{"id":1901,"date":"2018-08-23T20:59:51","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T00:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/?p=1901"},"modified":"2018-08-23T20:59:51","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T00:59:51","slug":"latest-news-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/?p=1901","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>St. Johns landmark opening for business again<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FM1oR0i7krw\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the Spring of 2019 the former Oakland Place historic home will open as The Nordic Pineapple Bed and Breakfast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Several people have asked about how we came up with The Nordic Pineapple as the name for our B&#038;B,&#8221; say the new owners. &#8220;We really wanted something that people would remember, and Kjersten is Norweigian and Greg is by marriage. We also have some friendly banter with our BFFs that involves pineapple exchanging. During a brainstorming session with said BFFs someone threw this combo out, and it stuck. It is also great that the pineapple is the symbol for friendship. We love that it is quirky, and we hope it is memorable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For now owners Greg and Kjersten Offenbecker have announced that they are ready to start accepting reservations through Air BNB beginning the weekend of Aug 24th. There is a special discount for the first several reservations, so don&#8217;t miss. Be aware that they are not a full service B&#038;B yet; so no breakfast, but they have great rooms and that amazing front porch to share. The plan is to open a room or two in the Air BNB space this fall and do a full launch in the spring.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/rooms\/27750325\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#0000CC\">https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/rooms\/27750325<\/font><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/rooms\/27729365\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#0000CC\">https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/rooms\/27729365<\/font><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/rooms\/27759355\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#0000CC\">https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/rooms\/27759355<\/font><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/rooms\/27750919\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#0000CC\">https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/rooms\/27750919<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information check out their Facebook page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thenordicpineapple\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#0000CC\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thenordicpineapple\/<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Elvis closes out Concert in the Park season August 29<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Concert in the Park audiences who&#8217;ve loved Matt King&#8217;s Elvis Presley Tribute Show the past nine seasons are waiting for the &#8220;Hound Dog&#8221; to return again. King &#8220;is&#8221; Elvis in the August 29 season finale at the William E. Tennant Performance Shell located in the St. Johns City Park. The show begins at 7 p.m.; no admission charge.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/elvis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"424\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1906\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re pleased to have Matt King back again as Elvis,&#8221; says Performance Shell Committee Chairperson Bill Tennant. &#8220;Our audiences love him, and his appearance is a perfect ending to the summer schedule.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A Michigan resident, King has traveled all over the United States and Europe entertaining audiences with his unique ability to bring to the &#8220;King&#8221; to life via his moves, mannerisms, looks and costuming &#8211; and, of course, that distinctive voice. He took first place at the 2014 Windsor King Festival, and also captured first in the 2014 Midwest Elvis Competition. Those honors are in addition to numerous similar top-place finishes at Elvis events around the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Concert in the Park is sponsored by the Clinton County Arts Council and the City of St. Johns with support from the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts. Concerts are held each Wednesday evening; rain or shine. The St. Johns Lions and Lioness Club staff a concession stand offering light refreshments.<\/p>\n<p>For information visit the CCAC web site <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clintoncountyarts.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#0000CC\">http:\/\/www.clintoncountyarts.org\/<\/font><\/a> or the William E. Tennant Performance Shell page on Facebook.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Quilts on display at Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the month of August handmade quilts, some from the 1800\u2019s, will be on display in the Paine-Gillam-Scott House.<\/p>\n<p>Quilters from previous centuries are considered Artists for their unique designs and hand stitching of quilts. Many quilts were made by the homemaker from scraps of old garments, household linens and flour sacks. Sometimes groups of women from townships, churches or groups of families and friends gathered to make these quilts. Join the volunteers to learn more about the quilts on display.<\/p>\n<p>The 2018 featured exhibit honors those brave young Clinton County men who fought and died in World War One. Many photographs, artifacts from the war, a WWI Army uniform and documents are featured in the display.<\/p>\n<p>Clinton County Historical Museum-Paine Gillam Scott House, Swegles General Store and the Carriage House are open Wednesdays 2:00 pm to 6:30 p.m. and Sundays 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Our address is 106 Maple St. (west of the courthouse), St. Johns, MI.<\/p>\n<p>Group tours and individual tours are welcome. For more information contact us at 989-224-2894, email <a href=\"mailto:PGSmuseum@gmail.com\"><font color=\"#0000CC\">PGSmuseum@gmail.com<\/font><\/a>. Visit our webpage, <a href=\"http:\/\/PGSmuseum.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#0000CC\">pgsmuseum.com<\/font><\/a>, Facebook, Paine-Gillam-Scott Museum.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>SJHS Graduate selected as Fulbright Scholar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fullbright.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"402\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1908\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lauren Fedewa, a 2011 graduate of St. Johns High School, is heading to Germany in September as a Fulbright Scholar, doing research in Holocaust Studies. The Fulbright Scholarship is one of the most prestigious and competitive fellowship programs in the world, whose goal is to improve intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence.<\/p>\n<p>Lauren\u2019s research focus is to study and document the German Ausl\u00e4nderkinder-Pflegest\u00e4tten, or foreign child-care facilities, that were in operation during World War II. Between 1943 and 1945, 400 to 450 Ausl\u00e4nderkinder-Pflegest\u00e4tten were established across the Third Reich to accommodate pregnant forced Polish and Soviet civilian laborers and their infant children. Despite the sophisticated-sounding name, these were not facilities where children were cared for properly and raised. They functioned under primitive and inadequate conditions, usually without appropriate medicine, equipment, or personnel. Most became centers of death for the infants who were forcibly removed from their mothers\u2019 care so that the mothers could continue to work. Despite the astounding number of victims, most of these facilities remain unknown, even among experts in the field of Holocaust studies and modern German history. Moreover, almost no English-language literature has been written on the subject. The lack of research on this topic represents a gap in historians\u2019 understanding of the experiences of female Polish and Soviet forced laborers and their children.<\/p>\n<p>Lauren states: \u201cWith the help of the Fulbright grant, it is my goal to pioneer research on the foreign child-care facilities in the region of Lower Saxony, Germany&#8212;research that will pave the way for future studies of all 460 facilities in Nazi Germany. I have found a passion for communicating the history of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. My involvement in the field reflects my commitment to being a witness and teaching this history to others. Research on foreign child-care facilities has been the focus of my master\u2019s thesis and work at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) in Washington DC, and has laid the foundation for me to expand my research independently in Germany. Studying this history, and passing my knowledge on to others, ensures that the individual stories of foreign forced laborers and their children are not lost. My goal is to honor the legacies of victims and survivors through my continued dedication to research in the field, and ensuring there are always new witnesses to this history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lauren says she became interested in the Holocaust while in her 7th grade Social Studies class at St. Johns Middle School. She attributes the creative activities of her 7th grade teacher centered around the Holocaust that peaked her interest in Holocaust Studies. After her sophomore year of high school, Lauren interned at the USHMM for the first time. She continued to intern, work, and complete research in the field of Holocaust studies throughout her undergraduate and graduate career.<\/p>\n<p>Post-secondary education for Lauren began at Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland. She later transferred to the University of Maryland where she double majored in German and history. After receiving her bachelor\u2019s degree, Lauren gained professional training as an AmeriCorps VISTA with the Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA), where she served low-income Holocaust survivors.<\/p>\n<p>Lauren also acted as the JSSA\u2019s \u201cunofficial historian,\u201d educating the community and the survivors\u2019 caretakers about Holocaust history. Fedewa then received a graduate fellowship from the University of Vermont (UVM), allowing her to take her study of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust to the next level. In the fall of 2016 she began pursuing an M.A. in history while working with faculty affiliated with the prestigious Miller Center for Holocaust Studies at UVM. She successfully defended her master\u2019s thesis in July 2018, and will officially receive her master\u2019s degree in October 2019.<\/p>\n<p>After her Fulbright experience, Fedewa will enter a doctoral program to receive her PhD in history. She has dreams to be a Holocaust historian at a Holocaust museum, or to be a professor of Holocaust studies and German history at a university.<\/p>\n<p>Lauren feels strongly that St. Johns Public Schools provided a solid foundation for her to succeed. She specifically highlights the strong writing background that she received from her outstanding teachers. St. Johns Public Schools is proud of our graduate and Fulbright Scholar, Lauren Fedewa. She is the daughter of Tom Fedewa and Kristine Ranger.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Unplug your child for a day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/unplug.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"259\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1909\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In an effort to introduce Michigan youth to the outdoors, partners of Pheasant Forever are hosting the 18th Annual Clinton County, Chuck Gorman Youth Day, the event is taking place Saturday, September 8th, 2018<br \/>\nfrom 9:00am-2:00pm at the Fowler Conservation Club, located 2.5 miles South of Fowler on S. Wright Rd.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers from, Pheasants Forever, Ducks Unlimited, Friends of the Maple River (FOMR) &#038; Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) with be manning the different stations during the event.<\/p>\n<p>This is a free event, open to children ages 5-15 Years Old, who must attend with a Parent\/Guardian. It will provide hands-on outdoor-oriented activities for the participating youth. Free lunch and drinks will also be provided to all attending.<\/p>\n<p>Youth Day was created to introduce young people to the outdoors and educate them about activities such as, hunting, shooting sports, tracking, kayaking, fishing and conservation of our natural resources. This year&#8217;s activities will include, shooting shotguns at flying clays and stationary targets, air rifle range, archery range, kayaking, animal track casting and more.<\/p>\n<p>This year there will also be a free raffle for the kids, prizes include a kayak and a 44mag youth deer rifle that will be raffled off, along with other prizes and give-a-ways for the kids attending the event.<\/p>\n<p>Bring the kids and Unplug your child for a day as you enjoy a day outside in our Great Michigan Outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>For additional Information: Email: <a href=\"mailto:drad@4wbi.net\"><font color=\"#0000CC\">drad@4wbi.net<\/font><\/a> Or call: 517-282-8758. Supported by: Pheasants Forever, Ducks Unlimited, FOMR and Quality Deer Mgt.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Family fun and games at the Depot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fun.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1910\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pilgrim United Methodist Church will host an evening of fun and games at the Railroad Depot and Pavilion on Wednesday, August 29th from 4:30 &#8211; 8:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Free grilled hot dogs, chips, veggies, cookies, slushy and popcorn will be served. Crafts, water balloons, 9 square, face painting and tattoos, hula-hoop contest, games and prizes will be included.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone is welcome. 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