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February 23, 2012 / Front Page

Scott endures pain for gain

By Mike Spencer Of The Enterprise staff

Winning isn’t a cure-all, but it has helped ease the pain for Leland’s Isabelle Scott. She suffers from chronic ankle problems, and some times can’t walk after games. More...

Janik inks contract

New county administrator from Cedar

By Alan Campbell of the Enterprise staff

On an evening that appropriately included free paczkis bought by commissioners, the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners approved a contract making Chet Janik the seventh county administrator since the position was established in 1985. More...

Special Sections

Sports

Norse put up half a battle with hot-shooting Eagles

By Mike Spencer Of The Enterprise staff

Suttons Bay’s girls basketball team had half a chance of snapping its seven-game losing streak when it hosted St. Mary this week. More...

Home schoolers put 14-5 record on line in state tourney

By Mike Spencer Of The Enterprise staff

Lorelei Grant says the Traverse City Bulldogs Athletic Association are doing their best to dispel the myth that home schoolers are all brains and no ball. More...

Leland girls shoot for Class D district title to cap turnaround

By Mike Spencer Of The Enterprise staff

Leland’s girls basketball team is the favorite to win the Class D district title next week based on regular season head-to-head match-ups. If successful, the Comets would pull off a worst to first move in one basketball season. More...

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Life in Leelanau

Winterfest fun in Glen Arbor

By Amy Hubbell Of The Enterprise staff

Chili, perch and the great outdoors were enjoyed by about 725 people Saturday at Glen Arbor’s annual Winterfest celebration. More...

Coyote population healthy, coping with mild winter

By Chris Olson Of The Enterprise staff

Coyotes in Leelanau County appear to be doing well this winter. “This has been a weird winter,” said Rebecca Hopkins, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conservation officer. More...

blu chef offers shortbread recipe

Randy Chamberlain, chef and owner of the restaurant blu in Glen Arbor, submitted this week’s recipe for Sea Salt Shortbread. He tells us as shortbread goes, his recipe is very shelf stable if sealed in an airtight container. More...

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Views

Township has chance to take input on new ‘hall’

our opinion

We share some fault with the “suddenness,” if you will, of the dissemination of news that the Suttons Bay Township Board has decided to plunk down $1,000 toward the $205,000 pricetag to purchase a former title company building in the Hans More...

Kudos to spellers, organizers

The Leelanau County Spelling Bee held earlier this month at Glen Lake Community School served as a breath of fresh air given the world in which we live. More...

Mr. Lang not an investor

In this space last week, we incorrectly stated that Richard Lang was an investor with Leelanau Commmunity Energy, a corporation created to take advantage of federal grants to build a wind turbine on land leased from the village. More...

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Columns

Quality day care is the start of something good

A column by Amy Hubbell

Being a parent is the toughest, yet the most rewarding job you can ever have. More...

Sndyer’s endorsement for Mitt for better or worse

By Tim Skubick

Gov. Rick Snyder blesses Mitt Romney for president. All together now: Yawn. Yawn. The Snyder endorsement is not the magic excelsior the Romney campaign needs to cure his political ills and in Michigan there are a boat load. More...

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POLAR BARE

GERRY SHIFFMAN of Empire was a hit of the Empire Winterfest Polar Bear Dip in his stylish Speedo-type bathing trunks Saturday afternoon in South Bar Lake. More...

Opinion nixes use of ‘new’ twp. hall

By Eric Carlson Of The Enterprise staff

Sharp differences of opinion are emerging among officials of two units of government in Leelanau County that until very recently have been closely allied in a number of areas. More...

Local News

Snowless winter continues in county

A “snowy” week — relatively speaking — was not nearly enough to keep the county snow gauge below its level for this week during the record snowless winter of 1982-83. More...

Leelanau snow gauge

(as of Wednesday morning)Snowfall this week— 6”Snowfall this season— 55”By same day in 2011—93”For the month — 12”Season’s record snowfall(Since 1955-56)231 inches in 1995-96In February, More...

Weather Readings

BINGHAM Horticultural Research Station High Low Snow. Feb 15 38 29 .5” Feb 16 38 33 -0- Feb 17 40 30 More...

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Outdoors

Lake Leelanau fisherman gets nice perch basket

Basketball coaches preach movement to help their team’s offense. Their philosophy also works for ice fishermen. Mike Bordeaux drilled 18 holes on Lake Leelanau on Monday morning searching out a school of nice-sized perch. Only one worked. More...

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Obituaries Free Access

Angeline Demas O'Non

1918-2012

Services were held Monday, Feb. 20 at Martinson Funeral Home for Angeline Demas O’Non of Suttons Bay who died Tuesday, Feb. 14 at Munson Medical Center. She was 93. More...

Steven Earl Netherton

Private family services will be held at a later date for Steven Earl Netherton who died Wednesday, Feb. 15 while vacationing with his daughter in Naples, Fla. Steve was born in Harvey, Ill., the son of Lowell E. Netherton and Hazel C. Netherton. More...

Barbara Jean Keeley

1922-2012

A memorial service is planned at 10 a.m. March 7 at Huntington Woods Lutheran Church for Barbara Jean Keeley of Glen Arbor who died Feb. 1 at Munson Hospice House. She was 89. Barbara was born May 5, 1922 to Elizabeth and Harry Town. More...

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Coming Events Free Access

coming events

Organizations wishing to have their public events listed in this calendar can email Chris Olson at chris@leelanaunews.com or call The Enterprise, 256-9827, before 5 p.m. Friday. TODAY More...

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Letters

It’s time for the Church to exit the dark ages

To the Editor: The Affordable Care Act was approved by both houses of Congress and signed by the President, and became law. It provides for quality of care and includes birth control. More...

Nero fiddled while Rome burned

Reader's Forum:

By Derek J. Bailey NW Bayshore Drive, Peshawbestown

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has again requested public comment, this time setting a Feb. More...

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Leelanau Log

leelanau log

Real estate transfers recorded in county February 10 Laurence R. and Melisa A. Miller to Sleeping Bear LLC, Section 22, Glen Arbor Township. Lynn M. Gallagher to John A. More...

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