On Thursday, January 19, 2012, four buildings in downtown Clarence were started with the process of razing the vacant, but once years ago show places that were filled with businesses. From one of the premiere department stores in northeast Missouri to the location of the former Clarence Post Office history had taken its toll over the years since the late 1890’s.
   With the buildings becoming more and more dangerous to the public the Clarence Community Advancement Corporation purchased the structures that would have presented problems to the owners in keeping...
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In today’s economy everyone is looking at all the possible ways to save money, and today I am going to help you with one easy and simple cost saving method: Water Conservation.
   Water Conservation is highly important; small leaks alone can be very costly if left unchecked. A hole in a water line the size of the tip of a lead pencil can discharge approximately 25,000 gallons in a month.
   An individual can monitor their water usage several different ways; each making a significant difference at the end of the month.
   First step is the simplest step: Utilize full...
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Mr. and Mrs. Bill Judy of Excello, MO, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on January 7, 2012.
   Bill Judy and Marilyn Erdwins were married January 7, 1962 at 2 p.m. at the Clarence Christian Church. The ceremony was performed by Bro. Lyle Armstrong.
   They have two children, Lea Ann Hamlin and husband Tim of Edina; Mark Judy and fiance Jerri Ann Kindle; and three grandchildren, Josh, Katie and Nick Hamlin of Edina.
   They celebrated with family and friends at Heartland and later at the home of Lea Ann and Tim Hamlin for cake.   1103

Carol Ann Freels
   Carol Ann Freels, age 65, of Kirksville, MO, passed away Monday, January 23, 2012, at 2:37 p.m. surrounded by her family, at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. She was born July 23, 1946, in Hannibal, MO, the daughter of Lewis Vernon and Frances H. Hughes Purdy. On December 29, 1967, she was united in marriage to Larry Freels at Shelbina, MO. He survives. Visitation was Wednesday, January 25, 2012, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Greening-Eagan-Hayes Funeral Home in Shelbina. Funeral services will be Thursday, January 26, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Shelbina Cemetery.
   
   Barry Lee Brown
   Barry Lee Brown, age 58, Clarence businessman, passed away Monday, January 23, 2012, in University Hospital in Columbia. Services are pending at the Hutton & McElwain Funeral Home in Macon.   1104

...There will be a whole hog sausage and pancake buffet Saturday, February 4, starting at 6 a.m. and continuing through the noon hour at the Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. This is sponsored by the Clarence United Methodist Church men.   1105

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