Clare County gets HUD grant for housing improvements
Clare County wins a $184 500 HUD award the only Michigan county grant from a 1974 act. Funds will back rehabilitation loans up to 4500 per property and site acquisitions for future public housing. Loans run through a local bank with first disbursements possible in September.
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Clare County
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Elford A. Cederberg
Michigan
Tom Bradley
Clare County Board of Commissioners
Clare schools absentee ballots show strong demand
Demand for absentee ballots for Clare schools special millage election on August 18 runs strong. Voters away election day may apply by August 16 at the school offices 305 E. Wheaton from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Weekday hours extended to 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on August 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Schools
E. Wheaton
Plan 1979 Centennial Now Council Told
Clare should begin centennial planning for incorporation as a village in 1979. Forrest Meek outlined a countywide bicentennial approach, noting a Beal City precedent and possible Irish motif for Clare. The commission discussed contact with regional officials and service clubs while approving local bids and permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Clare
William Ulrich
Forrest Meek
Meek
Beal
Clare County Board of Commissioners
Massive new auto recycling plant to open near Clare
Ground breaking for Mid Michigan Recyclers near Clare featured James F. Anderton outlining a $2.5 to $3 million facility to process 400 to 600 junk cars daily. The plant aims for January or February start with 15 to 25 year round workers and 8 hour shifts.
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Mid Michigan Recyclers
U.S. 10
Clare
James Alderton
Grant Township
Paul Nass
Ralph Ostling
Chamber of Commerce
Tom Johnson
Citizen's Bank
Frank LaGoe
James F. Anderton
Anderton
Mid Michigan
Michigan
CMU Opens Olympics at Mount Pleasant Nears Opening
MT PLEASANT The International Special Olympics opens here tomorrow evening with about 3 200 athletes across five days on the Central Michigan University campus. Some participants will tour nearby communities on Exploration Day and Clare will host about 80 athletes Sunday Aug 10. Fern Brush and Cynthia Geno from Clare will bowl in the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Pleasant
Central Michigan University
Clare
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fern Brush
Cynthia Geno
Lid Shortage Easing in Clare Stores With Limited Lids
Clare stores report small jar lid shipments. Witbeck's IGA received ten cases and Giant added two cases, sold quickly. Local officials push for investigations into canning lid supply amid citations of two major firms Ball and Kerr and a national anti trust inquiry led by Rep Cederberg and Rep O'Hara.
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Michigan
Washington
Lansing
Clare
Witbeck
IGA
Cederberg
James G. O'Hara
U.S. Senate
Rep. O'Hara
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Harrison
Lake City
West Branch
Board of Commissioners
Richard Stoker
Stoker
Ann Arbor
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Beal City
Ulrich
Hicks Company
Gateway Chrysler
Elly Tice
Graham Brimhal Co
Covert
Tobacco River
Woodlawn
Grant
Summit Steel Processing Company
Betwen
Citizens Bank
Clare Study Club
Roy Fones
John R Street
Leigh Stanley
CMU
Perry Shorts Stadium
State Tax Commission
Richard Allen
Tax Commission
Bradley
Stamman
Case
Palmer, Kowalk
Lester
Eberhart
Mary Witbeck
Tam
Roscommon
Fiala
Elford A. Cederbergh
Spon
Soring
U.S
Ball and Kerr
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