2007-12-13

Lack of traffic forces Applebee’s closing



A lack of customer traffic caused the Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill restaurant at Houghton Lake to shut its doors for good Monday according to General Manager Ron Whitman. Whitman said that approximately 40 employees of the yearand a-half-old bar/restaurant were offered positions at other Applebee’s locations. He said the closest are in West Branch and Gaylord. Of the 1,800 Applebee’s world-wide, […]

Proposals could bring jobs to Roscommon



Good news is hard to come by in the business world these days, but the Roscommon Village Council Monday night received word of two potentially positive developments. The council scheduled a public hearing for 7 p.m. Dec. 20 on a request by Lear Corporation for an Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption for a $2.9 million expansion project that Lear officials said […]

ORVs Okay

Denton approves access, ordinance starts next month

ORV users will soon be able to legally ride on designated roads, now that Denton Township has approved an ORV ordinance regulating off-road vehicles in the township. The township board unanimously approved the measure Dec. 5, after debating its merits. The ordinance allows ORV riders within one mile of Houghton Lake and Lake James to use any road- other than […]

Some to receive ‘stipend’ instead of longer hours



The work week for some Roscommon County employees will not increase as scheduled Jan. 1, but they’ll still receive more money. County commissioners, in a 3-2 vote Dec. 5, approved a $2,000 stipend for each of 14 members of the county employees’ general union in lieu of an increase in the number of hours worked per week from 35 to […]

TALKING IT OVER WITH SANTA



Boundaries selected by Lake for ORV winter use



Lake Township officials Tuesday followed in part Denton Township’s lead on the ORV issue. Following a discussion about the process of approving an ORV ordinance, board members approved guidelines that apply to winter ORV traffic only, and will forward those recommendations to the Roscommon County Road Commission, Roscommon County Sheriff’s Department and others for consideration. Rather than approving ORV roads […]

Grants include Gerrish park, RAM Center



The Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board of Trustees Dec. 6 recommended to Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm grants not only for Roscommon Township’s Lakeview Park, but also for two other Roscommon County area projects. Total recommended funding for projects in Roscommon and Gerrish Townships and improvements at the Ralph MacMullan Conference Center, Higgins Lake, is nearly $2.1 million. A second […]

ART SHOW FRIDAY



Search committee to interview five for business manager spot



Of the more than a dozen people who have expressed interest in working as business manager for Houghton Lake Community Schools, five will be interviewed today (Thursday) and tomorrow. The board of education is seeking to replace current Business Manager Kathryn Hall, who will be returning to retirement at the end of this month. Superintendent Pete Injasoulian said a committee […]

Board approves driver, holds off expulsion hearing



The Houghton Lake Board of Education Monday affirmed employment for a substitute bus driver and held off a hearing to expel one student. A motion to continue the employment of bus driver Jennifer Abrams was approved unanimously, following a background check. Abrams has been subbing since September, and previously worked as a driver before moving downstate then working at Kirtland […]