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St. John Thirty-five youngsters and 15 teens and adults had a boat load of fun at the first St. John Summer Reading. The theme was pirates with lots of seafaring fun. Summer Reading meets at 1 p.m. every Wednesday in St. John. Second semester awards at St. John elementary: Honor Roll: fourth Grade, Cale Crider, Roxy Dickerson, Isabel Shepherd, Colby Swannack, Ellie Tollett, Wyatt Walker; fifth Grade, Chloe Barnmes, Drew Brewer, Erik Hughes, Rachel Larsen, Jonathan Logen, Morgan Lowe, Eliza...
St. John St. John is gearing up for this weekend, with an estimated 3,500 to 5,000 people coming to watch the US sprint boats. Starting today, campers will arrive to locate next to Webb’s Slough. Friday starting at 5 p.m., the sprint boats and their owners will line the street of downtown St. John so residents can get a close-up look at the boats, meet the racers and take photos. This is a free event. The Rialto will offer hamburgers and hot dogs on the street, and inside they will serve a full menu. Most businesses such as Empire Foods, T...
St. John St. John reading program for the summer will start Wednesday, June 12, at 1 p.m. and will run through the summer every Wednesday. Call the library to sign up. The class of 2013 graduated this last Saturday with 25 students getting their diplomas. The morning started off cold and rainy, but the afternoon proved to be a sunny one for all the parties through town. The St. John Golf course will be closed June 7, 8, and 9, when the best ball tournament is underway. The City of St. John wants to remind everyone please do not drive on Park...
St. John St. John football and baseball teams plan a car wash to raise money for camp and equipment at the St. John bus garage June 1 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The St. John-Endicott class of 2013, will graduate June 2 at 2 p.m. in the St. John High School’s gym. This year co-valedictorians are Jayson Allert and Gretchen Van Lith. Eighth grade promotion will be in the Endicott gym June 3 at 7 p.m. Refreshments will follow. Last day of school has been changed to June 7 with students getting out at noon. Gardening classes lead by Donna Hanson will b... Full story
St. John With just three weeks until St. John gets invaded with thousands of fans for the start of boat races, Amanda Webb says the crew is working hard to get lawns mowed and the slough filled. The first race will be June 15, and she promises it’s going to be bigger and better this year. The Whitman Ladies of the Nile lunch and style show had more than 100 attending from as far away as Spokane. Door prizes were a big hit with many getting great gifts. They had birdhouse’s for sale and most sold. All the money will go to the shriner’s hospi... Full story
St. John Harry and Erma Davis this year marked their 65th wedding anniversary. They were married May 8, 1948. Harry said they grew up together in the small town of Lamont. They were the first couple to get married in the Community Church in Sprague. The first had burned down and was being rebuilt at the time. They made their home at the Lamont farm where they had three children. They moved to Sunset for about 10 years and then built a home in St. John where they still live. Along with three children, they have seven grandchildren and two... Full story
St. John The SJE football team is looking for opportunities to raise money to attend football camp. Contact Coach Steve Selk at St. John High to arrange for lawn work, yard work or other tasks. With the St. John stockshow now completed, 4H and FFA kids, headed up to the Spokane Junior Livestock show for a week. Lambs and swine sold Sunday, and beef sold Monday. St. John lunch and learn will be Monday, May 13, from 11:30 to 1:30 at the St. John library. Horticulturist Donna Hanson will talk about low maintenance landscaping. Nile luncheon and...
St. John The wind that came in Saturday didn’t dampen the spirits of St. John and all the events. The hog jog started at 8:3O a.m. and had a good turn out; the FFA and 4H kids did a great job of showing. The parade kicked off at noon with the pharmacy girls as grand marshall while the SJE band had a YMCA theme. The 17th annual Pig Putt was Sunday. Tiff and Thomas Organ and Missy and Kevin Repp got low net, and Pat and Drew Gordon and Jerry and Tate Shauble got low gross. FFA and 4H exhibitors will have pork, lamb and beef for sale. You can c...
St. John The St. John Stock Show kicks off this weekend. Students will be released at noon. The weekend is filled with fitting and showing of lambs, hogs and steers. Saturday is the 35th hog jog, a five mile competitive or two mile non competitive run. Registration and number pick up will be at 7:30 at the park. The 17th annual Pig Putt golf tournament is Sunday. Call Donna Hill to enter. A copy of the SJE performance of Beauty Lou and the Country Beast can be bought at the St. John school office. The FFA trap shooting team placed fourth in... Full story
Angel Colyar has spent her adult life loving and serving the people of St. John and this winter, she found time to share one of her passions with the community by opening a store downtown. In December, Angel and her husband, Skip, opened Funky Junk in downtown St. John. The store is an extension of one of their favorite pastimes. Angel and Skip love to search out items many people would consider junk and turn them into decorative house and garden items. Many objects in their shop have been restored or simply cleaned up. “I like history so much,...