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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
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
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
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
Adm. Allen leaving county
Adm. Allen leaving county
02/09/2024 01:38 PM
COFFEE TALK
– COFFEE TALK –
Coffee talks have been a longstanding tradition in Leelanau County with several coffee club meetings every Thursday across the peninsula. The coffee chats are reminiscent of the International Coffee Club of America, Leland Coffee Club, that was featured in a 1973 CBS news segment called “On the Road” with Charles Kuralt. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM
The 2024 Glen Lake chili Cook-Off is bound to be spicy at Winterfest hosted by Boonedocks in Glen Arbor on Saturday, February 17 from noon to 3 p.m. This will be the 25th anniversary of the chili festival. Boonedocks owners Bob and Stephanie Ewing seen on a chilly February day in 2022. Pho...
Winterfest celebrates 25 years
President’s weekend will bring plenty of flavor to both Glen Arbor and Suttons Bay as both chili festivals are set to make mouths water with excitement. The annual Winterfest Chili Cook-Off and Perch Fishing Contest is on the deck of Boonedocks in Glen Arbor on Saturday, Feb. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM
Cherries … a lifestyle worth saving
Cherries … a lifestyle worth saving
Thank goodness for dried cherries, both for their taste and their importance in sustaining the livelihoods of growers in Leelanau County and across the state. Cherries easily outperform raisins and cranberries in the dried fruit taste department. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM
A column by Brian Freiberger
Carnivore diet improved attention
In the month of January, I tried something new to me — a structured diet — that consisted of eating only carnivore products for World Carnivore month. The carnivore diet is a dietary approach that consumes only animal products and excludes all plant-based foods. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM
Tree removal ‘reprehensible’
Tree removal ‘reprehensible’
To the editor: In a letter published in last week’s Enterprise, an author wrote in favor of the current proposed routing of Segment 9 of the SBHT. His arguments are reprehensible, short-sighted, and out-of-date. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM
Invest in ‘affordable’ housing
Invest in ‘affordable’ housing
To the editor: Do we want the most beautiful natural sites and farmland in Leelanau County to be scooped up by international and out-ofstate buyers, who see our natural resources as their cash cow? We want people living here year-round, investing in the county, its residents and businesses. Putting down roots. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM
Transparency needed
Transparency needed
To the editor: While we were pleased the Enterprise called for releasing the raw data from the recent Cultural Survey, we are disappointed that our paper of record doesn’t seem interested in investigating why commission 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. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM

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