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Frank Kratochvil and his pet bear having a beer. Photo courtesy of Elmwood Township a Pictoral History

Brewing beer and making bricks

The following is an excerpt from “Meet Me At The Dock in Greilickville, Grand Traverse Bay” by author Kathleen Firestone. Copies of her books are available at local book stores or directly from her. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM

Suttons Bay senior Finn Mankowski drills a free kick against Leland in the fall of 2023. Mankowski will be heading to Costa Rica as he made the USMNT (U-19) soccer team. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger

Mankowski heading to Costa Rica

Suttons Bay senior Finn Mankowski will be saying “Pura Vida” at the end of March as he was selected to represent the US National Soccer Team in Costa Rica during a Spring Break soccer tournament. Mankowski made the U.S. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM

Trevor Bunek, who coaches 5th graders at Suttons Bay Public School, is seen at a recent practice with students that will participate in the upcoming inaugural Strongheart Boys Invitational. Photo courtesy of Joseph Symons

Inaugural Strongheart Boys Invitational set for March 9

The Inaugural Strongheart Boys Invitational, open to kids in grades 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th, is set for Saturday, March 9 in Peshawbestown. Joe Symons, the event organizer and a teacher at Suttons Bay Public School, said he anticipates there will be around 70 plus students in the first Strongheart Center tournament. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM

Suttons Bay Norsemen robotics team members (from left to right) Casey Porter, Dean Hulett, and Jacob Gulley, are pictured assembling their robot. Courtesy photos

Suttons Bay Robotics prep for first match

Suttons Bay Public Schools’ Norsemen Robotics team members, which also consists of students from neighboring schools like Lake Leelanau St. Mary and Northport, are readying for their first match of the season on March 9-10 at Lake City High School. With just a little more than a week left, the 10 team members are feeling a mixture of excitement and nerves. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM

RIP Bill “Pop-Tart” Post

RIP Bill “Pop-Tart” Post

I was sorry to hear about the passing of former Glen Lake resident Bill Post. I knew Bill quite well; his house was very near the Glen Lake Dairy Bar. He stopped in often and started a once-a-week morning prayer meeting, a great guy, and the inventor of the Pop-Tarts (which we didn’t serve). Even his license plate was ”Pop-Tart”. Bill was a real success story, he started with the company as a kid washing trucks and by the time he retired, left the company as a Vice President. I always bugged Bill about wanting to buy his Convertible Pick Up, He would never sell. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM

Prospectors Club scholarships open

Prospectors Club scholarships open

A call is going out for applicants for the Leelanau Prospectors Club scholarship program, which annually provides $14,000 to help improve the lives of county residents. The funds are offered to high school graduates entering traditional colleges, graduates who plan to enter the trades, and post-high school students attending or who plan to attend classes to further their professional careers. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM

Leelanau School, a private institution, sits on the shores of Lake Michigan and banks of the Crystal River in Glen Arbor with many state of the artamenities including its observatory (pictured). Courtesy photo

Leelanau School Reaffirms National Accreditation Status

The Leelanau School gains reaffirmation of full national accreditation status, following a comprehensive 18-month selfstudy process overseen by the Independent Schools Association of Central States (ISACS). ISACS, a respected accrediting body monitoring over 240 independent schools across the Midwest, evaluates schools based on rigorous standards encompassing curriculum, instruction, student services, facilities, safety, fiscal management, and governance. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM

Centerville proposed salary hikes

Centerville proposed salary hikes

Salary resolutions which include $5,800 in raises for township officials was adopted last week by the Centerville Township Board. The board approved three separate resolutions for the positions of supervisor, clerk and treasurer. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM

Chase Schelling, a Leland Township Fire & Rescue lieutenant and EMS Coordinator, gives a customized ambulance a wash for the first time. Courtesy photo

Leland gets new ambulance

Leland Township Fire & Rescue celebrated as its a new customized ambulance arrived last week and is expected to be in service by the first week of March. The lengthy process to acquire a new ambulance took months of planning as manufacturers were backlogged ever since COVID, according to Leland Township Fire & Rescue Chief Dan Besson. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM

Raises accepted for Suttons Bay Township

Raises accepted for Suttons Bay Township

Three percent across-theboard raises were included in salary resolutions adopted last week by the Suttons Bay Township Board. The board approved the raises as part of the regular monthly meeting Feb. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM

Glen Arbor Township adopts salary resolutions

Glen Arbor Township adopts salary resolutions

Compensation increases totaling nearly $30,000 were included in salary resolutions adopted last week by the Glen Arbor Township Board. As proposed, the township supervisor’s position will be paid $30,255, up from $29,317 last year, a difference of $938, reflecting a cost-of-living adjustment. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM

Board of Commissioners approves consent items

Board of Commissioners approves consent items

The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners approved several items as part of their consent agenda at their Feb. 20 regular session, including: - Allowing the sheriff’s office to apply for the 2024 Marine Safety Grant through the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to cover a percentage of the costs of the marine safety program. In 2023, the sheriff’s office was awarded $40,100 through the grant. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM

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