 13: 8 a.m. to Noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
March 20: 8 a.m. to Noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
March 27: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Pill Pick-up Only
****New Clinic in Shiawassee County***
March 8: 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
In the basement of the District Court Building, 110 E Mack St., Corunna
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (989) 224-2195, Option 5, Monday through Friday.
Hearing and Vision Screening Clinic
Vision screening is required for all children entering kindergarten. The Mid-Michigan District Health Department offers free vision testing, as well as hearing screening tests for all children ages 3 to 21. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (989) 227-3125, Monday through Friday.
WIC Benefit Pick-Up Schedule
Pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants and children up to 5 years old may be eligible for free food through the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program. The Mid-Michigan District Health Department WIC Benefit Pick-up Clinics are scheduled as follows:
March 7
March 12: Mid-Michigan District Health Department, 1307 E. Townsend Road in St. Johns, from 9 a.m. to Noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
March 28: at Valley Farms Baptist Church, 1141 E State Rd, Lansing,
from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. until 3 p.m.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (989) 224-2195, Option 5, Monday through Friday.
“In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) policy, this institution is prohibited from discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.”
Immunization Clinic
The Mid-Michigan District Health Department Immunization Clinics are to be held as follows:
Mid-Michigan District Health Department, 1307 E. Townsend Road, t. Johns, MI 48879
March 5: 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
March 12: 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
March 14: 8 a.m. to noon 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
March 19: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
March 26: 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Immunizations will be available for adults and children eight weeks of age through adulthood, appointments are preferred. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (989) 224-2195, Option 5, Monday through Friday.