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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1971
Page
8
The Michigan Commission on Aging explains 65 and older residents may qualify for the revised Homestead Tax Exemption. Applicants must file yearly at their local assessor between January 4 and a March date set locally. Exemption covers the first 2,500 of home value with no property value cap.
Senior 4 H members may apply for the MSU designated 4 H scholarship. Apply via MSU admission and financial aid forms, answer No 8, list 4 H activities, and write 4 H in the application. Send to Clare County Extension Office by January. January February conservation schedule features MSU and Petoskey speakers visiting Clare Amble and Harrison schools.
Conservationist Joe Dumont reported 40 cooperators added to the Clare County Soil Conservation District during 1971. He listed names from multiple townships and noted 1972 tree order forms would be mailed in late January with the annual report to follow early next month.
Congressman Elford A. Cederberg of Michigan's 10th District announces a limited supply of the 1971 Agricultural Yearbook A Good Life for More People. The book, from the USDA, outlines growth oriented policies and proposed lifestyle changes. It is available on a first come first served basis by writing to the congressman's office in Washington.
Central Michigan University’s Secondary Education Department will offer 15 sections of 500 level graduate courses and three 400 level courses for graduate credit in the spring semester. Evening hours run mostly 7 to 9:30 p.m. or 4:30 to 7 p.m., with some 6:30 to 8:30 and 9 p.m. options. Registration is Jan 10-14 for a Jan 17 start.
The Teen Leaders of the Bronco Busters 4-H Club hosted a Christmas party at the high school on December 16 with games and a gift exchange. A pre Christmas gathering on December 18 at the Radwells in Ewart drew twenty guests. The Blue Star Mothers meeting was postponed due to weather. Various relatives and friends visited, shared meals, and Christmas was observed at the Dawson, Lockwood, Hose, Fletcher, and Hanner households with extended family from Clare, Ithaca, and Lake. Lt Dennis Dawson returned from Vietnam on furlough for the holidays.
Mabel Graham, a nursing service supervisor at the Mt. Pleasant State Home and Training School, shared a state cash award with Jean Gaudard for a idea saving the state $8,185 yearly. The improvement involved removable straps on spastic chairs to prevent sliding, with the two employees splitting a total of $818.
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