| September 6, 2008 CMH partners with AKtion Club to help foster families Foster families in Clinton County met the back-to-school crunch with confidence, thanks to the St. Johns Kiwanis 707 AKtion Club and Clinton Memorial Hospital. Kiwanians, AKtion Club members and Clinton Memorial Associates came together to provide 116 backpacks filled with essential school supplies to benefit foster children entering elementary school this month. "This project gave AKtion Club members and our hospital Associates a wonderful opportunity to do something very special for children in our community," said Nan Simons, Clinton Memorial Hospital Director of Community Relations and St. Johns Kiwanis AKtion Club liaison. Service Excellence Advisors at the hospital supported the project, encouraging their peers to donate backpacks and supplies. St. Johns Kiwanis and individual members, Firstbank and Clinton Memorial Administration also funded and made donations to the project. Within 10 days, these groups contributed:
AKtion Club members stuffed backpacks Aug. 18 for delivery Aug. 20. Teens in the Clinton County MSU Extension Office’s Creating Connections program, for young people in foster care and transitioning from foster care, visited Transitions-St. Johns on Aug. 20. Creating Connections teens developed a catering business earlier this year, and they provided lunch for AKtion Club members in appreciation for their hard work and commitment to community. Kiwanis AKtion Club members are young and mature adults with disabilities. The St. Johns AKtion Club is supported by St. Johns Kiwanis 707 in cooperation with Transitions-St. Johns, a CEI-Community Mental Health Authority affiliate, serving adults with developmental disabilities who live in Clinton County. Transitions-St. Johns provides individuals with opportunities to participate in a variety of recreational and volunteer activities on a daily basis, enabling them to become more active and valued members of their local communities. CUTLINES: Clinton Memorial Hospital Service Excellence Advisor Sue Graham, left, helps Kiwanis AKtion Club members Chip and Laura fill backpacks with school supplies. St. Johns Kiwanis AKtion Club members Chip, Chris, Laura and Alex join Transitions coordinator Carrie Curtis in front of the 116 backpacks they helped to fill with school supplies for foster children in Clinton County. Changes in store for local job expo More than 2,000 job seekers will attend the Capital Area Michigan Works! Fall Job Expo 2008 in hopes of connecting with local businesses and finding employment. The event, in collaboration with the Lansing State Journal, Fox 47, Lansing Community College and Davenport University, will take place on Tuesday, September 30 from 2:30 to 6 p.m. in the Lansing Center Ballroom. Employer registrations are due on September 19. "This is a great opportunity for the Greater Lansing businesses to retain local talent," says Douglas E. Stites, CEO of Capital Area Michigan Works! "With the colleges and universities in the area, Lansing is a smorgasbord of talented individuals from all backgrounds and interests looking to gain employment." Employers can set up booths at 1 p.m. Registration includes booth space, table linens, chairs, two boxed dinners and parking, as well as refreshments throughout the day. Extensive marketing of the event is included. To register or to receive more information, contact Teri Sand at Capital Area Michigan Works!, 517-492-5516 or tsand@camw.net A registration form is also available at Capital Area Michigan Works!’ website, www.camw.org. Church dinner is Sept. 11 in EurekaEureka Christain Church will host a beef and pork dinner Thursday, Sept. 11 at the church located at 2619 E. Maple Rapids Rd. in Eureka. Serving will be from 5-7 p.m. The menu includes beef, port, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn or beans, cole slaw, roll, butter, homemade pies and cakes. A free-will offering will be taken. Take out is available by calling (989) 224-7709. Middle School plans open houseSt. Johns Middle School's annual open house is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. All parents of middle school students are welcome to come and meet their student's teachers, go through the student's class schedule, and find out what the expectations will be for the new year. We look forward to seeing you. First Sunday at the Gallery is Sept. 7The Clinton County Arts Council will host its September First Sunday Gallery Opening on Sept. 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Art Gallery, 211 N. Clinton Ave. in downtown St. Johns. The featured artist for September is Alexander Dorofeev, with his hand-carved bottle stoppers, boxes, yoyos, watch and paperclip holder. He will be present during the opening to share information about his carvings with visitors. RAVE needs more volunteersRelief After Violent Encounter, Inc. (RAVE) is currently looking for dedicated volunteers to enhance services. Volunteer opportunities include childcare assistant, transporter, office assistant, shelter assistant, donation pickup and delivery, maintenance and repair, and special events. Volunteers are trained on domestic and sexual violence, dating violence and children's issues. The next volunteer training has been scheduled for five Tuesdays, beginning Sept. 9. Each session will last four hours, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 1 p.m. Sessions will be held in RAVE's St. Johns Office at 109 N. Spring Street. For more information, call (989) 224-4662. CCH welcomes back Raymond Allard, D.O. Raymond Allard, D.O., has returned to Carson Area Orthopedics, which is affiliated with Carson City Hospital. Dr. Allard first joined the Carson Health Network in 2003. A board-certified orthopedic surgeon, he attended medical school at the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa. His internship and residency were completed at Mount Clemens General Hospital in Michigan, where he focused on both emergency medicine and orthopedics. Dr. Allard is a veteran of the Vietnam conflict, serving in the U.S. Army’s Special Operations Force. He is a member of the American Osteopathic Association and the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics. Dr. Allard’s new office location is inside Suite 400 of the Carson Health Network Professional Building at 102 South Third Street in Carson City. To make an appointment, call 989-584-3142. Dr. Allard also will have office hours at the Tony Balice Clinic at 550 East Washington Street in Ionia. His office number in Ionia is 616-522-0714. Rehearsals resume Sept. 16 St Johns Community Band will resume rehearsal on Tuesday, Sept 16th at 7pm at the Middle School. We invite anyone that plays an instrument to join us each Tuesday for a night of fun. Dig out those old instruments. We would love to meet you. If you have any questions, call 224-7963. Hope to see you there. BirthsTrierweiler To Kerry and Dana Trierweiler of Westphalia, a son, Reed Terry Trierweiler, at Sparrow Hospital, Aug. 13. Marriage licenses filed the week of August 25, 2008 Jeffrey Lynn Chant, 50 of St. Johns and Carol Ward, 48 of St. Johns Cameron Avery Smith, 23 of DeWitt and Meagan Ann Putnam, 22 of DeWitt Timothy J Goff, 29 of St. Johns and Katie Ellyn Misner, 28 of St. Johns Gary Travis Downs, 56 of Laingsburg and Elizabeth Anne Witt, 50 of Laingsburg Raymond Joseph Simpson, 21 of St. Johns and Brooke Anne Pfeil, 22 of St. Johns Paul J. Donahue, 30 of Lansing and Trisha Marie Heniser, 28 of Lansing James William Allen II, 32 of Mason 48854 and Larina Jean Kent, 36 of Lansing Shawn Patrick White, 35 of St. Johns and Deborah Kay Mitchell, 32 of St. Johns Jessie R. Medina, 40 of Ovid and Jodi Elizabeth Garcia, 29 of Ovid Elliot Christopher Wild, 25 of Grand Ledge and Bonnie Grace Scott, 25 of Grand Ledge Allan Gerard Martin, 45 of Fowler and Mari Elizabeth Douma, 42 of Lansing Chris Andrew Passamani, 52 of Bath and Kischa Marie Spagnuolo, 44 of Bath Ronald Gregsden Deaton, 41 of DeWitt and Jennifer Suzanne Davis, 34 of DeWitt Anthony Joseph Rood, 18 of St. Johns and Kellie Lyn Zeigler, 17 of Ovid Sentencings for August 25, 2008 to August 29, 2008 Roger L. Rademacher, 47, DeWitt, Convicted of Impaired Driving: $1144.00 fine, costs & restitution. Shana C. Redman, 24, DeWitt, Convicted of Impaired Driving: $2221.00 fine, costs & restitution, 1 year probation. Stacy L. Garland, 28, DeWitt, Convicted of OWI: $1450.00 fine & costs, 1 year probation. Nicholas J. Harris, 25, Laingsburg, Convicted of Impaired Driving: $890.00 fine & costs. Guillermo Z. Lopez, 58, Lansing, Convicted of Impaired Driving: $1109.00 fine, costs & restitution, must attend AHSE & VIP. |