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Valeta Marie Kalchik (Morgan)

Valeta Marie Kalchik (Morgan)

Valeta Marie Kalchik (Morgan), or as most of us knew her as Teta, was born on March 1, 1935 in Traverse City, Michigan to her loving mother and father, Maudie Morgan(Nemic) and Chase Morgan. Teta was a kind, loving, energetic and spiritual person. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

David K. Wilburn

David K. Wilburn

SUTTONS BAY – David Kirmse Wilburn, 96, of Suttons Bay, passed away Friday, December 1, 2023 at home. David was born October 28, 1927 in Woodstock, Illinois the son of George and Wilhelmina (Kirmse) Wilburn. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Clifford Gilbert Walters

Clifford Gilbert Walters

Traverse City - Clifford Gilbert Walters 97 of Traverse City, died Saturday December 23, 2023 at Medilodge of Traverse City. Born February 2. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Mildred M. Kalchik

Mildred M. Kalchik

NORTHPORT – Mildred “Millie” Mae Kalchik, 89, of Northport, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Culver Meadows Senior Living with her family at her side. Millie was born May 31, 1934, in Centerville Township the daughter of Napoleon and Mary (Kiessel) Belanger. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Thompson Surgical in Elmwood Township is in the process of expansion with a 10,000-square foot building on its Cherry Bend Road campus. Courtesy photo

2 expansions proposed for Empire/Elmwood businesses

By Brian Freiberger [email protected] Two established county businesses are eyeing expansion in 2024. Cherry Republic is in the works of expanding its Empirebased headquarters to keep up with demand and consolidate storage space. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

A packed class for a recent sourdough workshop is pictured around the kitchen table at Sarah Hallstedt’s Northport home. Photo courtesy of Sarah Hallstedt

Hallstedts offer sourdough workshop

A Northport cherry farm is keeping busy this winter offering an experience with different smells and tastes from what you’d normally expect: workshops on how to make fresh sourdough bread. Owner Sarah Hallstedt said she’s already hosted 10 workshops since the first sourdough workshop in November, with five others scheduled for January. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

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. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Spirit of Christmas alive and well in Leelanau

Spirit of Christmas alive and well in Leelanau

By now many have taken down their holiday decorations. The boxes have been broken down and taken to the recycling center. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

A column by Alan Campbell

A tip of the hat to Northport’s Dan Scripps

It’s a pleasure to share Leelanau County with Dan Scripps. A reluctant attorney — Mr. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Hope for 2024

To the editor: Looking ahead to 2024, I am hopeful that as a community we will open our hearts and minds to see our neighbors through eyes rooted in kindness. As we face uncertainty in our world, we are our best as members of society when we look and act with kindness toward our brothers and sisters, particularly those who are struggling. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Caring, charitable community

Caring, charitable community

To the editor: Growing up in a city back east, I often heard stories of the kindness and generosity of rural America. And when I moved to the area 25 years ago, I began to experience it. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

Adhere to ‘transparency’ policy

Adhere to ‘transparency’ policy

To the editor: In the 2016 fundraising for the original 700 acre Palmer Woods project, the Leelanau Conservancy communicated to prospective donors that the land would be used for cross-country skiing, hiking, and passive recreation. No reference was made to mountain bike trails, and mountain bike trails are certainly not “passive recreation.” Nevertheless, in the 2019 fundraising for the 350-acre addition to Palmer Woods the Conservancy accepted funds from a major donor in return for agreeing to construct mountain bike trails on the entire 1,050 acre “park.” It is now clear that some of those who donated to the original project would not have donated had they known that mountain bike trails would later be constructed on that property — certainly the numerous neighbors who are upset about the mountain bike trails, and undoubtedly others who consider these trails as a departure from the Conservancy’s stated mission of “Conserving the Land, Water and Scenic Character of Leelanau County.” The Conservancy’s Transparency Policy, published on their website, states that “we place a high value on transparency and honoring donor intent”. 01/03/2024 07:41 PM

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