2013-04-18

‘DADDY’S GIRL’



‘UPS Ed’ earns service award

Piglowski recognized out of 400,000

UPS customers in the Houghton Lake and West Branch areas know 27- year UPS driver Ed Piglowski simply as “UPS Ed.” But now Piglowski is also known as the winner of the 2013 James E. Casey Community Service Award, presented each year to one of 400,000 UPS employees worldwide. Piglowski and his wife, Caren, this week traveled to Atlanta, GA, […]

Residents recall marathon memories, respond to tragedy



St. Helen resident James Finlayson, 75, has ran over 50 marathons in his lifetime, including three Boston Marathons. When Finlayson heard about the tragic events that occurred at this year’s running of the marathon on Monday, he was saddened. “It is unbelievable,” Finlayson said of the two explosions near the finish line that killed three people and injured over 150 […]

Community support ‘a blessing’ for Compos



Rallying to raise money at the Cure for Compo fundraiser, alumni from Roscommon and Grayling High Schools came together April 13 on behalf of senior Nathan Compo. A multi-sport RHS athlete, Compo was diagnosed with testicular cancer in February. His friend, Zac Hulet (and Zac’s mom, Janice) helped organize the fundraiser, which consisted of a spaghetti dinner, silent auction and […]

SUMMA CUM LAUDE



‘Art in the Park’ planned at Artesia Youth Park



Artesia Youth Park will host “Art in the Park” Friday, April 19, at 7 p.m., which will celebrate art created by people of all ages. Artists from all over North Michigan are submitting their works for viewing and for a silent auction to be held that night. Merchants from the Houghton Lake area have been invited with the artists to […]

KCC’s Quinn informs county board of .20 levy request



Kirtland Community College President Dr. Thomas Quinn gave a presentation to the Roscommon County Board of Commissioners on April 10, where he said KCC would be seeking a .20 mil levy to help pay for a new student center at the Roscommon campus. “I think that’s a manageable mil levy for the people,” Quinn said. He compared the individual cost […]

‘Rare’ mid-April storm creates ‘mess’ in county



Just when the Roscommon County Road Commission employees thought the snow had left for spring, RCRC foreman Art Allen said winter showed back up. At approximately 4:30 p.m. on April 11, Allen said crew members who were on their way home for the day had to be called back in to deal with ice and snow covered roads. “It’s one […]

Higgins Lake Post Office informational meeting April 22



The Postal Service will be holding a meeting at the Lyon Township Hall on April 22 at 5 p.m. to answer questions and provide information about possible plans for the Higgins Lake Post. Higgins Lake Post Officer in Charge Kirstie Wakeley said she is hoping to see the public attend the meeting “to show support to the post office.” Some […]

RCRC seeking engineering bids for upcoming projects



In order to get a head start on planning 2014 projects, Roscommon County Road Commission Manager Tim O’Rourke recommended at the April 11 meeting, the board give approval to seek bids for the engineering of three projects. The engineering would be for projects to take place on Eighth Street and Longpoint Drive both in Houghton Lake and another on Albemarle […]