2007-08-30

Family watches as home burns

Markey home lost, no injuries

“I can’t believe how blessed we are,” said Kristen Vietti, 40, as she watched firefighters try to manage the blaze that destroyed her home Tuesday evening. Vietti’s gratitude came from the fact that she, seven children, including her daughter Bonnie, 4, and son Angelo, 15 months, and two other adults escaped the burning house without being injured. Her husband Curtis […]

Warrant sweep nets 26 arrests



A warrant sweep orchestrated by the Michigan State Police at Post 75, Houghton Lake, resulted in the arrest of 26 people Tuesday night, and State Police Sgt. Robert Green said he expects more arrests to come from it. Ten state troopers were joined in the operation by eight officers from the Roscommon and Crawford County Sheriff’s Departments, and the Gerrish […]

New hours, traffic pattern welcome HLCS students



Many things will be new this year as students walk through the doors of Houghton Lake Community Schools. A new fall sports season, a new teacher contract and a new head football coach are among the changes students may notice for 2007-08. One change that will affect all students is the new school schedule. Classes will begin earlier this year, […]

Revised bus routes among G-H changes



Lots of changes await Gerrish Higgins Schools students when they return to their classrooms in Roscommon and St. Helen Sept. 4. For starters, school buses may pick up students at different locations and times than in the past. In a cost-cutting move, a number of bus stops have been combined. “Some students may have to walk a little bit to […]

Deputies to be on watch for seat belt use, impaired driving



As families and friends come together from all over Michigan to enjoy the Labor Day weekend, Roscommon County Sheriff Francis “Fran” Staley urges them, “Buckle up and do not drive impaired.” Staley said his deputies will be working extra hard this weekend to stop impaired driving and enforce Michigan’s seat belt law. “Drivers who operate vehicles while they are under […]

$1,477 recovered in stolen vehicle



A Mt. Pleasant man was charged in 83rd District Court, Roscommon, Wednesday morning in connection with a theft the evening of Aug. 27 at a home in Roscommon Township. Jacob R. Schultz, 17, was arraigned on charges of first degree home invasion, unlawfully driving away an automobile and carrying a concealed weapon. According to a Roscommon County Sheriff’s report, a […]

Council, livery owners to discuss canoe launching at Wallace Park



Representatives of canoe liveries and the Roscommon Village Council Aug. 27 agreed to meet to discuss a proposal to legalize commercial canoe launching at Wallace Park. Earlier this month, the council voted to begin enforcing an ordinance banning launching by liveries at the park, starting next year. The ordinance was enacted in 1980 and amended in 2006 and this year. […]

MDOT suspends road work for holiday weekend



As summer’s end draws near, the Michigan Department of Transportation is suspending work on 144 of 163 projects statewide for the Labor Day weekend to help make travel easier. Beginning at 3 p.m. tomorrow (Friday) and continuing until 6 a.m. Sept. 4, MDOT is suspending road work wherever possible, in anticipation of the 1.1 million motorists that AAA Michigan estimates […]

Moth egg count to begin next week



Workers from the Roscommon County Gypsy Moth Suppression program will begin their annual count of egg masses Sept. 5. Each staff member will be wearing a lime-yellow vest with the words “Gypsy Moth” printed on the back. The staff also will have proper identification to show that they represent the program. Gypsy Moth Coordinator Lucille Eisbrenner said, “Resident’s should not […]

IT HAPPENED THIS WEEK

REPRINTED FROM RESORTER BACK ISSUES 10 YEARS AGO-AUG. 28, 1997

Leading automotive supplier buys Roscommon plant “The ITT Automotive plant in Roscommon is one of three purchased recently by Lear Corp., the world’s largest supplier of automotive interior parts.” 50 YEARS AGO-AUG. 29, 1957 U.S. Rep. Gerald Ford of Grand Rapids “immediately and politely rejected” a suggestion that he seek the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. G. Mennen “Soapy” […]