2002-06-27

Three women’s teams sharing lead after victories Thursday



Stevens Masonry suffered their first defeat of the season Thursday in the Houghton Lake Womens’ Slo-Pitch Softball League, losing 21-11 to Back Door Saloon. The win kept Back Door in a three-team tie for first place in Division 1, while Stevens remains one game ahead of Austin & Sons. Back Door 21, Stevens Masonry 11 Back Door blew the game […]

Cancer walk tougher than expected, but brings greater reward



Setting out on a 20-mile walk can be a daunting endeavor, but when you add temperatures around 90, high humidity and two more 20-milers to follow, you have to have an awfully good reason to get started. Mary Williams of Houghton Lake and her daughter Alice McKinney of Gibraltar were among 4,000 walkers who had a good reason as they […]

Heights post office ‘Days Gone By’ pictures on display



Bill Oster, officer in charge of the Houghton Lake Heights Post Office, 1641 Heightsview Dr., is inviting the public to visit the post office to view the “Days Gone By” display. The display is a collection of pictures and postcards on loan from local long-time residents. The display depicts what Houghton Lake Heights was like during the 1920’s through the […]

Deadlines approach for festival contests



Deadlines are approaching for contests to be held during the Roscommon Freedom Festival next week. June 29 is the deadline for the “O What a Beautiful Baby” and bicycle and wagon decorating contests. July 1 is the deadline for the festival business decorating contest and parade entries. For information, contact the Higgins Lake-Roscommon Chamber of Commerce at (989) 275-8760. Freedom […]

Fall turkey hunt applications to be on sale during July



The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reminding fall turkey hunters that July 1 through Aug. 1 is the application period for 2002 Michigan fall turkey hunting licenses. Officials said 37,940 licenses are available through a lottery for the fall turkey hunting season. Wild turkey hunting in the fall enables wildlife managers to stabilize or reduce wild turkey numbers in […]

Burning Oak lists flight leaders



The Tuesday Morning Ladies League of Burning Oak recognizes Sheryl Fitzpatrick, Julie Miller, Mary Maeder, Nancy Moffitt, Carol Teodecki, Barb LaFlair, and Aimee Dustman as Flight Champions. Maxine Allen posted a Birdie on hole # 3, while Chip-ins were posted by Betty Ketchum # 8, Joy Gordon # 9, and Maureen Richardson # 1.

Aces scored at Quest



Two holes-in-one were hit recently at the Quest. Jais Dexter, Houghton Lake, and Randy Sue Matthews, Garden City, each aced the Quest’s 15th hole. Dexter made the 89-yard par-three shot with a 9-iron May 15, witnessed by Jeff Dexter, Fred Klimola, and Don Wightman. Matthews’ hole-in-one came June 19, using a 7-wood. For both, it was their first hole-in-one.

Merritt’s turn three caused mishaps, rollovers in Saturday’s races



MERRITT – The track was a muddy mess when racecars began arriving at Merritt Speedway on Saturday. Instead of qualifying, drivers were put to work circling the track, drying it out to get it ready for a night of racing. The races were lined up by point standings rather than qualifying times. Many drivers discovered they either hooked up on […]

Football schedules available on the web



Football schedules for MHSAA member schools for the upcoming 2002 season will be available on the Association’s Web Site – mhsaa.com – by July 1. There are two different reports available: By school in an HTML and PDF format; and week-by-week in an HTML format. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to access the PDF file. To get to the schedules, […]

Lorraine E. Banchoff



Lorraine E. Banchoff, 70, died on May 23, 2002 in Ann Arbor. She was born April 6, l932, daughter of the late Alfred and Marie Endert in Gladwin. She lived in Prudenville for many years, moving here from Plymouth. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Houghton Lake. She worked at the Houghton Lake Wal-Mart. She is survived […]