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Parties react to survey results

Parties react to survey results

Everyone seems to agree that the workplace survey results delivered to commissioners last week painted an unflattering picture of county government. But county Clerk Michelle Crocker may have gotten the worst of it. 01/10/2024 03:45 PM

Board, staff react to survey results

Board, staff react to survey results

01/04/2024 05:26 PM

A packed class for a recent sourdough workshop is pictured around the kitchen table at Sarah Hallstedt’s Northport home. Photo courtesy of Sarah Hallstedt

Hallstedts offer sourdough workshop

A Northport cherry farm is keeping busy this winter offering an experience with different smells and tastes from what you’d normally expect: workshops on how to make fresh sourdough bread. Owner Sarah Hallstedt said she’s already hosted 10 workshops since the first sourdough workshop in November, with five others scheduled for January. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Thompson Surgical in Elmwood Township is in the process of expansion with a 10,000-square foot building on its Cherry Bend Road campus. Courtesy photo

2 expansions proposed for Empire/Elmwood businesses

By Brian Freiberger [email protected] Two established county businesses are eyeing expansion in 2024. Cherry Republic is in the works of expanding its Empirebased headquarters to keep up with demand and consolidate storage space. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

A Pileated Woodpecker is spotted on a tree during the 2023 bird count that happened earlier in December. Photo courtesy of Jenny Young

69 bird species ID’d in count

The Audubon Society’s annual Lake Leelanau Christmas bird count set a new record again this year with an all time high number of bird species, 69, spotted on count day in December. “It was a really good year for Lake Leelanau and Traverse City (area),” said Kirk Waterstripe, who helped organize the count. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Marine Corps C-130 pilot Olivia K Raftshol has been promoted to the rank of Major at Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. Raftshol, 31, is a 2010 graduate of Suttons Bay High School and the daughter of Curt and Barb Raftshol and the late Lynda Raftshol. She is currently assigned to Marine...

Marine Corps C-130 pilot Olivia K Raftshol

Marine Corps C-130 pilot Olivia K Raftshol has been promoted to the rank of Major at Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. Raftshol, 31, is a 2010 graduate of Suttons Bay High School and the daughter of Curt and Barb Raftshol and the late Lynda Raftshol. She is currently assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234 and will leave active duty status in June, remaining with 234 as a reservist. She will concurrently begin her new civilian career as a pilot with American Airlines. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Inland Seas Education Association offers a number of options for schools to introduce their students to hands-on learning on and around the Great Lakes, such as the program pictured here on board a schooner. The schooners Inland Seas and Utopia are available for charter sails for private a...

ISEA raises $80K for youth programs

Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) announced Monday that they smashed their year-end donation goal of $80,000 to support the growing demands of their various educational programs for youth. Juliana Lisuk, ISEA associate director, said the organization started their educational alliance year-end donations in November, and just in time for the new year, was able to meet their collection goal. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

The community of Omena is mourning the passing of former mayor Sweet Tart McKee. Courtesy of Kanda McKee

First feline Omena mayor passes

Sweet Tart McKee, a Norwegian Forest cat and the former Mayor of Omena from 2018 – 2021, died on Christmas Eve. She was the fifth Mayor of Omena, the first feline after four dogs, and the first to become an international sensation. Following her election, she received emails and letters from around the world, and appeared on websites in many countries, with the news of her election translated into quite a few languages. She was even talked about on the Anderson Cooper 360 show, along with her Vice Mayor, Punkin Anderson-Harder. She was 14 ½ years old. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Poet Mills to visit library

Poet Mills to visit library

Poet C. Scott Mills will read from his book “Drift Gestures” at noon, Saturday, Jan. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Cookman to speak

Cookman to speak

The By-The-Bay Garden Club will welcome Dick Cookman who will present “Under the Night Skies” at 1 p.m. Monday at the Suttons Bay firehall. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Broadband initiative to reach underserved areas

Broadband initiative to reach underserved areas

Point Broadband’s initiative to bring high-speed internet to “unserved” and “underserved” homes in Leelanau County may not be completed until the end of this year, according to the latest projections by the Opelika, Alabama-based internet service provider. However, the county’s project consultant feels that the network could still be finished in June depending on some external factors. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Members of the Dance Arts Academy performed at the French Manor South in Traverse City. Dance Arts Academy co-owner Betsy Carr Co Owner of Dance Arts Academy is pictured here with (back row from left) Katie Walter, Kourtney Manzella, Tatum McCool, and Anniston Dietrich (front row, from lef...

Members of the Dance Arts Academy performed at the French Manor South in Traverse City

Members of the Dance Arts Academy performed at the French Manor South in Traverse City. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

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