Clare considers term lengths and arming auxiliary police
Clare city officials weighed extending commissioner terms under a new state law and voted to amend ordinances allowing auxiliary police to carry weapons while on duty. If approved at January 18, the plan would set two or four year terms and permit armed auxiliary officers in uniform without concealed carry permits.
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Clare
Commission
Clare City Hall
Michigan
Bill Koch
Koen
Koch
Charles Clark
Clark
Madge Ruark
Elly Tice
Tice
Coleman Schools Weigh Split Shift For Board Meeting
Coleman School officials consider a split shift as severe classroom shortages persist. Superintendent Norval Bovee says enrollment grows yearly, no new classrooms in six years, portable rooms bought, and four options will be studied at the January 11 board meeting.
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Coleman
Board of Education
Coleman Board of Education
Norval
Bovee
First Savings Plans Clare Branch and Temp Office
First Savings and Loan Association of Saginaw will install a temporary Clare office in February with permanent construction planned for May. The lender competes with Mutual Savings and Loan for permission to open a Clare branch as Earl Morgan’s Beaver Tool expands to add space for a new product line.
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Clare
First Savings and Loan Association
Saginaw
Earl Morgan
Beaver Tool and Engineering
Morgan
James
B. Rupprecht
First Savings
Doherty Funeral
McEwan Street
Rupprecht
First Savings and Loan
Mutual Savings and Loan
Clare approves $24 yearly rubbish fee for twice weekly pickup
The Clare City Commission set a uniform $24 annual charge for all residents with twice weekly rubbish pickup for a one year term. Commercial rates will be re-evaluated, and pickup rules include bagged or bagged waste, weight limits, holiday scheduling, and exclusions for paper sacks.
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Commission
Seniors May Get Property Tax Breaks in Clare County
Michigan residents aged 65 plus and some veterans could save about 110 to 200 on home property taxes. Exemption applications are available now through March 19 at the Clare County assessor's office in city hall, Clare Harrison and Farwell. Township residents file with their supervisors. Eligibility requires five years Michigan residency during 1960 1970, six months each year, ownership of the home, limits on income to 6000, and inclusion of household income. Proof of age property ownership and tax bills are required for first time applicants.
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Claire County
City Hall
Clare Harrison and
Farwell
Michigan
Board of Review
Boards of Review
Veterans’ Administration
Tax Break Details for Michigan Homestead Exemptions
The article explains eligibility for state and veteran home stead tax exemptions in Michigan. It covers required documents for new and renewing applicants, including Social Security number, property ownership, and tax bills, plus deadlines set by township boards of review. It notes SEV calculations, senior and veteran exemption amounts, and estimated tax savings for 1970.
Snomobiler Dies in Snowmobile Crash Near Farwell
Clare man Gerry W. Lloyd 29 died after his snowmobile struck a parked car on the shoulder of U.S. 10 two-tenths of a mile west of Lydell Road. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Clare Osteopathic Hospital. Lloyd worked as a lineman for Consumers Power Co. and is survived by his wife Kathleen and two children. Funeral services were set at Stephenson Doherty Funeral Home. A separate New Year’s Eve crash near Eight Point Lake injured Mrs. James Sykora. Police urge safe operation and staying off roads.
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Clare
Farwell
Mt. Pleasant
Gerry W. Lloyd
S. Eberhart Road
Lloyd
Lydell Road
Clare Osteopathic Hospital
Glen Lloyd
Consumers Power Company
Kathleen
Todd
Patricia
Stephenson Doherty
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Route 4
Larry Pischel
Sentinel
S&l
Glen Cain
Snomobiler
James Sykora
Eight Point Lake
the Sentinel
Clare Sentinel
Clare County Cancer Society
Phil Schneider
William Warner
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