February 16, 2012 RSS feed / Life in Leelanau

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Pasche best speller again with ‘cockatoo’

By Eric Carlson Of The Enterprise staff
Jack Pasche, a Suttons Bay seventh grader, won the Leelanau County Spelling Bee championship last week for the second year in a row when he correctly spelled the word “cockatoo.” This year’s bee was held Feb. More...

Lake Leelanau grandmother seeks to raise awareness of rare disease

By Amy Hubbell Of The Enterprise staff

A mother and daughter will be traveling to New York City this month to raise awareness about a rare disease which has touched their family. More...

Cedar artist Kostyshyn Talks About Art on Feb. 23

Cedar artist Stephen Kostyshyn is in line to speak at the next in the Talk About Art series next Thursday, Feb. 23. More...

Talking with Sierra Baker

Name: Sierra Baker. Town or township of residence: Leland Township. Age and place of birth: I’m 16 and I was born in Lansing, Michigan. More...

Zachman resigns from S-B school board

Applicants are being sought for appointment to the Suttons Bay Board of Education in the wake of a resignation. John Zachman, in the final 18 months of a four-year term, submitted his resignation effective Tuesday. More...

A Crowning Achievement

One of the biggest St. Mary crowds this boys basketball season was on hand Friday night for homecoming at St. Mary School. More...

Rare Albino turkey vulture found here

By Amy Hubbell Of The Enterprise staff

An immature albino turkey vulture is recuperating after it was found seeking shelter near Peshawbestown. More...

Lake Michigan water levels rebound 7 inches

WATER LEVELS in the Lake Michigan-Huron basin are seven inches above their level a year ago, in part by above average precipitation during the past year, according to information provided by the Army More...

Looking Back…

5 YEARS AGO February 15, 2007 More...

Schaub on Lake Superior’s list of top students

Emily M. Schaub of Lake Leelanau has been named to the Dean’s List at Lake Superior State University for the fall semester. The junior is studying nursing at the college, located in Sault Ste. Marie. More...

Buneks to renew vows for golden anniversary

Margaret Ann and John Stephen Bunek will renew their vows on Saturday, March 3 at 5 p.m. Mass at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Lake Leelanau in celebration of 50 years of marriage. More...

G-L junior chosen to travel with international choir

Sarah Scarbrough, a junior at Glen Lake High School, has been chosen to travel with the Blue Lake International Choir this summer. More...

Suttons Bay Knights have euchre on Sundays

The Bay Council 15135 of the Knights of Columbus in Suttons Bay will host euchre sessions each Sunday through March 25. All are invited to participate Sundays from 2 to 5 p.m. in the sessions held in Father Baker Hall in the lower level of St. More...

Glen Lake graduates announce engagement

Glen Lake graduates Kayla Marie Emeott and Charles Peter Springsteen, both of Detroit, announce their engagement. The bride-elect is the daughter of Randy and Dawn Emeott of Cedar. More...

Johnson Foundation seeks scholarship applicants

The Paul T. and Frances B. Johnson Foundation is accepting scholarship applications for the 2012-2013 academic year. More...

Special Helpers

Members of the Glen Lake chapter of the National Honor Society lent a hand last week at the Michigan Special Olympics. See story, page 4. More...

Bluebird offers hearty soup

This week’s hearty dish comes from Chef Shawn Botruff of the Bluebird in Leland. Owner Lynn Telgard says on Saturdays the Bluebird is offering a different version of comfort food than in years past. More...

Chamber’s Business Expo set for May 9

Plans are underway for the 2012 Leelanau Peninsula Chamber “Leelanau Showcase — A Business Expo” to be held May 9 at The Strongheart Center in Peshawbestown, from 11 a.m.– 6 p.m. More...

Last stretch of dirt trail ready for paving

By Chris Olson Of The Enterprise staff

After five years of planning and fund raising, TART Trails, Inc., with the help of the county Road Commission, expects to pave that last 6.5-miles of the Leelanau Trail later this spring. That’s the good news. More...

G-L kids help in Special way

Sixteen members of the Glen Lake chapter of National Honor Society (NHS) volunteered Friday at the 2012 Michigan Special Olympics at the Grand Traverse Resort. More...

13th year at Suttons Bay back on the drawing board

A proposal that would allow Suttons Bay students to earn an associates degree by the end of their “13th” year has new life. More...

Yancho leaves many memories on Lakeshore

By Mike Spencer Of The Enterprise staff

Steve Yancho wore many hats at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. And they all seemed to fit the 59-year-old Lake Ann resident, who retired after 36 years with the National Park Service including 34 at the Lakeshore. More...

Waterfowl seem to enjoy this Omena weather

By LESLIE DISCH
Phone/fax: 386-5686 email: phen.omena.2@gmail.com

If it wasn’t for the little bit of snow we got this past week, and the fact that the temperatures dipped below freezing, you might think it was summer. More...

Winterfest, chili ready to roll in Glen Arbor

By BILL THOMPSON
Phone 334-4486 Fax 334-3546
email: BThomp9264@aol.com

The up-coming weekend is really the last long weekend before Memorial Day and summer, although not for everyone. Apparently some school systems don’t think that Presidents Day is important. More...

Craker left his mark in Omena

Editor’s note: This article is compiled from ”Omena — A Place in Time” by Amanda Holmes, and from information from Nancy Craker Enyart, Larry and Joey Bensley, Kristi Craker Hallett, and Jeanne Craker Harter. More...

Omerza, Toro make Albion Dean’s List

Leelanau County students Christopher Omerza and Claudia Toro were named to the Albion College Dean’s List for the fall 2011 semester. Omerza is majoring in chemistry/ biochemistry and minoring in Spanish. More...

Walters celebrate 65 years of marriage

Gerald and Pauline Walters of Suttons Bay will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary Saturday. Gerald and the former Pauline Sharnowski were married Feb. 18, 1947 at Lake Leelanau St. Mary. The Rev. Linus Schrems officiated. More...

LCN’s food drive garners extra cash donations

More than 2,200 pounds of food and $3,000 cash were collected in the Leelanau Christian Neighbors (LCN) “Frostbite Food Drive” this month. Food donations of 2,241 lbs. were about the same as that donated last year. More...

Italian dinner set for St. Mary BPA

The St. Mary chapter of the Business Professionals of America will hold a fundraising Italian dinner on Friday, March 2. More...

Bailey, Moore among ‘Occupalooza’ speakers

Michael Moore will be the keynote speaker for “Occupalooza,” an event organized by the “Occupy” movement, Saturday in Traverse City. Other speakers for the event, set to begin at 6 p.m. More...

Evangelists to speak Saturday at Leelanau Community Church

Tim and Peggy Grisham from GoYe Ministries of Tipton, Ind. will lead a class in creative evangelism Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Leelanau Community Church in Lake Leelanau. More...