Awards and Honors for Clare County 4-Hers at Spring Achievement
Winter work by Clare County 4-Hers paid off at the Spring Achievement in Harrison. Style Revue winners Andrea Walters and Christine Crum led a large slate of winners across photography conservation woodwork electronics and leathercraft with judges and evaluators from local clubs and agencies assessing projects and performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Harrison
Jane Ann Walters
Eagle Stars
Clare
Christine Crum
Clare John R. Clan
Carolyn Burdo
John R. Clan
Candy Witbeck
Janelle Cook
Farwell Nimble Fingers
Sandy Baumer
Amble
Kim Montney
Sue Baumer
Judy Dutcher
Kim McGuire
Robert Streeter
Lake
George C. MacQueen
Glare County Extension Agricultural
Carolyn C. Bay
4-H
Elaine Russell
Lake 4-H
J. C. Marotzke
Paul Nass
4-H Leaders and Parents Association
Michael Kleiner
Roberta Streeter
Sharon Gordon
Lake Busy Beavers
Tim Kleinhardt
Nass
Woodchucks
Donald Nevill
Tim Abbott
Robbin Minton
The
Bob Benchley
Rich Garver
Don Benchley
Mike Rodabaugh
Bertha Lake
Ronald Walters
Alan Montney
Ron Russell
Gary Fletcher
Farwell Bronc Busters
Elmira Fletcher
Associaton
Ellen Cooper
Clare Knitting Parts
Donna Cobleigh
Harrison Willing Worker
Karen Krchmar
Harrison Handy Hands
Mary Lou Krchmar
Susan Dent
Connie Peet
Karen Kleinhardt
Brown Corners
Nimble Fingers
Christeene Mathews
Pins and Needles
Harrison Willing Workers
Suzanne Allen
Margaret Karbill
Dawn Hildebrandt
Brush College
Barbara Baumer
Deonna Varga
Cheyleen McGuire
Dog Care
Rebecca Streeter
Dennis McGuire
Consumers Power Co
Alma
Jamal Khabir
Bob Foote
Harrison Electrons
Michigan Bell Plans Downtown Move For Clare Office
Michigan Bell announces expansion of its Clare facilities with a larger central office. The ground floor of the Fourth and McEwan building will house a commercial business office after extensive renovations costing about 108000 dollars. The project includes a rear addition at 136 East Fourth Street and is scheduled for completion in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Central
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Fourth and McEwan
Michigan Bell
Worldtronic
Fifth
Clarence
Riedel
Clare
E. Fourth St
J. and R
Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates, Inc
Clare School Bands Present Spring Concert Run of Upcoming Appearances
Clare bands remain active with the Junior Band hosting a Spring Concert on April 28 at 8:00 p.m. in the high school gym featuring majorettes and sight reading. The Symphonic Band earned a third division rating at the April 23 state festival, while the Reserve Band performed at a student assembly on April 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Corp of Majorettes
Freeland High School
C.10
Lloyd Conley
Meek
Big Rapids
Tawas
State Divides School Funds Across Clare and Isabella Counties
Public schools in Clare county received 6680 dollars and parochial schools 179 dollars under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for libraries and instructional materials. In Isabella the distributions were 11214 dollars to public schools and 2603 dollars to parochial schools. Funds were allocated by the State Department of Public Instruction on a per capita and need basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Isabella
State Dept. of Public Instruction
Trout Opener Promises Best Northern Michigan Fishing in Years
Weather outlook boosts trout prospects for the April 30 opening in northern Michigan. Conservation officers report high but stable, clear streams and a warming trend likely to lift temperatures and fish activity in the northern Lower Peninsula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Conservation Department
Retailers In Sale Event Promotes Pioneer Day Bargains
Clare Sentinel previews a weekend sale event with old fashioned bargains in Clare. The promotion draws on Michigan traveling museum exhibits arriving Saturday and Sunday. Members of the Clare Business and Professional Women's Club host in old time costumes at city hall parking lot while local businessmen join the theme Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Sentinel
Clare of Michigan
Traveling
Clare Business and Professional Womens Club
Mobile Museum
City Hall
Shepherd's Maple Syrup Tops Isabella County Dynamic in Progress Year
Isabella County selects Shepherd's maple syrup as agricultural development of the year and a Michigan history textbook by Ethel Praeger as top product for the county during Michigan Week May 15 to 21. Shepherd hosts maple festival since 1958, raising about $14,000 for a community swimming pool project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella County
Michigan
Ethel Praeger
Central Michigan University
Shepherd
Gladwin County Names Product of the Year for 1966
Gladwin County selects a jack used to support camper trailers on small trucks as its Product of the Year for Michigan Week May 15 21 Paul R Pennock chairs the awards committee and announces the honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladwin County
Paul R. Pennock
Five Area Men Named to Deer Advisory Committee
Two Clare residents join the Michigan Conservation Department new Citizens Advisory Committee on Deer for the Gladwin District. Mt Pleasant and Gladwin residents Fred Grewe Nick Cuthbert Robert McMahon Lavern Bowman and Beaverton's Gaylord Brown also appear on the 35 member panel spanning from Lansing to Pinconning and Saginaw Bay to Grand Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Michigan Conservation Department
Citizens
Gladwin
Mt. ‘Pleasant
Beaverton
David Olsen
Sunset Ave
Alex Strange
Cornwell Ave
Lansing
Pinconning
Saginaw Bay
Grand Rapids
Mfé. Pleasant
Fred Grewe
Nick Cuthburt
Robert McMahon
Lavern Bowman
Gaylord Brown
Schedule Tests For Preschoolers
Vision and hearing screenings for preschool children aged 3 1/2 to five will be held at Clare Elementary School on May 2 3 and 4. Health District 7 staff in cooperation with the Michigan Dept. of Public Health and Clare Public Schools will conduct the tests. Irwin Sweet M.D. director notes the need to detect hearing loss early to prevent permanent damage. Vision screening by Mrs Elinore Koch and hearing screening by Mrs Merle White will use specially trained technicians. The program also aims to prevent one eyed blindness by ensuring both eyes are developed before school entry. Continued on Page A-3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Health District 7
Michigan Dept. of Public Health
Clare Public Schools
Irwin
Sweet
District 7
Michigan
Elinore Koch
Merle White
Miller Feed Open House Showcases Egg Plant and Growth
Ezra Miller Jr and wife host an open house at Miller Feed Service on Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tours will display the egg processing plant while staff explain operations. The business started six years ago with 3,500 hens and now houses over 32,000 laying hens across four buildings with daily output of 110 to 120 dozen cases. Production reached 380,000 dozen eggs in 1965 and is projected to 500,000 dozen with 50,000 hens this year. The Millers added Purina Feed dealership last year and run two egg trucks and a 16 ton bulk tanker delivering to Gaylord to Jackson, Lansing, and Ann Arbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Miller Jr
Miller Feed Service
Purina
Lansing
Gaylord
Ann Arbor
Jackson
Mt. Pleasant School Tours for Mental Health Week
Dr. Wm. L. Harrigan medical superintendent of Mt. Pleasant State Home and Training School announces Mental Health Week from May 1 to 7. Public tours by staff are set for May 4 evening 6 to 7 30 and May 5 6 7 30, May 6 and 7 from 1 PM. Tours meet at the Administration Building East Pickard Street. children under 14 are not allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. L. Harrigan
Mt. Pleasant State Home and Training School
Harrigan
East Pickard Street
Weekend Malk Tour Draws Michigan 4-H Dairy Members
Nearly 70 top 4-H Club dairy project members from across Michigan, including Dick Kleinhardt from Clare County, will join the annual 4-H Milk Marketing Tour in Detroit. Sponsored by the Michigan Milk Producers Association and the Michigan Cooperative Extension Service, the event runs Friday and Saturday, April 29–30, to learn about the milk marketing business. Delegates will visit the MMP and attend a Detroit-Baltimore baseball game on April 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Kleinhardt
Clare County
Detroit
Michigan Milk Producers Association
MMPA
Michigan Cooperative Extension Service
Carolyn C
Bay Extension
MMP
Promoted Don R. Harrison Receives Promotions and Transfer
Promoted Don R. Harrison a former Clare police chief and later 4 State Policeman has won a promotion per a April 21 headquarters release. Harrison moves from trooper to corporal and is transferred from Cadillac to Erie as part of seven promotions and transfers announced by Col. Frederick E. Davids director last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don R. Harrison
Clare
Harrison
Cadillac
Erie
Frederick E. Davids
Clare Gladwin Move To Provide Day Care For Handicapped
Clare and Gladwin intermediate boards advance plans for a day care center for trainable mentally handicapped children, hiring Lucille Phelipp to start in September 1966 and identifying 17 eligible youngsters. A second visiting teacher is added and a $68,000 Title III study grant is awarded for regional educational center planning. The board also moves toward a June election on district consolidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Evelyn Woolever
State Committee On
Clare County Reorganization Committee
Clare
Dover
4-H Leaders Attend Foods and Nutrition Workshop
Mrs. Robert Streeter and Mrs. Donald Kleiner of Clare County and Mrs. Francis Dicken of Gladwin County attend the Foods and Nutrition workshop at Camp Kett on April 28 29. Conference aims to introduce the new 4 H Bulletin Food For Fun. Clare Gladwin Isabella Mecosta 4 H leaders met in Clare on April 19 to plan area activities and address common problems. From Clare County were Paul Nass and Mrs. Donald Kleiner. A picture appears on page A8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Streeter
Donald Kleiner
Clare County
Francis Dicken
Gladwin County
Camp Kett
Clare
Gladwin
Isabella
Mecosta
Paul Nass
Tryouts Announced for Coleman L L Boys League
The Coleman Little League invites boys to try out on May 7 at 10 am. Registration closes May 1. The first game is set for May 28 on the school ball field. Election of adult league officers occurred last Tuesday with Harvey Bushey as commissioner, Charles Long as assistant commissioner, Irvin Phillips as president, Bob Dec ker as assistant, and Jim Washburn as secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman Little League
Little League
Harvey Bushey
Charles Long
Irvin Phillips
Bob Decker
Jim Washburn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hers
Clare High
Jim Whitford
Farwell Nimble Fingers Club
Knit
John R. Clan Club
Jane Walters
Eagle Stars Club
Chris Crum
Mich. Bell
U.S. 10
Shepherd’s Maple Syrup Ag
Debra Fletcher
Farwell
Ronnie Russell
Farwell Bronc Busters Club
Michael Rodanaugh
Michael
Don Ray
Robert
Mt. Pleasant
Clare, Gladwin
Coleman L.L
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