5 YEARS AGO
March 20, 2003

Tykie, a well-preserved canine, celebrated his 24th birthday Saturday. Tykie has fared well during the past year, despite some normal wear and tear. He remains quite deaf and a little creaky in the joints.

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The Suttons Bay Village Council flatly refused Monday to sponsor establishment of a “legal” boat mooring field off its coal dock in the southern end of Suttons Bay. Boaters who will no longer be allowed to moor their boats at the site are furious.

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Despite 246 signatures to the contrary, the Glen Lake Board of Education Monday night appointed a former board member, Tom Cyr of Empire, to a vacant seat for a 3½-month term opened last month with the resignation of trustee Jon Lewis.

10 YEARS AGO
March 19, 1998

Lynn John Van Huizen, elected state commander of the Michigan Militia Corp. Wolverines, confirmed Tuesday that the group had an established unit in Leelanau County.

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A 10th-grade student at the Leelanau School who was charged in county Probate court Friday with making a bomb threat to the White House through the Internet has been expelled.

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A former county building inspector has filed a lawsuit claiming that he was fired because of his hard stance of citing county contractors for violating state building codes. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages exceeding $25,000.

30 YEARS AGO
March 23, 1978

County Prosecutor James R. Williams prepared a directive to present to the County Board of Commissioners outlining steps that would need to be taken to form a new county tax allocation board.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a $1,848,900 grant to the Village of Northport to help finance a $2.7 million sewer and water treatment system, U.S. Sen. Donald Riegle of Michigan announced yesterday afternoon.

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Leland High School’s girls’ volleyball team capped a 25-0 season Saturday afternoon by defeating Ann Arbor Green Hills, 15-11 and 15-8, to capture the Michigan Class D crown.

55 YEARS AGO
March 19, 1953

The state Agricultural Commission, meeting in Lansing Monday, voted unanimously to conduct a pool of cherry growers to determine their sentiment on the disputed cherry grading regulation.

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Members of the senior class at Northport High School voted unanimously to sacrifice the “skip day” trip for which they had worked four years. Instead, they plan to contribute the $700 saved to the Leelanau Memorial Hospital at Northport.

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Great Lakes property owners who have suffered beach and building damage within the past year from winds and waters found a silver lining when the U.S. Internal Revenue Service announced it would permit income tax deductions for damages.

115 YEARS AGO
March 20, 1993

We would like a few cords of wood at this office in payment of a subscription.

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Fishing through the ice on Camp Lake is said to be very good.

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Fresh lager beer is constantly on tap at the Andrew Larsen company in Suttons Bay.