2017-03-23

Ice Buildup on Houghton Lake – March 21 and 22, 2017

Photos by Thomas Reznich

Houghton Lake man dies following snowmobile accident



Troy Foster, 52, of Houghton Lake, died March 18 following injuries related to a snowmobile accident that occurred just after 11 a.m. that same day in Lake Township. Roscommon County Sheriff’s Depu­ties responded to a call on Michelson Road of a snowmobile accident. Upon arrival deputies found EMS transporting Foster to Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital. Foster, who was not wearing […]

PILING UP



Blocks of ice were piled up high in a few areas along the South Shore of Houghton Lake Wednesday morning after stiff winds pushed them ashore Tuesday. The area pictured, on the lakeside of 906 Iroquois Ave., had ice piled up to heights of 12 to 15 feet. Meteorologist Andy Sullivan of the National Weather Service office in Gaylord, said […]

Bannon receives $60k in settlement

Copy of agreement attached

Former Richfield Township Depart­ment of Public Safety Chief Brad Ban­non will receive $60,000 as part of a severance agreement with the township.The agreement, which was approved at a March 10 special meeting, stipu­lates that the first installment of $20,000 had to be paid within seven days of the agreement taking effect. The $20,000 payment was reflected in the bills that […]

RAPS board approves raises for administrators



The Roscommon Area Public Schools Board of Education approved two-year contracts that included raises for three of the district’s administrators during their regular meeting March 21. The raises were approved in a split vote, with board members Scott Hess, Sonia Lake, Kim Morley, Amy Coulter and Todd Jansen voting yes, board mem­ber David Vogel voting no and board member Julie […]

Gerrish to enter third year of swimmer’s itch control



Gerrish Township will continue to support the lethal taking of common mergansers through the use of its permit it obtained from the U.S Fish and Wild­life Service. During public comment at the town­ship’s regular meeting March 14, Ken Dennings, representing the Higgins Lake Property Owners Association, the Hig­gins Lake Land Conservancy, the Hig­gins Lake Environmental and Economic Coalition and Higgins […]

Chili cook-off kicks off Relay For Life 2017




The aroma of 24 different types of chili wafted through the room at the Houghton Lake Eagles Monday as Relay For Life of Roscommon County kicked-off the 2017 fundrais­ing campaign with a chili cook-off. People filled the hall, pre­paring to taste a variety of chili. “Holy cow!” Community Manager Trisha Jackson said of the number of people who participated. Attending […]

HOORAY FOR SPRING



Collins Elementary kindergart­ner Hunter Carpenter (top row, center) and classmates give a “hip hip hooray” while singing the Spring Song March 15. Stu­dents in kindergarten through third grade were featured at the school’s Spring Concert held at the Houghton Lake High School auditorium. (Left) Third graders (left to right) Ali Winiarski and Madison Soldan dance to “Watch Me” to end […]

Parents arrested for issuing false report of missing child



The parents of a former Charlton Heston Academy student were arrest­ed March 15 on a charge of issuing a false report of a medical or other emer­gency by deputies from the Roscommon County Sheriff’s Office. The arrests of Roger Mater, 49, and Cheryl Lucier, 49, both of Roscommon, were the result of a March 7 incident at the academy in […]

Man charged with possessing child sexually abusive material



A Houghton Lake man was arrested by Roscommon County Sheriff’s depu­ties on charges of possessing child sexu­ally abusive material. David J. Loviska, 47, was arraigned March 16 in 82nd District Court on charges of child sexually abusive activ­ity and possession of child sexually abu­sive material. He demanded preliminary examination within 21 days. Det./Lt. John Wybraniec said a search warrant was […]