County considers county airport plan in Clare Harrison debate
MAC and FAA officials propose a county wide airport at the McKay field site with a 3800-foot runway potential later expanding to 5000 feet. The plan would cost about 1.5 million with land donation easing county share and would require action by Clare and Harrison cities.
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Michigan Aeronautics Commission
MAC
Federal Aviation Authority
FAA
County Commission
Bill Hamlen
John Wagner
Bill Gehman
Gerald Trout
FAA Michigan
Clare
McKay Field
Qld State Road
Adams
Francis Cappaert
Hamlen
Road Commission
Cappaert
Harrison Students Sit-In Over School Cutbacks
About 600 Harrison High School students staged a sit-in in the cafeteria on January 15 to protest state-aid driven cutbacks approved by the School Board on January 13. They targeted eliminations in baseball and track, band, drama, home economics and vocal music, plus library and custodial aides and staff layoffs. Spokesman Craig Evans said rights concerns and rumors fueled the action and a Q&A session followed with Principal Keith Mayfield.
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Harrison
Harrison High School
School ‘Board
Craig Evans
Evans
Keith Mayfield
Mayfield
Bucholz
Clare Chamber of Commerce plans Winter Sports Carnival events
The Clare Chamber of Commerce Board approved events for a Winter Sports Carnival February 8 to 16, including a Snowmobile Poker Run, a Doe Night for women and girls, a Mid-Stag Night, and a Dinner Dance. Prizes, liquor license possibility, and free Doe Night noted. The IDC elected officers for 1975 and the school district faces budget cuts with a $134,737 deficit and state aid reductions.
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Clare
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Surrey Sports Center
Cadillac Drive
Farwell
V.F.W
Wilcox Parkway
Chamber
Tom Johnson
Town & Country
N. McEwan
Roy Kramer
Central Michigan University
Clare Auxiliary Police Seeks Donations For Fund Drive
The Clare Auxiliary Police Force, 16 members, seeks donations to fund uniforms and gear. Volunteers, unpaid, serve alongside the regular police and donate many hours. Donations may be sent to Clare City Hall, Attention Donald Collom, Clare Michigan 48617.
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Clare
Caliom
Collom
Clare City Hall
Donald Collom
Michigan
Force
City Hall
United States
Clare mayor announces annual city appointments
Bill Ulrich re elected mayor names the appointments at the January 20 city commission meeting. Glen Cain City Manager Madge Ruark City Clerk Treasurer Bicknell and Winter City Attorney Dr Donald Dunlop Health Officer Mack Thomson Housing Commission Larry Eastley Recreation Board Glen Cain Building Board of Appeals Werdell Drallette Board of Review John Quinan City Auditor Mildred Reiberg Library Board reappointed C D Bayes Willard Koch and Ulrich to Cemetery Board Kenneth Martz Marvin Witbeck and Paul Laptiam to Zoning Board of Appeals John Meyers Mack Thomson Peter Brown Hay Whalen Robert Beck to Planning Committee. Cain also names his city manager appointees. Commission approves bail permit and bids for city insurance and an engineering firm for the industrial park.
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Clare
Bill Ulrich
City Commission
Glen Cain
Madge Ruark
Bicknell & Winter
Donald Dunlop
Mack Thomson
Housing Commission
Larry Eastley
Recreation Board
Building Board of Appeals
Werdell Drallette
Board of Review
John Quinnan
Mildred Reiberg
Library Board
Ulrich
C.D. Bayes
Willard Koch
Cemetery Board
Kenneth Martz
Marvin Witbeck
Paul Laptiam
Zoning Board of Appeals
John Meyers
Peter Brown
Hay Whalen
Robert Beck
Cain
Clifton Bouchey
Elly Tice
James Brinkerhoff
Pag Lapham
City Insurance
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Trout
Russell Eberhart
Donald Case
George Palmer
Tom Bradley
Progressive Commission
Clare County
Hamien
Chamber of Commerce
Doherty Motor Hotel
McEwan
Winona Feikema
Ewart
Viviane Woodard Cosmetics
Betty Rodriguez
Bettina’s
Brush & Comb
Bay City
Elmer Smith
Flint
Clare Lions Club
Dren
Mid Michigan Community College
Schuss Mountain
Johnson
Schaeffer's
IDC
Clare Industrial Development Corporation
Frank LaGoe
Jerry Forsberg
Ken Barnes
A.J. Doherty
Don Fernelius
Ben Burdo
Paul Laphem
Neil Stirling
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Wayne Bucholz
Milliken
State Department of Education
Brian Clickner
Joan Stocker
Mary Legg
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