Hunt for Easter Eggs
A Free Community Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, March 24 beginning at 3:00 p.m. for ages 1 to 5th grade at Pilgrim United Methodist Church, corner of DeWitt and Parks Roads.
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The Annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the St. Johns Lioness Club will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 1:00 PM at the St. Johns City Park.
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The Eureka Church will be hosting an Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 31st beginning at 1:00 pm. Easter Egg Hunt, Games, and crafts for ages up through 12 years of age are among the events planned. Eureka Church is located at 2619 E. Maple Rapids Road, Eureka.
Help make a difference with CRV
The Community Resource Volunteers (CRV) is looking for people interested in helping make a difference in all aspects of the organization.
Whether you want to do office work, work with one of our activity areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, or Math, CRV has positions immediately available. You select the areas, amount of time and how often, and CRV will match you with needs.
CRV creates programs and opportunities for students and adults of all ages. We cannot do it without your help. No matter the experience, knowledge or talent, CRV has a place for you.
To learn more about the opportunities, call the office at (517) 672-4226 or email us at VolCoordinator@CRVOnline.org.
Museum wants your WW I photos
This year marks the centennial of the signing of the Armistice ending World War I. The Clinton County Historical Museum Paine-Gillam-Scott House, located just west of the courthouse, will feature an exhibit honoring Clinton County’s World War I veterans.
If you have a Clinton County ancestor who served in WW I, you can help us honor his name by sharing with us photos, letters, documents or other artifacts relating to his service to our country. We can scan the item so you can keep the original or we will gladly accept them as donations to the museum where they will be preserved for future generations, if that is your wish.
Contact the museum at 989-224-2894 (leave a message) or e-mail pgsmuseum@hotmail.com.
St. Johns Camera Club to exhibit at the Clinton County Arts Gallery
The St. Johns Camera Club will display their talent April 3 – 28th at the Clinton County Arts Gallery, 215 N Clinton Avenue. Whether you are a novice, professional, or just enjoy the beauty of photography, you will love this showing. Each magnificent piece captured in accordance with the creative vision of the cameraman.
A reception will be held on Saturday, April 28, from 2:00 – 5:00 pm at the Clinton County Art Gallery. Speaker, Bob Sheap, will begin at 3:00 p.m. with a slide show presentation of Montenegro, set to music. The reception is open to the public as well. Bob Sheap spoke at last year’s event as well and is looking forward to returning.
Fire Hydrant Flushing Program
The City of St. Johns Water Department personnel will be flushing all fire hydrants in the city. Flushing of the hydrants is done in spring and fall.
The schedule for flushing will be:
M-21 North from April 2-16, 2018
M-21 South from April 17- May 1, 2018
Flushing will be done between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
If you have any questions, please call the Water Department at 224-8944 ext. 235 or ext. 282 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Briggs District Library News
The annual St. Johns-Konan Friendship Society Art Reception will be held at the library on Tuesday April 10 from 7:00-8:00 pm. The art work will be on display from March 26 to May 4.
Seed Library – The seed library is back again for another year of garden planning. Are you starting to plan your garden for the summer and want to try something new? Our seed library gives patrons the opportunity to sample seeds for free. Patrons can check-out the seeds with their library card, plant the seeds at home, let them go to seed, and then return some of the next generation seeds for others to borrow the following year. Please visit the library for more information about seed varieties that we will be offered. We are also accepting donations of seeds that patrons have previously saved and would like to share with others in the community.
Spring Program – “Egg-stra, Egg-stra read all about it” Ages 4-6 (independent listeners) are invited to join us on Monday, April 9 from 6:30-7:30 for a night of “egg-citing” stories, “egg-tastic” games/music/movement, and an “egg-cellent” snack. Registration is required and is open now.
LEGO Block Party – There will be plenty of LEGO building fun and games on Monday, April 16 from 6:30-7:30 at this family friendly event. This program is open to all whom wish to attend and it will be held at Lowe United Methodist Church, 5485 W Lowe Rd, St. Johns. Registration for this event is appreciated and is open now.
Spring Break Activities – Make It & Take It Crafts / LEGO TIME – The Library is offering a Make-It & Take-It Crafts time on Tuesday, April 3. Craft materials will be on tables in the youth area for all to create their own masterpieces. LEGO Block building is offered on Wednesday, April 4. LEGO blocks will be put out in the youth area and meeting room for all to enjoy. Both passive programs will be available from 10:00 – 11:30am and 2:30 – 4:00pm. Registration is not required. Young children must be accompanied by an adult.
Tales to Tails – 15 minute sessions for children ages 6-12 to practice reading aloud to Ruger, a certified therapy dog. Sessions occur on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month from 6:30-7:15. Registration is required and is currently open.
Traveling Poets Reading – Lansing’s first Poet Laureate, Dennis Hinrichsen, will be at the library on Tuesday, April 17 at 6:30p.m. He, along with other local poets, will read and talk about their work, while introducing us to different styles of poetry. No library card is needed for this program, but advance registration is appreciated and is now available.
Bookaholics Book Club – Our book club’s April selection is Now I See You, a memoir by Nicole C. Kear. At nineteen years old, Kear receives a life-changing diagnosis: she is going blind, and only has a decade or so before the lights go out. She decides to make the most of every day, living life to its fullest, but all the while keeping her vision loss a secret. When Kear becomes a mother a few years shy of her vision’s expiration date, she devotes herself to her family, but she does not give up her secret. As her world grows blurred, one thing becomes clear: no matter how hard she fights, she won’t win the battle against blindness. But if she comes clean with her secret and comes to terms with the loss, she can still win her happy ending. Copies of the book are now available. The club meets Thursday, April 19. New members are always welcome.
Teen Clean-up Day – Teens are invited to help us clean-up the library and earn some volunteer hours. We will be doing some spring cleaning both inside and outside of the library on Friday, April 20th between the hours of 3 and 5pm. Registration is required and begins on Friday, March 23rd.
Library Closure – The Library will be close at 1:00pm on Friday March 30 in observance of Good Friday and be closed on Saturday March 31 for the Easter Holiday. The Library will close at 1:00pm on Friday April 27 for staff training. The drop box on the Library porch will be available for returns throughout these closures.
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Contact Information:
Library Director: Sara Morrison
Phone: 989-224-4702 * Fax: 989-224-1205
E-mail: director@briggsdistrictlibrary.org
Street address: 108 E Railroad * Saint Johns, MI 48879
Leonard announces April office hours
Speaker of the House 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, April 13, 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.
Free Diabetes workshop – begins April 17
Struggling with Diabetes? Tri-County Office on Aging invites you to participate in a 6-week workshop called Diabetes PATH (Personal Action Toward Health), Michigan’s version of the award-winning Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management Program.
DIABETES PATH workshops are offered to learn about:
– Healthy eating and how to make meal plans
– Fitness and exercise
– Preventing complications, sick days, skin, and foot care
– Monitoring blood sugar and preventing low blood sugar
– Relaxation techniques and stress management
– Working with your healthcare professional
– Communication and dealing with difficult emotions
– Goal setting, decision making, problem solving and more
The upcoming workshop will be held at Redeemer Church, 13980 Schavey Rd., DeWitt. They will meet in the Multi-Purpose Room on Tuesdays, April 17 – May 22, 2018 from 1:00 – 3:30 pm.
To register, call Tri-County Office on Aging at 517-887-1465. This Workshop is free of charge, but donations are accepted. Suggested donation is $25 per person but is not required to register. A healthy snack and book is provided for the 6-week workshop.
Scouts raise funds for flag pole
Local St. Johns Scouts are collecting cans/bottles to raise funds to purchase a flag pole and pay for the installation of it at Motz Park. The community will be able to use the flag pole, but the Scouts that attend Cub Scout Day Camp at the Park also will be able to learn Flag Etiquette and the proper way to have an opening/flag ceremony.
Cans and bottles can be dropped off on Saturday, April 14 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Church of Latter Day Saints, 300 E. Townsend Rd., St. Johns.