{"id":3904,"date":"2019-03-14T20:59:52","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T00:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/?p=3904"},"modified":"2024-02-07T14:30:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T14:30:04","slug":"latest-news-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/?p=3904","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SJPD now working out of their new location<\/strong><br \/>\nby Maralyn Fink<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bh9-fkmUK6M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The St. Johns Police Department has been busy the past couple of days as they made the move from the old station to the new one on South Business U.S. 27.<\/p>\n<p>I met up with Chief David Kirk who took me on a tour of the new station. It was very impressive with the amount of space the new one gives them. A lot of excitement was felt by the police staff regarding the new space.<\/p>\n<p>There are two locker rooms for the men an women whereas the old station only had one. There is also a separate room for all paperwork, a nice kitchen area, the Chief&#8217;s office and a room for answering the phones.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations on your move, and I&#8217;m sure it will serve the Community well. The old station will be used as a possible Parks and Recreation Office. An open house for the community is being planned.<\/p>\n<p>The phones are now active at the new office. Officers are available all week via Central Dispatch at 911. Parking tickets can be paid online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govpaynow.com\/gps\/user\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.govpaynow.com\/gps\/user\/<\/a>. Our pay location code is #8360. The drop box at the new location is functional, so you can also drop them in there.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Museum wants your Soap Box Derby photos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Clinton County Historical Museum, located just west of the courthouse, is looking for photos and documents relating to the Soap Box Derby that was held in St. Johns in the 1960s and 70s.<\/p>\n<p>They will have a year long display celebrating the return of the Soap Box Derby to St. Johns and would like to use your photo in the display. They can scan your photos so you can keep the originals.<\/p>\n<p>They are also in need of vintage photos or other artifacts relating to police, sheriff, and fire departments in Clinton County to use in our featured exhibit this year. Please help if you can because they would like to honor the memory of those who served our community in years past.<\/p>\n<p>You can contact the museum by phone 989-224-2894 or e-mail <a href=\"mailto:pgsmuseum@gmail.com\">pgsmuseum@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Maple River Migration Tour set for March 30<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Join birding experts and waterfowl enthusiasts at Maple River State Game Area for the Ducks Unlimited Maple River Migration Tour on Saturday, March 30.<\/p>\n<p>The tour is from 9 a.m. to noon. Attendees can park at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources maintenance area on South Crapo Road in Washington Township, east of South Baldwin Road and south of East Ranger Road north of St. Johns.<\/p>\n<p>Nature lovers, birders and waterfowlers are invited to watch the skies during the busy spring migration season. Learn how Ducks Unlimited has conserved nearly 800 acres on this vital migration route since 2011 and how this conservation work benefits wildlife of all types. Take a self-guided tour of this conservation success story.<\/p>\n<p>The event is cosponsored by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan United Conservation Clubs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pheasants Forever, MI Birds and the Maple River Wildlife Association.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Wilson Center Auditorium to host Mountain Town Brass March 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, March 24 at 7:00pm at the Wilson Center Auditorium will feature the elite brass band the Mountain Town Brass. This ensemble is made up of some of the premier brass players in the State of Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>Based in St. Johns, this exceptional group will be presenting its annual Spring Concert with guest soloist Philip Sinder, professor of tuba and euphonium at Michigan State University.<\/p>\n<p>There is no admission charge \u2013 free will donations will be gratefully accepted at the door.<\/p>\n<p>The Wilson Center is located at 101 W. Cass St. in downtown St. Johns, just south of the courthouse.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Rep. Filler kicks off March is Reading Month<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Graham Filler read to students at Gateway North Elementary in St. Johns on Monday, March 11 as part of his March is Reading Month tour. Filler will be reading to students in the community with the goal of promoting literacy and a love of reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SJPD now working out of their new location by Maralyn Fink The St. Johns Police Department has been busy the past couple of days as they made the move from the old station to the new one on South Business U.S. 27. I met up with Chief David Kirk who took me on a tour <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/?p=3904\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3904"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23615,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3904\/revisions\/23615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}