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May 17, 2007  RSS feed


Docile dog alerts homeowner to fire across the street
Cindle Nelson's seven-year-old rottweiler, Mariah, doesn't much care for chasing a ball. Nelson describes her dog as big, fat and lazy. But when her neighbor's house was on fire the morning of May 10, the dog raised a little heck. More...
Applicants proliferate for county board seat

The number of people who want to be the next Roscommon County Commissioner representing Richfield, Au Sable and Backus Townships continues to grow. Six more people submitted letters of application this week to fill the seat until the November election, bringing the total to 10 as of Wednesday morning. More...

'Good life' equals 70 years for Country Village couple

By Thomas Reznich The residents at Country Village Senior Appartments in Markey Township are no strangers to celebration, but last Friday was special, because along with Mother's Day, the neighbors celebrated the 70th wedding anniversary of Pauline and Carl Sikkenga. More...

Kirtland Trustees still mulling president choice

Kirtland Community College Trustees last week failed to reach a decision on who will become the college's next president. At a special meeting May 4, the board conducted a second interview with one of five finalists for the position, Dr. Thomas Quinn, vice-president of academic affairs and student services at South Arkansas Community College, El Dorado, AR. More...

 News
• article has image ONE INJURED
Houghton Lake Ambulance personnel tend to the occupants of a car involved in a crash on M-55 .2 miles west of Tin Pan Alley Friday evening. State Police reported the accident occurred when an eastbound van driven by Candace Wedge, 23, of St. More...
• Boating equipment reported stolen
• ACT-NOW to meet
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 Court News
• 83RD DISTRICT COURT
Judge Daniel L. Sutton recently arraigned the following in 83rd District Court, Roscommon: Matthew J. More...
• 34TH CIRCUIT COURT
• Credit card reported stolen
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 Obituaries
• Richard E. Beltz
Richard E. Beltz, St. Helen, died May 17, 2007, at his home at the age of 79. A funeral Mass was held May 21 at St. Helen Catholic Church. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery, St. Helen. Steuernol & McLaren Funeral Home, West Branch, handled arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to Heartland Hospice or the American Cancer Society. More...
• Carole J. VanPamel
• Elizabeth A. MacKenzie
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 Sports
• Funky Turtle rallies late to take 12-10 win
The Houghton Lake Men's Slopitch Softball League proved competitive Monday, with at least six games being decided by three runs or less. Funky Turtle #1 improved its record to 2-0 on the season with a narrow victory over Tin Fish. Funky Turtle rallied for seven runs in the top of the seventh inning to take a 12-8 lead. More...
• article has image Baseball 'Cats lose, tie against Hornets; drop two to Clare
• article has image WAKELEY HONORED
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 Editorial
• Open the roads
Last week's deliberation by county and township officials, police departments, tourism related businesses and dealers of off-road vehicles in regard to opening county roads to ORV use was constructive if for no other reason than that concerns were aired. More...
• Sportsman's friend
• Warbler season
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 Letters to the Editor
• 'Shame on you' for passing judgment
To all of you who have created and participated in the most recent court of public opinion against the teachers of Houghton Lake Community Schools, I say, "Shame on you." Shame on you for passing judgment and spreading vicious rumors without asking for the facts or gaining knowledge of what you were talking about. More...
• Teachers should love it or leave it
• 'Raid' of facility fund would hurt county
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 Outdoors
• article has image It's Warbler Time
Warbler Festival takes folks back to nature
The campus of Kirtland Community College near Roscommon Saturday will be the center of activities celebrating the rare songbird which gives the college and the Kirtland's Warbler Festival their names. More...
• article has image ANIMALS GALORE
• Tours to wildlife areas planned before, during, after festival
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 Religion & Family
• NEW ARRIVALS
St. Louis, Miracle name son Thomas Darrick St. Louis and Rose Miracle of Roscommon announce the birth of their son, whom they named Thomas John. Born April 2, 2007, at Grayling Mercy Hospital, the boy weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. More...
• article has image QUILTING FOR A CAUSE
• EARLYMORNINGWALKS
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 Happenings
• article has image ROTARY RAFFLE WINNER
Dan Docherty (center) won the $2,000 raffle at the eighth annual Houghton Lake Rotary Community Service Auction April 28 at the Quality Inn. Pictured with Docherty are Rotarian and "Sheriff" Bill Oliver, who served as the auction chairman master of ceremonies, and Gloria Hannon, Docherty's friend. More...
• Food distribution set for May 16-17
• Speaker to tell vets about help with assisted living
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 Education
• Clarification
A story about teachers absent from Collins Elementary May 3 in last week's Resorter incorrectly stated the amount substitute teachers are paid in Houghton Lake Community Schools. Using information obtained by a Freedom of Information Act request, the Resorter reported the cost to the district at $77.35 per sub per day. More...
• Katalenich earns fellowship at Idaho National Laboratory
• article has image CRIMINALS BEWARE
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