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Administrator’s bow out puts heat on BOC

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Administrator’s bow out puts heat on BOC

By: Al ParkerKALKASKA – A hastily-called June 5 special meeting of the Board of Commissioners was supposed to address possible salary increases for elected officials, but was adjourned after only 15 raucous minutes with no action taken on the pay hikes. Some commissioners complained that they didn’t have adequate, updated information to base a vote on. “I didn’t get any new information til today at three o’clock,” said Commissioner Bob Baldwin…Read Article

Kalkaska students participate in National Poster Contest

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Kalkaska students participate in National Poster Contest

Courtesy photo Kalkaska Upper Elementary and Birch Street Elementary students show their artwork. KALKASKA – You know what they say: Home is Where the Habitat Is. Well, that’s what Kalkaska Upper Elementary (KUE) and Birch Street Elementary (BSE) students have been saying over the past few weeks while gearing up for a friendly competition. A collaboration between the Kalkaska Conservation District (KCD), Art, and Science & Technology at the …Read Article

Kalkaska season ends in district final

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Kalkaska season ends in district final

By: Todd VanSickle Photo by Todd VanSickle Kalkaska’s Noah Patnode tags out a Boyne City runner at second base. The Kalkaska varsity baseball team bowed out of the MHSAA District 68 tournament after losing in the second round. The Blazers faced Traverse City Christian in the semifinal and won, 8-1. Zach Porter had one hit and five RBIs in the game, while Josh Saxton, Noah Patnode and Jet Bittenbender each had a hit in the win. Hunter Wilkinso…Read Article

Clerk airs grievances against Administrator

By: Al ParkerKALKASKA – Kalkaska County Clerk Deborah Hill rose from her usual corner desk, walked directly to the lectern at the May 21 Board of Commissioners meeting and launched into a blistering list of concerns, focusing on County Administrator Dave Schaeffer and commissioners. “I have concerns that I feel need to be addressed,” said Hill, who has been the county clerk since 2008. “I never dreamed that I would feel it necessary to communic…Kalkaska · Kalkaska Read Article

Memorial Day in Kalkaska

Photo by Melanie Pauch Members of the VFW Post 8684 Auxiliary gather at Evergreen Cemetery in Kalkaska to honor and remember veterans during a recent ceremony. Category: Kalkaska CountyMemorial Day · Kalkaska Read Article

Former Kalkaska superintendent funeral Friday

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KALKASKA — Former Kalkaska Public School Superintendent Lee Denton Sandy, 80, died peacefully last Saturday at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, with family by his side.Kalkaska · Kalkaska Read Article

DWG Capital Partners Acquires Manufacturing Portfolio in Sale-Leaseback

DWG Capital Partners, led by principal Judd Dunning, has acquired a mission-critical manufacturing portfolio in northwest Michigan via a sale-leaseback deal with Kalkaska Screw Products. Totaling 49,000 square feet on 13.44 acres, the neighboring facilities are located in the Traverse City metropolitan area at 775 Rabourn Road, 4186 US 131 N, and 4085 US 131, Kalkaska, Michigan. Kalkaska Screw Products manufactures highly engineered machined com…Kalkaska · Kalkaska Read Article

Village gets set to celebrate new Scenic Trailhead

By: Patty Warner Crossing three bridges and a beautiful 300 foot boardwalk over the river, this new section of trail is a gem to treasure for generations! KALKASKA – The Kalkaska Downtown Development Authority (DDA), Village of Kalkaska (VOK), North Country Trail Association (NCTA) and Grand Traverse Chapter of the NCTA are excited to celebrate the grand opening of our new US-131 Kalkaska Trailhead and rerouted North Country National Scenic T…Kalkaska · Kalkaska Read Article

Learn about safe social media use

By: Al Parker Library Director John Roberts KALKASKA – John Roberts doesn’t mince words when he talks about adolescents and the dangers they face online. “We are doing this to ourselves,” says the Library Director. “It’s a really, really, really bad thing for your middle school daughter to take pictures of herself and send them out there.” For parents and caregivers who are wondering what kids are exposed to online, there’s a free program toni…Kalkaska · Kalkaska Read Article

Blazers split home opener against Sabres

By: Todd VanSickle Photo by Todd VanSickle Kalkaska’s Sam Fitzgerald delivers a pitch against Traverse City Christian Monday. On a blustery Monday afternoon, the Kalkaska varsity baseball team played its home opener against Traverse City Christian. The Blazers spilt the doubleheader with the visiting Sabres. In the first game, Kalkaska lost 2-8. The Traverse City team got on the board first and never relinquished the lead. Zach Porter took the…Kalkaska · Kalkaska Read Article

County halts Road Commission plans

By: Al Parker County Road Commission Manager John Rogers speaks with the Board of Commissioners. KALKASKA – County Commissioners have put the brakes on a plan to fund and build a new multi-million dollar building to house the Kalkaska County Road Commission. Gathered as a committee of the whole on April 9, commissioners voted 4-2, with Commissioner Bob Baldwin absent, against sending a resolution to put the funding plan on the August ballot bef…Kalkaska · Kalkaska Read Article

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