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Gary Galla is returning to the softball diamond to coach for Suttons Bay after spending nearly 30 years coaching at Glen Lake before retiring last year. Enterprise file photos
Galla to coach at S-B
It took less than a year for longtime Glen Lake softball coach Gary Galla to return to the softball diamond after retiring last year. This time Galla will be representing the red and white of Suttons Bay as he takes over coaching duties for the Norse. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
Glen Lake earned the school’s first girls’ basketball state championship in 40 years. Enterprise file photo
Top-5 sports stories of 2023
In a year of thrilling sports stories we celebrate local athletic stories that reached above and beyond the call of excellence throughout 2023. 1. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
Leland seniors Olive Ryder (center-left) and Fiona Moord (center-right) are joined by their Comet teammates as they committed to play volleyball at the collegiate level. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger
Comets commit:
Every high school coaches’ hope is to instill a love of the game of volleyball, according to Leland coach Laurie Glass. “Whether it’s informally playing in your backyard, later in life, joining a co-ed team, doing beach volleyball or playing at the collegiate level (the hope) is just continuing that love of the game and keeping it in your life,” Glass said. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
The NAA hosts various art programs, including a Monday night Figure Drawing Studio session at the Village Arts Building. There is no instruction, just a host to guide the proceedings. Artists are invited to attend as often as they like. Photos courtesy of Linda Gits
NAA looks to hire executive director
The Northport Arts Association (NAA) is looking for an executive director to lead its growing organization, programs, and events starting next year. NAA announced it was accepting candidate applications for the full-time position on December 17, but Linda Gits, NAA treasurer, said it’s been in their annual report plans since last year to eventually hire a director by 2024 to provide effective and creative leadership moving forward. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
Weather good for travelers
Weather good for travelers
The Thompson house was full of Christmas cheer and joy. The “out of town” girls were here for a short time and at the mercy of the airlines. But unfortunately not all the out of town kids and relatives were here. But trust me, they were here in everyone’s thoughts and missed. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
LWV of Leelanau County to host blood drive Jan. 4
LWV of Leelanau County to host blood drive Jan. 4
Versiti and the League of Women Voters of Leelanau County will host a blood drive next week. Versiti will be in the community room of the county government building from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., Jan. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
‘Wintercake’ at library
‘Wintercake’ at library
The Suttons Bay Bingham District LIbrary will host a special family story program on Tuesday, January 2 at 10:30 am. The program will feature “Wintercake,” a resplendent picture book by local author and illustrator, Lynne Ray Perkins. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
Sisters Whitney Trump, left, and Ashley Brizard used to sit on Santa’s lap at the Omena fire hall when they were growing up. This year, they were there with their parents, Bob and Kori Wheeler, and three generations of the Wheeler family. Photo courtesy of Kori Wheeler
Generations welcome Santa in Omena
Santa was in Omena on Christmas Eve and it was a wonderful, multi-generational affair. Over 30 adults and almost 20 children awaited Santa’s arrival on the fire truck. There were five families with three generations at the gathering. Two families, the Wheelers and the DelaFuentes, tied for most attendees this year, with twelve each. They both had seven adults and five children with them. Martha DelaFuente was there with her daughters and sons-in-law and all five of her grandchildren. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
Pete Moon, harbormaster at the Elmwood Township Marina, stands on the docks on the West Arm Grand Traverse Bay in Elmwood. Courtesy photo
Moon suffers heart attack, returns to Elmwood marina
Elmwood Township’s harbormaster, Pete Moon, is settling down after a busy season, both personally and professionally. He kept up with his duties this summer despite heart attacks putting him in the hospital on two separate occasions. The first one occurred just before the 2023 Cherry Festival in June, as Moon began experiencing chest pain near the end of the day. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
Researchers develop tool to fight lamprey
Researchers develop tool to fight lamprey
A recently discovered chemical compound that makes it diffi cult for invasive sea lamprey to find their breeding grounds may be a new tool for controlling a parasite that threatens Great Lakes fish. Anne Scott, an assistant professor of fisheries and wildlife at Michigan State University, and her research team are creating a new method of sea lamprey control using a newly discovered chemical compound, petromyzonol tetrasolfate — also known as 3sPZS. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
A warm colored sunset over Lake Leelanau is seen at Bingham Boat Launch on the evening of the winter solstice last Thursday. The celebration of the winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year and the longest night in the hemisphere. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu
A warm colored sunset over Lake Leelanau
A warm colored sunset over Lake Leelanau is seen at Bingham Boat Launch on the evening of the winter solstice last Thursday. The celebration of the winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year and the longest night in the hemisphere. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
Deer harvest down nearly 11% from ‘22
Deer harvest down nearly 11% from ‘22
The deer harvest appears headed for an off year in Leelanau County and the state, with the worst outcome coming from the Upper Peninsula. According to figures provided since the MDNR instituted a mandatory deer-kill reporting program in 2022, the harvest is down nearly 11% in Leelanau County from a year ago with only a few days left in deer seasons that run from September through December. 12/27/2023 04:58 PM
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