Leelanau Enterprise Archive

It has been called “The Great Crash.”
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One-third of the Suttons Bay High School graduating class of 1935 enjoyed a luncheon reunion Monday at the Leland Lodge.
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Inductees in hall of fame include 4 from Leelanau.

When the eight new members of the Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools Hall of Fame are inducted Saturday, Leelanau County will be well represented.
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The Leelanau Conservancy has been recognized as one of only three land trusts in Michigan and 37 in the nation that has earned national accreditation.

The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, which is an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance (LTA), announced that the Conservancy received the recognition in the first round of accreditation.

“The accreditation seal lets the public know that the accredited land trust has undergone an extensive, external review of the governance and management of its organization and the systems and policies it uses to protect land,” said the commission’s executive director, Tammara Van Ryn.

Conservancy executive director Brian Price hailed the announcement, saying it “demonstrates our commitment to permanent land conservation” and that “we are a stronger organization today having gone through the rigorous accreditation program.”

The Conservancy and other land trusts were announced at a ceremony at the LTA’s annual rally in Pittsburgh earlier this month. The rally is called the largest gathering of land conservationists in the country, and the land trusts that were honored can now display a seal indicating they meet national standards for excellence while ensuring that conservation efforts are permanent.

The Conservancy, which was founded in 1988, has protected nearly 7,000 acres and 22 miles of shoreline and river/stream frontage in Leelanau County through its work with more than 100 conservation-minded landowners.

Also recognized from Michigan are Washtenaw Land Trust and Chikaming Open Lands Trust in Berrien County.

For more information on the LTA or the Conservancy, visit www.landtrustaccreditation.org or www.theconservancy.com.

File permits by February or don’t return, he’s told.

Stephen Volas of Grassroots Productions appeared before the Empire Village Council Tuesday night in part to announce plans for the 2009 Sleeping Bear Dunegrass and Blues Festival.
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Youths with diabetes learn to adjust.
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Champion hoop dancer is the subject of feature in ‘Time for Kids’ magazine.
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Ed. note: This week the Enterprise examines Proposal 1, a statewide ballot issue in which votes will decide Nov. 4 whether to permit the use of marijuana for medical reasons. Next week we’ll examine Proposal 2, a proposal to amend the state Constitution to address human embryo and human embryonic stem cell research in Michigan.
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A 52-year-old Cedar-area man pleaded not guilty to two marijuana-related charges in District Court Friday.
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The Sleeping Bear Chapter of the Order of St. Luke the Physician is sponsoring its annual healing conference on Oct. 10 and 11 at St. Philip Episcopal Church in Beulah.
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