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September 9, 2010  RSS feed


School Bells Ring at Houghton Lake, Roscommon
vehicle and a partial license plate number. A witness in a delivery truck told police the suspect, possibly a female, had said “hi” to him. He said the suspect did not have a mask, but did have on a black backpack, which matched the oldest victim’s description. More...
Knife wielding woman charged

A Prudenville woman faces assault and other charges in 83rd District Court following a Sept. 2 incident in which she allegedly forced her way into a home where three young girls were home alone. More...

State Police investigating fatal cycle accident

State Police at Houghton Lake are investigating an early-morning motorcycle accident that took the life of a Lansing man Sept. 5. Timothy Haggart, 51, was eastbound on M-55 about 1/2 mile east of Old 27 when he struck a curb and lost control of his motorcycle at around 3:20 a.m. Haggart was taken to Mercy Hospital in Grayling where he died of his injuries. More...

Kirtland artists have eyes on Art Prize

By Thomas Reznich Kirtland Community College sculptors Sean Bell of Higgins Lake and Justin LaDoux of Alma, along with Bell’s wife Laura, are sharing their art as well as their hopes of winning big money, as they complete their pieces for entry in the 2010 Art Prize competition in Grand Rapids, which begins Sept. 22. More...

Hazardous waste collection scheduled for Saturday

After a summer of cleaning out your garage, doing repairs and fixing up around the house, it will be time to put all of your hazardous waste together and bring it to Roscommon County’s semiannual household hazardous waste collection. More...

 Court News
• 83rd District Court
Judge Daniel L. Sutton recently arraigned the following in 83rd District Court: Steven R. Eddy, 35, Prudenville, demanded preliminary examination within 14 days on a charge of possession of marijuana, second offense. The Roscommon County Sheriff’s Department made the arrest. The date of offense was Aug. 7. Bond was set at $200. More...
• 34th Circuit Court
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 Obituaries
• article has image Walter Prestridge Creason
Walter Prestridge Creason 96, Parker, CO, died Sept. 2, 2010, in Sky Ridge Hospital, Lone Tree, CO, from complications of a stroke. More...
• article has image Albert E. Delmotte
• Thomas Matthew ‘Tim’ Houck
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 Sports
• article has image Bobcats best Bucks in shoot-out battle
After 100 minutes of play -- including two overtimes -- the Houghton Lake Bobcat’s defeated rival Roscommon in a 3-2 varsity soccer shoot-out victory Tuesday night in Roscommon. More...
• Jags open season this weekend
• article has image ’Cats fall to Vikings’ aerial attack, 33-20
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 Business
• Teens can win in video contest
Teenagers can get a chance at winning up to $3,000 through a national contest area Chemical Banks are participating in. Chemical Bank is seeking entrants in the American Bankers Association’s Lights, Camera, Save! video contest, designed to encourage young people to use the power of video to communicate the value and understanding of saving. More...
• article has image JEANs DAY DONATION
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 Editorial
• Complete Streets
Our Opinion
With a deadline looming for removal of the traffic signal light at the intersection of M-55 and Loxley Road in Roscommon Township, Roscommon County Road Commissioners are hoping enough support can be generated within the community, county and state to save the traffic light. More...
• article has image Mosque, Obama evoke schizophrenic attitiudes
• article has image Bus safety is ‘of utmost importance’
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 Letters to the Editor
• Candidates to address issues in forum
The COOR Intermediate School District and Kirtland Community College are hosting a Meet the Candidate’s Night, Sept. 27, from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. in the Kirtland Community College Auditorium. More...
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 Outdoors
• article has image UNUSUAL VISITOR
Fred Rosowski of Prudenville took this photograph of a white pelican on the sand bar off Iroquois Avenue in Prudenville at around 7 p.m. on Aug. 29. More...
• Booster 200 Club tickets on sale
• article has image MANNING THE GRILLS
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 Religion & Family
• ‘Fields of Faith’ planned Sept. 22 at Bobcat Field
Students from across Northern Michigan will join together Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. at Houghton Lake High School’s Bobcat Field to share their Christian faith with fellow students during the seventh annual “Fields of Faith” event. More...
• CROP Walk to be Sept. 19
• article has image Biggar, Schalm exchange vows at Good Shepherd church
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 Happenings
• Sunday tour to feature homes on Au Sable River
The Roscommon Area Historical Society will host its third home tour Sunday. The event will run from noon to 4 p.m. This year’s tour will feature homes on the South Branch of the AuSable River. The first tour in 2000 focused on homes in the Village of Roscommon, while the second in 2005 featured homes in the Higgins Lake area. More...
• article has image ANTIQUE RIG ON THE ROLL
• Curves collecting school supplies
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 Education
• Kirtland hosts free concert by HERD on Sept. 16
Student Activities at Kirtland Community College will host a free concert by the Houghton Lake-based band, HERD, from noon to 2 p.m. on Sept. 16, as part of Welcome Week festivities at the college. The concert will be in the courtyard behind the Student Center. There will be no charge and the public is invited. More...
• RMS, RES plan open houses
• article has image FLOWERS FOR LIBRARY
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