Clare Men’s Softball League Opens With Week of Play
The Clare Men’s Softball League completed its first week of games amid rainouts on Monday. Tuesday results include Coleman Bank 7 Beaver Tool 3 with Dick Penny the winning pitcher and Bob Love for the losers, and Beaver Tool 6 Baptist Church 3 with Chris Smith earning the win. Wednesday Dy Singer Sunoco beat Rosebush Bank 9 1 as Dan Dysinger won and Terry Irwin lost. Farwell Hotel shut out Moose Lodge 13 0 with K Richardson winning and Tom Redman losing. Thursday Lions Club 12 Brewers Body Shop 8 with Tom Murphy winning and Dan Harless losing. Beaver Tool beat Brush College 7 0 behind C Smith and Larry Klein. Friday Moose Lodge fell to Coleman Bank 24 12 with D Penny winning and Tom Redman taking the loss. Hilltop Bar lost to Baptist Church in the second game with Wayne Cowles and Keith Fultz on the losing side.
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Coleman Bank
Hilltop Bar
Dick Penny
Bob Love
Beaver Tool
Baptist Church
Chris Smith
L. Smith
Dysinger Sunoco
Rosebush Bank
Dan Dysinger
Terry Irwin
Farwell Hotel
Moose Lodge
K. Richardson
Tom Redman
Lions Club
Brewers Body Shop
Tom Murphy
Dan Harless
Body Shop
Brush College
C. Smith
Larry Kleinhardt
D. Penny
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Wayne Cowles
Keith Fultz
Clareman's Homer Sparks Ferris State Win
Tom Whitfield hit a two run homer for Ferris State College to halt a losing streak as Clareman’s shot lifted Builden to a 6-3 victory over Alms College. The win improved Ferris to 18 3 on the spring and kept hopes alive for a 20 win season. Ferris aims for best ever 21 season.
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Clare
Tom Whitfield
Alms College
Northwood Institute
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Harrison Man Elected District Governor of Lions Club
Ben Bosink was elected district governor of Lions District JIE during a state convention in Lansing. The office is the highest Lions member can hold and covers northern Michigan from Clare to the Straits and Ludington to Standish.
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Harrison
Lions Club
Ben Bosink
Lions Clubs
Lansing
Bosink
Harrison Lions
Michigan
Clare
Straits
Ludington
Standish
Clareman drives Fer ris State in four-base steal burst
A Clare student at Ferris State College stole four bases in a recent baseball game, boosting his season total to 16. Tom Whitfield set a new mark as part of the same recap, highlighting Fer ris State’s aggressive baserunning and standout performance.
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Clare
Ferris State College
Tom Whitfield
Memorial Day memories and community ceremonies described
The piece recalls Memorial Day rituals in a small town with a marching band majorette corps, a minister’s roller coaster sermon, the fiddly interlude of Taps, and a nervy second trumpet tone. It blends fond recollection with notes on local ceremonies and civic figures present.
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Mr. Collins
CHS Baseball Drops Opener in State Tourney
Clare High School fell to Cadillac 10 to 6 in the first game of the state tournament after a spirited effort. The team later defeated Reed City 8 to 3 with Bob Loren earning his 108th strikeout of the season. A rainout vs Shepherd and a second game vs Mr Pleasant were not played due to schedule conflicts.
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Cadillac
Reed City
Bob Loren
Shepherd
Mr. Pleasant
Trackmen travel to state championships
Six Clare trackmen competed at East Lansing for the final state championships. Two school records fell as Bill Gillis ran 22.7 in the 220 and the 440 relay team of Barry Martz, Bill Shepperley, Rich Rodgers, and Mike Rodgers clocked 45.5. The 880 relay posted 1:33.8, two tenths off the mark. Gary Mackem failed at 12 feet five inches in the pole vault, missing a place. The Pioneers head to Reed City for the conference meet Friday with prelims at 4 p m and finals at 7 30 p m under the lights, Chippewa Hills a strong challenger in the North Central Conference track crown first year of the league.
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East Lansing
Athough
Bill Gillis
Barry Martz
Bill Shepperley
Rich Rodgers
Mike Rodgers
Gary Mackem
Pioneers
Reed City
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Judge Holbrook
Mary Lou Archambault
Ann Lynn Bayes
Gladwin Survey
Soil Scientists
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Michigan State University Experiment Station
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Farwell
Duane Phillip Sikkema
Marion
Duane Edgar Hoeft
Gerald Duncanson
Meadows
Madison Heights
Spring Arbor College
Harrison Club
Diserter
District Governo
CHS
Kawasaki -Tri-Stars
Kawasakis
Kawasaki
Archierafian
Feneraton
Mach
Mid Michigan
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Rupp & Kawasaki Sales
US 10
Chippewa Hills Loom
Pioneers Quest
Alan
Conan
Johnny
W. 4Th ST
Maverick
Mustang
Ford Custom, Ltd
Ford
Gateway Ford Inc
McEwan Clare
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