2008-01-17

Primary goes to Romney

Michigan native edges McCain

As in the state as a whole, Michigan native Mitt Romney Tuesday received the most votes from Roscommon County Republican presidential primary voters. However, Romney’s win here was by a slightly smaller margin than statewide, and it was not uniform among the county’s townships. The former Massachusetts governor received a total of 1,033 Roscommon County votes (38.9% of the total) […]

SLINGING SLUSH



Caution key to ice safety



The ice that covers Houghton Lake every winter provides a playground for fishermen, snowmobilers and other outdoor enthusiasts. But ice conditions are never guaranteed to be safe. “Don’t consider any ice safe,” said Department of Natural Resources Conservation Sgt. Jean Davis. “There are just so many variables,” said Davis, that you can never say that the ice cover on any […]

Tip-up Town, U.S.A. 2008 ‘Family Board Games’

Come to Tip-up Town

Tip-up Town 2008 is finally here! Unlike last year, visitors will be treated to large amounts of snow and cold, apropos for Houghton Lake’s 58th winter carnival. Traditional events such as the Grand Parade, ice fishing contest and Polar Bear Dip will be complemented with new events like broomball, a “Wacky Clothes Race” and CB Slide. Kids can search for […]

Bertsch, Akin to lead road board



The Roscommon County Road Commission’s two newest members were elected to its top leadership positions Jan. 10. Jackie Bertsch of St. Helen and Kim Akin of Houghton Lake were unanimously elected chair and vicechair, respectively, at the commission’s annual organizational meeting. Roscommon County Commissioners appointed Bertsch and Akin to newly created seats on the road commission last August. Larry Paxton […]

SCHOOL STORE



RCCF announces grant recipients



The Roscommon County Community Foundation recently announced the recipients of its 2007 Fall Cycle grants: • The MSU Extension-Family Nutrition Program was awarded $250 from the Zonta Club- Women’s and Children’s Fund, and $50.00 from the Roscommon County Kellogg Youth Fund for the 2nd Chance Academy Life Skills class. These funds will be used to help teach at risk youth […]

Correction



In the front page story about ORVs in last week’s Resorter, some information about Lake Township’s involvement was incorrect. Lake Township did not adopt an ordinance regulating ORV traffic on specific roads. Board members approved guidelines that apply to winter ORV traffic only, from Dec. 1 through March 31, and will forward those recommendations to the Roscommon County Road Commission, […]

Council interviews manager applicants



The Roscommon Village Council in the past week interviewed two of the five village manager applicants it selected from a field of 20. Pam Miller, who works in an engineering position in Colorado and is moving to Roscommon, was interviewed Jan. 11. Next up on Jan. 14 was Matt Szymczak of Dearborn Heights, a recent college graduate who is working […]

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