Joe McKay Memorial Boy Scout Picnic Slated for Sept 13
The Joe McKay Memorial Boy Scout Picnic to benefit the Saginaw Valley council of the BSA will be held at Jack Tice’s Windover Lake home on Thursday September 13. Proceeds aim to meet Clare County’s $6,000 donation goal, with tickets priced at 35 dollars including dinner and entertainment. Tickets are available from Citizens Bank and Trust Jerry Forsberg Rev Millar Jack Tice Coleman bank Harold Ehlenhaas Farwell Surrey House Harrision and local BSA leaders.
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Clare
Joe McKay
Saginaw Valley
Tice
Clare County
BSA
Loon Lake
McKay Ranch
McKay
Tize
Citizen’s Bank and Trust
Jerry Forsberg
Rev. Millar
Jack Tice
Bank
Coleman
Harold Elenhaas
Farwell
Surrey House
Harrisin
Jacobs Named Director of Local Government Service Project
Bruce W. Jacobs was named director of the Local Government Service Project based at Ferris State College. The initiative will pool Ferris and six area community college resources to assist county, township, and municipal bodies in northern Lower Michigan with complex governance tasks. The project, funded in part by a $39,100 federal grant via the Michigan Department of Education, aims to recruit and mobilize college resources to support local units of government and continue beyond the initial grant period. Cooperating colleges include Alpena, Kirkland, Mid Michigan, Northwestern Michigan, North Central Michigan, West Shore, and Ferris.
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Big Rapids
Bruce W. Jacobs
Ferris State College
Ferris
Michigan Department of Education
Northarm
Lower Michigan
Alpena Community College
Kirtland Community College
Mid- Michigan Community College
Northwestern Michigan College
North Central Michigan College
West Shore Community College
Eastern Michigan University
University of Michigan
Farwell's Surrey Sports Center Joins Millionth Ski-Doo Celebration
Surrey Sports Center at Farwell participates in Bombardier's Millionth Ski-Doo celebrations alongside about 2,500 dealers across North America. The event features giveaways including 11 Elite and 30 Elan snowmobiles, with contests in Idaho and Wisconsin and sweepstakes elsewhere. The Elite models mark the first side-by-side seating design with numerous features. Entry deadline for the celebration is October 13.
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Snowbelt
North America
Bombardier Limited
Surrey Sports Center
Farwell
Ski-Doo
U.S
Canada
Idaho
Wisconsin
Snowhele
Joseph Armand Bombardier
TNT
New CMU Textile Lab Aims at Consumer Service and Classroom Use
CMU will open a textile testing laboratory at Central Michigan University serving limited consumer testing and classroom instruction. Cynthia Schultz notes the lab can test fiber type launderability and weather resistance while two consumer education classes will use it for hands on learning and independent fabric testing. The project seeks to help identify fabric performance issues and establish a panel to assign responsibility among manufacturers stores cleaners and consumers.
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Mt, Pleasant
Central Michigan University
Cynthia K. Schultz
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Citizen's Bank
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Lions Club
Ken Martz
Clare High School
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Jay
Gur
Jacobs
Flint Bentley
Flint Schoools
Alpena
Michigan
Hamilton
Ont
Flint Midh
CMU
Ms. Schultz
Dry Cleaners
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