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State/feds announce specialty crop programs
State/feds announce specialty crop programs
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced two investments designed to support the U.S. specialty crops industry of Michigan and Leelanau County. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM
Two long-time cherry industry advocates were provided distinguished service awards in 2024 by the Cherry Marketing Institute. From left are Mike Van Agtmael, National Cherry Festival queen Carmen Beemer, and Jeff Send from Leelanau County. Courtesy photo
Send receives cherry award
Jeff Send, a leader in the cherry industry for decades, received another accolade at the Cherry Marketing Institute luncheon that was part of the orchard and vineyard show held Jan. 16-17. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM
Leelanau’s ‘cherry’ foreign workers
Leelanau’s ‘cherry’ foreign workers
The question that is on top of mind for local growers is whether or not they will be able to continue growing fresh cherries and fruits alike, or tap out to rising employment costs and growing foreign imports. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM
Permit numbers dropped in '23
Permit numbers dropped in '23
The number of building permits and the value of the structures built in 2023 appears to have fallen from a record set in 2021, according to the county Department of Building Safety. The year-end report issued by the department this month totaled 611 new permits, down 21 from the 632 issued in 2022. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM
Garden club meeting about making maple syrup
Garden club meeting about making maple syrup
The Suttons Bay By-the-Bay Garden Club will meet Monday at the Suttons Bay-Bingham Fire Station. This month’s presentation is “Making Maple Syrup at Home” presented by A1 Ammons, coowner of Leelanau Peninsula Maple Sugar Bush. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM
Enterprise photo by Zachary Marano Northport native Bobbie (Dame) Ditzler returned to the village with husband, Frank, after living in Pennsylvania, Iowa, and Oregon.
Ditzler deeply rooted in Northport history
Bobbie Ditzler, of Northport, recently celebrated her 80th birthday on Jan. 11. Shortly after reaching this milestone, Ditzler sat down with the newspaper to recount some of her knowledge about local history and her experiences watching her home village develop. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM
Bovine TB detected in Benzie County
Bovine TB detected in Benzie County
A doe shot in Benzie County during the firearms deer season could have a major impact not only on the nearby deer herd, but also on cattle farmers. A routine autopsy performed on the deer found bovine tuberculosis (bTB), which is likely to prompt a responses from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Michigan Department of Natural Resources to prevent the disease from spreading. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM
Lautner continues FOIA effort
Lautner continues FOIA effort
Leelanau County Commissioner Melinda Lautner is continuing to invoke the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in her efforts to uncover correspondence between a fellow commissioner and other government staff. The board of commissioners will discuss waiving the county prosecutor’s fee for completing the request at their meetings this month. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM
Scholarship offered
Scholarship offered
Applications are available from P.E.O. Chapter EM, Suttons Bay for the 2024 Betty Maynard Memorial scholarship. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM
BLOTTER
BLOTTER
9:37 a.m. — Kasson Township — Repossession of a Wolkswagen Atlas. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM
Drzewiecki and partner Klause
Deputies, K-9 partners, graduate
Leelanau County now has two K-9 officers. Deputies Jordan Strope and Cameron Drzewiecki along with their K-9 partners successfully graduated from handlers school with Fresh Coast K-9 LLC in Ludington Friday. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM
GTB announces 2% allocations
GTB announces 2% allocations
The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (GTB) announced on Friday that a total of $191,871.57 of its video gaming revenue, also known as 2% allocation funds, will go towards Leelanau County organizations and agencies. Leelanau County is receiving one of the larger amounts of distributions in the area of $44,712.50, which will go to funding a “government to government agreement” prisoner housing contract. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM
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