Isabella County Youth and Farm Fair Opens Week of Aug 31
Tuesday marked Entry Day at the Isabella County Youth and Farm Fair in Mt. Pleasant Island Park. Wednesday features Farmers Day with exhibits judging Beef at 1 PM and a Class A Tractor Pulling Contest followed by Peg-Leg Bates shows and fireworks. Thursday includes Horse Show 9:30 AM Dairy Exhibits 9:30 AM Livestock Parade and Auction 8 PM. Friday is Children’s Day with livestock judging Dairy Contest 1 PM 4-H Girls Dress Revue 1:30 PM Old Fashioned Fun Day 2:30 PM and horse pulling at 8 PM. Saturday noon starts Tractor Pulling Classes B and C 6:45 PM Tug of War 7:15 PM Ginny Tin Show 9 PM fireworks finale. Admission free. parking 50 cents daily or $1 for the week. wheel chair loan and other fairs notes.
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Isabella County Youth and Farm Fair
Island Park
Mt. Pleasant
Peg-Leg Bates
Troup
Isabella County Fair
Isabella County
Summer Driving Education Ends with 110 Permits
The summer driver education session ended August 15 with 110 students receiving permits to drive with parents until age sixteen. Thirty hours of classroom work covered rules, laws, insurance, and car care, with about six hours of hands on driving per student. The program, run by Shepherd Public Schools and Smith Motor Sales, logged roughly 6000 miles across training cars.
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Shepherd Public Schools
Smith Motor Sales
State of
Michigan
Hugh Riley
Cecil Swenson
Plans for community school program progress
Community School Program Committee members Robert Garber Jr and Max Berry met Shepherd School officials including Superintendent Paul Warmbrunn and Principal Robert Bates to line up instructors for a planned Community School. Adult classes in typing modern math art knitting sewing shop and bookkeeping and first aid are planned with further courses to be added if demand grows. Other areas such as recreation and graduate and undergraduate work are under discussion.
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Robert Garber, Jr
Max Berry
Shepherd School
Paul Warmbrunn
Robert Bates
Shepherd Opens School August 31 With Half Day
School begins for all Shepherd and Winn students on Tuesday August 31 with a half day dismissal at 1130 am Students will receive registration cards and room assignments Afternoon Kindergarten starts September 1 with the hot lunch program Also Rotary District governor Sr L Baguley spoke to the Shepherd club during his visit and the Shepherd Jaycees sponsor a three day Homecoming August 31 to September 2 featuring Happyland Shows and local groups Plans aim to build a recurring annual event if this year succeeds and attract visitors from the area A picnic for Jerry Salisbury and family moving to Austin Texas drew 34 attendees at the Community Center
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Srl. L. Baguley
Caro
Rotary
Rotary Club of
Shepherd
Rotary Clubs
Shepherd Jaycees
Happyland
Wright Avenue
Jerry Salisbury
Austin
Texas
Shepherd High School Band Eyes Another Marching Season
Shepherd High School marching band held band camp August 16 through 20 from 8 30 to 11 30. The group practiced marching drills and pre game show work as they prepare for the first football game and aim to keep the band’s celebrated standards and crowd enthusiasm.
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David Kelley
Shepherd High School
Shepherd
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Shepherd Homecoming
Joe Alsh
V.F.W
Kings Exposition
Admis
Sion
V.F.W. Post
Shepherd Band
Gerald Farnan
Market Report
Shep
Jerry Salisburys
Shepherd High School Band
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