Ostling Appears Winner In Three Way District Race
Ralph Ostling led in the three way Republican contest for the 103rd State Representative District with 1 085 votes over Richard Friske as three precincts remained. Friske led in Clare and Osceola counties while Ostling carried Franklin Hayes Township and Harrison. remaining Kalkaska and Missouke precincts could not alter the outcome, Friske held 17 of 23 Clare precincts.
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Ralph Ostling
Richard Friske
Clare County
Friske
Ostling
Rodney Parker
Osceola County
Parker
Kalkaska County
Missouke
Clare Sentinel
Franklin
Hayes Township
Harrison
Incumbents Split Races In Clare County Primary Results
In Clare County a split outcome saw one incumbent defeated while another won. Mark McKenna fell to Russell Eberhart in District 5 with 159 to 264 votes, losing Sheridan Township 139 to 21. Other races: District 2 saw George Palmer 138 votes to Larry Ashley 46, District 3 Donald Case 205 to Forrest Meek 122, and District 6 Douglas Flinn 200 to Harold Becker 94. Districts 4 and 7 featured incumbents Bradley and Stamman advancing.
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Clare County
Mark McKenna
Russell Eberhart
McKenna
Eberhardt
Hamilton
Arthur
Sheridan
Hayes Township
Sheridan Township
Donald Case
Forrest Meek
Case
Meek
Grant Township
Clare
Douglas Flinn
Harold Becker
Flinn
Becker
Summerfield
Frost
Franklin
Greenwood
Hayes Townships
Arnold Stamman
Delphis Roy
Stamman
Roy
Harrison
Joyner and Allen in 89th District vote split by county
Clare County and Clare City backed Joyner and Allen in the 89th District races. Richard Allen led in Clare County with 335 to John Engler 236, while Engler carried Isabella and Montcalm Counties. Joyner won in Montcalm and Gratier counties. Verney led in some counties but Joyner edged Verney by four votes overall with a recount looming.
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Clare County
Clare
Sheridan Township
Richard Allen
John Engler
Allen
John Verney
Bill Joyner
Verney
Joyner
Isabella County
Engler
Montcalm County
Gratiot County
Montcalm
Gratier
Holbrook O Connell Lead In 21st Judicial race results
Preliminary returns show Holbrook leading O Connell for the 21st Judicial Circuit seat with 6 977 votes to 4 475 across four counties Clare Isabella Osceola and Gladwin. Strange trails with 2 711 while Verney wins Isabella County Democratic vote by 96. Recounts expected.
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Donald Holbrook, Jr
Paul O'Connell
21St Judicial Circuit
Holbrook
O'Connell
Alex T. Strange
Clare
Strange
Clare County
Isabella County
O’connell
Osceola
Hol~brook
Landfill dispute draws heat over city cleanup plan
Clare City Commission faced criticism from state health officials over a closed landfill on US-27. A July 20 inspection cited ongoing dumping despite a Sept. 29 1971 clearance, with Aug. 15 deadline to cover the site. Mayor Clark disputed the charge and pledged action with a meeting set for Aug. 21.
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Clare
Charles Clark
State Health Department
Bauer
Glark
Glen Cain
Bernard Bauman
State Department
Clark
Glen
Bauman
Stag Day Supports Mitten Bay Girl Scout Council
A check for 1711.22 was presented to the Mitten Bay Girl Scout Council. Proceeds came from a June 15 polf stag day jointly sponsored by the Farwell Rotary Clare Lions Clare Rotary Clare Kiwanis Harrison Lions and Harrison Kiwanis.
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Mitten Bay Girl Scout Council
Farwell Rotary
Clare Lions
Clare Rotary
Clare Ki+wanis
Harrison Lions
Harrison Kiwanis
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Winterfield
Redding
Freeman
Lincoln
Garfield
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Larry Ashley
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Ashley
Earl
Thomas Bradley
Bradley
Stanley Miller
Clare County Fair
Sentinel
O’ Connell
Gladwin County
Board of Canvassers
The
Christian Science Church
W. Dunlop
Citizens Bank and Trust Company
W. Witbeck
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Hemlock
Fifth Sts
Fourth St
Randy Burns
Bill Schaeffer
Schaeffer
Charolais
Hereford
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