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l to r, Financial Secretary Henry Woida and council Grand Knight Clyde Straub receive recognition from the State of Michigan for the council’s 50 years of community service with various charities in the greater Roscommon County area.
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Michigan Senator Michele Hoitenga, representing the Thirty-Six District of Michigan, initiated the recognition of the Houghton Lake Council of the Knights of Columbus’ award from the State of Michigan. Signatures on the document besides Senator Hoitenga are Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Lieutenant Governor Garland Gilchrist, and Ken Horton Michigan State Representative of the one hundred and fifth district. The Knights of Columbus of Houghton Lake celebrated their 50th anniversary at a celebration in May of this year. Website for the Knights is kofc6548.org
PHOTO: l to r KNIGHT RON HASSO, TOOTSIE ROLL CHAIRMAN 2023, KNIGHT LARRY MEIER, GRAND KNIGHT CLYDE STRAUB, DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT STEVEN SANDOVAL, , DR. JAMES MANGUTZ, COOR BOARD PRESIDENT, OSCODA COUNTY, NANCY PERSING, COOR BOARD VICE-PRESIDENT, CRAWFORD COUNTY.
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The Knights of Columbus of Houghton Lake, MI are recognized with an award for supporting Coor Intermediate Schools, Special Olympics and ROOC workshop since 1976. The proceeds generated by the Council’s yearly sales of Tootsie Rolls has amounted to over $100,000 for the needs of COOR, Special Olympics and the ROOC workshop over the last forty-eight years. The Knight’s Council recently celebrated 50 years of their founding in 1974. The Knight’s support over fourteen different charities in the greater Roscommon community area.
Larry Meier, a knight of this council, was the director at ROOC and was instrumental in starting the ROOC workshop with a matching grant and the support of the Houghton Lake Knights in 1977. Knight Larry was instrumental in starting the Special Olympics at that time.
50th Anniversary Award from Knights of Columbus Supreme Council at the Council's celebration party May 19th, 2024
STATE OF MICHIGAN
COOR , ROOC, SPECIAL OLYMPICS AWARD
SUPREME COUNCIL AWARD
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