Watervliet to suspend Clare Wood Yard pulp purchases
Watervliet Paper Company division of Hammer mill will suspend wood purchases at Clare and pulp manufacture at Watervliet Michigan. The move aims to stay competitive as pulp costs rise. Pulp mill to run on existing inventory until fall then be moth balled pending conditions. John Hanson surveyed Clare materials before startup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watervliet Paper Company
Hammermill
Clare
Watervliet
Michigan
Val Friedrich Jr
Friedrich
Watervliet Mill
John Hanson
Hanson
Maple Road
Banquet awards Burdo Clare Citizen of the Year during Michigan Week
Michig an Week in Clare featured a surprise choice Ben J Burdo as honorary Distinguished Citizen of the Year at a smaller award banquet. Dow Chemical and local leaders highlighted Dow's economic impact while events included talks at Clare High School and a Lake Shamrock park beef roast.
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Clare
Ben J. Burdo
Chamber of Commerce
Burdo
Arthur H. Schneider
Fraser
Michigan
Doherty
Elmer Burton
Clare Area
Dow
Michigan Week
Losal Area
Sentinel Photos
Ben Burdo
Alexander
Ben
Lake Shamrock
Ken Barnes
Boss Night Highlights Merit Awards At Jaycees Banquet
Jaycees annual Boss's Night drew 30 members and guests to Dunlop's Restaurant. Stuart Fordyce spoke on the national Jaycee organization while Jay Green outlined Little League reorganization and field improvements. Awards were given to The Sentinel and WCRM for support. delegates and a parade float were sent to the State Convention in Lansing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glare Jaycees
Jaycee District
Stuart Fordyce
Dunlop’s
Bill Schaeffer
Clare’s
Carl Gruno
Fordyce
National Jaycee
Coleman
Jay Green
Jaycees
Sentinel
WCRM
Lansing
Junior Chambers of Commerce
Farwell Jaycees Host Grand Ole Opry Fundraiser
Farwell Jaycees plan a two hour Grand Ole Opry show at Farwell school gym on May 30 to boost the roadside park fund. Appearing will be Justin Tubb Warren Hunt Frank Zolton Billy Richmond and two bands for a Nashville style country music event.
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Farwell Jaycees
Grand Ole Opry
Nashville Town
Farwell
Pry
Justin Tubb
Warren Hunt
Frank Zolton
Billy the
Billy Richmond
Clare High School Band to Play in District Honor Band
Fifteen Clare High School Band members travel to Oscoda on Saturday May 25 to join a 100 piece All-Star Band drawn from District 9 of the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association. Rehearsals start at 1:00 with a 2:30 full band session and a 7:30 concert at Oscoda High School. The program includes standard pieces and the prizewinning Kansas Suite directed by Lloyd Conley.
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Clare High School
Oscoda
Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association
Us-27
Sherrie Greenflute
Charles Stirling
Galla House
Marcia Schlafley
Diana Kleiner
Janet Lansing
Candace Walton
Jane Bell
Diane Demo
Karen Bergstrom
Bob Shelander
Rosemary House
Keith Jackson
Mike Calkins
Bill Hanchett
Oscoda High School
Clare
Lloyd Conley
Klare Kiddie Koncert
Comis Tom Dunn
Winny Horn
Calla House
Janet Peltier
Sentinel Photo
Retiring Floyd Jenks From Clare Highway Dept
Floyd E. Jenks, 65, will retire as construction inspector from the Clare Highway Department on June 21 after a decade of service. He began work in 1953 as a road construction inspector.
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Floyd E. Jenks
Clare
Highway Department
Jenks
Clare High to Host Kiddie Koncert and Circus Theme
Clare High School musicians present a kid friendly Koncert for Fun with a circus theme. The program features a Twist Contest for preschoolers, a full circus with clowns animals and a wind calliope, a Roman Chariot Race finale, baton twirling by the majorette corps and a bossa nova dance sample. Doors open 7 30 pm with 10 cent admission for kids and adults. Consumers Power plans a May end makeover with meter readers in uniform for easy identification and access.
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Clare School
Clare High
Lloyd Conley
The Fair Bus Bill and the 1963 Michigan Legislature
An old State Capitol tale describes how Senate Bill 1144 known as the Fair Bus Bill faced swift passage in 1963. It required local school districts to bus students to state approved nonpublic schools after July 1, 1964, amid intense lobbying and no public hearing.
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State Capitol
Michigan
Senate
Michigan House of Representatives
Clare High Receives Positive School Accreditation Report
A report on Clare Public Schools by Dell C. Boersma for North Central Asia commends the district for strong buildings, curriculum, faculty, and student attitudes. Noted strengths include three years of foreign language, arts and crafts experiences, expanded counseling, and instrumental music. Recommendations target junior high curriculum, vocal music, sociology course offerings, metalworking and gym facilities, library use, and advanced math.
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Clare Public Schools
Dell C. Boersma
North Central Asia
David Donovan
Richard Wheeler
Wallace Johnson
Courtovun
Eat Out Adventure for First Graders at Point Clare
A class of hungry first graders visited Point Clare restaurant for lunch as part of an educational project devised by teacher Sally Burek. The outing aimed to give students their first experience ordering in a public dining setting, offering a practical lesson in everyday life and customer service.
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Point Clare
Sally Burek
Coleman Week Boosts Michigan Town Activities
Coleman Michigan showcases a midweek push with two highway signs along US 10 for three years, a charter night banquet led by James Hall of EM Tourist Association, a downtown sidewalk sale with rides and music, and a $1100 start toward sign costs with a reserve. John Swantek directs the sign project with Don Johnson coordinating local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Coleman
Chamber of Commerce
James Hall
Eastern Michigan Tourist Tourist Association
Coleman Group
John Swantek
Don Johnson
Dalores Smith
Harold Bellinger
Clarence Lewis
Praise Effort For Safety In Isabella County Michigan
National figures and state leaders commend the Isabella county Safety Council for promoting vehicle safety checks during Michigan Week in May 1925. U.S. Senators Patrick McNamara and Philip Hart and Rep Elford Cederberg praise the program along with Michigan Senator Lester Begick and Clare Isabella Rep Russell Strange in letters.
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Isabella County Safety Council
Isabella County
Michigan
U.S
Patrick McNamara
Philip Hart
Elford Cederberg
Lester Begick
Clare Isabella
Russell Strange
Poppy Day Observance Urged by American Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary urges citizens to Wear a Poppy on Poppy Day to honor disabled veterans and those who died. Poppies are made by veterans in hospitals with materials provided free by the Auxiliary. Auxiliary Poppy Days are May 28 24 25.
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American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion and Auxiliary
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Mally
Elmer Buetow
Dow Cherical Company
Midland
Marlin Alexander
Leo Eidenier
Eidenier
Waldron
Robinson
al Tulk
Bernard Tubbs
Dow Chemical Company
Dow Science and Research
Citizens Bank and Trust
Doherty Motor Hotel
Alexander’s Shoes
Dick Alexander
Clare County
Alan Tulk
Lake Shamrock Park
Art Damoth
Boss
A.E. Rosevear
Rhonda House
Connie Peet
Roxanne Hiles
Reginald LaLone
Carolyn Erhart
Gregory Murphy
Kay Koch
Mark Murphy
Karla Osborn
Janice Barber
Sheryl Kleinhardt
Pauline Koch
Martin Murphy
Consumers Power Company
H. L. Ziegenbein
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