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Questions about plants near Clare’s Pere Marquette District Library »

Dear Editor:
“There are times that try a man’s soul.”
Passing by the Clare Library, I came upon a rental truck full of plants.
I’m sure they were not bought in our local nurseries, but were paid for with our local taxes.
Pat Jones
Clare
The Clare Sentinel took some time on Friday to check with Sheila Bissonette, head librarian for [...]

New bison farm opens in Clare »

CLARE – Krista and Jim Pohl celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary, and found an interesting hobby and business venture in the process.
“We started a year ago,” Jim said. “We went to Yellowstone last summer on our 25th wedding anniversary. We’ve always been intrigued by them [bison] and we fell in love with them. We came [...]

Delaware couple open retail plant business just east of Cornwell Road in Sheridan Township »

SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP – Clare County’s cooler weather and open space brought Cletus and Rosanna Yoder here from Delaware to open a retail plant business and build a home at 6047 E. Surrey Road, just east of Cornwell Road and two miles east of Jay’s Sporting Goods.
Cletus learned the plant business working with his father who [...]

Lethal force OK’d against Great Lakes gray wolves that attack pets, livestock »

Lethal force OKed against wolves that attack pets, livestock
 
By TIM WEATHERHEAD
Capital News Service
 
                LANSING – Great Lakes gray wolves will come off the federal endangered species list on May 4, which will allow Michigan livestock and pet owners to use lethal force against wolves that attack their animals.
                “These producers wanted to be empowered [...]

Local farm provides milk for many decades »

CLARE — OK Farm, Inc., located on Ashard Road northwest of Clare, got its name because of the union of its two owners, according to Charles Kleinhardt.
“The ‘OK’ part comes from the fact that my wife (Erma’s) name was originally Ott, and mine is Kleinhardt,” Charles said. “She was born and raised on this farm. [...]