Hartwick Pines park offers holiday weekend programs
      Hartwick Pines State Park is hosting variety of programs this Labor Day weekend, where campers and visitors are invited to learn about stars, trees, bogs, birds and lumber.
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Ski, strength, roller ski clinic planned Sept. 5
      The president and inventor of the Classic All Terrain Skis, Dale Niggeman, will be at Cross Country Ski Headquarters, Higgins Lake, Sept 5 for a combined C.A.T. Ski Clinic, Core Strength Clinic and Roller Ski Clinic.
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big catch
     Ben Rinas, 8, of Sanford caught this 12 3/4” perch during Tip-up Town, U.S.A., 2010. The fish was the biggest recorded during the event and Rinas recently had it mounted. (Courtesy photo)
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State eyes purchase of over 16,000 acres, Wraco Lodge Lake
      The State of Michigan will purchase more than 1,600 acres of privately owned land in Roscommon Township if Department of Natural Resources and Environment Director Rebecca A. Humphries approves a recommendation from her department heads.
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DNRE wants to count your deer
      With the early firearm deer season starting in just a few weeks, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment is reminding hunters that the DNRE would like to check as many deer as possible during all the deer seasons to continue gathering data on Michigan’s deer herd.
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DNRE seeks public input on county’s forest management
      The Department of Natural Resources and Environment will host an open house on Sept. 29 from 3 to 7 p.m., to provide information and receive public comment on the proposed 2012 forest management treatments in the Roscommon Forest Management Unit.
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FOR THE BIRDS
     Association to Rescue Kritters Director Ruth Fruehauf and volunteer Ken Poulson brought four birds to Curves of Prudenville Aug. 25.
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Houghton Lake Kart Speedway
      Results of Aug. 27 4 Car Dash Micro: Cameron Farley, Blake Chippewa Jr. Sport: Kaleb Spencer, Michael Luberda Jr. Sport II: Tyler Bainbridge Jr. Stock: Anthony Peters ProStock: Tyler Hacker, Joshua Estabrook, James Farley, Matt Herriman Heat 1
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