5 YEARS AGO

May 31, 2007

Some 244 students are expected to graduate from county high schools within the next nine days. Suttons Bay will have 90 graduates, Glen Lake will graduate 60 students, Northport will have 19 graduates, Leelanau School has 27 graduates and Leelanau Peninsula High School has five graduates.

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The Empire Village Council is supporting a private effort among village residents and business owners to bring sewer service to the downtown area. The council approved the first step in forming a special assessment district that would pay back funds borrowed from the revolving fund.

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Business owners are offering mixed reviews of this year’s Memorial Day weekend – the traditional beginning of the summer visitor season in Leelanau County. Factors such as cool weather, high gas prices and a weather forecast that called for rain all weekend, may have kept visitors away.

10 YEARS AGO

May 30, 2002

Every cloud has a silver lining. And in the case of this season’s usually wet weather, the “silver lining” of clouds and accompanying the rain is increasing lake levels. The level of Lake Michigan is eight inches above this time last year, according to the Army Corps of Engineers, and is expected to rise three additional inches by the end of June.

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A private sewer system serving property owners in Cleveland and Centerville townships remained in operation this week, but questions over who will operate the system — and who will pay for it — remained unsolved.

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The first of 228 members of the Class of 2002 have already moved their tassels over to the other sides of their hats, and dozens more will receive diplomas in the next two weeks.

35 YEARS AGO

May 26, 1977

A type of net that could lead to a revival of commercial fishing on Lake Michigan is now being tried out at Leland, with practice sessions this week reported to have been successful. The equipment being used by the Leland Fish Co. is a purse seine, a large net equipped with floats on the top and sinkers on the bottom edge.

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In what may be a first for Leelanau County, a woman has been named president of one of the county’s three incorporated villages. She is Mrs. Marylouise Idema, chosen Monday night to succeed William Gregory as president of the Village of Suttons Bay.

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Bingham Township has completed its 1977 census of population, counting 1,498 persons and coming within two “noses” of the “guesstimate” of 1,500 made by township officials before the census was started in March.

60 YEARS AGO

May 29, 1952

The congregation of Bethlehem church, Glen Arbor, will note the dedication of its newly completed chapel in three services, Sunday, June 1. The Rev. Edward F. Schmidt is pastor. Glen Arbor as a community, is proud of the new Cape Cod Colonial structure located on Lake Street. The church seats 160.

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The Lake Leelanau fire department has purchased, through the Grand Traverse Auto Company at Traverse City, a 2½ ton Ford chassis to be used for the new Leland Township fire truck.

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Members of the Leelanau County American Legion Post 199 Sunday morning placed flags on graves of dead service men throughout the county. Special tribute was paid to those who had died fighting for peace.

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The Leelanau County selective service board has received a warning call for eight men to be inducted into the armed forces in July. None will be called for June.

115 YEARS AGO

May 27, 1897

Joseph Sbonek and Joseph Odoi, of Centerville, were pleasant callers today. They say the frost done but little damage.

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Highway Commissioner Porter has organized two more road districts in this township, No. 9 North Manitou Island, No. 10 South Manitou.

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Memorial Day will be observed at Maple City on Monday, May 31st under the auspices, of Murray Post assisted by W. R. C. The parade will form at the Congregational church led by Maple City cornet band.