Experts predict tourism boom as center opens on I-75
A dedication ceremony at the Highway Travel Information Center two miles north of Clare along I-75 gathered state and local officials including Wallace Nunn Mayor Willard Koch and Clare Chamber leader Ken Barnes. Spectators from the tourism industry and news media witnessed the ribbon cutting amid June sun as officials predicted growing tourism and travel spending in the decade ahead.
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Highway Travel Information Center
Clare
State Highway Commission
Wallace
Mike) Nunn
East Tawas
Willard Koch
Ken Barnes
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Clare Vfw
Lifeguard Duty Planned for Shamrock Beach
Clare city manager announces lifeguard coverage at Shamrock public beach from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on days other than Sundays and Mondays. Nunn urges asset surveying and aggressive marketing of tourism, citing state highway plans and the Travel Information Program. The state highway department notes 118 000 visitors at Clare information center last year, with future growth expected.
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Shamrock Public Beach
Glen Cain
Clare
Nunn
Department of State Highways
Highway Department
Clare Information Center
Information Center
Clare-Coleman Bank Merger Takes Effect July 1
The consolidation of the State Bank of Coleman with Citizens Bank and Trust Company becomes effective Friday July 1. Approval came from the Federal Reserve Board Michigan Department of Financial Institutions and the FDIC. The Coleman branch will operate as part of Citizens with a modern 19 million dollar institution and over 1.5 million in capital. Robert A Murphy becomes Coleman manager and a Citizens director Eugene J Allen joins the board. No other staff changes are planned.
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State Bank of Coleman
Citizens Bank and Trust Company
Clare
Federal Reserve System
Michigan Department of Financial Institutions
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
State Bank of
Coleman
Coleman Area
Citizens
Robert A. Murphy
Eugene J. Allen
Close Up Race In Little League Week Ending June 25
Three one run games in the 9 to 12 year division highlighted the week. Anderson Drug climbed to fourth with two wins as Citizens Bank closed within a half game of the leaders Alexanders. Standings show Alexanders seven wins and four losses, Citizens Bank seven and five, and Bryant's five and six with Clare Howe three and eight.
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Anderson Drug
Alexanders
Citizens Bank
Stanley Oil
Clare Hardware
Marty Schlafley
Stanleys
Anderson Drugs
Alan West
Anderson
Bryant
Mobil
Bill Shepperley
Bryants
Russ West
Citizens, Bank and Trust
Alexander
Berry Martz
Stanley
Anderson’s
Bryant's
Clare Howe
Cubs
Rams
Bears
Lions
Orioles
Tigers
Hawks
Colts
Point Glare
Ackerman’s
Citgo Service
Twin Elms
Dennis McNerney
Citi
Bill Signed Allowing Townships To Form Fire Districts
State Representative Donald E Holbrook Jr reports a bill enabling Townships to join with cities under 15 000 population to form Fire Protection Districts has been signed into law by Governor Rommey. Property owners in proposed districts would vote on a special assessment to fund operating a Fire Department. Holbrook says the law boosts efficiency and cuts fire protection costs.
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Donald E Holbrook, Jr
Rommey
Holbrook
Restrict Water Use In City Facing Drought
Unusually dry weather and higher demand trigger lawn and garden sprinkling limits. City says east of McEwan may sprinkle on even dates and west of McEwan on odd dates from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Rules stay until further notice. Thirteen shoppers in Clare received $65 in free trade certificates at a Friday sidewalk sale. Names listed include Lester Rowe and Mary Ryck among others.
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City Hall
McEwan
Clare
Lester Rowe
Marlene McFall
LeVerne Keson
Mary Ryck
Dorothy Garver
Sally Dunbar
Jim Green
Eddie Schultz
Jerry Freeman
Ron Couturier
Mark Raleigh
David Furman
Jim Lapham
Train Hits Car at Clare Crossing. Driver Spared Serious Injury
A Friday crash at the C and O railroad crossing on Grant Ave near Clare destroyed a car but left driver Mrs. Leah Hartnell uninjured aside from shock and a cut finger. The freight train, 35 mph, could not stop. engineer Bernard Stuart cited visibility and assumed Hartnell saw the train.
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Grant Ave
Leah Hartnell
C&o
Clare
Lake
Mt. Pleasant Post
Hartnell
Grant Road
Cut Electric Power Rate Cuts Bills for Consumers
A reduction in electric rates announced by Consumers Power Company on June 23 is expected to save customers about 3.1 million dollars annually. The rate cut becomes effective with bills issued on and after July 11 and covers residential users consuming over 500 kilowatt hours monthly as well as large commercial and industrial users.
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Consumers Power Company
Fewer Deer Permits Proposed In Northern Michigan For 1966
Michigan officials and eight citizens advisory committees propose a 37 to 43 percent cut in antlerless deer permits in northern two thirds of the state. Some areas including Clare and Gladwin counties face permit hunting closures as part of a broader 20 percent 1966 northern lower peninsula withdrawal. The Conservation Commission will study the recommendations with a final plan to be set at the July Higgins Lake meeting.
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Michigan
Lansing
Conservation Department
Citizens
Clare County
Frost
Franklin
Gladwin County
Lower Peninsula
The
Conservation Commission
Higgins Lake
Baraga
Escanaba
Newberry
Gaylord
Gladwin
Crystal Falls
Cadillac
Mio
Dickinson County
Isabella Fair Dates Set For August 23 27
Isabella County Youth and Farm Fair Society sets August 23 to 27 for this year’s Isabella Fair. The executive committee met June 21 at the Extension office with leaders including President Orville Klumpp and Publicity Chairman B C Mellencamp. An added attraction is a pony pull on Thursday August 25 at 2 PM.
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The
Isabella County Youth and Farm Fair Society
Orville Klumpp
Ewart Bowerman
Maynard Gilmore
Chet Brown
Hal Dewey
Louie Webb
B.C. Mellencamp
Summer Reading Improvement Workshop at Clare Public School
The Summer Reading Improvement Workshop at Clare Public School enters its second week of six. It enrolls 110 students in grades three to eight with a large waiting list. New reading machines and visual aids are used. Individual testing and post assessment will track progress, with records kept by each teacher.
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Clare Public School
Ruth Schunk
American Reading Round Table
Thomas Nelson
S.R.A
Barnell
Loft L.T
California
Iowa
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Fourth
Fifth
Sentinel
Duke
Meryl Graham
Clare-Coleman Bank
Northern
Church of God
North
John R Streets
Harold Messér
Melvin Cozat Vernell Carey
Anita. Saul
Lyle Dickinson
Peter Browci
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