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Veterans reflect on service
Veterans reflect on service
Most Americans — about 94% of us, in fact — do not know what it’s like to be a veteran. It’s also an experience that many veterans themselves seldom ponder. 11/13/2024 05:42 PM
Sportsman’s Club pact discussed
Sportsman’s Club pact discussed
While the Northport Sportsman’s Club agreement between Leelanau Township is still being revised, further discussion on the topic and what it will look like was addressed once again on Tuesday evening. 11/13/2024 05:42 PM
Counting failure may change other results
Counting failure may change other results
When about 3,200 unreported early in-person votes were added to the unofficial Nov. 5 election results Friday night, many candidates suddenly leapt ahead of their opposition. Although the results still need to be certified by the Leelanau County board of canvassers, the winners of many races could be different than reported last week. 11/13/2024 05:42 PM
Firearm deer season opens Friday
Firearm deer season opens Friday
Friday is opening day of the firearms deer season. Ho-hum. 11/13/2024 05:42 PM
Materials management committee meets
Materials management committee meets
Sarna Salzman, founder and executive director of the Traverse City-based nonprofit organization SEEDS, was elected chair of a tri-county Materials Management Planning (MMP) committee consisting of Leelanau, Grand Traverse, and Benzie counties. 11/13/2024 05:42 PM
Garden Club grants available for 2025
Garden Club grants available for 2025
The Little Garden Club (LGC) will offer 2025 grant funding to non-profit organizations. The grants are funded by the organization’s biannual Garden Tour ticket sales and sponsorships and are to be used for beautification and educational purposes. 11/13/2024 05:42 PM
Blood bus in S-B Nov. 29
Blood bus in S-B Nov. 29
Martinson Funeral Home in Suttons Bay will host the Versiti Blood Bus, Friday, Nov. 29 from 9 a.m. 11/13/2024 05:42 PM
Fleis auction underway
Fleis auction underway
The highly anticipated 2024 Annual Fundraiser and Auction for the Ed and Irene Fleis Educational opening yesterday and closing on Nov. 24, 2024. 11/13/2024 05:42 PM
Glen Lake BOE reviews bond strategy
Glen Lake BOE reviews bond strategy
The Glen Lake Board of Education reviewed bond underwriting options, received an update on construction plans, and considered an athletic trainer stipend at its regular meeting on Monday. The Laker community recently passed an $8.175 million bond proposal. 11/13/2024 05:42 PM
Glen Lake band director Elaina Abarrak has been leading the charge for the marching Lakers, who performed at school football games this fall. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger
GL band surging
The Glen Lake Band program rocked the stadium during Glen Lake football games all season as students prepare for the upcoming concert season in the winter. Glen Lake band director Elaina Abarrak has been leading the charge for the marching Lakers, along with an eager group of freshmen and sophomores who are taking the reins and making the program their own. 11/13/2024 05:42 PM
Switchback will perform Nov. 22 at the Old Art Building in Leland. Courtesy photo
Celtic Christmas at Old Art Building
The Old Art Building in Leland presents Switchback — a Celtic Christmas Concert — Friday, Nov. 22. 11/13/2024 05:42 PM
LEELANAU HISTORY
LEELANAU HISTORY
Not everyone in Leelanau County was complaining about the huge piles of snow facing them Tuesday morning. Liz Fay’s two preschool children seemed to think the snow this week was a lot nicer than the snow that hit Leelanau County last Thursday. It was fluffier. “Playing in the snowbanks was a lot easier this week,” said Fay, a full-time wife and mother and a part-time registered nurse at Munson Medical Center. *** Usually Leelanau County is considered one geographical unit. On Monday and Tuesday, though, there were two Leelanau County’s — the parts receiving up to three feet of snow and the parts that didn’t. The western part of Leelanau County from Northport down to Empire saw the impacts of a lake-effect snow event that closed Glen Lake Community School at noon on Monday and resulted in numerous stranded vehicles 11/13/2024 05:42 PM

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