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Yes to Parenting Communities

Yes to Parenting Communities

To the editor: Parenting Communities of Leelanau County (PCLC) support new parents who are often far removed from their own families. Without help, inevitable parenting challenges can raise fears of inadequacy. 05/01/2024 05:08 PM

By Tim Skubick

Freshman legislator ruffling feathers

Imagine you are on a new job for three months when the boss calls you in strongly suggesting that you need to perform a certain function which is against everything you stand for. As they say on the TV broadcast, “What would you do?” Say hello to Dylan Wegela. 05/01/2024 05:08 PM

Mike Young and Joe Hess use a trenching machine, which creates a narrow and deep channel for fiber optic cables to be installed under the Lake Leelanau Narrows in March. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger

Broadband project delayed

Two years ago, Leelanau County contracted the Opelika, Alabama-based Point Broadband to provide high speed internet to “unserved” and “underserved” homes in the county by the end of 2023. Unfortunately, the project has turned into something of a debacle. About three-and-a-half months into the new year, only about 38% of the “unserved” areas are now serviceable, and the county consultant no longer seems to believe they’ll be done by the end of 2024 either. 04/24/2024 04:43 PM

Siblings Kacey and Wyatt Novak, age 4 and 6 respectively, found these morel mushrooms near their home in Kasson Township. They are the children of Austin and Marie Novak. Courtesy photo

Siblings Kacey and Wyatt Novak

Siblings Kacey and Wyatt Novak, age 4 and 6 respectively, found these morel mushrooms near their home in Kasson Township. They are the children of Austin and Marie Novak. 04/24/2024 04:43 PM

PIPING PLOVER

Oldest plover home to roost

The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SBDNL) favorite inhabitant is taking back its shoreline as the endangered Piping Plovers first sightings were had earlier this month on April 9. SBDNL had exciting news on April 21, according to plover lead Erica Adams. 04/24/2024 04:43 PM

Leelanau storyteller passes

Leelanau storyteller passes

A Leelanau legend was lost this past week as Scott Craig, 89, passed away leaving the legacy of a storyteller. Craig, a retired television producer and award-winning documentary filmmaker for CBS, NBC, PBS, Turner Broadcasting and HGTV, died on Thursday April 18. 04/24/2024 04:43 PM

Races set for August Primary

Races set for August Primary

What a difference a week makes. A flurry of activity before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. 04/24/2024 04:43 PM

Miller Services Set

Miller Services Set

Larry J. Miller,88, of Cedar, died January 23, 2024. The service will be held on Saturday, May 4 at 11:30 a.m. with the family greeting friends at 10:30 a.m. at the Martinson Funeral Home of Suttons Bay. 04/24/2024 04:43 PM

William Scott Craig

William Scott Craig

After a brief illness, longtime Leland resident and celebrated documentary filmmaker, Scott Craig passed away peacefully, with his beloved wife and daughters by his side. Scott was born in Bexley, OH and grew up in Wooster, OH, where his father was a professor of theater and speech at the College of Wooster. 04/24/2024 04:43 PM

Pam H. Pittman

Well, as obituaries go, and with the passing of one very special human being on this planet, you should expect that this would be anything but conventional. Pamela Helen Pittman, 82, passed away peacefully on her beloved cherry farm in Cedar, Michigan surrounded by family on July 7, 2023. Having led a life so vibrant and filled with cherished moments, it’s easy to see the profound impact Pam had on countless lives. Whether you knew her as a colleague, a teacher, cherished friend, a partner in crime, a guardian angel, or any of the countless roles she played, her legacy is known and felt by so many. To summarize Pam’s extraordinary life would take more pages than one could imagine. But it appears that we have some help from the most surprising source. Those of you who know Pam, know that she lived her life on her terms, and her terms alone. And she was never unclear that when her time came, she would go out on her terms, with grace, dignity, and a deep sense of fulfillment. Mission accomplished. So perhaps you won’t be surprised to know that Pam actually wrote her own words for this very moment, and insisted we share them with you all. So here we go, transcribed exactly as she penned it in her life’s journal. It captures the spirited journey of her memorable life: “Rather than a standard obituary, I thought that rather than others writing about me, I decided to do it myself, so what else is new? :) To talk about my life I have to thank all the people who helped me become the person I became. I cannot write names because I would feel terrible to miss anyone - those that are still alive and those who beat me to the punch. I have been so blessed from the day I was born. I have learned from each and everyone I have come in contact with throughout my years. There have been some “iffy” situations but they too were learning experiences. I made some mistakes and have some regrets but on the other side of it I learned and tried not to repeat. I have truly enjoyed my life and am so grateful to all who cared and know I cared right back. Thank you to each and everyone, you gave me a great life. I hope some of you who helped me grow I was able to help you - life is supposed to be sharing and helping each other regardless of where we come from or how much we have. We need to consider each other’s feelings and respect each other regardless of the choices we make in life. We are not here to be judge and jury - no one I know or have known can claim that position. 04/24/2024 04:43 PM

George Geza Shaw Jr.

George Geza Shaw Jr.

George Geza Shaw, Jr. came into the world on 24 August, 1933, in Plainfield, New Jersey. He was the first child born to Olga Polgar Shaw and George Geza Shaw. George passed on 2 April, 2024 surrounded by his family in Munson Medical Center, Traverse City, Michigan. George was drafted out of high school during the Korean conflict. He served in the United States, where in Alabama he trained as a photo journalist for the army. Later he sailed with the Merchant Marines, on the Esso Norfolk out of Galveston, Texas to Maracaibo, Venezuela. 04/24/2024 04:43 PM

Dennis K. Richardson

Dennis K. Richardson

1946 ~ 2024 Dennis Keith Richardson, 77, passed away on March 6th, 2024, surrounded by family in his home in Lake Ann, MI. Dennis was born in Traverse City, MI to Eugene and Mary Irene (Sheridan) Richardson on April 29th, 1946. 04/24/2024 04:43 PM

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