2020-11-12

PARKS FUND BOOSTED IN MEMORY OF MCNAMARA



Blood drive in St. Helen Nov. 17



An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held at St. Helen Catholic Church Nov. 17.The drive will run from noon to 5:45 p.m. The church is located at 737 North St. Helen Rd.To schedule an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org or call (800) 733-2767.The Red Cross is testing blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies. The test may indicate if […]

Christmas Market Saturday at Playhouse



A Christmas Market is planned Saturday at the Houghton Lake Historical Playhouse.The event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Local vendors, psychic mediums and crafters and bakers will be on hand. A concession stand is also planned.Social distancing will be enforced and face coverings are required.For information, contact Dawn Myas at (989) 280-5708 or Whitelilly63@yahoo.com.The Houghton Lake Historical Playhouse […]

St. Helen Helping Hands holiday sign-ups underway



St. Helen Helping Hands is currently signing up families for its holiday assistance program.Those looking for holiday assistance should visit the St. Helen We Care Shop during the month of November, Monday through Friday from 12 to 2 p.m.The holiday assistance program is designated for Richfield Township residents.For information, call John Sutter at 808-4655.

TCF provides volunteers, makes donation to RCUW



TCF Bank recently presented a $2,500 grant to Roscommon County United Way to help with COVID-19 relief.The grant was presented by TCF employees at Operation Polar Drop, held Oct. 17 at Artesia Youth Park. TCF volunteers were among those helping at the event, distributing food and items to families. The grant was presented to Cherrie Benchley, Roscommon County United Way […]

Kirtland Garden Club to travel to Falmouth farm



Members of the Kirtland Garden Club will be visiting a small, family-owned organic farm in Falmouth for their November meeting.The meeting will be held at Jones’ Moonlit Farm Nov. 16. With a diverse farm landscape, Jones’ Moonlit Farm produces honey, eggs, grassfeed beef, vegetables and an assortment of other things on their 40 acres. Daughter Tiffany Jones will be speaking […]

Roscommon County 4-H in a membership drive contest



Roscommon County 4-H is hosting a membership drive contest due to the 4-H enrollment fees having been waived for the 2020-21 program year.More details will be announced, but each member registered gets into a fun drawing, and then for each new member registered, the existing 4-H member gets a second entry for the credit of this referral.“This is a great […]

St. Helen VFW offering to-go meals for Thanksgiving



St. Helen VFW Post 5680, located at 1914 Lake St., will offer free Thanksgiving meals. The meals will be served as to-go meals only from 1 to 3 p.m. Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26. For information or do make a monetary donation, call John Sutter at 808-4655.

‘Deck a Tree’ to help Houghton Lake Area Historical Society



The Houghton Lake Area Historical Society is looking for businesses, organizations, groups and families to decorate Christmas trees for its upcoming “Deck a Tree” event.Trees need to be decorated and placed at the Playhouse by Nov. 13 and will be displayed in the Houghton Lake Historical Playhouse. They will be used to deck the halls for Santa’s Workshop Nov. 22.The […]

Number of Toys for Tots boxes down due to pandemic

Toys for Tots Coordinator Bruce Bentley said the number of boxes distributed throughout Roscommon County this year is down. Highlighting community partners, he said A-Tech Heating & Cooling Inc. of Prudenville recently requested a Toys for Tots box, bringing the total in the county to 41 (down from 57 due to the coronavirus). “A big shout out to Fred and […]