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Clare Michigan, Wednesday February 5, 1969
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Winter Sports Carnival celebrators found lots to do for fun in
the snowy outdoors over the past weekend here. LEFT: Jerry
Forsberg tees off at the Twin Elms "Open" in a match with
three others from his own foresome - the fearsome ones"
Bud Anderson, Cris Demo and Dick Ulrich, and one adventurous "Spoiler" Russ Foell from a rival foresome. CENTER:
Penguin. Club  square  dancers   came  from  all over central
Michigan for the dance in the snow here Sunday afternoon.
Couples and their families took frequent breaks for hot snacks
on the beach of Shamrock Lake. RIGHT: Bill Fransted, 11,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Fransted of Rosebush was one
of the contestants at Mott Mountain's slalom races Sunday.
He's swinging into the last gate on the course for skiers under
12 years. All Sentinel photos.
Saint Cecilia
School Lists
Appoint Holbrook On Judiciary,    Hf™!j&*mfi
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Labor Committees In House
State Representative
Donald E. Holbrook, Jr.
(R-Clare) has been named
chairman of a special House
Judicikty sub-committee
on District Courts. Holbrook is the author of the
bill establishing the District Court, part of vast
re-organization of the lower court system in Michigan, which commenced
operations January 1st.
Holbrook was named f
the position by House Judiciary Chairman J. Robert
Traxler (D-Bay City). Holbrook, Chairman of the
House Judiciary Committee
during the last legislative
session, said he was pleased with the approintment
commenting, ' 'Although the
District Court Act provides
a sound foundation upon
which to structure justice
at the lower court level,
I fully recognize that cer*-.
tain amendments are
essential if it is tp become
the meaningful court System
we intended,"The siib-pom-
raitteg will work diligently
with all who are interested
and concerned with justice
to achieve that end."
Rep. Hglbropk will also
serve for ph. hext two'yealrs
on the House Labor Committee, and as a member
of the Judiciary Committee.
Service on the Labor
Committee opens up a new
field for Holbrook. His legal talents should prove
extremely valuable in considering the highly complex
legislation this committee
will have before it during
the next two years.
Traxler, in appointing
Holbrook said, "With Representative Holbrook in
charge of judging the validity of proposed amendments we will attain
maximum continuity.    His
thorough understanding and of labor he devoted in rais-
knowledge of the measure ing it from its infancy,
coupled with the many hours-render him most qualified.
to head up the "fine tuning' ' of an already outstanding lower court system."
The following students
were announced by Sister
Mary Audrey, school principal, to have qualified for
the honor roll at St. Cecilia School.
Qualifications are an A
or B standing in major sub-
Interest Lively In Panel
Discussion Of School Buses
Although the attendance
was small the interest was
great at the January 20
meeting of the Clare PTA.
The   panel  consisted     of
Merit Tests
At Clare High
On oaturday February
15th students in the 9th
and 1.0th grade will take the
annual National, Development Test.
The test is voluntary,
and the results compare
students in our school to
students of the same grade
in schools throughout the
United States. .This test is
designed for those students
who are planning to take a
four year academic program after high school.
The National Merit Exam
will be given on the same
day. This test is for Juniors and has been given in
Clare for a number of
years. It is for students
who are-planning to enter
academic programs at colleges and universities.
Scores are sent back to
the school and are interpreted-to these students.
The scores are compared
to other juniors who took
the test.
This is the first time
that Clare schools have
held the test on Saturday,
and is because of the large
number of students that
will   be   taking   the   test.
Richard Snyder and Gary
Rayburn, Clare school administrators; George Bradley, school bus supervisor
and Mrs. Barb Gibis and
Bill Brewer, bus drivers.
They covered a wide range
of bus information and sidelights.
Last year, over $81,000
8 1/2% of the school's total
budget wentfortransporta-
-tion costs, even though gas
costs only 13. a gallon!
The 20 buses traveled over
138,000 miles.
Safety is the prime responsibility and concern of
the drivers and takes precedence over schedules and
everything else, stated Mr.
Brewer, a driver for 10
years.
Mrs. Gibis felt that any
woman who has driven a
pickup or farm truck would
find a school bus was easier
to handle.
Trail Blazers
Meet Feb. 6
The Clare 4-H horse
group, The Trail Blazers
will hold their first meeting February 6 at the Clare
High School in room 210.
Sponsors of the group make
a special invitation to all
interested and their friends
to attend.
The meeting is to be called at 7:30 p.m. and those
attending are asked to use
the north entrance of the
building.
Copies of Board of Education bus policies were
passed out, as well as a
sheet given to every student
in the fall, called "Regulations Fiqr Bus Riders".
These handouts covered all
the rules and guidelines for
safe, legal, and' courteous
transportation. Parent and
public help is needed to
maintain this service.
Especially of safety concern Is the traffic and parking on Hemlock Street, the
short street to the east of
the Elementary School.
Parked cars, heavy traffic, and walking students
increases the hazards as
the school buses use this
route. Citizens could help
cut down on these safety
problems by refraining
from driving on Hemlock
during the half hour preceding nd following schooL
Bus drivers and substitute bus drivers are always
needed, and any licensed
driver -male or female-
with a good driving record
who is interested is requested to apply at the Clare
School Administrative office.
Rev. Bontrager of the
Herrick Menonite Church
offered the Invocation, and
the Clare High School Chorus under the direction of
Mrs. Jean Meek sang three
lovely numbers.
The local PTA budget
will be adjusted to provide
working funds for the newly
created scholarship committee,
Former Clare Commissioner
Tom Bradley (left) receives a
plaque bearing a miniature replica of Clare's expressway promotion billboards from Mayor
Willard Koch. Monday's commission meeting was appreciation night for Bradley who gave
up his post to become a county
supervisor. Sentinel photo.
Appreciation  Night
For Tom  Bradley
,.
Tom Bradley, former
Clare City Commissioner
was invited back to attend
Monday's regular commission meeting this week to
receive a rare honor. . .
a plaque from fellow commissioners in recognition
of the high value of his
services in citv government.
He left his commission
seat when he was elected
a county supervisor.
Mayor Willard Koch in
presenting the citation and
plaque,  said that all too
often a presentation of this
Clinic Dates
In February
The Health Department
Child Clinic in Clare county will be February 10 in
Harrison at the New County
Building, and in Clare on
February 17 at the city
hall. Both dates are in the
forenoons from 9 t0 *
a' clock.
kind recognizes length of
•service. Bradley's record
engraved on the plaque said
his terms began in 1964
and ended in 1968 but the
mayor reminded commissioners that in that time
Bradley's valued contributions to the city deserved
the appreciation of all
Clare.
In the business of the
evening, the commission
heard a plan for Sixcap,
a locally based federal
agency to help obtain surplus material and equipment at low cost for the
use of Clare's Public Works
and Street departments.
Huge quantities of wanted
items are expected to be
available from an Air Force
base being closed in the
state's upper peninsula.
Action was deferred while
an investigation is made of
a system calling for S300.
contribution from Clare and
other small communities
wishing to share services
for inspection of the- offered equipment and paper
work    necessary  for procurement.
There was also discussion but no action on an
application to move a house
from a rural site into the
city, and on a proposal for
a traffic survey of the area
near public schools.
Arrives In
W. Africa
A greeting to residents
of Brown's Corners arrived
at The Sentinel from Rev.
Charles Hull and his wife
Emma to say that they arrived safely in Freetown,
Sierra Leona, .West Africa
on their foreign service
assignment. ,
The couple reached their
destination on January 21
and wrote that the trip didn' t
take long, -once their visas
came through,. They spent
one night in a hotel near
Kennedy Airport in New
York and watched the
Presidential Inauguration
on television.
-Make News
At College
Collegians in the news
include local students with
honor grades and other distinctions, and a list of recent graduates.
Mrs. Sherrie Haley,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Leonel Green has earned
a scholarship for the study
of special education at Central Michigan University..
At CMU the teacher education program is rated
16th among the nation's
schools in the production
of initially certified teachers.
At East Lansing, James
Bosink of Harrison was one
of 337 students feted recently at MSU President's
Academic Achievement
Dinner for those attaining
grades of all A, or A plus.
Four local students took
part in CMU's mid year
commencement on January
25 at Mt. Pleasant. They
were Lee Dancer, Judy
Howard Seymour, Marcia
Stanfield Katenhus, and
Kay Barbara Noland.
Ski Team
Ends Season
The Clare High School
Ski Team traveled to Cadillac on January 29 for a
meet with Manistee, Cadillac and Bellaire. The students did very well for
only a third meet. Both the
girls and boys place third
in competition.
On Friday, Jan. 24 Clare
competed against West
Bloomfield Hills and Cadillac. The hills were very
icy and trecherous. However, the Pioneers made
valiant trys at the slolom
and giant slolom courses.
Several of the racers
did very well. As a team,
however, they placed third.
On February 3rd the last
meet was held at Bear Mt.
at Grayling. This was the
last competition for the
year except for the re-
gionals at Traverse City on
Feb. 14th.
The students are Very
pleased with their progress and the confidence
that they are gaining in
themselves. They promise
that next year and in years
to come, Clare will be a
name to reckon with in ski
competition.
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jects and a good conduct
rating   from  the  teacher.
Grade 8, Richard Clark,
Michael McDonald, Janice
Beck, Sue Gies, and Victoria Paisley.
Grade 7, Timothy Quinnan, Michael Lodes, Sue
Lapham, Molly Noland,
Barbara Schumacher,
Christine Tomasfei, Peggy
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Grade 6, Gene Berg;
Gregory Sartor, _?. _#ft.
Schumacher, Rose Ann
O'Donnell, Mary Ann Lapham, Mary Jane Jackson,
Denise Weitzel.
Grade 5, Michael Collom
George Teeter, Michael
Wood, Kathy Gibis, Sara
Tomaski, Sue Berg, Karen
Pake.
Grade 4, Kirk Evans,
Robert   Faber,      Matthew
Quinnan,   Martin  Weitzel,
Lynn Clark.
Grade 3, Sue Collom,
Julie Jackson, Beth Lapham, Becky Murphy, Vicky
Wentworth.
Grade 2, David Beck,
Thomas Murphy, John •
Quinnan, Andrew Weitzel,
Kathleen Collom, Karen
Gibis, Linda Gorbett, Mary
Wood.
Grade 1, Mary Clark,
Diane Sartor, Lisa Zinser.
Eagle Village
To Benefit
Clare's Rotary and Kiwanis service clubs have
committed the proceeds of
their coming White Elephant Sale to Eagle Boys
Village where it will be
uSed to build and equip
facilities.
The sale will be held
February 22 and the clubs
are requesting donations of
' Saleable' items. Household
goods, tools, clothing, furniture and any miscellaneous goods will be gladly
accepted and pickup and
transportation will be arranged.
About 30 workers and
many volunteers are expected from the two clubs
and calls about donations
may be made to The Sentinel,   386-9937   or  9938.
At Ski Camp
Roby Gershon, son of
Dr. and Mrs. J.R. Gershon
was among 157 young Alpine Ski Racers from
Region III and IV Central
Division USSA recently
participated in a four day
racing camp at Boyne
Mountain. Region III includes racers from Michigan's lower peninsula,
Region IV from Ohio.
"They were invited according to last year's results. There are ho special
groups and everyone is eli.
gible. The age range is
from 12 to 18," said Don
Luther of Rochester, the
racing camp chairman.
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