Otter Lake News

Sue M. Parker, 50, of Otter Lake performs as 'Sakeena' in the gypsy music and dance troupe Zingara during their show at the second annual Mid-Michigan Renaissance Festival outside of Vassar on Sunday afternoon.

Contact: Anita Richardson, MDOT Office of Communications, 989-754-0878, ext. 227 Agency: Transportation October 2, 2009 -- The Southern Links Trailway, located in the Michigan Department of Transportation's Bay Region, won the 2009 Michigan American Society of Civil Engineers Quality of Life Award.

Three area villages are holding elections Sept. 15. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The village of Lennon has uncontested elections for president, clerk, treasurer and a two-year village council seat.

Just in case you need an excuse to pig-out, you can always do it for charity. A 310-pound pig was roasted and consumed by 150 people in Otter Lake Park this Saturday.

For some people Hamtramck and Detroit are farther apart than one would guess. After a dozen years spending her afternoons building axles in the heart of Hamtramck, Candy Laughlin decided earlier this year to spend her days running a restaurant on Detroit Street.

For some people Hamtramck and Detroit are farther apart than one would guess. After a dozen years spending her afternoons building axles in the heart of Hamtramck, Candy Laughlin decided earlier this year to spend her days running a restaurant on Detroit Street.

For some people Hamtramck and Detroit are farther apart than one would guess. After a dozen years spending her afternoons building axles in the heart of Hamtramck, Candy Laughlin decided earlier this year to spend her days running a restaurant on Detroit Street.

For some people Hamtramck and Detroit are farther apart than one would guess. After a dozen years spending her afternoons building axles in the heart of Hamtramck, Candy Laughlin decided earlier this year to spend her days running a restaurant on Detroit Street.

For some people Hamtramck and Detroit are farther apart than one would guess. After a dozen years spending her afternoons building axles in the heart of Hamtramck, Candy Laughlin decided earlier this year to spend her days running a restaurant on Detroit Street.

A 53-year-old man suffered superficial burns to his face and stomach and a broken arm when the 55-gallon barrel he was cutting with an acetylene torch exploded Friday.

COUNTIES: Genesee/Tuscola CLOSEST CITIES: Villages of Otter Lake and Millington STARTING DATE: Monday, July 6, 2009 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: Late June 2010 PROJECT: The Michigan Department of Transportation is scheduled to begin the second phase of work on the Southern Links Pathway.

Red, white and blue and fireworks will color Lapeer County at several locations next weekend to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday.

God and a sense of community will be the focus of two events held at next weekend's Otter Lake Days.

With a theme of "family, friends, fun," the annual Otter Lake Days will be held the July 4 holiday weekend.

The LakeVille Community Schools have announced the sponsorship of a summer food service program for children.

Lapeer County Sheriff's Sgt. Don Brady convinced a sexual assault suspect, 18, from going through with "suicide by cop" during a Sunday night standoff inside an abandoned home in Otter Lake.

Their career plans may have changed over the years, but Flushing High School seniors are ready to start their future as graduates today.

This Saturday, May 16, the Foley Agricultural Society will be holding its annual plant and yard sale at the Agricultural Hall at 60 Rankin Lake Rd.

For the last 58 years Lewis Jewell said his life has been incomplete without a diploma from the old Otter Lake High School.

In a move to balance the budget, the LakeVille Schools will pink slip four teachers for the 2009-10 school year.