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Madison and Savannah Potes, from left, are shown decorating cookies at a recent Parenting Communities event. The girls are from Northport. Photo courtesy of Courtney Yaple
Madison and Savannah Potes
Madison and Savannah Potes, from left, are shown decorating cookies at a recent Parenting Communities event. The girls are from Northport. 12/20/2023 09:57 PM
Lee. Twp. to stream via YouTube
Lee. Twp. to stream via YouTube
People interested in tuning in online to Leelanau Township board meetings will have to watch via YouTube starting in January. The three month “trial” will give board trustees a chance to gauge how well streaming meetings via YouTube works versus Zoom, a video conferencing platform continuously used by the township since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. 12/20/2023 09:57 PM
The Bolton barn just north of Empire on M-22 is decoarated each year with a large, but simple, Christmas wreath. Enterprise photo by Amy Hubbell
Home for the Holidays
Construction is completed on the Vineyard View Apartments, an affordable housing complex on Marek Road in Suttons Bay off M-204. HomeStretch Housing, the nonprofit corporation behind the project, told the newspaper that they expect all eight units to be occupied between Christmas and New Years. 12/20/2023 09:57 PM
Robert Barnes of Glen Arbor’s non-profit Free Bikes 4 Kidz Detroit” (FB4K) has brought smiles to more than 12,000 children in the Detroit area by providing new bikes and helmets. Courtesy photo
Non-profit brings smiles to kids
Robert Barnes relocated to Glen Arbor about a year and a half ago, having vacationed in the area with his wife for the past 25 years. With his family visiting since the 1950s, Barnes has always cherished opportunities to reside on the peninsula. 12/20/2023 09:57 PM
MPA weighs in on FOIA
MPA weighs in on FOIA
A workplace climate/culture survey at the Leelanau County government center is under fire by Leelanau County commissioner Melinda Lautner, who feels that the consultant contracted to perform the survey may be influenced by correspondence between the county’s personnel committee and employees. 12/20/2023 09:57 PM
Board acts on consent agenda
Board acts on consent agenda
The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners held its monthly regular session early on the second Tuesday of the month, and made the following actions under its consent agenda: • Approved a $249,058 contract with the Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority, renewing their property and casualty insurance with the agency through 2024. 12/13/2023 05:43 PM
Correction:
Correction:
An article appearing in the Nov. 22 Enterprise needs correcting. 12/13/2023 05:43 PM
Holiday potluck in Empire
Holiday potluck in Empire
It’s a busy time of year, people running around Christmas shopping, getting ready for company, decorating the houses and just doing the things they do this time a year. So far the weather has held on for traveling, but who knows what can happen. 12/13/2023 05:43 PM
Millions for M-22/72 project
Millions for M-22/72 project
As it turns out, the federal government will pay for the bulk of work undertaken by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to reconstruct a 2.2-mile stretch of state highway linking Leelanau and Grand Traverse counties. 12/13/2023 05:43 PM
Stipends OK’d for 2024 budget work
Stipends OK’d for 2024 budget work
Although the county clerk’s office is no longer officially responsible for Leelanau County’s finances, they nonetheless helped complete next year’s budget and will continue to help manage payroll and prepare for the March 2024 audit. The board of commissioners agreed Tuesday to pay stipends to two clerk’s office employees for up to four months for the additional work, albeit reluctantly by some members. 12/13/2023 05:43 PM
SBDNL digital passes available
SBDNL digital passes available
Visitors to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) can now purchase digital seven-day entrance passes online. Park visitors can visit www. 12/13/2023 05:43 PM
Cool, dry weather has been favorable for taking in holiday lights throughout the county. This photo was taken Monday night at the Old Art Building in Leland. Enterprise photo by Amy Hubbell
Cool, dry weather has been favorable for taking in holiday lights throughout the county
Cool, dry weather has been favorable for taking in holiday lights throughout the county. This photo was taken Monday night at the Old Art Building in Leland. 12/13/2023 05:43 PM
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