5 YEARS AGO
April 24, 2003

It’s one of journalism’s oldest traditions: leading a newspaper with its distinctive “flag” or nameplate. And for the first time in more than 50 years, the flag of the “Enterprise” is changing. We have revamped and simplified our nameplate, which appears at the top of each week’s front page.

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State budget cuts could eliminate regulations for waste fields and haulers, as well as sanitary regulations governing campgrounds, public swimming pools and mobile home parks. The move would cut $1.1 million from the state budget, but some fear a greater cost to public health.

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Officials of the Village of Suttons Bay may reconsider their decision last month to ignore the plight of some 35 boat owners who use “unauthorized” mooring buoys in Suttons Bay south of the village’s coal dock. The state DEQ has stated it would stringently enforce bottomlands rules.

10 YEARS AGO
April 23, 1998

Fighting tribal access rights at the Northport Village and Leland Township marinas could cost the municipalities more than $100,000.

John Naymick retained his seat as chairman of the county Facilities Task Force Monday despite a split “vote of confidence” from committee members.

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Snowfall totals were held to their third-lowest level since records have been kept by the Leelanau County Road Commission at 104 inches.

30 YEARS AGO
April 27, 1978

The National Park Service was reported this week to be negotiating to buy property in a proposed “scenic corridor” near Glen Lake, but a hearing on the owner’s request for a zoning change to permit residential building still was scheduled for May 9 before the Glen Arbor Township Planning and Zoning Commission.

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Kay Leighton of Northport High School set an unofficial Class D state record Monday when she high-jumped 5 feet 8 inches in a girls’ track meet at Elk Rapids.

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Liability insurance to cover Leelanau County’s operation of the Leland Dam has been canceled, the insurer informed the County Board of Commissioners Friday.

55 YEARS AGO
April 23, 1953

Leelanau County is seeking to greatly increase the taxation value of land after years of token boosts in valuations, during which time the county has slipped further and further into the red. County officials report now that there is not enough money in the general fund to meet current bills, and that there will be only a little more than enough during the remainder of the year to meet salaries.

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The board of supervisors will decide in a special public meeting May 4, the next step in planning another election for the convalescent hospital bonding issue.

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Leelanau County will have nearly a half million more pine trees by the end of this month as a result of plantings by co-operators of the Leelanau Soil Conservation district, according to Ed Plamondon, district director in charge of tree distribution.

115 YEARS AGO
April 20, 1893

Snow has finally left the woods of Maple City after a stay of 4½ months. The farmers are all ready, getting the soil ready for spring crops.

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Mrs. Herman Kropp died at her home last Friday, April 14th, of consumption.

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Only ten more days until we can go trouting.