Farwell Students Place in District Forensic Meet
Farwell High School students earned four places at the District Forensic Contest on March 15. Linda Putnam and Brenda Worstell tied for first in Girls Original Oratory, Dan Kross took second in Boys Original Oratory, and Linda Johnson won Déclamation. They advance to the regional contest at Central Michigan University on April 9.
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Farwell High School
Linda Putnam
Brenda Worstell
Dan Kross
Linda Johnson
Central Michigan University
Grassland Fire Roars Through Rural Lands Near Loomis and Coleman
A massive grass and brush fire swept from east of Loomis to Coleman, destroying hundreds of acres including a farm home. Firefighters from Clare and Coleman with the State Conservation Department and volunteers battled in windy, dry conditions. No serious injuries reported. efforts to save buildings brought crews into danger.
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Loomis
Kapplinger Drive
Farwell
Clare and
Conservation Department
Bertha Lake
Coleman
Clare
State Conservation Department
Consumers Power
Bill Ulrich
Boys Sign Up for L L Baseball at Clare High
Boys may register for Little League baseball at Clare High School on April 8 and 9 from 6 to 8 PM. Eligible players are eight by July 31 or 16 by August 1. registration costs $1 for insurance and a parent must accompany the boy.
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Clare High School
Guidance Clinic Plans Expanded Adult Mental Health Services
Central Michigan Child Guidance Clinic announces tentative plans to expand into an all purpose mental health clinic. It currently serves six counties and will add adult services with a $15,000 building project at 402 South College Street funded by local contributions and state salaries for new staff.
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Central Michigan
Child Guidance Clinic
Glare
Gladwin
Gratiot
Isabella
Mecosta
Oscéola
Clinic Board of
Gentral
Michigan
South College Street
PTA
Questions and answers spark Clare column interest
Sentinel readers keen on a new Q and A feature share responses from Clare and nearby towns. A resident recalls a Civil War veterans encampment incident in 1897 with a cannon mishap, while another asks about outdoor pistol instruction and Clare Rod and Gun Club details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Clare
Clare
Bradley Koch and Allen Elected to City Commission
Bradley and Koch won the two 2 year seats on the City Commission in the annual election. Allen captured the third seat from a field of four with 209 votes. Incumbents Stocker and Dunbar did not win and will leave the panel.
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Willard Koch
Tom Bradley
City Commission
C.J. Allen
Bradley
Koch
Allen
Richard Stocker
Roy Dunbar
Robert Walters
Ray Owens
Free Vision and Hearing Screenings In Health District Seven
Health District Seven and the Michigan Department of Public Health will screen children aged 3 1/2 to 5 for vision and hearing at Clare Elementary School on April 6 10 11 and an added session on April 25. The service is free and staffed by Mrs Merle White and Mrs Doris Parish with volunteer mothers assisting. Parents may call the Gladwin health department if they did not receive a letter but wish to schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation Department
Michigan
Keith Arnold
School of Natural Resources
University of Michigan
A.V.B
Harrison
Clare Rod and Gun Club
Clare Airport
Jay Poet Pres
Clare Rod & Gun Club
Michigan Department of Public Health
Glenn D. Blaisdell
M.D
Merle White
Doris Parish
Ents
Health Department
Gladwin
Clare
Saf
College awards first phase building contracts to bidders
At its April 2 meeting Mid Michigan Community College accepted bids for the first phase instructional facility and Area Technical Vocational building. Alden B. Dow Architects reviewed bids dated March 19 and the following contracts were awarded: General Contractor Peter Schierbeek Construction Company for 898,948 dollars, Mechanical Contractor John E. Green Plumbing and Heating Company, Electrical Contractor Kirkey Electrical Company for 129,353 dollars.
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Mid Michigan Community College
Alden B. Dow
Peter Schierbeek
John E. Green
Dairy Day Set at Clare Odd Fellows Hall
Today is Dairy Day honoring George C. MacQueen with Area Dairy Day planned for Thursday April 4 at Clare Odd Fellows Hall Wilcox Parkway A lunch at 12 noon. Kraft Foods of Clare sponsors dinner attended by diarymen from Gladwin Isabella Gratiot and Clare counties. MSU specialists Leyton Nelson and Terry Greathouse speak on adding income with quality forages and dairy beef crosses.
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George C. MacQueen
County Extension
Clare Oddfellows Hall
Wilcox Parkway
Kraft Foods of
Clare
Gladwin
Isabella
Gratiot
Michigan State University
Leyton’ Nelson
Crops Science Dept
Terry Greathouse
Animal Husbandry Dept
My Fair Lady Opens Tonight On School Stage
Clare High School presents My Fair Lady with about 180 students in a three hour production. Cast includes Ann Miller as Eliza Doolittle Jim Whitford as Professor Higgins and Martin Walter as Colonel Pickering.
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Clare High School
Ann Miller
Eliza Doolittle
Jim Whitford
Henry Higgins
Martin Walter
Colonel Pickering
Joe Hart
Eliza
Fair Lady
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Clute
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DeGeer Flint, Mich
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