Coyotes Surprise Clare Hunters in Five Mile Northeast Encounter
A Wednesday two Clare men bagged an adult female coyote five miles northeast of Clare during a deer trip. George Eschilsen and Dick Poet each fired. Poet's shot finished the animal. The coyote, hailed as a healthy female in prime condition, was verified by Conservation Officer Jay Larsen, yielding a $20 bounty and hide sale. Coyotes are uncommon this far south in Clare County.
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Clare
George Eschilsen
Clare City
Dick Poet
Esckilsen
Poet
Jay Larsen
Jeff
December Child Clinics Planned in Clare County by Health Dept
Health Department sets child clinics for Clare county in December at Harrison County Building 9 to 11 am and in Clare at Clare City Hall 9 to 11 am on December 16 for the Clare and Farwell area. Joe Greer of Clare notes coyote hunting near the Porcupine Mountains in the UP. Farmers report raids and losses blamed on coyotes which are rarely seen and hard to shoot or trap. Coyotes are dangerous when cornered and identified by teeth and bushy tails. Two hunters describe being stared at by other drivers on returning to Clare with a large coyote tied to their auto fender.
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Clare County
Health Dept
Harrison
Clare
Clare and Farwell
Clare City
Clare High opens 1968-69 basketball season vs Coleman’s Comets
Coach Ivan Davis launches the 1968-69 Clare High Pioneers on the home floor seeking their first win Friday night. The opener marks their first US-10 confrontation, with 16 games in the season through February 28 and an added home series with Saginaw Arthur Hill Tech on February 18.
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Clare High
Ivan Davis
Coleman
Comets
Pioneers
The
Saginaw
Arthur Hill Tech
Clare
Varsity
CHS Fresh
John Hinkle Rites Today
Last rites for Specialist John W. Hinkle U S Army who died in Vietnam on November 21 are scheduled for today at 10 a m at St Cecilia's Church Clare. Burial follows at St Andrew's Cemetery Saginaw with military honors at 1 p m. City officials declare December 4 a day of mourning with flags at half mast downtown.
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John Hinkle
U.S. Army Sp4
Viet Nam
St. Cecilia’s Church
Clare
Robert Krainik
Joseph Sruba
St. Andrew's Cemetery
Saginaw
Doherty Funeral Home
Hinkle
Warren Hinkle
City Commission
John W. Hinkle
John
St Johns Church Adds New Wing In Clare
Groundbreaking for a $70,000 expansion at St John s Lutheran Church in Clare declares a 50 by 30 foot Sunday School and fellowship hall with folding walls to join the rear. A front office will be added and future expansion planned. completion targeted for spring or early summer 1969.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church
Clare
Schmidt, Theil, Inc
Saginaw
Seiter Brothers Construction
Begium
Citizen’s Bank and Trust
Ronald Waterstradt
St. John’s
Michigan DNR Offers Oil and Gas Lease Bids in 24 Counties
Bids for state oil and gas rights on 189000 acres across 24 counties in northern Michigan will start in Lansing with a public auction on December 1 at the Civic Center Veteran Rooms. The sale runs through December 12 or until all lease rights are allotted. Names listed include Marie Schug Julius Schaeffer Harold Schaeffer Emma Krell Paul Nass.
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Lansing
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Clare
Isabella
Alpena
Arenac
Benzie
Charlevoix
Cheboygah
Crawfford
Grand Traverse
Jackson
Kalkaska
Manistee
Mason
Missaukee
Montcalm
Newaygo
Oceana
Osceola
Otsego
Presque Isle
Wexford
Civic Center
Marie Schug
Julius Schaeffer
Harold Schaeffer
Emma Krell
Paul Nass
Clare lights up for start of Christmas shopping season
Clare opens evening shopping through December 23 with Santa visits December 7 14 and 21. Free downtown parking start December 13 with meters bagged and decorated. Santa parade December 7 led by McEwan Street. high school band and fire department assist. Chamber media promotes daily Santa letters contest with a dollar prize per day.
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Clare
Yale
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
McEwan
Clare High Band
Clare Fire Department
Santa
County Dems Elect New Exec Board for Clare County
Clare county Democrats' newly elected executive board will meet Monday December 9 at 7:30 PM in the Lincoln Township Community Building at Lake George. Chairman Cecil Hubel leads a board elected November 25 including Max Myers Wayne Miller Pat McConnell Larry Hockin Marie Bailey Margaret McGeorge and Fred DeDolph. The Democrat County Committee is chaired by Robert McGeorge with Bernice De Dolph Alva Smith and Hugh Markell.
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Clare County Democrats
Lincoln Township
Lake George
Cecil Hubel
Max Myers
Wayne Miller
Pat McConnell
Larry Hockin
Marie Bailey
Margaret McGeorge
Fred DeDolph
Democrat County Committee
Robert McGeorge
Bernice DeDolph
Alva Smith
Hugh Markell
Police List Mishaps On Slick Streets
Wet pavements fog and darkness caused several traffic mishaps reported by Clare Police over the weekend. A Thanksgiving Day crash on East Fifth Street involved Larry Dailey of Owosso causing a domino effect damaging four autos and moving a parked car into others. Dailey was cited for failure to stop in the assured clear distance. A Monday collision at McEwan and Fourth involved Rolland Szymanski of Saginaw and Harold O Neill of Detroit with minor injuries. A stolen car was recovered near Clare on Old US-27, reported missing by Dan Pucell and sought by the county sheriff in Harrison.
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Clare
Larry Dailey
Owosso
East Fifth Street
Dailey
Cal Foss
Tom Thayer
Thayer
Roy Dunbar
McEwan
Fourth Streets
Rolland H. Szymanski
Saginaw
Harold O’neill
Detroit
Tice
Harold Newberry
Dan Pucell
Clare County
James Darling
Harrison
Chrismon Service Planned at First Congregational Church
On Sunday December 8 at 7:30 p.m. the First Congregational Church hosts a Chrismon Service focused on displaying and interpreting Christian symbols on the church Christmas tree. Over 100 symbols were created by a group of women this year. Junior Choir members, church school and youth children join in, with flutes, vocal duets, and organ music. A social hour follows in the dining area.
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First Congregational Church
Joseph Johnston
Carol Flones
Jeanine Salchurt
Pamela Glenn
Rhonda Cain
Sam Shepard
John Green
Truman Glenn
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Upper Peninsula
Joe Greer
Porcupine Mountains
Sentinel
Sentinel Photon
Reed City
Davis
Mrs. Hinkle
Clare City Commission
Commission
Billy Budd
Alvin Budd
Charles Jones
North Clare County
Vietnam
Air National Guard
Alabama
Jones
David Murray
Clare Area
Selective Service Board
Waterstradt
Robert Krell
Fred Walters
Hugh Bell
Win Walter
Kenneth Koelsch
Richard Steeley
Rosebush
Norman Berhenke
George Lehr
Ken Barnes
Jerry Forsberg
Larry Everts
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