Fishing derby Saturday set for St. John

There will be 205 trout swimming around downtown St. John for the specific purpose of getting hooked by children age 12 and younger. The fish are the center piece of a fishing derby hosted by Heritage Hardware, but all the St. John businesses are participating with sales and specials during the event.

The fishing derby will be Saturday, April 14, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Heritage Hardware on Front Street in St. John. An 8x20 foot pond has been constructed next to the store with pallets as the frame. The pond was filled by the St. John Fire Department and stocked with 200 catchable trout and five br...