SJPS plans for variable first day of school for students
Students in the St. Johns School District will be returning to school on either Tuesday, September 8 or Thursday, September 10, 2020 depending on student’s last name. All students will attend beginning Monday, September 14, 2020.
Approximately 65% of parents told the administration that they wanted their children to attend in-person classes. The other 35% wanted all classes for their children to be online. All options have been considered, including hybrid options, as well as all students being 100% online to start the school year.
“Ultimately, the decision to send your child back to school or stay home and learn online lies with each family,” says Superintendent Mark Palmer. “Our committees have decided to offer an in-person or an online learning option with both options offering the same curriculum and both being taught by our highly qualified teachers. This model will allow maximum flexibility for our families, especially when an in-person student needs to self-quarantine.
“If our area moves back to Phases 1-3 in the MI Safe Start Plan, then we will move all students to the online learning option,” Palmer explained. “We will continue to monitor our plans, making adjustments as needed, for the betterment of our students and staff. We appreciate your patience and support in the days and months ahead.”
To read the complete Rekurn to Learn Plans and the MI Safe Start Plan go to https://www.sjredwings.org/covid/
Volunteers needed to help restore rail cars
Clinton Northern Railway is looking for volunteers to continue the restoration of two very old rail cars. If you know which end of a scraper, hammer or paintbrush is the business end, you are highly qualified.
The two cars in particular are a 1902 44-passenger sleeper car and a 1903 Railroad Post Office, green in color.
In good weather they will be stripping old paint, replacing rotting wood, and then resurfacing it. In less than favorable weather they plan to work on the insides which is even more of challenge, but fun.
If interested, please call Gary or Jenny McCampbell at 989-224-6134.
City drop box available to avoid paying bills in person
City workers have received many calls inquiring about the drop box and ways to pay bills without coming into city offices.
If you are not paying by mail, online or over the phone, the city provides a drop box located in the back-parking lot of the Clinton Courthouse for all city payments/documents. No USPS stamps are required. Utility bills and tax bill payments can be placed in the box 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Payments are collected every day on business days (Monday through Friday, not including holidays).
Payments are processed the day they are collected, but payments placed in the drop box after 5 p.m. will be collected and processed the next business day. If you have questions, please call the office at 989-224-8944.
Farmers Market open every Saturday morning
The St. Johns Farmers Market is open every Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon through October. The Market is located west side of the Court House.
Some flags at Mt. Rest may not be repairable
When Judy Winslow was working on a flags list for Mount Rest Cemetery, she found a list of non-repairable flags. These are flags that need to be replaced or retired back to the owners.
Here is the list. If you know anyone on list please, contact Judy to direct her as to what she should do with your loved one’s flag.
For more information please contact her at 989-297-7624.
| Baker Kenneth Bishop, Richard Black, George Bradley, William Bradshaw, Charles Brown, Winchell Conley, Harry Darnell, Earl Degreer, Edward Delong, Keith |
Devereaux red Earnest, Carl Estes Sr, Herbert Ewer, Belford Forrest, Dale Halfmann, John Hall, Bill Harvey, Ronald Hatta, John Hettinger, Paul |
Hoag john Houseman, Richard Kohns, Richard Kuripla, Charles W Lynum, George Marecek, Frank Masarik, Frank Pardee, St. Clair Peterson, Lloyd Pohl, George |
Powers gerald Pung, Alvin Rademacher, Donald Sr Rueckert, Cliff Sission, Ronald Smith, Lynn Snyder, Floyd Snyder, Robert Synder, Ted Ward, Homer Wieber, Lloyd |
Toys for Tots names new county coordinator
The Voice for Clinton County’s Children will be Clinton County’s new Toys for Tots Coordinator.
They will be working with the Clinton County Chamber of Commerce to transition information. They are also in regular communication with the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation and other coordinators because everyone is making significant changes this year.
We all know that this year will look different. They also know that together we will make sure the holidays remain bright for Clinton County children and youth.
Toy collections will be done online. They understand that many former collection box hosts have changed environments. The new coordinators want to be responsible with the tasks to which their volunteers give their time. They also want to support the health and safety of our community.
The online donation option will ask you to ship items directly to the office, also known as Santa’s Workshop for the holiday season. Online options include gift cards to assist them with fulfilling wish lists to be best of their abilities.
Along with the online donation option, they will offer families an online option to submit requests for holiday assistance. They will schedule pick up times for families to pick up their holiday support.
After Labor Day they will be promoting the Holiday Wish Lists. This may feel a little early, but they want to give donors time to order and ship things. They know there can be shipping delays.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact KellySchaferED@gmail.com or phone/text at (989) 640-5681.
Fall Clean-Up set for September 19
The City of St. Johns Fall Clean-Up is set for Saturday, September 19. Please do not place items out to the curb prior to Saturday, September 12.
Items must be placed out by 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 19. Items placed after the contractor has passed will not be picked up.
Clean-up is limited to 3 cubic yards of material, approximately the size of a regular pick-up truck box. Pickers, please be courteous and keep areas tidy. Do not leave a mess.
Do put out:
-Appliances (appliances containing any food will not be picked up. Doors must be removed from refrigerator or freezer unit).
-Electronics (T.V.s, VCRs, computer equipment)
-Lawn mowers (must be drained of fuel and oil)
-Hub caps
-Copper or brass tubing and wiring
-Large toys
-Bicycles
-Furniture (indoor and outdoor) and mattresses
-Scrap metal (bed frames, aluminum lawn chairs, file cabinets, etc.)
-Odd pieces of lumber under 4 ft. long (must be bundled)
-Carpeting (bundles less than 6 ft. long)
Please box, bag or bundle (50 lb. limit) your items when possible.
Do not put out:
-Household trash or recyclables (cans, bottles, etc.)
-Liquids or hazardous waste
-Automobile components
-Yard waste including stumps
-Batteries (can be recycled)
-Books, magazines and newspapers (can be recycled)
-Construction or demolition materials from major household repairs.
-Dirt or sand piles
-Latex paint (can be dried out and placed in weekly trash pick-up)
Any refuse that contains contaminated items, may be only partially picked up or left behind by contractor.
This is available for city residents who live in a one to four unit dwelling. A refuse fee is applied to the summer tax bill to pay for this service. Any non-resident placing refuse illegally is subject to a $500 fine.