2002-04-04

Houghton Lake Youth Football seeks volunteers, participants



The kick-off for Houghton Lake Youth Football and Cheerleading, affiliated with Sam’s Youth Football, is April 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Houghton Lake Community Center, behind the Pines Theater. Sam’s Youth Football was established more than 12 years ago, with over 2,500 children participating in 20 northern Michigan communities. This community-funded program is led by board members Tom Garrett, […]

St. Helen students read 157,037 minutes during Reading Month



St. Helen Elementary School students had a fun afternoon March 28 to cap off a month in which they did some serious reading. During March, Reading Month, Principal Kathy Rees challenged the school’s 225 pupils to spend a total of 133,000 minutes reading. If they reached the goal, she said, the top readers would be given a chance to drop […]

Franklin U official to explain online bachelor’s degree program



Area residents may spend an hour at Kirtland Community College April 15, visiting with Franklin University officials for an informational session called “Taking the Fear Out of Distance Learning.” Franklin’s Bob Morris will join Kirtland officials from 4-5 p.m. at the KCC Conference Center. Kirtland and Franklin have formed a pact allowing students to finish their final two years of […]

Corps findings, $500,000 appropriation to be discussed at lake board meeting



A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report on the Eurasian watermilfoil infestation problem in Houghton Lake will be presented at the Houghton Lake Improvement Board’s next meeting April 23 at the Denton Township Hall at 7 p.m. Also to be discussed will be $500,000 appropriated by the U.S. Congress for work by the Corps on Houghton Lake in fiscal year […]

Houghton Lake woman runs the table at community center



Judy Bedard of Houghton Lake was playing her regular game of pool at Houghton Lake Community Center with a group of friends when she decided not to allow the other players a shot. She ran the table March 27 during league play. Bedard said she had never before hit all the pool balls in without missing a shot. She had […]

Equestrian team plans meeting



The Houghton Lake High School equestrian team will hold a meeting at 3:30 p.m. April 9 in the school cafeteria. The team is open to anyone in grade 6 and up with an interest in horses; horse ownership is not required. For information, call Coach Christina Pinch at (989) 422-8768.

Lady Huskies win gold medals in Special Olympics tourney



The Northland Lady Huskies won the Division 3 state title at the 2002 Michigan Special Olympics Basketball Championships in Grand Rapids March 22-24. The area squad captured gold medals by finishing on top in a pair of games each settled by a single basket. In their opening game, the Lady Huskies took a 26-24 overtime win over Three Rivers. That […]

RHS varsity baseball



RHS varsity baseball

HLHS varsity softball



HLHS varsity softball

Bobcat varsity baseball



Bobcat varsity baseball