Clare Prepares for Big Rapids District Basketball Clash
Clare High School Pioneers meet Big Rapids in a Class B district game at Big Rapids High. Clare, 4-11 after a 86-71 loss to Reed City, relies on Kelly Luplow and Dan Manee as Reed City stars Bob Sims Howard Powers Ron Kruger and Jack Stuart pace the winners. Big Rapids sits at 11-5 with wins over Cadillac and Reed City as the winner advances to a Saturday divisional final.
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Clare High School Pioneers
Big Rapids
Clare
Reed City
Ivan Davis
Pioneers
Davis
Bob Sims
Howard
Kelly Luplow
Cadillac
Chippewa Hills
Cadillac Chippewa Hills
State figures on sewer projects dispute Senator Toepp figures
Michigan Senator Toepp claims $1,504,500 for Harrison sewer collection and $316,770 for Farwell, with matching funds of $265,000 and $109,300 respectively. Harrison clerk Hutchinson questions the totals, noting the city’s project cost around $1.8 million. The state bonds and federal aid pool would cover roughly 50 percent federal, 25 percent state grant, 25 percent local funding.
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John F. Toepp
Cadillac
Michigan Senate
Clare County
Sen
Toepp
Harrison
Farwell
John Hutchinson
Hutchinson
John DeForest
Michigan
Senate
Quota Troubles Hit Clare County Draft Amid Lottery Roll
In 1970 Clare County sees only three men drafted in January under the Selective Service lottery. February yields zero despite a five man quota for Local Board 18 and March calls three. with rising lottery limits, officials explain allocations aim to equalize lottery exposure across states while keeping 1-A drafts orderly.
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Selective Service
Clare County
Clare
Selective Service System
Selective Service News
I-A
Clare I-A’s
Injuries Reported In Clare County Vehicle Crashes
Multiple accidents in Clare County over the weekend left several injured. A tractor-trailer driven by Robert Powers of Negley Ohio jumped a curb at 5th and McEwan in Clare, striking parked cars belonging to Rosalie Kinkle and Joseph Kisnosky, causing extensive damage. Powers was cited for an improper right turn. In a separate Clare incident Barbara Gibis was hit on Sth Street by Dennis Tucker who failed to yield. Tucker cited for failing to yield. State police logged two more injuries from a single-car crash on US-27 near the Harrison exit, with Robert Taylor and two passengers treated at Gladwin Hospital. A snowmobile crash near Meredith Grade injured Melvin Campbell, taken to Clare Osteopathic Hospital.
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Raymond Lippold
Clare Co
Harrison
Lippold
James P. Darling
Robert H. Campbell
Sgt
Thomas Graham
Houghton Lake State
Clare
Robert W. Powers
Negley
Ohio
5Th
McEwan
Powers
Rosalie Kinkle
Kinkle
Joseph Kisnosky
Kisnosky
Barbara Gibis
Sth Street
Dennis’ Tucker
Houghton Lake
Gladwin Hospital
Taylor
Melvin Campbell
Gladwin
Meredith
Franklin Township
Campbell
Clare Osteopathic Hospital
Clare Historical Society elects slate of officers
The Clare County Historical Society held its first officer election Friday February 28 at Mid Michigan Community College with fifty attendees. McKinley Browne was elected president and will lead a five officer slate and fifteen member board. First dues totaled 296 dollars from 27 members as charter members.
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Clare County Historical Society
Mid-Michigan Community College
Dean T. Allen Nichols
McKinley Browne
Browne
Harrison
Marion
Grant Road
William H. Browne
New Society
James Babcock
Farwell
Bessie Beem
Franklin Township
Louis Gee
Fred Guiette
Dorothy Hoover
Lake George
Frances Krell
Clare
James C. McNamara
Paul Nass
Grant Township
Jennetta Nevill
Dover
Fern Ross
Sarah Schaeffer
Flossie Shaver
Richard Snyder
Malcolm Whitford
David Young
Clare County
Arthur Dow
Badgley
Inice Eaton
City Hears Complaints On Blog And Permits
Clare City Commission weighed repeal fallout on housing rules while approving three relocatable-house permits for Lot 33 Foell Subdivision and Lots 25 11 Brookwood Subdivision. They debated Cedar Street paving costs and kept grave opening charges unchanged. Regulations banning speedboats on Lake Shamrock and Tobacco River were adopted.
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Clare
John W. Foell
Brookwood
State
Schoolcrest
Lake Shamrock
Tobacco River
Department of Natural Resources
GOP Fund Raising Dinner in Clare Seeks Harvey as Speaker
Clare County GOP plans its annual fundraising dinner for March 19 at 7 p.m. at the Doherty Hotel in Clare. Congressman James Harvey of Saginaw will headline, with M. D. Thompson noting strong local support and a large volunteer turnout at a March 2 organizational meeting. Tickets available from Finance Committee members or A. J. Doherty, the hotel, and John Bicknell at Clare's Citizens Bank.
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Clare County
Doherty Hotel
Clare
James Harvey
Saginaw
M. D. Thompson
GOP Finance
Harvey
Michigan
Washington
Jim Harvey
Doc Thompson
Dick Groves
Thom
Pson
Phil Hart
House Administration
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Senate
Finance Committee
A. J. Doherty
John Bicknell
Clare’s Citizens Bank and Trust Company
Break At Clare School
A break in at Clare Elementary School was discovered after 8 Monday morning. An intruder gained entry by breaking a north door glass and stole a tape recorder two speakers and an intercom device. Police say previous thefts at the same school have been solved with male youths conferring to the Juvenile Division of the County Probate Court.
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Clare
Elly Tice
County Probate Court
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Chris Busche
Marty Schlafley
Dan Kostrzewa
Mt. Pleasant State Police
Don Gillis
Isabella County
Clare Police
Claude Shertz
Gladwin City Police
Richard Bissell
Harrison Police
Karen Lippold
Allen Henderson
Roy Dodge
Maple
Gilbs
Tucker
Clare Historical Society
Gee
D.A.R
Andrew Neu
Harrison's Women's Club
Jean Fleming
Clare Schools
Loran Nevill
Cedar St
Madge Ruark
Willard Koch
Gop
Clare School
Clare Police Department
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