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Hartesvelt named finance director

Leelanau County’s interim administrator, Richard Lewis, said Tuesday that Cathy Hartesvelt has been hired as permanent finance director, after she served as interim finance director for almost nine months. She has been department head since the last permanent director, Sean Cowan, left the county in October 2023. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM

Enterprise wins 26 national awards

Enterprise wins 26 national awards

The Leelanau Enterprise has earned 26 awards in the National Newspaper Association’s Editorial and Advertising Contest. The contest is open to all newspapers in the country. 07/17/2024 05:06 PM

Northport Public School 8th grader Jack Scripps (left) and 7th grader Lilly Gmoser-Duhamel (right) carefully measure the water to add to their rocket on rocket launch day as part of the NASA Artemis Challenge. Photo courtesy of Karen Trolenberg

Npt. students win Space Center trip

A group of Northport middle school students will be heading to the Kennedy Space Center in Naples, Florida in August after being selected as one of the winning teams in NASA’s 2024 Artemis ROADS II National Challenge. 07/10/2024 03:48 PM

GTB to distribute $643,166 in 2% payouts

GTB to distribute $643,166 in 2% payouts

The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (GTB) announced last week that it will distribute $643,166 in local 2% payouts for its summer allocation cycle of video gaming revenue. The amount is a signifi cant increase of more than $35,000 from the last two summer allocation cycles, which was $605,175 in 2022, and $601,770 in 2023. 07/10/2024 03:48 PM

3 Trees offers music

3 Trees offers music

Three Trees is a space for gathering, healing, and honoring the offerings of the land. Their concert series, Three Trees Sounds, launched on June 24 with folk duo Ask Carol from Norway, giving way to a run of notable Michigan acts including Jordan Hamilton, Jake Allen, and Dixon’s violin. 07/10/2024 03:48 PM

Crown eludes Eckerle; loved experience

Crown eludes Eckerle; loved experience

Fifth-generation Suttons Bay farmer Erin Eckerle wasn’t named Cherry Queen 2024 at the National Cherry Festival last week, but she loved every minute of the cherry experience. “It was a crazy experience. 07/10/2024 03:48 PM

Fleis Foundation awards 75 scholarships

Fleis Foundation awards 75 scholarships

Sydney Yeomans completed a four-year bachelor’s degree at the University of Kentucky “debt-free” thanks in part to four Ed & Irene Fleis Education Fund scholarships. Now the 22-year-old Cedar woman and 2020 Glen Lake graduate is one her way to the University of Michigan to work on her master’s degree with additional financial support from the Fleis family. 07/10/2024 03:48 PM

Search on for new principals

Search on for new principals

Suttons Bay School officials are interviewing candidates this week to fill holes created with the resignation of two administrators: Elementary Principal Shelagh Fehrenbach and Secondary Principal Charles Richards. 07/10/2024 03:48 PM

‘Away for the day’ adopted at S-B

‘Away for the day’ adopted at S-B

High school students at Suttons Bay School will face a new rule when they return to classes. The Suttons Bay Board of Education adopted handbook for elementary and secondary grade levels at the regular board meeting Monday night. 07/10/2024 03:48 PM

3-year contract OK’d for S-B teachers

3-year contract OK’d for S-B teachers

A three-year contract with the Suttons Bay Education Association has been adopted by the Suttons Bay Board of Education. The contract, approved at the board’s June 10 meeting, was made available to the newspaper Monday after all required signatures were secured. 07/10/2024 03:48 PM

Suttons Bay bond/construction timeline update

Suttons Bay bond/construction timeline update

Voters in the Suttons Bay Public School district approved an $18.3 million bond proposal in May. And Superintendent Casey Petz shared a timeline of what comes next during Monday’s monthly Board of Education meeting. 07/10/2024 03:48 PM

Policy questioned at meet

Policy questioned at meet

A decision to ask certain persons to leave last month’s Senior Expo at Suttons Bay School was questioned at this week’s monthly meeting of the Suttons Bay School Board. The June 18 event brought together hundreds of seniors to connect with the community and business vendors — along with plenty of political debate that led to parties being asked to leave the event. 07/10/2024 03:48 PM

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