http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/michigan/indian-river/ Indian River, MI News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/michigan/indian-river/content/b7ce21340de37532195d8a09eb651b1a.html Ongoing events http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/michigan/indian-river/content/243cbae2a78a2d3c8e980cd8f04eabad.html Births http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/michigan/indian-river/content/7c59d80b908c9a23591cee020f83d395.html WASHINGTON President Bush signed a bill Friday that extends unemployment benefits by seven weeks plus an additional 20 weeks in hardhit states including Michigan http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/michigan/indian-river/content/513099217c0f444549f12a8999190488.html Three people were injured in a twovehicle traffic crash in Emmet Countys Bear Creek Township Tuesday http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/michigan/indian-river/content/a4eb0122c3ab79a6274da19e9c94e97b.html GAYLORD Fortythree deer were checked at Gaylords Dept of Natural ResourcesDNR check station by 2 pm Monday the historically hightraffic day for the station http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/michigan/indian-river/content/578e17ef6844fc00a6a13c6f80c00faf.html Births A son Izaac Richard Bell was born at 5:40 am on Nov 13 2008 to Marshall and Tonya Bell of Boyne City at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey Izaac weighed 4 pounds 6 ounces and measured 17 12 inches long at birth His siblings are Zoey Bell 6 12 and Jordan Bell 4 12 Grandparents are Marshall and Terri Bell of Jacksonville Fla Linda Stoneburner of Cheboygan and Richard Velchansky of Petoskey http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/michigan/indian-river/content/4480de4c5e7071819b34707e4f14dd29.html Ongoing events http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/michigan/indian-river/content/fb765b0b8c93e03df14271509df9caae.html By Maggie PetersonGraphic editorSome childhood passions never dieFor Andy Bowman of Harbor Springs and Clint Passeno of Petoskey that passion is airplanes They are two of several in the area who fly build and rebuild the aircraftProbably when I was 9 or 10 years old I would beg my mother to take me to the airport to watch the airplanes Bowman recalledAlthough he took flight lessons as a teen his lessons went on hold for 30 years He earned his private pilot license in 1991He39;s had a hand in building or rebuilding five airplanes three of which he39;s owned