Relay Around the World May 6-7
Relay for Life of Clinton County will be hold their annual festivities at St. Johns Rotary Park from 6 p.m. on Friday until 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Schedule of Events:
Friday, May 6
4 p.m. Survivor Check-in & Silent Auction Opens
4 p.m. Darin Larner Performs
6 p.m. Opening & Survivor Ceremonies
6:30 p.m. Survivor & Caregiver Dinner
7 p.m. Line Dancing
8 p.m. Live Bake Sale Auction
9 p.m. Bagpipes Perform
9:15 p.m. Luminaria Ceremony
9:45 p.m. C.J. Lowe Performs
11 p.m. Silent Auction closes for the night
Saturday, May 7
2 a.m. Quiet Time
7 a.m. Silent Auction Reopens
8 a.m. Cardio Drumming
9 a.m. Relay Games
10 a.m. Chad Nichols Performs & Silent Auction Ends
12 p.m. Relay Games
1:30 p.m. Closing Ceremony
Theme laps announced throughout the event.
The Relay For Life movement inspires the community to celebrate people who have been touched by cancer, remember loved ones lost, and take action for lifesaving change. Funds raised from Relay For Life events allow the ACS to attack cancer in dozens of ways, each of them critical to achieving a world without cancer – from developing breakthrough therapies and innovative research, to building supportive communities that come together to help those affected by cancer with access to treatment.
For more information visit www.relayforlife.org/clintoncountymi
Spring Fling is back May 7
There will be so much going on for the St. Johns Spring Fling, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Downtown, on Saturday, May 7.
What you’ll find in Downtown St Johns:
– Tie dyeing at Maehem
– T shirts decorating at Hot Prints
– Free kids crafts at Studio Retreat
– 11 to 1 live music by Jim Pontack
– Touch a truck 9-2
– Craft vendors 9-2
– Senior Center Craft Show
– Art Projects with many of our ART facilities downtown 9-2
– Plein Air Event at the Art and Soul gallery happening from 12-5
– The Legion will be grilling and have a specialty drink available
– Relay for Life Friday May 6 – Saturday May 7
– Royalty for a day at Briggs Library from 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
– Womens Health and Wellness Expo at the UAW
– Food! So much to do for families.
Hosted by the St. Johns Area Chamber and The St. Johns Principal Shopping District (Downtown)
Hazel Findlay Country Manor to celebrate 40th Anniversary
40th Anniversary and Skilled Nursing Care Week May 9 – 13
Monday: Western Day
– Petting Zoo, Pony Rides
– Chuckie D’s food truck
Tuesday: Carnival Day
– Carnival Games
– Clown
– Spun Confections will be selling candy/goodies
Wednesday: Car Cruise/50s sock hop
– Car Cruise
– Employee Appreciation Day
– Live Music with Bill Brown!
Thursday: Grand Gala
– Gala Prep (hair, makeup, etc.) during the day
– Gala begins at 6pm
– Food, Drinks, DJ
Friday: Rock n’ Roll Day
– Live Music with Jim Pontack
Museum to feature a few notable people
The crew is working on preparing for the Season Opening for the Clinton County Historical Museum on Sunday May 15, 2022 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
This year’s special exhibit is focusing on several Notable People with Clinton County Roots. You will be surprised about some very famous icons designed by locals and other historical items. The General Exhibit Room upstairs has been repurposed with displays regarding women’s fashions through the ages and the Doctor’s Office has been revamped. Weather permitting the General Store and Carriage House will be open as well.
The Museum will be open Sundays from 1 to 4 and Wednesdays 2 to 6 through summer and autumn except for Holiday weekends. Check it out at 106 Maple in St.Johns, West of the Courthouse Square or pgsmuseum.com or email pgsmuseum@gmail.com with questions. You can also phone 989.224.2894 or 989.292.9096.
The Museum is run completely on volunteers and donations. You can help them out by signing up with Smile.Amazon.com. Register with “Clinton County Historical Society” and scroll down to the St.Johns, MI location. Also your Kroger Plus Shopper Card can be registered with KrogerCommunityRewards.com and use Charity #DQ655. These are no cost to you and we get NO personal information, just a quarterly deposit. Thank you for participating.
The Museum is on the lookout for St.Johns High School yearbooks for 1955, 1957, 1958, 1972, 1974. 1975. 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1997 and 1998. Also 2000 through 2019.
SJPD’s Helms recognized for heroism
On April 26, 2022 The Hundred Club recognized St. Johns Police Department Sgt. Ben Helms for Heroism for a incident that happened on September 30, 2019. The Hundred Club recognizes actions of Police, Fire and EMS nationwide. The Hundred Club also provides support for families of Police, Fire and EMS who lose their lives while serving the public.
September 30, 2019 at 8:26 p.m. Sgt. Helms was dispatched to the area of Whittemore and Railroad street. The caller told dispatch that there was a suspicious person on the west side of the bridge. Upon arriving Sgt. Helms located a teenage male kneeling facing the side-wall of the bridge. Sgt. Helms tried to verbally engage the person, but he didn’t reply.
Sgt. Helms could see that the person had something in his hand. Sgt. Helms approached the person and as soon as he noticed Sgt. Helms he jumped to his feet and began to climb the side wall of the bridge. Sgt. Helms ran to the person and was able to grab him around the waist as he was attempting to jump from the bridge. A struggle ensued as Sgt. Helms was trying to pull the person off the side wall back towards the roadway.
During this struggle Sgt. Helms was able to hit his emergency button alerting dispatch. More Officers were dispatched to the scene. The person repeatedly attempted to make it over the side wall with Sgt. Helms attached. Sgt. Helms was eventually able to pin the person against the side wall of the bridge.
Officer Worrall and Deputy Spitler arrived and were able to restrain the person until Clinton Area ambulance arrived. The person was transported to Sparrow Hospital. Once the person was de-escalated he told Officers that he was going to hang himself from the bridge. The object that was in his hand initially was a rope that was tied to the bridge with a noose on the other end.
Sgt. Helms put his life at risk to save another person who was having a mental health crisis. Sgt Helms would like to thank Clinton County Central Dispatch, the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department, Officer Worrall, and Deputy Spitler.
Call-in Coalition sponsoring Pride Fest June 18
The St Johns Call-in Coalition has scheduled its first event for 2022 on Higham Street between Clinton and Brush in downtown St. Johns on June 18, 2022 from 12 p.m .- 4 p.m.
As they prepare for their 2nd annual St Johns pride fest and additional community events, your support would mean the world! they are raising money for continued community education in order to create a well rounded, inclusive and healthy St Johns for you and your family.
There will be:
– T shirts
– Tents
– Live music
– Sidewalk chalk
– Community education
Visit their Facebook page “SJ Call-In Coalition” for their mission, vision and additional community
events. sjcallicoaltion@gmail.com