2010-08-26

83rd District Court



Judge Daniel L. Sutton recently arraigned the following in 83rd District Court: Zachary J. Bennett, 18, Roscommon, waived preliminary examination and was bound over to Circuit Court where he pleaded guilty to two counts of larceny of firearms and one count of breaking and entering (amended from second degree home invasion). A charge of safe breaking was dismissed. The Roscommon […]

34th Circuit Court



Judge Michael J. Baumgartner presided in 34th Circuit Court, Roscommon, Aug. 17: Samantha J. Bourget, 21, Roscommon, stood mute to charges of delivery/ manufacture of marijuana and maintaining a drug house. A pretrial was set for Sept. 21. Jason J. Richardson, 25, Higgins Lake, stood mute on charges of armed robbery and felonious assault. A pretrial was set for Sept. […]

Healthy Priority



The news that Roscommon Area Public Schools is participating in a pilot program to improve students’ nutrition and health is welcome news. While there is no doubt the menus that hang on refrigerators today are nothing like those that used to be sent home, it is commendable that RAPS is taking a district-wide and communitywide approach. School lunches are healthier […]

Defending First Amendment rights is different from endorsing the message

Inside the First Amendment

Whether or not a Muslim community center and mosque in New York City is built near the former World Trade Center site remains to be seen. And whether or not a Kansas-based church can continue its anti-homosexual protests near military funerals remains to be determined – quite likely in the U.S. Supreme Court. In both instances there are heartfelt objections […]

Lives, words often need correction



I rarely assemble a page of this newspaper without the proofreaders finding errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, typing or even fact (often in something I’ve written). Some errors are of little consequence, but others make it difficult to understand the text or even completely change the meaning. It’s a universal problem. For example: A newspaper headline: “Old School Pillars Are […]

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RES renovations nearly complete



“It’s a lot lighter, brighter, happier place in there,” Roscommon Area Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Millie Mellgren said of Roscommon Elementary School as an addition and renovation project near completion. Speaking to the RAPS Board of Education Aug. 18, Mellgren said it is an “optical illusion” that the project has resulted in fewer parking spaces in lots at RES. The […]

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RAPS Board OK’s personnel changes



As the start of the 2010-11 school year approaches, the Roscommon Area Public Schools Board of Education Aug. 18 approved several personnel changes. The board accepted resignations from Roscommon High School teacher Cheri Euler and Roscommon Elementary School media technician Deb Harris. Jeff Hughey was hired as lead custodian at RHS, and teachers Kathy Durbin and Rick Rothney were transferred […]

Immunization day to help parents meet new state requirements



To address new immunization rules for all children entering kindergarten, 6th grade and students changing school districts, an immunization day is planned Aug. 30 at the School Based Health Center at Roscommon Middle School. In collaboration with the Central Michigan District Health Department, the clinic will offer immunizations from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. A new state requirement, which went […]