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Prospectors Club scholarships open
Prospectors Club scholarships open
A call is going out for applicants for the Leelanau Prospectors Club scholarship program, which annually provides $14,000 to help improve the lives of county residents. The funds are offered to high school graduates entering traditional colleges, graduates who plan to enter the trades, and post-high school students attending or who plan to attend classes to further their professional careers. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM
RIP Bill “Pop-Tart” Post
RIP Bill “Pop-Tart” Post
I was sorry to hear about the passing of former Glen Lake resident Bill Post. I knew Bill quite well; his house was very near the Glen Lake Dairy Bar. He stopped in often and started a once-a-week morning prayer meeting, a great guy, and the inventor of the Pop-Tarts (which we didn’t serve). Even his license plate was ”Pop-Tart”. Bill was a real success story, he started with the company as a kid washing trucks and by the time he retired, left the company as a Vice President. I always bugged Bill about wanting to buy his Convertible Pick Up, He would never sell. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM
Suttons Bay Norsemen robotics team members (from left to right) Casey Porter, Dean Hulett, and Jacob Gulley, are pictured assembling their robot. Courtesy photos
Suttons Bay Robotics prep for first match
Suttons Bay Public Schools’ Norsemen Robotics team members, which also consists of students from neighboring schools like Lake Leelanau St. Mary and Northport, are readying for their first match of the season on March 9-10 at Lake City High School. With just a little more than a week left, the 10 team members are feeling a mixture of excitement and nerves. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM
Trevor Bunek, who coaches 5th graders at Suttons Bay Public School, is seen at a recent practice with students that will participate in the upcoming inaugural Strongheart Boys Invitational. Photo courtesy of Joseph Symons
Inaugural Strongheart Boys Invitational set for March 9
The Inaugural Strongheart Boys Invitational, open to kids in grades 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th, is set for Saturday, March 9 in Peshawbestown. Joe Symons, the event organizer and a teacher at Suttons Bay Public School, said he anticipates there will be around 70 plus students in the first Strongheart Center tournament. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM
Suttons Bay senior Finn Mankowski drills a free kick against Leland in the fall of 2023. Mankowski will be heading to Costa Rica as he made the USMNT (U-19) soccer team. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger
Mankowski heading to Costa Rica
Suttons Bay senior Finn Mankowski will be saying “Pura Vida” at the end of March as he was selected to represent the US National Soccer Team in Costa Rica during a Spring Break soccer tournament. Mankowski made the U.S. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM
Frank Kratochvil and his pet bear having a beer. Photo courtesy of Elmwood Township a Pictoral History
Brewing beer and making bricks
The following is an excerpt from “Meet Me At The Dock in Greilickville, Grand Traverse Bay” by author Kathleen Firestone. Copies of her books are available at local book stores or directly from her. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM
LEELANAU HISTORY
LEELANAU HISTORY
A “historic structures report” might not sound as romantic as spending the night on a lighthouse that stands guard on a shoal in Good Harbor, but the two are closely related. The North Manitou Light Keepers, a nonprofit that owns and plans to rehab the lighthouse, received news this week that it will be receiving $40,000 to pay for the report. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM
Zoning changes asked for by Cherry Republic
Zoning changes asked for by Cherry Republic
Cherry Republic is preparing to expand its operational capacity in Empire as zoning laws are asked to be tweaked for storage expansion at a special meeting earlier this month. “We rent 15,000 to 20,000-square feet of not really good storage space,” Cherry Republic owner Bob Sutherland said. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM
Leelanau Children’s Choir and Youth Ensemble, celebrating their 31st year in the county, are now holding auditions for the spring session. The Children’s choir is open to singers age 8 through 8th grade and the Youth Ensemble is 9th - 12th grade. For more information regarding the program...
Leelanau Children’s Choir
Leelanau Children’s Choir and Youth Ensemble, celebrating their 31st year in the county, are now holding auditions for the spring session. The Children’s choir is open to singers age 8 through 8th grade and the Youth Ensemble is 9th - 12th grade. For more information regarding the program or to schedule an audition please call 231-883-SING. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM
Glen Lake Library events
Glen Lake Library events
Remote Operating Vehicle Workshop The Glen Lake Library in Empire will host a workshop by the Inland Seas Educational Association on Saturday, March 9 at 11:00 a.m. The ISEA team will provide a brief overview of their Remote Operating Vehicle (ROV) program, used to enable researchers and industry professionals to visually assess underwater areas. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM
2024 St. Mary School NHS Inductees: Front (L to R) Daisy Serrano, Grace Mitchell, Madelyn Hamilton, Garrick Collins and Josh Bunek Back: Presenters: Delana Kirt and Elizabeth Leggett
Eagle honor society; St. Mary competes at business event
The 2024 St. Mary School National Honor Society (NHS) Induction Ceremony took place Tuesday, February 27 as Fr. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM
_ Omena resident Annette Deibel celebrated her 99th birthday last week with a Zoom party. Over 100 friends and family from around the county and the country toasted her and shared birthday wishes.
Deibel turns 99; Armbuster’s travel down-under
Happy Leap Day! And tomorrow it’s March! The weather forecast sounds like March is definitely coming in like a lamb. We have to hope that the going out like a lion part is just myth. 02/28/2024 04:44 PM

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