Gunshots Knock Out Power In Northern Gladwin County
Power loss affected 4,475 Consumers Power customers across Gladwin and Clare counties for about two hours after a substation transformer near Oberlin was shot. A cooling fan was punctured, causing overheating and internal damage. Repairs could cost up to 50,000 if replacement is required. a portable transformer was brought from Saginaw.
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Gladwin County
Clare County
Consumers Power Company
Oberlin
Saginaw
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Sumers Power Company
Gladwin County Road Commission
Gladwin County Sheriff's Department
Win Chance
Clare Optimist Club President Honored With Top Awards
The Mid-Michigan Optimist Club of Clare receives Optimist International Distinguished President Award and Honor Club Award, marking the club’s top-level recognition for leadership and service.
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Clare Optimist Club
Optimist International
Mid-Michigan Optimist Club of
Clare
Lyle R. Swanson
Rodney Kurtz
Patrick L. Grady
Kurtz
Lyle Swanson
United States
Canada
Mid-Michigan
Optimist Club of
Michigan
St . Louis
Missouri
Farwell Area School District Elections and Budget Impacts
The Farwell Area School District plans a special election on March 15 to renew 12.0 mills for the 76 77 year. Board of Education will set millage at the February 9 meeting amid $38,492 in state cuts and $4,235 in local revenue losses. Officials anticipate further cuts before June 30 totaling about $27,000.
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Farwell Area
Board of Education
State Tax Commission
Local Boards of Review
Area Schools Close As Heavy Snow Hits Clare County
Heavy snowfall and drifting force school closures across Clare County. Clare schools shut January 15 16 21 1 p.m. 22 with records day on 26. Farwell and Harrison also canceled multiple days. Snow totals reach 7 to 8 inches, roads blocked for buses while southern Michigan faces glare ice from freezing rain.
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Clare
Farwell
Harrison
Mt. Pleasant
Sacred Heart
Rosebush
Shepherd
Beal City
Chippewa Hills
Coleman
Reed City
Ewart
Clare County
Michigan
Bell Announces New 1.6 Million Clare Office Project
Michigan Bell reveals plans for a 5 120 square foot single story brick central office at East Third and Pine to serve the Clare exchange. The No 2ESS electronic switching system will enable Touch Tone phones and expanded services. completion is targeted for fall with operation by late summer 1977. Western Electric will install the equipment after building. project cost includes land building and equipment. The Clare exchange currently serves about 3 100 customers.
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Michigan Bell Today
Clare
M.D. Thompson
Michigan Bell
East Third
Pine Streets
Western Electric
Bell System
Thompson
Charles C. Engelhardt Construction Company
Bay City
Tarapata MacMahon Paulsen Associates
Bloomfield Hills
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Stockbridge
Stockbridge High School
Bell
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