Exchange student pays peninsula visit to spend time with former host family
By Amy Hubbell Of The Enterprise staff
Exchange student pays peninsula visit to spend time with former host family Gabriel “Biel” Gutierrez is coming home from Brazil for Christmas this year. More...
Bret Crimmins has discovered a newfound appreciation for United Parcel Service (UPS) drivers. “It’s amazing how they know everybody,” Crimmins said with a laugh. “They’re the fabric of the community.” More...
The Suttons Bay Township Board last week agreed to postpone adoption of a short-term rental ordinance to give board members more time to study the draft. Township Trustee Tom Nixon and staff planner Kathy Egan served on a committee that wrote t More...
A look at how expenses are lining up with the 2016-17 budget was taken last week by the Cedar Area Fire & Rescue Board. The subject dominated the meeting of the board last Thursday, Dec. 15. More...
Credit goes to Traverse City resident Andrew White, who researches Port Oneida history in his spare time, for finding the following story of Christmas celebrated in Leelanau County some 140 years ago. More...
When it comes to the I-75 expressway, Leelanau County Sheriff Mike Borkovich says there is not much difference between driving 70 mph and 75. But when it comes to M-72 on the county’s southern border, Borkovich is not convinced that it&rs More...
Empire Township is looking for someone to work part-time cleaning and keeping up its municipal campground. The campground has become so busy that maintenance worker John Rude needs help cleaning outhouses, showers and campsites, especially in More...
A special meeting to appoint members to represent the township in mediation over Vlack Park was held earlier this month by the Solon Township Board. The board, during a special meeting, authorized Supervisor Jim Lautner and Trustee Ron Novak to More...
A total of 238 Glen Lake Secondary students were listed on the honor roll for the first nine weeks of the 2016-17 school year. Those students receiving a 4.0 were: • Seniors Savannah Allen, Glen Bredin, Kelly Bunek, Sarah Carney, She More...
Appointments and meeting schedule changes were approved last week by the Centerville Township Board. The board, during its regular monthly meeting held Dec. More...
A longstanding tradition will continue on Christmas Eve at Holy Rosary Church. Corey Schaub is directing a group of children, age 3 to 12, who will interpret St. Luke’s Nativity Story. More...
The Suttons Bay-Bingham Fire and Rescue Authority plans to apply for about $30,000 in tribal casino revenue-sharing funds from the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. More...
Suttons Bay is eliminating a Native American language class while seeking funds to provide extra academic and social guidance for elementary students. The changes were reflected in requests for “2 percent gaming” funds totaling $14 More...
Glen Lake Community Schools will have a new person in the director’s chair for the spring theatrical production. The Board of Education last week approved a one-year contractor with Bill Dungjen of Solon Township. More...
Two members of the Leelanau County Road Commission want to increase the board to five members, while one doesn’t. The rift seems to be a perfect example of the 2-1 votes often seen at commission meetings — something two members want More...
The Empire Township Board is in the process of approving a Special Assessment District (SAD) for 16 property owners who would pay to pave two private roads in their neighborhood. More...
A residential lot within view of Sugar Loaf Mountain that Cleveland Township seized from a property owner in August 2011 still has not sold even though the asking price is far lower than anyone anticipated. More...
Appointments were made and a bid for snow removal accepted earlier this month by the Solon Township Board. The board approved recommendations from Supervisor Jim Lautner to fill expiring terms on the Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals More...