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Plamondon captures boys MVP

Plamondon captures boys MVP

As another boys basketball season comes to a close for Leelanau County teams we celebrate the many accomplishments of Lake Leelanau St. Mary, Glen Lake, Leland and Suttons Bay. 03/20/2024 05:09 PM

Kirt seizes Dream Team MVP

Kirt seizes Dream Team MVP

This year’s girls’ basketball season saw the rise of budding stars. Glen Lake, St. Mary, Suttons Bay, and Leland illuminated the courts, demonstrating why Leelanau County’s girls’ basketball has become essential viewing. With packed crowds and communities rallying behind their teams, each game was a testament to the thriving basketball culture in the region. 03/20/2024 05:09 PM

Eighth graders Alayah Jones, at left, and Elsie Purdy Teahen, at right, are pictured planting seeds in three different mediums: regolith (mock moon soil), a half and half regolith and “earth (Michigan) dirt” mix, and just earth dirt, for the mission objective: gardening on the moon. Photo...

Npt School kids participate in NASA Artemis Challenge

Six Northport Public School students are embarking on a stellar project focused on space exploration of the moon that could earn them a trip to the Kennedy Space Center later this year. Northport school is one of only two schools in Michigan fielding a team in NASA’s nationwide 2024 Artemis ROADS (ROVER Observation and Drone Survey) Challenge. 03/20/2024 05:09 PM

Bill and Susan Krusel and their son William went all out decorating their ORV for the O’Mena St.Patrick’s Day parade. Courtesy photo

Omena goes green for St. Patrick’s Day

The ninth O’Mena St. Patrick’s Day parade didn’t exactly have the Luck O’ the Irish when it came to the weather. It was a mere 30 degrees with light flurries as the parade began. That did not deter a hardy and fun-loving group of Omena residents from walking or driving the parade route. 03/20/2024 05:09 PM

Registration open for Northwood Camp

Registration open for Northwood Camp

Registration is open for Northwood University’s Learning About Business (LAB) Week, an immersive camp designed to nurture innovation and entrepreneurship in young aspiring individuals. Scheduled from June 23-28, 2024, the camp will be hosted on the university’s campus in Midland. 03/20/2024 05:09 PM

Insight sought: Leland Township

Insight sought: Leland Township

The Leland Township Parks and Recreation Committee has begun the process of developing the next five-year Community Recreation Plan (CRP) for 20252029. The committee is seeking public input via an online survey and other research to help inform the development of a long-range CRP with objectives and priorities that meet the needs and interest of township residents, area residents and visitors year ‘round. 03/20/2024 05:09 PM

VASA Race Director Opening

VASA Race Director Opening

The North American Vasa Board of Directors is seeking candidates for Race Director for the North American Vasa Festival of Races, held annually during the second weekend of February (see www.Vasa.org). This position is part-time and most of the work is done in the winter months. The Race Director is responsible for working with the Board of Directors to plan and implement a high quality event for competitors, volunteers, spectators and sponsors. The Race Director also serves as the primary spokesperson for the Vasa to the media and community at large. 03/20/2024 05:09 PM

Suttons Bay High School students (from left to right) Reegan Craker, Isabel Schmidt, and Minnie Bardenhagen are pictured at school on Monday. Schmidt and Bardenhagen are finalists in this year’s Young Playwright Festival at the City Opera House, and Craker is a semi-finalist. The three stu...

SB students selected as finalists in Young Playwright Festival

Two Suttons Bay Public High School students are finalists of the six announced in the 13th annual Young Playwright Festival competition. The finalists, Minnie Bardenhagen and Isabel Schmidt, as well as Reegan Craker, a semifinalist, were selected for writing and submitting an original one-act play to a panel of judges. 03/20/2024 05:09 PM

Terry Lautner installed a modern milking parlor at the family farm in Elmwood Township.

Lautners recognized by Michigan Milk Producers

Terry Lautner was impressed when his father was feted by the Michigan Milk Producers Association after 35 years of membership in the co-op. Now it’s Terry’s turn. 03/20/2024 05:09 PM

MHA sets programs

MHA sets programs

The Maritime Heritage Alliance has planned a series of programs through April 6. The first program, held last week, was on the shipwrecks of the Manitous. 03/20/2024 05:09 PM

David Johnson of Suttons Bay will take over as president of the Suttons Bay-Leelanau County Rotary Club. Courtesy photo

Born, but not raised local, Johnson makes his mark on county

David Johnson of Suttons Bay is currently the president-elect of Suttons Bay Rotary Club. He’s had a storied legal career practicing as a lawyer in three states, including Ohio, New Mexico, and Missouri, and up until the end of last year, he was actively maintaining a law practice. 03/20/2024 05:09 PM

Reception set for By Hand

Reception set for By Hand

The Glen Arbor Art Center will launch its By Hand project with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, March 29. By Hand — an exhibition and four topical discussions — is consideration of the myriad ways in which the human hand is intrinsic to creative work; and the demonstration of what human hands can make. 03/20/2024 05:09 PM

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