County roads opened to snowmobilers in Clare County
Clare County Road Commissioners voted to open all county roads to snowmobiles except interstates. Sheriff and Chamber of Commerce will assist with patrols while snowmobilers must ride right and in single file. The move aims to reduce costs and avoid concentration of noise on designated routes.
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Clare County
Clare
Brandon
Clare County Sheriff's Department
Chambers of Commerce
Harrison
Farwell
Ray Lippold
Fifty racers contest Clare Chamber bike races
Nearly 200 people took part or watched the Clare Chamber of Commerce Bike Races Sunday. Teresa Lynch and Bob won first place in their respective classes.
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Clare Chamber of Commerce
Teresa Lynch
Bob
Haynak
Randy Parish
Terry Kile
Gordon Dennis
Miss Lynch
Kelly Blackledge
Mike Murray
Mark Haynak
Todd Schulz
Connie Blackledge
Robbie Mester
Mike Branstrom
Pete Miller
Fred Doherty
Holly Maxwell
Dean Doherty
Tom Murray
Bob Mussell
Parish
Jee Greer
Todd Bailey
Phillip Smock
Mark Maxwell
Jim Doherty
Carl Lynch
Andra Schulz
Kile
Dennis
Randy Seiter
Ed Schultz
Jim Pauquette
Clare
Allen's Department Store
Anderson's Drugs
Clare Hardware
Clark’s Drugs
Evert’s Jewelry
Green’s Clothing
Mill End Store
Miss and Master Shoppe
Western Auto
Ken Barnes
The
Chamber
Clare boy killed in accident on farm machinery
A six year old Clare youth Richard Dale Drake died after apparently falling from a self propelled combine during a farm accident last week. Michigan State Police report the incident occurred Wednesday in the late afternoon near Haynak with his father and younger brother present. The Drake family of rural Clare mourns the loss as investigators review details of the accident.
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Clare
Michigan
Mr. Pleasant Post
Richard Dale Drake
Joseph R. Drake
Clare Public Schools enrollments dip as fourth Friday count sets aid
The Clare Public Schools report an enrollment of 1 937 this year down from 1 951 last year based on the fourth Friday count used to determine state aid. Elementary students number 968 and secondary 937 with two and 15 fewer pupils respectively than a year ago. There are 32 adults in the high school completion division. The district moves to class C. sports will still compete with class G teams in tournaments. The board also considers removing the noon crossing guard at McEwan Street citing low use.
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Clare
State Department of Education
Clare Board of Education
McEwan St
Gary Rayburn
Richard Snyder
Penn the Schools
Township appeal dismissed by state
The State Tax Commission dismissed Hayes Township Supervisor R V Hamp’s appeal of the 58 percent equalization factor added to the township’s real property value. The action, noted in a Oct 5 letter, came after Hamp offered no reasons. County officials cheered, saying tax bills could go out in December.
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State Tax Commission
Hayes Township
R. V. Hamp
Hamp
Commission
Hayes
Ellen Arch
Dee
Uldh
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Sherrie Chadwick
Charma Kleinhardt
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Clare Hands
Jeff Witbeck
Jane Drake
Monica Garver
Pat White
Julie Benic
Penny Humphrey
Jenny Bell
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