Rosebush Elects Commission Charter
Rosebush residents voted 91 to 72 to incorporate as a Michigan Home Rule village and appoint a five member commission to draft a model charter. Unofficial population 404 Isabella township. 163 voters turnout. Albert A. Campbell led with 116 votes. Terrence J. Lynch 89. Marlin D. Clark Edgar Fetterly and Wayne E. Lewis each 74. The move spurs a sewage disposal plan under a new village government pending charter approval.
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Rosebush
Michigan
Isabella
George House
Grand Beach
Berrien County
Charter Commission
Albert A. Campbell
Robert Campbell
Terrence J. Lynch
Marlin D. Clark
Edgar Fetterly
Wayne E. Lewis
Clare Farm Couple Among Michigan Farm Bureau Delegates
A young Clare county farm couple plus 30 Michigan pairs attended a three day Lansing conference hosted by the Michigan Farm Bureau. El ton Smith urged members and especially young farmers to stay in step with changing ideas as they toured Leonard Refinery Alma Farm Bureau Services egg plant in Brighton and a Saginaw farm supply center. The group endorsed a brighter future for agriculture and emphasized staying in the industry to meet competition challenges.
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Clare County
Michigan
Lansing
Michigan Farm Bureau
Morris
Penrose
Christine Darling
Elton Smith
Leonard Refinery
Alma
Farmer’s Petroleum Co-op
Saginaw
Farm Bureau Services, Inc
Egg
Brighton
College Leases Space At Harrison
Dr. E W Gillaspy president of Mid Michigan Community College announced final negotiations with the Clare County Board of Supervisors to rent the lower floor of the Clare County Building in Harrison. The college will offer classes in fall 1968 in temporary quarters and plans to share Harrison High School for science labs. A new college building will be bid in coming weeks near Old U S 27 and Mannsiding Road. Applications are now being accepted for full or part time students for fall 1968 in both academic and technical areas contact the college office in Gladwin.
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E.W. Gillaspy
Mid Michigan Community College
Clare County Board of Supervisors
Clare County
Harrison
Y Harrison High School
Harrison City
College
U.S. 27
Mannsiding Road
Gladwin
Gifts For State Home by Long Lake 4 H Club
The Willing Workers 4-H Club of Long Lake assembled a box of sewing materials and supplies to be sent to Mt. Pleasant State Home and Training School for Christmas. Donations from neighbors and friends aided the effort, with the box delivered by club leaders Mrs. Wayne Dutcher and Mrs. Norma Cook. The gift was gratefully received and thanks extend to all participants.
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Long Lake
Mt. Pleasant State Home
No Tag Form Forgotten by Michigan Vehicle Owners
Michigan vehicle owners who did not receive prepared license plate applications must visit a Secretary of State branch to obtain a blank form. Secretary James M. Hare notes late mailings and cutoff-date issues, with errors or undeliverable addresses cited as causes.
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Michigan
James. M. Hare
Secretary of State
Hare
Michigan Department of State
Readers Tell Sentinel What They Like
The Sentinel invites reader input on local news topics and presentation. Readers may mail postcards notes or letters sharing views on what makes the newspaper more interesting and complete. A tally will report reader opinions and improvements may follow.
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the Sentinel
How To Irritate I Was Amused by Editor Phrases
A reader muses on editor frustrations with common phrases that irritate journalists. He jokes about mindreaders and advance notice, questions the right to opinion, and contrasts serious discourse with lighthearted winter sport definitions from Clare County.
Auto License Hours Sat at Clare Office
Office hours every Saturday until the end of February to issue 1968 license plates. The Clare Secretary of State license bureau operates 9 to 12 and 1 to 5 at 105 E Sixth Street.
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Clare
Secretary of State
Prize Contest Added For Festival Weekend
Clare county announces a Winter Sports Festival weekend with a man hunt contest offering a $50 prize for finding a subject lost in the woods near Twin Elms Country Club starting 8:00 a.m. Saturday January 27. Contestants must register at the Twin Elms clubhouse and rules are available at registration. Caroline Burdo, a Clare High senior, is named Miss Clare County finalist with Lois Dunn as alternate, among others.
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Clare County
Clare
Caroline Burdo
Clare High
Robert Peltier
Clare Business & Professional Women’s Club
Melanie Booth
Miss Harrison
Linda Putnam
Grayling
Guys & Dolls Studio
Miss Clare- Sentinel
Farewell
Harrison
Twin Elms Country Club
Twin Elms
Ben Burdo
Caroline
Lois Dunn
Debbie Greer
Clare Baptists Prepare Homecoming Dedication of New Education Building
The First Baptist Church of Clare will dedicate its New Education Building on Sunday January 28 at 3:00 PM, marking the church’s 80th anniversary. Dr. Leon Wood of Grand Rapids Baptist College will be guest speaker, with the adult choir directed by Dave Young. The event includes old records displays, a dedication of a Gertude Pfetsch memorial piano, open house, and refreshments. Construction, begun June 1967 by Peter Schierbeck Construction Co., features a 132 by 44 foot addition with brick and Redwood siding, a junior auditorium, and rooms for beginners to toddlers.
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First Baptist Church of
Clare
Leon Wood
Grand Rapids
Gertrude Pfetsch
Peter Schierbeck Construction Company
McBain
Christian Service Brigade
Michigan January graduates include Holbrook Hughes Grant
Among more than two thousand University of Michigan January graduates James A. Holbrook of Clare earned a Master of Science in oceanography Robert M. Hughes of Harrison earned an A B in education and Dennis C. Grant of Beaverton received a Bachelor of Science degree.
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University of Michigan
James A. Holbrook
Clare
Robert M. Hughes
Harrison
Dennis C. Grant
Beaverton
Pioneer Cagers Face Miracle Wins in Tight US-10 Race
Clare High basketball trails Reed City in the US-10 League with six losses. Coach Ivan Davis aims for five wins in the remaining schedule to push to 7-3 and threaten a second place tie, after a 83-69 loss to Shepherd and a 96-71 defeat at Reed City. Grant Gillaspy led Clare in scoring in the latter game as the season tightens.
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Clare High Basketeers
Reed City
Ivan Davis
Pioneers
Shepherd
Blue Jays
Clare
Davis
Green and White
Coyotes
Grant Gillaspy
Clare High Board rules kids stay seated at games
Clare Highs athletic board orders children to remain in seats during games due to near sidelines incidents. Unattended youngsters will be placed in separate rooms for the duration of the contest.
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Clare High
Athletic Board of Control
CHS
Harrison Lions Club Chartered At Twin Elms Country Club
The Harrison Lions Club received its official charter at a charter night on Saturday January 20. District Governor Kenneth Burrows presented the charter to President Ben Bosink as 254 Lions and guests gathered at Twin Elms Country Club. Probate Judge William McCready of Tawas City spoke, with Don Jackson of Flint Lions as toastmaster.
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Harrison Lions Club
Ben Bosink
Kenneth Burrows
Twin Elms Country Club
Michigan
William McCready
Tawas City
Don Jackson
Flint Lions Club
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Dex Elden
Warsaw
Michigan Department of Revenue
Clare County Court House
Diane Akers
Glen Lloyd
Clare Business and Professional Women’s Club
Kay Bidstrup
Kathleen Orton
Peg Hammerberg
Mack Tyler
Karen’s
Farwell
Frank Warner
Farwell Chamber of Commerce
Debbie Kapplinger
Clare Baptists
U-M
Pioneer
Coleman
Ewatt
Sanford-Meridian
S&m
Scott Maxwell
Mark Humphrey
Steve Blystone
Kushmans
Gillaspy
Day
Reeding
Ewart
Sanford
Lions Club Chartered
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