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Copyright 2011, Leelanau Enterprise, Inc., all rights reserved.

Vol. 134 — No. 46

Lake Leelanau, Michigan 49653

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Four Sections

No surprise here; Lakeshore is beautiful From staff reports of the Leelanau Enterprise

Residents of and visitors to Leelanau County are being given a chance to vote for something they’ve always known: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is one of the most beautiful places in America.

The Lakeshore was nominated by a Muskegon man in a contest through the Good Morning America television show — and low and behold, the Lakeshore was selected as one of the “top 10” most beautiful places in the nation.

Voting continues this week to determine No. 1.

“They sent someone here last week to do some filming, and I gave her a little interview, reported Lakeshore deputy superintendent Tom Ulrich,

who said the show’s crew tried to keep a lid on the extent to which the area would be featured.

“She was somewhat reticent about what the story was.”

Instead, Ulrich said, reporter Sabrina Parise said she was putting together a story “in case Sleeping Bear is one of those places that is shown.”

Ulrich said he did his part to put the Lakeshore on top.

“I know she’s convinced Sleeping Bear is the best. She was surprised, and actually kept saying that, he said.”

Parise sent the television crew to shoot footage from Overlook No. 9 with sweeping views of Glen Lake and Lake Michigan, South Manitou

Island, the Dune Climb and the Empire Bluffs.

The Lakeshore was featured on the show Tuesday morning.

To vote for the Lakeshore, go to www.abcnews.com and click on the Good Morning America tab at the top of the screen. Submit your vote in the poll box on the right side of the screen. The winner will be announced next week.

Ulrich said the Lakeshore seems to be on a media roll this season, having been named by “Dr. Beach” as having one of the top beaches in America, and being featured as one of the top family trips by National Geographic.

“That’s pretty cool,” he said.

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Our suggested ballot to vote online in a poll to select the most beautiful place in America:

FOR FIRST PLACE: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

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SECOND THROUGH TENTH PLACES: All Others

Brownfield blowing up Old courthouse deal falls upon difficult times

by Alan Campbell of the Enterprise staff

Riders pedaling to a big weekend

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CEDAR, THE COMMUNITY That Cares, will be hosting the State Championship Road Race Sunday that features a 15.5-mile loop around the town. Greilickville cyclist Norm Licht, one of the racers, is shown in front of the town sign during a practice break.

Tall ship coming to Northport

By Mike Spencer Of The Enterprise staff

Leelanau's hoppin' Sec. 2

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A tall ship is coming to Northport for a short stay.

The Privateer Lynx, a replica of the celebrated War of 1812 ship, will visit the Village Harbor next Thursday, Aug. 18, sometime after 10 a.m.

The unscheduled appearance is being sponsored by Bob Schafer and Mark Thompson, of SeaPorts Great Lakes and the Sweetwater Challenge. Schafer is a friend of ship’s owner, Jeff Woods of Newport Beach, Calif.

The 77-foot Privateer Lynx will be en route from Frankfort to Bay Harbor in Petoskey when it stops at Northport, the only stop in Grand Traverse Bay. “I’ve had a long association with the owners of Privateer Lynx and it will be great to have the ship come in,” said Schafer, who is also trying to expand his SeaPorts Great Lakes program into Northport.

“I think it’s a great thing for Northport to have this tall ship come in,” said Barb Von Voigtlander, Northport Village Council trustee. “I’m just tick-

led pink with anything we can do to help improve the business situation and help the chamber and help tourism for our area.”

Last week, Schafer got the Village Council to approve his request to build a boat in the harbor.

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THE PRIVATEER Lynx is shown off the coast of Hawaii (Big Island). Next week, the tall ship will be making an unscheduled stop in Northport.

While the future of a million dollar development officials hoped would turn the nearly empty former county seat campus in Leland into family housing is being deliberated behind closed doors, one outcome is becoming very public: Leelanau will not be receiving the $2.4 million it once felt the property was worth.

Local developers now say they will need major price concessions from Leelanau County to continue their project in the wake of the housing market collapse, and question whether the property was ever worth the amount they offered to pay for it.

The allegations, however, get nastier, as the principals of Varley-Kelly Properties II, LLC, claim that representatives of Leelanau County have been misleading them for some time about a number of issues.

Leelanau County Brownfield Redevelopment Director Trudy Galla paints a different picture.

“The accusations by Varley-Kelly are irresponsible and without substance,” she wrote in a response. “Unfortunately, these accusations indicate an attitude on their part that has impaired productive progress on their development plans.

Counsel for the county, faced with the difficult task of unwinding the relationship between the parties in the face of multiple developer defaults, might interpret these remarks to foreshadow a lack of cooperation by Varley-Kelly. We hope that will not be the case.”

The developers, who both reside in Leelanau County, feel that they were used as pawns to leverage state Brownfield money sought by the county to clean up contamination at the former county seat.

“They needed us and used us to establish the false Brownfield Authority,” said Gene Kelly, a builder and co-owner of PDM Lumber with retired dentist Jim Varley. The two are business partners in the Rivertown development. “After that was accomplished, there has been no cooperation. They have forced us into positions that we did not like, always promising that if we just went along everything would work out alright.”

Kelly is alleging that the county understated the level of contamination near the old jail left by “leaky fuel tanks that left plumes of contamination in the soil,” and that “the buildings were full of asbestos and lead paint.” State Brownfield grants for cleanup cannot be given to polluting parties; the county needed a developer to secure clean-up grants, he said.

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THE LEELANAU ENTERPRISE

Thursday, August 11, 2011

obituaries Fire pit rings leaving black mark on Van’s Beach

By Carol Thompson Enterprise intern

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New York artist offers driftwood sculpture Timothy Chapman, artist-in-residence from New York City, is staging a showing of his sculpture Friday, Aug. 12 through Aug. 20.

The show, entitled “ABCs of Drift Wood, Revisited” is on display at Michigan Traders. 497 W. Harbor Hwy., near Little Traverse Lake.

The works are slated for exhibition next month at Gallery 128 in New York City where Chapman has been in numerous group shows featuring his art work constructed of found objects.

The show will kick off with an opening reception at 5 p.m. Friday.

Valesano joins architect company Jim Valesano has joined the sales staff of Architectural Elements of Michigan located in Solon Township.

Valesano brings more than 17 years of sales experience in the construction industry and will be serving architects, builders and interior designers.

Architectural Elements, beginning its ninth year, is a custom building products manufacturer and supplier of cabinets, stair systems, furniture, casework, closet and storage systems, counter tops, millwork, windows and doors with design capabilities serving the commercial and residential industry.

Architectural Elements is located off M-72 at 13975 S. Robinson Rd.

CHILDREN play around fire pits Tuesday at Van’s Beach in Leland. The pits leave black piles of ash when moved which eventually mixes into the sand.

Larkin knows of only one injury resulting from the fire pits, when a child stepped in hot coals and burned his or her foot. He said the rings were first brought to the beach to contain the fires to just one area.

After hearing complaints, Larkin is looking into solutions for the problem. He’s considering hiring another staff member for next summer to clean up township parks, remove one of the fire rings, or keep the rings in permanent places on the beach.

But for now, dark ash and coals mix in with the white sand.

“When I was little, Van’s Beach didn’t look like this,” Maleski said.

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ILLIAM OBERT ORY, 91 of Louisville, died Wednesday August 3, 2011.

He was born in College Park, Maryland and was a tenth generation member of the Cory family, which emigrated from England to Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1630’s.

He was the son of Dr. and Mrs. Ernest N. Cory of College Park.

Educated at St. Andrew’s School (Middletown, DL) and Washington and Lee University, he joined the Maryland National Guard in 1938.

During World War II he fought the Germans in Tunisia with the U.S. II Corps. He was captured in February,1943, and spent two years as a POW (Oflag 64) in Poland. He escaped by tunnel in January 1945, and returned to the United States that February.

Integrated into the regular Army, he served in intelligence at Ft. Knox, KY and at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. He served as Military Attache in New Zealand and Greece from 1946 to 1949. He resigned his commission in 1950.

Until his retirement in 1988 he was vice president at Anaconda Aluminum (formerly Cochran Foil), Stitzel-Weller Distillery and Fleming Potter Company.

He was active as a Director of the Community Chest (now The United Way), the Family and Children’s Agency, the Metropolitan YMCA and the Norton Hospital Foundation.

He was a member of the River Valley Club, the Leland Country Club (Leland, Michigan), a founding member of the Tavern Club, a former member of the Mill Reef Club of Antigua, the Pendennis Club, the Wynn Stay and Louisville Country Club.

He was a member of the Filson Club, the Speed Museum, the Salamagundi Club and the Society of Colonial Wars. He was a member of St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church in Harrods Creek and Trinity by the Cove Episcopal Church in Naples, Florida.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Caroline Barr Joyes Cory.

He is survived by his daughter Nina Cory Claytor (Preston) and his son Ernest Neal Cory, II (Lee), grandchildren Caroline Joyes Nixon McMillen (Bryan),Edith Houghton Nixon Hyatt (Benjamin), Stewart Castleberry Crittenden Cory, Katherine Preston Troutman Cory and three great grandchildren.

He is also survived by his companion Charlotte W. Price and her daughters, Ann Price Davis (John) and Liz Price Diaz (Leonardo), their five children and two grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, please make memorial gifts to the Leelanau Conservancy (PO Box 1007, Leland, MI) or St. Andrews School (350 Noxontown Rd., Middletown, DL 19709).

EDWIN JOSEPH KASBEN

Edwin Joseph Kasben, 102, of Cedar, died Thursday, June 16, 2011, at home.

He was born on April 1, 1909, in Chicago, Ill., the son of Joseph and Magdelene (Strzyzewski) Kadzban Bugai.

He attended Clearbrook & Holy Rosary Schools. Edwin was a member of Holy Rosary Church and the Farm Bureau.

At the age of 16 he found work at the Peabody Ranch near Bozeman, Montana where he broke & trained horses and worked with cattle. About 10 years later, upon returning to Leelanau County he bought his first 40 acres. In November of 1936 he married Leona A. Peplinski. Together they amassed large acreage in Kasson & Solon Townships and in the UP of MI. Although they owned many successful businesses Vlack’s Market in Cedar, Kasben Groceries Meats & Locker Plant; a small sawmill and an Allis Chalmers Franchise, the farms where they raised beef cattle were their pride and joy, and where Edwin was most comfortable.

Edwin had an easy-going personality.

He was generous and made many friends along the way.

Edwin is survived by his children, Barbara (Charles) Fiebing, of Traverse City, William Kasben, of Maple City, Joe T. (Kathleen) Kasben, of Asheville, N.C., and John (Donna) Kasben, of Cedar; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-greatgrandchildren; sister, Wanda Martineau, of Traverse City; and nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Kadzban and Magdelene Kadzban Bugai; wife of nearly 60 years Leona; sisters Bernadine Goddard, Adeline Rood, brother Leonard Kazban and many other step-brothers & sisters and half-brothers & sisters - members of the Frank Bugai Families.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held June 24, 2011, at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Cedar, with Father Kenneth Stachnik serving as celebrant.

Burial was in the Solon Township Cemetery. Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City was entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

A memorial mass was held June 30th at St. Francis Catholic Church with Father Kenneth Stachnik serving at celebrant.

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Services were held Wednesday at St. Michael Catholic Church for Rosaline M. Kiessel of Suttons Bay who died Aug. 6 in Suttons Bay. She was 86.

Rosaline was born April 28, 1925 in Lake Leelanau, the daughter of August and Clara (Hart) Schaub. On Oct. 23, 1943 at Lake Leelanau St. Mary she married her husband of 67 years, Clifford J. “Jack” Kiessel who preceded her in death on Feb. 23, 2011.

Rosaline attended school until the 8th grade and worked ever since. She loved to sew, made many quilts and grew flowers. Many people would drive by to stop and take pictures of her flower garden.

Rosaline is survived by her five children: Mary (Frank) Cornell, John (Lynn) Kiessel, Jim (Sarah) Kiessel, Charlotte (Randal) Korson, Alan Kiessel; nine siblings, twin brother Theodore (Pauline) Schaub, Dorothy Reicha, Leona Salisbury, Willard Schaub, Mildred Jarvis, Albert Schaub, Irene (Jim) Hawkins, Gladys (Paul) Dover, Ralph (Josie Hanna) Schaub; sisters-in-law, Martha (Kovarik) Brown and Rita Kiessel; 13 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren with two more on the way.

She was preceded in death by a sister in her youth.

Burial was held in St. Michael Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to Mass intentions. The family was served by the Martinson Funeral Home of Suttons Bay.

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Rosaline M. Kiessel 1925-2011

Sara Maleski counted eight piles of ash not contained in fire rings Tuesday afternoon on Van’s Beach in Leland. One, she pointed out, was full of broken glass.

“I think it just looks trashy,” Maleski said.

The ash is left over from beach bonfires, which frequently take place at night. There are two metal fire rings on the beach, and when they’re moved the coals and ash are left in the sand. Aluminum cans and broken bottles are sometimes left behind.

Maleski works at the Leelanau Children’s Center and often brings groups of kids to the beach. Although none of them have stepped on hot coals or broken glass left behind, Maleski recognizes the potential danger.

She isn’t the only one. Michelle Debeaussaert, vacationing in Leland from Clinton Township, noticed the glass too.

“It’s future beach glass, but right now it’s a hazard,” Debeaussaert said.

Debeaussaert pointed out that the park was public property, and that everyone should be doing his or her fair share to take care of it.

“People should clean up after themselves,” she said.

Leland Township supervisor Harry Larkin said he’s gotten a few complaints about the ash and general state of Van’s Beach this summer, and agrees that they represent valid concerns. Leland Township staff members go to Van’s Beach to pick up garbage every Monday, he said.

“We’re trying to address it,” Larkin said. “I don’t think we’ve addressed it properly yet, but we’re going to take a look and see if we can do some screening to get that stuff out of there.”

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THE LEELANAU ENTERPRISE

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Deaths recorded in county Margaret E. McKinley, 96, of Elmwood Township — July 24, in Elmwood Township.

Vera B. Young, 94, of Empire — July 29, in Leland Township.

Marriage license applications filed Devon A. Hobss and Annette M. Campbell James A. Anderson and Natasha M. Lee Matthew C. Sieving and Lia I. Izenberg Erik L. Hall and Abra J. Berens

Marriages performed Zachariah F. Freed and Kelly G. Sitz — July 30, in Leland.

Evan H. Girvetz and Kristin R. Grote — July 30, in Leland.

Anthony F. Fera and Andrea M. Kawa — July 30, in Leelanau Township.

Brock D. Nummerdor and Caitlyn T. Bodamer — July 31, in Elmwood Township.

New assumed names filed in county Glen Lake Marble & Tile; of 7879 S. Dune Hwy., Empire — By George McCreedy, 7879 S. Dune Hwy., Empire.

Harmony Cleaning; of 303 Louisa St., Lake Leelanau — By Danielle Priest, P.O. Box 265, Lake Leelanau and Elizabeth Priest, 530 Georgetown Dr. No. 47, Traverse City.

Made In Omena Craft Shop; of 125555 E. Tatch Rd., Omena — By Nancy Y. Rogers-Kalchik, P.O. Box 214, Omena.

Sleeping Bear Antiques; of 11877 McClary Rd., Empire — By Ellen E. Figura, P.O. Box 538, Empire.

Organizations wishing to have their public events listed in this calendar can email Chris Olson at chris@leelanaunews.com or call The Enterprise, 256-9827, before 5 p.m. Friday.

— Wings of Wonder program on nesting boxes for American Kestrel, Northern Saw Whet Owl and the Eastern Screech Owl (call 326-4663 for more info.): Camp Tamarack amphitheater, The Homestead, M-22 north of Glen Arbor.

FRIDAY 9 a.m. — Walking Friends group sponsored by the Cedar Area Community Foundation, also meets on Mondays and Wednesdays: Solon Township Hall, Cedar.

9 a.m.-11 a.m. — Friends of the Glen Lake Library Vintage Book Sale Bag Day, $5 for all the books you can fit in a shopping bag (call 326-5361 for more info.): Glen Arbor Township Hall, M-22, Glen Arbor.

9 a.m.-1 p.m. — Leelanau Farmers Market Northport (go to www.eatleelanau.org for more info.): The Depot, corner of Rose and Nagonaba streets, Northport.

10 a.m. — Women’s Hiking Group: Port Oneida Fair Hike, park at Thoreson Farm, off of M-22 on Thoreson Road, bring picnic lunch or purchase from Cherry Republic at Thoreson milk house.

10 a.m.- 4 p.m. — The 10th annual Port Oneida Fair (call 326-5134 ext. 328 for more info.): Port Oneida Rural Historic District, M-22 at Port Oneida Road, north of Glen Arbor.

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Old Art Building Exhibits Pushing the Edge ~ Art Show & Sale Works in Wood, Paint & Fiber Friday, August 12, 5 to 8 pm. Saturday, August 13, 10 am to 4 pm Gretchen Dunfee, Morgan Fisher, Cindy & Richard Gilliand, Nancy Monteith, Molly Phinny, Catherine Siterlet, Tony Whittlesey and Elizabeth Woods Interpretations of Leelanau: Paintings ~ August 19-21 Anne Corlett, Royce Deans, Angela Saxon,Lynn Uhlmann Aug 15, 22 Aug 22-24 August 25 Sept 7-9 Sept 14, 15

Adult Art Classes: Intro to Watercolor/Stan Fellows 1 to 4 pm each Monday $60 Watercolor for Beginners / Duncan Sprattmoran $150 Acrylic Workshop / Susan Lingg 1-4 pm. $45 The Goddess Returns: Experimental \ Edee Joppich $250 Pine Needle Basket / Christie Trout. 10 am – 4 pm. $80

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Easling, Section 19, Leelanau Township ($175,000).

Herbert A. Salgat Jr., et al, to Herbert A. Salgat Jr. and Karen Jo Castagnoli, Lot 2, Cedar Creek, Elmwood Township.

Julie E. Donovan, trustee, to Travis P. and Angela R. Merz, Lots 37-38, Sugar Loaf Bluffs, Cleveland Township ($139,900).

July 27 Joseph Chirico to MiCB Real Estate Holdings, L.L.C., Unit 79, Empire Hills Condominium, Village of Empire.

Brent and Roxanne Bragdon to Michael A. Sheffer, Unit 2, Peach Ridge Condominium, Elmwood Township.

Michael A. Sheffer to Brent and Roxanne Bragdon, Unit 3, Peach Ridge Condominium, Elmwood Township.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, trustee, to Gretchen and Gregory Arthur, Unit 9, Cottonwood Condominium, Elmwood Township ($42,000).

July 28 Deborah J. Langworthy to Carl Gaertner, et al, Section 1, Bingham Township.

Elmer’s Crane & Dozer, Inc., to James and Kristin Steckley, Unit 14, The Harbor of Traverse City, Elmwood Township.

Cherrie L. Stege, trustee, to William C. and Cherrie L. Stege, trustees, Units 1 and 4, Lake Street Woods Condominium and Section 31, Glen Arbor Township.

William C. and Cherrie L. Stege to William C. and Cherrie L. Stege, trustees, Section 31, Glen Arbor Township.

July 29 Lori M. Van Antwerp to Lori M. Van Antwerp, trustee, Unit 2, Monterey Hills, Bingham Township.

Dorothy M. Middleton to the Elmer and Dorothy Middleton Trust, Lots 58, 60 and 62 on the north side of Third Street and Lots 65, 67 and 69 on the south side of Fourth Street, Village of Northport.

Dorothy M. Middleton to the Elmer and Dorothy Middleton Trust, a partial interest, Sections 15 and 16, Leelanau Township.

Gerald F. Nye to Gerald F. Nye, trustee, Section 35, Leelanau Township.

Jeffrey A. and Renate M. Keith to S & J Landscape, L.L.C., Section 34, Village of Northport (valuation affidavit filed).

August 1 Huntington National Bank to Federal National Mortgage Association, Lot 71, Sugar Loaf Townhouses No. 4, Cleveland Township.

Gregory M. and Dorothy M. Bunting to Gregory M. and Dorothy M. Bunting, trustees, Section 7, Solon Township.

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Lot 52, Sugar Loaf Townhouses No. 4, Cleveland Township.

Wayne S. and Patricia A. Jackson to Wayne S. and Patricia A. Jackson, Unit 11, Hawk’s Nest Condominium, Glen Arbor Township.

Julie J. Cantor to Ronald and Theresa Zaryczny, Section 4, Centerville Township (valuation affidavit filed).

July 25 Claire A. Fox to Thomas H. Fox, Lots 8-9 and part of 7, Block 2, Northport Point Resort, Leelanau Township.

CitiMortgage, Inc., to Federal National Mortgage Association, Unit No. 16, Ship Watch Condominium, Glen Arbor Township.

John E. and Kathy L. Semeyn to Kathy L. Semeyn, trustee, Lot 28, Valley Hills, Elmwood Township.

Elaine A. Tomlinson to Elaine A. Tomlinson, et al, Section 26, Solon Township.

July 26 John P. and Mary W. Williams, trustees, to William R. Jr. and Rita M. Witler, Unit 49, Woodstone Condominium, Glen Arbor Township (valuation affidavit filed).

Robert L. Zimmerman and Marie A. Griffin-Zimmerman to Charles W. Knapp, Section 15, Cleveland Township (valuation affidavit filed).

Jeffrey S. Koeze, trustee, to Evon

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July 21 Kimberly D. Arbour to Kimberly D. Arbour, trustee, Unit 2, Shore View Hills Condominium, Bingham Township.

Richard C. and Patricia R. Thirlby, trustees, to James A. and Margaret E. Redmond, Lot 14, Hendryx’s Plat of Lee Point Subdivision, Bingham Township.

July 22 Diane P. Lammy to Thomas G. Lammy Sr., Section 34, Suttons Bay Township.

Kathleen A. Conklin, et al, to Katherine M. Conklin, Lot 35, Harbor Hills West, Elmwood Township.

Jeffrey A. Conklin to Katherine M. Conklin, Lot 35, Harbor Hills West, Elmwood Township.

Lynne Crane and Ann B. Crane, trustees, to Kathleen B. Crane, Section 23, Leland Township.

Dale W. Teed to Lauren E. Connor, Section 3, Solon Township.

SRB Servicing, L.L.C., to Habitat for Humanity — Grand Traverse Region, Unit 22, Maplewood Commons Condominium, Kasson Township ($10,000).

Wayne S. and Patricia A. Jackson to Wayne S. and Patricia A. Jackson,

TODAY 9 a.m.-noon — Leelanau Farmers Market Leland (go to www.eatleelanau. org for more info.): Parking lot across from the Bluebird Restaurant, River Street, Leland.

9:30 a.m. — Peace Meditation Group meeting (call 271-6036 for more info.): Suttons Bay Congregational Church, W. Madison Street, Suttons Bay. 10-11 a.m. — Overeater’s Anonymous meeting, each Thursday (call 2711060 for more info.): Leland Township Library, E. Cedar Street, Leland.

10 a.m.-7 p.m. — Friends of the Glen Lake Community Library’s annual Vintage Book Sale: Glen Arbor Township Hall, M-22, Glen Arbor.

11 a.m.— Summer children’s program presents Folk music with Jackie and Gary: Glen Lake Community Library, Front Street, Empire.

— Wigglers Summer event presents Dogs on Parade!: Leelanau Township Library, Nagonaba Street, Northport.

— Aliens in the Ecosystem bicycle tour. NPS Park Pass required (call 3265134 ext. 328 for more info.): Meeting behind the school house at the corner of M-22 and Stormer Road, south of Empire.

11 a.m.- noon — Interactive story time at Great Lakes Children’s Museum (call 932-4526 for more info.): Great Lakes Children’s Museum, M-22, across from Elmwood Marina Park, Greilickville.

Noon — Suttons Bay-Leelanau County Rotary meeting and luncheon: The Village Inn, Suttons Bay. 1-3 p.m. — Bridge-Play & Learn class (256-2131 for more info.): Old Art Building, Cedar Street, Leland.

TONIGHT 7 p.m. — Empire Village Council work session: Township hall, Front Street, Empire.

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Razing a problem We’ve heard complaints that Cleveland Township, with the support of Leelanau County, went too far in “confiscating” a home near Sugar Loaf resort that has been in some stage of construction since the early 1990s.

We disagree in this case, although we hold a special place for personal property rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.

But this was a special case. In the end, the unfinished home and lot were turned over to Cleveland Township not through condemnation, but through an agreement requiring the homeowner to clean up the land and finish construction. He had made the promise many times before, with blight infractions dating back to 1998.

The blight problem never went away even as public officials tried to force the issue. Pressure would build, then let up as a new official took up the fight or some type of temporary resolution was reached.

Neighbors were not happy as the property — located in a partially filled subdivision — came to be a dumping ground for hundreds of old tires and other debris. Rights cannot be taken away, but they come with responsibilities.

The latest agreement required the owner to follow his promise or face loss of property.

Cleveland Township plans to raze the shell of a home, and sell the property to recoup its expenses.

We disagreed strongly with a Supreme Court ruling expanding the authority of governments to condemn property for a number of uses, including to “redevelop” blighted areas. It places far too much power in the hands of governments — public officials — who are then free to turn ground for their favorite developers. The rise and fall of former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick comes to mind as an example of how power in the wrong hands can corrupt.

That’s not the case in Cleveland Township, where a community problem will be razed once instead of being raised again and again without resolution.

Road opens for Valley Viewing Why do you think the grove of cedars near the north shore of South Manitou Island never fell to the lumberman’s ax?

The plausible reason as told by National Park Service personnel makes sense. Sand blowing over a dune ridge and into what is commonly referred to today as the Valley of the Giants grew into the bark of the cedars, causing havoc to saw blades. A couple rips, and it was time to resharpen.

Makes sense. Very few native stands of timber were not harvested in the 20th century, regardless of their remote locations. The common thought of the day was that Michigan’s north woods contained an endless supply of timber, all for the taking.

Regardless of why, a beautiful resource was preserved — yet continued to remain largely out-of-sight after becoming public property. That will change next year, when Manitou Island Transit will offer motorized rides to the cedars.

The Park Service has by nature been protective of its resources, to a fault at times. Most of South Manitou Island, including roads outside of the village and historic farm loop, had been administered as “Wilderness” — meaning that one-day visitors were given little chance of viewing the giant cedars other than taking an aggressive walk-run dash across the island. A leisurely stroll to the giants would result in a night’s stay on an island without a hotel. While the boundaries of Wilderness changed little when the park’s General Management Plan was updated, county-owned road rights-of-way were gerrymandered out of the district.

That’s fine with us, although the concept seems to punch holes in the desired result of “Wilderness.” It’s one of those rare cases in which, indeed, the end does justify the means.

Soon nearly everyone regardless of age or ability can enjoy the Valley of the Giants, a rare gift spared by dull axes.

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Answers needed to tough questions To the Editor: For you, some tough questions: 1) Roughly, how many lives and trillions of $$ can be saved by taking our troops out of hopeless Afghanistan and Iraq (where their presence has created more enemies than friends)?

2) How many hundreds of billions of $$$ could be saved by removing our MULTIPLE military bases in each of eight countries? 3) What nations are planning to attack us? 4) How could our military be of any use in defeating the Taliban and Al Qaeda?

5) With our military presence in many parts of the world with no known enemies or threats, does this make friends or does it portray that we are becoming the world’s bully, just looking for another excuse to use our ponderous powers.

Could we possibly have a better use for these trillions of $$$ and these thousands of Americans in uniform?

Grafton “Mac” Thomas So. Shore, Northport

Oil company profits staggering To the Editor: Chris Kahn, Associated Press Energy Writer reports Big Oil reaps big profit in second quater as fuel prices soar. No surprise here. Exxon profits jumped 41 percent earning $10.7 billion, Shell’s net doubled to 8.7 billion and BP earned 5.6 billion.

President Obama said in April that he wanted to cut roughly 4 billion in government subsidies for oil companies. Will this fit in the new budget bill?

Will Vegas betting parlors take any bets on this cut and if so at what odds?

Just think what a stabilized price at the pump — at lets say $3 per gallon would mean to the economy. Couldn’t President Obama and Congress headline this to Big Oil and at least make some big noise about it, and they will still make large profits.

In the meantime, we can watch our driving speed: for every 5 miles per hour we drive over 60, we loose about 7 percent fuel efficiency due to wind resistance. And don’t forget proper tire inflation.

Thomas E. Hagan West Woods Dr., Empire

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Cedar’s state course is one rough road to go down I decided to pedal the 15.5-mile course for the Michigan State Road Race Championships scheduled for this Sunday in Cedar.

What was I thinking? I don’t really know, but it’s the thought that counts.

Let’s just say I ‘survived’ one lap of the grueling endurance test, which is being billed as the toughest road race in the state. And I did it on my old and formerly trusty mountain bike and not a road racing bike.

When I hit the pavement last Thursday night, I did what no other competitor could do. I started near the end of the course, on what I thought was the toughest part of the course.

I may have been wrong, but looking back, it was definitely the best course of action I could have taken.

Otherwise, I might not have lived to tell this tale. (See details of broken axle on M-22 stretch of course).

Anyway, I started at Sugar Loaf Mountain The Old Course, turned south on Townline Road and then east on Bodus.

I must confess that I’m little afraid of heights and I encountered some high elevations on Bodus. Then came Schomberg. It’s what race organizer/ masters cyclist Tim Barrons, who works in Greilickville, calls a “very unique road” with rollers.

After completing a pretty steep and short hill on Bodus, you turn on to Schomberg for a brief reprieve before climbing and then descending on three or four hills in a short section of road. Can you say quad burn?

I’ve been told racers will employ different tactics in these sections. My tactic was one of survival. And I’m pretty sure I was the only one braking on the downhills.

The rest of the ride into Cedar was enjoyable. Never thought I’d be so happy to see cars and people.

The short stretch on Kasson and then Bellinger to Sullivan Road was unbeknownst to me, but the calm before the storm. I did not know that Sullivan was one long, gradual climb.

It just didn’t seem that way when I

was driving my car over the course.

A column There are stretches of Sullivan Road by with curves that keep you from seeing the Mike top of the hill. Now Spencer that was pretty depressing, too.

Anyway, my chain came off on Sullivan after passing the Cedar Rod & Gun Club. The first bump in my road.

Yeah, I was trying to be like one of the big boys, playfully switching gears when it came off. Luckily I was able to put it back on before the steep drop on Narlock to Lime Lake Road.

With only two roads to go, M-22 and Sugar Loaf Mountain Road, I was starting to feel a sense of accomplishment. Perish that thought.

Shortly after I reached M-22, I heard a rubbing sound. It was my back tire. The wheel rod was bending and about to break.

Can you say broken axle, end of the road?

I ended up walking/running my bike up Sugar Loaf Mountain Road to my car. It was probably easier than trying to pedal it anyway.

I was so relieved to complete one lap. Imagine the pros racing 93 miles on those hills. Ouch!

Over the years, I’ve done a lot of athletic endeavors. In high school, I ran cross country, played football, basketball and baseball, two of them at the varsity level.

I covered a couple of marathons around Delta College in 1980 and 1981 for a daily newspaper, then got the urge to run one which I successfully completed in 1982. I completed another in 2002 in Detroit.

While I can honestly say I love to ride a bike, I don’t see competitive cycling in my future. At least this Sunday, I’ll leave it up to the pros.

And one final note, public notices were supposed to be sent to Leelanau County residents affected by Sunday’s Cherry-Robaix race in Cedar. If you haven’t gotten one, consider yourself served. If you’re a competitor and you’re lacking knowledge of the course, consider yourself served as well.

Corrections: Todd Mikowski of Suttons Bay was incorrectly identified in a cover photo in last week’s Enterprise. We regret the error. *** Due to a reporter’s error, last week’s Enterprise incorrectly reported that Leland Township supervisor Harry Larkin’s home on E. Ryan’s Way has a functioning septic tank system. Larkin’s home is served by holding tanks.

We regret the error.

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Will you continue to eat Lake Michigan lake trout larger than 18 inches despite a state advisory against it?

45% — I don’t eat a lot of fish, no matter where it’s caught.

27% — No. The state must of had a good reason for putting the warning out.

27% — Yes. I think the advisory is too cautious.

Next week we’ll ask readers in our online poll: Should Leland Township expand its existing sewer system to add new users?

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Facts got in the way of Perles for Gov. story Bashing the media is a popular indoor sport. Everyone has a gripe and now you have another one. Read on.

The following rant is all about media gullibility driven by the desire to follow a story line that looks tantalizing but may actually be wrong.

Nonetheless much of the media reports those stories anyway without double checking the facts.

In recent days the credibility of the political media got a well-deserved going over compliments of one George Perles. Yes that George Perles of Michigan State University football fame.

Google “Perles for Governor” and then pull up a chair as the media breathlessly “reports” that Perles is serious about a run for governor. One local paper reported he “will run” but provided no quote to support the conclusion; another indicated he would begin his campaign after New Years and even the USA Today folks, grabbing the story from the Ann Arbor News, of all places, wrote about his impending candidacy.

Then when you heard it on ESPN, the pinnacle of political prognostication, you just knew it had to be true.

Turns out it was a stretch. So says the man himself.

“You guys would write anything,” he laughs as he finally comes clean on the extent of his bid for governor.

I did “nothing. Didn’t do a thing,” he confesses yet the speculation continued as he masterfully fed the beast.

The Perles for Governor gambit had all the elements the gullible media could not ignore. First the idea of a jock running the state was tantalizing to say the least prompted by the coach who promised to create a “football atmosphere” at the state capitol.

A football what?

Next the media was drawn to Mr. Perles who was a likeable chap with a great sense of humor. He was accessible, gave good quotes, and when he refused to take himself out of the hunt, the stories kept rollin’ along.

So New Years came and went and, of course, Mr. Perles did not launch a campaign but his “run” remained in the news.

You were pulling the media’s legs? he was asked the other day at his charitable golf outing for the Special Olympics.

Keeping the hoax alive for a few more seconds, he began, “I was seri-

Snakefish story an award-winner To the Editor: When I looked at the Enterprise Section 2 on July 28, there on the front page was a story about a young man who almost caught what he believed was a snake fish. This story is bound to win an award for it’s courage.

There was even a young man pictured with empty out stretched hands showing you what length to imagine the fish to be. Pure Michigan!

Gary Carmickle E. Red Oak Dr., Traverse City

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'Illegals' pay into the system but get no benefit To the Editor:

By Tim Skubick

ously thinking about it,” and then he noted that the doctors had ordered back surgery, which is true, but that’s not the reason he did not run.

Then he was asked, “You were playing with the media?”

Still staying on message he begins, “Nooooo. I would not do that to the media.” And then the truth finally dribbles out: “Darn right I would and I’d get even one of these days.”

Get even for what? All those bash George stories that dotted the media when he was at MSU on the sidelines?

Now in a full grin, the coach closes the deal, “You took the hook, line and sinker … Why did you bite so easy?”

Darn good question and a not-sopretty example of why sometimes the media won’t let the facts get in the way of a good story.

Leelanau Township library series a huge success To the Editor: July 26 marked the end of a really fine summer lecture series for the Leelanau Township Library.

The Civil War part of our theme was met by our presenters Jerry Dennis and John Mitchell.

Jerry began our series reciting the history of the Civil War giving us the story of what led up to those first shots at Fort Sumter to the final meeting under the tree at Appomattox and events following including President Lincoln’s assassination. Northport’s historian and author, John Mitchell was our next presenter. He held us spellbound with his slides, and storytelling that included a Traverse area perspective, gleaned from exhaustive research that was new to most of us. We were among the first to see copies of his recently published book, Grand Traverse the Civil War Era. Children’s author and illustrator Lynne Rae Perkins told us “how it all came about” showing us early illustrations and reading from her Newberry award winning book, Criss Cross.

From Loreen Niewenhis, our final guest lecturer, we learned and experienced vicariously her 1,000 Mile Walk on the Beach: one woman’s trek of the perimeter of Lake Michigan.

Too all our presenters and to our patrons who attended this summer’s series the Friends say a hearty thank you. We look forward to seeing you in the library and next summer.

Suzanne Landes, President Friends of LTL East Circle Drive, Northport

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In a recent letter to the editor, the writer stated “illegals plus dependents are still eligible for SSI benefits.”

False. Although they may pay into the system, because they do not have correct social security numbers, they get no benefit.

Ironically: “Undocumented immigrants pay taxes. Between one half and three quarters of undocumented immigrants pay state and federal taxes.

They also contribute to Medicare and provide as much as $7 billion a year to the Social Security fund.

Further still, undocumented workers pay sales taxes where applicable and property taxes — directly if they own and indirectly if they rent.” Source: The Catholic Campaign for Immigration Reform.

Diana Warner N. Manitou Trail, Leland

New fire rings blacken Van’s Beach To the Editor: I’m writing about the fire rings placed at Van’s Beach. These rings may have seemed like a good idea. However, what happens is that people remove the fire rings from previous fires. Then they move the fire rings to another location. The result of these moves is trashing the formerly pristine Van’s Beach sand and blackening the beach.

Now there are at least a dozen or more separate sites where ashes and charcoal are spread around in evergrowing circles. The beach sand, once pristine and smooth, is now becoming black, chunky and possibly dangerous from metal and nail remnants from burned driftwood.

Visitors/tourists have always commented on how beautiful the beach is.

Not so this year as the charcoal and ash are released from the two rings and allowed to be incorporated into the clean sand.

Suggestion! Remove these portable rings. Replace with one large permanent ring. Or simply remove.

I venture 90 percent or more of beach use is in the day time. It’s used for sunning, playing, reading, relaxing, and swimming. Leland Township should not allow the 10 percent or less of fire builders who come at night to change the quality of our public beach.

Once incorporated into the sand, the black charcoal will become a permanent and unwelcome feature. Van’s Beach is a tourist draw, good for local businesses. Losing its appeal as a safe, family beach would be a shame.

Please stop by Van’s Beach and see for yourself what is happening to our beautiful sand. I encourage you to see for yourselves. A picture is worth a thousand words.

Becky Reynolds S. Main St., Leland

The Danger of Zealots is obvious

Green architect wants credit

To the Editor:

To the Editor:

A letter to the Enterprise (“Recent Terrorist Acts Are Horrific”) implicitly compares President Obama to the Norwegian terrorist, Anders Breivik, who killed 76 people, and to William Ayres, a former member of the Weather Underground.

Ayre’s views had changed considerably when he met Obama. But I doubt the Norwegian’s radical Christian views will ever change. Rigid dedication to an abstract idea is an essential aspect of a terrorist, be he Osama bin Laden or Timothy McVeigh.

By this measure, the President is way over at the other end of the scale.

Would that he weren’t, because he’s dealing with a band of rigid congressional zealots who practice, not terrorism, but extortion.

The word is not too strong. They held the country hostage, while the President gave and gave and gave.

Make no mistake, now that they know extortion works, they’ll go for more.

Worse, they will continue to march lock-step under the flag of a deadly idea: that the cure for a deep recession is savage cuts and no increase in revenue – all this when taxes are at a 60-year low (USA Today). It’s a job destroying idea.

Until the President, the Democrats, and the moderate Republicans gather their courage and push back, the extortion will go on and the economy will continue its slide.

Porter Abbott Gills Pier Road, Northport

In reference to the Village Green article of July 21, 2011, I need to bring out some key events that took place in the creation of the Village Green.

In early 1988 I was contacted by Ed and Bobbie Collins to discuss the site that is now the Village Green. We met along with Gordon Robertson and others to discuss the design and development of the site into a community park — like setting with trees, shrubs, walks and other site amenities necessary for public use, relaxation and enjoyment.

After many meetings, reviewing sketch plans, discussing site features, several preliminary site development plans were prepared and discussed.

The base plan was finally set.

Special attention was given to site features, such as the pedestrian walk, sitting areas and particularly the concrete sitting-tile wall around the large maple tree in the center of the site. The wall was designed to allow the major lateral root system to maintain proper growth. We selected teak-wood benches from an artist’s woodshop in New England.

For many years now the seasonal landscape maintenance has been done by volunteers referred to as the “dirt ladies” who do a terrific job planting and caring for the Green.

We all should give our thanks to Ed, Bobbie, Gordon and the Conservancy for their foresight and inspiration in giving me the opportunity to design and prepare the Village Green Development Plan.

George I. Liljeblad, Asla Landscape Architect Oxford Drive, Leland

Many businesses helped with fireworks To the Editor: The article I submitted that appeared in last week’s Enterprise was edited by the Enterprise and incorrectly stated that funding was from the six businesses listed. I had given special thanks to these businesses, but many, many more businesses and individuals had contributed last year as well.

Many thanks to all who contributed in the canister, too.

We are looking forward to a “bangup” fireworks display, this year.

Thank you.

Donna Herman Fireworks committee member P.O. Box 39, Suttons Bay

Thanks to road commission for paving the way To the Editor: Thank you to the Leelanau County Road Commission employees for such a professional job on the resurfacing of County Road 641 and the other roads.

The new surface definitely makes driving much more pleasant.

Dan and Lillian Mahaney N. Manitou Trail W., Leland

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more letters to the editor Dems, president should take ownership of mess

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To the Editor:

We wish to thank all of the people who attended the Sourdough Pancake Breakfast in Lake Leelanau.

A big thank you to my prep ladies Tilly Garvin, Mary Lou Mikowski, Phyllis Richard, Dorthy Courturier.

Another big thank you to Tony West, David Fortner, and Pat Gardner, Albert Lacross, Jerry Burkhart, Sheila Schaub and her family, John Bunek and Mike Kirt, Bill Schaub, and Bill Wright, and friends and Russ Hagstrom, Saturday and Sunday ground crew. Our cooks Charlie Sedlacek, Eddie Galindo and David Fortner, Shirley Dunklow and Vonda Sedlacek. Servers Dorthy Courturier, Sheila Schaub, Mike and Barb Kirt, Mary Lou and Steve Mikowski., Janice Plamondon, Sally Guzowski, Steve and Beverly Clem and Richard Och. Thank you to the Fire Department for the use of our building, Houdek’s Pumping, Biggs Construction for the electric, and Carl Young for the power, Leelanau Fruit for the strawberries, St. Mary for tables.

Our sponsors BP Gas, L.L. RV Park, Jaffe’s Resale Shop, Hair Art, Dick’s Pourhouse, L.L. Excavating, Traditions Bed and Breakfast. And a big thank you to Scotty Anderson for the donation of a refrigerator. He saved our day.

Lake Leelanau Community Association Chairmen Vonda Sedlack David Fortner Pat Gardner

Stop the excuses!

Have you noticed how the president, his cabinet and many Democrat commentators are blaming everybody but themselves for the mess we are in? They continue to deny that the actions they have taken over the last 2½ years have resulted in increased unemployment, a financial rating downgrade and the implementation of yet another costly entitlement program that will further destroy our economy (Obamacare).

The only reason the president and his army of propagandists are talking about the debt is because the Tea Party has brought it to the attention of the American people. The Democrats got slammed in the last mid-term election because the voting public said enough with their reckless spending. And our vice president calls the Tea Party terrorists? Now, The our great country has been downgraded to AA+ rating by Standard and Poors for the first time in our history! I imagine they will deny that too.

To continue blaming others is to say that you have no plan of your own to improve the situation and that the other side is in control. The president produced absolutely nothing in the way of his own plan to avoid the recent crisis which, if not addressed, would have all but shut down our government.

America is finally waking up to the fact that the Democrats are taking our country down the road to economic ruin. Next year, the bell will toll for the big spenders in Washington, whether they admit it or not.

Jim Miller Omena Pt. Road, Omena

The Glen Arbor Women’s Club would like to thank the Glen Arbor Community for its support of the Running Bear Run. There were 700 participants, including several families represented by three generations of runners.

Thanks to Cherry Republic for the use of its location to stage the event and for providing prizes for the 5K race winners. Special thanks also to other major sponsors: Boone Docks, Crystal River Outfitters, The Homestead, Leelanau Vacation Rentals, The River, and Riverfront Pizza and Specialties.

The following merchants provided generous donations for our raffle: Anderson’s IGA, Art’s Tavern, Bay Lavender, Bay Wear, Becky Thatcher, Black Swan, Blu, Burdickville Market, Cottage Books, Cottonseed, Deerings Market, Dickenson Gallery, Dokan Jewelry, Dune Dogs, Dunes Golf Course, Evolve/Cabin Fever, Foothill’s Restaurant, Funistrada, Glen Arbor Athletic Club, Glen Arbor Botanical, Glen Craft Marina, Glen Lake Beauty Salon, Glen Lake Marina, Good Harbor Grill, Grandpa’s Place, Great Lakes Tea & Spice, Huntington Bank, Imagine That, Iris Farm, Jessica Cardin Massage, Kristen Hurlin, L Saile Jewelers, Lakeshore Inn, Leelanau Coffee Roasters, Leelanau Labs, Lori’s Pilates, MacBeth and Co., Momentum, Northwoods Hardware, Pace Pole Makers, Petosky Pete, Pine Cone, Queen of Couture, Revive Chiropractic, Ruth Conklin Gallery, Sleeping Bear B & B, Sportsman’s Shop, State Savings Bank, Synchronicity, Taghon’s Car Repair, The Manor, The Prescription Shop, The Totem Shop, TNT Video, Visions by the Bay, Wildflowers, and The Yarn Shop.

Thanks to the local residents along the race route, to the Fire Department/ EMS workers, and Pat Niemesto, John Kumjian, and Mimi Owsley who provided the national anthem before the race, plus our fabulous bear, Patrick Kenwabikise.

Mark your calendars for next year’s race on July 24, 2012 (NOT July 31, as previously announced).

Carole Becker Chair, Running Bear Run Glen Arbor Women’s Club Day Forest, Empire

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Tom Shimek, a resident of the Scenic Mountainview Estates subdivision, appeared at the regular monthly meeting of the Cleveland Township Board on Tuesday night to thank the board, supervisor Tim Stein and county officials for finally resolving a problem that had been plaguing his neighborhood for 16 years.

“It’s been a long time coming, and I thank you for what you’ve done,” said Shimek during public comment at the meeting.

Shimek was referring to the township’s success at finally taking ownership of a lot in the subdivision formerly owned by Robert Steven Saffell, who for 16 years flouted the township’s zoning and nuisance ordinances as well as the state Construction Code with his ongoing “building project” in the neighborhood.

On Aug. 1, a judge ordered that Saffell’s residence be turned over to Cleveland Township in keeping with a settlement agreement Saffell reached with township and county officials earlier this year after officials filed a lawsuit against him. Saffell failed to meet a deadline in the agreement to clean up his property so a building inspector could enter his home to see what additional work would be required to bring the structure into compliance with the construction code.

Saffell has agreed to move off the property before the end of the month.

“In fact, we’re not referring to it as the Saffell property anymore,” Stein said. “It’s simply lot 79 in the Scenic Mountainview Estates Subdivision, and it is Cleveland Township property.”

The township board and members of the public in attendance at this week’s meeting also heard from county administrator Eric Cline who serves on the Leelanau County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (LCBRA).

Cline explained that up to $8,600 in grant funding available through the LCBRA may be used to conduct an environmental assessment of the lot.

The same environmental consulting firm that conducted an assessment of nearby Sugar Loaf Resort, Saginawbased AKT Peerless, will conduct an examination of township-owned lot, and make a recommendation on how it might best be cleaned up.

Cline said the township might then

become eligible for LCBRA money through a Revolving Loan Fund to actually demolish the structure and clean up the site.

Stein said that he and an AKT Peerless representative planned to conduct an informal walk-through on the lot later this month, and that a formal environmental assessment might be conducted after Labor Day weekend.

Also present at this week’s township board meeting was county commissioner David Marshall, who represents Cleveland, Glen Arbor and Empire townships on the county board, along with building official Glen Dempsey, head of the county’s Construction Code Authority.

“It was a hard decision, but it had to be done,” Dempsey said of his determination that Saffell had failed the inspection. “It’s a hard thing for the government to just step in and do something like this, but the court order was clear, and we did do the right thing in this case,” Dempsey said.

“We’re all glad it’s over,” Stein added.

In other business at this week’s meeting, the Cleveland Township Board heard from trustee Walt Daniels who said he’d spoken with an expert with the Michigan Townships

Association about a proposal the board made last month to set lower township hall rental fees for meetings of nonprofit organizations such as local lake associations.

“The MTA informed me that it would probably not be appropriate to set fees in a way that might favor one type of organization over another,” Daniels said. “It makes more sense to charge a different fee if groups plan to use the kitchen or not.”

Trustee Cynthia Shimek said she’d also contacted MTA officials recently.

She said MTA officials agreed with her that three members of the township board may have had a conflict of interest in voting as they did last month for a lower hall rental fee for nonprofits.

Three township board members are also members of local lake associations.

“The MTA also told me that it would make more sense to base the fee on whether people are going to eat or use the kitchen,” Shimek added.

The cost to township residents of renting the township hall is currently a flat $150 per day plus a $150 cleaning deposit. A new fee schedule would allow rentals at $50 per day with a $50 deposit if the hall’s kitchen facilities are not used.

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Cleveland Township praised for finally resolving housing issue

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QUALITY CARE THAT MAKES YOU SMILE

About 100 people packed the Leland Township office Tuesday night to learn about plans to extend sewer service to areas outside the existing township system.

Some were opposed, some in support, and all left more knowlegable about the process — and pricetag.

Dan Stricof owns property on East Ryan’s Way and on North Lake Leelanau Drive in the Warden’s Point area. He attended the meeting to learn more about the costs to expand the township’s existing wastewater treatment plant drainfields so that property along the south and southwest shore of North Lake Leelanau could receive sewer service.

“I’m on a mound system at my East Ryan’s Way property (along the south shore of north Lake Leelanau). I have neighbors who have septic tanks then had to add holding tanks because they added onto their homes,” he said after the meeting broke up. His Warden’s Point property is serviced by an older septic tank system.

Stricof said during public comment that he is concerned about the size of “Area 1,” which as proposed would include property along the lake from Leland to the township boundary on south Lake Leelanau.

“I believe that if us property owners on the southwest shoreline area of North Lake Leelanau try to mount a petition drive to establish a special assessment district (for all of Area 1), we won’t get the 51 percent needed to approve the district. We need to have sewer system along the southwest shoreline, that is where all the wetlands are,” he said.

Area 1 includes 359 properties located east of the Leland Country Club along the N. Lake Leelanau shoreline, properties along the lake between the villages of Leland and Lake Leelanau including the Oxford Drive area, and South Lake Shore Drive along south Lake Leelanau from the village of Lake Leelanau to East Lavassar Road. The task force is proposing to enlarge the present treatment facility off Popp Rd. to service Area 1.

Three areas along the east shore of north Lake Leelanau were identified as suitable for “community” systems that would not hook up to the township sewer treatment plant. Property owners there would be asked to work among themselves, with township help, in establishing organizations to build systems. Property owners would not likely be forced to hook into community sys-

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The cost to hook in Area 1 properties and expand the wastewater treatment plant located in the Provemont Pond Natural Area off of Popp Road by building four or six new drainfields was pegged at $2,571,757. The plant now has six drainfields.

For Area 2 properties the task force recommended setting up three different services areas: • North Lake Leelanau Drive from Alpers to Pertner Road at a probable cost of $267,557 to $277,857; • Properties serviced by Twin Pines Drive at a probable cost from $162,210 to $194,105; and • The Sunset Shores area at a cost from $240,578 to $249,833.

The estimated cost per-parcel for Area 2 properties ranges from $13,910 to $22,240, depending on parcel and drainfield location. Again, the estimate does not include hook-up fees that will be separately paid by property owners.

Cypher said property owners in both areas will need to decide if and how they want to proceed.

Clayton Drow, who has property on South Lake Shore Drive, wondered on which side of the road the sewer main would run. Gosling Czubak engineer Mark Hurley said the main would run along the west side of the road; riparian owners would need to pay to drill a hook-up line under the county road.

Drow also wondered if property owners would be required to hook into the system.

Cypher said state law currently states if a sewer line runs by your property, you are receiving the “benefit” of that service and are required to hook into the system. “There have been court cases in Benzie County where property owners didn’t have to hook in,” he said.

The Township Board may seek an exemption to allow property owners to “opt out” of the special assessment district if they have a system that works and meet state code.

John McNamra, who owns property on Sunset Shores, was one of the first township property owners to seek help in establishing a community system.

He and his neighbors along the east shoreline of north Lake Leelanau paid close attention when Area 2 consultant engineer Scott Jozwiak spoke. Jozwiak said property owners will need to drive the process to establish private community drainfield, there is nothing to stop them outside of land acquisition and cost. “You would have to get the property for the drainfield approved by the district health department, but small private systems are definitely an option,” he said.

Clay McNitt is a sanitarian for the Benzie-Leelanau health department.

He said the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality requires users to own the property under a community drainfield. “You can’t just have an easement or lease the property, you have to own it,” he said.

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tems. If a petition is successful, all properties in Area 1 could be forced to hook into the existing plant.

Stricof suggested the task force send out a new information letter that includes a map showing the proposed boundaries for Areas 1 and 2. “The letter should also include boxes showing how much a respondent would be willing to pay for sewer service,” Stricof said.

Instead, the original informational letter sent to property owners described Area 1 as “South shore from Duck Lake Road to the Narrows,” and stated the “total approximate cost” to property owners as $14,000. The estimate did not include the cost to hook into the system, which would average about $8,000 per property but could cost up to $12,000, according to information provided at the meeting.

Wayne Wunderlich, an active member of the task force who resides on Ryan’s Way, was surprised to find Area 1 had been greatly expanded at a meeting he did not attend. “You have convoluted this with adding these areas,” he said.

The Leland Township Board formed a “sewer options task force” in the fall of 2008 after property owners off Sunset Shores and Twin Pines Drive along the southeast shoreline of N. Lake Leelanau asked for help in establishing a community sewer system.

Many of the properties are serviced by holding tanks that are expensive to pump. The township sent out an informal survey to learn if residents in other areas along the lake were interested in hooking up. The survey results showed interest after being sent to property owners along the M-204 from M-22 to Plamondon Road, and along the east shore of the north lake.

Tim Cypher, township Zoning Administrator, chairs the task force, which will develop a “findings of fact” before recommending a path to proceed to the Township Board.

“Everyone needs to understand we are not ready to put a shovel in the ground. It is now up to the property owners to decide if they want to proceed with having sewer service, and if so, how they will pay for it. We will be looking for them to guide the township in how to proceed,” he said.

Cypher reiterated that current township sewer users will not pay for expansion of the existing treatment facility on Popp Road if property owners in Area 1 successfully petition to hook into the system.

He said the task force initially looked at just the southwest and southeast shoreline areas of north Lake Leelanau, but later was expanded.

The task force received funds from the township board to conduct two feasibility studies. The study for the Area 1 properties was done by Gosling Czubak Engineering of Traverse City.

The Area 2 study looked at the parcels on the east side of N. Lake Leelanau and was done by Jozwiak Consulting

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Greilickville cyclist riding in ‘heaven’ on Cedar course

By Mike Spencer Of The Enterprise staff

Cyclist Norm Licht is gearing up to conquer the toughest, most grueling course in the state.

“This is heaven,” said the 53-yearold Greilickville orthopedic surgeon, taking a break in Cedar during a lateafternoon practice session for Sunday’s main event in the fourth annual CherryRobiaux. “Come Sunday, I’ll be able to wake up, have breakfast at home and then head down the road and race.

“And my family and friends get to watch us race.”

Licht will be among 300 cyclists, including dozens of other local riders, competing in the Michigan State Championship Road Race. The races, which begin and end in Cedar, will be run on a 15.5-mile loop starting at 8:35 a.m.

Licht said the home-course advantage is two-fold. He doesn’t have to get up too early in the morning or the night before to travel to the race and he knows all the ins and outs of the rolling hills.

“Recently we went to a race and couldn’t get a hotel nearby. We took nine hours of driving to get there for a 50-minute race,” he said. “I think we’ll race better because we won’t have to be in the car for hours.

“And knowing the course intimately, you know the bumps in the road and can plan your attacks.”

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NORM LICHT takes a break from practice in the Cedar park. director and a Hagerty masters team member, said there’s nothing like a race at home.

“There are so many races that we do downstate,” Barrons said. “And sleeping in a strange hotel, you get your bio-rhythms out of sync.

“It is great to race close home. I really love it, my hope is to someday have an Upnorth Racing Circuit!”

Licht will be competing in the masters 45-plus division for the Hagerty Cycling Team, one of two Traverse

City teams in the event. The other Traverse City area team is Einstein Racing. He is hoping his team, in its fifth year of racing, will win their division.

“It would be wonderful to win it and be state champs, but I expect either way we will be right up there,” said Licht, a Category 2 rider. “We should be well-represented on the podium.

“But now that I’ve said that, maybe nobody will be up there.”

Licht is one of the elite racers on the Hagerty team.

“I could race with the Pro 1 or 2 group, but I wouldn’t be able to compete,” Licht said.

“Norm is a phenomenal cyclist,” said Hagerty’s Steve Andriese, of Licht who was nicknamed ‘Raw Power’ by his teammates after a recent Asheville, N.C. training trip. “This year, Norm demonstrated higher levels of sustained power output than any of us that measure ever have.

“He’s incredibly strong.”

Hagerty club member Cliff Onthank bought the T-shirts and came up with the nickname.

“Most people in the bike club and in town call me “ The Norminator,” like the terminator and Arnold Schwarzenegger,” Licht said. “The reason, I think they call me this is my German background and when I ride, I ride strong and long.

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But the brothers aren’t just playing in any old golf scramble.

It’s one in honor of their parents and a fundraiser to help all descendants of Solon and Centerville residents.

The third annual Ed and Irene Fleis Education Fund golf outing is expected to be the biggest and best so far, said Ed Jr., one of the owners of the course near Cedar.

“It’s not so much the golf, it’s the community support that we’re getting,” Larry Fleis said. “And these monies are just coming back for scholarships.”

Last year’s event drew 68 golfers.

“We’re expecting about 100,” said Ed Jr. “Last year, we had a really great event and it’s going to be even better this year.

“There’s going to be more people and more chances to win something out here.”

The golfing begins at 9 a.m. Entry fee is $70 and includes 18 holes of golf with cart, two hole-in-one contests and beverages and lunch at the Cedar Township Hall. Prizes for the hole-inone contest are a new Buick Lacrosse car from Bill Marsh Auto Group and a 42-inch LCD/HD television. To reserve a spot in the outing, call the golf course at 228-2040 or toll-free at 1-877-7710775.

The Ed and Irene Fleis Education Fund, Inc. is a 501(c) charity which provides financial assistance to students to help them achieve their higher education goals. It has been offering college and trade school scholarships since 2006.

Although the Fleis family is heavily involved in the foundation, it does not choose the scholarship recipients. This

year, for example, the Cedar-Maple City Lions Club picked the winners.

In the last five years, the foundation has given out 57 scholarships, totaling $42,000. For 2012, the board of directors has already approved awarding $19,000 in scholarships.

Even though foundation proceeds benefit only Solon and Centerville residents or those with roots in the two townships, for years it raised money with a spring dance in the Grand Rapids area.

“We needed to come over here and get some more local awareness and ownership of it,” Ed Fleis said.

So three years ago, a golf outing was put in place here. Last year, over 80 different parties helped sponsor the outing.

“We get people to come and golf or to sponsor a hole and every $50 or $100 counts,” Larry Fleis said. “What makes our scramble unique is that it benefits the community and not the organization.

“This is really a no-lode organization. It’s the proceeds, less the net expenses, that goes into the endowment.”

Larry Fleis said the community support for the foundation has been unbelievable.

“I think every business in Cedar is a sponsor and it goes way beyond that to get 80 sponsors,” he said. “But that’s kind of heart-warming when you hear people say I’ll give you a $100 for it or I’ll do this or I’ll do that.

“We’ve been surprised that even though the past two years have been rough on people, we’ve been able to maintain our level of fundraising. It’s fantastic.”

Folks in Solon and Centerville, who receive the scholarships, also think it’s fantastic.

“I think what the Fleis’ family has done for community is terrific,” said

Pat Hobbins, secretary of the Cedar/ Maple City Lions Club which screened applicants and then selected scholarship winners this past year. “It’s a win-win program for students in need and it’s a privilege to be a part of the selection process.”

Hobbins said Ed Fleis Sr. was a longtime club member and he is thankful for the family’s financial backing.

“I know the family is excited, too.

It’s their pride and joy in memory of their parents,” Hobbins added.

Although many of the Fleis family members today live in the Grand Rapids area, they grew up two ridges to the east of Sugar Loaf on a farm along Schomberg Road.

Ed Sr. was a general contractor, who employed a lot of people in the area, Ed Jr. said. He also was actively involved in the community, from the chamber of commerce and school board to the Lions Club and Knights of Columbus.

It was after Ed Sr. passed away in October 2001 that the children decided to start a foundation.

“At my dad’s funeral, I don’t know how many people came up and said that our dad made a difference in their lives,” Ed Jr. said.

Now the Fleis family is still making a difference.

“I feel very good giving something back and make opportunities for people by helping with some financial assistance,” Ed Jr. said.

“There’s actually no better feeling inside when somebody comes up and says ‘We really like what you are doing,’” Larry added.

And the Fleis family has no plans to stop giving back.

“We want to double the scholarships in the next 5-10 years,” Larry Fleis said. “That would be fantastic.”

Leland junior scramble champs crowned Joe Morris, Maddy Zimmerman, Colin Satterwhite, Trey Buchanan and Sophie Keeble claimed the Leland Country Club Junior Pizza scramble.

The group combined for a score of 27.

The team of Will Watkins, Jason Elder, Jessica Borowsky, Charlie Peterson, Jake Martin and Maddie Martin were a stroke back.

There was a third-place tie at 29s.

Two other squads shot 31 and 32, respectively.

• Marge Pickell won a game of T and F in the Tuesday Ladies Golf League at Sugar Loaf The Old Course.

Pickell had a score of 10, based on a total of all holes that began with those two letters minus 1/4 the handicaps of the first nine holes. Suzanne Franko

had a 12 and Donna Nehil had a score of 12.5.

• Donna Nehil won a game of T and F in the Thursday Ladies Golf League at Sugar Loaf played on July 28. The score is figured on the total of all holes that began with those two letters. Lilia Ball second and Marge Pickell third.

Carol Kapnick was closet to the pin.

Nehil also won the the chip which had carried over for three weeks.

Heather Paddison birdied No. 7.

Under sunny skies the next week, the Thursday Ladies totalled the par 4’s minis one half their handicaps.

Results were Pickell first, Chistine Greeno second and Ball third. Closet to the pin was Mary Kent Ireland.

• A golf tournament in memory of a charter member of the Dunes Women’s

Golf League is set for Friday, Aug. 19.

The Phyllis Davis Memorial Golf Tourney will raise money for the American Cancer Society. Davis, a golfer who served the league in many capacities over the years, died of acute liver cancer March 31, 2011 at Daytona Beach, Fla. The tournament will be a two-person scramble format in three divisions: men, women and mixed. Checkin is at noon with a shotgun start at 1 p.m.

Cost is $60 per person and includes golf, a cart, cookout and beverages.

There will also be golfing awards and door prizes.

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County baseball league reunion planned for Aug. 28 at Drow Field Marvin Spears is trying to get guys from the Leelanau County Independent Baseball League back on the field again.

Not for another nine-inning game of hard ball like the days of old, however.

Spears is organizing a reunion of former players, coaches and fans to reminisce about one of the county’s favorite Sunday pastimes that was halted after the 1986 season.

A reunion/picnic is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 28 at 1 p.m. at Drow Field in Lake Leelanau.

“We thought about playing a game, too, but we’re far past our playing days,” said the 54-year-old Spears.

Spears said he has run into many former players, including opponents over the years, and they have talked about the good old days.

He said it was time to have a reunion and players like Leland’s John Staudacher and Leland’s Pat Shraffan have agreed to help him.

“I’m doing this now because some of these guys aren’t doing very good and I’m not going to sit here and talk about doing it and not do any thing,” Spears said. “If it goes off and only 25 people show up, I’m fine with that but I’m expecting a lot more.”

The league, which started in the early 1900s and had as many as 10 teams, finished with seven and only five of them were from the county.

They were Cedar, Leland, Elmwood, Northport and Lake Leelanau. Elmwood was crowned the last champ, beating Northport 7-6 in the title game of the season-ending Dalton Cup. Elmwood has also beaten regular-season champ Cedar 13-8 in the semis.

“I started playing when I was 14,” said 77-year-old Lake Leelanau’s Charlie Sedlacek, who was a catcher for Leland before retiring at 44. “And it was going for a long time before that.”

Sedlacek said the games were hardfought, but when they were over, there

was great camaraderie among the players on both teams.

“Everybody knew everybody back then. And there were quite a few rivalries,” Sedlacek said. “There were some arguments, but no fights.

“And when you were done, somebody had a keg in the back of their pick-up or you went to the local bar. It’s a damn shame there still isn’t a league.”

Spears said the Dalton Cup, which ran over a couple of weeks and determined the county champ, was a huge annual event at Hancock Field in Leland.

“It was not usual that you would not be able to get a parking spot inside the park ,” he said. “There were 400 to 500 people watching.

“It was one of the best fields to play on.”

Spears said he remembers watching the Northport team growing up.

“They had some of the scruffiestlooking guys,” he said. “They had some dude with a huge beard on his face, a hippie playing shortstop and a very portly Native American pitcher who could throw a curve ball like a son-of-a-gun. There were just so many different personalities.

“I didn’t realize that one day I’d be a part of that make-up.”

Spears said he has a lot of memories of playing in big games, some good and some not so good.

He remembers the game in which a teammate hit three homers, but all the team could talk about was him getting picked off second base just before his teammate hit the third homer. They lost 8-7.

“Do you think they talked about the fact that I was 3-for-4, stole three bases and had a heckuva game? No, they talked about how I got picked off second when all I had to do was stand there because my partner was knocking it out on every swing,” he said.

Spears, a self-proclaimed ‘scrappy ballplayer,’ said some of his antics like doing cartwheels near home plate after hitting his three career homers infuri-

Leland, S-B have pay-to-play Athletes at two county schools will have to “pay-to-play” this coming school year.

Suttons Bay and Leland Boards of Education both have instituted a fee to support the sports in which their students participate.

Last year, the Suttons Bay Sports Boosters subsidized the fee for all students, reducing the amount their families had to pony up to play. Their $2,500-contribution reduced the high school participation fee from $75 to $67.50 per student and from $50 to $45 for students in grades 7 and 8.

“The charge is the same as last year, but families will be paying the entire amount rather than just a portion like last year,” Superintendent Mike Murray said.

The family maximum fee is $200 and students pay for their first two sports and receive a third sport free.

“We’re just restoring the fee to the previous level,” board President Steve Hall said.

Leland has also supplemented its athletic budget by having students pay

to participate over the years. The fee paid has often been reduced with funds provided by the Leland Educational Foundation.

This year, the fee at the high school level is $100 per sport; $75 at the middle school level and $50 for a second sport in this age group.

“If a student participates in three sport seasons, he or she pays for only the first two seasons,” Leland Principal Charlie Gann wrote parents. “Therefore, the maximum amount for a three-sport athlete would pay for $200 at the high school, and $125 at the middle school level.”

There is a family cap of $200 per sport season at the high school and $150 at the middle school level.

“This means that a family with two or more athletes, competing in the same season, will pay a maximum amount of $200 at the high school or $150 at the middle school,” Gann said.

The maximum amounts listed by Leland does not include fees for participating in a cooperative sport sponsored by another school.

ated his opponents.

“I did some stupid stuff,” said Spears, who hit one of those homers with the bases-full in the Dalton Cup. “I just didn’t realize it at the time.”

Spears played a dozen years in the league, all but one for Northport. The outfielder/catcher also played one year at Leland.

“Everybody took a lot of pride in the league and I found that out when I went to Leland,” he said. “It was no different than Northport in that they took their baseball very, very seriously.”

Spears, a self-employed construction worker, said the league folded partly because it went to doubleheaders and partly because softball was getting too big.

“Doubleheaders didn’t help us and then you couldn’t be in all those places at once,” he said. “You were stretching yourself pretty thin.”

“Once we drink a few refreshments, that’s when the stories will flow,” Spears said.

For more information on the reunion, call Spears at 231-409-1162.

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Olivia Harnack, who lives part-time in Suttons Bay, swam to two firsts and three seconds in heat races at the Okanogan County Swim Championships on July 30 at Wagner Memorial Pool in Wisp, Wash.

More than 300 swimmers participated in the meet.

Harnack, 9, who also lives part-time in Riverside, Wash., is a member of the Omak Mantarays Aquatic Klub, representing the city of Omak, Wash.

In the championships, she out-swam NORM LICHT of Greilickville climbs a hill on Bodus near the competition in her girls 9-10 heat Schomberg in practice for Sunday’s State Championship Road races in the 25-meter breaststroke and 50-meter freestyle. She was second in Race.

25-meter freestyle, 25-meter butterfly and as a member of the 100-meter medley relay team.

Harnack, who will be a fourth-grader the action. at Suttons Bay Elementary School this Continued from Page 1 “I hope people come out,� Licht said. fall, is the daughter of Roger Harnack see on TV, but the continued pressure and pace terminates/hurts/tires the competi- “It’s a nice opportunity to see some biking of Riverside, Wash., and Gretchen in Leelanau County.

Harnack of Suttons Bay. tion.â€? “It’s just beautiful.â€? ••• Licht, a Detroit native who has had a Licht said spectators watching this kind A group of county men are organizpractice in Traverse City for two decades, made the transition from an ironman ath- of a race for the first time will see cyclists ing an event to benefit athletics at lete (swimming, biking and running) to going 25-35 miles per hour on flats and Leelanau County’s five county high downhills and 15-18 miles per hour on schools. just a cyclist about five years ago. “I think cycling is a natural transition uphill climbs on Schomberg, Bodus, The Leelanau Sportmen’s Banquet when you can’t run anymore,â€? Licht said. Sullivan and Sugar Loaf Mountain roads. will be held Thursday, Sept. 8 at the “You’re going to see big groups of rid“Things sort of wear out.

West Bay Event Center (Knights of ers, sometimes 40-50 all together in all “I tell my patients there’s swimming Columbus hall) in Greilickville. and biking, but swimming can be diffi- different colored jerseys,� he said.

It will include a steak dinner with Although he’d like to see big gathercult. Biking is a great exercise, good for salad and dessert; games, a gun raffle, a ings of spectators along the course, Licht the cardio and easy on your joints.� message from the Department of Licht said the Cedar course, which was isn’t counting on it.

Natural Resources and live and silent “It’s hard to fi ll up a 15-mile course,� used for state championships in the late he said. “I remember going to the Tour de auctions.

1980s, is by far the hardest in the state.

Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner from 7 “Most of the time the races are down- France in 2003 with a group and there state and on flat, fast courses and they were a lot of stretches where no one was to 10 p.m.

Cost is $40 per person; $320 per lend themselves to have a sprint to the around watching.�

Sunday’s race concludes the three-day table with all tickets sold in advance. finish,� he said. “This course is for the Cherry-Roubaix, which also features Organizers hope to supplement athclimbers, not the sprinters.

Traverse City, a charity ride letic budgets at Glen Lake, Suttons “And I think this course will really sprints in • Property Maintenance • Low Maintenance Plans from Traverse City out Old Mission Bay, Leland, Northport and Lake separate the men from the boys.â€? • Private Road Grading • Monthly Peninsula, an Old Town Criterium, a kids Leelanau St. Mary. Billing Licht is hoping some non-racing Classic. or Bi-Weekly • Weekly “TheLawn money Service could go toward transfans will come out to take in some of fun ride, and a Cruiser

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Leland Township has supported a liquor license transfer that, if granted by the state, will help the opening of a new restaurant in the village of Lake Leelanau.

The request was made by Bella Fortuna North, L.L.C., which is seeking to buy the liquor license owned by the now-closed LeNaro Pub. Powell Smith said he is representing Jade Fortune, who plans to convert the former LeNaro Pub to an Italian restaurant called Bella Fortuna North.

Fortune is in the process of purchasing the building and property, Smith said. The current owners have made it a condition of buying the property that she purchase the liquor license, according to Smith.

In other business at the Leland meeting Monday, the board approved: • A request from J.P. Van Raalte to temporarily close Cedar Street on Sept. 17 for the Heritage Classic Car Exhibit. The car show is part of the Leland Heritage Day Celebration.

• A request from Steve Merz to allow his family to place an in-ground cement boarder around two family plots in the Beechwood Cemetery.

Merz said the boarder wouldn’t interfere with mowing.

• Work on the township sewer system. Township sewer administrator Steve Patmore said a monitor well required by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality needs to be rebuilt, with costs not to exceed $6,000. Gosling Czubak Engineering will complete the work. The second repair with costs not to exceed $7,221 is to replace three air release valves. The work will be done by OMI Engineering.

• A resolution by trustee Steve Plamondon that the township not become a charter township.

• The reappointment of Keith Ashley and Gary Bardenhagen to threeyear terms on the township Planning Commission, and reappointed Keen as the board’s representative on the commission.

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The board at its monthly meeting Monday authorized supervisor Harry Larkin to firm up terms of a proposed $940,000 loan from Northwestern Bank or Huntington National Bank that would cover the up-front cost for Phase Two of the harbor project.

Clerk Jane Keen and treasurer Shirley Garthe voted against the motion, saying they lacked enough information to authorize a 5-to-10-year loan.

Larkin said the loan is needed so the harbor can build up funds to pay back the township’s portion of the $940,000 local match grant from the State Waterways Commission. The township owes $235,000 as its share of the grant.

The board made its decision before an audience of 25 township residents and business owners. Most attended the meeting to encourage the board to proceed with phase two so the unincorporated village can build permanent public toilet facilities by next summer.

Craig Miller, a board member of the Fishtown Preservation Society, said having the new toilet facilities in place by next summer would boost the already positive response visitors have to Leland and Fishtown.

“It is important we get this done,” Miller said.

Rick Lahmann is president of the Leland Chamber of Commerce and owner of Reflections, an art gallery in Fishtown. He said while portable toilets being used at the harbor fill the need, he hears comments almost every day from visitors about the portable toilets.

paying the loan — but never received one, she said.

Larkin said he had secured terms from Northwestern Bank in 2010 for a $940,000 loan that over a five or ten year term. He had also talked with Huntington National Bank officials who also offered to loan the money.

“There would be no prepayment penalties, we could pay it off anytime we want,” he said.

“Of course the bank will loan money to the township, we’re a taxing agency,” said Keen. “The banks have never asked for a profit/loss statement for the harbor.”

Larkin said the 2011 boating season has been good fiscally for the harbor.

“It was pretty much full all of July and for the first five days of August; it is averaging $10,000 a day in revenues,” he said.

Keen and Garthe both said they are concerned about what happens to township revenues in November just before winter taxes are collected. Last year the township’s coffers got down to about $88,000 in November. “What happens if he have to pay $85,000 to the bank in October? That leaves us only $3,000 to get through November,” she said.

Trustee Susan Och said she understands Keen and Garthe’s concerns, but she felt the township needs to proceed with completing the project.

“Phase one was all for the out-of-town boaters. The second phase is for us so we can go to the bathroom and launch our boats,” Och said.

Och, Larkin and trustee Steve Plamondon voted to authorize the loan.

“People have been patient with the bathroom situation, but I think patience is running out,” he said. Having new permanent facilities would answer most visitors concerns about returning to Leland, he added.

Phase Two of the harbor project includes: • Construction of new toilet facilities at the corner of Lake and River Streets, near the harbor entrance; • Doubling the size of the boat launch ramp, expanding to the south; • Reconfiguring boat slips on the dock closest to the harbor building to create six slips that will be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act; • Putting down a final layer of asphalt in the parking lot, and expanding the lot to the east to create 13 new parking spaces; • Building a sidewalk along the west side of Lake Street with benches installed providing views overlooking the harbor; • And construction of a new fuel receiving area on the east side of the harbor property so larger fuel tanker trucks can pump into the new tank system.

In Phase 1 of the project, the township constructed a new harbor building, rebuilt docks and slips and installed new fuel tanks.

Annie MacFarlane owns an art gallery on Lake Street across from the harbor. She has criticized the township Harbor Commission in the past for not making the public more aware of the impact the changes the harbor project would have on views from the street. She said Monday she is also upset with the loss of green space that now exists at the harbor.

“You’re eliminating the hill so there can be more parking,” MacFarlane said. She also questioned who would pay to maintain the new restrooms once they are built. Keen said the township parks and recreation fund will pay to clean and maintain restrooms, as it does for all other township facilities.

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The Northport Board of Education went through with an unpopular decision to layoff counselor Meredith Schmidt.

Board President Thomas Wetherbee, in a phone interview, he said the board approved the layoff with a 4-3 vote with members Jennifer Walter, Lynelle Wilcox and Bonnie Shiner opposing the resolution. At a special meeting on Aug. 1, the board listened to an audience of 12 people, most of whom supported keeping the counselor position.

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wanted to lay off Meredith, but our finance and personnel committee reviewed the school’s financial situation and recommended this move,” Wetherbee said.

By removing the counselor position from the district pay roll, Wetherbee said the school will save about $100,000 for the 2011-12 school year.

The school board approved a budget in June calling for $4 million in spending. This will require pulling $393,313 from its $1.4 million fund balance. By eliminating the counselor position, Wetherbee said the board has slowed the rate of descent, but hasn’t completely stopped the bleeding.

“This was a tough decision. We had many of the same people at this meeting as the one last week and they let us know how much they didn’t like this move,” Wetherbee said.

In other business, the board approved the seventh and eighth grade trip to Camp Leelanau on Sept. 12-14, and committee appointments for the 2011-12 school year. Following are those appointments: • Finance and Personnel, Bob Bergdol, Nancy Peterson, Wetherbee; • Policy, Peterson and Bonnie Shiner; • Athletics, Peterson and Wetherbee; • School Improvement, Peterson,

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10:30-11:30 a.m. — Leland Library Story Time (call 256-9152 for more info.): Leland Township Library, Cedar Street, Leland.

11:50 a.m. — Leelanau chapter of Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel luncheon meeting with guest speaker State Senator Darwin Booher (reservations due by Monday, Aug. 15 by calling 271-3689): The Bluebird Restaurant, M-22, Leland.

1 p.m. — County Parks and Recreation Commission meeting: Veronica Valley Park, Lake Leelanau Drive, Bingham Township 2 p.m. — County Commission on Aging presentation Eat, Drink and Be Well! — Stop Senior Hunger (call 256-8121 for more info.): Community room, lower level, county Government Center, E. Government Center Drive off of M-204, Suttons Bay Township 5 p.m. — Discovering the Changing Landscape: Port Oneida Rural Historic District bicycle tour. NPS Park Pass required (call 326-5134 ext. 328 for more info.): Meet at the corner of M-22 and Basch Road, north of Glen Arbor.

6:30 p.m. — Leland Township Planning Commission special meeting to continue review of township Zoning Ordinance: Township office, N. St, Joseph Street, Lake Leelanau.

NEXT THURSDAY 9 a.m. — Leelanau Clean Water water quality task force (call 2569812 for more info.): Community meeting room, lower level, county Government Center, E. Government Center Drive off of M-204, Suttons Bay Township.

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6-9 p.m. — Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum LobsterFest dinner fundraiser, limited to 175 tickets (call 386-7195 for ticket info.): Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum, Lighthouse Point Road, six miles north of Northport.

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1 p.m. — Leelanau Duplicate Bridge Club weekly event (call 2718778 for more info.): Keswick United Methodist Church, Center Highway (CR 633), three miles south of Suttons Bay. 7 p.m. — Northport Music in the Park presents in concert Windy Ridge Quartet: Pavilion, Marina Park, Northport.

— Captains meeting for Northport Salmon Slam: Garage Grill, Waukazoo Street, Northport.

SATURDAY 5-7 a.m. — Boat and cooler inspection for Northport Salmon Slam: Northport and Leland launch sites.

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— Leelanau Farmers Market Suttons Bay (go to www.eatleelanau.org for more info.): North Park, where M-22 and M-204 meet, waterside.

10 a.m. — Check in for Glen Lake Association Annual Meeting, with meeting starting at 10:30 a.m. (go to www.glenlakeassociation.org for more info.): Leelanau School dining room, 1 Homestead Rd., Glen Arbor.

10 a.m.- 4 p.m. — The 10th annual Port Oneida Fair (call 326-5134 ext. 328 for more info.): Port Oneida Rural Historic District, M-22 at Port Oneida Road, north of Glen Arbor.

10:30 a.m. — Overeaters Anonymous: Lower level, Suttons BayBingham District Library, Suttons Bay. Noon-6 p.m. — Leelanau Peninsula Wine, Food and Music Festival, with music by Dawn Campbell (call 271-9895 for more info.): Haserot Park, Northport.

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8 p.m. — Holy Rosary Arts and Education Centre’s Summer Concert Series Finalé presents Carl Donakowski, cellist with pianist Zhihua Tang (call 228-5429 for ticket info.): Holy Rosary Arts and Education Centre, Schomberg Road, two miles north of Cedar.

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1-3 p.m. — Make It Mondays activity: Great Lakes Children’s Museum, M-22, Greilickville.

2-6 p.m. — Leelanau Christian Neighbors Food Pantry-Suttons Bay distribution: Suttons Bay Middle School, South Elm Street, Suttons Bay. 3-7 p.m. — Leelanau Christian Neighbors Food Pantry-Northport distribution: St. Gertrude’s Church, 709 Warren St., Northport.

5 p.m. — Alcoholics Anonymous meeting: Kateri Tekawitha Church, M-22, Peshawbestown.

5-7 p.m.— Leelanau Baby Pantry (call 271-3671 for more info.): Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lincoln Street, Suttons Bay. 5:30 p.m. — Suttons Bay Village Council meeting: Township office, M-22, Suttons Bay. 6 p.m. — Leland Board of Education meeting: High school library, Leland Public School, N. Grand Avenue, Leland.

7 p.m. — A.A. meeting: Leland Methodist Church, Leland.

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— Bingham Township Board meeting: Township hall, Bingham Road at Center Highway, Bingham.

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11:30 a.m. — Senior lunch at the Friendship Community Center (call 271-3314 for cost and reservation info.): Friendship Community Center, Broadway Street, Suttons Bay. Noon — Alcoholics Anonymous meeting (call 256-9724 for more info.): Basement, St. Mary Church, St. Marys Street, Lake Leelanau.

1 p.m. — County Road Commission meeting: Commission office, Eckerle Road, Suttons Bay. 4 p.m. — Leelanau Historical Society Annual Meeting (call 256-7475 for more info.): Leelanau Historical Society Museum, 203 E. Cedar Street, Leland.

6:30 p.m. — Empire Food Pantry: Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, Burdickville Road, Burdickville.

6:30-7:30 p.m. — SMART recovery group for addictive behaviors (call 883-7009 for more info.): Suttons Bay-Bingham District Library, Suttons Bay. 7 p.m. — County Board of Commissioners meeting: Commissioners meeting room, county Government Center, E. Government Center Drive off of M-204, Suttons Bay Township.

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Paradise lost?

County property sale comes unraveled Continued from Page 1 Galla counters that the county’s information was public information, including a soil management plan for the old Jail site and investigations into lead and asbestos in county-owned buildings that were provided to KellyVarley.

Kelly and partner Varley believe the cost to clean up the campus at once would come to $500,000 — eating up most of what they feel the property is worth should the county continue down a path to extricate the developers from the property.

That won’t be easy, however, as the name of Varley-Kelly is already tied to a $519,000 state Department of Environmental Quality loan designed to be repaid through future property tax revenue generated by the development.

Also, the county sold two lots on the property to Varley-Kelly to accommodate the developers’ effort to sell a duplex constructed on the east side of Grand Avenue. It’s the only structure on the campus.

One party remains interested in buying a 1,200 square foot condominium in the duplex, depending upon how the development goes. Another potential buyer has backed away, said Varley.

The county and Varley-Kelly would also have to determine how to share a community water system already in place. Present talks between attorneys representing the parties have concentrated on an agreement to sell or otherwise provide Varley-Kelly with property east of Grand Avenue, while the county would continue to own property from Grand Avenue to the Leland River, Varley said.

The Leelanau County Brownfield Redevelopment Commission met in closed session for more than an hour Friday with their attorney, Peter Miller of Leland. More discussions between attorneys Miller and Stephen Chambers representing Varley-Kelly Properties continued this week.

Varley-Kelly.

The original deal struck in 2007, states Galla, called for a cash sale within six months. Varley-Kelly, however, requested and was granted a oneyear land contract, requiring the county to transfer ownership to the nearly established Brownfield authority. The land contract was signed in October 2008 — about the time the nation’s economy was quickly sinking. A oneyear extension was granted in 2009, and a new four-year contract approved on May 18, 2010.

“Unfortunately, despite the lengthy extensions and accommodations given to Varley-Kelly, it has committed significant defaults, including a payment default (of $270,000) which was due April 28, and numerous performance defaults, said Galla.” According to terms of the land contract, the developers are more than $320,000 in arrears including principal, interest and penalties. Varley-Kelly owes the county $252 per day it remains in default, Galla said.

Varley and Kelly say most of the problems in getting the development off the ground were not their fault. For instance, concerns over water quality created a need for a community water system to service the properties. “They promised we would be able to use existing wells for water, and all the problems would be solved in 30-60 days,” recalled Kelly. He was also miffed when the county directed the hiring of a downstate firm to clean up the property, but “did not remove the septic tanks or the concrete slabs.”

Added Varley, “All the discussions were to get a clean piece of land before they started taxing us, before they started charging us.”

Also, site plan approval from Leland Township took time, and resulted in a design that could not support the $2.4 million purchase price, they contend.

Purchase structure has been changing

During community input sessions that started after county voters agreed to move the county seat to a site off M-204 between Lake Leelanau and Suttons Bay, a concept emerged to develop the former county campus in Leland into a mix of housing while

Certainly money is a major issue in the private talks, and according to a press release issued by Galla, the county has already been generous in attempting to accommodate the needs of

Was price too high?

Tall ship coming to Northport Continued from Page 1 Schafer and Woods are making plans to take 30 Leelanau County youths for a free sail on Private Lynx from 2-3:30 p.m. Youths will be able to join the crew, hoist the sails, steer the ship, and fire the main battery of six-pounder carronades and experience first-hand, the life of an early 19th-century sailor.

“It’s a quick stop for the benefit of SeaPorts and for Bob,” Woods said.

“It’s a tight schedule, but we wanted to do something for him.

“The plan is to take a group of youths out and there’s a reception afterwards.”

“I’m just trying to make a good first impression,” said Schafer.

Von Voigtlander said taking kids out will do just that.

“It’s really nice for the kids in community,” she said. “It’s something they will always remember.”

A private reception is scheduled from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at The Garage Bar and Grill, where hors d’oeuvres and local wine will be served.

Tickets for the reception are $25 with proceeds helping to defray the costs of SeaPorts bringing in the ship.

Tickets are available at 10 different locations in Northport and will be available at the ship when it arrives.

“Our long-term project that we’re trying to get started in Northport is the Sweetwater Challenge. It will be a training program for youth and to that end, we’re bringing in the Privateer Lynx to Northport,” Schafer said.

“Our long-term vision is to be a part of the community.”

The Privateer Lynx, which is due in Bay Harbor at noon on Aug. 19, may leave Northport late on Aug. 18 or early on Aug. 19.

The stop is one of at least a dozen on the Great Lakes, Woods said.

“We started in June in Ogdensburg (New York) and we’ll finish in September up the St. Lawrence Seaway,” he said.

The Privateer Lynx was built in 2001 by Woodson Woods as a living historic museum to educate children and adults alike about American history through active sail training aboard a real wooden sailing ship.

Jeff Woods, director of the ship’s operations, said the Lynn Educational Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan, educational organization, dedicated to hands-on educational programs that teach the history of Americas struggle to preserve its independence.

“The attraction to the Lynx is that this is a magnificent vessel with a history,” said Jeff Woods, the ship’s director of operations. “It’s got a history of where it started sailing. She was a privateer in the War of 1812 and that in itself is reason to visit.”

Woods said his tall ship does more than preserve maritime history.

“When you see them, you see the pride the people put into maintaining these vessels,” he said. “It’s like stepping back in time and that’s what people really appreciate.”

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refraining from commercial development along the river.

The developers agreed, pleasing county officials and Leland Township.

They designed Rivertown as a 24-unit development anchored by four riverfront lots. The rest of the property would be built into smaller condominiums — “cottages” was the promotional description — with more “affordable” price tags, which in Leland could top $400,000.

In retrospect, Varley said, the foundation for future money problems was laid with that decision. Kelly was a general contractor by trade; Varley had never previously been involved in a development.

“We wanted to do something the community wanted, and they were very, very clear as to what they wanted.

That’s the reason I got into it. I agreed with what they wanted for the site, and I thought (my involvement) was a way to get it done.”

The building industry was slowing, but the general feeling was that the slowdown would be remembered as a hiccup in a decades-long boom in construction in Leelanau County. Now those “cottages” that were designed to sell for $400,000 to $450,000 are on the market for between $300,000 and $320,000, Varley said.

The decision to remove commercial development was particularly harmful to the development’s bottom line, Varley said. “My recollection was that they put a $1 million value on the old Enterprise building, which they bought for $300,000,” he said. “We were naive in thinking they were honest. They said they had an appraised value, and they never had an appraisal.”

Regardless of the value three or four years ago, the property is worth less

RETIRED DENTIST Jim Varley is shown when construction started on the only building up in the 24-unit Rivertown development. today — much less, Varley said, according to an appraisal obtained by VarleyKelly. The property with the Leland Township-approved Planned Unit Development in tact — which would mean continued abandonment of Cedar St. by the county Road Commission — is worth $895,000 to $925,000, Varley said. Without the PUD and with Cedar St. open, the property’s value would decrease to $605,000 to $700,000.

But the price may be meaningless at this stage of the property’s redevelopment.

“You can’t do anything with the property right now,” said Varley, who said Varley-Kelly has already paid $400,000 in legal and other professional fees. “If we walked up to the window and gave them $2.4 million, they couldn’t sell it. It’s contaminated.”

Deputies’ dispute has court hearing

By Eric Carlson Of The Enterprise staff

A settlement conference in a 2009 lawsuit against Leelanau County, its sheriff and undersheriff by five deputies has been scheduled in Grand Rapids on Aug. 22 and a jury trial is slated to begin Sept. 13 in Grand Rapids.

But new documents filed in the federal court recently indicate that attorneys for both sides are gearing up for a jury trial next month.

Both the plaintiffs and the defendants attorneys recently filed motions asking a federal court judge to exclude certain information from being presented to a jury if a trial is held.

Leelanau County commissioners met in a closed session Tuesday morning at the county Government Center with their attorney for about an hour to discuss the case. Commissioners are forbidden by law to reveal what was discussed in closed session. Following the closed session, commissioners voted to “continue to pursue the legal strategy discussed in closed session.”

All seven county commissioners, Sheriff Mike Oltersdorf, Undersheriff Scott Wooters, and each of the deputies have been ordered by a judge to attend a settlement conference at a federal courthouse in Grand Rapids a week from Monday to try and settle the long-running and highly complex suit.

Deputies are suing the sheriff, undersheriff and Leelanau County in federal court for allegedly violating the deputies’ civil rights. The deputies allege the sheriff and undersheriff unlawfully recorded and listened to their “private” phone calls made on government phone lines in the county law enforcement center during duty hours, and then retaliated against them for speaking out against the sheriff and for their police union activities.

The county’s attorneys filed five “motions in limine” last month that ask the judge to exclude what the attorneys characterized as “irrelevant,

immaterial and unfairly prejudicial evidence” in the trial.

Attorneys for the remaining plaintiffs in the case, Sgt. James Kiessel, Sgt. Michael Lamb, Sgt. Michael Bankey and Deputy Duane Wright, filed a similar motion asking the judge to discount certain evidence as well.

Some of the evidence the attorneys want to prevent a jury from hearing about have been the subject of considerable public discussion and media scrutiny here in Leelanau County and northwestern lower Michigan. It’s likely that members of the federal court jury in Grand Rapids will be selected from other parts of the state.

The plaintiff deputies’ list of items they want excluded includes: • Mention of the dozens of obscene and threatening voice mail messages left for the sheriff and undersheriff during police union conventions held in 2008 and 2009 during which the union named Oltersdorf as Michigan’s “worst police administrator.”

• Evidence of “union participation and animus in this litigation.”

• Information about the Michigan Attorney General’s decision to forego prosecution of the sheriff for recording and “eavesdropping” on phone calls made by the deputies from government phone lines in the county law enforcement center during duty hours.

• Information about the Leelanau County prosecutor’s decision to decline prosecution of two men arrested by two of the deputies who were subsequently fired for allegedly making unlawful arrests.

• Information about former deputy Bruce Beeker who became one of the plaintiffs in the case, but was later dismissed from the case.

• Information about Grand Traverse County deputy Anthony Romanowski who was one of the original plaintiffs in the case, but who reached a settlement with the county.

• Information related to allegations that the plaintiff’s legal counsel may have acted improperly.

•Anything about Lamb’s medical history. Lamb has claimed a disability because of “extreme mental stress” imposed upon him while working in the sheriff’s office.

The list of items the county’s attorneys want to keep from the jury during the trial includes: • Information about the Leelanau County Prosecutor’s ruling following a Veterans Preference Act hearing that the sheriff fired Sgt. Kiessel without just cause, or anything about an arbitrator’s ruling that deputy Wright was also fired without just cause as a result of the same incident involving allegedly unlawful arrests.

• Information about allegations that the Sheriff might have “fixed” a traffic ticket for a county resident.

• Testimony from the county prosecutor and his chief assistant prosecutor concerning the eavesdropping charges against the sheriff and claims that he retaliated against the deputies – with the exception of the fact that the prosecutor’s office opted to drop charges against those unlawfully arrested by the deputies.

• Evidence regarding the statement “three down and one to go” attributed to the defendants as part of the plaintiff’s claims.

Leelanau County commissioners were slated to travel to Grand Rapids the morning of Aug. 22 to meet in a federal courthouse for a settlement conference involving all of the parties in the case and their attorneys.

Under the state Open Meetings Act, the county board, however, is only allowed to make decisions in meetings open to the public. That’s why county clerk Michelle Crocker has posted a notice of a “special session” of the county board of commissioners for Aug. 22 at 11:30 a.m. at the federal courthouse in Grand Rapids.

The notice indicates the purpose of the meeting is to attend the courtordered settlement conference “and to take any necessary action” related to the lawsuit.

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It’s all in

Field day, tour honors flower crop that grows up poles

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By Amy Hubbell Of The Enterprise staff

Nearly 80 people — coming from all over Michigan and Ontario — attended the 2011 Hops Field Day and Tour Friday in Leelanau County.

Leelanau, long recognized as a fruit growing region, is developing a reputation for its ability to produce another crop — hops.

Of an estimated 50 to 60 acres of the flower grown in northwest Michigan nearly one-third is planted on the Leelanau peninsula.

“We’re very excited about the interest in hop production,” said Rob Sirrine, community food systems educator for the Michigan State University Extension office in Suttons Bay. “Growing hops offers farmers in our area a chance to diversify their production. But growing hops is more work than people realize.

“The key is for growers to produce high quality crops, so we don’t have to compete at the commodity level with Washington State growers.”

Participants in the tour saw firsthand the work that goes into growing the new niche crop.

“I was the guy who talked about what to do and what not to do when starting up,” said Doug Periard, who has two acres of hops in their second year of production off Herman Road in Suttons Bay Township.

Periard, a Suttons Bay teacher, planted the hops with direction from friend and fellow Norsemen football coach Dan Wiesen. Wiesen and several partners operate Empire Orchards and Hops in Empire Township. They have dwarf apple trees on five acres and hops on nine acres.

In Leelanau, it’s common to see cherries in orchards and grapes in vineyards. But the county’s newest crop grows up 20-foot poles, in “hop yards,” a new curiosity for not only visitors but locals as well.

Periard looks to Wiesen for direction, but the builder/cabinet maker said much of what he’s learned has been through trial and error.

“It’s hard because this is only our third year. Nobody’s had them for any longer and we don’t know what to expect,” Wiesen said.

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DOUG PERIARD, center, shows off his hop yard near Suttons Bay during the 2011 Hops Field Day and Tour Friday. generate additional plants with each year of growth.

“You start with 1,000 plants with one string (for the plant to train) and add a second string for the second bine which will come in the second year,” Wiesen explained.

Within four years, the original 1,000 plants will have quadrupled to 4,000.

Wiesen anticipates harvesting his third crop of hops soon after Labor Day. The harvest involves one person at the top of the poles, cutting the vine-like woody stalks called “bines,” and another person cutting from below. The bines fall into a trailer and are processed using a thresher that separates the hops from the bines.

“It’s a German machine called a ‘Hopin’ Fluker’ … don’t ask me how to spell it,” Wiesen said.

His is one of three harvest operations in the county.

“Northwest Michigan has the most acreage in the state and the most progressive hop growers and three picking machines in the area imported from Europe,” Sirrine said. “We are definitely the leaders in northwest Michigan, if not the whole Great Lakes area.”

Eight varieties of hops are grown by Wiesen’s group in Empire, each lend-

HOPS, LEELANAU’S newest niche product, grows on about 15 acres and comprises about one-third of all acreage in northwest Michigan.

ing themselves to different characteristic to their finished product: beer.

There are Fuggle and Willamette, named for the Willamette Valley, an important hop-growing area in Washington State. It has a character similar to Fuggle, but is more fruity and has some floral notes. Crystal is also on the aromatic side providing a hint of cinnamon, black pepper, and

nutmeg to the beer drinker.

Wiesen’s plantings include more highly acidic varieties such as Chinook, Brewer’s Gold and Magnum.

The hop field day included a stop at New Mission Hops Organics on Craker Road near Omena, which is a short trellis hopyard with 23 different varieties.

It includes USDA grant research plots.

To date, Wiesen has had no prob-

lems selling the hops to any number small-batch local breweries which have sprung up in recent years.

The entire 1,000-pound yield from last year’s crop went to Right Brain Brewery and Jolly Pumpkin Brewery in Traverse City, and Frankenmuth Brewery.

Leelanau wines prove they are best of class in Michigan

By Chris Olson Of The Enterprise staff

Of eight wineries that received the best of class designation at the 34th

annual Michigan Wine and Spirits Competition, four were from Leelanau County.

Chateau Fontaine, Black Star Farms, Forty-Five North Vineyards and

FOUR OF THE seven Best of Class wine category winners are from Leelanau County. The overall winners, from left, are Semi Dry White (tie), Fenn Valley Vineyards 2010 Riesling; Dry Red Wine, Fenn Valley Vineyards Capricio; Dessert Wines, Black Star Farms 2008 A Capella Ice Wines; Rosé, 2010 Rose of Cabernet Franc; Fruit Wine Garden Bay Winery Raspberry Wine; Sparkling, L. Mawby Vineyards Cremant Classic; Dry White Wine 2010 Dry White Riesling; Semi Dry White Wine (tie), Tabor Hill Winery and Restaurant, 2010 Gerwurztraminer.

Winery, and L. Mawby Vineyards each had one of their creations earn Best of Class for different categories.

Chateau Fontaine, located on French Road in Leelanau County, earned the top honor in the dry white wine category for it 2010 Dry White Riesling.

Black Star Farms, which has wine tasting rooms near Suttons Bay and on the Old Mission Peninsula in Grand Traverse County, had its 2008 A Capella Ice Wine win the dessert wines. FortyFive North took Rosé honors with its 2010 Rosé of Cabernet Franc. L. Mawby Vineyards’ Cremant Classic won the top spot in the Sparkling wines category.

There are seven categories for best of class, but this year eight wineries received the prestigious designation.

Two wineries, Fenn Valley Vineyards and Tabor Hill Winery and Restaurant, were chosen for the semi dry white wine honor.

Lee Lutes is the wine maker for Black Star Farms said 2008 was a great growing season for riesling grapes.

“We didn’t need to make an ice wine that year, but the rieslings had such a great growing season that we decided to make some,” he said.

To make an ice wine a vintner has to wait until grapes freeze. Then they are picked and pressed frozen.

“It’s very labor intensive. But, the end product turned out to be great,” Lutes said.

Lutes said the key to thriving in wine making is to be looking for ways to improve. “I like to think there is always room for us to improve, that is how you keep growing,” he said.

Leelanau County helped give birth to the state’s wine industry. It is one of four appellations, that is grape-growing designation areas, in the state. Lutes said Leelanau’s reputation for making top quality wines of many varieties continues to grow.

“I was talking with a couple of the judges at the big award ceremony last night (Thursday), and they were amazed how many good wines there were in some categories. The semi-dry white wine category was especially difficult. I think it speaks to the quality of wines we are producing here in the region and the state,” Lutes said.

David Hill is the wine maker for Forty Five North Vineyard and Winery.

He and owner Steve Grossnickle both said it is an honor to be recognized for

their work. “I’m a firm believer it’s all about the vineyard. It’s also about what is used in the fermentation process, and a little bit of luck, but it all starts with the grapes,” Hill said.

Forty Five North’s best of category win in rosé this year at the Michigan competition is its second such recognition. In 2009 the winery’s Rosé of Pinot Noir took best of category at the Michigan competition and received the same honor at the Pacific Rim Wine Competition held in California.

“After we submitted our 2009 Rosé of Pinot Noir they created a whole new category for rosés. As much as I like that 2009, I like our 2010 Rosé of Cab Franc better,” Grossnickle said. “I call it our ‘brunch wine’ because it goes with eggs, waffles, toast, bacon, just about everything you would serve at a brunch.”

Dan Matthias and his wife Lucie own Chateau Fontaine on French Road in Centerville Township. Taking best of category in dry white wine for the 2010 Dry White Riesling at the Michigan competition is an honor for Matthias.

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The competition is sponsored by the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council, which is administered by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

According to information provided by the wine council 53 of the state’s 87 wineries entered 367 wines for this year’s competition.

Following is a list of county wineries and the awards their wines received: Bel Lago: Gold, Cherry, Leelanau Primavera; Silver, 2010 Semi-Dry Riesling; Bronze, 2009 Brut Rosé, 2010 Auxerrois, 2010 Pinot Grigio.

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Chateau Fontaine: Double Gold, 2010 Pinot Gris; Gold, 2010 Pinot Gris, 2010 Pinot Noir; Silver, 2009 Pinot Noir, 2010 Gewurztraminer; Bronze, 2009 Chardonnay, 2010 Woodland White.

Circa Estate Winery: Gold, Mosaic; Silver, 2008 Cabernet Franc, 2008 Requisite; Bronze, 2007 Chardonnay, 2008 Pinot Grigio, 2010 Improvisation.

Forty Five North Vineyard and Winery: Gold, 2010 Rosé of Cabernet Franc; Silver, 2010 Riesling, 2010 Unwooded Chardonnay.

Gill’s Pier Vineyard and Winery: Silver, 2010 Riesling; Bronze, 2008 Merlot, Just Unleashed.

Good Harbor Vineyards: Silver, Cherry, Moonstruck, Sleeping Bear,

Trillium; Bronze, 2008 Tribute Chardonnay, Fishtown White, Harbor Red. L. Mawby Vineyards: Gold, Cremant Classic; Silver, Conservancy, Consort, Jadore, Talismon; Bronze, Blanc de Noirs.

Also under the M. Lawrence label, Silver, Wet. Leelanau Cellars: Gold, 2008 Riesling; Silver, 2008 Reserve Chardonnay, 2008 Semi Dry Riesling; Bronze, Raspberry Dessert Wine.

Longview Winery, L.L.C.: Silver, 2008 Cabernet Franc Barrel Reserve, 2010 Dry Riesling.

Shady Lane Cellars: Silver, 2008 Dry Riesling, 2009 Coop de Blanc, 2010 Semi Dry Riesling.

Silver Leaf Vineyard and Winery: Bronze, 2010 Pinot Noir.

Verterra Winery: Gold, 2010 Reserve Red, 2010 Unwooded Chardonnay; Silver, 2010 Gewurztraminer, 2010 Pinot Blanc, 2010 Pinot Gris, 2010 Riesling; Bronze, 2010 Pinot Noir.

Willow Vineyard: Silver, 2010 Pinot Noir; Bronze, 2010 Willow “Baci” Rosé.

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“This is our third year that we have medaled with our dry white riesling,” he said. The 2009 vintage took best of category and in the 2010 competition Chateau Fontaine won a gold medal.

“I really have to give credit to our grape growers, French Road Cellars and our wine maker, Shawn Walters. We couldn’t claim any of this without them,” Matthias said. He was also pleased that the winery’s just released 2010 Pinot Gris received a double-gold medal at the Michigan competition as well.

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received a best of category award for its 2010 Gewurztraminer in the 2011 Pacific Rim Wine Competition.

“We only made 90 cases of it, so I’ve had to put restrictions on how much we can sell. Basically it’s one bottle per person. It looks like I’ll have to do that for our dry white riesling and the pinot gris,” Matthias said.

Larry Mawby, owner of L. Mawby Vineyards, said winning best of category in sparkling for his Cremant Classic just reinforces what he has known for at least 30 years.

“Leelanau County, with all of its south facing slopes and moderate climate, is the best place in the world for growing grapes,” he said. The Cremant Classic is made from 100 percent vignole grapes.

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You live in Leelanau County because: “I’ve been to the Caribbean, I’ve been to the South, I’ve been to the West Coast. So far I haven’t seen a nicer place to live with nicer people.”

Last good movie you saw: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

“It was a different kind of movie theme I’d never seen before.”

Last good book you read: The Power of Positive Thinking. “I like anything that’s positive and this book teaches how to look at the positive side of anything.”

If you could trade places with one person for a day, who would it be?: Orrin Woodward. “The man has all aspects of his life in the best mode anybody’s life could be in.”

Things important to you that you have accomplished so far: “Getting married to a wonderful woman, having two beautiful children and living intentionally for excellence.”

What do you hope to be doing in 10 years?: “Be retired.”

Things you lose sleep over: “Will I have a job to go to tomorrow?”

If you could change one thing in Leelanau County, it would be: “Nothing. That’s why we live here.”

Favorite dessert: Lemon meringue pie.

How do you take your coffee?: hazelnut black.

What’s your favorite place in Leelanau County? “On the water either in the lake or the bay.”

If you had more time, what would you do? “I’d help more people with the time I had free.”

What are the words that best describe you? “Honest, hardworking, trustworthy.”

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Scott Anderson, owner of Manitou Marine in Lake Leelanau, was surprised a couple years ago to learn that the property he bought in 1998 was still considered a contaminated site.

He was also surprised to learn last week that the state will clean up — at no charge to his business — residual petroleum left from a spill 19 years ago at the former Ted’s Standard Station and automobile repair shop.

The property is located at 108 Philips Street, Lake Leelanau, on the north side of M-22.

“Everyone assumed that they had closed the site. They did not,” said Anderson, who also owns an adjacent home whose well water passed tests.

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has approved up to $240,000 for the clean-up, the second on the property. A more massive effort occurred before Anderson bought the land, he said.

“The hard part about this is what was allowable has changed in the last 10 years, and changed in the last 20 years.

It’s just getting tighter and tighter and tighter,” said Anderson.

According to a press release from county Brownfield Director Trudy Galla, up to $200,000 will be spent for “treatment system design, installation, operation and excavation” of the site.

The remaining $40,000 will pay for a monitoring system of remaining soils and water.

Even if all goes well, the site won’t be given a clean bill of health until Nov. 1, 2015, according to the press release.

Anderson said he initially worked with David Shiflett, vice chair of the Leelanau County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority. The LCBRA used federal funding to hire Envirologic Technologies of Kalamazoo to investigate the site through three separate sampling plans designed and carried out over the course of a year ending March, 2011.

Anderson purchased the property from three former employees of Ted’s who had bought the business and property from Lake Leelanau resident Ted Grant.

In November 1982, some 6,200 gallons of gasoline were accidently released at the site. A report compiled for the Brownfield authority stated that Jim Jorgensen, one of the three former owners, paid for cleanup work “until 2007, then everything stopped since liable party ran out of money.”

The Manitou Marine business centers on boat maintenance and storage.

Anderson works with his son, Jeremy Anderson.

“I don’t know when they’ll start (the clean-up). We’re busy this time of year; this is when we make a living,” said Scott Anderson.

He’s hopeful, however, that work will begin in the fall as the boating season winds down. He expects earth to be removed in front and to the east of the building where storage tanks were previously buried.

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County looks to tap into antenna revenue for internal communication within the department, relaying messages to a system of antennas owned by the Michigan Public Safety Communications System used primarily by Michigan State Police. The antennas are located in Leelanau County on a 460-foot tower on Pit Road — the test of the county fleet — and a tower in Elmwood Township. Emergency responders within the National Park Service also recently received permission to use a frequency on the State Police system.

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While Leelanau County’s tower system isn’t made of gold, it’s value has been increasing as telecommunications companies look to expand their coverage to improve service.

Consequently, an initiative to beef up the county system of seven towers used to dispatch firefighters and reach Sheriff’s patrol cars represents both a county investment that should reap increased revenue in years to come, and an effort to meet a federal mandate affecting all emergency service providers.

“We’ve known we’re going to have to upgrade our tower sites and equipment to comply with (Federal Communications Commission) narrow band requirements,” said Tom Skowronski, who as county emergency services director also oversees the county tower system.

“Telecommunications firms are interested in what we are doing. That’s their business. It’s in their best interest, if they are going to keep up with the times, to find good towers.”

For county commissioner David W. Shiflett, it’s a match made in heaven. Township zoning ordinances are aimed at keeping towers less than 200 feet in height — any taller, and they have to be quipped with a blinking light — while restricting their numbers.

“They’re all looking to collocate, and we have the towers. We’ve been squirreling away the money for a long time,” Shiflett said.

Indeed, the county “tower fund,” where antenna lease receipts are placed, has grown to $602,000 — which should be enough to handle some fairly major upgrades, Skowronski believes.

Load tests have just come back with bad news on the ability of Omena and Northport towers to handle new “narrow band” antennas. The federal government has mandated that emergency services switch from present frequencies to narrow band by 2013.

The change will free up frequencies needed to service an expanding array of hand-held devises, including I-phones and Blackberries.

The new antennas will be rectangular and less wind resistant than present antennas. Therefore, some towers may have to be reinforced or rebuilt.

The Omena tower is located off Davis Rd. on property owned by cherry farmer Brian Mitchell. The tower may have to be rebuilt or moved a slight distance. County Board chair Tom Van Pelt, also a cherry farmer who owns property across from the Omena Tower, has offered to lease land to the county.

The Northport tower, built at the Leelanau Township Fire Hall, may have to be scrapped in favor of a new tower built at a different location to shore up service. Skowronski said the area north of Northport and along Lake Michigan between Leland and Northport has some of the poorest coverage in Leelanau County.

And that’s saying something.

“We have a real difficult terrain; we’re not like every other county in Michigan,” said Skowronski.

Some areas will never be supported by good radio coverage to the county dispatch center — including the Lake Michigan side of the Dune Climb, said Dena Smith, acting chief of the Glen Lake Fire Department.

“For the most part, GLFD has only a few locations that are problematic, mostly due to geography,” she said.

The Glen Lake department is ahead of the curve in the move to narrow band, having already purchased updated radios, she added. They are used

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“We would like that,” said Skowronski. “The technology is not there (to page township fire departments)...we thought by now, 2011, somebody would have developed that technology.”

Cell phone use requires a clear “line of sight” to an antenna, while the radios used by sheriff’s deputies are somewhat better at handling Leelanau’s uneven terrain. Skowronski is worried the new “narrow band” frequency may restrict coverage.

Phone companies have taken a keen interest in county tower plans.

AT & T has already requested to lease (Concluded on Page 5)

Lease agreements split revenue with property owners The seven towers hosting antennas that make up the county emergency communications system vary in height from 150 feet at the county Law Enforcement Center to 460 feet at a county-owned site off Pit Road in southern Leland Township. Those are also the only two instances in which the county owns a tower and land underneath it.

The county leases tower space from the Michigan Public Safety Commission off Bugai Road in Elmwood Township and from Global Towers off Benzonia Trail in Empire Township. It also owns the tower at the Northport Fire Station, but not property under the tower.

In two cases, Leelanau splits revenues generated by towers in exchange for use of the land under the tower. The landowners are Brian Mitchell for a tower located off Davis Road near Omena; and Noonan and Sons for a tower located off Tower Road in Kasson Township.

Income to landowners varies by the lease agreements. In the case of Noonan and Sons, Skowronski said AT & T pays $26,635 and Verizon pays $21,650 annually for tower space, for a total of $48,285. After electrical costs of about $300 are subtracted, the county and Noonan and Sons each receive $23,992 annually.

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I have had three phone calls on four parcels, and somebody stopped in

fer. Other means of purchasing the property include money orders, major credit cards and wire transfers, according to a hand-out that will be given to perspective bidders. The first $1,000 must be “cash or certified funds.”

“Any bidder whose balance payment is dishonored for any reason will forfeit the $1,000 to the county treasurer,” the hand-out states.

The auction will be hosted in the lower level at the county government center, although bidders may also participate online.

Minimum bids have yet to be set for the properties, Roush said, but will be based on property taxes due plus administration fees.

And the properties have value, according to a foreclosure list prepared by the county Treasurer’s office that includes the “state equalized value (SEV).” Doubling the SEV provides local assessors’ estimates for the worth of the land, which we did in the following list of properties up for auction.

Some addresses were not available from the county. General descriptions are provided.

• South Foothills Drive, Suttons Bay. $26,000. The property is located on the south side of East Fort Road about 1,000 feet west of M-22. Lot is about 66 feet wide and 375 feet deep.

• 7665 S. West Bay Shore Dr., Bingham Township. $318,480. One of two properties up for sale that includes a home, and the most valuable property by far. Parcel is located about one mile south of Co. Rd. 618, and 1,600 feet north of the Elmwood Township line.

Also included is 100 feet of frontage on West Grand Traverse Bay; lot depth varies from 68 feet to 77 feet.

• 2631 E. Eitzen Rd., Centerville Township. $2,400. Small lot is located on north side of E. Eitzen Rd., about

1,200 feet west of S. Good Harbor Trail. Lot is about 85 feet wide and 265 feet deep.

• E. Horn Beam Court, Centerville Township. $10,000. Pie-shaped lot is located within Sugar Loaf Chalets No. 3 in a cul-a-sac opening to E. Sugar Maple Drive. Lot has 46 feet of frontage, and is 150 feet wide at the rear.

Depth is about 170 feet.

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Skowronski said beefed-up towers will allow the county to handle requests from private companies — and to expand county income. Receipts from tower leases were listed at $154,000 in the 2011 budget, but are on track to increase to $202,756 in 2012.

Shiflett has carried the loudest voice for improved internet service in Leelanau. The County Board has twice hired a consultant to oversee projects with the goal of bringing broadband internet coverage to all or most of Leelanau County. The consultant was unsuccessful in acquiring a federal grant, and in getting internet providers to offer a bid for broadband coverage.

While the tower upgrades won’t provide that much-sought broadband, Shiflett sees them as a step in the right direction by helping cellular phone companies expand their 3-G networks.

The networks support handheld apparatus such as I-Phones that allow residents and visitors to receive and send email, hook into Facebook, and in general stay plugged into the Internet.

Said Shiflett, who resides in north Leland Township, “That tower off Kolarik Rd. went 3G a couple of weeks ago, and it’s just amazing the difference in speed and coverage from just one upgrade in the area.”

Skowronski does not expect major work at the towers to begin until spring — at the earliest. While county funds are ready to pay for the changes, federal Environmental Impact Statements must be approved for each

tower. One EIS seeking permission to reinforce the top of the county tower at the Law Enforcement Center was submitted seven months ago, with no decision in sight.

It was just two decades ago that a political scrap erupted over construction of the 460-foot telecommunications tower off Pit Rd. in southern Leland Township. Opponents complained loudly about its impact — one argument was that it would reduce bird populations, although its visual impact seemed to unite opposition. Eventually the tower was built; it now anchors a county telecommunications system that is about to undergo another major change.

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Looking for some property? Want to set your price?

You may want to mark your calendar for Wednesday, Aug. 31 — the date for an auction sponsored by Leelanau County for sale of property reverted to public ownership due to nonpayment of property taxes.

That is, if you can find the information. Leelanau County contracts with a Kalamazoo company named Title Check to run the auction. So far, no information is listed on Title Check’s website, and the 800 number listed is not being answered.

“The problem is Leelanau County decided last week that they wanted the auction,” said Cion Gund, a representative of Title Check. Gund said technicians were working to post information on the eight properties in Leelanau County that will be up for sale on the website www.tax-sale.info, and was unaware that the 800 number was not working.

“Keep checking the website, because it will be up,” suggested Gund.

Some potential buyers have already been in touch with Leelanau County Treasurer Chelly Roush following placement of an advertisement in last week’s Leelanau Enterprise.

“I have had three phone calls on four parcels, and somebody stopped in,” Roush said on Friday.

The county’s eight parcels represents the most up for sale in recent memory, she added. A year ago Leelanau County only had one property up for sale, a vacant parcel in Sugar Loaf was sold during an auction sponsored by Grand Traverse County, Roush said.

This year, however, Grand Traverse only plans to sell three parcels in the auction administered by Title Check.

Costs to run the auction will be paid by purchasers, who will be expected to pay an additional 13 percent above their winning bid that will constitute a commission for Title Check, Roush said. A 3 percent discount is offered for “cash” deals constituting payment made with cash, check or wire trans-

more than 900 feet of frontage on E. Timberwoods Drive, with a depth of up to 650 feet.

• E. Timberwoods Drive, Elmwood Township. $40,200. Property is located about one-quarter mile down the road from first Timberlee property listed. Again an odd-shaped lot, parcel is located on the south side of E. Timberwoods Drive with more than 400 feet of frontage and a maximum depth of about 300 feet.

• 3051 W. Burdickville Rd., Kasson Township. $30,000. Triangular parcel is located about 800 feet northeast of the entrance to Glen Lake schools, and appears to have about 300 feet of frontage.

• 3145 N. West Bay Shore Dr., Suttons Bay Township. $49,820. Squareshaped property in Peshawbestown includes a home and appears to be land-locked directly behind a 133foot lot that fronts on the west side of M-22. Parcel is located about 1,700 south of N. Peshawbestown Rd.

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A Northport Village trustee suggested a dysfunctional public urinal at Haserot Park could be converted into a water venue.

Another trustee suggested making the urinal multi-faceted so it could be used as a hand wash, too.

The ideas were all in jest at Thursday night’s Northport Village Council meeting, but the issue over what to do with a men’s public toilet that sprayed users before they could get away was taken seriously.

Administrative Coordinator Greg King said the Department of Public Works employees were well aware of the issue with the three-year-old bathroom. He had hoped it had been resolved by now.

“You can’t kick it fast enough without getting wet or sprayed,” a concerned citizen said.

King said he thought it had been fixed.

“They’re trying to adjust the pres-

sure and they might have done that already,” King said.

However, one gentleman in the audience said that it had not been done earlier that day.

“It’s just poorly designed,” King said. “One of the problems is that the square stainless steel shoots an array of five different shoots straight down and it bounces off.”

“We might have to replace the urinal.”

Fred Steffens, council president, asked King if there wasn’t a quick fix.

“Can you take a few stainless steel screws and plug some of the holes?”

Steffens asked. “I imagine with the holes there that we should be able to plug some of them.”

“It’s possible,” King responded.

Steffens, who had never used the facility, said the public restroom was built when the new sewer system went in three years ago.

“You see these kind of toilets at rest stops and these are designed to be destructive proof, and I’m sure they don’t think much about how they

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Trustee Steve Wetherbee supported the motion.

“I think it’s a great idea and a great thing,” she said. “It’s a small amount of property and I don’t see where we would have any problems with allowing them to use it.”

While the boat construction is the short-term goal, the long-term goal is to try and promote the Sweetwater Challenge, which could take years.

“We’d like to be working towards sail training programs for youth,” Thompson said. “We’re trying to plug in with youth.

“And we’re looking for ways to be supportive of all that and we’re really interested in building boats and sailing.”

Thompson said Northport is the right community to do that.

“You’ve got a schooner on your signs and manhole covers,” Thompson said. “So a schooner is part of Northport history and we’d like to be involved in helping with that as well.”

SeaPorts Great Lakes, is a 501-c non-profit organization started about eight years ago to develop land and water based programs that train participants in the skills of seamanship and boat building. It mission is to celebrate the maritime heritage of our northern Michigan community, foster cultural tourism and nurture individual growth, especially among young people.

“We’ve been looking for a home next to a community that buys into the mission statement,” said Schafer, who founded SeaPorts Great Lakes. “And Northport has a steep boat building tradition.

“Everyone I’ve spoken to in Northport supported us. But you don’t know until you finally get the nod.

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The Northport Village Council Thursday OK’d a request from SeaPorts Great Lakes to build a 30-foot Mackinaw sailboat at the Village Marina.

The boat construction will be done just north of the Farmers Market area and east of the giant willow tree near the harbor.

Traverse City’s Bob Schafer and Mark Thompson, of the SeaPorts Great Lakes group, asked the council for permission. The council voted 7-0 to approve the plan, pending insurance verification.

The boat’s skeleton has already been constructed in Traverse City. It will be transported to Northport this week via a flatbed truck. The boat construction is expected to be completed by Nov. 1.

“The boat is representative of the type of vessel used years ago which would have sailed around here to get supplies,” said Thompson, who until June had been the executive director for the Traverse City-based Maritime Heritage Alliance. “It’s currently in its frame shape at this moment.

“It’s a demonstration project and we’ll continue building on the boat.”

Thompson said the construction will involve only hand tools and no chemicals.

“It’s an interesting project,” Thompson told the council. “Anywhere we’ve done these sorts of things the public is very interested in it and intrigued by what’s going on.”

Once the boat arrives, Schafer will begin fitting the planks on it.

“We’ll be doing some of that work there and showing it off,” Thompson said. “It’s a way of introducing ourselves to the community and other

people that come around.”

Fred Steffens, president of the Village Council, agrees.

“I grew up here and there used to be a building down there where they were building boats and I used to stop in there and watch,” Steffens said. “It’s déjà vu.

“I’ve been sailing for 40 years and with this little thing and the sailing school down at the other end, I think it’s kind of neat.”

Trustee Barb VonVoigtlander, who made the motion to grant SeaPorts’ request, wanted guarantees that the construction would not bother other boaters.

“How much noise will you be making?” she asked. “I’m just thinking of our boats now.

“Are you going to be up at 4 a.m. hammering and disturbing our boaters?”

Schafer promised there would be no disturbances.

“Barb, I appreciate your comment.

We don’t want to wake anyone up,” he said. “But hand-sawing or something like that at 8 a.m., no one would probably hear us.”

Schafer said at the most recent boat building done at Mackinaw City, he was up between 7 and 8 a.m. working.

“A lot of times I’d be out there working and people would stop by to talk about what we were doing,” he said. “As part of my 12-16 hour day, I was speaking to between 2,000 and 4,000 people. By the end of the summer, I had spoken to over 50,000.

“On a typical day, I’d only get one or two hours of work done.”

Another council member questioned how safe the area would be. Schafer said the area would be roped off and secured.

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Permits down from 2010 but value up KASSON: Block Solid LLC, of 5505 S. Lime Lake Rd., new commercial office building at 165 E. Kasson Rd. $127,791; Craig Nilsson and Susan Muenzer (James Anderson Builders) new two-story residence with unfinished basement at 2806 W. Armstrong Lake Trail, $168,810.

LEELANAU: Jean and Donald Goheski (Northern Log Homes) foundation only for new single family residence at 9656 E. Seth Rd., $ 0; St. Wenceslaus Church, temporary tent at 8500 E. Kolarik Rd., $250.

LELAND: Sylvester and Marie Korson, new single-family residence at 1065 N. Sunset Shores, $125,470.

Treeridge LLC (Biggs Construction), new commercial wine tasting and sales facility with covered porch at 115 S. St. Mary’s St., $361,441; Alan and Debra Campbell (Seeco Construction), demolition of existing residence at 535 S. Lake Shore Dr., $2,000 and new single-family residence with attached garage at 535 S. Lake Shore Dr., $249,790.

SOLON: Cedar Rod & Gun Club, two temporary tents at 8075 S. Sulllivan Rd., $1,000; Randy and Jeanette Thurow (Gerald J. Fleis) addition to single-family residence at 9456 S. Lake Shore Dr., $63,120.

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The number of building permits issued in the past two weeks tied for the largest tally yet this year. And while the year-todate permit total lags 2010 by more than 6 percent, the value of the projects has surpassed last year at this time.

Twenty-seven permits were issued by the county Construction Code Authority between July 21 and Aug. 4, with a combined estimated value of $1,632,835 — the second-highest two-week total since Jan. 1. Only one other period since the beginning of the year was higher: from April 14 to 28 when the total estimated value of permits was $2,624,139.

The gain brings the total construction estimate to $12,141,270, more than $800,000 higher than early August 2010 but a full 20 percent lower than the same time in 2009 ($15,277,409).

The following is a list of projects for which permits have been issued, listed by the community in which work is being done: VILLAGE OF EMPIRE: Frederick and Beatrice Salisbury (Salisbury and May Construction) exterior commercial alteration at 11470 S. Leelanau Way, $2,500; Peter and Jane Maher (Harriger Construction) new residential detached garage with above living area at 11192 S. Lake Michigan Dr., $108,809.

VILLAGE OF SUTTONS BAY: American Cancer Society, two temporary tents at 310 S. Elm Street, $500;

Suttons Bay Village, six temporary tents for the Suttons Bay Art festival, Aug. 4-7, $5,000.

BINGHAM: Jeffrey & Elizabeth Proudfoot, residential detached storage building at 4442 S. Scenic View Dr., $22,400; Leelanau Conservancy, three enclosed tents at 5946 S. Center Hwy., $3; Anne C. Leabo, new residential deck at 5820 S. West Bay Shore Dr., $1,600.

CENTERVILLE: Holy Rosary Catholic Church, two temporary tents at 3919 E. Gatzke Rd. $2; Cottonwood Springs Farm LLC, (Gauthier Construction) change of use to existing attached garage, two bedrooms, closet and playroom area at 6057 S. French Rd., $21,400.

CLEVELAND: Ann L. Schoelles (North Shore Group Inc.), addition of 205 square feet to existing residence at 339 E. Shetland Trl., $18,450; Dennis J. Miller, addition of three decks to 6351 S. Maple City Rd., $6,760.

ELMWOOD: Timothy Wolf et al., residential addition of two decks at 7442 E. Meadows Dr., $4,160 ; Paul and Christine Glowacki (Grand Rapids Building Repair) demolish single-family residence at 11066 S. West Bay Shore Dr., $1; Robert Bridges, bedroom addition at 12588 S. West Bay Shore Dr., $27,160.

EMPIRE: Richard and Hollace Anderson, new detached garage/storage building at 7925 S. Dune Hwy., $24,000.

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Fishtown receives grant from Wisconsin family to restore shanties, smokehouses For more than 10 years, the Jeffris Family Foundation has served as a catalyst to community support for historic preservation by making capital challenge grants to community-based projects in Wisconsin. In 2008, the foundation expanded its scope to the entire Midwest including the states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.

FPS, a non-profit corporation, owns and operates Fishtown, a working water-

front with a cultural fishing heritage that draws thousands of visitors each year to the Leelanau Peninsula and Leland. FPS acquired ownership of the site in 2007 in order to preserve its historical integrity and ensure that it continues as a publicly accessible and authentic connection to the regional history.

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A two-year contract with the Leland Education Association was approved last week by the Leland Board of Education.

The board met in special session Aug. 4 to adopt a new contract that may freeze salary and step increases for teachers and includes a contribution toward health insurance premiums.

“The teachers came to the bargaining table and came to a decision that would be best for Leland School and best for kids,” Superintendent Jason Stowe said.

The pact, good for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years, freezes compensation and lane increases for instructors. It also calls for teachers to contribute $100 per pay period or $2,600 a year toward health benefits.

This year that level makes up about 11.75 percent of family coverage which costs just short of $20,000 per year to the district. Next year, the same teacher contribution is expected to represent 15 percent of the health insurance costs, Stowe said.

The previous contract included no contribution from the district’s 36 teachers for benefits.

New to the employment contract is a provision that allows for additional teacher compensation upon receipt of federal Impact Aid. Revenue from the federal government represents lost property tax revenue resulting from the creation of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

“If we receive more than $600,000 in Impact Aid in any one year, the teachers would see a 1 percent increase, plus another 1 percent for anything over $700,000,” Stowe explained.

The most recent Impact Aid check was received in February and totaled $300,000.

The board was represented by former Superintendent Mike Hartigan, who took the lead along with Trustees Janine Fierberg and Tobin Sprout. Local MEA (Michigan Education Association) representative Ron Parkinson participated in talks along with teachers Jeremy Peplinski, Jon Kiessel and Ryan DeFour.

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The Fishtown Preservation Society (FPS) has been awarded at $119,000 grant from the Jeffris Family Foundation of Janesville, Wis. The grant will provide seed money for a comprehensive restoration and rehabilitation of Leland’s Historic Fishtown.

The terms of the grant require that FPS raise the remaining two-thirds of the total project cost of $357,000, which amounts to $238,000. The project will include work on nearly all FPS shanties and smokehouses. Years of exposure to Lake Michigan weather have resulted in the need for siding, roof and window repairs and replacements, and decades of fluctuating water levels in the Leland River have created underlying foundation issues.

All will be addressed as part of the project.

The restoration work will be guided by an historic structures report that was funded by a $50,000 grant offered through the Midwest Office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation from the Jeffris Heartland Fund in 2009.

The extensive report, recently completed, included a history of Fishtown and computerized architectural renderings of all the existing buildings. The success of that project led the Jeffris Family Foundation to invite FPS to apply for funds needed to implement the report’s recommendations.

“Without organizations like FPS, communities and towns all across America would have a diminished sense of place,” said Stephanie Meeks, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. “Funding made possible by the Jeffris Foundation has helps towns across the Midwest preserve the historic places that have anchored their communities for generations.”

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Township recommends medical marijuana deliveries go to homes ing, Suttons Bay Township planners: • Heard an overview presentation on a draft Joint Master Plan for the township and the Village of Suttons Bay from staff planner Kathy Egan. Township planners had previously recommended approval of the Joint Master Plan. The Suttons Bay Township Board was slated consider adopting the plan at its monthly meeting on Aug. 10; and the Suttons Bay Village Council will consider adopting the plan at its next regular monthly meeting on Aug. 15.

• Discussed the future direction of the township planning commission. Patmore explained that township and village planners alike are seriously considering disestablishing separate planning commissions for each municipality and establishing a Joint Planning Commission which would draft a joint Zoning Ordinance for both municipalities.

• Accepted the resignation of former Planning Commission chairman Jeff Corbin who has been accused of criminal sexual conduct and may face a long prison term. Patmore explained that Corbin’s resignation must be accepted by the Suttons Bay Township Board before it becomes official. He said it was not clear whether Corbin would be replaced, depending on the direction the township takes related to disestablishment of the township Planning Commission and establishment of a Joint Planning Commission with the village.

Bingham Twp. also planning to take ‘home occupation’ route for marijuana

By Eric Carlson Of The Enterprise staff

The Bingham Township Planning Commission is considering adopting a zoning ordinance amendment similar to one being considered by neighboring Suttons Bay Township that might allow the production and sale of medical marijuana as a “home occupation.”

Suttons Bay Township planners on Wednesday, Aug. 3, took their first step toward adopting an amendment representing a unique approach to regulating medical marijuana in Leelanau County.

Bingham Township planners took much the same step last Thursday night, Aug. 4.

Kathy Egan is a staff planner for both townships as well as the Village of Suttons Bay. She explained that Bingham and Suttons Bay Townships are basing their approach on an interpretation of the medical marijuana law outlined by the Michigan Attorney General earlier this summer.

Bingham and Suttons Bay Township planners are interpreting the Attorney General’s to mean that very small scale medical marijuana growing and dispensing businesses serving no more than five patients would be allowed. The AG’s opinion seems to run counter to the approach taken in other municipalities which have allowed “collectives” or dis-

pensaries to be set up as commercial enterprises serving more than five patients.

“What the AG’s June 28 opinion might mean for collectives and other commercial operations is just unknown at this time,” Egan said.

Elmwood Township, for example, already has medical marijuana “collective” within its boundaries serving larger numbers of patients. Several more such “collectives” exist in neighboring Grand Traverse County.

Draft zoning ordinance amendments being considered by Bingham and Suttons Bay Township would require suppliers of medical marijuana to deliver the product to patients rather than open up any kind of “storefront” or commercial business.

Bingham planners agreed last week to ask the Bingham Township Board next week for permission to take a draft zoning ordinance amendment to a township attorney for a review. A Suttons Bay Township attorney is already reviewing a draft from Suttons Bay’s planning commission.

Both townships have declared moratoriums on allowing medical marijuana production and sale pending adoption of zoning ordinance amendments that would regulate it. Suttons Bay Township’s moratorium will expire in November; Bingham’s will expire in December.

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In other business at its regular monthly meeting on Aug. 4, the Bingham Township Planning Commission: • Continued work on a zoning ordinance amendment outlining a new “rural residential” district in the township. Egan said planners are working on language that might allow a “density bonus” in the district. A “density bonus” would allow the construction of more homes on a parcel in the rural residential district if the homes are “clustered.”

• Decided to ask the township board for authority to send a draft zoning ordinance amendment outlining requirements for private roads to a township attorney for a review before scheduling a public hearing on the draft.

• Reviewed comments from a township attorney on a series of draft zoning ordinance amendments that Egan characterized as “housekeeping” amendments. The draft amendments include updated language to conform with the state’s Zoning Enabling Act, several new definitions, and noticing requirements for Zoning Board of Appeals meetings. Egan said the amendments will be the subject of another public hearing on a date to be announced before they are considered for adoption.

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Members of the Cleveland Township Planning Commission last week heard from township attorney Richard Figura about his efforts to update the township’s zoning ordinance.

The Cleveland Township Board’s representative on the planning commission, Cynthia Shimek, reported that Figura outlined new definitions he intends to put into the zoning ordinance, as well as a review he intends to conduct to ensure the ordinance conforms with recent changes to state law.

“This project has been on hold for a while and now and we expect to finalize a series of routine changes by November,” Shimek said.

Cleveland planners also heard a presentation from township zoning administrator Ruth Shaffran about her work with county officials to update the township’s zoning maps.

“There are still a few changes to be made on the maps, and I expect we’ll take another look at them next month,” Shimek said.

Cleveland planners also continued discussions about a possible zoning ordi-

nance amendment spelling out requirements for lighting in the township.

Shimek said some residents have expressed an interest in ensuring there is no “light pollution” in the township.

The regular monthly meeting of the Cleveland Township Planning Commission on Aug. 3 was by Steve Strassburger, the former vice chairman.

Two months ago, Zoe Smith resigned from her seat on the planning commission and as the commission’s chairman.

The commission’s July meeting was canceled due to the lack of a quorum and little business.

Planning Commission member Joe VanderMeulen has stepped up as commission secretary and will become responsible for preparing meeting minutes, Shimek said. . The commission’s recording secretary, Annette Kleinschmit, recently tendered her resignation; and planners agreed to advertise for a replacement.

Two other new members of the Planning Commission have been added since this spring, Shimek said. Paul Knapp now serves and the commission and Bill Irwin attended his first Planning Commission meeting last week as a member.

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The Suttons Bay Township Planning Commission is recommending an approach to the regulation of medical marijuana that may be unique in Leelanau County so far.

“Primary caregivers” would be able dispense medical marijuana as a “home occupation” in Suttons Bay Township, but would need to deliver the marijuana to patients’ homes rather than operating a storefront “dispensary” or “collective” or otherwise using their property as a commercial marijuana outlet.

“This is in keeping with a recent Michigan Attorney General’s opinion on the medical marijuana law that seems to discourage marijuana cooperatives, dispensaries and other commercial enterprises,” said Steve Patmore, township zoning administrator.

At its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday evening, Aug. 3, the Suttons Bay Township Planning Commission voted unanimously to forward its draft zoning ordinance amendment on medical marijuana to a township attorney for a legal review before taking their next step and recommending an amendment for adoption.

“The amendment under consideration specifies that there would be only one ‘primary caregiver’ allowed per dwelling,” Patmore explained. “Patients

wouldn’t be able to go to the dwelling to pick up their marijuana – the caregiver would need to deliver it.”

Suttons Bay Township’s draft zoning ordinance amendment to regulate medical marijuana differs from one drafted last month by the Village of Suttons Bay Planning Commission. Village planners recommended that medical marijuana dispensaries be allowed only in the village’s “warehouse district” plus a portion of the commercial district in Hansen Plaza off Fourth Street. The village’s draft zoning ordinance amendment prohibited the establishment of medical marijuana facilities within 1,000 feet of any school or church.

Increasingly, new court rulings on various aspects of the medical marijuana law are forcing local municipalities to adjust ordinances they have in place, or are drafting. The approach being considered by the Village of Suttons Bay and other municipalities may need to be adjusted because of the recent Attorney General’s ruling and as well as court rulings emerging since November 2008. That’s when Michigan voters approved a referendum to allow the sale, distribution and use of medical marijuana.

Patmore said that Suttons Bay Township Planners will likely continue work on the medical marijuana amendment at next month’s meeting after they review an opinion from the township attorney.

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“We’re looking for someone who has connections with the area and isn’t looking at the position as a launching pad for something else,” Murray said.

In spite of lack of longterm stability in staff within this area, the school music program has persevered and even excelled with students earning Division I rating at state solo and ensemble competition this spring.

Murray said he’s hopeful that Posner’s replacement will be on board before fall band camp, which will begin later this month.

In other business during Monday’s meeting the board: •Accepted a bid from School Speciality of Traverse City for 55 mobile technology carts at a cost of $22,556 — the lowest of three bids submitted. DEW-EL of Holland, Mich.

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Posner, a long-term substitute who was hired permanently to replace former instrumental teacher Annie Morey in June 2009, has moved on to the position of director of bands for Berkley High School downstate.

Posner, who is originally from southeast Michigan, submitted his resignation in writing July 18.

“As you know, this has been a very difficult decision for me …” Posner wrote. “I have thoroughly enjoyed my tenure with the Suttons Bay school, community, administration and students.”

Superintendent Mike Murray told the Board of Education at Monday’s monthly meeting that he has been interviewing candidates for the position.

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Trustee John Bachman absent, agreed to allow alternative education students with fewer than 25 credits graduate.

Currently, traditional students must earn 18 credits in core areas as outlined by the Michigan Merit Curriculum. The remaining seven credits are “electives.”

Action this week will allow an “alternative” education student with “individual learning plans” enrolled at Suttons Bay to graduate with fewer than 25 credits.

“We don’t cut any corners on core classes,” Murray said.

The superintendent explained there is currently an alternative education student who is one credit short of receiving a diploma from Suttons Bay. Although he is in the process of earning this credit over the summer, previous policy would not allow him to get in hand the diploma needed to attend a community college downstate this fall.

“It’s in the best interest of these students to keep them moving along or they may not persevere,” Murray said.

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A proposal that would allow Suttons Bay students to earn an associate’s degree by the end of their “13th” year has been turned down by the state Department of Education (DOE).

Superintendent Mike Murray told the Board of Education at Monday’s monthly meeting that the DOE has nixed the cooperative effort between the district and Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) for students to begin taking college courses as early as the 10th grade.

In June, the board approved an agreement with NMC through which district students could received post-high school degrees. Based on the Michigan Merit curriculum, students would be “encouraged” to take an additional year — if needed — to complete graduation requirements. Therefore, if a student is one credit shy of graduating he or she could have another year to take that course and the remainder of their sched-

ule at NMC. Honors courses adopted earlier this year for English were aimed at this goal.

During a recent downstate meeting with MDOE officials, Murray said he learned that Suttons Bay’s proposal had been rejected, whereas similar plans were approved.

“We asked if we could see a rubric to see how we scored and why,” Murray explained. “They said ‘no.’”

However, the superintendent plans to resubmit the proposal, and was hopeful that in a “shuffling of responsibility” within the MDOE that the plan would be reviewed by others who would look more kindly at the proposal.

“NMC is committed to making this work one way or another,” Murray said. “We won’t be hearing any more until later this fall.”

Forty-one percent of Suttons Bay’s Class of 2011 is taking courses from the community college this fall.

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• Agreed to submit a “service consolidation plan” to the State of Michigan needed to collect an additional $100 in per pupil foundation allowance. The service consolidation plan cites a number of “best practices” already in use in the district in working with other government agencies.

These are shared use of a technology director with Northport Public Schools; online learning opportunities and shared teaching staff with Berrien Springs Public Schools, Manistee Public Schools and Oxford Public Schools; and shared vehicle (bus) maintenance for county schools.

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Collective bargaining agreements for unionized custodial and transportation staff were adopted this week by the Glen Lake Board of Education.

Approved Monday by the school board were two-year pacts with 10 members of the custodial/maintenance staff organized through the Teamsters and its bus drivers, for the Michigan Education Association.

Both agreements call for 1 percent increases in compensation for each of the school years — 2011-12 and 201213 — and concessions in health insurance coverage where applicable, Superintendent Joan Groening said.

The members of the custodial staff agreed to cover up to 20 percent of an increase in premium for any one year or anything over $15,000, whichever is

more beneficial to the group. Bus drivers receive no health benefits.

In addition, if the district moves to bid out custodial or transportation services, both union groups have requested to be included in the bid process.

One percent increases for 2011-12 and 2012-13 were also approved for the district’s non-union employees including administrators and secretarial staff. They also will be covering up to 20 percent in increased insurance premium or anything over $15,000.

In other business during the 90-minute meeting, the board established committees for the 2011-2012 school year.

The board approved a slate of appointments that includes two groups meeting as a “committee of the whole” and six others which have three or fewer members.

Both the finance and curriculum committees are comprised of the entire

board; personnel, board President Jennifer Omerza and trustees Greg Flees and Ross Hazelton; buildings and grounds, trustees Jeff Black, Ken Fosmore and Flees; Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) Omerza and trustee Patrick Middleton; foundation and athletic ad hoc, Black and Fosmore; and technology committee trustee Jeff Smith, Middleton and Hazelton.

The board also approved the purchase of chemistry textbooks at a cost of less than $5,000.

“We’re purchasing half in paper and the other half in an electronic version, so we’re starting to introduce electronic texts to our secondary students,” Superintendent Joan Groening said.

The same procedure has taken place with German language books. German is being introduced as an additional foreign language at the school this fall.

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The third goal was to improve communications/relations with district teachers. The board OK’d a two-year labor agreement with the Glen Lake Federation of Teachers last month.

Also in preparation for the return of students next mon th, the board approved the purchase of new carpet for the high school library and drama room. Three bids from Traverse City

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Brown Lumber of Traverse City came in at $78,274; Northern Floor and Tile, $69,761 and NuFloor of Williamburg, $56,852.

The board went with the lowest of the three bids.

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The Glen Lake Board of Education hired Katri O’Neill for the new position during a special meeting Aug. 3.

O’Neill is a certified teacher and has worked for the past two years in Vermont schools helping teachers enhance learning through the use of technology in the classroom.

A two-year contract for O’Neill was approved based on a salary of $65,000 a year for 220 “work days.”

She will likely work summer hours during which teachers can access her knowledge to complete 14 hours of “professional development” required each year, according to the new contract adopted last month.

In other personnel business, the board met in closed session for 90 minutes with Superintendent Joan Groening to discuss her performance based on three directives given to her in May for completion before the start of school in September. Goals one and two were to hire a secondary principal and an instructional technology coordinator.

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James N. Moore Jr., 60, 19708 Marlowe St., Detroit — 60 in 55 mph zone, reduced from 74; $6 fine, $94 costs.

Mario F. Batali, 51, 11 Fifth Ave. 8H, New York, NY — 65 in 55 mph zone, reduced from 72; $7 fine, $103 costs.

Charles M. McDonald, 65, 894 Sunset, Winnetka, Ill. — No personal flotation devices on board vessel; $25 fine, $70 costs.

Industrial Propane Service, P.O. Box 145, Byron, Mich. — No annual commercial vehicle inspection sticker; $60 fine, $60 costs.

Samuel T. Cochran,18, 5888 E. Hoxie Rd., Cedar — 65 in 55 mph zone, reduced from 70; $7 fine, $103 costs.

Emily A. Behner, 22, 7707 Roloff Rd., Ottawa Lake — 70 in 55 mph zone, reduced from 74; $9 fine, $121 costs.

Scott A. Whybrew, 51, 15674 Pearl Lake Rd., Empire — Parked in roadway; $35 fine, $50 costs.

Alexander J. Jemal Jr., 83, 2740 Indian Mound Rd., Bloomfield Hills — 50 in 35 mph zone, reduced from 58; $9 fine, $121 costs.

Marion Burns, 67, 1556 Pontiac Rd., Grand Rapids — Failed to yield right of way; $8 fine, $137 costs.

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Northport EMS treats diver for ‘decompression sickness’ A 43-year-old Clinton Township man was struck with “decompression sickness” during a scuba diving outing in Lake Michigan.

Northport EMS responded to a call about 12:15 p.m. Sunday to a man who had become sick while diving.

Fire chief Hugh Cook said the victim was in a group diving in 100 feet of water off Northport Point when the man apparently ascended too quickly.

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As a general practice, divers return to the surface incrementally to allow extra time to eliminate nitrogen from the body, further decreasing risk of decompression sickness.

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86th District Court proceedings David L. Vanhorn Jr., 43, 4456 E. Alpine Dr., Cedar — Pleaded guilty to failure to pay fine and costs owed; to serve 30 days in jail; jail time held in abeyance; defendant to set up payment plan with collections department.

Juan J. Rodriguez, 33, 1360 S. French Rd., No. 5, Lake Leelanau — Pleaded guilty to assault/assault and battery; all fine and costs waived; to serve credit for time served in jail.

Ryan L. Scott, 35, 507 W. 11th St., Traverse City — Pleaded guilty under a plea bargain arrangement to drunk driving with a blood alcohol content greater than .17 percent; sentencing scheduled for Aug. 26 at 2 p.m.; bond continued.

Julie A. Brown, 44, 10183 Honor Hwy., Honor — Pleaded guilty to drunk driving; to be sentenced under delayed sentencing rules, which means if the defendant successfully completes all requirements of sentencing and probation, this charge will be removed from the defendant’s public record; sentencing scheduled for Aug. 26 at 2 p.m.; bond continued.

Robert T. Hall, 60, 9021 N. Carlson Rd., Northport — Pleaded guilty under a plea bargain arrangement to attempted unauthorized use of 911 system; to serve three months in jail with credit for time served.

Jeffry L. Corbin, 66, 9377 Edgewood, Traverse City — Appeared for a preliminary hearing on two counts of second degree criminal sexual conduct with person under 13 years old; hearing adjourned at request of both parties; hearing to resume in Traverse City on Aug. 24 at 1:30 p.m.; bond continued.

Pantaleon V. Leon, 42, 6050 N. Eagle Hwy., Lake Leelanau — Delayed sentence on disturbing the peace; under delayed sentencing rules if defendant successfully completes all requirements of sentencing and probation, charge will be removed from his public record; to serve credit for time served in jail; to perform three days of community service

work in lieu of serving six days in jail; $100 fine; $400 court costs; $75 state crime victims fund; $53 state judicial fee; one year probation.

Vance C. Peck, 47, 9319 Bingham Rd., Traverse City — Pleaded guilty under a plea bargain arrangement to selling/furnishing alcohol to a minor; sentencing scheduled for tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.; bond continued.

Wade T. Nedow, 22, 6484 E. Duck Lake Rd., Lake Leelanau — Sentenced for drunk driving; to serve credit for time served in jail; to perform three days of community service work in lieu of serving six days in jail; $100 fine; $800 court costs; $75 state crime victims fund; $53 state judicial fee; $125 arresting agency fee; not to consume nor be in possession of any alcohol or illegal drugs; not to enter bars or casinos; to attend, cooperate with and complete the basic awareness program; to take and pass once daily morning preliminary breath tests for two months, then tests become random; to take and pass discretionary drug screenings; one year probation.

45 mph zone; $6 fine, $74 costs.

John C. Oliver, 65, 18 Scotts Nel Place, Sheldon, SC — Fishing without a license; $15 fine, $88 costs.

Robert P. Prevost, 53, P.O. Box 96, Lake Leelanau — 65 in 55 mph zone, reduced form 70; $7 fine, $103 costs.

Carl J. Fox, 86, 6818 Granada Blvd., Sebring, Fla. — Failed to stop while leaving private drive; $8 fine, $97 costs.

Devin J. Gordon, 19, 8693 Underwood Ridge, Traverse City — 70 in 55 mph zone, reduced from 78; $9 fine, $121 costs.

Ronald M. Schultz, 25, 11620 E. Smith Rd., Suttons Bay — Expired boat registration; $5 fine, $20 costs.

Jason J. Greenwood, 39, 22926 Cadillac Hwy., Copemish — 65 in 55 mph zone; $7 fine, $103 costs.

Derek M. Schaub, 21, 5000 Townline Dr., Cedar — Violation of basic speed law, driving too fast for conditions; $8 fine, $137 costs.

James M. Vanwingen, 38, 20300 Canteberry Ln., Lake Ann — 60 in 55 mph zone; $6 fine, $94 costs.

Timothy C. McNeil, 23, 2796 S. Popp Rd., Lake Leelanau — Defective equipment, brake lights; fine and costs suspended.

Aaron J. Novak, 18, 687 E. Sullivan Rd., Cedar — Failed to wear seat belt; $3 fine, $62 costs.

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Christopher J. Richter, 42, 302 E. Bradley Ave., Kalamazoo — 65 in 55 mph zone; $7 fine, $103 costs.

Roy O. Christianson, 64, 9621 E. Peterson Park Rd., Northport — Failed to yield right of way; $120 fine and costs.

Holden J. Chandler, 17, 9024 Nelson St., Cedar — No operator’s license in possession; $60 fine, $148 costs.

David B. Helms, 17, 1943 W. Roscoe St., Chicago, Ill. — Insufficient number of personal flotation devices on board kayak; $25 fine, $70 costs.

Joseph P. Tierney, 27, 115 11th Ct., Vero Beach, Fla. — Violation of basic speed law; $8 fine, $137 costs.

Linda L. Steck, 62, 1851 S. W. Bay Shore Dr., Suttons Bay — No proof of insurance; $25 fine and costs.

Matthew G. Adamek, 18, 2301 Morgan Rd., Gaylord — Expired registration; $8 fine, $82 costs.

Jaime K. Lautner, 21, 13718 S. Bugai Rd., Traverse City — 50 in 40 mph zone, reduced from 53; $7 fine, $103 costs.

Andrea M. Henry, 27, 2586 W. Burdickville Rd., Maple City — 65 in 55 mph zone, reduced from 75; $7 fine, $103 costs.

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Port Oneida Rural Historic District, with 3,400 acres containing 18 farms and 120 historic structures, is on the NPS’s National Register of Historic Places. Although it’s valued now, Port Oneida wasn’t always considered a cultural resource.

When it was first acquiesced by the Lakeshore in the 1970s, the NPS intended to tear down the buildings and restore the native forest to the area to reflect the time before settlement, according to Ulrich.

“In the ensuing years, an awareness was raised of the significance of the history of Port Oneida because it remains relatively intact from its settlement days,” Ulrich said.

It was mostly citizens who advocated for Port Oneida’s preservation, and university studies found the area worthy of the National Register.

“The park kind of came around once all that information and cited effort went forward,” Ulrich said. “Rather than go and start removing the farms, the park began to preserve them.”

Ulrich said Port Oneida is well preserved because the land isn’t very fertile, so farmers rarely had enough money to expand or rebuild, and it was never included in any housing projects like others along the Lake Michigan shoreline.

“For the most part, when the park was established it really was the same farms and the same layout with most of the original buildings as were originally built when Port Oneida was settled,” Ulrich said.

Fair to be held Friday and Saturday The Port Oneida Rural Historic District makes up the northern end of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Its fields, barns and farmhouses sit quiet for most of the year, painting a picture of a farm in the late 1800s.

“Well during the fair we want to bring that to life,” said Lisa Griebel, Lakeshore lead park ranger.

The 10th annual Port Oneida Fair will take place Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., celebrating the area’s rural cultural history with hands-on activities, historic musicians, artisans and demonstrations. Events will take place at six historic farms throughout the district.

For more information on the 2011 Port Oneida Fair, call the Lakeshore visitor center at 3265134 or go to www.nps.gov/slbe.

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This weekend will mark the 10th year of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore’s Port Oneida Fair, bringing the historic farms to life with artisans, musicians and demonstrations.

But to preserve Port Oneida Rural Historic District for the future, the Lakeshore is looking into ways to preserve the area’s agricultural landscape. The Port Oneida Landscape Management Plan/Environmental Assesment was released last Tuesday that makes recommendations for field boundaries and techniques for keeping the fields open the way they were in the late 1800s.

The plan, complete with many color maps of the area, offers two maintenance alternatives. With the “No Action Alternative,” the Lakeshore would continue its current management of cutting back wooded areas and doing maintenance as time allows, or with the “Landscape Rehabilitation" alternative would actively reestablish historic boundaries by removing vegetation. The “Landscape Rehabilitation Alternative" also leaves room for the Lakeshore to respond to future land use proposals that use the structures and farmland.

“We don’t know what might be proposed in the future,” said Michael Duwe, Lakeshore environmental protection specialist.

Groups like Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear and the Glen Arbor Art Association already utilize buildings in Port Oneida for offices, classes and events.

Although the “Landscape Rehabilitation Alternative" is not developed that far, active agriculture may be incorporated into some of those fields.

“We’d have to be very judicious to make sure we’re choosing spots that are good for visitors to see, for the landscape to sustain and to make sure we’re not negatively impacting the natural resources of the area,” said Tom Ulrich, Lakeshore deputy superintendent.

A public comment period for the plan is open through Sept. 12. To read through and respond to the EA, go to the Sleeping Bear Dunes web site, www.nps.gov/slbe, or look through a copy at area libraries, town halls or the Lakeshore Visitor Center. Comments can be submitted online or mailed to Lakeshore Superintendent Dusty Shultz at the Visitor Center.

There’s also an opportunity to give input at a public open house on Aug. 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Visitor Center auditorium. At 5:30 p.m. there will be a 30-minute presentation about the plan and opportunity for visitors to ask questions.

Comments will help the Lakeshore determine which areas in Port Oneida should be preserved and how.

“This would define our desired future for the farmland,” Ulrich said.

This is not the first time the Lakeshore has held a public comment period about Port Oneida. In 2008, the Lakeshore published an plan discussing renovating Port Oneida structures into a visitor center and staff housing. The public was also allowed to comment, and it was decided that the Kelderhouse farm would serve as the visitor center and the Goffar property as staff housing.

Although the 2008 plan is finished, nothing yet has happened with the plan.

“Just because we finished a plan doesn’t mean we’re going to get funding,” Duwe said.

Still Duwe said it’s still important to have a plan in place for when money becomes available.

“It will give us a clear direction for what we want to do with each field,” Duwe said. “We call it ‘desired future conditions,’ what we want fields to look like five, 10 and 20 years from now.”

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THE OLD Settlers Picnic, a tradition of more than 100 years, begins with a church service in the Old Settlers Chapel followed by a group photo.

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By Amy Hubbell Of The Enterprise staff

Hundreds turned out Sunday for the 119th Old Settlers Picnic in Burdickville.

Cowboy beans, barbecued beef and corn on the cob was served by the Empire Masonic Lodge after the traditional church service in the Old Settlers chapel. The Rev. Marv Rosa officiated.

The event, organized by the Old Settlers Picnic Association, also included a demonstration of old farm equipment by the Beechcraft family of Bendon featuring a shingle mill and branding station. There was also face painting and games for children; a silent auction and five-minute oral histories were recorded by Tom and Alice VanZoeren.

During the “meeting” portion of the annual meeting Mary Newman was reelected secretary of the picnic association. Pam Lanham was elected to one of three director’s seats on the board.

A highlight of the meeting is always recognizing the oldest and youngest in attendance as well as “newlyweds” in the group and the longest-married with cash awards ranging from $25 to $100.

Well-known centenarian Lou Batory of Glen Arbor, 101, was easily the oldest male in the group. Batory continues to be an avid downhill skier and he and his wife, Judith, 92, travel cross country by motorcycle.

Ninty-five year-old Eloise Lund of Empire was recognized as the oldest woman.

George and Nancy Edick, 69 years married, were recognized for their commitment. The Edicks live just down the street from the park in Burdickville.

The most-recently married couple, Chris and Lindsey Rogers of Traverse City, who tied the knot just five weeks ago, have much to learn from the Edicks.

The youngest in attendance, Harlow Westbrook, just 17 days old, made the trip to Burdickville with her mother, Mary.

HARLOW WESTBROOK, just 17 days old, was the youngest attending the Old Settlers Picnic. She is pictured here with her mother, Mary of Traverse City.

The Old Settlers Picnic has been held every year since 1893 at the Old Settlers Picnic Grounds on the shore or big Glen Lake.

LOU BATORY, 101, was the ‘oldest man’ at the Old Settlers Picnic Sunday. He is pictured with his wife, Judith, 92.

MAXINE KING, 80, left, of Traverse City and 79-year-old Harold Kilcherman of Nor thpor t, danced to songs of old with big Glen Lake for a backdrop.

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Art festival draws a big crowd Mike Barnes of Harbor Springs was a content man, at least for Sunday afternoon.

So were the organizers of the 32nd annual Suttons Bay Art Festival. The event raised about $15,000 for the festival organization, money that will go back into the local community.

Barnes was one of 100 artists with a display booth at the festival held on Saturday and Sunday. Two days of sun, warm temperatures and only a few sprinkles of rain brought over a thousand people to the Suttons Bay Marina Park over the weekend.

“I’ve been doing this for 40 years.

I’ve never had a ‘real’ job. Everything you see here was made by these two hands,” he said.

His display included leather bound fishing journals, light switch covers, even clocks.

“Most leather workers make bags, but I don’t,” he said.

Barnes said he started working with leather in 1970 after he got box of scrap leather material. He considers leather some of the best material to work with in art.

“It’s the perfect flexible sheet material. It’s very under rated in the art world,” he said.

Donna Popke is the lead organizer for the event. She said all the festival proceeds will go back into the local community.

“The money goes to a variety of art and music programs in the schools, as well as the community,” she said.

As for the event, Popke said other than a brief five-minute rain towards the end of the day Saturday, the festival had good weather and lots of people.

“Saturday was very busy and we had a good crowd as well on Sunday,” she said.

THE SUTTONS Bay Art Festival, held at the Suttons Bay Marina, raised about $15,000 over the weekend. Those funds will go to many local causes and programs, including music and art efforts in local schools.

MIKE BARNES earns his living by creating and selling leather art work. Barnes was one of 100 artists who had display booths at the 32nd annual Suttons Bay Art Festival held over the weekend.

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RICHARD PIGLOWSKI of Suttons Bay reaches out for the big smallmouth bass he caught last year on Cedar Lake.

Suttons Bay angler had the largest smallmouth were in school.

“I’ve probably gotten five sevenpounders in the past and another 10 or so over six pounds,” Piglowski said.

“And I knew this one would be one of the best in In-Fisherman.”

Piglowski’s big fish was tops among five different regions reporting to In-Fisherman. Vic Piglowski, a seventh-grader at Suttons Bay, also had a big smallmouth, 23 5/8-inches. His fish, caught on an X-Rap, was fourthbest in the region.

Piglowski, who started fishing when he was five or six, learned from his dad using an old bobber and king pole.

“It takes time, but I eventually got things dialed in,” he said.

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Richard Piglowski caught a big fish on Cedar Lake.

The 51-year-old Suttons Bay man just didn’t know at the time that it would be the biggest smallmouth bass in the 2010 In-Fisherman’s Master Angler awards program.

The fish Piglowski caught on Cedar Lake on Oct. 18, 2010 measured 24.25 inches long. It also weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces, just under a pound shy of the state record.

“Oh yeah! I knew it was big,” said Piglowski, who used deepwater jerkbait to land the big fish. “Just the way it hit.

“It was kind of like hitting a stump.”

Piglowski, who fishes regularly with his sons Vic, 13, and Derek, 10, was fishing alone that day. The kids

on the first pass and after reeling it in, I circled around and reset the line and got another hit on the same spot again,” Guzik said. “And then it happened again on the next pass.”

Guzik struck out, however, on the fourth pass and then made a decision to fish another spot near Cemeter Point.

“I didn’t know what to do,” he said. “I looked around and decided to go near another fisherman just to the East.”

That’s when Guzik got a double.

“Before I could get the one in, I got another hit and landed both of them,” said Guzik, a Ford Motor Co. retiree.

“They were pretty deep and a few of them had their bladders coming out of them.”

On the night, which started from his dock near The Narrows at 7:45 p.m. and ended about 10:30 p.m., tGuzik had a 17-pound stringer that included two 22-inchers and 20-inchers.

“We’ve been catching quite a few fish recently,” said Guzik who figures he caught 17 during the last week.

Guzik said he’d been “fine-tuning his presentation, using the same colors and lures,” throughout the week.

He got three on Monday, one on Tuesday, two more on Wednesday and four on Thursday fishing with his wife.

He also picked up one on Saturday and a 25-incher on Sunday.

Guzik said he had a good fish dinner, feasting on walleye cheeks that he sauted with a little bit of butter, a hint of garlic and a splash of lemon. The meal also included some locally grown sweet corn and sliced tomato.

“It was real good meat,” Guzik said.

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Bob Guzik found a walleye hotspot on North Lake Leelanau.

Within a three-hour period, the 68-year-old Lake Leelanau fisherman had landed a limit on Friday night.

“It’s probably been three or four years

since I did that,” said Guzik, who was trolling with deep diving crankbaits. “It was a good catch.

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Lobsterfest to raise money for lighthouse A shipment of live lobsters will arrive next Thursday, Aug. 18, at the Grand Traverse Lighthouse, packed neatly in Styrofoam containers and shipped overnight from Maine.

“You can hear them scratching in the box,” said Stefanie Staley, lighthouse executive director.

The lobsters are part of a fundraising tradition unlike any other in Leelanau County: Lobsterfest at the Grand Traverse Lighthouse.

“Everybody does fi sh boils,” Staley said. “We wanted to do something unique that would draw people.

“It’s fun and it’s messy.”

This will be the sixth annual Lobsterfest, and Staley is looking forward to getting a taste of that delicious crustacean.

“We’ve gotten pretty good at cooking lobsters now after six years,” Staley said. “We know how to do it well.”

Jim Landes of Northport has cooked at every Lobsterfest. He has learned the secret to a successful lobster boil.

“Timing is what’s important,” Landes said. “They are shipped in from Maine that afternoon ... and they arrive to the Traverse City airport right on time. We hope.”

Landes and the rest of the volunteers have the lobsters boiling at 5:45 p.m., just in time for the 6 p.m. start.

“We don’t get 60 lobsters done all at one time,” Landes said. “We get a couple dozen every 10 minutes and that’s all they can handle through the line anyway.”

Another secret to success is less intricate.

“All we do is boil them,” Landes said.

When the lobsters are bright pink and their antennas can be pulled off, they’re ready for the table. Between 18 and 20 lobsters can fit in a pot, and are usually ready after 12 to 15 minutes of boiling.

But lobsters won’t be the only draw to this year’s Lobsterfest.

There will be a silent auction and Handy Billy will return to perform nautical songs.

“Everybody liked them so much we immediately booked them for this year,” said Sue Landes, event coordinator and lighthouse board member.

Sue Landes and Staley agree that the ambiance of the event is beautiful with the lake, live music and tasty lobster.

Lobsterfest is still a casual event.

Guests are given bibs and eating instructions.

This year, there are 175 tickets available for Lobsterfest and Staley hopes to raise between $4,000 and $5,000 for continued restoration projects at the lighthouse.

The next project will be to replace the exterior doors in all the buildings to weather-proof them and make them more efficient to heat. The last project was replacing windows for the same reasons.

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“It’s great food, a great atmosphere, it’s lots of fun and it all goes to a great cause,” Staley said.

Dogs get chance to parade around in Northport Northport will go to “the dogs” Saturday for the 18th annual Dog Parade.

Village resident David Chrobak began the parade with about a dozen dogs. The event has grown over the years and traditionally features 100 canine and many more visitors. “(Participation) depends on the weather. If it’s hot or rainy, the turnout isn’t as good,” Chrobak said.

“Our record is 147 dogs.”

The theme for this year’s parade is “Dog Gone with the Wind.”

“I expect the costumes to be really spectacular this year,” said Chrobak, adding that he’s hopeful that he’ll be turning the reins for the event over to someone else after this year.

Bob Leece, who has collaborated with Chrobak on stage designs at the Northport Community Art Center, will be coordinating the parade line-up which will begin at the Old Mill Pond on Third Street and wind its way through the village to the

pavilions at Marina Park.

The parade will step off at 1 p.m., however, line-up and late registration, will begin at noon with judging. Advance registration will be $10 per dog, and may be completed at Dog Ears Book Store, The Pot of Gold Resale and the Old Mill Pond Inn. Registration the day of the event is $15.

In addition to dogs, expect to find floats, old cars and last-minute entries — some from as far away as Petoskey.

“You never know who may show up to be in the parade. It’s surprising,” Chrobak said.

All dogs entered in the parade will receive a “doggie bag” with a biscuit, water bottle and collapsible bowl, courtesy of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.

“The Band has been very generous as have the local shops. They’ve been wonderful about donations,” Chrobak said.

Peninsula wine, food and music fest on Saturday The Leelanau Peninsula Wine, Food & Music Festival is sure to attract a good crowd to Northport on Saturday.

The annual event will bring 16 wineries, just about all of them from the county, eight food vendors, one hard cider maker and one brewery to Haserot Park in Northport. The event will run from noon to 6 p.m.

Sally Guzkowski is executive director of the Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce which organizes the festival.

“This event has attracted 1,2001,500 people over the last three or four years. If the weather is good, we should bring it at least that many, maybe more,” Guzkowski said. “We will have just about every winery

in the county there, as well as Right Brain Brewery. Our food vendors are fantastic. It is a really fun event and we are hoping a good-size crowd will be there,” she said.

There is music at the festival as well. This year Traverse City singer/ songwriter Dawn Campbell will be performing through out the afternoon.

The festival is a little unique in that it is held the same afternoon as the Northport Dog Parade.

“We have everyone show up at noon, then when it’s getting close to 1 p.m,, we all go over and watch the dog parade. Then, everyone comes back,” Guzkowski said.

For more information about the festival please call 271-9895.

‘SOUTH MANITOU’ an oil piece by artist Scott Mack of North Muskegon will be among his pieces shown Friday through Aug. 18 at Center Gallery/Lake Street Studios in Glen Arbor. “I paint whatever grabs my attention,” Mack said. “The Michigan landscape is new to me and certainly offers a great variety of subject matter.” The artist, who hails from northwestern Ohio, paints primarily in oil and prefers to paint on location. The show opens Friday with a public reception at 6 p.m. Center Gallery/Lake Street Studios is located at 6023 S. Lake St.

PUBLIC NOTICE OF BICYCLE ROAD RACE ON PUBLIC ROADS IN LEELANAU COUNTY SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2011 FROM 8:30 A.M. to 3:00 P.M., THE FOLLOWING ROADS WILL BE OPEN TO MOTOR VEHICLES HOWEVER ALSO SHARED BY BICYCLIST RACERS PARTICIPATING IN THE CHERRY-ROUBAIX MICHIGAN STATE ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP: • • • • • • • • • • •

RACE START/FINISH: KASSON ST, DOWNTOWN CEDAR KASSON ST, DOWNTOWN CEDAR (NORTH) TO BELLINGER RD (SOUTH) BELLINGER RD BETWEEN KASSON ST (EAST) AND SULLIVAN RD (WEST) SULLIVAN RD BETWEEN BELLINGER RD (SOUTH) AND NARLOCK RD (NORTH) NARLOCK RD BETWEEN SULLIVAN RD (EAST) AND LIME LAKE RD (WEST) LIME LAKE RD BETWEEN NARLOCK RD (SOUTH) AND M-22 (NORTH) M-22 BETWEEN LIME LAKE RD (SOUTH) AND SUGAR LOAF MOUNTAIN RD (NORTH) SUGAR LOAF MT RD BETWEEN M-22 (WEST) AND TOWNLINE RD (EAST) TOWNLINE RD BETWEEN SUGAR LOAF MT RD (NORTH) AND BODUS RD (SOUTH) BODUS RD BETWEEN TOWNLINE RD (WEST) AND SCHOMBERG RD (EAST) SCHOMBERG RD BETWEEN BODUS RD (NORTH) AND KASSON ST (SOUTH)

• 15-MILE COURSE MAP: WWW.CHERRY-ROUBAIX.COM/ROAD_RACE.PHP MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL BE MAINTAINED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS DURING THIS BICYCLE ROAD RACE. THE RACE IS PROPERLY PERMITTED. SAFETY IS PRIORITY. THE RACE STARTS/ENDS DOWNTOWN CEDAR AT KASSON ST. THE 15-MILE COURSE MAP CAN BE SEEN AT WWW.CHERRYROUBAIX.COM/ROAD_RACE.PHP.PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN PASSING BICYCLIST RACERS (RACERS) AND WHEN PULLING IN AND OUT OF DRIVEWAYS AND ROADS. RACERS MAY REACH SPEEDS OF OVER 50 MPH, ESPECIALLY DOWN HILLS, AND RACERS CANNOT STOP EASILY AND CANNOT LEAVE THE PAVED ROAD. PETS AND FARM ANIMALS SHOULD BE SECURE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND OFF THE ROAD TO ELIMINATE POTENTIAL FOR RACER AND ANIMAL COLLISION. THERE WILL BE TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ALONG THE RACE ROUTE AT INTERSECTIONS TO HELP KEEP MOTORISTS, RACERS AND SPECTATORS SAFE. MOTOR VEHICLE DELAYS WILL BE MINIMIZED TO 1-2 MINUTES IF RACE VOLUNTEERS REQUEST MOTORISTS TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION FOR RACERS TO PASS. THE RACERS DO NOT STOP AT STOP SIGNS AS CYCLISTS NORMALLY DO. ANY EMERGENCY VEHICLE WITH LIGHTS AND SIREN TAKES PRECEDENCE OVER ANY RACER OR MANNED ROAD JUNCTION. RACE HOURS WILL BE 8:30 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M. CHERRY-ROUBAIX WILL BE MANAGING THE BICYCLE RACE AND APOLOGIZES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR CHERRY-ROUBAIX BOARD OF DIRECTORS: HTTP://WWW.CHERRY-ROUBAIX.COM/CONTACT/CONTACT.PHP. CHERRY-ROUBAIX VOLUNTEER WEB PAGE: HTTP://WWW.CHERRY-ROUBAIX.COM/VOLUNTEER/INDEX.PHP. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE CHERRY-ROUBAIX BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND PRESENTING SPONSOR GARAN, LUCOW, MILLER P.C. PARTICIPATE AS A SPECTATOR IN CHERRY-ROUBAIX

Cherry-Roubaix will send notice by mail to all residents on the Cherry-Roubaix Michigan State Road Race Championship race route, and in addition, Cherry-Roubaix Board of Directors would like to invite all area residents and visitors to come out and watch the race. Cedar businesses will be open to participate in a community welcome to elite athletes and spectators of the Michigan State Road Race Championship. Many people make a picnic or a little party of the event by bringing lawn chairs to the road side or gathering at the top of a steep climb to watch the amazing effort of these elite racers. The downtown Cedar start/finish line is an exciting vantage point for the loop course including the final sprint to the line. Racers appreciate spectator encouragement during this State Championship Road Race on the most challenging Michigan course of steep and rolling hills. Learn more and view maps at the Cherry-Roubaix web site: www.cherry-roubaix.com. Please contact Cherry-Roubaix with questions at info@cherry-roubaix.com.

VOLUNTEER FOR CHERRY-ROUBAIX Cherry-Roubaix appreciates cooperation of Leelanau County residents and visitors of the Cherry-Roubaix Michigan State Road Race Championship race route, and volunteers are invited to participate by visiting the Cherry-Roubaix web site or sending Cherry-Roubaix an email.

Cherry-Roubaix Volunteer web page: http://www.cherry-roubaix.com/volunteer/index.php On behalf of Cherry-Roubaix, Michigan Bike Race Association, USA Cycling, and the Michigan State Road Race Championship sponsors, the Cherry-Roubaix Board of Directors thanks Leelanau county residents and visitors for community graciousness to support any mild travel inconveniences on August 14 and also for Leelanau County support of Cherry-Roubaix. Learn more about the Cherry-Roubaix Board of Directors or contact them at the Cherry-Roubaix web site: http://www.cherry-roubaix.com/contact/contact.php.

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By Carol Thompson Enterprise intern

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THE LEELANAU ENTERPRISE

Public Notice FORECLOSURE NOTICE (ALL COUNTIES) AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE – Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Brian Spinniken, an unmarried man of Leelanau County, Michigan, Mortgagor to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for The Huntington National Bank dated the 23rd day of February, 2004, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Leelanau and State of Michigan, on the 5th day of March, 2004, in Liber 791, Page 981 of Leelanau Records, which said mortgage was assigned to The Huntington National Bank, thru mesne assignments, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due, at the date of this notice, for principal of $262,274.43 (two hundred sixtytwo thousand two hundred seventy-four and 43/100) plus accrued interest at 2.3750% (two point three seven five zero) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now, therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on, the 2nd day of September, 2011, at 11:00:00 AM said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, the Leelanau County Courthouse, 8527 E. Government Center Drive, Suttons Bay, Leelanau County, Michigan, of the premises described in said mortgage. Which said premises are described as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Suttons Bay, in the County of Leelanau and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit: Situated in the Township of Suttons Bay, County of Leelanau and State of Michigan: Part of the East half of the fractional Northwest quarter of Section 18, Town 30 North, Range 11 West, described more fully as follows: Commencing at the West quarter corner of said Section 18; thence South 89 degrees 47 minutes 01 seconds East, along the East-West quarter line of said Section 18, 823.48 feet to the West one eighth line of said Section 18 for the point of beginning; thence North 00 degrees 08 minutes 51 seconds West, along said one eighth line, 346.27 feet to the centerline of Horn Road and a point on a 585.00 foot radius curve to the left (concave Northeasterly); thence Southeasterly, along said centerline and curve to the left an arc distance of 139.40 feet (delta of 13 degrees 39 minutes 11 seconds and chord bearing and distance of South 48 degrees 50 minutes 36 seconds East, 139.07 feet) to the point of tangency of said curve; thence South 55 degrees 40 minutes 22 seconds East, along said centerline, 282.45 feet to the point of curvature of a 410.00 foot radius curve to the left (concave Northeasterly); thence Southeasterly, along said centerline and curve to the left, an arc distance of 167.39 feet (delta of 23 degrees 23 minutes 31 seconds and chord bearing and distance of South 67 degrees 22 minutes 02 seconds East, 166.23 feet); thence South 00 degrees 13 minutes 33 seconds East, 33.35 feet to said quarter line; thence North 89 degrees 47 minutes 01 seconds West, along said quarter line, 490.64 feet to the point of beginning. Commonly known as: 8480 E. Horn Road Tax Parcel No.: 45-011-018002-40 (PART OF) The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale.

Dated: August 4, 2011 By: Michael I. Rich (P-41938) Attorney for Plaintiff Weltman, Weinberg, and Reis 2155 Butterfield Drive Suite 200-S Troy, MI 48084 WWR# 10072585 4-25

dated July 24, 2006, and recorded on July 26, 2006 in Liber 909 on Page 357, in Leelanau county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Million Fifty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Four and 77/100 Dollars ($1,054,904.77), including interest at 6.125% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the place of holding the circuit court within Leelanau County, at 11:00 AM, on September 2, 2011.

Said premises are situated in Township of Leland, Leelanau County, Michigan, and are described as: Legal Description as provided: Lot 6 (100 feet wide) and a part of Lot 5 (65 feet wide), of Leland Woods Subdivision, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Liber 4 of Plats, Page 4 described more fully as follows: Beginning on the shore of Lake Michigan at the common corner of above said Lots 5 and 6 as platted, thence North 53 degrees 29 minutes 50 seconds East 65 feet; thence South 34 degrees 09 minutes 30 seconds East, 163.68 feet to the Westerly line of Cedarwood Road, a private road; thence South 82 degree 14 minutes 30 seconds West along said Westerly line, 54.10 feet; thence South 39 degrees 40 minutes 50 seconds West along said Westerly line, 121.22 feet to the common line between Lots 6 and 7; thence North 34 degrees 09 minutes 30 seconds West along said common line, 182.08 feet to the common corner of Lots 6 and 7 on the shoreline; thence North 58 degrees 29 minutes 20 seconds East along the shoreline, 100.00 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Legal Description as surveyed; A parcel of land in Section 26, Town 31 North, Range 12 West, Leland Township, Leelanau County Michigan more fully described as: Beginning at the shore of Lake Michigan at the corner common to Lots 5 and 6, Leland Woods Subdivison, as platted; thence North 53 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds East, 65.02 feet; thence South 34 degrees 06 minutes 46 seconds East, 164.44 feet; thence South 82 degrees 12 minutes 54 seconds West, 54.16 feet; thence South 39 degrees 40 minutes 50 seconds West, 121.22 feet to the West line of said Lot 6; thence North 34 degrees 02 minutes 22 seconds West, 176.34 feet along said West lot line; thence North 58 degrees 34 minutes 42 seconds East, 99.86 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Together with all lands lining between the sidlines of said parcel and extending to the waters of Lake Michigan.

Together with ingress and egress easement to State Highway M-22 as recorded on the plat of Leland Woods Subdivision.

The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale.

Dated: August 4, 2011 For more information, please call: FC D (248) 593-1309 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525 File #364331F01 4-25

Public Notice

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Paul C. Norman, a married person and Christine A. Norman, a married person, original mortgagor(s), to Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Mortgagee,

SHORT FORECLOSURE NOTICE Leelanau COUNTY SCHNEIDERMAN & SHERMAN, P.C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE – Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by MARK E. BURTON and ELIZABETH A. BURTON, HUSBAND AND WIFE, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), solely as nominee for lender and lender’s successors and assigns, Mortgagee, dated June 6, 2007, and recorded on June 14, 2007, in Liber 944, on Page 140, and assigned by said mortgagee to Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as assigned, Leelanau County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Three Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Four Dollars and Four Cents ($343,444.04), including interest at 2.875% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Leelanau County Courthouse, 8527 E.Government Center Drive, Suttons Bay’ at 11:00 AM

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Thursday, August 11, 2011 o’clock, on September 2, 2011 Said premises are located in Leelanau County, Michigan and are described as: PARCEL A THAT PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 32, TOWN 28 NORTH, RANGE 12 WEST, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 32; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 11 SECONDS WEST, ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH QUARTER LINE, 1553.22 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 6 MINUTES 11 SECONDS WEST. ALONG SAID QUARTER LINE, 457.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 49 SECONDS EAST, 100.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 11 SECONDS EAST, 446.77 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY, ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY M-72 ON THE ARC OF A 3879.72 FOOT RADIUS CURVE TO THE LEFT, A DISTANCE OF 100.52 FEET (THE CHORD OF SAID ARC BEING SOUTH 84 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 26 SECONDS WEST, 100.52) TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL B THAT PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 32, TOWN 28 NORTH, RANGE 12 WEST, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 32; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 11 SECONDS WEST, ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH QUARTER LINE, 2010.22 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 49 SECONDS EAST, 100 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 49 SECONDS EAST, 100.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 11 SECONDS EAST, 439.15 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY, ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY M-72 ON THE ARC OF A 3879.72 FOOT RADIUS CURVE TO THE LEFT, A DISTANCE OF 100.29 FEET (THE CHORD OF SAID ARC BEING SOUTH 85 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 24 SECONDS WEST, 100.29 FEET); THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 11 SECONDS WEST, 446.77 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC Mortgagee/ Assignee Schneiderman & Sherman, P.C. 23938 Research Drive, Suite 300 Farmington Hills, MI 48335 4-25

Public Notice THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY OR IF YOU ARE IN BANKRUPTCY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffrey P. Johnston and Christie A. Jenemabi Johnston, husband and wife, to Fifth Third Mortgage - MI, LLC, Mortgagee, dated June 2, 2003 and recorded June 9, 2003 in Liber 736, Page 530, Leelanau County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Fifth Third Mortgage Company by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-Nine and 94/100 Dollars ($126,339.94) including interest at 5.375% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Leelanau County Circuit Courthouse in Suttons Bay, Michigan at 11:00 a.m. on SEPTEMBER 2, 2011.

Said premises are located in the Township of Solon, Leelanau County, Michigan, and are described as: That part of the West half of the Southeast quarter of Section 35, Town 28 North, Range 12 West, more fully described as: Commencing at the South quarter corner of said Section 35; thence along the North and South quarter line, North 01 degrees 15 minutes 35 seconds East, 318.28 feet to the centerline of Allgaier Road and the point of beginning; thence continuing along said quarter line, North 01 degrees 15 minutes 35 seconds East, 751.72 feet; thence South 89 degrees 53 minutes 05 seconds East, 460.00 feet; thence South 01 degrees 15 minutes 35 seconds West, 388.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 53 minutes 05 seconds West, 1.00 foot; thence South 12 degrees 35 minutes 35 seconds West, 335.57 feet; thence

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North 89 degrees 27 minutes 13 seconds West, 161.39 feet; thence South 05 degrees 52 minutes 51 seconds West, 176.18 feet to the centerline of Allgaier Road, thence Northwesterly, along said centerline on the arc of a 520.87 foot radius curve to the right, a distance of 227.27 feet (the chord of said arc being North 58 degrees 37 minutes 00 seconds West, 225.47 feet) thence along said centerline, North 46 degrees 07 minutes 05 seconds West, 30.41 feet to the point of beginning.

The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest.

If you are a tenant in the property, please contact our office as you may have certain rights.

Dated: August 4, 2011 Orlans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, MI 48007-5041 File No. 200.8212 4-25

Public Notice NOTICE This firm is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below. Notwithstanding, if the debt secured by this property was discharged in a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy proceeding, this notice is NOT an attempt to collect that debt. You are presently in default under your Mortgage Security Agreement, and the Mortgage Holder may be contemplating the commencement of foreclosure proceedings under the terms of that Agreement and Michigan law. You have no legal obligation to pay amounts due under the discharged note. A loan modification may not serve to revive that obligation.

However, in the event you wish to explore options that may avert foreclosure, please contact our office at the number listed below. Attention: The following notice shall apply only if the property encumbered by the mortgage described below is claimed as a principal residence exempt from tax under section 7cc of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.7cc.

Attention Keith Coleman and Rhonda Coleman aka Ronda Coleman, regarding the property at 8184 Woodside Ct. Traverse City, MI 49684. The following notice does not apply if you have previously agreed to modify the mortgage loan under section 3205b. 3205a, 3205b and 3205c do not apply unless the terms of the modified mortgage loan entered into were complied with for one year after the date of the modification. You have the right to request a meeting with your mortgage holder or mortgage servicer. Northwestern Bank is your mortgage servicer, with authority to make agreements under MCL 600.3205b and MCL 600.3205c, and can be contacted at: 625 S. Garfield Ave Traverse City, MI 49686 (800) 9684754. You may also contact a housing counselor. For more information, contact the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) by visiting www.michigan.gov/mshda or calling (866) 946-7432. If you request a meeting with Northwestern Bank within 14 days after the notice required under MCL 600.3205a(1) is mailed, then foreclosure proceedings will not commence until at least 90 days after the date said notice was mailed. If an agreement to modify the mortgage loan is reached and you abide by the terms of the agreement, the mortgage will not be foreclosed. You have the right to contact an attorney and can obtain contact information through the State Bar of Michigan’s Lawyer Referral Service at (800) 968-0738. Dated: August 11, 2011. Potestivo & Associates, P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills, MI 48307 (248) 844-5123 information may be faxed to (248)267-3004, Attention: Loss Mitigation Our File No: 11-44765

Public Notice FORECLOSURE NOTICE (ALL COUNTIES) AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE – Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Kevin W. Milroy, unmarried, and Suzanne M. DeCastro, unmarried of Leelanau County, Michigan, Mortgagor to The Huntington National Bank dated the 11th day of March, 2005, and recorded

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in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Leelanau and State of Michigan, on the 28th day of March, 2005, in Liber 847, Page 702 of Leelanau Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due, at the date of this notice, for principal of $37,483.22 (thirtyseven thousand four hundred eightythree and 22/100) plus accrued interest at 7.4900% (seven point four nine zero zero) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now, therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on, the 2nd day of September, 2011, at 11:00:00 AM said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, the Leelanau County Courthouse, 8527 E. Government Center Drive, Suttons Bay, Leelanau County, Michigan, of the premises described in said mortgage. Which said premises are described as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Cleveland, in the County of Leelanau and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit: Situated in the Township of Cleveland, County of Leelanau and State of Michigan: Part of the South half of the Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 26, Town 29 North, Range 13 West, more fully described as follows: Commencing at the East quarter corner of said Section 26; thence along the East section line and centerline of East Lime Lake Road South 00 degrees 05 minutes 45 seconds East, 1062.23 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continuing on same line South 00 degrees 05 minutes 45 seconds East, 111.46 feet; thence North 89 degrees 05 minutes 17 seconds West, 330.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 05 minutes 45 seconds West, 111.41 feet; thence South 89 degrees 05 minutes East, 330.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. Commonly known as: 6750 South Lime Lake Road Tax Parcel No.: 45003-026-004-30 The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale.

Dated: August 4, 2011 By: Michael I. Rich (P-41938) Attorney for Plaintiff Weltman, Weinberg, and Reis 2155 Butterfield Drive Suite 200-S Troy, MI 48084 WWR# 10074341 4-25

Kasson Township Notice to the Public Board Proceedings The following is a synopsis of the July 1, 2011 meeting of the Kasson Township Board. A complete transcript is available from the Township Clerk.

Supervisor Lanham called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Members present: Julian, B. Noonan, Feys, and Lanham – absent: R. Noonan. Five guests attended the meeting.

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

The agenda was approved with the following additions: add prior to reading the minutes. John Rockwood and under unfinished business add gravel. No conflict of interest was declared. Heard presentation by John Rockwood regarding EMS/fire protection on S. Dunns Farm Road.

Approved minutes of the July 11, 2011 meeting.

Reviewed correspondence.

Received Treasurer’s report and approved payment of bills.

Received the following reports: Zoning Administrator, Supervisor, and from Trustee Julian, the July 27th Cedar Fire Dept. meeting.

Agreed to adjust the Schedule of Fees.

Noted volunteers working at the August 28th Maple City Car Show.

Held discussion regarding charging for gravel removed from the Township.

Agreed to further discuss Risk Control Michigan Township Participating Plan at September 6th meeting.

Reviewed and discussed the 1st Quarterly Budget Report.

Answered questions and heard comments from Daryl Couturier regarding the new Schedule of Fees, the John Rockwood presentation, application for rezoning, and charging for gravel removed from the Township.

Elaine Morse commented on objecting to John Rockwood’s EMS/fire protection idea and the meeting at the Government Center with Senator Booher.

Adjourned at 9:22 p.m.

Prepared by Kathlyn Feys, Kasson Township Clerk Approved by Fred K. Lanham

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Glen Lake Community Schools Notice to the Public NOTICE OF BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTION: Glen Lake Community Schools has one (1) open board seat (4) four year term: to run for this seat please file petition at the county clerk’s office by 4:00 p.m. on August 16, 2011.

Public Notice SCHNEIDERMAN & SHERMAN, P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT 248-539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. INITIAL FORECLOSURE NOTICE AS REQUIRED BY MICHIGAN PUBLIC ACT 30 OF 2009. Notice is hereby provided to Laurie Ann Lacross and Timothy Edward Lacross, the borrowers and/or mortgagors (hereinafter “Borrower”) regarding the property known as 1831 NORTH MACKSEY ROAD, SUTTONS BAY, MI 49682 that the mortgage is in default. The Borrower has the right to request a meeting with the mortgage holder or mortgage servicer through its designated agent, Schneiderman & Sherman, P.C. (“Designated Agent”), 23938 Research Drive, Suite 300, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48335, 248-539-7400 (Tel), 248-539-7401 (Fax), email: designatedagent@sspclegal.com. Laurie Ann Lacross and Timothy Edward Lacross also has/have the right to contact the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (“MSHDA”) at its website www.michigan.gov/mshda or by calling MSHDA at (866) 946-7432 (Tel). If Borrower(s) requests a meeting, no foreclosure proceeding will be commenced until the expiration of 90 days from the date Notice was mailed to the Borrower(s) pursuant to Section 3205(a) of HB 4454, Public Act 30 of 2009. If Designated Agent and Borrower(s) agree to modify the mortgage, the mortgage will not be foreclosed if the Borrower(s) abide by the terms of the modified mortgage. Borrower(s) have the right to contact an attorney or the State Bar of Michigan Lawyer Referral Service at (800) 968-0738 (Tel). Pub Date: August 11, 2011 SCHNEIDERMAN & SHERMAN, P.C. 23938 Research Drive, Suite 300 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48335.

Public Notice NOTICE OF MODIFICATION OPPORTUNITY Borrower(s): NAN SCHANHALS RICHARD SCHANHALS Property Address: 6260 W COTTAGE LANE, GLEN ARBOR, MI 49636 Pursuant to MCLA 600.3205a please be advised of the following: You have a right to request a meeting with the mortgage holder or mortgage servicer.

The name of the firm designated as the representative of the mortgage servicer is: Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. and designee can be contacted at the address and phone number below. You may contact a housing counselor by visiting the Michigan State Housing Development Authority’s website at http://www. michigan.gov/mshda or by calling 1-800-A-SHELTER, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, year-round. If a meeting is requested with the designee shown above, foreclosure proceedings will NOT be commenced until 90 days after the date the notice mailed to you on 08/04/2011. If an agreement is reached to modify your mortgage loan the mortgage will NOT be foreclosed if you abide by the terms of the agreement. You have the right to contact an attorney. The website for the Michigan State Bar Lawyer Referral Service is http://www.michbar.org/programs/lawyerreferral.cfm and the toll free number is 800-9680738. You may bring an action in circuit court if you are required by law to be served notice and foreclosure proceedings are commenced, without such notice having been served upon you. If you have previously agreed to modify your mortgage loan within the past twelve (12) months under the terms of the above statute, you are not eligible to participate in this program unless you have complied with the terms of the mortgage loan, as modified. Notice given by: Randall S. Miller Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 43252 Woodward Avenue, Suite 180 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 248-8830157 (Loan Modification Dept.) loanmods@millerlaw.biz Case No. 11MI01852-1 Dated: August 11, 2011 PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS OFFICE MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Kasson Township Notice to the Public The Kasson Township Planning Commission has cancelled its regular monthly meeting scheduled for 7:00 PM on August 15, 2011.

Any business that might have come before the Commission has been deferred to the next regular meeting, September 19, 2011 at 7:00 PM at its regular location, the Kasson Township Hall, 10988 Newman Rd., Maple City, MI. Elaine C. Morse, Chairperson Kasson Township Planning Commission 334-3713

Glen Arbor Township Notice to the Public Board Regular Meeting Synopsis July 19, 2011 Supervisor Soderholm called the regular Board meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. in the Glen Arbor Town Hall meeting room. All Board members were present. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Reviewed and approved by motion the regular meeting minutes of 06/21/2011. Comments were received from the public regarding the trash issue on State St. Cash on hand as of 6/30/2011, $2,009,496.61. Approved by motion to pay $48,439.16 (Gen’l Fund) and $72,813.58 (Emergency Services). ESAC and fire department reports were given by John Dodson and Andy DuPont. Zoning Administrator reports 1 land use permits Correspondence reviewed. Bata bus stop issue will be discussed at a Bata board meeting here on 7/27 9 a.m., camera installed at boat ramp, progress reviewed on trash issue on State St. and Supervisor will contact Health Department, and motion carried to spend $600 to install coiling for AC on heater for However, the Town hall will not get AC installed at the present time.

There was additional public comment regarding trash issue by neighbors Dr. Stracken and Nina Tarr. Board comments: Kelly presented Mi. Township Assoc. notes on procedures for writing ordinances, and Gretzema contacted Mike Buhler regarding Pine St. proposed walkway and his willingness to create a committee to facilitate the project. Meeting adjourned at 8:57 PM. Copies of Township minutes are available at the Township office and on the website www.glenarbortownship.com.

Submitted, Dana Roman, Deputy Clerk.

Public Notice NOTICE PURSUANT TO MCL 600.3205a(4) NOTICE is hereby provided to Walter R Field and Laura C Field, the borrowers and/or mortgagors (hereinafter “Borrower”) regarding the property located at: 7482 E Timberwoods Dr, Traverse City, MI 49684-8428.

The Borrower has the right to request a meeting with the mortgage holder or mortgage servicer. The agent designated by the Mortgage Servicer and/or Mortgage Holder to contact and that has authority to make agreements under MCL sections 600.3205b and 600.3205c is: Trott & Trott, P.C., 31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200, Farmington Hills, MI 48334-2525 at (248) 593-1302 The Borrower may contact a housing counselor by visiting the Michigan State Housing Development Authority’s website or by calling the Michigan State Housing Development Authority at http://www.michigan.gov/mshda or at (866) 946-7432.

If the Borrower requests a meeting with the agent designated above by contacting an approved housing counselor within 14 days from August 5, 2011, foreclosure proceedings will not be commenced until 90 days after August 5, 2011.

If the Borrower and the agent designated above reach an agreement to modify the mortgage loan, the mortgage will not be foreclosed if the Borrower abides by the terms of the agreement.

The Borrower has the right to contact an attorney. The telephone number of the State Bar of Michigan’s Lawyer Referral Service is (800) 968-0738.

THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: August 11, 2011 For more information, please call: FC X (248) 593-1302 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer and/or Mortgage Holder 31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, MI 48334-2525 File # 267376F05

Public Notice STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF LEELANAU NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent’s Estate File No. 11-11566-DE Estate of FRANK PANEK JR, DECEASED Date of birth: 02/13/1941 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent, FRANK PANEK JR., who lived at 1800 East Narlock Road, Cedar, Michigan died January 1, 2010.

Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to MARGARET ANN PANEK, named personal representative or proposed personal representative, or to both the probate court at 8526 East Government Center Dr., Ste 203, Suttons Bay and the named/proposed representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice.

August 1, 2011 RICHARD W. FORD P13569 326 East State Street, P.O. 686 Traverse City, MI 49685-0686 231-946-2700 MARGARET ANN PANEK 1800 Narlock Road Cedar, MI 49621 231-228-2512

Kasson Township Notice to the Public At its regular meeting held August 1, 2011, the Kasson Township Board adjusted, with immediately effect, their Schedule of Fees as follows: 1) Zoning Board of Appeals Petition - $450.00; 2) Rezoning Petition - $425.00; 3) Planned Development and Special Purpose District Application (Includes Conceptual Development Plan review meeting, Rezoning meeting and Development Site Plan review meeting) - $1,500.00 plus $350.00 for each meeting beyond the first three. If a special meeting is requested for any of the above meetings in No. 3), add an additional $350.00; 4) Special Use Permit Development Site Plan Review Minor and Major - $450.00 for initial meeting plus $350.00 for each additional meeting; 5) Site Plan Revision - Reviewed by Zoning Administrator (Minor) - $200.00 - by the Planning Commission (Major) - $450.00 - if a special meeting is requested by applicant $650.00. The following fees remain the same: 1) Requested special Board Meeting - $200.00; 2) Special Use Permit (issuance or renewal) - $100.00; 3) Land Split - $30.00 per split; 4) Land Use Permit - $40.00; 5) Private Road Permit - $100.00; 6) Zoning Ordinance - $15.00; and 7) Master Plan - Resident - $10.00, Nonresident - $20.00.

Kathlyn Feys, Clerk Kasson Township Board

Public Notice STATE OF MICHIGAN 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEELANAU COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Case No. 10-8308-CK 8527 E. Government Dr., Suite 103 Suttons Bay, MI 49682 (231) 256-9824 Northwestern Bank v Ashley Wahba Mary Jo Cascarelli 2655 Ardilla Rd. Atascadero, CA 93422 or Ashley Wahba Mary Jo Cascarelli P.O. Box 84 Templeton, CA 93465 Joshua M. Reynolds (P58962) Calcutt Rogers & Boynton, PLLC 109 E Front Street, Suite 300 Traverse City, MI 49684 (231) 947-4000 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 1. On May 23, 2011, the 13th Circuit Court of Leelanau County entered judgment in favor of the plaintiff Northwestern Bank and against the defendants Ashley Wahba and Mary Jo Cascarelli.

2. On September 23, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. at public auction to be held at Courthouse, 8527 E. Government Center Dr., Suttons Bay, MI 49682 in this county, I shall offer for sale to the highest bidder all of the right, title and interest of defendants in and to the following property: Solon Township, Leelanau County, Michigan A part of the Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 7, Township 28 North, Range 12 West, more fully described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of the North half of the Northeast quarter of said Section 7; thence running North 28 rods; thence West 16 rods; thence South 28 rods; thence East 16 rods to the Place of Beginning, EXCEPT the South 300 feet thereof.

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Salmon Slam continues without chamber backing There will be a Northport Salmon Slam contest Saturday, according to the contest’s lead organizer, even though the Northport-Omena Chamber of Commerce no longer sponsors the event.

Charles W. Anderson, the founder of the salmon catching contest, said Tuesday there will a salmon slam on Saturday.

“Anyone interested in participating

Leelanau Township Notice to the Public NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS ERADICATION ZONE FOR LEELANAU TOWNSHIP LEELANAU TOWNSHIP HALL 119 E. NAGONABA ST. NORTHPORT, MI 49670 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011 AT 10:00AM Purpose of public hearing is to provide the opportunity for Leelanau Township shoreline property owners on Lake Michigan, Grand Traverse Bay, Northport Bay and Omena Bay to show cause why their property should not be included in a Phragmites Australis Eradication Zone which provides for the treatment as well as the cutting and removal of dead phragmites stems and thatch. This notice is published by the Leelanau Township Board, 119 E. Nagonaba St., Northport, MI 49670, 231-386-5138.

James P. Neve, Supervisor Leelanau Township

Bingham Township Notice to the Public The Bingham Township Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a Public Hearing and consider the following request on Monday, August 22, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the Bingham Township Hall, 7171 S Center Highway, Traverse City, MI 49684: Request by Jeff and Jill Haag, 10221 E. Bingham Rd, Traverse City, MI 49684, for a variance of the Side Yard Setback to construct an addition to the single family home at 10221 E. Bingham Rd, Traverse City, MI 49684 Property Number 45-001-028-03640.

ZBA Case No. 11-001 The application may be reviewed at the Suttons Bay – Bingham Office of Planning & Zoning, 321 N. St. Joseph Street, Suttons Bay during regular office hours. Written comments will be received until the time of the hearing in person or by mail to Bingham Township, 7171 S. Center Highway, Traverse City, MI 49684, or by fax to (231) 922-0228.

Peggy Core Bingham Township Clerk

Solon Township Planning Commission Notice to the Public P.O. Box 253 Cedar, MI 49621 Phone (231) 360-2557 Fax (231) 256-7774 PUBLIC HEARING The Solon Township Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing for Tuesday, September 6th, 2011, at 7:30 pm in the Solon Township Fire Hall, 8907 Railroad Avenue, Cedar, MI to receive public comment on the following: A request from Cedar Sol Hydro Farm (Michael & Nichole McHugh), to obtain approval for a Retail Farm Market, in the Residential Agricultural II District per Article V, Section 25.02(2).

The parcel tax number is 45-010-007005-00, and is located at 9452 S. Cedar Road, Solon Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, Section 7, T28N R12W. And The continuation of the Public Hearing from August 2nd, 2011 on the proposed draft of the Wind Energy Systems ordinance.

For further information, or to submit written comments, please contact the Solon Township Planning and Zoning Office, P.O. Box 226, Lake Leelanau, MI 49653, or call (231) 360-2557, Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm or FAX (231) 256-7774.

Solon Township will provide necessary and/or reasonable auxiliary aides and services for the hearing impaired and other persons with disabilities upon seven (7) days notice to the Solon Township Zoning Administrator at the address and phone number above.

in the event should be at the captain’s meeting, which will be held Friday at 7 p.m. in the Garage Grill in Northport,” he said.

On Monday afternoon chamber president Lisa Drummond said the chamber is no longer associated with the event, however, the chamber wished Anderson good luck in hosting the event.

“This was started by myself and some friends. We have plenty of other people who are helping,” said Anderson, noting the core volunteers for the fishing event include Susan Viger, Sara Shalda and Bonnie Shiner. “Everything else is the same as previous years.”

After last year’s event, contest organizers donated 400 pounds of salmon filets to people in need and county food pantries.

The captain’s meeting on Friday is mandatory for any crew wanting to participate in the salmon slam. Contestants will be able to check in at both the Northport and Leland harbors. The top prize is $2,000, with $1,000 for second place and $500 for third.

Tournament officials will be checking boats and coolers from 5-7 a.m. on Saturday at both the Northport and Leland launch sites. Fishing may begin as early as 5:30 a.m. on Saturday.

All lines must be out of the water by 4 p.m.. The weigh-in will take place at 6 p.m. as Haserot Park. Prizes are awarded based on the weight of one fish provided by each entry.

Last year’s top prize went to Joe Williams of Suttons Bay who caught a 18.11-pound chinook as skipper of Part Time.

For more information about this year’s Northport Salmon Slam call Anderson at 645-8519.

Old Engine Show set for Aug. 18-21 The 44th annual Buckley Old Engine Show will take place next week, Aug. 18-21, at the Buckley show grounds, one mile west of Buckley on M-37.

The show includes numerous demonstrations, attractions and exhibits.

There is a 1900’s front street set up including a blacksmith’s and barber’s shop, a cobbler and harness shop, and a Buckley print shop and newspaper.

See wheat ground into flour with a Burr mill. Buy penny candy and other old fashioned goodies at the general store.

The heart of the show is the many old steam engine tractors that will be on display. Members of the Northwest Michigan Engine and Thresher Club will have their machines on display at the show. The group also operates a 1918 Steam train on tracks laid out on the show grounds.

There is a charge to attend the show.

Go to www.buckleyoldengineshow.org for more information about the event.

Prizes awarded in Paint Out Over 70 artists from Leelanau County, throughout Michigan and across the United States participated in the Glen Arbor Art Association’s third Annual Plein Air Paint Out last Saturday.

The artists fanned out across Leelanau County with a day of painting before returning their works for the evening’s Wet Painting Sale and Reception. Juror Harvey Gordon awarded three cash prizes: first place to David Westerfield of Glenview, Ill.; second place to Joan Richmond of Traverse City; and third place to Gene Rantz of Northport.

The People’s Choice award, based on votes cast by the nearly 300 attending the event, was given to Katherine Larson, of Brighton, for her watercolor painting of the old grist mill north of Glen Arbor.

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Donakowski returns to play world-class music

By Carol Thompson Of The Enterprise staff

CARL DONAKOWSKI will be performing with pianist Zhihua Tang on Saturday at the Holy Rosary Sala Koncertowa in the Arts and Education Centre in Isadore at 8 p.m.

World-class music worthy of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. is coming to Leelanau County.

On Saturday at 8 p.m., cellist Carl Donakowski and pianist Zhihua Tang will be at the Isadore Holy Rosary Sala Koncertowa in the Arts & Education Centre performing the exact same music they offered at the Kennedy Center. The performance marks the end of the centre’s 2011 Summer Concert Series.

“Tickets will be less than they were at the Kennedy Center, so people can save themselves about $15,000,” said Conrad Donakowski, Carl’s father who lives in Lake Leelanau. “It is world-class and here it is in downtown Isadore.”

Carl and Tang will be performing a variety of music ranging from a Bach suite to a tango, and a Chopin piece.

Chopin is a famous Polish composer, and Tang has competed in international Chopin competitions.

“Being Polish, I feel some connection with a Polish composer like Chopin” Carl Donakowski said.

Donakowski started playing cello when he was a child, and went on to study cello at Indiana University, for three years in Germany and then at Stony Brook University in New York.

He now teaches cello at James Madison University in Virginia and performs with orchestras around the country.

“I like sharing the music of great com-

Glen Arbor at 8 p.m. Tickets $15.

Aug. 19: • Micki Free performs at the Leelanau Sands Casino at 8 p.m.

• Claudia Schmidt Funtet plays jazz

at Music in the Park in Marina Park in Northport at 7 p.m.

• Karaoke at the Western Avenue Bar & Grill in Glen Arbor from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

August 12: • The Windy Ridge Quartet plays at Music in the Park in Marina Park in Northport at 7 p.m.

• Karaoke at the Western Avenue Bar & Grill in Glen Arbor from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

• Karaoke at the Cedar Tavern from 9:30 to 2 a.m.

Aug. 13: • Crystal Gayle performs at the Leelanau Sands Casino at 8 p.m.

• Carl Donakowski performs a solo concert, “A Poet of the Cello,” in the Sala Konaertowa concert hall at Holy Rosary Church in Isadore at 8 p.m.

• Karaoke at Kerby’s Bar and Grill in Maple City at 9 p.m.

• Karaoke at Dick’s Pour House in Lake Leelanau from 9:30 to 2 a.m.

• Karaoke at the Western Avenue Bar & Grill in Glen Arbor from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Aug. 14: • Who Hit John? at the top of Bay mountain at the homestead Aug. 16: • Open Mic Night at O’Keefe’s Firehouse Pub in Suttons Bay at 10 p.m.

Aug. 17: • Rita Hosking sings country and folk music on the Leelanau School lawn in

Purely Romantic dinner and concert Wednesday Chamber Music North and Black Star Farms will host Purely Romantic dinner and concert event on Wednesday, Aug. 17.

The event takes place at the Inn at Black Star Farms near Suttons Bay, with dinner starting at 6 p.m. and the concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the concert only may be purchased at the door starting at 5:30 p.m.

The music will be provided by a trio of musicians, Debra Fayorian, cello, Frank Almond, violin, and Thomas Lymenstull, piano. They will perform three pieces by composers from the Romantic period of classical music: Sonata in A Major for violin and piano by César Franck; Sonata in C Major for cello and piano by Ludwig van Beethoven; and

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posers with other people,” he said. “My job as the interpreter is to take a piece of great music and bring it alive for the audience.”

Performing at the Holy Rosary Arts & Education Centre will be special for Donakowski, whose aunt contributed to the concert hall’s renovation according to Conrad’s vision and dedicated it to his grandparents.

“It makes me feel more connected to the place,” Carl said.

But outside of the family connections, Donakowski said the concert hall is the perfect size and has wonderful acoustics.

“I think people will really enjoy hearing the sound of a cello and piano in the lovely new recital hall,” Carl said.

Donakowski said that people who haven’t heard classical music will still enjoy the performance and be surprised at how much the music will speak to them. He’ll talk about pieces before he plays them to give some context of the pieces.

“There will be something there for everyone,” Carl said.

Before Saturday’s performance, Carl said he will be in the area preparing for the concert and finding time in the afternoons to “enjoy the paradise on Earth that is Leelanau County.”

Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students in advance, and $20 for adults and $10 for students at the door. To purchase tickets call 228-5429 or stop by the Holy Rosary church office in Isadore.

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Trees inexplicably tumble down in Omena Judy Smart is back from her recent “girls” week in LA. to attend a bridal shower for her daughter Amy, who is getting married in September. John’s sister from Chicago and her daughters were there, and Judy’s sister and her daughter came from LA for the shower thrown by four of Amy’s friends. Judy spent the rest of the week spending time with Amy, shopping, enjoying her favorite LA restaurants, shopping, seeing family and friends, and shopping.

Bill and Judy Knorp are enjoying a visit from their three-year old grandson, Hunter Van Gundy and his mother Becky. They went to Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City one day where friends of theirs from California were staying and Hunter got to slide down the big water slides.

Bob and Karen Gelakoski’s daughter and son-in-law, Andrea and David Compton, are here from Jacksonville, Florida with their two sons, Noah, 3, and Andrew, who is one.

Barry and Sherri Deal recently returned to Hillsboro, Oregon, a suburb of Portland, after over a month here. Their son Nathan was here for almost two weeks, and took sailing lessons in Northport one week. He starts high school this fall. While they were here, they saw Barry’s mother, Peg Deal, and lots of friends.

Barry spent every summer here when he was growing up.

The harvest finished up on Omena Heights this past Monday. People came to watch the trees being shaken

right up till the end. Hope Jackson, from Suttons Bay, brought her parents Wayne and Mary, who were in town visiting from Lansing, Kansas.

They came for the occasion of Hope’s housewarming party last Sunday afternoon. Hope’s boyfriend, Bob Sonderman, was on the harvest crew.

Ron and Lynn Sutton were out walking with Ron’s daughter Kristin and Ron’s sister and brother-in-law, Kay and Wes Trout, and their son David, and added a tour of the cherry harvest on to their route. The Trouts are in Omena staying with Ron and Lynn. Kay and Wes live in Van Buren, Ark., and David lives in Amarillo, Texas.

Last Sunday’s torrential rain storm was a very localized one, which was surprising for how long and hard it was. Fortunately, the Suttons Bay Art Show was unaffected by it. In fact, Glen LaCross, who arrived to pick up cherries just as the deluge was slowing down, was totally surprised by it. He said they were mowing lawns in Peshawbestown, and two miles up the road, it was a downpour.

It didn’t rain in Lake Leelanau, either.

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There were strange happenings in Omena Saturday morning. You may remember that it was a muggy, very still day. There was not a whisper of wind on Omena Point.

Mike Biskupski, Bill Mason, John Smart and Dennis Turner had just finished playing tennis at the Yacht Club shortly after 11 a.m. when they heard a loud bang and the two poles at one end of the court of the collapsed, bringing down the fence as well.

Fortunately, they were sitting on the bench changing their shoes and resting for a minute. Had they still been on the court, they might have been in the path of the crash. At about that very same moment, a tree fell across Omena Heights Road, knocking down the power line as it fell, and taking out the electricity to everything on the hill — including the wells for the cherry harvest.

Since the tree fell in the forest by itself, we don’t know if it went bang.

As the crow flies, the tree and the two poles were only a couple hundred yards apart and pretty much in line with each other. One theory has to do with low-flying alien spaceships (as opposed to domestic ones).

Another theory is high levels of microwaves from too much cell phone activity. Biskupski said that the noise sounded more like a crack-

ling of electricity, and he thought he caught a glimpse of superhero Flash overhead. Yet another explanation comes from someone who saw two bucket trucks headed out the Point Road, possibly even up the hill, just about 10 minutes before the events occurred.

We may never know. It was about five and a half hours before electric power was restored on the hill.

Harvest was delayed for about three hours, hoping it would come back, and then resumed for several hours without the benefit of fresh well water in the tanks. And you thought strange things only happened in Roswell, N.M. Ron and Cynnie First Dotzauer arrived in the midst of the power outage to move into Martom House.

Since the wells weren’t working, there was no water. They went back to spend the afternoon at the Renz Cottage with Cynnie’s parents, Rat and Bill. Ron and Cynnie are here for the week along with AJ Dotzauer and her friend Nisa Orozco-McCormick.

AJ and Nisa have been friends since the sixth grade. AJ now attends Central Washington University in Ellensburg, and Nisa goes to St. Mary’s College of California in Moraga, near San Francisco. This is Nisa’s first time in Omena. Ron went salmon fishing with his brother-inlaw Bill Renz, nephew Griffin Renz, and Jim Ronyak. They had a great time and everyone caught several big ones.

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ELOISE LUND of Empire was the oldest woman at the picnic.

She is 95.

Unfortunately the summer is winding down. The high school athletes are leaving and in another week the out-of-state kids will be starting school.

This is always a tough time for the hospitality people and the retailers.

A lot of the help leaves and the visitors are still here.

Peter Deering Hach was home from Nicaragua where he is in the Peace Corp. His family and friends celebrated with a potluck picnic.

Peter is now back in Nicaragua.

Another Old Settlers picnic is in the books and even a little rain didn’t deter anyone.

I always find it interesting on Saturday afternoon and Monday to notice what I call the new batch of

“White Legs” in town. By the time they go back to reality in a week or so, they blend right in and some new “white legs,” check in.

This weeks winner of the Empire Lions Club Lucky Thirteen drawing was Jim Sielaff from Livonia.

Congratulations The next Manitou Music Festival performer will be Rita Hosking. Ms. Hosking will be playing her country folk music on the Leelanau School lawn on August 17th at 8:00 pm.

Happy Anniversary to Joanne and Jack Strobel.

To all the folks that are complaining about the heat, remember about two months ago when everyone was saying it was too cold and we were not going to have a summer this year. It’s all too short, don’t complain.

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NANCY AND George Edick of Burdickville were the longest-married couple in attendance at the Old Settlers Picnic Sunday. They have had 69 years of marital bliss.

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One-room schoolhouses played vital role in Omena Editor’s note: The information in this article was drawn from “Omena – A Place in Time” by Amanda Holmes.

The Omena Historical Society Museum’s exhibit this summer includes a replica of one of the old school rooms. The museum is located in downtown Omena.

STUDENTS SIT in a class at the Omena School. The photo was taken in 1910. Just to the right of the teacher, who is standing, is Ruth Craker. from her home on what is now Freeland Road, along with the Southwell boys who lived on the nearby farm. They would walk down the railroad track and cut across the field and orchard. In the winter, the oldest children would take turns going first and making a path through the snow.

Ernestine attended the Omena School until she was in the sixth grade,

when several of the county schools consolidated in Northport. After consolidation, the children traveled by horse and wagon in the spring and fall, but a horse-drawn sleigh provided transportation in the winter. By the time Ernestine and Elizabeth were in high school, they had buses. School began at 8:30 in the morning, and, since Northport was seven miles from

Looking Back in Leelanau…

5 YEARS AGO August 10, 2006 The Suttons Bay-Bingham District Library Board of Trustees will head back to the drawing board following Tuesday’s resounding defeat of their proposal to raise taxes in both townships by .77 mills to fund the library “in perpetuity.” “The library will continue to struggle financially, and we won’t be able to provide what the people told us they wanted from their library — increased hours, more materials, more services,” said Jeannie Coulter, president of the Library Board. *** Jewelry valued at more than $100,000 was recovered by sheriff’s officers Monday night, much of which is believed to have been stolen from Becky Thatcher Designs store in Glen Arbor. Paula Borden, 55, of Williamsburg was arraigned Wednesday morning in Circuit Court. *** A countywide 1-mill property tax hike proposal to be decided in the Nov. 7 General Election appears to be “on again.” In a split decision during its executive committee meeting this week, the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners recommended approval of a resolution and ballot language asking voters for an additional 1-mill property tax to help underwrite the county’s general operations, including 9-1-1 and Public Safety services.

10 YEARS AGO August 9, 2001 Interested in buying a Great Lakes commercial trap net fishing operation?

Cheap? The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians announced last week that the Tribal fishing tug Joseph H. and its trap net equipment will be sold — likely for a fraction for what the state paid for the operation one year ago. *** The “dog days” of summer are upon

us, with relief finally in sight. Heat indexes have approached or exceeded 100 degrees for eight of the past 10 days making it tough to do much of anything without breaking a sweat. *** A newly-organized Crystal River riparian group filed a complaint Tuesday in Circuit Court, hoping to change how the Glen Lake Association operates a dam regulating lake water levels. The lake association maintains water levels in Big Glen and Little Glen lakes in keeping with a 1945 court order which the new riparians group would like to see modified to provide more flow into the Crystal River.

35 YEARS AGO August 12, 1976 At its regular August session Tuesday, the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners voted to begin a search for a site for a senior citizen center. Working with the Commission on Aging and related agencies, the board will seek a centralized location in the county for a building “not to exceed $40,000” in price. *** Bid will be taken Wednesday in Lansing for a truck climb-lane on the north side of M-72 between M-22 and the crest of Morgan Hill in Leelanau County’s Elmwood Township. In recent years, truck traffic on M-72 has increased markedly through the development of gravel pits and the sanitary landfill in the Maple City area. *** People “from all over the world” are stopping to see and photograph Leelanau County’s Bicentennial Barn, owner Mrs. Lewis Shalda said yesterday. Mrs. Shalda said that the most frequent comment by visitors is “simply fantastic!”

60 YEARS AGO August 9, 1951 Consumers Power Company officials still are puzzled over the two hour

power interruption Monday night at Northport and Omena. Clarence Cook, maintenance man, with helpers, walked the line to Suttons Bay, battling mosquitoes all the way, but found nothing wrong. They concluded that a branch must have fallen across the lines, and later dropped off. *** Leelanau County this summer is the testing ground for the entire state in deer control. The problem which biologists are trying to solve is how to have deer and cherries too. They chose Leelanau because it is an outstanding resort center, as well as the third greatest cherry producing county in America.

The biologists are Arlow Boyce of Traverse City, Edward Mikula of Elmwood and Jerry Duvendeck of East Lansing. *** St. Rita’s Mission, Maple City, was made a parish August 1 by the Most Rev. Bishop Francis Haas of Grand Rapids. The Rev. Fr. Thaddeus Sniegowski of Ludington is the new pastor of the parish formerly under the Rev. Fr. J. F. Bocek of Empire.

115 YEARS AGO August 6, 1896 Cedar City. Walter S… who was killed by the explosion of the boiler in the shingle mill Wednesday last was 42 years of age, a hard working man and was honored and esteemed by all who knew him and had given good satisfaction with his work to Mr. Sullivan during his stay with him as an engineer at the Mill. *** Miss Mary Murray of White Lake is in town. She is on her way to North Manitou Island to visit her brother Patsie Murray of the Life Saving Station. *** Eli Firestone of North Manitou Island passed through town yesterday, on his way to Goshen Ind.

Ernestine’s, the day began early. She was one of the first ones to be picked up. Claude Craker recalled days in the spring when it was so muddy that the horse and wagon couldn’t get through, so the children would have to get off the wagon and push it up hills.

Elizabeth Putnam Gill Markham, who was also born in 1912, attended the Omena School along with Ernestine.

In her memoir, “This I Remember”, she wrote, “Everyone had lunch at school.

Each child brought their own cup and for two cents could get a hot meal.

Families furnished the ingredients for the soup and a pot of soup was made on the schoolhouse stove.”

After high school, Elizabeth was the teacher for a while at Bass Lake School, which had not yet consolidated with Northport. She remembered the additional tasks required of the teacher in those days. “There were fires to build and water to pump and bring in, so the children could have water to drink for the day and of course all shared the dipper that was in the bucket. And we had toilet facilities where the paths had to be shoveled.”

The importance of schooling at that time becomes particularly clear in the context of the role that the children also played in the running of the early farms. Ole Kiersey’s family arrived in the Omena area around 1882, and settled on a farm at the end of Freeland Road that abutted John Putnam’s farm on one side and Ed Putnam’s on the other. In Omena – A Place in Time, Ole

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From the earliest days of the settlement of Omena, schooling for the children was a priority. The Reverend Peter Dougherty arrived in the area in 1851 and began building the first permanent structures in what would become the village of Omena. About the same time, land began to be purchased as farmland or for timber.

Within a decade, there were two schoolhouses in Omena. The Craker School was built in 1860 at the corner of Overlook and Davis Roads, and the Omena School was built in 1863 on Tatch Road, near what is now the home of Ralph and Nancy Kalchik.

The Craker School was also referred to as the Brown School, since it was built on property that had belonged to G. Brown at one time. Prior to 1860, classes were held in private homes including the Kimmerhorns, B. F. Holcomb’s, and William Milson’s. In the 1880’s, a third schoolhouse was erected. It was called the Bass Lake School, and the building still stands at the corner of what are now East Omena Road and County Road 626. It is now a private home.

All of the schools were one-room schoolhouses. One teacher taught all of the grades, as well as tending the fire and keeping the room clean. The children walked to school if they lived near enough. The children who lived in the country rode to school in a horse-drawn wagon in the spring and fall. In the winter the driver would have a sleigh.

The driver stabled the horses in Omena and stayed in town himself until time to drive the children home again. Ernestine Freeland Johnson, who was born in 1912, walked to the Omena School

remembers stories of early life on the farm. “Before school you’d clean the stable, feed the cows and milk them, take care of the stock and then eat breakfast. Then you got cleaned up and went to school.”

Although farming methods and farm life had changed by the time Ole was a boy in the 1930’s, the children still had farm duties in addition to schooling. He recalls, “There were times, when I wasn’t very old, we’d be in the woods doing logging early in the morning before we went to school.”

Elizabeth Putnam Markham’s grandfather, John Donovan Putnam, owned a dairy, and her father, Ed Putnam, began delivering milk when he was eight years old.

Potatoes were a big crop in the area as early as 1880, and harvesting them was labor intensive. Schools closed for a week in the fall so that children could help dig potatoes, a furlough ironically called “potato vacation.” Ole Kiersey remembers potato vacation as late as 1948.

In addition to attending school, children were also encouraged to read. One of Avis Wolfe’s chores was to go to the library on Friday after school and get as many books as she could. Ernestine Johnson observed that the closeness of family evening entertainment came simply from the lack of good lighting.

Whether to read or to sew, you had to be close to a lamp. It also meant that another morning chore was washing the lamp chimneys.

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A solid support network is now in place for people with Parkinson’s and their care givers.

“We have so many services now. We can help people get the medicines they need, or arrange a respite for family members who are providing care for a loved one,” Meach said.

She recently gave up the role of director for the G-T Area Parkinson’s Support Group, a move that did not come easily for her.

“There is a lot that goes into this position. It is not an easy job and you have to be available 24/7 and compassionate,” she said.

Meach is also excited about the latest Parkison’s research that shows staying active and moving helps the brain maintain the proper level of dopamine.

Meach said research shows that people who suffer from Parkinson’s have low levels of dopamine.

“By keeping your dopamine levels up you can lessen the effects of Parkinson’s. Exercise is medicine, keep moving,” she said.

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An Elmwood Township woman, who established the Grand Traverse Area Parkinson’s Support Group in 1984 will be honored at an event in Grand Rapids next week.

Maxine Meach will receive the Davis Finney Foundation’s Local Hero Award at the foundation’s Victory Summit to be held on Aug. 20 at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids. The summit is free to the public, with advance registration required. National and local experts on Parkinson’s disease will present their latest findings on ways to live well with the disease..

Meach’s husband, Charles, a dentist, had retired from his practice when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1984. He died in 1992.

“There wasn’t a lot of information out there when my husband was diagnosed. There were very few books written about it and it was hard to find them,” she said.

In their search for knowledge, the Meaches met another couple who were also searching for information about Parkinson’s. Through their combined effort, the couples formed the Grand Traverse Area Parkinson’s Support Group. Since then Meach helped expand the G-T area group to include a support group in Frankfort and started the Young Onset Parkinson’s group.

“There were so many people out there who didn’t know anything about the disease, who felt like they were the only ones going through this,” Meach said. “This support group has helped a lot of people.”

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Leelanau County

Church Directory…

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St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 8190 Lincoln Rd., Beulah 231-882-4241 www.benziestandrews.com

Saturday Holy Eucharist at 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Holy Eucharist at 10:00 a.m.

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LOUISE CHESTER, center, of Maple City, was feted July 24 in honor of her 90th birthday.

Maple City woman enjoys 90th birthday Former Maple City resident Louise Chester was feted July 24 in Maple City in honor of her 90th birthday.

Louise and her late husband, Ed Chester, lived on Wheeler Road from 1970 until Ed’s death in 1996. Louise moved the following year to Grand Rapids.

Louise is recognized by many for

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entertaining the residents of Maple Valley Nursing Home over about 15 years.

In addition to the guest of honor, attending the birthday party were daughter Elaine Novak and her husband, John, of Grawn; grandson David Novak and his wife, Lisa of Chicago and granddaughter Jean Berte and husband, Joe, of Philadelphia.

through steps for proper nutrition and hydration for senior citizens.

Stop Senior Hunger is an initiative

by Comfort Keepers. Diane Roach, a registered dietician, will lead the presentation. The program is free for seniors, but reservations are recommended. For more information, or to register for the event, call 256-8121.

Rink to speak at history conference A pioneering Leelanau County vintner will speak at the State History Conference this fall in Traverse City.

Bernie Rink will join writer Richard Fidler in providing a program entitled, “A Land of Plenty: How Cherries and Grapes Brought Wealth to the Grand Traverse Area.” Rink, founder of Boyskydel Vineyards in Bingham

Township, is a former librarian at Northwestern Michigan College.

The conference, sponsored by the Historical Society of Michigan, will be held Sept. 23-25 at the Grand Traverse Resort. Call 800-692-1828 for further information, or visit the web at HSMichigan.Org.

Saving Birds series continues next Thursday Mushroom expert Ed Reinert will be the featured speaker next Thursday, Aug. 18, at the fourth in a series of lectures sponsored by Saving Birds Thru Habitat.

Reinert’s expertise will help participants better identify and enjoy these important members of the ecosystem.

The program, scheduled from 7 to 8:30 p.m., costs $15 per person. Saving Birds Habitat Discovery Center is located at 5020 N. Putnam Rd., Omena.

Further information is available by calling 271-3738.

The Leelanau Historical Society will host its annual meeting on Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the Leelanau Historical Society Museum in Leland.

The museum is located at 203 E. Cedar St., Leland. For more information about the society or this meeting please call 256-7475.

Empire Empire United Methodist Church Rev. Brenda E. Gordon 326-5510 Sunday School for all ages: 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.

Youth Fellowship (1st & 3rd Sundays) 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday: 5:45 p.m. Kingdom Kids

First Baptist Church Our Father’s House (SBC) Pastor Richard Blaser 7474 M-72 W. 947-9176 Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Worship Service: 11:00 a.m.

St. Philip Neri Catholic Church Rev. Zeljko Guberovic Rev. Mariano Dellagiovanna 326-5255 Saturday Mass at 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass at 8:00 a.m.,10:00 a.m.

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Leland Immanuel Lutheran Church LCMS Rev. Lawrence K. Matro, Pastor Phone 256-9464 Sunday School: 8:30 a.m.

Bible Class: 8:30 a.m.

Worship Service: 10 a.m.

Wednesday Worship 7 p.m.

Barrier Free Nursery available

Mass: Sunday 8 a.m.

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First Church of Christ, Scientist Harbor Hwy., Glen Arbor, Mich.

Phone 334-4961 Church Services: 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School: 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday evening meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Reading Room: Mon, Tue, Thurs, Fri 11-2 Wed. 6:45-7:20 p.m., 2nd & 4th Saturday 10-12 Childcare provided

Bethlehem Lutheran Church 6012 Lake St. (In the Heart of Glen Arbor) Pastor Daniel L. Krause 334-4180 Worship Service: 9:30 a.m.

Fellowship Hour: 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study: 10:30 a.m.

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Leland Community United Methodist Church 106 N. Fourth St. Linda Farmer-Lewis, Pastor Phone 256-9161 Website: lelandcumc.org Service: 8:30 a.m.

Summer Church: 9:30 a.m.

Guest Speaker: Dr. Cornelius Plantinga Service: 11:00 a.m.

Nursery Provided for 9:30 and 11:00 services Barrier Free

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Leland Library Sunday Services: 9:30 a.m.

Lake Leelanau St. Mary Church Father Michael Janowski 231-256-9676

Mass: Sat., 5 p.m.; Sun., 9:15 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.; Confessions: Saturday at 4:30 p.m.

Leelanau Community Church Full Gospel 245 S. Lake Leelanau Drive 256-7838 Rev. Lucy Schaub, Pastor Sunday 9:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

Home of Angel Food Ministries “Jesus is Lord”

Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Worship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday School: 10:00 Choir Wed. 7:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass: 11:00 a.m.

Thursday Mass: 9:00 a.m.

Omena Omena Presbyterian Church Dr. Ross A. Foster, Moderator Phone 386-5547 Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m.

Suttons Bay St. Michael’s Church Corner of Elm and Broadway Father James Doherty Parish Office 271-3744 Saturday Mass: 4:30 p.m.

Sunday Mass: 9:00 a.m.

Tues. 5:00 p.m., Wed. - Fri. Mass: 8:30 a.m.

First Evangelical Lutheran E.L.S./W.E.L.S. Fellowship 321 St. Mary’s Ave. 271-3271 Pastor Ron Pederson Worship: 10 a.m.

Sunday School, 11:15 a.m.

Northport St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church Warren at 7th Street 386-5037 Rev. Tom Otis, Rector Holy Eucharist 9:00 a.m.

Coffee Hour 10:00 a.m.

Immanuel Lutheran, E.L.C.A. Pastor Paul Kuhlman 203 Lincoln St. Phone 271-3671 Worship: 8:30 a.m.

Family Service: 10:00 a.m.

Northport Covenant Church 409 Shabwasung (M-22) 386-7362 Pastor Jerry Lange

Keswick United Methodist Church 3 miles S. of Suttons Bay on Co. Rd. 633 Pastor Patricia Haas Sunday Worship - 9:30 a.m. www.keswickchurch.org

Christian Education Hour 9 a.m.

Worship & Nursery 10:30 a.m.

Trinity United Church of Christ 103 Warren Street Office 386-5801 Rev. Karen Schulte Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m.

Choir Practice: 8:45 a.m.

Nursery Provided

Bethany Lutheran ELCA 220 W. Nagonaba, 386-5037 Tom W. Otis, Pastor

St. Gertrude’s Church Warren at 7th Street Father James Doherty Parish Office: 271-3744

Maple City Community Church 89 Church St. 228-6900

Worship Service: 9:30 a.m. with nursery Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. For all ages www.northlandcommunity.org

(please leave name, telephone number and quantity on voice mail)

One day He said to one, “you are Simon,” a rickety character. But He added, “You will be called Peter,” a rocklike character.

Maple City

Northland Community Church 9105 E. Fouch Road Pastor Caleb Palmer 231-946-9693

EMPIRE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 231.326.5510

The Lord looks at you and me; and He sees not only what we are, but what we can be.

Gill’s Pier

Greilickville

$5 each ORDER NOW!

One night she came in just as the artist was about to leave. For the first time she noticed the fully sculpted form. “That,” she exclaimed, “is Abraham Lincoln. How did you know he was in there?”

St. Wenceslaus Church Father Andrew Buvala, O.F.M.

Divine Service: 9:30 a.m.

Fellowship: 10:45 a.m.

Bible Class & Sunday School: 11:00 a.m.

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Historical group to meet

Saturday Mass: 4:00 p.m.

Sunday Masses: 8:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.

(Extraordinary Form) Go to www.holyrosarycedar.org & click on calendar for all masses/devotions/confessions

St. Paul’s Lutheran L.C.M.S. Corner of M-22 & Townline Rev. Robert W. Wurst, Jr. 228-6888

Franz to speak Monday The Republican Women of Leelanau County will host state Rep. Ray Franz (R-Onekama) on Monday at The Manor on Glen Lake.

Franz represents Leelanau, Benzie, Manistee and Mason Counties. He is a member of four committees in the state House: education; regulatory reform; energy & technology; and military and veterans affairs.

The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. and will cost $15 per person.

Reservations are required, and may be made by calling 386-9929.

Adult Sunday School Class: @ 8:30 a.m.

Worship & Sunday School (K-5):10:00 a.m.

Nursery care provided during worship FW Friends: (K-4) Wednesday @ 3:30 Route 3:16 (5th & 6th) Wednesday @ 3:30

Holy Rosary Church Rev. Fr. Donald Libby, Pastor Phone 228-5429

Senior program on hunger set The county Commission on Aging will host a program on preventing senior hunger on Wednesday, Aug. 17 in the county Government Center.

Eat, Drink and Be Well! — Stop Senior Hunger will begin at 2 p.m. in the community room located on the lower level of the county government center. The interactive program will guide seniors and their family members

Glen Lake Community Reformed 4902 W. MacFarlane Rd. (Co. Rd. 616) 334-4563 Pastor Andy Bossardet

A maid worked for an artist, and every night she was fascinated by the form of a person emerging from the marble.

Suttons Bay Congregational Church 218 W. Madison St./2 blocks W. of M-22 Rev. Robin Long, Pastor Phone 271-6036 10 a.m. Worship & Sunday School Everyone Welcome! www.suttonsbaycong.com

Bay Shore Pharmacy Suttons Bay

271-6111 Becky Thatcher Designs Glen Arbor•Harbor Springs•Leland•Traverse City

334-3826 East Traverse Catholic Federal Credit Union Traverse City•Lake Leelanau

946-6655 • 256-7778 Leelanau Enterprise Lake Leelanau

256-9827 The Martin Company Glen Arbor

334-7000

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St. Philip’s Episcopal Church 785 Beulah Hwy. (U.S. 31 N.) 231-882-4506

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CLASSIFIEDS www.LeelanauClassifieds.com

Have You Found

Lost

See Deb at the Leelanau Enterprise 7-7-11

7200 E. Duck Lake Rd. Lake Leelanau #C25259

Weeding Flagstone Patios/Walkways Retaining Walls Shrub/Hedge Trimming Ponds - Waterfalls Timberstand Improvements Mulching - Hauling Fully Insured

Call 228-6019 Air Conditioner

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DeLonghi Portable. Used 4 months.

Paid $529 -offer at $250. 947-2564.

VINTAGE VOLVO 1993 960 Wagon Less than 8,000 miles/year.

Tires & Brakes less than 20,000 mi.

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Seeks good home at only

$2450 Call 231-271-4047

PAINTINGS EDEE JOPPICH

30% off

Zumba

POT OF GOLD RE-SALE

Cedar Hilltopper’s 1st Annual Snowmobile Swap & Show Saturday, August 13th 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

7949 S Schomberg Rd. All recreational items welcome.

Questions?

Call Bill @ 645-5150

Michigan Artists in S.B. The Cottage Book Shop in G.A. Two Fish Gallery in Leland

Math Tutor Available

OR 231-271-6070 www.kenscottphotography.com

Daycare Openings

Aug 21 (Sun) – Empire Old fashioned estate auction.

(Haney Farm)

2 part/fulltime avail. All ages welcome.

Mon-Fri. 6:30 am -5:30 pm. Long Lake Schools. FHA accepted. 946-1461.

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT

Gallagher’s

Aug 26 (Fri. Evening) – Traverse City High end antiques & collectibles, plus fine artwork

by Paul Collins.

Centennial Farm Our own Natural Beef & Pork No MSG - Antibiotics or growth hormones. Individually packaged,or 1/4’s & 1/2’s OUR NATURAL SMOKED HAMS & BACONS. BRATS, BOLOGNAS, SUMMER SAUSAGES, CLUB FRANKS & BEEF STICKS

Sept 4 (Sun) – Cadillac Sporting Collectibles.

Outstanding collection of duck decoys, fish spearing decoys, Peterson items, lures, taxidermy, prints, firearms & other sporting.

20% off Bulk Ground Beef

Sept 11 (Sun) – Interlochen Annual Fall Auction. Vehicles, trucks, RV’s, electrical, restaurant, yard & garden, furnishings, antiques & collectibles and more.

Now thru August 20th

Cheese • Jams • Jellies Maple Syrup and Gifts Our own meat pies, fruit pies & Sweet Corn!

Dog Parade

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development is considering an application by Leelanau Community Energy LLC for a Renewable Energy Grant to assist in the financing of a wind turbine in Northport, Michigan.

USDA Rural Development has assessed the potential impact of this proposed action, and has determined that it will not significantly impact the quality of the human environment. Therefore, USDA Rural Development will not prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed action.

Any written comments regarding this determination should be provided within fifteen (15) days of this publication to USDA Rural Development, 1501 Cass St., Suite A., Traverse City MI 49684.

231-421-5199 or 231-218-0771 Mon. - Fri. 12-6 • Sat. 12-4 5891 N. Long Lake Rd, T.C. www.gallagherfarms.com

208 Mill Street, Northport

231.218.3967

GALLERIES

9:30 am. Thur. Leland School www.kbsutton.com 228-6272

nstruction

Dan & Joe Bardenhagen

Photographs of Leelanau County and beyond . . .

8-4-11

231-386-7428

8185 S Lakeshore Dr. Aug. 11-13.

10am-4pm. Brm suite, furn. windows, handicap items, household, clothing.

231-357-0042 Ken Scott, Photography

General Announcements

AUCTION CALENDAR

Ski-doo, table saw, tools, smoker, fishing tackle, vintage phone booth, bikes, furniture, (2) sofa beds, vintage items, women’s clothes size 2 - 4, & 16-18, crafts, Christmas items, books, toys, dishes, linens and more!

Leland, Suttons Bay, Glen Arbor & Surrounding Areas

Lost between Northport & M-22 to Happy Hour. Call 271-3377.

BC

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Roofing • Siding • Garages Pole Barns • Decks & More Licensed & Insured

Property Maintenance Visit our website www.nlmresortservices.com Owner Operated & Insured

Cordless Sawsall

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New Homes • Remodels

and

Check it out when you come to the 8-11-11

AT JOPPICHS BAY STREET GALLERY IN NORTHPORT

$100 Reward Lost 4 couch cushions on 7/25/11.

M-72 West-Maple City Rd. 360-0243.

Inside. 3 Days Only!

Thur. - Sat. 8am-6pm.

5654 E Lincoln, Cedar

Collection of paperweights from $3, furniture, dishes and serving pieces, antiques, 4 poster bed $100, pictures, paintings, and art, footed cake plates, lots and lots of monkeys, garden sculpture and iron furniture, mirrors in many sizes including a birch/twig frame, assortment of great lamps, and lots, lots, more!

ORIGINAL UNFRAMED

Black & White 11 lbs. Lost 7/31 on Valley & Tower Rds. in Maple City.

Needs heart meds. 228-5299.

Experienced. NHS Student. $10/hr.

Call Carrie 228-5153 or 409-1123

New Arrivals

ART SALE

Outdoor Service

Lost Shih-tzu Dog

“Barn” Sale

Garage Sale

Black with tan leather interior.

Complete

7-21-11

Allscapes Outdoor Services

Co

5-12-11

Chestnuts Consignment Shop yet?

10566 Eckerle, Suttons Bay. Thur.-Sat.

a rd

7-14-11

Overstuffed Westbrook Signature Design. $200. 256-0690.

B

New Living rm. Chair

Wooded - End of road privacy, bike to spectacular Esch Road beach, by Empire. $175,000. 312-744-6997

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New Price - 20 Acres

8-11-11

Late Classifieds

Thursday, August 11, 2011

USDA Rural Development will make no further decisions regarding this proposed action during this 15 day period.

ED

Country Colonial

Hatlem Creek Home Charming ‘40’s 3 BR/2 BA w/100’ private frontage on Hatlem Creek. Beautiful location near GL access & National Park.

Bright interior w/wood fireplace. $290,000 MLS# 1723250

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Lake Michigan Waterfront

152’ beautiful sandy shoreline & Sleeping Bear Bay sunset views. Now offered three ways – all now at reduced prices: spacious 2400 sq/ft, 3 BR/2 BA main home & 1500 sq/ft 3 BR/1.5 BA guest home for $1,250,000, just main home at $950,000, or guest cottage and deeded frontage for $450,000. MLS# 1726340, 1726339, & 1726338

Little Traverse Lake Rare find on North shore. 5 BR/3.5 BA wellmaintained contemporary home w/103’ frontage & depth of over 600’. National Park property across road. Turn key (furnished) including dock, two lifts, & small flotilla for unending summer fun on the lake! $765,000 MLS# 1722890

Vacant Land

8/ O 14 PE 2- N 4P M

Spacious 2 story w/large master suite, main floor laundry, partially finished LL, attached 2 car garage, carport & garden shed. 4+ wooded acres within walking distance to Maple City village. $239,900 MLS# 1725413

In 1929 Babe Ruth hit his 500th home run.We have your bases covered.

– Call us!

C DU

Timber View Ridge Nearly 2 acre building site in quiet wooded community. Adjacent to large “natural” common area. Golf courses, National Lakeshore, Leelanau villages, & lakes/beaches nearby! $59,900 MLS# 1724978 11+ Acres near Sleeping Bear National Park land.

Mostly wooded w/hardwoods & some pines along road. Empire & Glen Arbor villages, Glen Lake, & Lake Michigan nearby. $109,900 MLS# 1725152

Bryan Borchardt

bryan@serbinrealestate.com

South Beach #43

Sandy beaches and sunsets await! 900 feet of shared Sleeping Bear Bay frontage. 2 BR/2 Bath unit with excellent rental history and easy access to Glen Arbor makes this property a must see! Many furnishings included! $520,000 MLS# 1729228 From Glen Arbor, NE on M-22 over bridge to L on Overbrook; keep L to South Beach 43 at end.

Bob Price

bprice@serbinrealestate.com

www.serbinrealestate.com Rob Serbin

rob@serbinrealestate.com

Lake Michigan Cape Cod Stunning 3 BR/3 BA in upscale Storm Hill neighborhood adjacent to National Lakeshore. Shared access to Lake Michigan beach & tennis courts. Walk to Empire shopping/dining. $799,000 MLS# 1721191

Ron Raymond

ron@serbinrealestate.com

40 Acres with many building site options. Surveyed & approved for division. Only 3 miles to GL School & public lake access, 20 minutes to TC. Unlimited recreational potential! $239,000 MLS# 1725550 10 Wooded Acres Land contract terms available on this gorgeous wooded, level, upland 10 acre parcel near Big Glen Lake access & National Park lands. $199,000 MLS# 1725242

Jane Darling

jane@darlingproperties.com

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Lake Michigan Beach Condo 3 BR/2.5 BA Sand Piper townhouse unit @ Homestead Resort. Main floor master suite & wood fireplace. Great golf, skiing, tennis, & nearby shopping/dining in Glen Arbor village. 609,900 MLS# 1725188

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STEVE MALESKI MAINTENANCE Lawn Services Docks & More

WEBER

Excavating

Complete Excavating Services Licensed & Insured 231/228-6898

BRIAN MAC

Provemont Maintenance

CONSTRUCTION

AGENCY, INC.

Carpentry • Masonry Roofing • Siding Licensed (231) 946-0254 Cell 218-5264 Insured

Personal, Business & Marine Insurance

} G&L } L AW N C A R E } Insured } Summer Maintenance Spring & Fall Clean-up • Cottage Watch

Galen & Linda Leighton

231-386-7354

Jesus is Lord

BOAT REPAIR ALL MAKES OUTBOARDS/INBOARDS WEEKENDS SUTTONS BAY MARINE

231• 645 • 4623

E. O. PECK MASONRY LICENSED & INSURED • • • • •

Basements Driveways Flatwork Fireplaces Stonework

(231) 228-6615 IN BUSINESS FOR 30 YEARS

231/271-3623

COX’S PIANO SERVICE

231-271-6974

James L. Cox, RPT, M. MUS. Registered Piano Technician, Piano Technicians Guild U.S. Army Band, Retired

Leelanau Painting Co. Interior Exterior Painting-Staining Drywall Repair Complete Deck Restoration Licensed-Insured-references

231-360-1822 Dun-Rite Maintenance LLC • Handyman Service • Carpentry – Roofing – Siding • Decks – Remodels • Pole Barns – Garages • Lawncare – Powerwashing • Seasonal Cottage Security Checks • Senior Discounts Gerry & Shirley Dunklow Licensed & Insured

Call 231-256-7213 Cell 231-735-4228

Welcome to

The Wurm Residence

Licensed for 6 seniors.

Large, clean rooms with private bath.

Call us for a personal tour & availability.

Master Electrician

License #62-08810 Serving Northport & Surrounding Communities for 25 years

Bill VerSnyder (insured) home: 271-4073 • cell: 231–357–2824

For fast, personal service, call

NOVAK

231/256-7352

Painting & Wallcovering, Inc. Residential & Commercial Owner Robert Novak 231-228-5800

Licensed & Insured Free Estimates

Complete Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, Water Softener & Generator Service & Installation “Now Offering Drain Cleaning”

Tom Kalchik Enterprises

24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE • New Construction • Remodeling • Residential • Commercial • Factory Certified Technicians

EaEtes FR stim

231-228-7663 wurmsresidence@yahoo.com

Brick · Block Stonework · Flatwork Chimney Repair Fireplaces · Patios Walkways Licensed & Insured Quality & Service Bob McNeil 231-228-7805

VAN’S GARAGE, INC.

DAVE, DARYL and DAVID COUTURIER

Phone (231) 256-9545 Fax (231) 256-7706 • • • • • • • • •

FREE SITE EVALUATION SITE PREPARATION ROAD BLDG. & GRADING LAND CLEARING & FILLING SEPTIC SYSTEMS SCREENED TOP SOIL GRAVEL, STONE, CHIPS SNOW PLOWING & SANDING SHORELINE PROTECTION 222 W. MAIN, LAKE LEELANAU

256.9019

Responsible Insurance, Responsive Agents

Devette & Ford

Leelanau ree Service

Insurance Agency, Inc.

Glen Arbor • 334-3022 6669 W. Western Ave.

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231.386.7079 231.357.3821

• • • •

Jim Dudewicz 947-3508

Northern Star Construction, LLC Licensed & Insured For all your construction needs & handyman services.

Remodeling, Garages, Decks Tile & Hardwood Flooring Painting, Drywall, Power Washing

Free Estimates. References.

Serving Leelanau & G.T. Co.

M

urphy asonry

SUTTONS BAY, MI

Brick

Block

Stone

• Cultured Stone • Fireplaces • Foundations • Chimney Repair Curtis Murphy (231)271-0123 Licensed & Insured

www.murphymasonry.com

Trimming—View Trims Complete Removal Land & Lot Clearing Wood Chipping

231.590.5919

Fully Insured • Free Estimates

NO JOB TOO SMALL OR TOO BIG.

Ask about our snow removal & seasoned fire wood

386-5338

JonHedgcock@Gmail.com

Low Voltage Specialist

Call: 231-360-9126

112 S. Main Street • Leland 49654

Serving Leelanau County Since 1919

Service Work & Repair Generator Installation New Construction

Licensed & Insured

“Serving your automotive needs since 1933”

Home, Auto Life, Health, Business, Marine…

VISUAL SCREENS WIND BREAKS WILDLIFE SHELTERS nellostrees@centurylink.net 231-228-5265

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Plumbing & Hot Water Heat Licensed & Insured Boiler #314770 Master Plumber #8109453 5011 N. Swede Road Northport, MI 49670 tomkalchik@gmail.com (231) 432-0444

“Peaceful Residential Senior Care in Beautiful Leelanau County”

J ON H EDGCOCK

LEELANAU LAND SURVEYING

House Checks • Opening & Closing Painting • Decks • Flooring Drywall Repair & Much More

Curt Lennerth

Suttons Bay New Construction or Remodels

WELL DRILLING CO.

(231) 228-5678

LIFE DENTAL VISION ACCIDENT/DISABILITY SHORT-TERM DISABILITY CANCER HOSPITAL CONFINEMENT

Bill Laskey Insurance Agency 231-256-2141 2 31-- 2 56-- 9 887 118 N. Main St., Leland william_laskey@us.aflac.com

Pump Sales & Service “BUILDING A GOOD REPUTATION THROUGH SERVICE”

CRANE CRANE SERVICE

INC.

“We’ve got you under our wing”

Your family can’t afford to be without AFLAC

4” & Up Steel Wells 5” & Up PVC Wells

Commercial and Residential Lifting

Lee Miller

Mortgage Loan Officer 231-922-5838 lee.miller@huntington.com Your Leelanau County Full Service Mortgage Lender.

brochures postcards envelopes letterheads rack cards inserts business cards ...and more

231.256.9827 233 E. Kasson Rd. Maple City

7200 E. Duck Lake Rd., Lake Leelanau, MI 49653

Residential • Commercial Complete Home Sites Septic Systems Shoreline Protection Pile Driving • Docks Ponds • Landscape Supplies Sand • Gravel Products Snowplowing

OMENA 386.5321

w w w. k a l exc a v a t i n g . c o m

CONSTRUCTION

Licensed Builder • Custom Homes Remodeling • Additions • Decks • Roofing • Siding 231-645-5600 Steve Habegger

RAY’S SAW SHARPENING 231-256-9862 AUTHORIZED GENERAC DEALER Never Feel Powerless™

GLEN LAKE ELECTRIC, INC 231.334.7488 glenlk@localnet.com • Since 1971

Raymond L. Bufka

VerSnyder’s Fruit

General Contractor

Peaches & Nectarines. 1530 S. Lake Shore Dr., Lake Leelanau. 256-9258.

Buyers of all scrap metal Junk Cars - Loose Metal- Tin - Appliances Mikeal Williams • 6315 E. Lincoln Rd. • Cedar, MI 49621

231-929-7378 231-313-0877

10960 S. Shore Dr. Suttons Bay, MI 49682

(231) 271-3492

Wooden Furniture Repair Caning ❂ Veneer Dave DeNoyer

Circle, Carbide, & Chain Saws 208 W. Louisa St., Lake Leelanau, MI

Home Inspections

General Announcements

231.946.7214 FRED LANHAM Licensed Contractor

LANHAM

CONSTRUCTION, INC. • New Homes, Remodeling, Cottage Patrol, Snowplowing, Cottage Opening & Closing • 40 Years’ Experience, Fully Insured

9724 South Fritz Rd.• Maple City, MI 49664

228 6285 Over 28 years experience Hang • Finish • Texture Spray • STO Insured

Cell

Interior & exterior repaint specialists

Painting • Staining Deck Cleaning & Sealing Pressure Washing Wallpaper Removal Drywall

Help Wanted

Great P/T Retail

Licensed • Insured

Excellent References

www.powerspainting.com

Mark Mikowski ELECTRICAL SERVICES COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL INDUSTRIAL WIRING

Generator Sales Emergency/standby power Installations & Upgrades

A

nderson ppliance s e r v i c e In Home Repair on all Makes & Models

Brick & Flagstone ♦ Beach Restoration ♦ Hydroseeding ♦ Retaining Walls ♦ Seawalls ♦ Waterfalls ♦

231-642-1718

228-2140 • 632-9000

ReLandscapeMyHome.com

(231) 267-9267

Shingles • Metal Low Slope Tear Off • Re-Roof Whole or Partial Jobs Residential • Commercial Licensed & Insured Free Estimates

231-835-0844

228-5158 “Serving Leelanau County Exclusively” Since 1987

Julius Bunek

Plumbing Heating Electrical AC, LLC Contracting & Service

Lake Leelanau

256-9144

Len Allgaier 10707 S. Slope Drive • Elmwood

CARPET CLEANING “WE GOT YOUR BEAK” –We also do boats– NEAL LA RIVIERE EVIEANN BARBER

(734) 358-5333

444444444444

PLAMONDON Oil Co., Inc.

Sales position now thru Oct. 218-9921 218-9920 or mho@charter.net

Integrity

Home Health Care of

Northern Michigan

Seeking Caregivers to join our team & provide care to those with disabilities as well as seniors & special needs children.

Must be available every other weekend.

Apply in person at: 1501 Cass St., Ste C Traverse City, MI

INTERN WRITER The Leelanau Enterprise, an 8,900 paid circulation newspaper in Leelanau County, Michigan, is seeking to hire a paid fall intern for its editorial department.

Position may start as early as late August, and last into November, with length of term dependent upon schedule of successful applicant. Individual must possess strong journalism skills, be reliable, have a demonstrated interest in pursuing journalism as a career and be able to mingle with and reflect the Leelanau Peninsula in his or her writings.

Photography and sports writing skills a plus. Please send resume and samples of work to: Alan Campbell 7200 E. Duck Lake Road Lake Leelanau, MI 49653 Or email to alan@LeelanauNews.com

Cosmetologists, Nail technicians & Spa/Salon Coordinators Are you an exceptional cosmetologist, nail technician or front desk coordinator with a desire to work with a dynamic team? We’re opening a new hair salon and we invite you to join our group of committed, energetic professionals. We are interested in licensed cosmetologists and professional front desk coordinators with a strong background in customer care.

Please send your resume & cover letter, to skrepps@thehomesteadresort.com or Sallie Krepps, Manager Salon & Spa

8-4-11

Lakefront Specialist Sidewalks Patios Boulder Walls Outcropping Steps Versa-Lok Flagstone & Seawalls

SERVING LEELANAU COUNTY & TRAVERSE CITY

Leelanau County is accepting sealed bids until September 1, 2011 for LABOR ONLY for the construction of a 24’x60’ pole building package at 8505 S. Cold Springs Road, Maple City, MI 49664.

Bid specifications may be downloaded from the County’s website at www.leelanau.cc or by contacting Jerry Culman, Maintenance Director, 256-8160.

brezacoust@yahoo.com 633-2400

(231) 334-4463 POWERS PAINTING

SEEKING BIDS

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Woodridge Road, Glen Arbor, MI 49636

www.peninsulapavers.com

929-8075

Oil Products

Call Your Local Mortgage Expert

Serving All Of Leelanau County

.....since 1970

• Architectural Design • Licensed Builder

Brian Duddles

Competitive Rates Fast Service In Leelanau County

326-4003

Printed Meter Receipts

Additions/Subtractions o Garage-Studios o Homestead Specialist o Farmstead Restoration o Pergolas, Decks, Ramps o Re-roofing • Cottage Maintenance • Free Consultations

Prompt, Dependable Service

Cell: 231.342.5669

Lake Leelanau

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Family gene puddle in Leelanau since 1857

Customer Service Representatives If you’re a people person with a passion for customer satisfaction, embark on a rewarding career as a permanent Part-time Customer Service Representative at our Suttons Bay Financial Center. We’re looking for multitaskers comfortable with selling bank products and handling cash.

Find out more and apply online at www.53.com.

FUEL STORAGE TANKS

Budget Plan Available

One Call for All…

256-9261 444444444444

8-11-11

Bill Walters

with Fuel Oil Gasoline & Diesel Fuel Motor Oil

Your Future is as Important as Our Customers’.

www.53.com Fifth Third Bank is proud to be an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

M/F/D/V

Thursday, August 11, 2011 Advertise your business in the

Leelanau Enterprise Business & Service Directory

Part-time Cashier Mainly eve. & weekends. Suttons Bay. 271-3642

For as low as $3.84 a week Call for details 256-9827

Tom Mastick, Bldr.

Now accepting applications for the 2011 season. Availability in all positions.

Cedar Rustic Inn

Top Hat

Hiring Host/Bussers Part-time Eve. & Weekends Must be 16

Year around service and repair.

NFI CERTIFIED GAS TECH Recommended by Ferguson’s Fireplace & Stove Center Fully insured

Apply in person 8699 Good Harbor Tr., Cedar

We are expanding our staff Immediate Openings for CENA, LPN, R.N. Maintenance & Caregivers

Add To Your Income\sl180 Perfect for the more exp. J & J Food Shop & Lake Leelanau BP looking for fill-in/part-time help. Ask for Jeff.

Coordinator of Health Services

All shifts – full/part-time Friendly working environment Must like working with seniors LTC experience desirable Competitive wages.

Send resumes to:

Needed at The Leelanau School, a residential school in Glen Arbor.

RN, full-time position.

Contact Sandy Mitchell 231-334-5827 or smitchell@leelanau.org

kathryn@northporthighlands.com

or stop in & fill out an application 8-4-11

215 S High St. Northport, MI 49670 EOE 231-386-9000

Leland Lodge Resort Immediate Openings

Still in need of several good workers for housekeeping.

Contact Bill Laskey for application and interview. wlaskey@farmersagent.com 231-256-2141

7-28-11

BILL LASKEY INSURANCE AGENCY Has an exciting opportunity as an Agency Producer/CSR Enjoy sales, growing customer relationships and working with people Provide High Level of Service and Follow Through Computer literate, proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook Insurance License not required On the job training provided.

Miscellaneous For Sale Ready to burn. Split. Delivered.

231-386-7295 Seasoned, split and delivered.

231-386-7816

Leather Furniture 2 sets-Leather Couch & Easy Chair w/ ottoman. $500 & $250 obo. 256-0164

Best Firewood!

Split, seasoned & delivered. $65 / face cord. 231-386-5338

8-11-11

Loving Daycare & Boarding for good little dogs (under 20 lbs.) in a home environment.

7-21-11

Grand Traverse County Health Dept.

Business & Services Exp. Painting And Staining - Interior or Exterior Powerwashing -Odd Jobs Ref., Free Estimates. 231-228-4280

Sewing Wanted

Spend your winters in Florida on a great little yacht!

1980 40’ DeFever Trawler.

Great condition!

Two staterooms.

Sleeps 4 comfortably.

Located on West Coast near Ft. Myers. $69,000.

231-218-9920 or mho@charter.net

Cars, RVs & Boats. Call B & L Rentals & Storage. 256-0179

Coco Sews 994-2020

Wanted: Used boats Glen Craft Marina boat brokerage needs more inventory.

Call us today to sell your boat.

Low commission.

Call (231)334-4556 Ext. 24 or glencraft@centurytel.net

10 x 10 10 x 20 12.5 x 30

2661 S Cherry Tree Lane Suttons Bay (Old Mission View Subdivision)

Follow signs posted at: M-22 & Lee Pt. Rd. & M-22 at McAllister Rd.

Samaritans’ Closet Big Yard Sale

2011 LARSON 1850 BOWRIDER - Volvo penta 4.3 V6, trailer, brand new.

Commercial Wanted To Buy Buy Me $17.50 can sell your unwanted items!!

Call the Leelanau Enterprise 256-9827 email: classifieds@leelanaunews.com

Commercial For Lease/Rent

Commercial For Lease 106 N. Mill Street Northport $23,499

2011 LARSON 1650 BOWRIDER - Yamaha 90 4 stroke, trailer, brand new. $19,990

1999 CREST SAVANNAH 25 PONTOON - Very nice condition, Johnson 60 HP outboard $9,995 1992 SUPRA COMP - no trailer, low hours, great shape. $7,500 1988 FOUR WINNS 160 FREEDOM - Great Package. $3,000 1964 CHRIS CRAFT CUSTOM SKI BOAT - Great condition, low hours $13,900 Call or stop by

6391 Lake St. Glen Arbor www.glencraftmarina.com

Attractive commercial, retail space in Village for lease. 740 sq. ft. fronting on Mill St. Large windows w/ awning. Art Gallery, Wine Tasting, Cafe, Etc. $650.00 per month.

Call 231-386-7860 Commercial Space 600+ sq.ft. in quaint Village of Lake Leelanau. Uses: retail, office, food?

Util. included. $550. 231-360-0026.

Commercial For Sale 3 Acre Commercial w/ 2 Buildings One 3200 sf insulated building and a 1900 sf storage building. Private setting. Circular driveway.

Potential Artist’s Studio, Gallery, or Car Storage.

Call 231-228-3547

Rentals Wanted

(231) 334-4556 Ext 24 Glen Craft Marina

25 S. Lake Leelanau Dr., Lake Leelanau

Maple City Rd Just South of M-22

Office Spaces

2002 BAYLINER 195 - trailer, brand new covers. $7,500

256-2026

All Sizes Currently Avail.

105 & 275 sq. ft in Suttons Bay. Use of conference room. Copier & fax use available. Larry L. Graves. 271-3721.

Moving Sale

Community Non-Profit Org.

BAHLE PROPERTIES

Too Much Stuff?

2003 MALIBU 21 XTI - Nice ski boat, good condition. $21,000

Mon. – Fri. 10 am - 4 pm Sat. 10 am - 2 pm

Storage

231-271-5800

323 S. Shore Dr., Northport Fri. & Sat., Aug.12 & 13. 8am-4pm.

Like new items: telescope, Xmas, grills, antiques, tools, bike, toys, etc.

Inside Storage

Kayak Hobie “Maui”. Sit-on-top. Used.

Excellent condition. $200. 334-3999

Call Quick Storage 231-334-4135

Antique - Vintage - Retro 100+ years of collecting Furniture, Kitchenware, Canning Supplies, Linens, Holiday, Gardening, Storage Items, old and new! Prices negotiable.

Rain or shine. Friday, 9am - 5pm Saturday, 9am - 2pm 2500 N. Mork Rd. Suttons Bay M-22 north, left on Setterbo Rd., right on Mork Rd.

50% summer clothes & items! August 25, 26 & 27

Whaler Sportsman 15’ Teak & custom cover. Bimini. 60hp Merc 4-cycle, EFI. 60 hrs. w/ trailer.

231-271-8800

Please call Rich

Fri. & Sat., Aug. 12 & 13. 10 am-4 pm.

5339 S. Maple City Rd.(667)

Alterations, sewing, mending, repairs.

Call Maralene Roush at 228-6248.

19’ hull, trailer, original main & jib, plus newer set of sails.

In Northport, Michigan $1,500 OBO. Call Kristi Martin 231-386-5186

Quick!

Fri. & Sat. Aug. 12 & 13 8 am-2 pm

231-421-1554

Sailed Northport Bay since 1996

Self-Storage Units

Jamison’s Custom Painting

Need to sell excess worldly goods!

By appointment

Expert Alterations Since 1980.

Family Sailer Classic Alberg model

FARM ESTATE SALE Otto & Betty Mork

Firewood For Sale

Inspected & Licensed by

Leelanau County Is Seeking Bids on the following Vehicles: No.1 1999 Ford Econoline E350 XL Super Duty, 108,867 miles.

Minimum bid: $1,086.25 No. 2 1997 Ford Expedition 95,392 miles, Minimum Bid: $851.25 No. 3 2005 Ford Crown Victoria 119,654 miles Minimum bid: $1,400.00 No 4 2004 Ford Crown Victoria 119,541 miles Minimum bid: $1068.75 No. 5 2005 Ford Crown Victoria 120,196 miles Minimum bid: $1,156.25 Please contact the Leelanau County Administrator’s Office at 256-9711 or toll free 866-256-9711 to receive a vehicle information sheet and to inspect the vehicles. A 10% deposit must accompany your bid. Sealed envelopes marked “vehicle bid and the vehicle number” on the outside will be accepted until 3:00 pm September 1, 2011.

Garage Sale

Seasoned Firewood

TinyPaws@charter.net

Call Patrick Ivory 231-941-2133 ptivory@gmail.com

Yard/Garage Sales

Tiny Paws

The Great Hall Past retail experience helpful The Stomp House Wine & Soda Tasting Room. A plus if you’re flexible in availability.

Traverse City Embassy Retail Apply at TC store.

Administrative Assistant Full time, permanent. We are looking for professionalism, positive attitude, organization, motivation, and above all a “team player.” This person must be able to carry out and complete processes, and procedures in a fast paced multi-tasking environment, while assisting Administration Division Leadership in financial oversight and growth management.

Apply at Glen Arbor location.

More info at www.cherryrepublic.com

Wood Signs Hand Lettered & Sandblasted Wood Signs for Business & Cottage Signs include: Bluebird StoneHouse Bread Happy Hour Tavern and Holy Rosary Church

386-7326

Call Michele 231-256-9848

1975 Cape Dory Weekender Typhoon

Marine

30 years Experience Handyman Services Available Affordable, Reliable

Pets and Animals

It’s still summer and the cherries continue to fall at the Republic!

Come join our team to keep boxin em’ up through the fall. If you’re outgoing, enjoy having fun at the work place and meeting new people come join the fun, the following are seasonal positions:

Experienced w/ references. Nights preferred. 231-256-9360 or 357-0509.

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In Glen Arbor is hiring Kitchen Help: Cooks, Prep, Dishwashers Servers, Bussers Host/Hostess.

All Postitions thru fall.

Call 334-3362

In Home Health Care

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www.thecoveleland.com

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Call 231-256-9834

Construction projects of any complexity. New Homes - Remodeling - Finish Carpentry. 386-5544.

Vehicles For Sale

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Help Wanted

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Cedar / Maple City Family of 5 looking to rent 3 BR 2BA home for possible purchase. 271-6334

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www.VRBO.com/352137 www.leelanauboatclub.com 888-419-2774

Real Estate Rentals

on North Lake Leelanau

On Omena Bay, completely furnished studio apartment. No smoking. $400/ mo. Available Sept 1. 231-386-7274.

Come to Leelanau for Color Tour

Winter Rental

GLEN CRAFT

3 Bedroom Home

Beautiful and secluded resort setting on Big Glen Lake.

Short walk to Glen Arbor.

Lakefront condos and cottages available. Also offering boat rentals, slips, moorings, and convenience store on grounds.

Check us out at www.glenlakelodging.com or www.glencraftmarina.com Glen Craft Marina & Resort (231) 334-4556

4770 E Duck Lake Rd.

Big Glen Sunsets 3BR 2 BA. Laundry, cable, WiFi, deck/ patio, dining porch, shared beach.

Aug. 14-28. $1250/wk. 616-299-6089

Glen Lake, Lake Michigan Owners Thinking of renting?

I’d be happy to help you!

Please call Pam DePuy, Glen Lake Rentals 231-334-4058 or 334-3348

“High Waters” 3 Br 2 ba $2000 weekly. www.vrbo.com/171338

“Little Dipper” 8-11-11

1 Bedroom 1 ba $1000 weekly. www.vrbo.com/172706

231-256-7203

231-735-7713 Prime Weeks Avail.

On Good Harbor Bay

9/24 – 10/1 10/1 – 10/8 10/8 – 10/15 4 miles south of Leland 3 bdrm., 2 baths, 32’ of windows facing beach

Weekly August Homes for 4 to 10 Big & Little Glen Lake & Empire

BEAUTIFUL ESTATE PARCEL

3971 W. Mackinaw Ridge

On N Lk Leelanau awaits your Signature Home Design. Over 1-ac. with 125’ hard-sand bottom frontage. Alt Septic app’d.

5 Acres, Kasson Twp. Builder’s custom, green-built 3 BR, 2.5 BA home w/full walkout basement, ready to be finished; an att’d garage with in-floor heat & water; and an insul. workshop w/infloor heat & 220 power. Step inside to healthy living with wood & stone floors instead of carpeting & no OSB. Featuring a large family room, 10’ ceilings, cypress/cedar walls & in-floor heat. $399,900 #1728224

Asking $495,000 Land contract possible.

Call Tom @(231) 649-6797

Call Christine Stapleton 231-326-4000 or 888-313-3990 www.cdstapleton.com

803 W. Front St. Suite A Traverse City, MI 49684 www.BuyInLeelanau.com

792 E. Juniper Trail

Call 231-326-5194 (day) or 231-334-4590 (night)

Lime Lake Access Lovely cottage, sleeps 4, sun porch, clean & bright. 231-28-5123. $700/wk. $110/nt. Google: holiday house 49621

Lake Michigan & Near Glen Lake

No pets.

Call Pam, 231-334-4058 or 231-334-3348 www.glenlakerentals.com pam@glenlakerentals.com

Leland Winter Rental Wonderful Main St. home, 4 bdrm., 2 bath, attached garage, fully furnished & decorated. TV/Stereo, washer/dryer, dishwasher, weather tight & well insulated.

September 1 thru May 231-256-7747 tampicotc@aol.com

Real Estate Wanted To Buy

Leland Rental

Brady’s Point, one of the rarest properties on the Leelanau Peninsula, offers a captivating 300 degree view of North Lake Leelanau. 2 plus acres and 795 feet of shoreline and Wright inspired mid-century modern home capitalizes on the view with floor to ceiling windows. There is plenty of room for an expansion or guest house. This lovely place offers seclusion, yet is an easy walk to Leland’s restaurants, shops, Fishtown and sporting activities. Offered at $5,995,000

www.bradyspoint.com

Leland Home Seeking Village of Leland home.

Please email lflh2010@gmail.com

Cable, W/D, adjacent to Country

Real Estate Sales

Club & Hancock Field. Short stroll to public beach & boat launch.

Sleeps 5 comfortably.

No smoking/pets. $1,200/wk.

Grand Traverse Bay

August & September dates avail.

Suttons Bay 100’ direct frontage.

Septic installed. $175,000.

Owner 616-633-9321.

• 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath custom home • 104 ft on Grand Traverse Bay • 4-room master suite & exercise room

$895,000

www.appraisalsbysheridan.com

There’s always room in the Leelanau Enterprise classifieds to downsize.

1915 S Norvick Rd, Suttons Bay

256-9827

Vineyard & Winery Properties

L Leeeella an na au u C Ch ha alleettss & & W Wa atteerrssp po orrttss Specializing with cozy to luxurious vacation rentals and watersports rentals exclusively on Lake Leelanau. Some units pet friendly and open year round. Large Groups/Weddings Welcome Pontoon/Fishing boats, Jetskis and Mastercraft Ski boat Rentals Available

• 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath craftsman home • Full, walkout lower level - finished • 4.36 acres, nicely landscaped

$425,000 ▼

Specializing in vineyard sites 20 to 150 acres, planted or vacant, I can help you get started or sell you an existing operation.

25 yrs. exp.

231-218-6888

1002 S Herman Rd, Suttons Bay • 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home • 2-car attached garage and • 2-car detached garage

Dan Matthies Peninsula Properties, Inc. 231-256-9942 or dlmatthies@aol.com

$139,500

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Lake Michigan 100’ $250,00O west of Northport, wooded & very private with big beautiful sandy beach.

311 Hywood Lane, Leland • 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home • Village of Leland, walk to Country Club, Fishtown and all Village amenities

$849,000

386-1949 Land Contract Terms Available for both parcels.

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$98,000 BAY FRONT

Looking for a business?

Roger, Tim & Melanie

4584 N Omena Point Rd, Omena

Michael L. Sheridan, SRA Senior Residential Appraiser.

Appraisal Institute.

State Certified General Appraiser.

TOO MUCH STUFF?

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Real Estate Appraisal & Consultation

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Campbells Lake Michigan Beachfront Rentals Fabulous Sunsets Beachcomb for Miles On Good Harbor Bay! Fireplace, 3 BR, 2 BA

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231-432-0292 brucitorandall@gmail.com

For more information contact: Mark Carlson Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors (231)256-9836

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CUTE SUN-FILLED JUNIPER TRAIL COTTAGE.

231.256.7002

Shown By Appointment

Absolutely NO PETS, NO SMOKING. 1 yr. lease, security deposit & ref. $750/mo. + util.

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Call Ginger Campbell 231-256-7002

YEAR ROUND RENTAL AVAIL. AUGUST 15 Newly remodeled 3 BR, 1 Bath home, Natural Gas heat.

Located on Stream with Private Lake Michigan Beach Access.

5 mi. S. of Leland.

www.leelanau.com/beachfront

Summer Rentals

New windows Fireplace Attached Garage Washer/Dryer Office/Den Beautiful inside & out.

No pets. No Smoking $600/mo. + sec. & ref.

Have a number of longterm renters (15-20 years)

martincodepuy@centurytel.net www.glenlakerentals.com

Empire Area

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Harold’s Haven

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Roger (231) 883-4644 • Tim (231) 883-3545

71 Fourth St, Suttons Bay

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HOMESTEAD CONDO FOR SALE!

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Little Glen Lake

Just reduced $15k to $224,900

2 Acre Bldg. Lot Benzonia Trail. Exc. site close to M-72 & Glen Lake. $44,900. 815-262-7559. courtesyaircraft.com/michiganlot.htm

Leland Vacant Lot

3 BD /3 BA walk out front door to Ski Slope Condo comes fully furnished

1 Acre by Lake Michigan. $109K. www.LelandLot.weebly.com

Take a little of Leelanau with you.

Subscribe to 52 weeks for only $24 – in-county $42 – out-of-county Just call 231.256.9827

Soulful home warms your heart. Inviting cedar shake, cottage style home offers 3,057 sq. ft. 2 bedrooms, 3 full baths, main level den & upper office that could serve as 2 extra bedrooms. Beautifully crafted features include: cherry floors & trim, 6 panel wooden doors, tile floors, dream kitchen w/quartz counters, natural fieldstone fireplace, screened porch & 10’ x 27’ covered porch.

2+ acres & 107’ water frontage. Perfect lakefront living; stunning home.

Virtual Tour. #1728187 $1,125,000

THE NORTHPORT

LAURA SIELAFF 231-334-3349

CENTURY 21 SLEEPING BEAR REALTY

6640 Western Ave, Glen Arbor

This home features 3 bedrooms, 2 walk-in closets in master suite, 2 full baths, formal dinning room, first floor laundry, breakfast nook and 2-car garage. $139,900

Custom Built On Your Lot

SALISBURY & MAY

Affordable Waterfront!

CONSTRUCTION L.L.C. Empire — Traverse City

(231) 933-1599

FREE

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Please call Pam DePuy 231/334-7000 office 231/590-1351 cell martincodepuy@centurytel.net www.martinrealestate.com

Miller Hill Rd. Only $49,900

818 N. Bay Cliff

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JUST PASSING THROUGH?

Beautiful wooded building sites close to Glen Arbor

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Greenridge Realty, Inc. 326 Beacon Blvd.

Grand Haven, MI 49417 616-935-3500 www.greenridge.com

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SCOTT HARESTAD 616-935-3570 sharestad@greenridge.com

Armstrong Lake - a tranquil, gem. Sandy beachfront (166’), elevated western view frames magical sunsets. Compact & recently remodeled 1,096 sq. ft. cottage with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, lakeside deck & hot tub too. End of road privacy lets you escape to the serene 3-acre parcel. Virtual tour. #1728351 $239,900

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231-218-6667

NEWSPRINT Stub-End Rolls Clean, unprinted newsprint 34 or 17 inches wide. $1 to $5, depending on amount of paper on roll.

Leelanau Enterprise 7200 E. Duck Lake Rd. Lake Leelanau

Please call Pam DePuy 231/334-7000 office 231/590-1351 cell martincodepuy@centurytel.net www.martinrealestate.com

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SLEEPING BEAR BAY

129’ direct frontage on Sleeping Bear Bay. Split Level w/mother-in-law apartment.

Spacious and open. Adjacent to the “upscale” LeBear Resort.

MLS# 1726339 $950,000

Contemporary home with 23’ Sleeping Bear Bay frontage. Open floor plan.

Excellent rental history.

Walk to Glen Arbor.

MLS# 1726338 $450,000

Sugar Loaf Area Contemporary home overlooking Sugar Loaf “The Old Course” golf course. Open floor plan. Close to Good Harbor Bay & National Park MLS#1713453 $295,000

Walk to Glen Lake Schools from this quaint dwelling, located on 8+ wood acres MLS# 1728901 $79,900

SHANNON REALTY, INC 231 334-7656 midisher@yahoo.com www.shannonrealtyglenarbor.com

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Lynne Moon

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Call

Presented by Connie Kroll of Century 21 Northland 231-929-7900

Home For Sale - Stunning views from this 1926 Fieldstone farmhouse located on prime East Leland hilltop with views of Lake Michigan and Manitou islands. The spacious 4 bedroom, 2 bath home remodeled over the years with modern amenities that meet the charm of a classic country farmhouse. Three car attached garage, original barn and six outbuildings all included on this 9-acre parcel. $347,000.

For more details or a viewing contact Blake Smith at (231)313-8642 or blake.smithtc@charter.net.

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$339,000

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MLS# 1726761

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PRICE REDUCTION – Immediate occupancy, impeccably kept condo tucked back up off the main road with tennis courts within walking distance. Main floor master suite, granite kitchen, deck off the dining room with a slight view of West Bay, finished walk out lower level w/ 2 bdrms, bath and plenty of storage. You also enjoy the amenities of the Suttons Bay Yacht Club: sugar sand beach, clubhouse, in ground pool and picnic area.

Bright Lake - A Leelanau Co. treasure! Private, gorgeous 11+ acre parcel w/800’+ water frontage. Gentle, rolling meadows & massive trees grace the land. You’re a world away from life’s demands, but only 25 minutes to T.C. Several lovely elevated building sites.

Truly a special, special place. #1725950 $269,000

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Two Premier Northport Properties

GWEN HALL gwen@gwenhall.com 511 E. Front St/TC

ON THE EDGE of Northport Village 2BR Home with 8-car garage 30 x 15 Workshop & outbuildings 15 Acres w/ Approved Splits Beautiful Property

Welcoming home in quiet cul-de-sac & close to ‘in town’ amenities! Built in 2002, 2,483 sq. ft., 4 bedrooms, 2½ baths, main floor master suite, oak floors, gas fireplace, screened porch, deck & spacious basement w/ lots of storage! Ideal home for any stage in life - room for all the family & perfect retirement get-a-way. #1728477 $475,000

$279,900

1725371 LIVING IS EASY 2007 Built Crown Villa All the Pluses you expect.

3BR/2.5BA, 2200 sq ft And the VIEWS!!!!

Hardwood Floors, Granite 2-car attached garage

$299,900

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Search ALL the Listings on www.gwenhall.com

Please call Pam DePuy 231/334-7000 office 231/590-1351 cell martincodepuy@centurytel.net www.martinrealestate.com

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1723348

Big Glen Lake-Burdickville

8932 S. Dunn’s Farm Rd. Sandy beach, stunning sunsets. Custom cedar sided, 2,600 sq. ft. home. Vaulted great room w/stone fireplace, 3 bedrooms; 2.5 baths; an indoor “endless pool”. Forced air, Natural gas, back-up electric & central air. Lakeside porch, boathouse at water’s edge. (1726966)

Please call Pam DePuy 231/334-7000 office 231/590-1351 cell martincodepuy@centurytel.net www.martinrealestate.com

1-231-386-5847

email

NEW LISTING

1-231-633-5847

judy@judylevin.com 71 Fourth St. Suttons Bay, MI

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(231) 218-7653 TEXT ME! OPEN HOUSE 178 ft of Lake Leelanau SAT 1-3 PM Hard sand walkout waterfront. 3 BD/ 2 BA, 1796 sf Nice quiet neighborhood.

Dir: (7572 E. Melissa Dr., Traverse City) M-22, W on Cherry Bend, Rt on S. Lake Leelanau Dr.(CTY RD 641), Left on Mellissa follow signs. $495,000 MLS# 1727736

NEW PRICE Great family home so close to TC. 3 BD/ 3 BA, 2010 sf. Beautiful updates w/ full finished walkout LL. $174,900 MLS# 1727234

The Big Store!

Fabulous commerical structure. 7 current tenants w/ NEW PRICE 9350 sf. Corner downtown location. $475,000 MLS# 1725786

Little Traverse Lake. Sandy bottom waterfront. 4 BD/ 3 BA, 3197 Open floor NEW PRICE sf.plan.

Across from Sleeping Bear National Lk Shore. $749,900 MLS# 1726814

154 ft on Lake Michigan.

Majestic forest on 2 acres build site.

Adjacent to State Park.

LELAND VILLAGECorner building lot. Close to LK Lk NEW PRICE Michigan, Leelanau access, downtown & Fishtown.

$ 375,000 MLS# 1728588

$139,900 MLS# 1728512

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Please Call: John Martin 231/590-3770 cell 231/334-7000 office martinco@centurytel.net www.martinrealestate.com

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$1,345,000

Gated Manitou Shores at The Homestead. Miles of sandy beach right out your door. Wonderful private home is close to all Beach Club amenities. 2,377 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths.

Nice, open living space: living room, dining room, kitchen & lakeside deck.

Fantastic view & amazing sunsets. Spacious, private master bedroom suite on 2nd level w/fireplace & water view. #1727365 Virtual tour. Terrific price: $895,000.

Great Commercial Opportunity in Northport A very large (7,600 square feet) building on Main Street (106 Waukazoo). Includes Three lease spaces with street exposure plus a large storage area or shop to expand into in the future. City water & city sewer. A very sharp and unique property with endless possibilities. $155,000 or Best offer.

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Northport Acreage 20 acres overlooking restricted Leelanau Conservancy easment land. Includes a 24 x 92 storage building, with new metal roof, well and electric. Enjoy beautiful open views that will never be developed. Property may not be split.

Corner of Kehl Lake Rd. & Sugar Bush.

Reduced $115,000 or Best offer.

231-883-6366

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FOR SALE

Historic Old Mill Pond Inn

LAKE MICHIGAN’S Premier beachhouse Miles of sandy beach 6 BR 5½ Bath 2 Family Rooms $2,975,000.

VANTAGE POINTE #15 Condo

Worldclass sunsets all year.

Easling remodeled, 4 Br 4 Bath Three story end unit, 2 car gar.

Central cooling & heating (For Sale By Owner) (All serious offers considered) DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL 3,300 SQ FT Retail and Upper Apartment & Income Property (For Sale By Owner) (All serious offers considered) COTTAGE AT BROOK HILL 42 AT THE HOMESTEAD

Family Retreat/Compound with plenty of room for Boats, Campers, Parking. This Historic property is on 10 Village lots in beautiful Northport. The Oldest “Summer Cottage” in the Village…this property is a year round residence & B&B, that overlooks the Mill Pond & is walking distance to beach, shops, restaurants. Beautiful gardens, a huge screened in porch & loaded with character, charm & years of fun & memories. 6BR/5.5BA. $265,000.

Great location to walk to all recreational facilities and the beach. Townhouse 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths.

Garage and gas fireplace.

Asking $479,000

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521 Randolph – TC 49684

6391 Western Ave., Glen Arbor, MI 49636 email: steven.nertherton@gmail.com Mobile: 231-642-6220 www.glenarborrealty.com Selling property in Leelanau County for over 24 years

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For a Private Showing, contact: Shelly Brunette 231.642.6436 shelly@shellysells.com

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Michigan’s Largest 231-946-4040 Randolph St., TC

231-947-9800

231-264-6604

Front St., TC

Elk Rapids

HORSES ALLOWED! 12 AC Suttons Bay w/beautiful valley, country & water views. Spacious rms & fin. walk-out for over 5000 sf. finished. Att. 3-car + det. 2+-car gar. A deal! (1728610) 5 BR / 3.5 BA $495,000 Shelly Brunette, 231-642-6436

MISS THIS AND LOSE! Great wooded, pvt. neighborhood, quality everything. Recently remodeled kitchen has granite & hdwd flrs. Storage galore.

Don’t overlook this home! (1728750) 4 BR / 2.5 BA $300,000 Lou Okma, 231-645-7696

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PRIVACY, PEACE & QUIET. Great room, cherry flrs & cab’s, granite counters, fieldstone f/p, main flr mstr & laundry. 10 wooded AC. Near public access & marinas. (1727309) 3 BR / 2.5 BA $374,000 Lou Okma, 231-645-7696

IN-TOWN MAPLE CITY. Nice 2-story offers that small town feel in wonderful Leelanau Cty. Maple kit. cabinets, cozy living rm w/wood stove, main flr laundry, full bsmt. (1718055) 3 BR / 1.5 BA $94,900 Linda Schaub, 231-642-0342

VACANT LAND 7 acres & spectacular West Bay views. Desirable Beautiful views over West Bay. Gently rolling sites, Leelanau location. Nice. $190,000. (1711799) open & wooded. Great Leelanau location. $80,000+.

Shelly Brunette, 231-642-6436.

(1700377+) Shelly Brunette, 231-642-6436.

Suttons Bay - Shared ftg on GT Bay, towering hard- FIRE SALE - 75’ pvt. frntg. on W. Bay. 2.74-acre site woods & West Bay views! UG gas & elect. $125,000. in desirable Bay Valley. Addt’l 700’ shared frontage.

(1687350+) Shelly Brunette, 231-642-6436. $35,000. (1728937) Shelly Brunette, 231-642-6436.

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(1727943) $499,000

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Exceptionally private Suttons Bay Yacht Club end unit condominium offers 2640 sq ft of living area, living and family rooms with fireplaces, cathedral ceilings, 3 bedrooms, den, 3.5 baths, a finished walkout lower level with wet bar, rare 2 car attached garage, private deck and patios, panoramic water views, and direct walkout beach frontage! Amenities include quick access to a deep sugar sand beach, pool, tennis courts, and optional marina slip! $699,000 (1712155)

Beautifully designed 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home offers main floor living, 3400+ finished sq ft, open living area with maple built-ins, fireplace and impressive 11’ ceilings, large main floor waterside master bedroom suite, dream kitchen with maple cabinetry and cathedral ceilings; main level den and laundry/office, partially finished walkout lower level, screened porch and 100’ of private water frontage located in a low traffic neighborhood!

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ENJOY COMFORTABLE LIVING SPACE, 4 BR, 2.5 BA, 1610 sq. ft., Nice quad level home situated on 2+ acres. Wonderful family home and/or for the buyer looking for lot’s of storage room, natural f/p, 26x32 outbuilding with additional garage & heated workshop, short drive to T.C. $189,900. (1722983)

EXCEPTIONAL LOCATION IN LEELANAU CO., 2 BR, 2 BA, 960 sq. ft., lots of updates thru-out, hardwood floors, lovely master w/private bath, cozy living room. w/fireplace, remodeled baths w/tiled floors, community swimming pool & lots of parking, shared Lake Leelanau frontage available. $69,900. (1724514)

Wake up to a sunrise view of Suttons Bay from your private Master Suite including deck overlooking your Boat! Enjoy the sandy beach or outdoor pool, hot tub and sunning deck at the clubhouse. Catch and Release fishing pond, tennis courts, boat and RV parking all here.Walking distance to some of the areas best shopping and dining! MLS #1726507 $395,000

Imagine! Sitting in your 4-Seasons Room hearing nothing but the breeze,birds and that someone special asking if you are ready for more wine! Hardwoods and wildlife surround this home. Cherry floors throughout, open floor plan. Great Room, large wraparound deck, granite countertops. Six panel interior doors. Geothermal heat and air conditioning. Ondemand hot water heater. MLS #1727309 $374,000

Feel miles away yet only 12 minutes from Traverse City. Master suite with private bath, main floor laundry, island kitchen, granite counter tops, hardwood and tile floors. Main floor den with French doors, finished lower level with family room, craft room and storage galore and RARELY FOUND interior stairway from lower level to garage. Short walk to association tennis courts. MLS #1728750 $300,000

Great Country Home south of Suttons Bay! 4 bedrooms, main floor laundry, main floor master bedroom, master bath with his and hers sinks.

Cathedral ceilings, hardwood floor in dining area, open floor plan, walkout finished lower level and the list goes on. Little or no work here, this home is ready to move into. MLS #1718897 $169,900

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W. GLENMERE RD. A SLICE OF LITTLE GLEN LAKE heaven! Cute 4 bdrm., 1½ bath cottage with 58’ of private water frontage across the road. The 1,765 sq. ft. home is a charming blend of the original 1940 construction & the 1975 updates. Wonderful, large 14’x38’ deck showcases sparkling water views. Property includes a 18’x19’ detached garage with carport.

Terrific rental history! $495,000. Please call Pam DePuy. (1729148)

#12 VANTAGE POINTE INSPIRING SWEEPING VIEWS of Lake Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Bay, Sand Dunes & Manitou Islands.

Sunsets beyond belief! Spacious living on all three levels at this 4 bdrm., 4 bath Vantage Pointe condo.

Home sleeps 13 & there’s room for more. Offered “turn-key” w/delightful blend of fabulous contemporary & antique furnishings throughout. Private courtyard. Lots of storage & 2 car detached garage.

Priced to sell! Virtual tour. $799,000. Please call Pam DePuy. (1719945)

CLOSE TO EMPIRE NATURAL 2.4 ACRE building site w/large trees & underground electric. East of the village of Empire & close to the National Lakeshore. South facing countryside views & easy access from Westview Dr., off M-72. $45,000. Please call John Martin.

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GRAND TRAVERSE BAY WIDE SANDY BEACH w/ hardly a stone! 4 Acres & 311’ of frontage - WOW! SE orientation looking right down GT Bay. Perfect, level building site - no bluff.

Located just north of Northport & Northport Point.

Parcel “A” also listed at $599,000. “A&B” $1,195,000. Please call David DesAutels.

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MILLER HILL BIG VIEWS OF BIG GLEN & Sleeping Bear Bay. Quality year-round 3 bdrm., 2.5 bath built by Traverse Bay Log Homes, all cedar exterior, pine interior, 784 sq. ft. deck, oversized garage in lower level. 15 wooded acres offer a park-like setting with spectacular sunsets. Virtual tour. $959,000.

Please call John Martin. (1726178) WHITE PINE TRAIL A SHORT STROLL DOWN Lake Street to Big Glen public access. Wooded with private road access. Underground utilities available. Walk or bike to Glen Arbor & Glen Lake. $184,900. Please call John Martin for further info. (1727261)

EMPIRE TOWNSHIP WOODLAND LOVER’S PARADISE.Mature hardwood forest close to thousands of acres of National Park land. Golden Valley establishes the right balance between privacy & friendly neighbors that are not too close by. Building site slightly elevated. $49,000. Please call David DesAutels. (1724979)

CLEVELAND TOWNSHIP CAREFULLY MAINTAINED 3 bdrm., 2 bath home 3 mi. to Lake MI & 5 mi. north of Cedar on 3.39 acres! Recent finishing touches, 12’ x 33’ deck w/lovely countryside views, attached 2-car garage/ workshop. The perfect opportunity for a first home buyer or seasonal owner. Easy to view! Virtual tour. $139,000. Please call Pam DePuy. (1713722) WESTVIEW #14 TOWERING WHITE PINES grace this south facing, 3.6-acre walkout site. Quality private road (Westview) just east of Empire. Underground electric & phone. Protective covenants. $52,000.

Please call John Martin. (1728126)

CLEVELAND TOWNSHIP 10 ACRE PARCEL W/WELL CONSTRUCTED 3,068 sq. ft. spacious home. Park-like lawn creates a peaceful sanctuary for wildlife. Many wonderful features: gas fireplace, TV cable in bedrooms, internet throughout, lovely landscaped patio, multi-level deck, heated 3 car garage, a full service generator & a 40’ x 30’ pole barn w/water, phone & electricity. Acreage is open & wooded beautiful! A wonderful value. Virtual tour. $379,000. Please call Pam DePuy. (1727694) CATHEAD BAY HAND CRAFTED & CAREFULLY RENOVATED beach house by a gifted retired Architect/Artist. Even much of the furniture is hand built. Open & contemporary in design - you feel like you are sitting in a work of art. Almost everything new. Lake Michigan in front, sand dunes behind - what’s not to love? $1,050,000. Please call David DesAutels. (1727709)

STORMER ROAD PRODUCING CHERRY ORCHARD (sweets & sours) SE of Empire. Approximately 2/3 orchard & 1/3 hardwoods. Property includes a 2,560 sq. ft. barn w/16’ ceiling, office, 1 bathroom & 896 sq. ft. lean-to, inside cooling pad. Nice set-up! $549,000. Please call John Martin. (1727266)

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LIME LAKE – N. SHORE absolutely stunning, quality everywhere 4BR 3BA - gourmet kitchen $925,000 MLS-1725913 Mark Fisher 231-633-5041

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LK LEELANAU CEDAR/FIELDSTONE Home w/210’hard sand frontage - 4 BR/3.5BA 4,400sf Up North style home on 1.25 acres $1,750,000 MLS#1719796 Judy Levin 231-218-7653

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GREAT FAMILY HOME W/3BD 3BA 2,010 sq ft. near W Bay and Cedar Lk access Lot’s of updates full finished walkout $174,900 MLS#1727234 Judy Levin 231-218-7653

BEST VALUE IN LEELANAU CO. 2BD/1BA chalet, on 22 acres 7500 Christmas trees harvest 2-3yrs $175,000 MLS#1721656 Pamela Mork 231-920-0520

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155’ SAND FRONTAGE ON LAKE MI This lot is 2.07 acres with gorgeous sunsets from Pyramid Point to Fox Islands $850,000 MLS#1636542 Gale Fox 231-633-6782

LELAND TWP--LARGE LOT 3BR/1.75BA, hdwd floors Close to Lk Leelanau access. $139,000 MLS-1705291 Mark Carlson 256-9836

3BEDROOM, 1.5 BATH HOME many updates in 2009. 2 car attached garage & 2 car detached garage $139,500 MLS#1727303 Schaub Team 231-883-4644

COMM OFFICE BLDG- SB Great visibility w/two separate offices /many amenities $175,900 MLS#1716098 Schaub Team 231-883-3545

400’ WATERFRONT VACA HOME home pays for itself +/- $26,000/ yr rent sunsets & only 10 min to TC or SB $249,000 MLS#1728932 John Wintzinger 231-313-4560

LEELANAU COUNTRY LIVING 3 BR, 3 BA, walkout private 7.9 ac, woods & open $259,000 MLS-1726812 Mark Fisher 231-633-5041

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Leelanau County Leelanau County is full of successful women and in this week’s Diversions, we had a difficult time keeping our choices limited. Inside you will find the county’s big three, two women who picked up the pieces of their lives after losing a spouse, a trailblazer among park superintendents, women of the cloth, a ship named in a local woman’s honor, a veteran surveyor and a basketball phenom who is back on the farm. There’s also a story on an author writing a book on women quilters and another on other women’s clubs. Pictured above (from top) are Dusty Shultz, Amelia Schaub and Vickie Brown.

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Leelanau women left mark in history

By Alan Campbell Of The Enterprise staff

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ness University and room and board at the home of a Dr. and Mrs. Hilliker.

One job led to another job, and each seemed to open up doors as Emelia quickly made friends and gained trust. She enrolled at the Detroit College of Law, tied for the top score registered among law students taking the bar exam in Detroit, and joined a female classmate in opening up a legal office in downtown Detroit. Her classmate soon left the bar for marriage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My law practice showed no profit in 1924, but the following year I had a profit of a little less than two hundred dollars,â&#x20AC;? she recalled in the autobiography.

Soon Emelia was going where female attorneys had not ventured. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know who her first law clients were?â&#x20AC;? asked Verina Schaub. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She had business cards made up, and took them to the Wayne County Jail. She posted her business cards there so the criminals could get them.â&#x20AC;?

Emelia was soon making headlines in Detroit newspapers and across the nation. She successfully defended an immigrant held for 13 months without a hearing. When a jury requested leniency after returning a guilty plea to her client accused of a liquor law violation, the judge asked the first female attorney to argue a case before him to set the sentencing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Knowing the defendant was penniless, I levied a fine of one dollar and paid the fine from my own funds,â&#x20AC;? she wrote.

Her reputation grew after becoming the first female attorney in the world to successfully defend a client charged with murder. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He had been charged as a co-defendant on the theory that he was guilty of conspiring and planning the hold-up, which could not be proved,â&#x20AC;? she wrote.

Her thoughts often returned to Leelanau. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anyone who has ever lived in Leelanau County, and then been absent from it for any number of years, will appreciate my willingness to give up a lucrative law practice in the City of Detroit to return to Leelanau County,â&#x20AC;? she wrote.

In 1936, Emelia racked up another first

when she was elected prosecutor of Leelanau County â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a job paying $60 a month, and requiring the operation of a private practice to supplement her income. She was the first female prosecutor in Michigan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of Emelia Schaubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great achievements was the work she did on behalf of the impoverished Ottawa and Chippewa of Leelanau County,â&#x20AC;? the Michigan Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Historical Center & Hall of Fame wrote in her biography. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In 1943, on behalf of the County Board of Supervisors, Schaub petitioned the state of Michigan for title to lands which the county would hold in trust for the Leelanau Indians. The lands requested were those in the plot of Peshawbestown, which had been lost for non-payment of taxes. Seventy-seven acres were turned over to Leelanau County to serve as a de facto reservation.â&#x20AC;?

So why did Emelia become so involved in the county Native American population? Verina Schaub said she knows. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was a frisky woman. Her best friend was Susan Miller from Peshawbestown,â&#x20AC;? said Verina Schaub.

Miller was an accomplished basket weaver, Schaub recalled. As a child, she recalls visiting Emeliaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s practice in Lake Leelanau when it was filled with Indian women.

Their relationships were deep and trusting.

Verina said the women would entrust Emilia with their money for safe keeping.

George Bennett, former Tribal Chairman of the Grand Traverse Band, recalled Emeliaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roll when the Tribe was applying for federal recognition to turn the property held in trust by the county into a Reservation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She helped organize, and gave a lot of encouragement to the local community,â&#x20AC;? he recalled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was very impressed by her ... she gave people hope.â&#x20AC;?

Why didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Emelia marry? Verina Schaub said her aunt had several boyfriends. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was a sign. It said Captain John L. Sullivan, esq. that hung in her office, and that was one of her boyfriends. She had boyfriends, but never married.â&#x20AC;?

She might have simply been too busy. In

1957, Emelia joined Nan Helm of Burdickville and six others in organizing the Leelanau Historical Society. She vacationed in the Caribbean, and drove with family from Leelanau County through the mountains of Mexico. She visited Europe, South America and Hawaii. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My vacations consisted almost entirely in travel,â&#x20AC;? she wrote.

And in 1986, at the age of 93, she wrote Family Yesterdays, a history of the Schaub family.

An article published by the Detroit College of Law on the occasion of her 99th birthday contains a quote that perhaps best explains Emelia Schaub. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many people said to me, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the idea of taking law? Why donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you take something better for a woman?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I just paid them no attention, and kept going to class.â&#x20AC;?

The Honorable Connie Binsfeld â&#x20AC;&#x153;Honorableâ&#x20AC;? is a title held by few women who are not judges. In fact, only two women in Michigan claim the title â&#x20AC;&#x201D; former state Lt. Govs. Martha Griffiths and Binsfeld, whose political career started quietly in Leelanau County and exploded on the state level with her surprise selection by John Engler as his running mate in 1990. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She had quite a career, and started in the Glen Lake area,â&#x20AC;? recalled former Leelanau Enterprise owner and editor Richard Kerr. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was a johnny-next-door type, she wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a screamer, but she was sensible and kept working and kept going ... she was a good person.â&#x20AC;?

Binsfeld was born in Mount Pleasant in 1924. Her husband, John, opened an engineering firm in Maple City that is now run by their son Mike. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t long before Binsfeld moved into politics, the surprise winner in the 1970 Primary Election in a field of four candidates for County Commission. Binsfeld won easily with 249 votes; the incumbent had 113 votes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They (Republican winners in the Primary) are virtually elected to two-year terms beginning Jan. 1,â&#x20AC;? stated the lead story in the

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he mathâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fairly simple for determining Leelanau Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rightful representation in the Michigan Women Hall of Fame, which has 270 distinguished members including actress Marlo Thomas, comedian Gilda Radner and civil rights leader Rosa Parks.

Leelanau has about two-tenths of one percent of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population. That would put the county in line for one representative, if you rounded up. After all, the county couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t claim â&#x20AC;&#x153;halfâ&#x20AC;? a member â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly nothing halfway about these women.

No concerns. Leelanau County has three full-fledged members of the elite organization who shared a common trait: They never retreated.

But there were many shared themes in the lives of Emelia Christine Schaub, Connie Binsfeld and Elizabeth Weaver that go far beyond their hometown county of Leelanau. Perhaps the most notable, though, was for whom and what they fought.

And make no mistake about it. Schaub, Binsfeld and Weaver were not afraid to take the gloves off.

Schaub, the noted defense attorney who made it her business to extend civil rights to Native Americans, is deceased, while former Michigan Lieutenant Gov. Binsfeld is recovering from recent surgery with the same fortitude that she exerted as speaker of the State Senate. And former Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Weaver continues to wage war against the impact of campaign financing in electing judgeships, her most recent crusade.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve talked with a variety of sources in putting together stories about the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Threeâ&#x20AC;? of Leelanau County women. Following are their stories: Emelia Schaub, a progressive woman Born before women could vote, Emelia Schaub never backed down from the good fight that uplifted the lives of many people, especially Native Americans in Leelanau County.

Schaub was born in 1891 in Provemont, attending St. Mary School until the duties of being the oldest of eight children required her full attention. Lacking a bridge over the Narrows, Schaub would spend school nights at the parish soaking in an education, according to her niece, Verina Schaub of Lake Leelanau.

Verina Schaub was involved in an estate dispute with other family members following Emelia Schaubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death in 1995 at the age of 103. Today, she treasures the volumes of letters and other documents in her possession that help explain the life of one of Leelanau Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most colorful and successful women.

Early in life Emelia evaluated her professional career opportunities. She enjoyed helping run the family store in Lake Leelanau, and wanted to include business in her future. In a seven-page autobiography she wrote for a book about the Schaub family history, Emelia discussed her thoughts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;About this time, in the early 1900s, the choice or selection of a career was limited for both men and women. None of the professions, such as teaching or nursing, would have fit in with my past business experience. I favored the legal profession which I believed to be out of my reach. I had never heard of a woman lawyer.â&#x20AC;?

Once the goal was set, Emelia was not to be deterred. She saved her pennies earned as Postmistress in Leland; the job paid $6 a week, but she had to repay $3 for room and board. Eventually she saved enough to afford a train ticket to Grand Rapids, tuition at MacLachlanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Busi-

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The effort resulted in a collection of “pages and pages” of signatures that League officials delivered to Legislators in Lansing. “We talked to them, and made them aware we wanted to see change,” said Hornberger.

While Weaver may oppose activism from the bench, she’s been very active since retiring from the Supreme Court in a surprise move close to the 2010 election. Her resignation allowed former Gov. Jennifer Granholm to choose a Democratic justice who ran as an incumbent, further infuriating her former colleagues.

Justice Maura D. Corrigan filed a complaint with the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission over Weaver’s public statements about Supreme Court deliberations held behind closed doors. The commission in a recent ruling rejected Corrigan’s complaint.

“It was a little ridiculous, and it took a lot of my time,” Weaver said.

“That was just all political chicanery.”

Weaver said she has ruled in ways suggested by Mary Coleman, the first woman to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court. Coleman was first elected in 1972.

“She urged me to be restrained in the use of judicial power,” recalled Weaver. “That’s a huge power.... you don’t create the law, you interpret the law. But that interpretation should be used with restraint.”

Coleman also sought to better inform constituents about judicial races, Weaver said, to the point of asking electors to vote in non-partisan races first before turning to partisan offices.

“I think a third thing Justice Coleman said was to use common sense,” she added.

Like Binsfeld, Weaver has been hailed as an advocate for children.

According to her entry in the Hall of Fame: “Known throughout her judicial career as an advocate for young people, Justice Weaver has worked on a number of statewide committees and commissions that emphasize the needs of children. She is the longest-serving member on the Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice...(Hon.) Weaver made a difference for countless Michigan children as she helped them turn their lives around.”

In Glen Arbor, “Betty” can be found with friends on the township tennis courts or swinging away on a local golf course. But perhaps just as often, she accepts an offer to speak before a group about her passion for court reform.

Said Hornberger, “She’s so approachable. She will talk to anyone, she doesn’t talk down to anyone, and she listens and takes your thoughts seriously.”

Weaver considers it a honor to be named to the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame with fellow Leelanau County residents Emelia Schaub and Connie Binsfeld.

“It is really very humbling,” she said.

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Not so fast. Binsfeld also faced a write-in challenge in November — and again doubled up on her opponent.

Binsfeld never lost an election.

She served two terms on the County Board from 1971-74, was elected to four terms in the State House starting in 1975, and was elected to two terms in the state Senate starting in 1983.

Clearly “Connie,” as she was called by constituents, had built strong backing in Leelanau County and northern Michigan. She broke away from the stereotype Republican candidate by concentrating much of her work on children’s issues and the environment. According to her biography for the Women’s Hall of Fame, Binsfeld authored the Sand Dunes Protection Act and introduced the 1983 Quality of Life Bonding Bill that improved environmental cleanup and the state park system.

But few insiders figured her a viable statewide candidate.

Soon-to-be Gov. John Engler, who was leader of the state Senate, thought differently, completely fooling political pundits with his running mate selection.

“Nobody expected it to be Connie,” recalled John Truscott, who was Engler’s press secretary. He and others in the Engler campaign sought to withhold the identify of Engler’s running mate until a big press conference.

“We had to hide her at a house.

There were a few reporters snooping around at night.”

The announcement drew much fanfare, but few gave the Engler ticket a chance of unseating a polished Gov. James Blanchard. Polls showed Blanchard, running against two “rural” Republican candidates, well ahead right through the campaign and still holding a good lead on election night, 1990.

“I remember her calling me up and telling me she was running for lieutenant governor,” recalled her son, Greg, who resides in Steamboat Springs with his wife, Sue. “And I remember her saying, ‘Not only are we going to run a good race, we are going to win.’”

The bigger stage didn’t change Binsfeld’s priorities, or her tactics.

“She chaired the 1991 Commission on Adoption, and in 1996 formed the Binsfeld Children’s Commission,” her Hall of Fame biography states. “Under her leadership, many of the Commissions’ recommendations were enacted into law to improve the lives of children.”

Binsfeld was noted as a polite, but formidable, politician, Truscott said.

She used her motherly demeanor to persuade or scold, depending upon the proper remedy needed to pass important legislation.

As lieutenant governor, Binsfeld presided over the state Senate.

“When she pounded the gavel, everyone took notice,” said Truscott. “(She presided) with a motherly type of affection, and the senators, they were like her school children ... everybody loved Connie in the Senate, no matter what their political leanings.”

Binsfeld’s voice carried much weight in the Engler administration, Truscott added. “She was an equal partner, as far as a leader in the Senate,” he said.

Despite reports of rifts at times through the years, the Engler-Binsfeld relationship always healed and grew stronger under new challenges, Truscott said. He recalled Binsfeld telling him she wasn’t feeling well over the phone in Lansing. Engler hopped in that old Oldsmobile that had become the symbol of his campaign to pick her up from a Lansing hotel and drive her to a hospital. She had bypass surgery the next morning.

Her dear friend from Glen Arbor, George Weeks, is a veteran newspaper reporter who served as press

secretary for former Gov. William Milliken.

“Her issues were family issues,” said Weeks. “She kind of ‘humanized’ the administration a bit. John Engler was a hard-ball guy, and she was not.”

These days, Binsfeld is recovering from surgery but still spunky, said her son Greg. She reads the newspaper daily, and keeps up on issues while recovering.

While Binsfeld has spent much of her life in the political spotlight, she always found time for her sons and daughter. They are Greg and Sue Binsfeld, Mike and Mindy Binsfeld of Burdickville; Paul and Cherie Binsfeld of Benzie County and Sue and Mike Maxwell, who are now in Mexico. Son John Binsfeld died in 1996. Connie and husband John Binsfeld have six grandchildren who are either attending or recently graduated from college.

“They are mom and dad’s pride and joy,” said Greg Binsfeld. “There is a real family pride in my mom’s achievements, including being a Girl Scout Leader. Dad loved supporting her career, and really became kind of an administrative assistant.”

Elizabeth Weaver Supreme Court Judge The youngest member of Leelanau County’s “Big Three” is also known commonly by a first name.

“I knew her when we called her Betty,” said Kerr, who covered Weaver while she was Probate Judge in Leelanau County from 1975-87.

He appreciated her stance against judicial interpretation.

“She sticks to the job. She ran a tight ship as a Probate Judge,” Kerr said.

Such an endorsement means much to Weaver, who hails from New Orleans — she earned her law degree in Tulane — and joined Binsfeld in the top headline of the Leelanau Enterprise on Nov. 7, 1974 — the year before Kerr became publisher.

“Binsfeld, Weaver Win,” the newspaper proclaimed while publishing pictures of the two women on the front page. Binsfeld was elected to the State House; Weaver became Leelanau County Probate judge. Both Glen Arbor “transplants” had unseated Suttons Bay incumbents with long histories in Leelanau County — Binsfeld topped Bill Gregory of Suttons Bay, a Democrat, while Weaver defeated Probate judge Marion Yoder.

“It was quite surprising we were elected,” recalled Weaver, “especially Connie. And me, too. I had to upset an incumbent.”

Weaver was an attorney and school teacher whose campaign ads served notice of her priorities on the bench: “Betty Weaver is firm and fair. She believes a young person must take responsibility for his actions.”

That type of straight-forward thinking has gained her supporters on both sides of the aisle, including an endorsement by former Michigan Gov. “Soapy” Williams — a Democrat.

But it’s difficult to say where Weaver falls in the political spectrum. Her stands against judicial activism made her a rising star among Republicans, who lent their support when she won election and re-election to the Michigan Supreme Court in 1994 and 2002. But she had a falling out with the Republican majority on the court over her demands for more openness and less financial influence in judicial elections.

Those are the types of stands that members of the Michigan League of Women Voters appreciate. The organization seeks neutrality in elections for candidates — for instance, it could not support Weaver in an election — but has no problem supporting her efforts to reform the Michigan Supreme Court. Weaver was a keynote speaker at a Leaguesponsored forum for court reform.

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Wick agreed.

“Just people reaching out and saying they were praying for me helped immensely,” she said. “It helped me heal.”

Neither woman has an interest in marrying again.

Herman, a grandmother of 10, said she’s “never had time for that.”

Wick said she enjoyed married life, but doesn’t feel like she needs to be married.

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in 1980 when her husband Jim died in an excavating accident. The Hermans had five children, the youngest of whom were 9 and 11.

“I had to keep going for the kids,” she said. “They were my lifeline.”

At a time when fewer women were in the work force, Donna was the office manager at Leelanau Fruit and was kept very busy with her children.

Fast-forward 30 years, Donna, a longtime member of the Suttons Bay Village Council and organist at St. Michael the Archangel, reflected on living life without her husband.

“I never felt sorry for myself. I thought of our time together as a blessing,” she said.

Both women credit their ability to carry on to community support and

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Nancy Wick’s life crumbled around her in August 2002 when her husband, Jim, died four days short of their 28th wedding anniversary.

The couple met in 1973 when Nancy came north with a group of friends to Timbershores, south of Northport.

Although both were students at Central Michigan University, it took a trip to Leelanau County for the two to meet. Jim, a hometown boy, had a summer job working at Kal Excavating.

Two years later, the couple married and made their home in Suttons Bay where Nancy taught third and fourth grade. Jim was a physical education teacher at Glenn Loomis in Traverse City.

Life changed for both when Jim was diagnosed in August 2001 with pancreatic cancer. A year later, he was gone at age 52.

The loss of a spouse is one of life’s most traumatic events. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2010 a woman’s life expectancy was nearly five years more than men, 81.3 compared to 76.5 for men. This increases the likelihood that it will be a woman who is left to pick up the pieces after the death of her spouse.

In Wick’s case, her friend and professional counselor Mary Raymer helped the couple face the inevitable as Jim’s prognosis became more grim.

“She encouraged us to talk about those things we wouldn’t discuss — such as funeral plans,” Nancy explained.

At 51, just when couples start to make plans for their life together in retirement, Nancy lost the one person who knew her better than anyone.

It’s a common belief that the spouse left behind should avoid making any big decisions for at least a year. Wick wouldn’t go that far.

“You make sure you have good guidance on those decisions,” Wick said. “In grief, I was disorganized, scatterbrained. I looked at myself in the mirror and said ‘Who is this person?.’”

Wick advises those grieving that things will be “rough and rugged” for a while and they shouldn’t be too tough of themselves.

Looking back, she was better prepared than many women for life after the loss of a spouse.

“Jim lost his parents early in life so we were familiar with living wills and made sure things were in order,” Wick said.

Donna Herman was in her late 40s,

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THE HISTORY of quilting for St. Mary Church goes back more than 100 years. These quilters gathered at St. Mary in 1962 for this photo. Pictured, back row from left, are Rose Gauthier, Genevieve Schaub, Mona Gauthier, Suzanne E. Plamondon, Martha Bunek, Emma Hahnenberg, Francis Ziets, Marcella Pleva, Clarebelle Duchney, Esther Denoyer, Loretta Plamondon, Mary Boutain, Anna Schaub, Violet Schaub, Florence Lamie, Hazel Couturier, Martha Plamondon, Josephine O’Brien and Delia Lamie. Seated from left are Christina Krubner, Lucy Hominga, Cecelia Schaub, Catherine Popa, Della Schaub Maleski, Martha Schaub, Lucille Kelsch, Mildred Kirt, Laura Couturier and Mazel Couturier.

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It’s information such as this and Lingaur’s research which has included a survey of past and present quilters to gain insight into the tradition, which many see as a fading art.

“What they like best is socializing and being able to volunteer their time to the church,” Lingaur.

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Her detailed records include information about the maker of the top, when it was donated and how many hours went into the project and photos of the finished project.

In the 1980s, a second group of women, which included many who worked during the day and couldn’t join the first group, began meeting in the home of the late Suzanne Plamondon in Lake Leelanau.

Both groups combined are no where near the size of the organization in the 1950s and 1960s when there were more than 50 women participated in the craft with the proceeds of their work going to the church and school.

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Eunice Lingaur of Lake Leelanau has documented the lives of her children and siblings, now she working on a new project — documenting the efforts of women who have worked tirelessly for their parish and school.

Lingaur is working on a book on the history of the St. Mary Quilters.

“People have no idea what these ladies have done and I wanted to get it on paper,” she said.

Historically, quilting has been a communal activity, involving women and girls in a family, or in a larger community. The tops were prepared in advance, and a “quilting bee” was arranged, during which the actual quilting was completed by multiple people. These bees were important social events in many communities, and were typically held between periods of high demand for farm labor.

Although church records are sketchy, a 1903 “signature” quilt found at a garage sale in 1991, puts the St. Mary tradition at more than 100 years, according to the 1993 St. Mary parish directory.

As part of her research, Lingaur talked with those women she remembered having taken part in the activity.

“I talked with Jean LaCross, Marlene Hahnenberg, Carol Brow … there are so many it’s hard to mention them all,” Lingaur said.

The group is recognized today for its annual quilt show and raffle. They also produce dozens of bed coverings for the “quilt wheel,” which has been an activity at the annual homecoming and chicken dinner for as long as anyone can remember.

Several women have produced beautiful quilt tops — embroidered or appliqued over the years and turned them over to the quilters.

“Cheryl Bunek (of Lake Leelanau) alone has made more quilt tops than any other person I know,” said Barb Merica, former leader of the quilters and self-appointed group historian.

The group, which in the 1990s numbered more than a dozen, has dwindled into half that size as members have passed or moved to assisted-living facilities elsewhere. Gone are quilters like Laura Couturier, Florence Lamie, Gen LaCross, Florence Sharnowski and Cecelia Schaub, whose last names are all part of county history.

Today, a base group of Ruth Kalchik, Diana Roubal, Lynn Edwards, Char Steimel, Pat Gardener and Paul Korson meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

“It sounds like a long time, but when I first started quilting, the group went from 8:30 or 9 in the morning until 4

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Glen Lake hoop legend enjoying life on the farm again Shimek starts family after return from big-time

By Mike Spencer Of The Enterprise staff

Liz Shimek is making a seamless move from the arena bright lights back to the corn fields of her youth.

And the 27-year-old Empire native, now Liz Moeggenberg, has a six-week old corn cob of her own, Lamdin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is definitely different,â&#x20AC;? said Moeggenberg, a former Miss Basketball and Glen Lake star who went on to shine at Michigan State University before spending a handful of seasons in pro hoops in the states and abroad. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The whole experience was awesome, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just a hometown girl and glad to be back home.â&#x20AC;?

Moeggenberg is back with her husband Lucas lending a hand in the family farming business. Earlier this week, she was selling corn that she had picked in the Leland Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market.

Her son was dressed in yellow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the limelight down there playing, you soak it up for all itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing basketball in front of a bunch of people who like to watch basketball. There were a lot of great crowds and a lot of great publicity that comes with it and a lot of attention. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really just a down-to-earth person that grew up in the great community of Leelanau County.â&#x20AC;?

Liz put Maple City and Glen Lake High School on the state girls basketball map during her four years as a Laker. She helped guide Glen Lake to three consecutive state quarterfinal appearances and shattered just about every school record.

Although she is the only Leelanau County player to be drafted and play in the WNBA, the highlight of her playing career was four solid seasons at Michigan State University (2003-06).

In her junior year, the Spartans finished NCAA runner-ups under coach Joanne P. McCallie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That had to be the highlight,â&#x20AC;?

Moeggenberg said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We ended up losing to Baylor (84-62), but it was an amazing ride. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had some amazing teammates and great coaches and that definitely sticks out.â&#x20AC;?

Liz had no trouble making the transition from Class D high school ball to Big Ten play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just went in with an open mind, willing to work hard and do what my coach asked me to do,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I did.â&#x20AC;?

When she was through with her collegiate career, Moeggenberg had rewritten MSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record book in several categories and still is the career leader in points (1,780), games (131 tie), field

goals (719), offensive boards (443) and total rebounds (1,130). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Records are just records and they are made to be broken,â&#x20AC;? Moeggenberg said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I attribute my name being in the record book to my teammates and coaching. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They brought out the best in me every time I stepped onto the court. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do it all by myself.â&#x20AC;?

Moeggenberg said she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pick MSU over the other Michigan Big Ten school that first recruited her just because it was an agricultural school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I picked MSU because of coaching staff, but it was comforting to know that it had a barn and if I felt a little homesick, I knew where I could go,â&#x20AC;? she said.

At MSU, Moeggenberg also had a great senior season, earning first-team All-Big Ten honors. The two-time honorable mention All-American established single-season school records for points with 597 and field goals with 249, and her 17.6 scoring average tied for fourth best. The single-season marks have since fallen, but she is still one of five players in Big Ten history to score over 1,700 points and collect over 1,110 boards in a career.

She also shined in the classroom, garnering first-team Academic AllAmerica accolates for her 3.72 GPA in general management.

Moeggenberg, who married in October 2006, didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get much of a chance to play in the WNBA. She was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury, was then traded to the Houston Comets and then weeks later traded to the Chicago Sky where she played sparingly for two seasons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I learned a lot and it was a totally different role, but Chicago wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really my lifestyle,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And you certainly canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give up living in Leelanau County in the summer for that.â&#x20AC;?

Moeggenberg, who also played twoand-a-half seasons in France before retiring in May 2009, said playing abroad was unique. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was eye-opening,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I made a lot of great friends and experienced a whole different culture.â&#x20AC;?

Moeggenbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life has been really hectic trying to juggle her first-born with helping dad with hay and sweet corn, but she wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t trade it for anything.

Since the birth of her first child in June, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up with her Lamdin after 4 a.m., feeds him, puts him back to sleep and then heads out to the farm to pick corn by 6:30 a.m. Her typical day ends when she comes home about 10 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From Day 1, I was always on the

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Despite her 6-foot-1 stature and oodles of career accomplishments on the hardcourt, she flies under the radar with Leelanau folks who havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen her lately. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recognize me,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I often hear, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that Liz girl up to nowadaysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; or â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Where does that Liz girl live who used to play basketball. I heard she lives on Shimek Road.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

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Three women of the cloth serving area well

By Chris Olson Of The Enterprise staff

Some might see as unique the idea that all three of the county’s Methodist Churches currently have women pastors.

The Rev. Barbara Gordon is in her fifth year as pastor with the Empire United Methodist Church. Both Linda Farmer-Lewis, the pastor at Leland Community United Methodist Church and Patricia Haas, pastor at Keswick United Methodist Church in Bingham Township, started their service at their churches on July 1.

All three women of faith heard the calling as children, but took different paths to becoming preachers.

Barbara Gordon Gordon felt the call to become a reverend as a young child growing up in Edwardsburg, Mich.

“I actually told a friend of mine that I would be a pastor when I was 12. Between then and the end of high school, I decided to go another route,” Gordon said.

Gordon attended Western Michigan University and trained to become a special education teacher, but changed her mind.

She graduated from Western Michigan with a teaching certificate, then attended Associate Mennonite Biblical Seminaries (AMBS) of Goshen, Ind. Gordon graduated from the school with a master’s of divinity in 2000.

Her first assignment was pastoring at two different churches.

“This is called a two-point charge. I was pastor at Hinchman United Methodist Church in Berrien Springs and Oronoko United Methodist Church in Buchanan,” she said. “That worked out really well for me as I was living with my parents in Edwardsburg and could commute between the two communities fairly easy.”

Gordon has always enjoyed being part of the Methodist community.

“I was helping in Sunday school at church when I was 12,” she said. “A lot of what I enjoyed in being part of the church was inviting people into the church.”

Gordon wasn’t as sure about becoming a pastor of a church.

“I wasn’t too big on public speaking,” she said. “I was thinking maybe I could be a chaplain at a hospital or school.”

Her first appointments started on rocky ground. There was friction between the congregations and the former pastor for Hinchman and Oronoko.

“The prior pastor had been a young woman who came straight out of seminary. The congregations didn’t always take to her ideas,” Gordon said. “When

they saw the bishop had appointed me, another young woman out of seminary, you could tell congregation members were apprehensive.”

Gordon said she was thrilled to be appointed pastor at Empire United Methodist in July 2006.

“I love it here. The people are friendly, this is a very active church and community. I would be content to stay as long as they are willing to have me,” she said.

While she had to overcome initial bad feelings about women pastors at her previous assignment, Gordon said she has encountered few problems in her profession because she is a woman.

“The United Methodist church has been very supportive of women clergy and women pastors. When I was thinking about becoming a reverend when I was a teenager, I spoke to the pastor of my church about it and she was a woman,” Gordon said.

Patricia Haas Haas had the seed of becoming a reverend planted in her soul as a child growing up in Lawton, Mich.

“I wasn’t encouraged to become a reverend as a child, so I chose a different path. All the while, God just kept at me,” said Haas, who was married and had three children with her husband, who passed away six years ago.

After her three daughters were grown, Haas answered the call.

“I talked with my husband about it and he was very supportive,” Haas said.

She had to go back to school for a degree in social work from Western Michigan. Haas also attended AMBS and was ordained in August 2010.

“I had been a local pastor before going to seminary and had been in ministry for nine years,” Haas said. “I graduated from seminary and became an elder.”

She was pastor at Pokagon United Methodist Church before going to seminary and had worked as an activities director at an assisted living center when her children were growing up.

“I think that just prompted me more to move towards my calling because I do feel like it’s all about relationships.

The best way we can show our relationship with God is in how we treat other people,” Haas said. “That is what prompted me to become a pastor, living out my daily faith as part of a community.”

Haas said the Methodist Church is very open and supportive of women as pastors and church elders.

“They ordain women, which not all faiths do. They are very open and welcome all people,” she said.

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Continued from Page 3 While Haas has seen a more closed-minded attitude about women pastors in other places, she hasn’t run into problems at Keswick.

“I think because I was a woman I wasn’t encouraged to become a reverend when I was teenager. But, I also think I’m a better pastor now because of all my life experience,” Haas said.

Linda Farmer Linda Farmer graduated from Lansing Sexton High School and from Michigan State University with a degree in music education. She received her calling to ministry while in high school.

“I ran the other way. I made a deal with God; I’ll become a musician and stay involved in my church. It turns out God wouldn’t leave me alone,” she said.

After graduating from MSU, Farmer seved as a Christian education director for a church in Three Rivers.

“God continued to nag me, so I decided to go to seminary,” she said.

Farmer attended Garnett Evangelical Theology Seminary in Evanston, Ill. and became ordained in 1983. Her first assignment was to two churches near Pleasant Lake, and she spent two years as an assistant pastor for a church near Jackson. Farmer was serving as chaplain at Albion College when her mother-in-law became ill.

She and her husband, Bill, moved to Chicago where she was living.

Farmer took care of her mother-inlaw until she died.

“Right after my mother-in-law died I asked God again what he wanted from me,” Farmer said. “I thought

THE REVEREND Linda FarmerLewis is the pastor at Leland Community United Methodist Church. She said her legal name is Linda Farmer, but her name got hyphenated at her first pastor job. “The head of the council at the church I was sent to was so happy I was married, especially being so young, he printed my name in the church bulletin as ‘Linda Farmer-Lewis’ and it just kind of stuck,” she said.

about how the Gospel impacts daily human life. I find Jesus and I walk together through out the day. Then I thought ‘What else would I be doing?

What else is more needed than representing the Light of the World. That is what ministry is,” she said.

She became pastor at a church in Kenosha, Wis. for eight years.

While she enjoyed being part of the church in Kenosha, Farmer said she wanted to move back to Michigan.

“My whole family is there. I asked to be relocated and I was told there just weren’t any openings,” she said.

Then in February Farmer got a call from her bishop about an opening in Leland.

“They told me I had 48 hours to consider it. I told them I didn’t need 48 hours, I took it right then,” Farmer said.

Farmer and her husband have adjusted to their new life in Leland. Bill telecommutes for his job in Chicago and occasionally travels there. They decided early on not to have children.

“I’ve seen people try to do both, be clergy and mother, and just end up being stressed out and not doing a very good job of either. I admire clergy who have figured out how to do it,” she said.

Farmer grew up a Methodist, and appreciates the church's openness.

“Methodists have been ordaining women as pastors for 100 years,” she said.

As to running into perception problems about women and their role in the church, Farmer said she has only run into a few instances of it in her career. Once some Baptists came to her door on the pretext of handing out flyers, but really wanted to

chastise her for being a woman in the clergy.

“They told me women shouldn’t be in the pulpit. I told them ‘I agree, women shouldn’t be in the pulpit. If God would just stop calling them, that would be fine,’” she said. “I have never made my femaleness an issue, so it hasn’t been at any of the churches at which I have served.”

Farmer said she was the first female pastor to lead each of the churches she served, including Leland.

All three pastors said the Methodist Church has a great system in place for women or men considering becoming reverends in faith.

“The first thing is they require you to be educated, so you have to have some sort of college degree,” Farmer said.

“Anyone considering becoming a clergy with the Methodist Church should understand there is a lot of work involved. If that seed is planted in your heart, go forward with it, with the understanding there will be a lot of work,” Haas said.

Gordon said if a young person came to her and sought advice about becoming clergy, she would talk with them about what is going on with them personally to find out if they have a true calling. “There are books they would need to read, they would need to get a mentor. If I see they have a true calling, I would get them more involved with the church and see if they really want to do this,” she said.

Gordon also provided one final thought, a thought echoed by her fellow clergy. “And pray. Along with all that, pray. Actually, that should come first,” she said.

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This information was published following her death at age 73.

There was no mention of gardening or needlework.

By 1900, the steamship Alice M. Gill was already a throwback to an earlier era, when a ship was often owned by its captain or a small businessman.

In those days, it was unthinkable that a woman might have anything to do with operating a ship.

It was often considered “bad luck” to have a woman on board at all, and, if there was one, she was probably the cook.

Originally built to haul lumber, the Alice M. Gill, for a wooden ship, had a long and varied career.

In 1907 it was converted to a lightship at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Five years later, it was in Lake Erie, where it was re-converted to carry bulk cargoes. It finished its days on that lake. Taken out of service in 1926, it was idle for nine years at Sandusky until it burned in 1935 and was then dismantled.

It was gone but not forgotten.

For many years, a picture of the Alice M. Gill adorned the back wall of the Happy Hour Tavern at Gills Pier – a reminder of old days gone forever.

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Her name was widely recognized — in several states.

And yet, Alice M. Scott, born at Gill’s Pier on September 22, 1883, spent her life at home in Leelanau County until her death at a Traverse City hospital in January, 1957.

When she was only four, her father, Wilbur F. Gill, one of the last of the original 19th century Leelanau mill operators, had a steam barge built at Grand Haven for his local business.

He named his new boat for Alice M. Gill, his young daughter, who later helped out in the family business until her marriage to area farmer Hugh Scott in 1908.

The Scott farm was one of the pioneering ones in Leelanau Township. In 1913, it was one of the first to grow cherries, both sweet and tart, on nine acres.

Ten years later, the Scotts acquired some stock with a “pedigree” — Guernseys directly from the island (near Great Britain) where they originated and for which they are named. Later, members of the Scott family would bottle and deliver milk to area customers.

It appears that, as a very young girl, Alice Gill didn’t fully appreciate the honor bestowed upon her in the naming of her father’s little ship, for Cherry Scott

tells us she once referred to it as a “dirty old boat.”

Great Lakes ships, carrying coal, ore and stone in addition to lumber during the course of Alice’s lifetime, could indeed be dirty, although many owners took pride in keeping their boats clean.

In the early 20th Century, hundreds of boats carried the names of various industrialists or businessmen. In an era when these persons were invariably men, the lettering “Alice M. Gill” on the bows and stern of one of the ships was an anomaly.

No one had great expectations, in a male dominated society, for a woman to accomplish much other than raise a family.

Indeed, even in the 1978 publication, Namesakes of the Lakes: 1930-1955, Robert Greenwood tells us “this lady’s hobbies included gardening and needlework,” but neglects to tell us of the role she played in advancing the public good.

“Mrs. Scott was influential in consolidation of the Northport school and was a member of the board of education from 1929 to 1935,” the Enterprise stated in its issue of Jan. 31, 1957. “She also was instrumental in establishing the township library.”

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That is not the trend everywhere.

“It’s interesting to see that new Zonta clubs are springing up in the Middle East and Africa where women truly have to claw their way out of almost servitude in order to accomplish anything,” Pisor said.

Pisor and Laskey are encouraged by the progress women have made, especially in this country.

“It was better for my daughters and hopefully it will be better for their daughters,” Laskey said.

The Zonta Club of Leelanau County meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Village Inn in Suttons Bay. A speaker often attends to teach club members about a particular issue, and the meetings are run using Robert’s Rules of Order.

“It isn’t just a bunch of girls having coffee or something, we really do it the right way,” Laskey said.

Opportunities plentiful to join women’s clubs in county Women looking to get involved in a civic or political club in Leelanau County may check our list for meeting times and places of the area’s various women’s clubs.

•Club 21 meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. in the Community Room in Omena.

•The Glen Arbor Women’s Club meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Glen Arbor.

Contact club president Jeni Goodnow at 326-1112 for more information.

•The League of Women Voters meets at the Leelanau Government Center the first Wednesday of every month at noon.

•The Leelanau County Zonta Club meets the second Wednesday of each month at the Village Inn in Suttons Bay at 6 p.m. Contact Janice Wolfe at 2715958 for more information.

•Leelanau Independent Women for Democratic Action meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Leelanau School in Glen Arbor at 4 p.m.

•The Leland Women’s Civic Club meets on the third Monday at 7 p.m. at rotating venues. The club does not meet in February, March, July and August. Contact Jean 2569499.

•The Northport Women’s Club meets the first Tuesday of every month. Contact Rita Lecy at 3867076 for more information.

•The Republican Women of Leelanau County meet the third Monday of each month at 11:30 a.m. at various locations for lunch. Check www.rwofleelanau.com for information on where to meet. Reservations are required.

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“We’re trying to make sure young women understand that there are lots of struggles to achieve like men and be able to do what they’d like to do,” said Pisor, former club president and board of directors member.

“Everything hasn’t been achieved by any means. I think it’s important to make young women aware of that.”

Pisor, who has been a member of the Zonta Club of Leelanau County for 15 years, was first attracted to the club because of its career day event for eighth grade girls. The event introduces girls to women in nontraditional women’s fields like engineering, medical and firefighting by bringing in professional women in these industries. A speaker is also invited to give a presentation about issues for girls like dating violence.

“It’s a very eye-opening experience and one that I think is valuable,” Pisor said. “It’s produced some amazing young women in this county.”

Career day is a favorite for many Zonta members, like Ginny Laskey of Cedar, who said the event helps girls feel empowered, start career planning and learn about their options.

“It gives them a different outlook on things that they just weren’t aware of,” Laskey said.

Every year, Laskey is moved by comments from girls who attended the event. One in particular that read “after coming here I feel like Wonder Woman” sticks in her mind.

The club also funds scholarships to help girls with education. The Young Women in Science Scholarship pays for girls to spend two days on the Inland Seas ship and learn about the Great Lakes, and the Young Women in Public Affairs Scholarship is given to a high school senior from Leelanau County interested in public affairs.

Beyond education, the Zonta Club of Leelanau County focuses on women’s health by funding mammograms and Leelanau Free Health Day. To pay for these programs, the Zonta Club fundraises with an annual spring flower sale and a home tour.

Because the club is all-volunteer, Laskey is confident that the money raised is used effectively.

“You feel like what you do is really going to the right place,” Laskey said.

Some funds are given to Zonta International and used for programs

around the world.

“Zonta is not only a local club,” Pisor said. “It’s a world-wide club and it’s fighting women’s issues all over the world, particularly in undeveloped countries.”

Pisor said Zonta International has programs to raise awareness about and combat violence against women, childbirth and other health issues and women’s literacy all over the world.

Although Leelanau County doesn’t have these issues to the same degree as other parts of the world, Pisor has seen through leaders at Zonta conferences that some problems such as sex slavery affect us more than we know.

“Believe me, it’s a little scary when you realize how much of a problem it is,” Pisor said.

“We need to keep a lot of these issues in the forefront of people’s minds.”

Pisor said Zonta Clubs in this country is losing members, perhaps because women are now allowed into

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DUSTY SHULTZ is in a National Park Service vessel off South Manitou Island, with the island lighthouse in the background. staff she was responsible for leading jumped from a dozen employees to 50 permanent personnel and another 125 seasonal workers.

Last year, she also managed a budget of over $10 million – including millions in federal stimulus dollars for improvements to the park’s historic sites and other attractions. Sleeping Bear’s usual operational budget is around $4.5 million per year.

“Without a doubt the biggest challenge I’ve faced while here — and my biggest accomplishment — was successfully putting together a General Management Plan for the Lakeshore,” she said.

About a year after she arrived in Leelanau County, it was time for the National Park Service to put together another 20-year General Management Plan (GMP) for the park. But public

opposition to some of the provisions of the plan prompted dozens of state and federal politicians (many of them running for office or reelection in 2002) to turn the GMP into political football.

“We learned a great deal going through that process, and ended up being better for it,” Shultz said. “I think on the second try at putting together the plan we did a much better job of listening to people and actively seeking public input rather than just letting people come to us.

“I learned a great deal about this community and really came to appreciate it.”

Shultz is also of proud of acquiring 104 more acres to the park along the environmentally sensitive Crystal River in 2005. For many years, the property had been the subject of con-

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The years have been both fulfilling and challenging, according to Shultz.

But challenges are nothing new to Shultz, born 56 years ago as the fourth girl in a family of 10 and the daughter of a Pennsylvania coal miner.

“I was fortunate as a girl to find work through a program for disadvantaged youth that introduced me to the National Park Service,” Shultz said.

It so happened that she lived near three National Park Service sites in Pennsylvania — the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, the Johnstown Flood National Memorial and the Fort Necessity National Battlefield.

The early childhood memories have helped pave the way for a career in the National Park Service where she also became the first female superintendent in two other parks, Moores Creek National Battlefield in Currie, N.C., a post she held until 1993, and the Lincoln Boyhood National Monument in Lincoln City, Ind., before coming to Sleeping Bear in 2001.

“I had visited this place before and was impressed with all it had to offer,” Shultz said. “I’d had plenty of experience with historic and cultural resources, and we have those here at the Lakeshore, too. But this place also offers such wonderful natural resources, and such great recreational opportunities, and those were things I wanted to learn more about.”

When she arrived at Sleeping Bear Dunes, she advanced from an operation in Indiana that encompassed just 200 acres, to one in Michigan that encompassed over 71,000 acres. The

troversy, with developers proposing construction of new homes and a golf course.

“That addition includes 6,300 feet of river frontage and contains ‘globally rare’ wetland,” Shultz said. “It also provides a natural backdrop for recreational river users and exceptional vistas for visitors who are hiking, biking, or driving on nearby trails and roads.”

Within the region, the economic impact of visitors to the National Lakeshore is estimated at $78 million in revenue for lodging, food, gas, and a variety of services. It’s estimated that some 1,800 jobs in the region are supported by the additional visitor spending.

“Of course, the natural resources are what make this place special,” Shultz said. “But it’s also the small town atmosphere and the good life here. It’s something we all want to preserve and protect for future generations.

“My heart and my soul are in this place,” she said.

Shultz has come a long way since her first post-high school job as a clerk-stenographer in the park superintendent’s office in Cresson, Pa. “I found that I loved being with the park and when I began getting a broader perspective on it — that it was this huge nationwide system — that’s when it hit me,” she recalled. “I knew this could be the life for me.”

She and her husband, Ken, married shortly after high school, and later decided that her career in the National Park Service would come before his.

Today, they have two grown children, Ken Jr., 33, who lives nearby with his wife and the Shultz’s first grandchild; and April Dawn, 25, who is currently living at home with her parents.

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“Women are more detail-oriented and do a better job with details. Men have a better way at looking at strategy, but sometimes ‘idea’ is lacking.”

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“Some are done better by women. Any job people are more qualified for, they’re better qualified for no matter what their sex is.”

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“I don’t think so. I think men can do the same things women can do, and women can do the same things men can do.”

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Surveyors like Brown more plentiful but still a minority

By Carol Thompson Enterprise intern

When Vickie Brown became a licensed professional surveyor in the early 1990s, she was one of seven or eight female surveyors in the state of Michigan.

Now, she’s one of 28.

Although there are more women in the field, they still only represent about three percent of the industry’s workforce.

“It’s pretty tough work sometimes,” Brown said.

The thing that’s attracted more women into the industry, Brown said, is an increase in office jobs for people keeping track of legal regulations.

“More and more women are getting into it because there is room for not just outside surveying,” Brown said. “People in the office have to get really good at regulations.”

When Brown started, she said it was more difficult for women to get an outside job. Women had to start in the office and work their way to the field.

“You didn’t get hired for field jobs, but more for the office,” Brown said.

Today women are well represented in the Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors.

Two women, Kelly Fedele of Southgate and Karol Grove of Highland, serve on the Board of Directors, and Julie DeBoer is the group’s executive director.

“From my observations women surveyors are judged by their knowledge and abilities,” DeBoer said in an email. “They are treated as equals with the men.”

Brown first got into surveying after graduating from Michigan State University in the 1980s with a degree in fisheries and wildlife biology. She wanted to have a technical career, and thought surveying would combine her knowledge with a technical skill and give her a chance to work outside.

After heading back to school at Michigan Technological University to study land surveying, Brown got a job with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration traveling and surveying along the U.S. Atlantic coast from Halifax Nova Scotia to the Virgin Islands. The surveys were used for hydrographic charts.

In 1987 after three years with NOAA, Brown looked for a job that

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In 1999 she opened her own firm, Leelanau Land Surveying in Leland, and has been there ever since.

Brown faced a common challenge: working and raising a family.

When Brown first started working, she did so from her house to spend time with her two sons.

Eventually, when office material began taking over her living room, Brown moved her workspace.

“I didn’t have enough time for kids and business,” Brown said.

“But we worked it out.”

Although she’s part of a minority in the profession, Brown has never felt discriminated against because of her gender. The physical challenge of working outside has been a challenge, but Brown said it’s hard for both genders.

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