Houghton Lake Resorter

11/02/2024

Bobcats’ season ends with 62-6 loss to Menominee.

11/02/2024

With a quarter left, Bobcats trail Menominee 62-6.

11/02/2024

Bobcats trail Maroons 49-6 at halftime.

11/02/2024

After one quarter, Bobcats trail Menominee 28-0.

11/02/2024

Bobcats are in Menominee today with kickoff approaching.

11/02/2024

Cole, Civinskas to run in state finals Saturday
Roscommon’s Anthony Cole and Evan Civinskas will run at the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Division 3 State Finals Saturday at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn.

The pair qualified as individual entries with their performance at regionals Oct. 26 at East Jordan.

Roscommon’s Anthony Cole and Evan Civinskas will run at the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Division 3 State Finals Saturday at Michigan Interna

11/02/2024

Bobcats clinch playoffs, head to Menominee

Houghton Lake punched their ticket to the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Division 7 playoffs with a 58-27 home win over Beaverton Friday night.

The Bobcats (5-4) will now travel to the Upper Peninsula to face Menominee (8-1) today (Saturday, Nov. 2) at noon Central Time (1 p.m. Eastern).

Houghton Lake punched their ticket to the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Division 7 playoffs with a 58-27 home win over Beaverton Friday night.

11/01/2024

RHS 2024 Homecoming

Over the course of Roscommon High School’s Spirit Week, which took place Oct. 21-25, students participated in various activities and competitions in a quest to secure the Homecoming Spirit Jug. It was announced at the end of the Oct. 25 Homecoming assembly that the senior class won the Spirit Jug.

SENIORS WIN THE SPIRIT JUGOver the course of Roscommon High School’s Spirit Week, which took place Oct. 21-25, students participated in various activities and competitions in a quest to secure the Hom...

11/01/2024

Good luck and safe travels to the Houghton Lake Bobcats football team as they head to the UP for a playoff game against Menominee tomorrow.

10/31/2024

Friends of Trestle Park hosted a Pumpkin Fun Day in conjunction with Denton Township’s Trunk or Treat. Both events were held at Trestle Park Oct. 26.

There were 650 young and young-at-heart attendees.

Members of FOTP offered free cider and donuts for guests, many of whom were dressed up in their Halloween costumes.

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10/30/2024

October 31, 2024 Resorter headlines:

Thousands cast ballots ahead of Tuesday's election

The Empty Chair Project saves local business owner's life

Roscommon Homecoming

Plus the Fall Home Improvement & Car Care Guide

10/30/2024

Tangled in spider webs and watched over by an army of skeletons and animatronics is the spooky house on Roberts Road, Houghton Lake.

The spooky decorations once stood on Evergreen Street at Houghton Lake, but Jennifer Guzman and Brad Daneluk moved to Roberts Road in August.

“We keep our 12-foot skeletons up all year round and they became kind of like known on 55. So, when we moved, a lot of people kinda freaked out,” Guzman said of the skeletons that used to be on display near M-55 and Reserve Road.

SPOOKY DECORATIONSDecorations adorn the front yard of Jennifer Guzman and Brad Daneluk’s house on Roberts Road, Houghton Lake, as they prepare for Halloween. “It takes us about four days to get our large decorations out, then we just keep putting little things out for the next few weeks,” said...

10/29/2024

Roscommon’s Anthony Cole finished second in the Highland Conference Championship Oct. 15 on his home course at Roscommon High School.

Cole led the Bucks to a second-place finish in the boys’ standings with Lake City taking first. He finished the 5,000m course in 17:29. Manton’s Robert Dykhouse won the conference title with a first-place finish in 16:55.

VYING FOR THE FRONTRunners in the Highland championship meet, including Roscommon’s Catie Janisse, Laura Janisse, Mirabelle Balcolm and Emma Hoogerhyde, take off from the starting line Oct. 15 at Roscommon High School. Catie Janisse finished 11th to lead the Bucks. (Photo by Athena Schrader) Rosco...

10/27/2024

The Higgins Lake Foundation (HLF) has received a boost for its matching grant program previously offered by Nancy (Albosta) Perry.

Teresa (Bertl) Korn, a fellow Higgins Lake native and a member of the Bertl family, has partnered with Perry and the HLF to increase Perry’s $20,000 matching grant challenge by $10,000.

MATCHING GRANT NOW $30,000(Left to right) Higgins Lake Foundation Administrative Assistant Denise Becker, matching grant donor Teresa (Bertl) Korn, HLF President Vicki Springstead and matching grant donor Nancy (Albosta) Perry are promoting the 2024 matching grant program that has been increased by....

10/27/2024

Roscommon’s varsity soccer season came to a close with a 4-1 loss in the district finals Oct. 17 to Tawas.

Playing at Midland Calvary Baptist, the Bucks and Braves played to a 0-0 halftime score.

“The first half was a battle with both teams going back and forth for 40 minutes with no one backing down,” coach John Sinnaeve said.

DISTRICT FINAL ACTIONRoscommon junior Keaton Pratt (2) heads the ball away from Tawas’ Kevin Loew (13) during the Bucks’ battle with the Braves in a district final Oct. 17 at Midland Calvary Baptist. Pratt, who had an assist in the contest, helped the Bucks keep the Braves off the scoreboard in ...

10/26/2024

Houghton Lake beats Beaverton 58-27 in must win game to qualify for the playoffs.

10/26/2024

The Bucks take a 30-24 loss to Kalkaska.

10/26/2024

At the end of the third quarter, the Bucks lead Kalkaska 21-14.

10/26/2024

The Halloween season has begun, and fun and spooky events are being planned in Roscommon County for this weekend and on Halloween night, Oct. 31.

Artesia Youth Park, 1800 South Loxley Rd., Houghton Lake, will host a Halloween Family Event Oct. 26, from 4 to 7 p.m.

The Houghton Lake Area Historical Society, 1701 West Houghton Lake Dr. (M-55), Houghton Lake, will host a trick or treat event in the village Oct. 26, from 6 to 8 p.m.

St. Helen Trunk or Treat, Richfield Township Park, Oct. 26, 6 p.m.

Gerrish Township Trunk or Treat, Gerrish Township Municipal Building, 2997 East Higgins Lake Dr. (Co. Road 100), Oct. 31, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Firefighters from the Lyon Township Fire Department will be distributing candy at the fire hall, 10555 North Harrison (Old 27) Oct. 31, from 5 to 7 p.m.

The Halloween season has begun, and fun and spooky events are being planned in Roscommon County for this weekend and on Halloween night, Oct. 31. Artesia Youth Park Artesia Youth Park, 1800 South Loxley Rd., Houghton Lake, will host a Halloween Family Event Oct. 26, from 4 to 7 p.m. The event is fre...

10/26/2024

Congratulations to Roscommon High School’s Homecoming King Jacob Ziebell and Queen Haylee Theobald.

10/25/2024

At the end of the first quarter, the Bucks trail Kalkaska 8-7.

10/25/2024

Roscommon High School’s Homecoming Week is bound to be filled with a full range of emotions.

All this week, the Bucks have been celebrating Spirit Week with an “Inside Out,” movie theme in anticipation for Friday’s Homecoming game against the Kalkaska Blazers.

Friday is the big day when a host of Homecoming-related events will be taking place. After school, the Homecoming Parade will take place at 4:30 p.m. in downtown Roscommon.

Later in the evening, during the 7 p.m. Homecoming game, the Homecoming king and queen will be announced during the halftime show.

RHS SENIOR HOMECOMING COURTRepresenting the seniors are Homecoming Court members (front row, from left) Elise Cherven, Allison Perkola, Kendyl Frydrych, Haylee Theobald, Isabell McCourt, (back row, from left) Matthew Coffey, Owen Barnes and Jacob Ziebell. The senior Homecoming king and queen will be...

10/23/2024

October 24, 2024 Resorter headlines:

Randall new chair of Houghton Lake Improvement Board
Assessments reduced for second year in a row

Halloween Tradition still alive after move

District 3 only contested county-level race

RHS to host an "Inside Out" Homecoming

10/23/2024

The St. Helen Chamber of Commerce, Higgins-Lake Roscommon Chamber and the Houghton Lake Area Tourism Bureau hosted its fourth annual Roscommon County Quilt and Color Tour Oct. 14.

The quilt show was held at the Barn at Evergreen Farms, St. Helen was filled with quilts, raffle prizes and vendors.

The quilt block tour started at 1 p.m. and featured 20 quilt blocks in Roscommon County.

HAVING FUNAttendees of the Quilt and Color Tour stand in front of Becky’s Best Sewing Machines’ quilt block Monday. The quilt block at the Houghton Lake store represents the sewing machine that the store uses to create a wide number of quilts, embroidery, crafts and home decor. (Photo by Athena ...

10/21/2024

Xandra Weaver said she has been an artist her whole life and she always liked “odd, witchy things,” so why not combine the two and create a business?

Weaver, of Belleville, recently attended Witches Weekend at Houghton Lake, with her business Iridescent Artistry.

She started her business four years ago and her artwork is a mix of needle felting, bones, clay, plants and yarn.

BONE ARTXandra Weaver lined up her artwork on a patch of green yarn to look like moss during Witches Weekend at the Houghton Lake Historical Playhouse Oct. 10. The artwork pictured on the grass was her bone artwork and crocheted mushrooms and bees.Photos by Athena Schrader By Athena Schrader Xandra....