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Leelanau County resident Jim Dyer serves as the manager for the Village of Northport. After years of searching the housing market, Dyer and his wife, Jeanette, finally found a home in Suttons Bay last fall. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu

Working for a village

Relocating to Leelanau County full-time has always been a dream for Jim Dyer and his wife, Jeanette, but they finally made that dream come true and found a home in 2023. Dyer also accepted the Village of Northport manager position last year and started as a full time employee in October. Since then, he’s been settling into the new home and job and embracing all that the county has to offer. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

Dale Manty and six of his adventurous friends and relatives enjoyed a long weekend In Omena. From left to right, they are Bryan Berghoef, Adam Manty (back), Dale Manty, Dan Smith, Brent Miller and Aaron Werner. Courtesy of Dale Manty

Dale Manty hosts 12th annual Mäntyboyz weekend

There’s lots to celebrate this week — the vernal equinox, also referred to as the first day of Spring, Pi Day, and St. Patrick’s Day. The vernal equinox is the moment when the sun crosses the celestial equator — an imaginary line in the sky above Earth’s equator — from south to north. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), it will occur at 11:06 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. This is the earliest date that it can be, and is largely due to the Leap Year system that our calendar uses. The vernal equinox was on March 19 in 2020, but that was the first time since 1896. This is because a Leap Day is not added in years divisible by 100, unless it is divisible by 400, as the year 2000 was. So, the addition of a Leap Day in 2000 reset the calendar so that the vernal equinox comes earlier. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

Plenty of shenanigans planned in celebrating St. Pat

Plenty of shenanigans planned in celebrating St. Pat

Well, I hope everyone out there has “sprang forward”, the sun was out earlier and all that jazz. I, for one, am not a fan of changing the clocks. It’s a pain in the neck and just deal with what time it is. When I was on the road, a town in Indiana was very confusing, half the town was on Daylight Saving and not the other half. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

Knot Just a Bar’s corned beef hash, which includes roasted brisket, hashbrowns, onion and pepper with poached egg and Texas toast, is a favorite on the newly expanded breakfast menu. Courtesy photo

Knot Just a Bar offers new breakfast hours

Breakfast lovers in Omena and throughout the county can now stop by Knot Just a Bar seven days a week for some tasty morning bites. The restaurant announced in early February that it would begin offering breakfast Monday through Friday instead of just on Sundays, as well as expanding its morning menu. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

The Fillipp family from Vila Park, Illinois waits patiently to be the first customers of Bay Burrito in 2024. From left to right: Violet, Luke, Ben and Andy Fillipp. Courtesy photo

Family drives from Chicago to Bay Burrito

Andy Fillipp and his family braved a long trip from Chicago to Suttons Bay when he heard Bay Burrito was opening for a pop-up on Sunday, March 10. “We made the trip specifically for that,” Andy said. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

Leelanau Twp to set another budget hearing

Leelanau Twp to set another budget hearing

While the Leelanau Township board of trustees were ready to present information about the 2024-2025 budget on Tuesday, many audience members that tuned in via Zoom to listen to the budget hearing said they were not aware of the scheduled meeting until the day of or had difficulty finding specific information pertaining to adjusted salary resolutions. “For the 30 years I was on the board, there was always an annual meeting,” said Leelanau Township resident and former board trustee Gary Fredrickson. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

Man buys car, then arrested

Man buys car, then arrested

A Traverse City man has been charged for larceny greater than $20,000. Ronnie L. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

Scouts have fun, learn during annual Klondike Derby

Scouts have fun, learn during annual Klondike Derby

Troop 131 won a cast iron skillet for first place in the cooking competition, creating a lunch of deluxe hot cocoa and healthy turkey sandwiches. The troop overcame the adversity of their stove not working and were able to heat their super creamy hot cocoa on an open fire instead. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

‘Aggressive’ timeline in county adm. search

‘Aggressive’ timeline in county adm. search

Former Leelanau County Administrator Chet Janik found himself back in the government center meeting room on Tuesday. This time, Janik was there in his new capacity as consultant for the Michigan Leadership Institute (MLI), under contract with the county to find a replacement for his immediate successor, Deb Allen, whose resignation goes into effect on April 12. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

BLOTTER

11:21 a.m. — Suttons Bay Township — Miscellaneous juvenile activity. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

86th DISTRICT COURT

86th DISTRICT COURT

Skylar M. Korson, 994 S. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

Blood drive in Cedar Monday

Blood drive in Cedar Monday

The Solon Township Hall in Cedar will host a blood drive Monday, March 19. The blood drive operates between 1:30 and 6 p.m., inside the Solon Township Hall Community Room. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

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