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Joel Plamondon accepts an $11,000 scholarship to further pursue aviation. The high school juniors will be pursuing a career in aviation with the hopes of becoming a commercial airline pilot. Courtesy photo

Plamondon earns Aviation Scholarship

Suttons Bay junior Joel Plamondon has received a unique $11,000 full-scholarship opportunity for flight training in order to earn his private pilot’s license, thanks to EAA Chapter 234 of Traverse City and the Ray Aviation Scholarship program administered by the Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

John Zavalkink of Northport rides a recumbent bike alongside his grandson. Zalvakink and Dan Zimmerman of Spoke Fighting Strokes will be hosting a recumbent trike event on the Leelanau Trail on August 15. Courtesy photo

Spokes fighting stroke Aug. 15 event

A nationwide non-profit group called Spokes Fighting Strokes will be hosting a recumbent trike group ride on the Leelanau Trail Aug. 15 to help people overcome disabilities and get outside. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

A map depicts the course for the fifth annual Swim for Grand Traverse Bay on Saturday, August 10. Courtesy photo

Swim for Grand Traverse Bay:

The Watershed Center in Elmwood Township will host the fifth annual Swim for Grand Traverse Bay, a 2-mile open water swim event on Saturday, August 10. Registration is open for swimmers ($45/swimmer), support paddlers ($20/paddler), and volunteers, all of whom are essential for ensuring a fun and safe event. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Kim Zachariah of Black Star Farms presents wine during a 10-day Rhine river cruise in Germany and France last week. Courtesy photo

Black Star Farms cruises the Rhine

Black Star farm hit the road and hopped across the pond last week to show off their wines during a Rhine River boat cruise. Kimberly Zachariah, wine specialist at Black Star Farms, headed the event in her 16th year at the local winery. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Roger Mikowski (left), Donald Jackson (middle), and Lennie Mikowski (right) of Mikowski’s Meat & Deli cut up fresh meat for purchase at Hansen Foods in Suttons Bay every Thursday. The two local companies announced a partnership with a community cookout planned for August 16 from noon t...

Hansen’s and Mikowski’s Combine Forces to Sell Meat

During the Fourth of July week, Hansen Food in Suttons Bay saw a record week in terms of business as the local grocery store served and capitalized on one of the biggest weeks of the year, according to Hansen coowner Dani Dergiotis. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Leland Fire now alerts through Cloud

Leland Fire now alerts through Cloud

To enhance road safety and protect first responders, Leland Township Fire and Rescue is now integrating HAAS Alert’s Safety Cloud digital alerting into their main responding fire apparatus. This collision prevention service enables the delivery of real-time alerts to Michigan drivers when emergency services are active in the vicinity. Safety Cloud boosts driver compliance with Move Over laws by dispatching realtime notifications when first responders are en route or onscene. This digital solution effectively enhances lightbars and sirens with additional invehicle notification, thereby minimizing Leland Township Fire & Rescue the likelihood of collisions with first responders. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Developers question IRS status

Developers question IRS status

The Lake Leelanau Lake Association (LLLA) has had its nonprofit status questioned by the developers of a proposed expansion of the former Leelanau Pines Campground. Attorneys from Northgate Leelanau Pines have filed a 90-page complaint with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) alleging that the groups’ activities violated tax-exempt organizations laws. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Election Day nears

Election Day nears

Election day for the Michigan Democrat and Republican primaries is fast approaching on Tuesday. Some people have already cast their votes, as Michigan voters can vote by absentee ballot or at early voting sites from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 27 through Aug. 4. In Leelanau County, there is only one early voting site: the government center at 8527 E. Government Center Drive in Suttons Bay. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Curtis and Melissa Kelenske get help from their daughters, Sasha, 11, and Sienna, 7, picking sweet corn from their family farm in Centerville Township. See story Pg. 8 Enterprise photo by Alan Campbell

Curtis and Melissa Kelenske

Curtis and Melissa Kelenske get help from their daughters, Sasha, 11, and Sienna, 7, picking sweet corn from their family farm in Centerville Township. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Automated bus coming to Park

Automated bus coming to Park

ADASTEC, an Ann Arbor-based automated driving solution company, announced the deployment of the first Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant automated bus at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SBDNL). 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Big weekend, big fun in county

Big weekend, big fun in county

This coming weekend is among the busiest of the summer, rivaling 4th of July festivities. Here’s what’s happening: • Over 75 artists from across Michigan and throughout the Midwest will converge on Glen Arbor Friday and Saturday for the 15th annual Plein Air Weekend. 07/31/2024 06:36 PM

Correction:

Nancy Fisher is a former member of the Munson Medical Center Board of Directors, not the Munson Healthcare Board of Directors.. 07/24/2024 03:46 PM

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