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Pat Kolarik and Ed Martin may not have won the walleye tournament, but they were happy with a net-full of jumbo walleyes caught in south Lake Leelanau. Courtesy photo

Last summer to ‘shoot the tubes’

“Shoot the tubes” has been a battle cry for Crystal River kayakers for decades. But this will be the last summer for the relatively benign adventure, the result of another unglamorous project taken on by an organization that gets little credit for its blue collar approach to conservation. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM

Grant to help fund new public restrooms in Suttons Bay

Grant to help fund new public restrooms in Suttons Bay

The village of Suttons Bay is getting a little financial help to tackle one of the top priorities in its updated marina master plan. The Village Council Monday approved an updated master plan for the marina back in March. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM

86th DISTRICT COURT

86th DISTRICT COURT

Toby O. Conachan, 5221 W. County Line Rd., Buckley — Sentenced after pleading guilty to operating with a blood alcohol content greater than .17 — Sentenced to time served; may not consume or be in the possession of alcohol, illegal drugs, marijuana, non-prescription medications and provide a list to the court; may not enter bars and casinos; be respectful of all court employees; attend one 12-step meetings per week with written verification; attend, cooperate and complete Adult Highway Safety Program, Impact Panel and substance abuse counseling; twice daily PBTs; $1,375 fines and costs; one year probation. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM

Deadline for poetry contest

Deadline for poetry contest

The Empire Asparagus Festival is accepting poem submissions for the Empire Asparagus Festival’s “Ode to Asparagus” poetry contest. Poems must be submitted by May 31 online at info@glenlakelibrary. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM

BLOTTER

Noon — Suttons Bay Township — Two dogs are digging holes in caller’s lawn. 3:21 p.m. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM

Elmwood taps new harbormaster

Elmwood taps new harbormaster

Elmwood Township Marina’s new harbormaster, Dan Jenuwine, introduced himself to the township board at their May regular meeting. He is replacing previous Harbormaster Pete Moon, who stepped down in March to pursue work in the private sector. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM

Leelanau Twp. misses ballot deadline

Leelanau Twp. misses ballot deadline

Despite Leelanau Township board members passing language for two renewal millages, the emergency services and general fund, at its regular meeting May 14, it did not meet the deadline for filing with the county to appear on the August primary election ballot. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM

Improving County Government Openness

Improving County Government Openness

“Power corrupts, and there is nothing more corrupting than power exercised in secret.” National Public Radio journalist Daniel Schorr Some residents, including some commissioners, have questioned the motive behind a complaint filed by a Leelanau County citizen alleging that a task force established by the County Board was continually violating the Open Meetings Act. In fact, even a reporter assigned to cover the story offered a strange commentary for someone with the task of watchdogging local government. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM

By Tim Skubick

Dark clouds on the horizon

To be sure they were not popping the champagne corks and singing “Happy Days Are Here Again.” In fact they called the event “boring.” Yet the prognosticators reported that Michigan’s economy is “strong and stable,” and when quizzed about any dark clouds on the horizon, they uniformly dismissed it as, it not, folly, darn close to it. Such was the lead story out of the gathering of the state’s top drawer bean counters/economists whose vital job is to predict how the state is growing and how much moola lawmakers will have to play with as they orchestrate the writing of the new state budget. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM

Correction:

Due to incomplete information the name a junior at St. Mary School was not listed in a recently-published honor roll. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM

Church and state

Church and state

To the editor: It was written in a recent paper that we need to keep religion out of the White House citing Thomas Jefferson’s words “separation of church and state” as justification. But a history lesson is needed. 05/22/2024 04:45 PM

Members and volunteers of the Leelanau Conservancy are seen hard at work, maintaining the mountain bike trails at Palmer Woods Forest Reserve Tuesday night. Enterprise photo by Everett Howell

Members and volunteers of the Leelanau Conservancy are seen hard at work

Members and volunteers of the Leelanau Conservancy are seen hard at work, maintaining the mountain bike trails at Palmer Woods Forest Reserve Tuesday night. 05/15/2024 05:44 PM

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