2015-03-12

Warmer weather equals recess



Snowmobile accident claims life of Flint man



A Flint man died in a single snowmobile crash on Houghton Lake March 7. According to the Roscommon County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to the 700 block of Iroquois Avenue in Denton Township at about 11:15 p.m. for an accident that occurred on Houghton Lake about 200 yards off shore. Charles Pardo, 31, had been traveling eastbound with friends […]

Village enters ‘letter of intent’ with RAPS for board office




The Village of Roscommon is moving forward with its pursuit of the former Roscommon Area Public Schools Board of Education office. A resolution to enter into a “letter of intent” for a lease with the option to purchase the office was passed at a March 9 council meeting. The letter of intent was recommended by John Rosczyk, who has been […]

Lake Township amends budget; supervisor says he found ‘anomalies’



The Lake Township Board voted to make $61,251 worth of amendments to the township’s budget during its regular meeting March 10. Included was $40,000 moved from the General Fund to pay for streetlights, which was approved unanimously. The remainder was for a laundry list of budgeted items including payroll tax, retirement, the annual audit, printing, health insurance, office supplies and […]

Superintendent search goal of HLCS board member



Before delving into the agenda for the business portion of the Houghton Lake Community Schools Board of Education meeting Monday, member Mark Souder asked that a superintendent search be added to the agenda. He said he would like to put an official search into place. Vice-President Becky Purvis (who was presiding over the meeting because President Tim Scherer was on […]

BACK-TO-BACK STATE APPEARANCES



The Houghton Lake varsity cheer team took fifth place at the Michigan State High School Athletic Association State Finals on March 7 at the Deltaplex in Grand Rapids. This is the second year in a row that the team has made it to the State Finals. (Left to right) Sarah McNeill, Julia Hallauer, Amanda Garcia and Lauren Hooper perform in […]

Gerrish approves budget for $4.3 million



The Gerrish Township board Tuesday approved its 2015-16 budget for $4.3 million. The general fund budget of $689,267.19 (down from $742,433 last year) includes officials’ salaries. No raises were sought and remain as follows: Supervisor, clerk and treasurer $33,877.80 each and trustees $6,267.63 each. The salaries were approved by voice vote of the electors. In addition, the $4,381,419.53 budget consists […]

34th Circuit Court



Judge Michael J. Baumgartner presided in 34th Circuit Court, Roscommon, Feb. 26: Dannille J. Phifer-Brown, 34, Detroit, pleaded guilty to two counts of probation violation (one stemming from a possession of marijuana conviction and one stemming from a conviction on a charge of absconding/forfeiting bond) and was scheduled to be sentenced April 7. Mary Jo Doyle, 33, Romulus, failed to […]

Schuette releases state’s top 10 complaints



Attorney General Bill Schuette on Monday marked National Consumer Protection week by releasing his annual list of the Top Ten Consumer Complaints in Michigan and highlighting his department’s free educational resources. Schuette’s Top Ten List is compiled by analyzing the more than 10,500 written complaints filed with the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection team in 2014. Schuette’s Consumer Protection team also […]

MSP warns: ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’



The Michigan State Police recently announced a new traffic enforcement initiative, dubbed “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” intended to cut down on accidents and fatalities related to drunk driving and lack of seatbelt use. The initiative includes “increased enforcement” from March 17 to April 7 according to 1st Lt. John Card, commander of the Houghton Lake State Police Post. […]