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Joan and Dale Blount are pictured with their granddaughter, Erica Brown, after her performance with Michigan State’s Spartan Showstoppers dance team. Photo courtesy of Joan Blount

Spring has sprung; fruit in ‘green tip’

Spring has sprung and so have the daffodils and many of the spring wild flowers. Many of the fruit trees in the area are in “green tip”, which is when the fruit buds have just broken at the tip. It is also when the buds become susceptible to the cold, so cherry and apple farmers hope that there is not another cold snap. When the buds start to open this early, it is always a risk. 04/17/2024 05:24 PM

Leland harbormaster Jeremy Anderson and Jim Munoz began dredging the mouth of the Leland River this week. This is a view from above. Courtesy photo

Leland harbormaster Jeremy Anderson and Jim Munoz

Leland harbormaster Jeremy Anderson and Jim Munoz began dredging the mouth of the Leland River this week. 04/17/2024 05:24 PM

Snowfall contest winners announced

Snowfall contest winners announced

Following a less than snow-filled winter season, the annual Leelanau Enterprise snowfall contest came to a close on Tuesday, with the first place winner announced as Bruce Wallis of Suttons Bay. Wallis guessed 60 inches for the total snowfall in the 2023-24 winter season, and will receive a $200 prize. 04/17/2024 05:24 PM

Work on the walkways in Fishtown is underway, prepping for the upcoming summer season. Enterprise photo by Amy Hubbell

Co. Brd. increases salaries for ‘25

The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners voted to increase their yearly salaries by 60% and their per diems by over 70% at their regular session on Tuesday, starting in 2025. This pay increase — their first in two-and-ahalf decades — is intended in part to attract younger people to some soon-tobe- vacant seats on the county board. The salary for county commissioners increased from $5,000 to $8,000 and the salary of the county board chairman increased from $7,700 to $10,000 starting next year. Their per diem pay — fixed payments for attending meetings and conferences — also increased from $40 to $70 for a half day of work and from $70 to $120 for a full day, also starting in 2025. 04/17/2024 05:24 PM

Liz (Shimek) Moeggenberg was picked 18th in the 2006 WNBA draft after a successful college career at Michigan State. Enterprise file photo

Hometown hoopster reflects on WNBA

Liz Shimek was not a household name in Chicago when she played two seasons for the Sky. And there was no big WNBA signing bonus waiting for the 18th pick in the 2006 draft, who happened to be a Michigan State forward that led the Spartans to the NCAA women’s finals. 04/17/2024 05:24 PM

Candidates file as deadline looms

Candidates file as deadline looms

Less than a week before the deadline to file as a candidate for the August Primary, there’s a noticeable lack on interest from the county’s most populated areas. As of 4 p.m. 04/17/2024 05:24 PM

Sue Anderson of Omena maintains ‘social distance’ while checking in on her aunt, Annette Deibel at the onset of the COVID pandemic. Photo courtesy of Sue Anderson

Omena-ites witness total eclipse, mourn Deibel

While many here in Omena enjoyed seeing the partial eclipse, a number of Omena-ites were able to be in places where they could witness the total eclipse. Crowds gathered all around Indianapolis, and Shapiro’s Delicatessen was one of those spots. Sally Shapiro reported that many hotels in Indy had several day minimum stays, so the deli was busy all weekend, through Monday. Quite a few people made Shapiro’s parking lot their spot for eclipse-watching. Brian and Sally and all of their staff took turns going outside to watch the eclipse. Sally put eclipse glasses on her camera and got some good pictures. 04/10/2024 03:54 PM

Warmer temperatures have brought on the first spring flowers of 2024. Enterprise photo by Amy Hubbell

Warmer temperatures have brought on the first spring flowers of 2024

Warmer temperatures have brought on the first spring flowers of 2024. 04/10/2024 03:54 PM

Sidewalks OK’d by township

Sidewalks OK’d by township

Spring activities dominated conversation this week by the Leland Township Board. The board during its regular monthly meeting Monday acted on proposals that signal the arrival of spring and warmer weather. 04/10/2024 03:54 PM

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Charges levied against contractor

A 23-year-old Grand Rapids contractor man has been charged with felonies after allegedly taking funds for work expected to be completed in Leelanau County. Deputies from the Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office were contacted in December by a family in Georgia, who were in the process of building a new residence in Leelanau. 04/10/2024 03:54 PM

Borkovich defends rally visit

Borkovich defends rally visit

The Leelanau County government center and sheriff’s office reported a high call volume as county residents reacted to county Sheriff Mike Borkovich’s appearance on national TV at Donald Trump’s side in Grand Rapids on April 2, as the former president called for increased border security and deportations in response to the recent murder of a Michigan woman by an immigrant living in the country illegally. 04/10/2024 03:54 PM

Andy Fles of Shady Lane Cellars begins work this month to reduce the impacts of pesticides in the vineyard ecosystem, the surrounding environment and on the vineyard workers. Courtesy photo

Shady Lane Cellars awarded $11,000 grant

Suttons Bay-based estate winery and vineyard, Shady Lane Cellars, recently earned a competitive, national farming grant from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, or SARE. The grant provides more than $11,000 in research funding, enabling the team at Shady Lane Cellars to conduct trials with new sustainable soft pesticides on 10 acres of the property. 04/10/2024 03:54 PM

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