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Iris Wild, a second grader at St. Mary, is a Grand Traverse Area Rock and Mineral Club pebble pup. Enterprise photo by Mike Anderson
St. Mary second grader first in national art contest
A budding young artist has put Traverse City and the Grand Traverse Area Rock and Mineral Club (GTARMC) on the map with a unique accomplishment: winning first place in the National Fossil Day Art Contest, a competition sponsored by the National Park Service. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
Preserve wilderness
Preserve wilderness
To the editor: Sleeping Bear Naturally sincerely thanks the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (GTB) for their essential role in Superintendent Scott Tucker’s decision to pause all work on Segment 9 of the Heritage Trail indefinitely. Because of GTB’s strong commitment to the natural world, these rare wetlands, mature forests and steep dunes will remain intact. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
Gardening scholarships
Gardening scholarships
To the editor: The Little Garden Club (LGC) was founded in 1975 and aims to stimulate, foster and promote the knowledge of conservation and horticulture. We are proud to offer 2025 grant funding, fueled by the organization’s biannual Garden Tour ticket sales and sponsorships. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
Thank you
Thank you
To the editor: The League of Women Voters of Leelanau County affirms that our electoral process performed as it was designed in this election. The system has built-in redundancy so that any errors can be identified and corrected. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
New playground equipment was installed at Northport’s South Beach this fall. The village has discussed setting up a small plaque/sign to recognize the contributions from the Leelanau Township Community Foundation and the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, both of which hel...
New playground equipment installed in Northport
With installation of the new playground equipment at Northport’s South Beach nearly complete and already seeing use, the village council discussed setting up appropriate recognition of the entities that help to make it possible at its regular meeting on Nov. 14. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
Empire avoids clerk, short-term rental topics
Empire avoids clerk, short-term rental topics
Empire President Sue Palmer addressed two key topics at Thursday’s regular meeting: the vacant treasurer and clerk positions, along with the ongoing short-term rental debate. Palmer elected Alacia Acton as treasurer but did not reappoint current Clerk Derith Smith to her position, leaving that for President-elect Dan Davis. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
Empire President Sue Palmer sits alongside treasurer Alacia Acton and Clerk Derith Smith during a November regular meeting Thursday. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger
Palmer reflects on time as village president
What started as a fiery meeting Thursday transformed into a love-fest as the Village of Empire hosted its final session with the current board of trustees, before newly elected members prepare to take their seats this week. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
During Native American fall harvest, plant-based recipes take center stage
During Native American fall harvest, plant-based recipes take center stage
I was heartened to read the news of President Biden’s apology for the government’s 150 years of moving Native American children into boarding schools. This comes as many Americans prepare for Thanksgiving in November, which is also Native American Heritage Month. The timing of these two commemorations comes with more than a bit of irony given that a traditional Thanksgiving celebrates a coming together of early European immigrants with Native Americans, the result of which was the tragic loss of Indigenous tribes and the colonization of Native American land and communities. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
By Tim Skubick
The curse of the governor’s seat
Homeostasis and Michigan voters. The two go together. 11/20/2024 04:34 PM
7 to interview for administrator post
7 to interview for administrator post
The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners chose nine candidates from a pool of 37 applicants to interview for the county administrator position. Seven of them agreed to attend interviews starting 9:30 a.m. Monday and continuing 9:15 a.m. Tuesday. 11/13/2024 05:42 PM
Standing by the remembrance wreath are Leelanau County veterans Gene Kelly, master of ceremonies, D-Day soldier Dick Grout and Vietnam War soldier Steve Stanton. See more coverage on Pg. 6. Courtesy photo
200 gather for Veterans Day
Leelanau County veterans were feted Monday by more than 200 residents in a ceremony filled by patriotic music, prayer from a Glen Arbor pastor, and a call for change by VFW member and Vietnam War veteran Gene Kelly. 11/13/2024 05:42 PM
Human error caused voting snafu
Human error caused voting snafu
The discrepancies in Leelanau County’s unofficial election results were not caused by a computer error, according to county Clerk Michelle Crocker. Between Election Day and Nov. 8, the unofficial results were updated to include over 3,100 ballots that were not counted, changing the results of several races. 11/13/2024 05:42 PM
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