Clare selects a mayor and two commissioners in election
Incumbent mayor Chris Smith wins a third term on the Clare City Commission. Nancy Gunnerson the first woman elected to the commission, and Tom Johnson also win seats. The top two vote getters will serve two years and the third one year.
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Clare
Chris Smith
Commission
Nancy Gunnerson
Harrison
Gunnerson
Tom Johnson
First Savings and Loan of
Budget hinges on tax levy and library share in Clare County
Clare County Board of Commissioners approved a record 1978 budget of 2 011 398 68 including federal revenue sharing and CETA funds. The 1 034 640 65 tax levy rises from 959 522 39 with over 300 000 cut to requests. Equal revenue sharing split for Farwell Harrison Clare libraries set at 3333 33 each this year and 5000 next year.
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Clare County
Arnold Stamman
State Library Board
Russell Eberhart
Lyle Wiliams
Allan Kowalk
Joe Moose
Tom Bradley
Arnold Stam
George Punches
Clare
Social Services Board
Fred Scott
Jerry Saxton
Stan Oman
City adopts radar unit for Clare police use
Police Chief Elly Tice announced the Clare police department has installed a radar unit and officers begin using it Tuesday to clock speeding motorists. The device aims to curb speeds, with warnings for drivers under normal conditions unless they are over ten miles per hour above the limit or in adverse weather and school zones.
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City of Clare
Elly Tice
City Commission
Tice
Clare to get full service Secretary of State office
Clare will gain a full service Secretary of State office to issue drivers licenses and license plates. Ken Martz of Ken's Hardware won the low bid for a long term lease and will build a new office on Schoolcrest near his store for state tenancy. Construction starts this month with civil service staff.
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Clare
Secretary of State
Ken Martz
Ken’s Hardware
Martz
Schoolcrest
State of
Michigan
Civil Service
Harrison
Clare County Board of Commissioners
Michigan National Guard copters forced down by fog
Three Michigan National Guard helicopters with six crew members forced to land in a field south of the Harrison interchange due to heavy fog. The two gunships and one QH-58 from Co A 38th Aviation Battalion based at Grand Ledge spent the night in Harrison. They were en route to Camp Grayling from Grand Ledge for a week of tactical maneuvers and training.
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Michigan National Guard
Harrison
Harrison man wounded while attempting to stop shooting
Mt. Pleasant State Police report Greg Heintz an 18 year old of 100 East Part Street Harrison was shot in the left thigh by a 22 caliber rifle. Heintz was treated at Clare Osteopathic Hospital after trying to seize the rifle from Robert Glen Ehle 19 who threatened to shoot himself.
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Harrison
Mt. Pleasant
Greg Heintz
East Part St
Clare Osteopathic Hospital
Heintz
Robert Glen Ehle
Warrants Sought in Lake 13 Farwell Property Damage Case
Clare County Sheriff Department plans to seek warrants for five individuals over destruction of property in the Lake 13 area near Farwell with estimated damages between $2000 and $3000.
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Clare County
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Lyle Williams
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Williams
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Mid Michigan Community College
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Thomas Bradley
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Traverse City
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Grant Township
City Planning Committee
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Wilbeck Dr
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