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September 4, 2008  RSS feed


Man falls from boat, drowns
A Freeland man drowned after falling off a boat on Higgins Lake Aug. 29. The Roscommon County Dive Team recovered the body of Christopher M. Hoverman, 32, at 12:28 a.m. the next day, about 4 3/4 hours after the accident. More...
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ONE LAST KISS (Above) Roberta McFalls of Houghton Lake gives her son Michael a kiss as he and the other members of Sharon Glaser's kindergarten class file into Collins Elementary School for their first day of classes on Wednesday morning. Principal Pam Akin said 473 students from pre-school through third grade showed up for classes Wednesday. More...

Loxley light stays green for now
By Cheryl Holladay

The stoplight at M-55 and Loxley in Roscommon Township may have been returned to operation mode over the Labor Day weekend, but Michigan Department of Transportation officials are still studying the intersection. More...

Recounts scheduled today

Recounts of ballots cast for four offices in three townships in the Aug. 5 primary are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. today (Thursday) in the county building in Roscommon. Candidates who filed for recounts are: • Dist. 1 (most of Denton Township) Roscommon County Commissioner Lowell Souder, who lost a Democratic nomination battle to Pam Stephan by eight votes. More...

Baiting ban big bite from Northern Michigan economy
By Thomas Reznich

Farmers, wholesalers and retailers who produce and sell crops such as sugar beets, carrots and corn for deer hunters are reeling in the wake of a Department of Natural Resources ban on feeding and baiting deer in the state's " The ban was part of the DNR's response to a case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) that was found in a three-year-old doe on a deer farm in Kent More...

 News
• article has image ARK GARAGE SALE
Edward Bird (left) of Lake City hands Association to Rescue Kritters volunteer Sue Poulson payment for the treasures he found at the annual ARK Garage Sale, plus a little more during the first morning of the four-day event at the Old Denton Township Hall Friday. Bird said he and his wife Phyllis make a point of attending the event every year. (TRP) More...
• Hospice to train volunteers
• ASSUMED NAMES
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 Court News
• 34TH CIRCUIT COURT
Judge Michael Baumgartner heard these cases in 34th Circuit Court, Roscommon, Aug. 19: Stephen L. Spear, 24, Houghton Lake, stood mute to a charge of assault with intent to murder, and a pretrial was set for Sept. 30. He was charged in connection with an assault at the Sand Bar, Prudenville, June 5. More...
• Accidents injure two drivers
• 83RD DISTRICT COURT
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 Obituaries
• William Lee Pavlik
William Lee Pavlik, 67, Prudenville, formerly of Hemlock, died unexpectedly Sept. 4, 2008, at his home. A memorial gathering was held Sept. 7 at Lux Funeral Home, St. Louis. Memorial donations may be made to the donor More...
• John Lewis Rose
• Norman K. 'Catfish' Davis
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 Sports
• Buck kickers add two as Barnes scores seven
Roscommon added two more Northern Michigan Soccer League victories with wins over Bellaire and Fairview. The Bucks topped Fairview Aug. 28 3-0 and then mercied Bellaire 9-1. RHS 3, Fairview 0 Cody Barnes scored all three of Roscommon's goals as the Bucks knocked off host Fairview 3-0. More...
• article has image Air attack grounds Bucks as Vikes win opener, 46-13
• article has image Reese rocks Bobcats 36-8 in opener
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 Business
• Transportation study, theme park topics of annual Grayling forum
Traffic issues and the proposed theme park on Four Mile Road will be the topics of an annual governmental forum held in Grayling next week. Officials will meet Sept. 8 at 5 p.m. for the third annual Governmental Forum, which will be held at the Beaver Creek Township Park. The forum is hosted by Grayling Township and will include a dinner at 5 p.m. More...
• article has image NEW BARBER SHOP
• Stimulus checks remain unclaimed as deadline looms
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 Editorial
• In Our Opinion
Bud Bash bashed
Over the past month there has been ample space provided by this newspaper for opinions regarding the annual Bud Bash. Now the issue has reached its saturation point; therefore, we won't publish any more until next summer. Letters both pro and con have voiced many opinions; some are repeated under different names. More...
• One-word change
• The Resorter's reader poll
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 Letters to the Editor
• Writer cites reasons for 'decaying town'
I feel it is my duty as a long-time resident of Houghton Lake to speak out on the woes of our once proud town. I graduated Houghton Lake High School in 1962, served my country in the U.S. Marine Corps and I am a disabled American veteran. Also my grandparents and parents grew up here. I am now what you would call a senior citizen, or as I prefer, sexy senior citizen. More...
• Resort town, not a retirement community
• 'All they come for is to drink and party'
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 Outdoors
• article has image TALL TOMATOES
Rick Olivares of 323 Whitetail Drive in Prudenville was surprised by how tall his tomato plants have grown this year, with the tallest up to 83 inches as of Friday. Olivares said he bought the plants when they were approximately seven inches tall from Bart's Fruit Market this spring. He said four of the plants are Early Girl variety and two are cherry tomatoes. (TRP) More...
• article has image UNUSUAL RIG
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 Religion & Family
• article has image Bazuin, Bauknecht to wed
Heather Bazuin and Aarron Bauknecht announce their engagement to be married Sept. 6, 2008. The bride-elect is the daughter of Leroy Bazuin of McBain and Randy and Jan Hose of Merritt. She graduated from Houghton Lake High School in 2003. More...
• article has image Tribelhorns mark 50th anniversary
• article has image Lake St. Helen Baptist Church has new pastor
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 Happenings
• Residents may dispose of hazardous waste Saturday
Roscommon County's fall household hazardous waste collection date has been set for Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the Roscommon County Health and Human Services Building. The site is 1 1/2 mile north of the M-55/M-18 intersection in Prudenville. More...
• article has image PUBLIC SAFETY DAY
• article has image NEW ABWA OFFICERS
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 Education
• article has image Camp visits schools, police to promote alternative fuel plan
U.S. Rep. Dave Camp, RMidland, stopped by Houghton Lake Community Schools Aug. 24 while on summer recess. The visit was part of a tour throughout the district to discuss the impact of higher energy and gas prices on public schools, road commissions and fire and police departments. More...
• Sheriff reminds drivers, students to play it safe as school year begins
• article has image Randall graduates as Coast Guard reservist
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