Rotarian grant provides AED
By Krista Tacey | on June 27, 2024
Houghton Lake Rotary recently installed a portable AED (automated external defibrillator) at the concession stand at Houghton Lake High School’s Bobcat Stadium. The Rotary Club received a Rotary District grant for which it had applied. The grant awards the club with 50% of the expense of the device. The AED was installed inside of the concession stand at the field. […]
Flashover training valuable instruction for area firefighters
By Cheryl Holladay | on June 27, 2024
By Cheryl Holladay Learning about conditions that lead to flashover fires, firefighters from area fire departments joined others from northern Michigan June 8 for a fire training session at the Roscommon County Fire Training Grounds. A flashover is the near-simultaneous ignition of combustible material in an enclosed space. Participating firefighters were from the township fire departments of Markey, Gerrish, Higgins, […]
Ledbetter family safe from June 20 house fire
By Krista Tacey | on June 27, 2024
By Cheryl Holladay Denton Township firefighters responded to a house fire the morning of June 20 on South Gladwin Road (M-18). Fire Chief Eric Tiepel said everyone in the family, including pets, escaped the 1 a.m. fire. Because the home is about a quarter-mile off the highway, Tiepel said firefighters put down about 1,200 feet of hose. Asst. Fire Chief […]
Fred’s of Roscommon sustains no damage in towel fire
By Krista Tacey | on June 27, 2024
Higgins Township firefighters responded to a fire at Fred’s of Roscommon the evening of June 24, but Higgins Township Fire Chief Tim Mepham reported no damage to the building. Mepham said his department was dispatched at 9:49 p.m., after witnesses reported smoke coming from the roof. He said when firefighters arrived on scene, they found no fire above the kitchen, […]
Lapeer man dies in ORV accident
By Cheryl Holladay | on June 27, 2024
A Lapeer man died June 19 while riding an ORV along Reserve Road (Co. Road 401) in Denton Township. According to the Denton Township Police Department, a 21-year-old male, who has a cabin in Gladwin, was riding an ORV northbound on Reserve Road near the north entrance (Ridgeview Drive) of the Woodland Hills subdivision at 2:35 p.m. DTPD Investigator Evan […]
HLCS budget, administrative contracts approved
By Cheryl Holladay | on June 27, 2024
By Cheryl Holladay The Houghton Lake Community Schools Board of Education Monday approved the final budget amendment for the current year, as well as the new fiscal year budget, which is expected to have a 35.9% fund balance. Finance Director Leanna Hartman reviewed for board members the amended 2023-24 budget and the general fund 2024-25 budget. In explaining the amendments […]
Congressman Bergman presents million dollars to GLUA
By Cheryl Holladay | on June 27, 2024
By Cheryl Holladay U.S. Congressman Jack Bergman, whose district includes Higgins Lake, visited supporters of the proposed STEP (Septic Tank Effluent Pump) sewer system at Higgins Lake June 24 at a reception at the Gerrish Township Community Park Marina. The Gerrish Lyon Utility Authority (GLUA) recently announced that it had been awarded $1 million in federal Community Project Funding to […]
Independence – times three – in Roscommon County
First fireworks display Saturday at Houghton Lake
By Staff | on June 27, 2024
The Fourth of July 2024 celebration starts this Saturday with a fireworks display at Houghton Lake. The Houghton Lake Chamber of Commerce will host its display June 29 over Houghton Lake at dusk. The fireworks will be shot from a barge on the East Bay. Spectators may gather at Trestle Park. Fireworks shows are also planned for Roscommon and St. […]
‘The best weekend ever’
St. Helen Bluegill Festival kicks off today
By Krista Tacey | on June 27, 2024
The weekend is almost here and those who are attending the 74th St. Helen Bluegill Festival should bust out their Hawaiian shirts, Bermuda shorts, flip flops and sunglasses. The theme for this year’s festival is the 1980s classic “Weekend at Bernie’s.” “The best weekend ever,” will kick off today (Thursday, June 27) and will continue through Sunday, June 30, at […]
Bicycle trip from Florida puts Blanchard over 200,000 miles
Return ride ends in Bay County when he is struck by vehicle
By Krista Tacey | on June 27, 2024
By Krista Tacey-Cater krista.tacey@houghtonlakeresorter.com Former Houghton Lake resident Bob Blanchard set a personal cycling milestone when he rode his bike from Bradenton, FL, to see his family at Houghton Lake. “This trip here got me to 200,000,” Blanchard said of his miles traveled on bicycle. He left Bradenton May 15 and arrived at his son, Tom Blanchard’s home, June 15. […]
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