Leland native set for Olympics after helping win Polish pro league
By Mike Spencer Of The Enterprise staff
Alisha Glass, former Leland and Penn State volleyball standout, returned from Poland last week with her jersey and medal from winning the Plus Liga playoff championship. More...
The Glen Lake girls soccer team had a moment of silence Tuesday afternoon for a fallen teammate before its first home game with Boyne City. Then the Lakers went out in honor of Logan Marie McDonough and played a near flawless match, beating the More...
Jim Varley has a problem — he’s got too many good players back from last year’s regional championship team. It’s a luxury many a high school golf coaches would love to have. “Anybody on this team can have a r More...
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...
The Suttons Bay Chamber of Commerce will host “Suttons Bay Saturday” on April 21. For the second-straight year, the chamber has designated a special shopping day in which businesses will donate a portion of their proceeds back to th More...
The Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce is accepting registrations now for the 2012 “Leelanau Showcase — A Business Expo,” which will be held next month. The event will be held Wednesday, May 9 at The Strongheart Center in More...
We’ve made a point to shy away from topics best left to national debate, but find it difficult to stay quiet as the Afghanistan War continues to wander down a path of slow withdraw. Leelanau County has too much at stake to watch as our co More...
I’m resisting to the best of my limited abilities, but I feel the lure of the bandwagon regarding the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers opened the Major League Baseball season at home sweeping the venerable Boston Red Sox. More...
Suttons Bay Public Schools will not release students to school districts that don’t abide by the Intermediate School District’s Schools of Choice (SOC) policy. More...
The best and the worst counties in the region for population growth turn out to be neighbors. Leelanau County’s population sunk to its lowest level since the 2000 Census, according to figures released this week, while Grand Traverse Count More...
The names of those who will lead the largest government organization in Leelanau County and control the biggest single source of jobs in the county became a little shorter last week — we think. More...
Monday was a first for Laura Sielaff. The Empire area woman enjoyed fresh morel mushrooms with a steak dinner. It was the earliest date she can remember picking morels. More...
Campers at the Empire Township Campground will have a new manager and possibly expanded shower facilities. At its meeting Tuesday night the board unanimously approved hiring Paul Daley as the new campground manager. More...
Worried when you see your neighborhood farmer pulling trees and gathering them in huge brush piles? At least two county farmers are removing trees and in some cases entire orchards severely damaged in the March 3 storm. More...
March 30 John W. and Margaret M. Chioini to John W. and Margaret M. Chioini, trustees, Section 27, Leelanau Township. Glen K. and Norma J. Gerard to Glen K. and N. Jean Gerard, trustees, Section 15, Leland Township. More...
Leelanau County Drain Commissioner Steve Christensen has been having a busy and unusual spring so far. But it’s not because he’s been taking phone calls from county residents concerned about flooding near the county’s inland l More...
To the Editor: I just want to personally thank everyone who participated in the Friends of the Glen Lake Community Library, Children’s Holiday Book Drive. More...
A petition filed by Leelanau County prosecutor Joseph T. Hubbell seeking court protection for a 4-year-old child residing in the Maple City area was denied by Circuit Court Judge Philip E. Rodgers Jr. More...
Western Avenue Grill in Glen Arbor is our feature restaurant in this week’s County Cuisine. It is submitted the following recipe for Asparagus and Cherry Tomato Penne Pasta, which is simple and delicious. More...
Name: Mandy Jelinek. Town or township of residence: Suttons Bay Township. Resident of county since: Pretty much my whole life. We moved away for a couple of years, but came back. More...