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DRIVER, STUDENT INJURED
Denton Township emergency personnel look over the scene of an accident involving a car and a Houghton Lake Community Schools Bus on the afternoon of Oct. 1. According to a report by Denton Township Police, a car driven by Mary Frappier, 82, of Houghton Lake was eastbound on Emery Road when it struck the back of the bus, which had its flashing lights on and was letting off students about 120 feet east of Townline Road. Frappier was trapped in her vehicle, and she and one of the students who was getting off the bus at the time of the crash were taken to the West Branch Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. Denton Police sent a request for driver evaluation on Frappier to the Michigan Department of State. (Photo by Thomas Reznich) More...
ORVs a go
County commission approves ordinance
By Glenn Schicker

After months of debate, Roscommon County Commissioners Wednesday adopted an ordinance allowing off-road vehicle traffic on some county roads. Once the ordinance takes effect Nov. 15, year-round ORV traffic will be allowed on about 24 miles of county roads, including Old 27, that link trails with business areas. Also open to ORV's will be 8. More...

County, Lake Township work to clean up water problem
By Cheryl Holladay

Trying to rectify a long-time drainage problem in the neighborhood of Nottingham, Victory and Mary streets in Lake Township, the Roscommon County Road Commission last week undertook a fall cleaning of sorts. Some of the area residents have complained of standing water for decades. The recent project is not the first time an effort has been made to solve the problem. More...

Baumgartner halts Pappas recall hearing

Judge Michael J. Baumgartner, in 34th Circuit Court, Roscommon, Monday issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Roscommon County Election Commission from acting on proposed petition language seeking the recall of Road Commissioner George Pappas. More...

2008 ROYALTY

Houghton Lake High School seniors Molly Collins and Danny Eggleston were crowned 2008 Homecoming Queen and King Oct. 3. They were joined by Prince and Princess Fred Beck and Kayla Girardin, both first graders at Collins Elementary. Collins and Eggleston reigned over the Homecoming Dance Oct. 4. (RP) More...

Commission approves zoning for gravel pit
By Thomas Reznich

The Markey Township Planning Commission put their seal of approval on the rezoning of a 160-acre property from rural residential to agricultural to allow for the mining of sand and gravel during a meeting at the township hall Tuesday night. More...

 News
• Resorter earns four Michigan Press Association awards
The Houghton Lake Resorter earned four awards in the Michigan Press Association's 2008 Better Newspaper Contest. Competing in Weekly Class C (circulation 4,001 to 10,000), the Resorter received three awards for photography and one for editorial writing. More...
• TUT queen nominations due Oct. 15
• Proper postage needed for ballots
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 Court News
• 83RD DISTRICT COURT
Judge Daniel L. Sutton recently arraigned the following in 83rd District Court: Donald J. Yelinek II, 42, Grayling, waived preliminary examination on a charge of driving while intoxicated, third offense, and was bound over to Circuit Court where he entered a guilty plea. The Roscommon County Sheriff's Department made the Sept. 5 arrest. Bond was set at $5,000. More...
• 34TH CIRCUIT COURT
• Stolen goods worth over $2,300 recovered at Kmart worker's home
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 Sports
• Overtime not kind to 'Cats in league finale at Bellaire
A double overtime goal by Bellaire ended the Houghton Lake varsity soccer squad's Northern Michigan Soccer League season Tuesday night in Bellaire. A 1-1 tie in regulation led to overtime where the Eagles scored halfway through the second extra period off a throw-in. It was the Bobcats' fifth overtime contest of the season, and the second against Bellaire. More...
• Jaguars drop four of five grid contests
• Boosters meet Monday at school
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 Business
• Fund-raiser to benefit Relay
Team Curves will host a soup and sandwich lunch, "Booner Afternooner," Oct. 28, with proceeds to benefit the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life 2009. The event will be at Booner's Restaurant, Gladwin Road (M-18), two miles south of M-55, at 1 p.m. More...
• Roscommon Gallery to close
• article has image Flight school opens at county airport
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 Editorial
• Minding our business
Each October the National Newspaper Association promotes community newspapers with the National Newspaper Week observance, this year it brings attention to the importance of open government and the importance of legal notices and meeting minutes published in newspapers. More...
• Painting plows
• IT HAPPENED THIS WEEK
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 Letters to the Editor
• Blame shared for Wall St. 'Bailout'
I am writing in response to an "In Our Opinion" column titled "Credit Crisis" and wanted to clear up what happened last week and why. Over the weekend (9/27-28), AIG (largest insurer on the planet) and Washington Mutual (largest bank in the U.S.) both went under. This was in addition to the Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae mess we already knew about. More...
• Township studies provided questioned
• County urged to donate Artesia building
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 Outdoors
• DNR seeks comment on assessment
The Department of Natural Resources today released the draft Tittabawassee River Assessment, a document which outlines the physical and biological characteristics of the river with suggested management strategies for the future. It is one in a series of river assessments being prepared by the DNR Fisheries Division for all the watersheds in Michigan. More...
• article has image SEPTEMBER PIKE
• article has image 18 1/2 INCH SPREAD
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 Health
• Glen's offers flu shots
Glen's neighborhood stores have announced they will provide flu and pneumonia vaccinations at two Roscommon County locations this month. Vaccinations will be available Oct. 10 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Glen's, 3561 West Houghton Lake Dr., Houghton Lake, and Oct. 22 from 3-7 p.m. at Glen's, 409 North Fifth St., Roscommon. More...
• Two blood drives coming in county
• article has image NEW LOCATION
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 Religion & Family
• article has image Camp helps bereaved kids learn to live, laugh, love
Live well, Laugh often, Love much. Those sayings are very familiar to all of us, but when we are grieving it is often hard to do those things. That is why the Children's Bereavement Network provides a camp for children who have lost someone significant to them. More...
• article has image MARKING NINE DECADES
• Kabats name son Derek Herman
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 Happenings
• Forest Dunes plans two events
Sangomore's, the Restaurant at Forest Dunes Golf Club near Roscommon, is hosting an Oktoberfest and the Bockwurst Open Oct. 11. The Bockwurst Open will be a four-person scramble with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. (limited to the first 22 paid teams and nearing full capacity). More...
• article has image LILACS FOR TRUMAN
• Gladwin troupe to present 'The Gin Game' Oct. 9-11
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 Education
• article has image Hooray for Homecoming
Houghton Lake celebrates Spirit Week
DIGGING Houghton Lake Varsity football player Zach Youngs makes a connection with the demolition car Friday during Interact's fund-raiser. The car was donated by AMR and was towed away and towed in the parade by Phil's Towing. More...
• DTE Energy mini-grant applications available
• article has image RACCOON READING
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 TV Page
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 Features
• RTFD Fire safety day this Saturday
The Roscommon Township Fire Department will host a Fire Safety and Awareness day Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Roscommon Township Fire Hall. All ages are welcome. Firefighters will be on hand from noon to 6 p.m. for the open house to show off the department's seven vehicles. Refreshments will be served. More...
• article has image Markey firefighters soon to have more elbow room
• Department offers fire safety checklist
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