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COMING EVENTS
COMING EVENTS
Organizations wishing to have their public events listed in this calendar can email [email protected] or call The Enterprise, 256-9827, before 5 p.m. Friday. 02/21/2024 04:57 PM
Winter festivals, activities brings communities together
Winter festivals, activities brings communities together
If there’s one thing northern Michiganders know how to do best, it’s how to have fun and bring the community together in the middle of winter. This President’s Day weekend in Leelanau County was evidence of just that, with families, friends, and local small businesses getting outside to celebrate in popular annual events like the Yeti Fest in Suttons Bay and Winterfest Chili Cook-Off/Perch Fishing Contest in Glen Arbor. 02/21/2024 04:57 PM
Transparency
Transparency
To the editor: While we were pleased the Enterprise called for releasing the raw data from the recent cultural survey, we were disappointed that our paper of record doesn’t seem interested in investigating why Commissioner Kama Ross exchanged 1,250 emails with county employees about the survey. What could such a volume of communication be for? Thank you — Melinda Lautner — for your courage in demanding answers through a Freedom of Information Act request. 02/21/2024 04:57 PM
CROWD to gather
CROWD to gather
To the editor: A local Enterprise printed an introductory article on June 1, 2024 titled “CROWD looks to cut down on waste.” Here is a referenced update on our progress. CROWD is our acronym for our targeted goals around Composting, Recycling, and Organic Waste Diversion. 02/21/2024 04:57 PM
A column by Amy Hubbell
A little ‘Christian charity’ goes a long way
We just marked the third year since the passing of my favorite euchre partner, crossword puzzle help and fellow Jeopardy fan. My mother, Mary Lou Belanger. 02/21/2024 04:57 PM
The Shipwreck Cafe crew had a mouth-watering white chicken chili on display at the 25th annual chili cookoff hosted at Boonedocks in Glen Arbor. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger
CHILI COOK- OFF
CHILI COOK- OFF. 02/21/2024 04:57 PM
GL teacher arrested
GL teacher arrested
02/20/2024 05:27 PM
Jim Kobberstad, a Leelanau County resident, sits in front of the county board of commissioners at their Feb. 13 executive session. Kobberstad and 11 other meeting attendees successfully petitioned the board of commissioners on Jan. 24 to present for up to 55 minutes on alleged “security fl...
County mulls public comment changes
The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners is looking to amend its rules of order and procedure to prevent audience members from donating public comment time to other speakers. This proposal follows a recent bid by a dozen attendees to give their five minutes to one person for an “extended” public comment on alleged “security flaws in our county’s computer election system.” At a Jan. 02/14/2024 04:44 PM
Leland ZBA affirms PC decision
Leland ZBA affirms PC decision
Leland Township’s Zoning Board of Appeals has affirmed the Planning Commission’s decision to deny a permit for a mixed-use development in the unincorporated village of Leland. The ZBA held a public hearing Monday afternoon to consider the appeal of the planner’s December decision to deny a special use permit for an 11,590 squarefoot commercial and residential structure proposed for property at William and Main on the north end of the village. 02/14/2024 04:44 PM
S-B BOE OKs $18.3M bond proposal
S-B BOE OKs $18.3M bond proposal
Voters in the Suttons Bay School District will go to the polls in May to consider an $18.3 million bond proposal. The Suttons Bay Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to approve a resolution to call on a special election in May to consider the bond request which will be used for “building and site purposes.” “Our bond proposal is prequalified by the Department of Treasury,” said Suttons Bay Elementary Principal Shelagh Fehrenbach, who filled in for Superintendent Casey Petz at Monday’s board meeting. 02/14/2024 04:44 PM
No snow, no problem! The Roy Taghon Empire Snowmobile Drag Race went off without snow as dozens of sled heads from around northern Michigan participated in the race that raises money for Glen Lake scholarships. Two racers dash off the starting line, spewing dirt and exhaust in front of spe...
No snow, no problem!
No snow, no problem! The Roy Taghon Empire Snowmobile Drag Race went off without snow as dozens of sled heads from around northern Michigan participated in the race that raises money for Glen Lake scholarships. Two racers dash off the starting line, spewing dirt and exhaust in front of spectators on Saturday. 02/14/2024 04:44 PM
ALLEN
Allen resigns as administrator
Leelanau County Administrator Deb Allen is leaving county government, having entered a separation agreement with the county at a special session of the board of commissioners Thursday. Allen told the newspaper that her last day will be April 12, and that she will help find a new administrator with a “deep” financial background to aid in changes to the county finance structure. 02/14/2024 04:44 PM
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