By Cheryl HolladayThe Gerrish Township Community Park Marina opened May 22, ready to serve boaters for the summer, with some changes put in place.Manager Steve Myer, who has worked at the marina for five years and is in his second year of managing the facility, said customers were allowed to put their boats out on their hoists, but not allowed […]
2020-05-28
HLF to fund swimmer’s itch research
The Higgins Lake Foundation will be assisting in swimmer’s itch research this year. The Higgins Lake community has battled swimmers’ itch for decades. The swimmers’ itch cycle was first documented in 1928 when it was discovered that the parasites (called schistosome cercariae) are passed from bird to snail to human. For some time, the use of copper sulfate to kill […]
New Church of God pastor ready for future at Houghton Lake
By Cheryl HolladayPastor Carl Neuenfeldt III, 28, started work at Houghton Lake Church of God March 22, the day before the state’s stay at home order was put in place.He and his wife, Stephanie, and their daughter, Kensington, lived in Saginaw and had been serving as youth pastors at Faith Community Church in Mt. Pleasant.Married in November, 2017, they both […]
Hope, Comfort & Encouragement
Hoping to share words of hope, comfort and encouragement with our readers, the Resorter reached out to area pastors to ask them to share their thoughts. This week we offer the tenth installment and hope to continue to be able to share as many responses as possible. Pastors can email krista.tacey@houghtonlakeresorter.com.
Preparing for the Day of Pentecost
The Rev. Karen BlattPresbyterian Kirk of the LakesWell, this is a special time. I am preparing for Sunday, May 31, Pentecost Sunday.Over the past weeks, Jesus Christ, the Risen Lord, has been among us (Acts 1:1-5), coming to us, his disciples in some very astonishing ways. He walked with two of us as we were wearily walking out of Jerusalem […]
‘Remain courageous and stay hopeful my friends’
By Pastor Bryan V. ThompsonHoughton Lake Wesleyan ChurchI have done my share of funerals. I like to sit with the families that are preparing to say goodbye to their loved one and reminisce with them about their life. You never know the direction those conversations will take. There are some things I would never have known or thought of without […]
First live-broadcast oral arguments include First Amendment issues
Guest OpinionFirst FiveBy Lata NottThe biggest decision the Supreme Court makes this year may turn out to be its pivot to allow real-time audio broadcasts of its arguments for the first time in its history. Typically, the audio recordings of the court’s oral arguments are only released on a delayed basis, so the arguments are only “live” for the limited number […]