Floating Scholarships Available for Higgins Lake Conservation School
About 30 floating scholarships are offered to teachers and school administrators statewide for the annual conservation school at Higgins Lake this summer. Applications go to Walter Van Dien in Lansing with a May 15 deadline. Session dates are July 16 22, July 23 29, August 13 19, and August 20 26, with the August session open for undergrad conservation credit. Major sponsors include Federated Garden Clubs of Michigan, Woman's National Farm and Garden Association, Michigan United Conservation Clubs, and Daughters of the American Revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgins Lake
Walter van Dien
Conservation Department
Kalamazoo Plaza
Lansing
van Dien
Federated Garden Clubs of Michigan
Woman’s National Farm and Garden Association
Michigan United Conservation Clubs
Daughters of the American Revolution
East Vernon Group Meeting Notes April 20
East Vernon group met at Mrs. Fred Verette’s home with 14 members and eight visitors. Ruth A. Mellway was elected County Extension Board member. a June 14 trip to Coldwater was planned. members made flowers and corsages. Get Well cards were sent to Ruth Mellway Anna Ackerman and Lena Brewer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Verette
Mary Brooks
Eugene Rowland
Tim Cotter
Bud Anderson
Don Dalton
Herb French
Mabel Fortin
Eugene Murphy
Coldwater
Ruth A. Mellway
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Anna Ackerman
Lena Brewer
Gratiot Hospital
Rural Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Family Events
Mrs W B Jarman and Mr and Mrs Egbert Fordyce spent a weekend with Flint visitors and attended church. Emma Phipps welcomed Clair Perry and Iyah Roach from Flint and California. The Becks marked their 57th wedding anniversary with family visits and ice cream. Dean Graham will speak at Gilmore Church of Christ while Gates is away. Bill Rogers recovers from heart surgery in Ann Arbor. Several residents hosted guests from Alma Clare Mt. Pleasant and Rosebush, with a note on Kenneth Loomis’ illness in Clare hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egbert Fordyce
Herbert Honeywell
Flint
Emma Phipps
Clair Perry
California
Iyah Roach
Fred Beck
Dan Seymour
Becks
Bill Beck
Brinton
Elam Seymour
Alvin Wood
Connie Wood
Clare
The
Woods
Beth Jackson
Mt. Pleasant
Eldon Jackson
Bill Rogers
Ann Arbor Hospital
University Hospital
West
Ann Arbor
Michigan
And
Agnes Fuller
Ada Kidder
Elsie Wood
Ethel Johnson
Rosebush
Lake
Bernard Gordon
Dean
Ira Graham
Great Lakes Bible College
Stuart Graham
Chuck. Fox
Alma. Perry
Miss Sanders
William Graham
Frank
Kenneth Loomis
Gilmore
Clare Hospital
Two Birthdays Celebrated in Sanford Home
Ray Utley aged 70 and granddaughter Janette McKimmey aged 25 celebrated birthdays together at a Maple Grove Road home on Sunday April 28 with 30 guests including Walter Utley and family, Barbara Whitecotton and children, Mary Strickland, Harold Williams, Ralph McKimmey, Fred Bergey and others. A bountiful dinner followed with Janette baking the cake. Wishes for many more birthdays were voiced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Utley
Janette McKimmey
Sanford
Maple Grove Road
Walter Utley
Howell
Barbara Whitecotton
Shirley Utley
Linda
Mary Strickland
Pontiac
Harold Williams
Beaverton
Ralph McKimmey
Fred Bergey
Doris Adams
Bluff Lake
Gladys Utley
Harrison
Myron Utley
Northville
Local Social Notes From Gilmore and Nearby
Mrs Godfrey Beck and the Colton and Gordon families visited Gilmore and the Colosky. Minnie Gilman remains sick while visitors included Mr and Mrs George Holizapple and others. Lloyd Close drew jury duty but was not used, and the Maloshes returned from Florida. Charles Tryon recovered from flu, Elmer Amy wed Irene Smith on April 21 with a reception at the bride’s home. Lake Rod and Gun Club hosts a public card party on April 30. Call Mrs Beck with meetings or news at LAT 8-9471.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godfrey Beck
Lewis Colton
James Gordon Wee
Gilmore
Colosky
Minnie Gilman
George Holizapple
Calvin Tryon
Crawford
Jennie Muir
Minnie
Lloyd Close
Clifford Maloshes
Florida
Norman Bauer
Charlie Nelson
Dean Tryon
Howard Brown
Clare
Charles Tryon
Elmer Amy
Irene Smith
Lena Davis
Farwell
Lake Rod and Gun Club
Core
George Holtzapple
Wilma
Brewster Holtzapple
Bay City
Frank Sowle
Brinton
Fred Sowles
Jess Summer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Xed Fay
Riverside Insurance Company of America
United Agency, Inc
McEwan, Clare
S. Main
Clare Sentinel
DEPT
Fellers
Scotty's Department Store
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Northland Hardware
Val Boy
Coats
Dusty
East Vernon
Mojave
Army Aviation Center
Fort Rucker
Alabama
Gilmore Center
Mrs.w. RB. Jarman
Northrup, King & CO
Leon Dull
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