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Erin Eckerle of Suttons Bay is cherry-hopeful she will be named the National Cherry Festival queen next week. Courtesy photo
Eckerle named Cherry Queen finalist
Leelanau’s very own Erin Eckerle is vying for the prestigious crown of the Cherry Queen at the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City throughout next week. Eckerle, 24, grew up in Suttons Bay and graduated from Petoskey High School and came back to the area after college. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM
Holton to be honored
Holton to be honored
Kent Holton is taking his first summer vacation in 46 years. Holton, longtime sound technician at Music in the Park, will be honored Friday night when the pavilion at marina park will be named in his honor. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM
Second fatal after crash
Second fatal after crash
There’s a second fatality to report after a single car accident in Kasson Township June 18. An 11-year-old child from Illinois was killed in the accident. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM
Glen Lake event raises $20,000
Glen Lake event raises $20,000
The second annual Glen Lake Schools Foundation Fundraiser June 6 raised more than $20,000. The event, held at the Three Barn Farm near Maple City featured student performances, live and silent auctions and cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM
Petz ‘highly effective’
Petz ‘highly effective’
Suttons Bay Superintendent Casey Petz was rated “highly effective” by the district Board of Education this month. The board evaluated Petz in closed session and at a subsequent meeting last week, approved the evaluation. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM
Extra-duty assignments made
Extra-duty assignments made
A hiring and extra-duty assignments occupied the consent agenda last week for the Suttons Bay Board of Education. The board approved the hiring of Thomas Broussard as a high school science teacher for the 2024-25 school year. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM
The Gwiazda Dancers from Hamtramck are a recent addition to the Cedar Polka Fest in Cedar. Enterprise photo by Mike Anderson
The Gwiazda Dancers
The Gwiazda Dancers from Hamtramck are a recent addition to the Cedar Polka Fest in Cedar. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM
Road Commission schedules road tour
Road Commission schedules road tour
Leelanau County’s road commissioners have scheduled a tour of county roads on July 16. The tour will give the road commissioners a chance to review recently completed projects and identify sites that may need future work. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM
Beryl Skrocki (pictured) in front of Sleeping Bear Surf in Empire before she passed away in 2023. Sleeping Bear Surf will be hosting the inaugural “Beryl Days” Friday-Saturday in Empire. Courtesy photo
‘Beryl Days’ Saturday ‘Wowee Kazowee’
This is going to be a shindig not to miss. Sleeping Bear Surf will be celebrating accordingly after 20 years of business on the Empire shores on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM
The Omena Historical Society launched its triennial Omena Mayor elections this past Monday. Pictured at the Election Center in front of the museum are, from left, Jeff Heitzman, Steve Stanton, Barb Grosmark, Harold McKee, Marsha Buehler, and Lauris Woolford. Photo by Mark Smith
Nominations sought for Omena mayor: pets only
The opening reception at the Omena Historical Society (OHS) on Monday evening was a great event. It highlighted the move of the Putnam-Cloud Tower Building from the Villa Marquette to downtown Omena 20 years ago. There are lots of fun pictures of that event at the Museum for visitors to see this summer. The museum is open on Saturdays and Sundays in July and August from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or by appointment. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM
NCV offers hosted walks of Timber Shores property
NCV offers hosted walks of Timber Shores property
New Community Vision (NCV), the local nonprofit organization raising funds to acquire the former Timber Shores campground property, began offering a number of hosted walks this month and will continue to do so through July. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM
LEELANAU HISTORY
LEELANAU HISTORY
Some things are worth an extra wait. Following a delay due to Mother Nature’s cooler temperatures this spring, strawberries from Bardenhagen Berries in Leland Township will soon be available for purchase around Leelanau County. Bardenhagen Berries Owner Steve Bardenhagen said harvesting of the strawberries will begin today, adding they’ll also be sold today to county farm stands and local grocery stores including Leland Mercantile Co., Hansen Foods in Suttons Bay and NJ’s Grocery in Lake Leelanau. *** Plans for another solar array about twice the size as one already in place on M-72 at Bugai Road in Elmwood Township will be the subject of a public hearing at a July 15 meeting of the township planning commission. At last week’s Elmwood Township Planning Commission meeting, planners heard from representatives of Heritage Sustainable Energy who hope to construct a second phase of their “M72 Solar Farm” in the township near Harry’s Road off state highway M-72. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM

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