Chandler Evans closes Clare plant amid 240 job losses
The Clare facility of Chandler Evans Division in Clare will shut within three to four months. About 240 workers will lose their jobs as the firm cites a purely economic downturn in aerospace. Plant manager McBeth says the decision is tentative and not likely to be reversed, and efforts will aid re relocation or placement for affected staff.
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Colt Industries
Clare Area
McBeth
Clare's Mardi Gras De Snow Kickoff Friday
Clare prepares for Mardi Gras De Snow with a Friday kickoff led by Mayor Bill Koch at the corner of McEwan and Fifth. Skydivers will drop into the post office parking lot as snowmobile safaris—ranging from family trails to a 50 mile expert course—unfold daily through February 27.
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Bill Koch
McEwan
Fifth Sts
McEwan and Fitch Sts
James Sykora
Ruth Cotter
Dennis Tracy
Clare Kiwanis Club
Watervliet Raceway
MISA
Maple Rd
Clare Board studies state scores on 1970 71 tests
The Clare Board of Education reviewed the statewide 1970 71 tests for fourth and seventh grades, finding Clare students generally outscored by many Michigan schools in vocabulary reading and mathematics. Fourth graders showed 62 percent lower in vocabulary and 70 percent lower in math, while seventh graders lagged 68 percent in vocabulary and 62 percent in mathematics. The tests aimed to gauge student performance, background, and resources, with background questions dropped this year.
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Clare Board of Education
Michigan
Clare
School to Serve as GED Testing Center for Adults
At the Monday board meeting the district approved using the public schools as a GED test center for adult education. The change avoids sending students to Mid Michigan College or Mt. Pleasant Public Schools, saving money since tests would be locally purchased and priced at six dollars per person. The board also named Michigan National Bank of Saginaw sole paying agent for the new school bond issue and approved state level bond loan participation. A resolution to amend the Michigan Constitution to shift powers from the state board of education to the legislature was tabled for study. A special meeting was set for February 22 to discuss the athletic director position.
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Mid Michigan Community College
Mt. Pleasant
Dave McNeilly
Mid Michigan Commun
Ity College
Michigan National Bank of Saginaw
Michigan
State Board of Education
Jack Toepp
Toepp
Clare Proclaims Mardi Gras Snowmobiling Week
Clare Mayor Bill Koch proclaims February 18 through 27 as Mardi Gras Snowmobiling Week. The period targets snowmobiling for the entire family with events for residents and visitors, starting Friday at 2 p.m. with an opening ceremony at Fifth Street and U.S. 10.
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Clare
Bill Koch
Koch
Fifth St
Us-10
Coleman Names Stephen Garrett New Superintendent
Stephen C. Garrett was named Coleman Community Schools superintendent at a board meeting. He replaces Norman S. Bavee who leaves Coleman to head Paw Paw School District. Garrett will take the post March 1 after serving as Columbia School District assistant superintendent for four years. He previously led Columbia Junior High and taught in Hastings. The district serves about 1,485 students. Garrett plans to focus on a bond issue voter vote set for May 20 for a new high school and facility improvements. He holds degrees from Western Michigan University and has begun a specialist degree at Michigan State University. He is active in local education groups, married with two children.
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Coleman Community Schools
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Garrett
Normoal S. Bavee
Coleman
Paw Paw
Bavee
Columbia
Brooklyn
Jackson
Columbia Junior High
Hastings Public
Western Michigan University
Michigan State University
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