Eagle Boys Village Readies Groundbreaking in Osceola County
Eagle Boys Village aims to curb delinquency by creating a positive setting for boys with behavioral issues. The first cottage on a 535 acre site near Hersey will break ground May 29 at 1 p.m. Officials seek scholarship donations and utility items for a summer camp serving 18 boys this summer and 12 next winter, with permanent capacity rising to 60.
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Eagle Boys Village
Hersey
Osceola
Clare
Donald FE. Holbrook
Holbrook
Midland
Isabella
Tered
Clare High students plan geology field trip to Canadian hills
Clare High School earth science teacher Forest Meek leads about 60 students and 8 adults on his third annual geology field trip from Clare to Thesalon Canada. The trip funds cover meals and overnight stays with the school board under writing transport.
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Clare
Canada
Mississapi River
Meek
Clare High School
Upper Peninsula
Thessalon
Clare School Board
Recreation Potential Rates Good In Clare County
A detailed survey by federal and state agencies finds Clare County has strong outdoor recreation potential. Five types earn high potential including vacation cabins waters and deer hunting areas, with others rated at least medium, suggesting ample room for future development. Joe Dumont led the team.
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Clare County
Joe Dumont
Soil Conservation Service
School County Split On Millage Allocation
The Clare County Tax Allocation Board approves a preliminary 16 mill tax allocation for 1970 amid county concerns. The county would gain 5.75 mills while seeking 6.25, risking a larger deficit. schools seek 10 mills though the tentative plan keeps them at 9 to 9.25 mills with townships requesting operating millage. James McNamara Ben Bosink and Willard Koch voted in favor with two opposed and one abstaining.
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Clare
Reques T
Clare County
Tax Allocation Board
Summerfield
Surrey
Frost
Hatton
Arthur
Freeman
Lincoln
Hayes
Hamilton
James McNamara
Ben Bosink
Harrison
Willard Koch
Memorial Day Parade Planned in Clare
Memorial Day events in Clare honor deceased veterans with a 10 a.m. parade led by John Green and Bob Schellhas. The program includes a city wreath ceremony at City Hall, prayers, a Clare High School band performance, and a 21 gun salute at Cherry Grove Cemetery, with addresses by Judge Donald E. Holbrook and wreath laying by John Green. Banks and offices close for the holiday.
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John Green
Clare Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Fifth St
McEwan
State St
Cherry Grove Cemetery
William Raleigh
Church of the Nazarene
Donald E. Holbrooker
Michigan Court of Appeals
Green
Veterans Memorial
Clare Vfw
Clareman awarded Purple Heart in Vietnam evacuation
Sp/5 Anthony Burdo Jr recovering at Watson Army Hospital Ft Dix after serious head and leg wounds from his second Vietnam tour. He received the Purple Heart aboard the USS Repose in DaNang Harbor and is expected to stay six months to a year. His family from Clare and Lansing visited him.
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A Clareman
Vietnam
Ft. Dix
N.J
Anthony Burdo, Jr
Watson Army Hospital
Burdo
DaNang Harbor
Flying Cross
Ona Rowe
Clare
Jeanne
James Hasacavage
Lansing
Anthony T. Burdo
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Eagle Boy's Village
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Reed City
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National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Marine Gen. Youngdale
Purple Heart
Don Richardson
Richardson
Economy Drug
Beck
Pete Brown
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