Leelanau Enterprise

Monthly Archives: May 2007

LPHS's final graduation

Alternative school coming to an end after 10 years
At one time, Kayla Boyadjian didn't think she'd graduate from high school. She got a second chance at Leelanau Peninsula High School, and now she’s a part of the alternative school’s final graduation class.

Goldschmidt, Bolden to wed on Saturday

Leanna Alice Goldschmidt and Robin Baron Bolden, both of San Diego, will be reunited in marriage on Saturday, June 2, at New Heights Community Church in Santee, Calif.

Holiday weekend gets 'so-so' rating

Business owners are offering mixed reviews of this year’s Memorial Day weekend – the traditional beginning of the summer visitor season in Leelanau County.
“The weekend came a little earlier on the calendar this year,” noted Edie Aylsworth, manager of Glen Craft Marina & Resort in Glen Arbor Township. “I think that made a lot of [...]

Deputies' seniority addressed

A one-sentence addition to a police officers union contract with Leelanau County is designed to help forestall questions about seniority that may have resulted in layoffs and delayed promotions in the county Sheriff’s Department.

Court, father at odds before over kids' alleged peyote use

The mother of a 7-year-old girl whose urine tested positive for mescaline claims the girl's father is giving her hallucinogenic peyote as part of sacred Native American rituals – and the mother wants it to stop.
"Peyote has nothing to do with the traditions of any Woodland Indian tribe," said the mother, a member of the [...]

Solon holds roundtable on zoning

A roundtable discussion about zoning matters was held last week in Cedar.

Iraq War: Tough issue, strong views

On Memorial Day, how do you not talk about the Iraq War?
Or perhaps this is the better question: How do you exchange opinions about a war that has created deep divisions within the country, communities and even among friends?
The Enterprise set up a roundtable discussion with four Leelanau County residents last week, each of whom [...]

Woods and waters are beckoning

Mushrooms, turkeys, panfish and maybe even a salmon or two.
While Leelanau County may swell with outdoors people over Memorial Day weekend, it also offers plenty to keep them busy.

Greilickville's largest building has new owner

The third time was the charm for the Harleysville Lakes State Insurance building, as a Leelanau resident Tuesday afternoon led an investment group in the purchase of the county's largest commercial building.

Injured worker loses in jury trial

A 7-person Leelanau County jury last week ruled that a construction worker was not due compensation from the owner of a concrete company who helped cover a stairwell with a sheet of foam that eventually gave way, leading to a 17-foot fall.

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