Flags Lowered In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. Currently, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the world converge on Washington, DC to participate in a number of planned events which honor those that have paid the ultimate sacrifice.
The Memorial Service began in 1982 as a gathering in Senate Park of approximately 120 survivors and supporters of law enforcement. Decades later, the event, more commonly known as National Police Week, has grown to a series of events which attracts thousands of survivors and law enforcement officers to our Nation's Capital each year.
The National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, which is sponsored by the Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, is one in a series of events which includes the Candlelight Vigil, which is sponsored by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) and seminars sponsored by Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.).
National Police Week draws in between 25,000 to 40,000 attendees. The attendees come from departments throughout the United States as well as from agencies throughout the world. This provides a unique opportunity to meet others that share a common brotherhood.
The City of Clare will be honoring and paying respect to all Law Enforcement Officers who have lost their life in the line of duty by lowering United States Flags flown on City property to half mast on Peace Officers Memorial Day and throughout Police Week beginning Sunday, May 13, 2012 and continuing through to Saturday, May 19th.
Among those Law Enforcement Officers who have paid the ultimate price of service is Deputy Kevin Michael Sherwood who was killed in an automobile accident on U.S. 127 while investigating reports of a vehicle driving the wrong way on the road at approximately 1:00 a.m. on October 9, 2003. The vehicle he was searching for was the vehicle that collided with his patrol car. The driver of that vehicle was also killed in the collision. Deputy Sherwood was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Clare County Sheriff's Department for nine years. He is survived by his wife, three children, parents, brother and sister.
Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/16988-deputy-sheriff-kevin-michael-sherwood#ixzz1uYmBLnBd
Emergency Shelter Residents are reminded that in case of inclement weather, the Public Safety Building will serve as a storm shelter and Clare Public Schools and local churches will serve as backup shelter designation points.
City Commission The Clare City Commission met on Monday, May 7, 2012.
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Events The Clare Summer Concert Series Committee is seeking businesses and community organizations interested in sponsoring this summer's upcoming concerts! This is a unique opportunity to make a difference in the community, select the genre of music you'd like to sponsor, and receive recognition for your contribution.
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