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FIFTEEN CENTS
TWENTY TWO PAGES
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1975
OUR 96TH YEAR
VOL.84 NO.l 6
Clare County Bus Service Gains Okay
- KklOHT CHRIS TMAS • Decorations In Clare cast a bright light throughout
the downtown Clare area while loudspeakers ad Christmas music. Lacking
thus far has been snow. Temperatures soared into the 50's and low 60's setting
records throughout the area. Warm temperatures melted snow that had fallen
earlier in the month. Residents who left early for Florida would have enjoyed
fall like temperatures in Clare. (Clare Sentinel photo)
New Bank Proposed
For City of Clore
Anew bank may be in the offing for the
city of Clare.
An application has been filed with the
Financial Institutions Bureau of the
Michigan Department of Commerce for
permission to organize a new bank in
Clare.
The new bank will be known as the
First Clare Bank. Proposed locations of
the bank is 919 North McEwan, which is
the southwest corner of McEwan and
Wheaton Streets. A gas station is
presently located on the site.
The names of the incorporators are
Daniel N. Brown, Robert G. Hale, J ames
E. Miller, J ohn R, Pattison, and J ohn D,
Shea, All listed their addresses as
Midland.
Bloodmobile Slated
In City On Dec. 31
The next Bloodmobile to be held in
Glare County will be held at the
Congregational Church in Clare on December Slst. the last day or this year
Ih-Uead of the usual later hours, the
Bloodmobile will be held from 10:00 a.m.
.to 4 00 p.m.
"We are hoping to have a good turn out
as blood needs area! one of the highest at
this lime of year, due to the Holidays and
the problems in obtaining doners at Ihis
time of ycar.Plcase don't let this Holiday
season go by without giving a real gift --
the gift uf lile to someone who may
desperately need your donation," officials said.
Clare County's goal for this year is 500
pints. We have already reached 218 for
this calendar year and hope to obtain the
additional 2B2 by the end of the year
which ends in J uly.
Students 17 years old are eligible to
donate as long as they have parental
consent in writing. We hope that many of
you will come in.
Why not end this year right by donating
a pint to save a life.
By Alfred R. Bransdorfer
Editor
Cross county bus routes appear in the
immediate future for Clare Counly
following approval of licenses to Mr. and
Mrs. Wesley Webster for intrastate
passenger service.
Approval came from the Michigan
Public Service Commission. A hearing
was held before the commission on Nov.
17.
The Websters, who operate Webster
Cabs in cWe County, hope to he in
operation early in 1976.
Webster has now filed application for a
g rant for 6-22 passenger buses. He did not
anticipate any problem in obtaining the
grant, Webster said.
Webster had appeared before the Clare
County Board of Commissioners and the
Clare City Commission seeking their
support.
Both boards took no action saying the
issue is. a private venture but they did
feel the bus service was a good idea.
The bus service would run between
Clare, Harrison, Farwell, Lake, Mid-
Michigan Community College and other
sections of Clare County.
The scheduled routes are:
Route l - Passengers and their personal luggage and belongings, Clare to
Farwell via US-10 thence from Farwell
to Lake Station via US-10 thence from
Lake S tation of Lake George via Lake
Station Ave. and Mannsiding Road
thence from Lake George to City of
Harrison via Bringold Rd. to M-61, M-61
to City of Harrison thence from City of
Harrison to Gare via Old US -27.
Route 2 - City of Clare to Dodge Lake
via Old US-27 to M-61 to Dodge Lake Rd.
to Townline Rd. thence from Dodge Lake
to Harrison via Townline Rd. to Old
US-27 to M-61 in the City of Harrison
thence from Harrison to Lake George via
M-61 to Bringold Bd„ Lake George to
Lake S tation via Mannsiding Rd. to Lake
S tation Ave, thence from Lake S tation to
Farwell via US -10 thence from Farwell
to Clare via US-10.
Route 3 - Clare to Farwell via US-10
thence from Farwell to Lake Station
Ave. via M-115 and return.
Route 4 - Clare to Harrison via Old
US-27 thence from Harrison to Wilson
Rd. via Old US-27 and return.
Route 5 - Harrison to Mt. Pleasant via
Old US-27, with stops at Mid-Michigan
Community College, City of Clare,
Rosebush and Mt. Pleasant. Returning
via the same route.
Doherty
Elected
A.J." jDoherty, owner and General
Manager of the Doherty Motor Hotel,
Clare, has been elected Secretary of the
Michigan Hotel and Motor Hotel Association for 1976.
Doherty. a 1956 graduate of the Hotel
S chool at Michigan State University, is a
life long resident of Clare. He is married
and Ihe father of eight children.
There Is SHU Time
To Telephone Santa
A joint announcement from Santa
Claus and Mid Michigan Community
College was received today concerning
the "Santa's Line";
Over 300 boys and girls from the
college district have set up appointments for a return telephone call from
Santa Claus, reports Jim Stange,
Director of Community Services af
MMtA,,
Santa announced he has returned the
calls to the little ones and fs pleased with
their Christmas spirit.
He continues by statin* "the boys and
Kirls lhat 1 haw* talked with have
indicated Ihey have been very good
children, J am wailing lo hear from more
children".
The child <or parent) should call
3fifr*7792 .•ind ask for "Santa's Line".
S .mhi Claus will return Ihe call at an
appointed time. To assure n return call
before Christmas, appointments can Ik*
made through Monday December tt.
A J. Doherty
Along with Ins duties at the Dolu*rt>
Motor Hotel in Clare, he is also the owner
and General Manager of the Gateway
Motel in Midland.
tang active in community affairs, he is
Past President of the Clare Chamber of
Commerce, « tnomber of the Clare City
Council and a member of Kiwanis He
also sits on the Board nf Directors of the
East Michigan Tourist Association,
lie was elected to the Clare City
Commission on Nov. 4.
Doherty, n long time member of lite'
Stale Holel Association, follows his
father m an officer of the Slate group-
BIG TCRNOl'T- A number of students, faculty and parents attended the Dec. 8 Clare School Board
meeting when the issue of dropping baccalaureate ceremonies this year was discussed. After a lengthy
discussion it v.ad decided to poll the seniors as to their wishes. The faculty had recommended dropping
the program because of disruptions in the past due to student drinking at parties prior to attending the
ceremony, iClare Sentinel photos)
Court Action Possible; Ousted
Lt. Aleck Not Reinstated
The stalemate between Clare County
and ousted Clare Sheriff's Ll. Ghazey
iGus» Aleck continued this week.
Tbe Clare Board of Commissioners by
a 4*;t vote ordered Ll. Aleck reinstated
and paid back salary and benefits
Aleck has no! been reinstated nor
received tun back pay or benefits as the
board ordered on Dec I He was fired
N*ov  17
Sheriff Raymond Lippold says he
alone has the authority to hire and fire
employees in his department
Clare County has a contract between
the board .tr.d *H* deputies Part >>f that
contract M'i- ap cm"*am*** pnnedures
which invoke*** the hoard
The board upheld a grievance filed by
Aleck against the sheriff by the 4-3 vote
Although the board «.oiecl to reinstate
Aleck m upholding the grievance ihey
h.i\e declined to proceed any farther
contending thev do not have ihe authority
Aleck contends the board has authority. lh«* board negotiated the contract
and established most ot the procedure in
the contract &u* did approve and sign the
cimU'-ju
Commissioner Tom Lester has requested a formal opinion from the
Michigan Attorney General on exactly
what authority docs the board have.
The ruling is not expected for several
weeks because of Ihe complex situation.
Aleck is represented by art attorney
from the Fraternal Order of Police. The
county FOP has the union contract with
the county.
The issue of reinstatement could go to
either the Michigan Labor Board and to
Circuit Court.
It is possible that the Circuit Court will
be asked to order Sheriff Lippold to
reinstate Aleck as a result of the county
board's vote and that the firing violates
the contract.
Commissioner Toni Lester told the
board Monday. *i would like to petition
the Prosecuting Attorney (Richard Allen' to act as our attorney
"l realize he does not want to be
involved with grievances but we have
passed this point and need to know the
proper procedure in paying Lt. Aleck
according to our resolution passed at the
last board meeting
"A newspaper articlestated there is no
place for sympathy in government.
However. I feel that if government had
m ore personal contact and sympathy and
just reasoning to the'nesds of the county
ue would not be in the position we are in
now.
"1 would like Lt. Aleck to serve in the
Probate Court Department as youth
services officer under Judge Alex
S trange.
"The validity of the contract was
signed by Ihe board chairman and in my
opinion is fair ond just. The sheriff sat
wilh us on  the development of the
contract and he knows all the rules of the
contract. If he doubted the validity of the
contract he should have stated so before,
"The.board did not order Sheriff
Lippold or mandate, it was a request and
t hope that we could get together with the
sheriff and discuss our problem."
The board took no action on the request
at the Dec. 15 meeting.
Vacation
This week will be the final week of
school until after the holidays for area
schools
Clare, Farwell and Harrison will begin
their two-week Christmas vacation period after school is out Friday* Classes will
begin again for these schools on Monday,
j anuary 5.
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