For the fourth year in a row, emergency and law enforcement personnel in Roscommon County teamed up with the Houghton Lake Super Wal-Mart store and its vendors to supply 50 area children with a better Christmas through the Shop with a Hero program. More...
Roscommon County Commissioners Wednesday adopted 2009 budgets of nearly $9.8 million for general fund and a total of $16 million for special funds. More...
To reduce the chance of a holiday tragedy, the Bureau of Fire Services (BFS) is urging consumers to thoroughly water their Christmas tree daily. More...
The outside temperature wasn't the only cold reading Dec. 12 as the Houghton Lake Bobcats girls junior varsity basketball team found out. The Bobcats suited up against Clare on the Pioneers home court and lost 34-25. More...
The announcement this week that the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News will begin next spring only delivering Thursday, Friday and Sunday newspapers to homes came as quite a shock to many. More...
Newly-elected Richfield Township Supervisor Jerry Campbell has begun a campaign to let his constituents know about a poverty exemption that can be allowed for certain lowincome residents. More...
Fourteen-year-old Parker Morley's "luck of the draw" gave him an elk license for this year's December hunt. Morley took advantage of his luck by bagging a bull elk Dec. 11 north of Vanderbilt around 10 a.m. More...
Kirk Rase of Maple Valley had a great rifle season this year, beginning with a 10-point buck that dressed out at 130 pounds on opening day (above). More...
The St. Helen Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners of its 2008 holiday decorating contest. In the business category, Automatic Rain on East Airport Road won first place. More...
Volunteers going from station to station pick up a wide range of food items as they put together bags for a food distribution at Markey Community Baptist Church Dec. 12. More...
There may not be such thing as a free lunch, but starting Jan. 26, all students attending Houghton Lake Community Schools will have an opportunity to eat breakfast for free. The board of education approved the measure Monday as a pilot program. More...
With the downturn in the economy and the uncertainty on Wall Street - as well as Main Street - at the forefront of the news, the Resorter would like to know if you are planning to change your Christmas plans or scale back on the usual gift-giving dur More...
83rd District Court Judge Daniel L. Sutton recently arraigned the following in 83rd District Court, Roscommon, where they demanded preliminary examination within 14 days: James E. Fernald, 30, Troy, loaded firearm in or upon a vehicle. More...
Two people suffered minor injuries in a rollover accident on I-75 in Richfield Township Dec. 10. Roscommon County Sheriff's deputies said Julie L. More...
Roscommon resident Joanne May Dirette, 70, died Dec. 18, 2008, at her home. A service is planned for Monday, Dec. 22, at 1 p.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, Prudenville, with Father Tony Cureton officiating. More...
Michigan Works! Region 7B Consortium honored James Oliver (holding plaque) Dec. 8 as the Roscommon County Alumni of the Year for his participation in the Jobs Education & Training/No Worker Left Behind program. More...
Assumed RESORTER'S BUSINESS Aug. 28-Dec. 5 The following people recently filed certificates of doing business under assumed names with the Roscommon County Clerk (includes renewals): Thomas S. Barber, Roscommon: Country Club Estates, Roscommon. More...
Earlier this week, I received my winter taxes. The winter taxes seem to cover the county operating budget as well as township expenses. As usual, the taxes are more than the previous year. More...
The Resorter welcomes concise letters to the editor. We require that letters be signed and contain addresses and telephone numbers for verifi- cation. E-mailed letters must contain telephone numbers. Unsigned letters will not be printed. More...
Rebecca Marie Burkett and Joshua Allen Oliver announce their engagement to be married. A May 16, 2009, wedding is planned at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, with Fr. Tony Cureton officiating. More...
Don and Vi Moore, Houghton Lake, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Dec. 6. The Moores, who were married in Lansing, traveled to Disney World in Florida to celebrate. More...
Ryan Madis (sitting in chair), youth ministry intern, teaches visitors to "Bethlehem Village" about a game played in the time of Christ with a four-sided spinning top called a dreidel. More...
(Above) A Dixieland sextet performs during the Houghton Lake Bands' annual Christmas concert, which was rescheduled for Dec. 11 after school was cancelled Dec. 9. More...
Peter Cook, 1997 graduate of Houghton Lake High School (right), was presented with Chicago State University's "Certificate of Academic Excellence" by Dr. Joseph A. Balogun, Distinguished University Professor and Dean. More...
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