Breckenridge News

The "People's Choice Award" is still collecting votes, so stop by Arts Alive Gallery at 500 S. Main St., La Cima Mall in Breckenridge between 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

The Breckenridge Area Chamber of Commerce's celebration begins at 10 a.m. Saturday at Jaycees Park and downtown.

The Arts Alive Gallery and The Summit Arts Council invite the public to the opening reception today from 4-8 p.m. at Arts Alive Gallery, located at 500 S. Main St.

A Saginaw man faces assault charges in a 20-cent dispute. Authorities claim Michael J.J. Parent pulled a knife on a store clerk who refused to give him two dimes for two broken beverage bottles.

A A Gaylord man who slashed his ex-wife's throat has skirted a life sentence. Justin E. Padgett will spend 15 to 25 years in prison for kidnapping in connection with the attack at the 25-year-old victim's Breckenridge home.

The Breckenridge-Wheeler Area Historical Society is hosting its annual Back in Time program from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Plank Road Museum.

The Department of Natural Resources and National Arbor Day Foundation has announced that 117 Michigan communities received the "Tree City USA" designation for their promotion of urban forestry in 2008.

Former Breckenridge Village Manager Larry Schmitz is one of the six finalists for the post.

Justin Padgett, 29, of Gladwin -- who police believe slashed his 25-year-old ex-wife's throat on Dec.