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Teacher Michelle Couturier helps a student with an assignment. Courtesy photo
Tests measure knowledge, helps educators
Student scores on the state’s standardized test (M-STEP) fell statewide last year. However, some local students continued to fare well on the test, taken last spring. 10/30/2024 05:31 PM
The sleepy village of Empire was awash with color as the season change. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger
The sleepy village of Empire
The sleepy village of Empire was awash with color as the season change. 10/30/2024 05:31 PM
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Contested race for supervisor, trustees in Empire
The future of Empire is on the line Tuesday as village residents go to the polls to elect either the same or different representatives for the council and president positions. Incumbent village president Sue Palmer, former trustee, and previous village president Dan Davis square off in a grudge match. 10/30/2024 05:31 PM
The staff of LIFT at a trivia night fundraiser, Courtesy photo
Good time had by all at Trivia Night
The Trivia Night fundraiser for Leelanau Investing for Teens (LIFT) at Hop Lot Thursday was a great success and a lot of fun. Debby and I and Kim and Dennis Armbruster were there from Omena. The LIFT program got its start 10 years ago in the home of current Executive Director Rebekah TenBrink and her husband Gerald to provide a place for teens to gather on weekends. LIFT became official in 2017 and moved into The Friendship Center in Suttons Bay, primarily as an after school program for Suttons Bay middle and high school students who could walk from the school. 10/30/2024 05:31 PM
‘Affordable’ housing topic of summit
‘Affordable’ housing topic of summit
State and local attempts to address Leelanau County’s housing crisis were among the topics discussed at the 10th annual Northwest Michigan Housing Conference Oct. 24-25. Elected officials, business leaders, and community members gathered at the Hagerty Center at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City for this year’s conference. 10/30/2024 05:31 PM
Mawby to speak at forum
Mawby to speak at forum
The League of Women Voters Leelanau County will host a forum on affordable housing Nov. 13. 10/30/2024 05:31 PM
Looking forward to holiday season
Looking forward to holiday season
Another Halloween is in the books and it was fun as always. We had over 250 Trick or Treaters in Glen Arbor, and I am sure the same in Empire for the Trunk or Treat. It is always fun and the costumes are clever. The next holiday to look forward to is Thanksgiving, and that is the beginning. I hope the weather holds out, but we sure need some moisture. 10/30/2024 05:31 PM
St. Mary’s annual auction will be held Nov. 9 in the school gymnasium. Courtesy photo
St. Mary Auction Nov. 9
Like so many fundraisers, the first St. Mary School auction began out of necessity in the fall of 1982. A group of parents held a dinner and auction to raise money to operate the school. Fast forward to today where the need is just as great. 10/30/2024 05:31 PM
The Bufka home around 1900. Courtesy photo
Tales of the Bufka family told
The following is an excerpt from “From Bohemia to Good Harbor” by Norbert Bufka. On Sept. 10/30/2024 05:31 PM
LEELANAU HISTORY
LEELANAU HISTORY
The next Elmwood Township Planning Commission meeting could be a doozy. If the size of the crowd and the emotions in the room at a Nov. 20 planning commission meeting are anything like what was on display at a privately-organized neighborhood meeting Tuesday night in the Elmwood Township Hall. *** The Leland Dam Authority on will review bids on a “flood wall” to keep water out of a control room at the base of the Leland Dam and may recommend that everyone owning waterfront on Lake Leelanau help pay for ongoing maintenance of the dam. The countyowned- 10/30/2024 05:31 PM
Members exhibit at NAA
Members exhibit at NAA
The Northport Arts Association (NAA) will have a members art exhibit throughout the month of November. NAA’s new Executive Director Hadley Dickinson, has been working since April. 10/30/2024 05:31 PM
Unopposed county candidates running
Unopposed county candidates running
There are several races in Leelanau County with candidates running unopposed in the upcoming general election on Nov. 5, ensuring their roles for another term. 10/30/2024 05:31 PM
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