Benefit dinner to be held in Fowler April 29
On Saturday, April 29 a Catholic Order of Forester Matching Funds Benefit will be held at Most Holy Trinity Activity Center beginning at 4 p.m. Please come out to support Steve Rademacher as he battles stage 4 lung cancer. There will be dinner, drinks, silent auction and 50/50 raffle.
Arts Council Kicks off the Plein Air Season
The 4th Annual Art & Soul Gallery Plein Air Event is coming in May. While previously known as the Saint Johns Plein Air Event, the Event boundaries have grown outside our little town to include the entire State of Michigan. Be adventurous in choosing your location in the Great Lake State.
Early Registration is in full swing, and that deadline is May 1, 2023 with a $30 registration fee. The Regular Registration deadline is May 19, 2023 at a fee of $35. Late Registration closes on May 26, 2023 with a $40 fee.
Registration is open to all artists, high school students and older. Media choices include: oils, acrylics, watercolors, gouache, pastels, charcoal, pencil, and mixed media. This is a 2 dimensional art event.
Awards include:
– Best in Show: $300
– Best in Advanced Artist: $150
– Best in Emerging Artist: $100
More Art classes coming up
Scrapbooking Class with Ida VanBeelen
Looking to preserve your memories in style? Join Ida VanBeelen at the Art & Soul Gallery for her wonderful scrapbooking class!
“What are you doing with your photos? I’d love to help you learn how fun and satisfying it can be to put them into albums where they can be enjoyed for years! You can be as simple or as fancy as you would like, and you can work on your scrapbooks on your own or with our very fun group! But it all starts with a beginner class!”
You’ll want to bring 8-12 printed photos and we’ll each create two scrapbook layouts and a decorative border.
Class fee is $25. Supplies will be provided.
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Mandala Making Class, May 6
Come join us at the Art & Soul Gallery to create your own mandala on Saturday, May 6 from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Each participant will be able to design mandalas on paper, then design and paint a final mandala on a 12″ wood board. The cost for this class is $47
Mandala art originally focused on creating an art piece that represents balance, designed within a circle that contains a symmetrical pattern, with each part representing a part of the cosmos or the deities that make up portions of the universe. The creative process of mandala making helps to find peace in the universe through balance. Mandalas can be made with a myriad of patterns and designs. It is all up to the artist what the pattern becomes and means to them. Mandalas can also be made simply for the artist to enjoy the process.
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Reverse Watercolor Class
Wednesday, May 3 from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Looking to use your imagination? Then this whimsical class taught by Theressa Levett at the Art & Soul Gallery is for you! Bring yourself or bring your friends or family and do it together. Swap watercolor paintings with your friends to make a collaborative, inked piece or work on your own pieces. This class is for all ability levels and is pure fun and creativity.
Make up to four illustrations.
$25
What is Reverse Watercolor?
You make an painting with watercolor, using abstract shapes and strokes in your favorite colors. Then, once it is dry, you draw over it with ink. Illustrations can be created by tracing the abstract shapes and adding new designs and features. From clouds to flowers to dragons, the only limitation is your imagination!
Register now for Matter of Balance workshops
A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns about Falls is an interactive workshop which aims to reduce fall risk, increase physical activity and reduce the fear of falling in older adults. The workshop includes exercises to improve balance, strength, coordination, and stability but the workshop is not solely an exercise class.
Where: St. Jude Catholic Church
801 N. Bridge St.
Dewitt, MI
Meet in the North Community Center
When: Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 9 – June 1 from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
COVID Consideration: Do not attend if you have COVID or have COVID symptoms.
Free of change but donations accepted
To register: Call Tri-County Office on Aging at 517-887-1465. Pre-registration is required.
Department of Waste Management seeks public comment
Clinton County Department of Waste Management is offering a resolution for public comment through Friday, July 14, 2023. Granger has requested two amendments to the Clinton County Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP). The requests include 1) one additional county to the SWMP for waste import and export and 2) amend the total area sited for use at the Grand River Avenue landfill located at 8550 West Grand River Highway, Grand Ledge, Michigan.
Copies of this resolution will be made available on the Clinton County Department of Waste Management website, through the Clinton County Department of Waste Management office, through the Clinton County Clerk’s office and is being made available to all local municipalities for review and comment.
Comments should be submitted to Clinton County Department of Waste Management through email recycle@clinton-county.org or written mail 100 East State Street, Suite 1500, St Johns, MI 48879 BEFORE Friday July 14th at 5:00 p.m.
A public hearing to review all public comments has been set for Tuesday, July 25th at 6:00 p.m. to be held at the Clinton County Courthouse in the Board of Commissioners Room.
Please contact the Clinton County Department of Waste Management if you have any questions or comments.
Senior Center Craft Show and Garage Sale is May 12
Mark your calendar for the Clinton County Senior Center for a Craft Show and Garage Sale on May 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All proceeds are directly used to support the center. There will be a bake sale on Saturday.
For more information please visit https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083316753848 or contact clintoncountyseniorcenter@gmail.com.
Spring Fling and Touch a Truck are May 13
The Spring Fling and Touch a Truck event sponsored by St. Johns Area Chamber of Commerce will be held in Downtown St. Johns on Saturday, May 13 from 12-4 p.m.
Expect much fun for the whole family including Craft Vendors, Bounce Houses, Kids activities and lots of Emergency and Utility vehicles for kids to explore.
There also will be the beautiful downtown to shop, eat and explore that day.
Spring Clean-Up is May 13
The City of St. Johns Spring Clean-Up is set for Saturday, May 13, 2023. Items can start being placed by the curb on Saturday, May 6. Items must be placed out by 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 13. Items placed after the contractor has passed will not be picked up.
Clean-up is limited to 3 cubic yards of material (approx. the size of a regular pick-up truck box). Pickers be courteous and keep areas tidy. Do not leave a mess.