First Federal Funds Received For Project
Clare receives the first $33,000 federal installment for water and sewer upgrades to serve the industrial park west of the city and expanding areas for Holley Carburetor Clare Aircraft Division Kraft Foods and Beaver Tool and Engineering. The total federal aid nears $100,000 with four installments planned.
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Clare
Holley Carburetor
Clare Aircraft Division
Kraft Foods
Beaver Tool and Engineering
Roger Hook
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Willard Koch
Glen Gain
Ken Barnes
Chamber of Commerce
Hook
Cain
CMU and MSU Honor Clare County and Lake Graduates
State and CMU listed Clare county and Lake residents among 1191 spring graduates. Kay Bergstrom and Barbara Hawkins Torres graduated cum laude from Central Michigan University with others from Clare Farwell Harrison and Lake. Michigan State University also awarded degrees to Clare county students including Candy J. Kinne and Gregory Fuhrman.
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Kay Bergstrom
Virgil Bergstrom
Central Michigan University
Barbara Hawkins Torres
Willis Hawkins
Clare
C.M.U
Richard Hughes
Mike Austin
Carolyn Bay
Elizabeth A. Bissitt
Janet Lansing
Forrest Meek
Farwell
Kenneth Bickel
Thomas Jones
Todd Warner
Harrison
Joseph Balmer
Bella Bowers
Donald Richards
Lake
CMU
Emily Dague
Michigan State University
Clare County
Candy J. Kinne
Gregory Fuhrman
Thomas Winarski
Darrell McIntyre
Arnold Vincent
Clare Hardware Surges Toward Standings In Busy Week
Clare Hardware takes two from rivals in Little League scramble to top the standings. A week of games saw Alexander Shoes beat Clare Hardware 8-7, Stanley Oil temporarily lead with a 3-0 win over Citizens Bank, and Anderson Drugs beat Alexander Shoes 6-4. Bryan Musser earned the Clare Hardware win while Mike Rogers starred for Stanley Oil. The week featured four home runs in Bryant’s Mobil versus Anderson Drugs and a 6-5 Clare Hardware win over Stanley’s powered by Mark Slater.
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Clare Hardware
Alexander
Alexanders
Robert Miller
Norm Schumaker
Stanley Oil
Citizens Bank and Trust O-Q
Stanley
Mike Rogers
Citizens Bank
Gary West
Anderson Drugs
Alexander Shoes
Bryan Musser
Bryant
Mobil
Ander~son
Frank Walters
Bob Dunn
Marty Grove
Anderson
Don Teall
Russ Stough
Mark Slater
Tanker Loose on McEwan Street in Clare
A 7000 gallon gasoline tanker broke loose from its tractor on McEwan Street in Clare near the railroad crossing. Fire crews battled leaks with foam and hoses as police and city workers secured the scene for over two hours before a borrowed tractor moved the tanker to East Fourth Street and daylight returned.
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Clare
McEwan
Elly Tice
McEwan Street
Art Clute
Jim Brinkerhoff
John
Picardot
Manistee
East Fourth Street
Case Elected To MMCC Post Three Returned
Mildred Lang of Beaverton Douglas C Hall of Gladwin and William Case of Clare won six year seats on the Mid Michigan Community College Board of Trustees in the Clare and Gladwin district Dr Paul Rhoades of Gladwin won the four year term unopposed Rhoades 1682 votes Lang 1512 Hall 1362 Case 1239 McLaughlin 1119 Case led Clare School District with 273 votes over Lang 209 McLaughlin 165 Hall 136
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Mildred Lang
Beaverton
Douglas C. Hall
Gladwin
William Case
Clare
Mid Michigan Community College Board of Trustees
Paul Rhoades
Case
Lang
McLaughlin
Hall
Ruth Koch Named New Sixcap Community Aide in Clare County
Ruth Koch is appointed as the Clare county community aide for Sixcap Inc. A Vidre county resident, she has long been active locally and previously worked as a teacher aide at the Harrison Child Development Center. Contact at 539-3134.
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Ruth Koch
Clare County
Sixcap,Inc
Vidre County
Sixcap
Harrison
Koch
Harrison Child Development Center
Clare-ify on rusted silverware cleaning recipe from 19th century method
Readers recall an old cleaning recipe to remove rust from silverware. The method uses sweet oil on knives for two days, lime to form a rust soap, then chalk alcohol and ammonia paste, followed by hot rinsing and drying to avoid silver polish.
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G.T.K
Clare County Board Candidates File For Supervisors
County Clerk Louis Becker reports five districts will field candidates for the Clare County Board of Supervisors this year. By June 7 three filed for District 4 Arthur Grant and Sheridan towns. Brubaker Schunk and White are running. Incumbents James Darling and Jay Trucks filed for sheriff and prosecuting attorney along with Lewis Becker and Ellen Ulch for county offices.
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Clare County
James R. Darling
Jay F. Trucks
Lewis W. Becker
Ellen Ulch
Horse Racing Matinee At Fairgrounds
The Clare County Fair Board prepares a matinee of horse racing at the Harrison fair grounds on June 16 at 2 00 p m. Horses 2 and 3 year olds and aged horses train behind the starting gate to qualify new drivers. Expected starters include Ike Keene Ross Renner Arleigh Gorr Gerald Brewer Orah Courtney Jay McAlvey Floyd Bronson A Charette Albert Miller Leo Hulburt Frank Payne and D Marrs with entries from nearby fair grounds. Admission is 1 00 per person and parking is free. Refreshments on the grounds.
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Clare County Fair
Clare City Library to Close For Week Beginning June 17
The Clare City Library will be closed all week starting June 17. Mrs. Donald Richardson asks that all books due during that period be placed in the book drop.
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Clare City
Donald Richardson
Clare School Board election yields two new members
Forrest Sogge led with 196 votes and Roland Gunderman followed with 165 to win vacant Clare School Board seats. John Meyers had 148 and Al Jacco 102 votes. one write in was recorded. Light turnout noted despite active campaigns and a college board tie in with Mid Michigan Community College.
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Clare
Forrest Sogge
Roland Gunderman
Alfred Austin
Walter Kleiner
Sogge
Gunderman
John Meyers
al Jacco
Gary Rayburn
Mid Michigan Community College Board
William Case
Case
Clare School Board
College Board
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