Clare Board names officers and ponders ski activity
At the July 8 organizational meeting Clare Board of Education re elected E A Anderson as president and Glenn Thomas as treasurer Joseph Johnston will be new secretary replacing Dr A D Austin A request for interscholastic skiing or a ski club was sent to the Athletic Board of Control for study The board authorized sale of three old buses after delivery of three new ones and will seek sealed bids once replacements arrive A resolution thanked Dr A D Austin and Walter Kleiner for their service both not seeking re election this June.
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Clare Board of Education
E. A. Anderson
Glenn Thomas
Joseph Johnston
A. D. Austin
Athletic Board of Control
Batk
A.D. Austin
Walter Kleiner
County districts add candidates to primary races
In Garfield Surrey district Stanley Oman Republican and Larry Hockin Democrat entered for the new supervisor post. Hayes Hamilton district adds Keith First Republican with a three way GOP race including A E Bartow and Mark McKenna. Eight incumbents seek re election. July 2 filing closed with no new names elsewhere. An MSU expert forecasts changes as county boards gain direct district election and expand administrative focus.
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Garfield
Surrey
GOP
Hayes
Hamilton
Harrison
Russell Strange
Legislative House Election Committee
Sentinel
Garfield-Surrey
Stanley Oman
Lake
Larry Hockin
Farwell
Hayes - Hamilton
Keith First
A.E. Bartow
Mark McKenna
Oman
Burr Stoner
J.M. Grimrall
Michigan
Coleman Loses Elementary Principal at Regular Board Meeting
At its July meeting the Coleman Board of Education accepted the resignation of J Ralph Williams as elementary school principal effective August 1 1968. Williams will become principal of an elementary school in Independence Missouri, a Kansas City suburb, after joining Coleman in 1961 and becoming principal in 1965. He has directed Head Start and the Summer School Project for three years and now serves as Head Start teacher training coordinator for the Bay Midland area. He was born in Independence. Mrs Williams was from Atlanta Georgia.
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Coleman Board of Education
J. Ralph Williams
Williams
Independence
Missouri
Kansas City
Coleman
Bay—Midland
Atlanta
Georgia
Firemen Demonstration Meets Central Michigan Units in Clare
Fire departments from ten nearby communities gathered in Clare for a pumping and tanker demonstration hosted by the Clare Fire Department. Members from Garfield township Mt Pleasant Weidman Harrison Rosebush Shepherd Coleman Farwell and Lake George joined a post demonstration meeting on Cedar Park. A separate highway project near the Clare Osceola line seeks non skid surfacing on 4.5 miles of M 61 with a 10000 estimate and a September 15 completion target.
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Cedar Park
Clare Business
Central Michigan
Central Michigan Firemen's Association
Clare
Garfield Township
Mt. Pleasant
Weidman
Harrison
Rosebush
Shepherd
Coleman
Farewell
Lake George
Osceola
Lansing
State Highway Commission
Clare- Osceola Line
Dr. Rhoades Repeats as Mid Michigan Board Chairman
Dr. Paul A. Rhoades of Gladwin was reelected chairman of the Mid Michigan Community College Board of Trustees at an early month organizational meeting in Gladwin. Other officers were also reappointed. Charles Amble Harrison is vice chairman Mildred Lang secretary and Dr. Thomas W Howatt treasurer. Trustees include William Mercer Douglas Hall and William Case.
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Paul A. Rhoades
Gladwin
Mid Michigan Community College
Charles Amble
Harrison
Mildred Lang
Thomas W. Howarth
William Mercer
Douglas Hall
William Case
Clare Rotary Elects Marvin Witbeck President
Marvin Witbeck assumed the Clare Rotary Club presidency this month in a ceremony where outgoing president John White passed the gavel and received a gold membership badge and jeweled lapel pin.
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Marvin Witbeck
Clare Rotary Club
John White
Leaders swap as Little League standings shift after busy week
Nine games reshaped the top of L League with Anderson Drugs dropping to fourth and Clare Hardware sinking to the cellar. Citizens Bank, Bryant’s, and Alexander Shoes posted key wins in a week of postponed and completed contests, with several makeup games altering the race.
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Anderson Drugs
Clare Hardware
Alexander Shoes
Norm Schumaker
Alexander
Bryant
Citizens Bank
Marty Grove
Tom Reid
Stanley
Anderson
Frank Walters
Clare
Citgo
Mike Musser
Clare Summer Recreation timetable invites more youngsters
The Clare program led by John Wolf offers morning and afternoon activities for children at the High School gym and playground. Morning sessions begin at 9:00 with inside games and outdoor play, while 1:30 p.m. activities include races games basketball hikes crafts and art. On rainy days the gym stays open and Lake Shamrock offers free swimming with a lifeguard on the south beach.
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Clare
John Wolf
Lake Shamrock
Conservation Director States Position On Gun Control Measures
Conservation Director Ralph A. McMullan argues for targeted gun controls to curb crime while opposing measures that burden law abiding sportsmen. He notes the hunting industry funds public lands and stresses preserving sportsmen rights with sensible restrictions. He calls for eliminating military weapons such as mortars and bazookas.
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Ralph A. McMullan
The
Conservation Department
MacMullan
Detain Four In Theft Investigation
Four young men were apprehended here July 6 and arrested by Clare Police Officer Campbell for questioning about a theft in Mt. Pleasant. The theft involved a missing sum of money from a gasoline station on M-20. The four were detained and later turned over to state troopers.
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Clare
Campbell
Mt. Pleasant
Elly Tice
Tice
Kit Taxi Flight Plan Aims for Overnight Michigan Mail
Randall Lippold Jr. celebrates fishing success as Kit Taxi is named in a report on a new air taxi mail program proposed by Deputy Postmaster General Frederick C. Belen. The plan seeks overnight first class mail delivery within Michigan and faster links to Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Kentucky Ohio with future ties to Pennsylvania and New York.
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Frederick C. Belen
Michigan
Clare Area
Larry Jackson
Saginaw
Mt. Pleasant
Chicago
Detroit
Traverse City
Iron Mountain
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
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John Gibson
Clare FD
Jim Brinkerhoff
Dennis Stevenson
Mt. Plea
Sant FD
Mike Pavelka
Sentinel Photos
Alvin E. House
Michigan State University
Nment
MSU
House
Elem
Dr. Rhoades
MM Board
L.league
Stanley Oil
Mike Rogers
Bryants
Jim Grusen
Andersons
Tim Abbott
Citizens
Gary West
Andereo
Randall
Raymond Lippold Jr
Lester Crittenden
Edenville
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