(Inset): Kennady and Kia Lawrence checked out a fire truck at Harvestfest, held at Higgins Lake State Park.
Fairview High School 6th grader Nick Trader gets a carriage ride during Eaglefest. See more photos on page A 8-9.
Laughing Buck: B-6
Across County Lines: C-15
Chamber awards: C-9
Eagle Voice: C-1
Festival of Trees: C-5
Kittle Road Shopping: A-7
Salute to Service: A-10
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Strengthening the communities of Northeast Michigan Vol. 11, Issue 16
Voice
November 2019
Free Up North
Roscommon welcomes ‘Dolly’ By Theresa Ekdom ROSCOMMON – Normally when a new director takes over a program, they start small, with a simple production. But not Roscommon High School’s Crystal Weber. She and had the students at the school are preparing to bring “Hello Dolly” to the stage. “This group of kids are insanely talented,” Weber said. “Coming in this first year was a dream!” While it is her first time directing the show, Weber did co-direct last year’s musical with Annette Murray, who retired. Weber is assisted by Jan Deloge, who oversees costumes and set, and organist June Karjalainen. “Hello Dolly” tells the story of matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi, as she travels to New York to find a match for the “miserly wellknown unmarried half-a-millionaire” Horace Vandergelder. The musical will be presented at Roscommon High School on Friday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 9 with a 2 p.m. matinee and 7 p.m. Students and seniors cost $9, and adults are $12.
Above: Henry Tussey (left) and Connor McNamara figuring out how they can take a trip to New York. Right: The chorus joins the cast on the stage during rehearsal of ‘Hello Dolly’
The director, cast, and crew of Hello Dolly, Roscommon High School’s musical for 2019, includes: Front (l-r) Jolee Lytle (crew), Tessa Heliin (crew), Josie Fairbanks (crew), Abigail Bower, Veronica Alyas, Morgan Crespo, Ella Jaskowski, Allison Chmilelewski, and Valerie Alyas. Second row, (l-r) Josh Fairbanks (lights), Ben Dodge, Henry Tussey, Maurice Janisse, Samantha Karoub, and Gin Coulter. Stairs (front going up) Jacklyn Wintersheimer, Jaci Taylor, Ruby Galloway, Audrey Tiepel, Jordon Cross and Corbin Tyler. Middle (l-r) Director Crystal Weber, Claira Brewer, Connor McNamara, and Jessica Oakes. Top, (l-r) Joshua Karoub, Alex Thiel, Skylar Milne, and Anthony Belcher. Not pictured, Zoe Tomes, Riley Maczik, Lauren Peterson, and Trevor Streeter