Torch Lake continues property reassessment
DOLLAR BAY — The reassessment data of Torch Lake Township collected last summer is being compiled, but some people who haven’t filled out the questionnaire for the project may be offered another chance to do so. At the regular meeting of the Torch Lake Township board of trustees conducted in the Osceola Township hall Wednesday, Matt Arko of DPM Assessing Services of Hancock, said many people have come to his office to fill out the questionnaires, which describe the makeup of individual properties. Diane Zucher, township treasurer, said many residents have come into the township office in Hubbell to say they didn’t receive the questionnaires, which were placed on the doors of houses last year. “Fifteen to 20 people have either called or come in to say they haven’t gotten one,” she said. Arko said as far as he knows, all properties did receive the questionnaires, but it’s possible some may have blown off the doors or may have been intentionally removed by someone. Arko said he wil
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HOUGHTON — Education is the key to achieving peace.
Greg Mortenson, co-author of “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time” delivered that message to a group of students Wednesday at Michigan Technol
Houghton council fails to gain quorum
HOUGHTON — The Houghton City Council did not hold a meeting Wednesday after failing to get enough members for a quorum.
City Manager Scott MacInnes said there had been past meetings canceled due to lack of people, but this was the first
Monte Carlo destroyed by blaze
HANCOCK — A popular Hancock bar is down, but not out, after it was gutted in a fire Tuesday morning.
The Monte Carlo suffered extreme smoke, water and fire damage in the fire, which started around 10:30 a.m., said Hancock Fir
Assessing the Otter River watershed
TAPIOLA — Citizens interested in the future of the Otter River watershed met Tuesday evening at the Doelle Senior Citizens Center.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) hosted the meeting. The
Documentation project renews one man's relationship with the Otter River
By DAN SCHNEIDER
DMG Writer
TAPIOLA — Dave Rulison remembers when he and his wife, Linda, first moved onto property fronting the Otter River.
More specifically, he remembers fishing for trout in the Otter River at
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