2011-10-20 by Pat Varley

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Vol. 135 — No. 03

Lake Leelanau, Michigan 49653

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Three Sections

Slow Pulse

48 Pages

Couple offers $83,000 Only if park millage OK’d By Eric Carlson Of The Enterprise staff

An anonymous Suttons Bay Township couple is trying to convince their neighbors to vote “yes” on a property tax increase to support township parks by offering their own 50-percent Voters have “match” of the entire tax levy. already The offer would be rejected one worth nearly $83,000. millage for At last week’s township board meeting, Herman Park trustee Bill Drozdalski read from an email message he’d received at home from the couple whose names were blacked out on paper copies of the message available to members of the public at

THE 109-YEAROLD state champion cottonwood tree in Leland will be coming down within the month. The tree has a girth of 76 inches and stands 90 feet high. It is deteriorating from the ground up, prompting the county Road Commission to have it removed.

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Champion cottonwood can’t be saved

By Chris Olson of the Enterprise staff

By the second week in November the most photographed tree in Leland, a champion cottonwood that stands at the corner of River and Lake streets, will be felled. A split Leelanau County Road Commission voted Tuesday to have the 90-foot tree, whose health has been failing for years, taken down

despite the efforts of a Leland couple to keep it on life support at least through the winter. The tree is estimated to be 109-years-old. Suzanne and Nick Lederle offered to pay $2,000 toward the removal of existing dead branches and to stabilize the tree. “I’d like to form a new tree committee today. I’m willing to give you a $2,000 check right now, (Concluded on Page 19)

Prayer vigil planned for missing man By Amy Hubbell of the Enterprise staff

Crews used side-scan sonar and remote cameras Wednesday morning to continue the search for a Northport man who disappeared last weekend while trying to retrieve his dingy from a frigid and choppy Northport Bay. (Concluded on Page 19)

‘How are we doing?’

INSIDE

Local schools push to meet state measurements SCHOOLS IN TRANSITION In part three of our four-part series about public education in Leelanau County, staff writer Eric Carlson turns attention to how well districts are faring during this time of change and challenge. Next week, we’ll take a look at the future.

By Eric Carlson Of The Enterprise staff

If you’ve got a kid or kids enrolled in a public school in Leelanau County, chances are that some of them have been spending a good amount of time this week “MEAPing.” That’s the slang teachers and school administrators sometimes use to describe their requirement to administer the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) — a battery of tests designed to answer the question “How are we doing?” when it comes to educating children. Yesterday, for example, all ninth grade students at Suttons Bay were participating in a MEAP social studies test. Since last week, all seventh

and eighth graders in the state have been taking MEAP tests in a variety of other subjects as well. But educators differ over whether the MEAP is really a useful tool for teachers, administrators or parents. The MEAP was configured, in part, to comply with the Bush-era “No Child Left Behind” Act that required states to account for how well they are educating their children in order to receive federal funding. Now, the Obama administration is facing requests from no fewer than 36 states, Michigan included, to waive certain provisions of “No Child Left Behind” and loosen requirements that schools make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) toward goals that many administrators say may be

impossible to achieve. But Mary Woods of Suttons Bay doesn’t care too much about all that. As a mother of four, she’s had kids enrolled in Suttons Bay Public Schools for the past 14 years. Two have already graduated and are attending Western Michigan University. “What really means the most to me is whether, by the time they’re ready to graduate, the school has prepared my kids for what comes next — college and a career,” Woods said. “Is our school doing any better or worse today than it was 14 years ago?” Woods asked rhetorically. “I think it’s really hard to say whether (Concluded on Page 19)

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THE LEELANAU ENTERPRISE

Thursday, October 20, 2011

CLAIRE A. DUNKIN Died October 12, 2011

Edick death notice Norman L. Edick, 78, of Cedar, died Monday, Oct. 17 at Munson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home in Traverse City.

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NEW OFFICERS, from left, vice-president Jeff Rabidoux, treasurer Bonnie Nescot, and president Rob Serbin, were elected at the Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce meeting. Missing from the photo is Peggy Whiting, secretary.

Chamber events create a busy week It’s a big week for county chambers of commerce. Chambers in Leland and Suttons Bay are planning sales events — one

THE CEDAR/Maple City Lions honored their three charter members last week for 47 years of service to their community. This photo was taken after they lit the Lions memorial candle. Members, from left are Robert Stachnik, Glen Noonan and Charles Flaska.

Empire businessman wins award Empire businessman Paul Skinner has been named the recipient of the Leelanau County Grand Visionary award. Skinner received the award last month during a presentation from the Grand Vision group that was broadcast throughout the region. Through the efforts of Skinner, former Empire Village Council member David Diller and former village Plan-

Empire church to host bluegrass music The “Heart to Heart” bluegrass band featuring Ruby John will perform Sunday at Empire United Methodist Church. John is a Suttons Bay-based violinist who specializes in bluegrass and Celtic music. The concert will begin at 2 p.m., following a potluck lunch that will begin at noon. Participants are asked to bring a dish to pass. The concert is free to attend. A freewill offering will be taken. Call 326-5510 for further information.

ning Commission member Jared Volz, the village secured a $20,000 Kellogg Foundation grant in August 2010 to set up a wireless internet network servicing the village. Empire’s application, which was shepherded through the approval process by Skinner, was one of 23 for the Kellogg grant. Skinner is the chairman of the Empire Village Planning Commission, president of the Empire Area Chamber of Commerce and owns The Miser’s Hoard, an antiques and collectible store in Empire that he runs with his wife, Heidi.

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Bethany Christian Services will host an informational meeting about adoption on Thursday, Nov. 10, at its office in Traverse City. Adoption specialists will provide details about international, domestic infant and state adoption programs from 6-8 p.m. The event will include a panel of adoptive families who will also share their stories. Bethany is located at 1055 Carriage Hill Dr. off South Airport in Traverse City. Further information is available at 995-0870.

with cider, the other with wine — while tonight the Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual dinner meeting at The Homestead in Glen Arbor. One of the auction items will be a print of Sleeping Bear Dunes provided by outdoor photographer Ken Scott. Up next will be the “Fall Finale” Suttons Bay Artwalk, which pairs award-winning artists with wine samples and locally-created food snacks. The event will be held from 5-9 p.m. Friday, and is sponsored by the Suttons Bay Chamber of Commerce. “There were a ton of people in town for the last one,” said Abbi Charter, store manager at the Front Porch, about the semi-annual event. In June, some 300 participants stopped in at 16 stores, making them eligible for a $250 “village shopping spree” certificate. But everyone, whether they stopped once or 16 times, was treated to wine samples and food — as well as a chance to chat with local artists. Photographer Shannon Haldaman of Up North Captured Moments will be displaying her work at the Front Porch. In addition, members of the Suttons Bay band will perform throughout the village. Leland merchants will be offering free cider and donuts from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday for their Leland Fall

Frenzy Sale. “We’ve been hosting it for about 14 years,” said Rick Lahmann, president of the Leland Michigan Chamber of Commerce. “Some of the businesses are closing for the season after the sale. Even if it’s not the end of the season, it’s close to it.” Even businesses that remain open into early December or year-round are offering discounted prices on many items, Lahmann added. Some of the sale’s biggest attractions, however, won’t be around much longer. The Chamber is encouraging visitors to pull up a seat in Fishtown to watch salmon try to scale the Leland dam. So why doesn’t the Leland Chamber call it the “salmon jumping sale?” “I think the Leland Fall Frenzy sale will do just fine,” replied Lahmann.

OMENA – Claire Arleyn Dunkin, 75, of Omena, formerly of Waynesville, Ohio departed this life on Wednesday, Oct. 12th, 2011 at Munson Medical Center. To distill her life to its essence is a task to be sure. Claire was born on Nov. 11, 1935 in Milwaukee, WI. Although her life path took her many places, her roots in Leelanau County were deep. Her maternal great-grandparents Fred Atkinson and Rosalia Stiger settled here in the 1860s and were described as pioneers in recognizing the resort possibilities of the region. In 1890 they turned the ancestral home on Little Traverse Lake into a summer resort that much later became the Leelanau Country Inn. Much of the family has resided in Leelanau County ever since. Claire was dedicated to home and family always making a house a home for her husband and 3 children where ever and whenever a work related transfer was necessary. After 15 years and several moves she finally had an opportunity to settle in and put down roots in Waynesville, OH where she lived for 35 years. She loved her home and her community. Claire was passionate about civic duty, public education, justice and morality. She served 16 years on the local school board, served on the county board of health, worked for the local library and the historical society and served two terms on the Village Council. She generously gave her time, energy and talents to many community projects and activities, always happy to serve. Claire is survived by her three children, Dr. Dona Dunkin Alba of Omena, Thomas P. Dunkin of Cedar and David C. Dunkin of Waynesville, Ohio; 8 grandchildren, Andrea Stevenson (Dunkin), Don Dunkin, Anthony Luzzi, Paul Luzzi, Christopher Dunkin, Mary Dunkin, Michael Dunkin and Lilli Dunkin; 3 great-grandchildren, Harley Stevenson, Raven Stevenson and Rozalia Luzzi; sisters, Lynne Jeffers and Jean Roehr. She was preceded in death by her parents C.A. “Ole” and Arleyn Rosenquist. Private family services will be held at a later date. Her love, guidance and passion will be missed. Her examples and lessons will live on. “For this I bless you most: You give much and know not that you give at all” [Kahlil Girbran, THE PROPHET] 10-20-11

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MARY “MAE” C. BALLA

of Benzonia, age 94, died Monday, October 17, 2011 at the Homesteader. She was born in Chicago on May 30, 1917 the daughter of Joseph and Honorta Cimala. In 1940, Mae married Casimer "Casey" J. Balla. For nearly 50 years they lived on Wall Lake near Delton. Mae was a founding member of St. Ambrose Church in Delton and very active in the Garden Club and various charities. She is survived by daughter and son in law, Barbara and Jerry Heiman; grandchildren, Joanna Heiman Aldridge and husband Eric Aldridge and Matthew Joseph Heiman and wife Karrie Heiman; great grandchildren, Casimer and Maria Heiman and Eliza and Clara Aldridge. She was preceded in death by her husband, two brothers and a sister. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00AM Thursday, October 20 at St. Ann Catholic Church with Fr. John Porter officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Hastings. Contributions may be directed towards Benzie Area Christian Neighbors, 2839 Benzie Highway Benzonia MI 49616. Arrangements provided by Jowett Family Funeral Home. 10-20-11

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THE LEELANAU ENTERPRISE

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Marriage license applications Christopher T. Skowronski and Katherine A. Kiessel. Gary L. J. Walters and Cynthia A. Schwartz. Darin S. Irvine and Lynelle M. Wilcox.

Marriages performed James P. Morse and Paris E. Terkeurst — Sept. 24, in Northport. Valentin Ugalde and Jolisa Roman — Oct. 1, at Lake Leelanau. John J. Campeau and Danielle M. Campeau — Oct. 1, in Suttons Bay Township. Leslie O. S. Coley and Shaun R. Dean — Oct. 4, in City of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County. Cecil R. S. Gaddy and Leigh A. Nachazel — Oct. 7, in Elmwood Township. Michael W. Gruette and Jessica R. Walby — Oct. 8, in Leland Township. Warren A. Balinong and Karen E. Beyers — Oct. 8, in Empire. Joshua D. Winowiecki and Jessica L. Carmien — Oct. 8, Village of Lake Ann, Benzie County.

Council meeting: Village hall, Nagonaba Street, Northport. FRIDAY 9 a.m. — Walking Friends group sponsored by the Cedar Area Community Foundation, also meets on Mondays and Wednesdays: Solon Township Hall, Cedar. 10 a.m. — Women’s Hiking Group: 3211 S. Lawrence Rd., Bingham Township 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. 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. (Concluded on Page 18)

Old Art Building FALL CLASSES SILVERSMITHING Annie McFarlane, Mon. & Tues., Oct. 24 & 25, 12:30 – 3:30, Make a Silver/Stone Pendant $125. BRIDGE Marty Johnson, Thursdays, 1-3 pm. $10/session

WEEKLY PROGRAM ZUMBA Cheryl Send, Mon. 4:30-5:30. $60/10 SENIOR EXERCISE PROGRAM Jeanette Egeler, Mon., Thur. & some Saturdays., 9:30-10:30 am, $2 DANCE COLLECTIVE Elisa Brabenec, Mon. & Wed. 5:45-8:00 OPEN STUDIO Join others to paint. Tues 9 am-1 pm by donation HIP-HOP & JAZZ Megan Murphy Rozner, Tues, 4:45-6 pm, contact Megan @ 630-632-0321 NEW!

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GENTLE YOGA Kerry Satterwhite, Wed. 9:30-10:30, $5 / $10 TAI CHI Jane Hale, Wed. 3:00-4:15, $10/class

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BALLROOM DANCE Richard Dodge, Fridays Beg 7-8 pm intermediate 8-9 pm, $10/person NEW!

New assumed names filed in county John Phillips Bld.; of 3123 Kasson Road E., Cedar — By John Phillips, 3123 Kasson Road E., Cedar. Karyn’s Beauty Salon; of 359 W. Third St., Northport — By Karyn Dietrich, 359 W. Third St., Northport.

LUNAR VINYASA Kerry Satterwhite, Sun. 4-5:15 $12 NEW! PARTNER DANCE Mykl Werth, TBA

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Beverly J. Verdier Trust, Section 11, Leelanau Township. Sharene A. Eichenberg, trustee, to Magdalen C. Skiver, a partial interest, Section 26, Cleveland Township (this entry appears one more time). Magdalen C. Skiver to Magdalen C. Skiver, et al,, a partial interest, Section 26, Cleveland Township (this entry appears one more time). Huntington National Bank to Thoedore and Andrea Klopf, Unit 16, Bay Hill, Leland Township ($18,500). Roger and Therese Schaub to The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, Section 25, Leland Township. Federal National Mortgage Association to Franz and Christian Boehm, Lot 25, Briar Wood Subdivision No. 2, Elmwood Township ($80,000). October 13 Glen M. Noonan to Jamie J. and Carrie B. Schichtel, Section 34, Kasson Township. Glen M. Noonan to Matthew J. and Crystal M. Breithaupt, Section 34, Kasson Township. Glen M. Noonan to Patrick D. and Nichole L. Schopieray, Section 34, Kasson Township. Glen M. Noonan to Jason B. Noonan and Russell J. Noonan, Section 34, Kasson Township. Glen M. Noonan to Garrett and Sarah B. Guffey, Section 34, Kasson Township. Glen M. Noonan to Roger C. and Beth L. Noonan, Section 34, Kasson Township. Marvin D. Mallory to Gayle Barclay, Section 2, Kasson Township ($90,000). Gerald K. Olsen and William Olsen to Gerald K. Olsen and William Olsen, Section 28, Cleveland Township.

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and Nancy Farese, Section 8, Bingham Township (valuation affidavit filed). October 10 Ronald J. and Carolyn J. Allen to Kevin J. and Donna J. Cierpial, Section 29, Empire Township ($130,000). Barbara K. Foged, trustee, et al, to Erik and Barbara K. Foged, Section 30, Empire Township. Robert A. and Carol P. Burchfield to The Robert A. Burchfield Family Trust, Section 15, Leland Township. Susan Myers to Susan Myers, trustee, Section 10, Kasson Township. Christine A. Langschwager and Carla L. Linvill, trustees, to Ricky C. and Barbara J. Floria, Lot 34, Nabawnaga Shores No. 3, Suttons Bay Township (valuation affidavit filed). October 11 Rosalind B. Sell to Rosalind B. Sell, Unit No. 7, Gentle Winds Condominium, Glen Arbor Township. Janice K. Van Elslander, trustee, to Goerge E. and Jonelyn G. Olson, et al, Unit 34, Hawk’s Nest, Glen Arbor Township (valuation affidavit filed). Avis D. Wolfe to Avis D. Wolfe, trustee, Lots 4-5, Breezy Heights, Leelanau Township. Christy H. Schaefer, trustee, to Christy H. Schaefer, Section 19, Leelanau Township. Christy H. Schaefer to Christy H. Schaefer, trustee, Section 19, Leelanau Township. Jack and Edith Loungheed to Greg and Loryn Loungheed, Section 36, Bingham Township ($50,000). Steven A. Wilson, trustee, to Robin N. Vleugel and Eric N. Arnold, Lot 117, Nabawnaga Shores No. 4, Suttons Bay Township (valuation affidavit filed). October 12 Vincent J. Jr. and Dennis P. Conway, et al, to Vincent J. Conway Jr., et al, Section 1, Elmwood Township. Beverly J. Verdier Trust to David D. and Beverly Verdier, Section 11, Leelanau Township. David D. and Beverly J. Verdier to

TODAY 9 a.m. — Leelanau Clean Water meeting (call 256-9812 for more info.): Community meeting room, county Government Center, E. Government Center Drive off of M-204, Suttons Bay Township. 9:30 a.m. — County Board special meeting to discuss union negotiation strategy: Commissioners meeting room, county Government Center, E. Government Center Drive off of M-204, Suttons Bay Township. 10-11 a.m. — Overeater’sAnonymous meeting, each Thursday (call 271-1060 for more info.): Leland Township Library, E. Cedar Street, Leland. 11 a.m.— Stories and More for preschoolers (call 326-5361 for more info.): Glen Lake Community Library, Front Street, Empire. Noon — Suttons Bay-Leelanau County Rotary meeting and luncheon: The Village Inn, Suttons Bay. 1-3 p.m. — Bridge-Play & Learn classes with Marty Johnson (call 2562131 for more info.): Old Art Building, Cedar Street off of M-22, Leland. TONIGHT 7 p.m. — Northport Village

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October 7 John F. Sanborn to John F. Sanborn and Janet K. Johnson, trustees, a partial interest, Section 12, Elmwood Township. Robert J. Dietzel, trustee, to Robert J. Dietzel, Section 31, Glen Arbor Township. Richard R. and Linda B. Seward to John L. Shoemaker and Linda Wittig, Section 3, Empire Township (valuation affidavit filed). Nikki A. Peterson to Nikki A. Peterson, et al, Section 20, Solon Township. Glen Arbor Properties, L.L.C., to Steven J. Cook, et al, Unit 1 A, Le Bear Resort Condominium, Glen Arbor Township ($135,000). Marlene Denboer to Robin J. Williams, Section 16, Elmwood Township. Carol W. and Lee A. Bowen, trustees, to Carol W. Bowen, Sections 7 and 18, Leelanau Township and Lots 265-28, Block 1, E.E. Chandler’s addition and Lots 2 and 4, Block 2, Barton’s addition to Village of Leland, Leland Township. Earl and Rondi Greer to James M.

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VIEWS

our opinion

Time not right for school consolidation Shrinking enrollments are not new to Leelanau County in a historic sense, nor should they become a reason to hit the panic button. By panic button, we are referring to consolidation of the county’s four public school districts into one, not-so-mega school system. While such a drastic change to public education on the peninsula may eventually come to pass, binoculars would be needed to see that far down the road. On the other hand, blinders are needed not to see the stresses placed on public education every year that fewer students show up in classrooms — but for different reasons at different schools. In fact, we find it hard to believe that four school systems serving one geographic area operate with such divergent personalities. Tiny Northport is craving for students to stay relevant. With just 152 pupils, the district struggles to provide enough variety in its teachings to serve the individual needs of students. However, the district is rich in many respects — including funds per student. Northport does not rely on perpupil funding, taking in enough money from property taxes on waterfront properties to pay its bills independent of Lansing’s help. Suttons Bay and Leland are also in need of students, who might as well come with checks on the first day of classes. The districts do rely on state aid. Sliding enrollment, which occurred at both schools this fall, comes with financial pressures. While both districts are hurting financially, Suttons Bay is strained to the point that further cuts will eat at the core of its mission. Glen Lake’s enrollment has been stagnant, yet it’s the healthiest district in the county when considering both finances and student population. Also out-of-forumla, the district’s biggest challenge may be balancing the number of out-of-district students — who represent about one-third of its enrollment — with class size. Glen Lake and Leland rely heavily on federal funds stemming from the Lakeshore. Suttons Bay has a racially diverse student population, and uses BATA buses to provide transportation. Leland benefits from the work of a non-profit educational foundation that has taken an active role in relieving funding pressures. Northport is the sole public school member of the Cherryland Conference. And we could go on. It seems as though Leelanau’s districts all came from different parents. Which is one reason why consolidation won’t work today. Lawmakers are too busy in Lansing to solve the funding puzzle of consolidation for such diverse school districts. Under present formulas, consolidation comes with no financial motivation — and creating such an incentive won’t be easy. As Leland school board trustee Alan Hartwick states, lawmakers may tout consolidation as a net savings, but they have yet to explain where those savings lie within present budgets. Toss in the complexities of bond payments owed by each of the districts and the huge question of what to do with school buildings on four school campus — none of which are found in the center of the county — and it’s easy to see why the concept of consolidation remains just that. A concept. Which is fine with us. Why should Leelanau, a county held in place by spokes without a hub, be served by one school district? Leelanau County and its schools lost population and students in the early part of the 20th century, and may now be encountering a similar trend on a smaller scale. So consolidating services among districts makes sense. But it’s no time to dismantle districts now in place — and won’t be in the foreseeable future.

Column causes controversy The New York Times motto of “all the news that’s fit to print” was devised to set that newspaper apart from its more sensational competitors. We, too, seek to avoid the sensational side of our profession, and so we took heed when we heard a complaint about an addition to police coverage taken from a “media report” provided weekly by the Leelanau County Emergency Management and Dispatch office. Turns out at least one complaint — and probably more, we never learned an exact number — was also received by the county. One or more 9-1-1 callers were concerned because their roads were included in the ambiguous short accounts. This week in the column you’ll find communities or townships listed, but no streets. Please let us know your thoughts. Do you think the column provides too much information? Not enough? Do you feel the calls constitute “news that’s fit to print?” We’re listening.

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Samaritans’ Closet open house successful To the Editor: Thank you for the recent article about the opening of the Samaritans’ Closet Annex! We had a very successful open house last weekend, and we will be able to assist many individuals and families with the proceeds of the sales from both “The Annex” and Samaritans’ Closet. Our group is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, and donors to both of the locations are able to request a receipt for their donations for tax purposes. We are all volunteers. There is no paid staff, so all of the net proceeds, after payment of utilities, rent, and other costs are paid, are returned directly to the Leelanau community through organizations like the Baby Pantry, the Food Pantry, Leelanau Christian Neighbors, the Laundry Project, and also directly to individuals and families in need in our county. We also provide Christmas gifts and Christmas stockings to families who are referred to us, and assemble Easter baskets for referred children as well. This is a wonderful group, and a wonderful cause. We, the volunteers, have fun- and are glad that we can serve the community in this way. Thank you. Sara W. Brubaker, Samaritans’ Closet volunteer S. Center Hwy, Suttons Bay

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Oh, dear summer, we hardly knew ye

We all knew it was too good to last. I am referring, of course, to the incredible string of perfect Indian summer days we experienced last week and the week before. As I write this column, the skies are gray, the rain is pouring and the temperature is dropping. Almost exactly a week ago, however, right after we put this newspaper to bed and I was no longer working on deadline, I planned to make a beeline for the old coal dock at the Suttons Bay Marina, ostensibly to make sure that everything was fine with the 20-foot power boat my family keeps there. I knew there’d be a few fallen leaves on the tarp covering the boat that would need to be shaken off. And, this time of year, it’s important to fire up the engine every once in a while to make sure it’s running fine — just to protect one’s investment, right? From a desktop computer, I can almost see our boat on the webcam operated by the Inland Seas Education Association overlooking the marina. In between cranking out newspaper articles on my computer all last week, I’d occasionally click onto the site — and would vow to head down to the marina at the first opportunity. The webcam gives a view of a parking lot, a number of boats at their slips including the “schoolship” Inland Seas — and much of southern Suttons Bay. Another click on the website also brings up readings from a weather station operated by the association, just a hundred meters or so from my own boat. Last week, the temperatures were in the mid-70s, the winds were out of the south at about four knots and the sun was shining. I’m pretty sure they have that

web site set up mostly so teachers A column from around the state can advise by their students how to dress when they Eric come to Suttons Carlson Bay to study Great Lakes ecology and history aboard the schoolship for the day. For me, however, that web site is often little more than one big tease. The previous Sunday, my wife and I had gone for a boat ride and even went for an Oct. 9 swim in Suttons Bay. Yes, you could say the water was quite “refreshing.” It so happened that our teenaged daughter was up in Omena that day, taking part in the charity “CROP Walk.” We contacted her by cell phone from out in Suttons Bay and asked her if she wanted to ride home with us in the boat after the walk. She did. The water was a little less cold in Omena Bay, and my wife and I both enjoyed a dip there too. Our daughter declined, however; no doubt because she did not have the same appreciation we do for the fact that such a thing might even be possible in the second week of October. She seemed to enjoy the boat ride back to Suttons Bay, however. Later that week, I eventually did make it back to the marina after I got all my work done, and did take the boat out for another spin around Suttons Bay by myself. I only regret that I forgot to bring my swim trunks that time. While I was motoring back into the marina, I noticed Inland Seas mate Allen Wolfe up in the rigging of the tall ship, preparing it for winter. Meanwhile, marina manager Edie Ayslworth and her crew of stalwarts from the Village of Suttons Bay’s Department of Public Works were already beginning to remove some of the ramps leading to vacant slips at the marina. “Edie!” I shouted. “Nooooo!”

Correction: In a story published last week, the stand taken in a “position paper” being considered by the Leelanau Township Board was misrepresented as supporting the purchase of Timber Shores. The position paper opposed the purchase. However, the story and headline did accurately represent the action of the board and the stands of trustees, who voted against buying the proposed development.

Want to attend an editorial meeting? Readers interested in learning how the Enterprise makes news decisions are invited to attend one of our weekly editorial meetings, which are held every Thursday at 9 a.m. Because of limited space in our conference room, however, we must limit participation to no more than two guests per meeting. To request a seat at the table, send Amy Hubbell an email at amy@leelanaunews.com or call 256-9827.

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More financial decisions for county school districts are made in Lansing. Is this a good or bad trend for education? 50% — Local control of finances is the best for education. 25% — Since the state holds the purse strings for most districts, it’s good. 25% — We need to scrap it all and start over. 0 — It’s a good trend. 0 — It’s a bad trend. Next week we’ll ask readers in our online poll: GTB Chairman Derek Bailey is running for Congress and wants to bring our troops back from Afghanistan. Do you agree?

Thursday, October 20, 2011

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But that won’t deter any of them because they remain head strong that they are right and everybody else is wrong which may be part of the reason their negatives are going up. A majority of citizens believe the two political parties should chuck all their partisan bickering and get down to doing the people’s business and stop worrying about getting re-elected. In fact a good measure of political leadership is this: Do what you believe is right and don’t worry about the next election. But there is precious little of that in Lansing and Washington where compromise is a four-letter word. And the Tea Party folks are loathed to embrace it. For many it is all or nothing at all which strikes at the very heart of the Democracy. Nobody gets everything he or she wants in the legislative process. Ask Gov. Rick Snyder. He wanted to tax every senior citizen in the state because it was the “right thing to do.” But word came back that would not fly. Instead of digging in his heels and blasting the opposition, which the Tea Party folks do to brow beat their opponents into submission, he made a deal. He backed off his demand and found a middle ground and as a result his pension tax on some seniors is now law. The polling numbers of the Tea Party would make a remarkable recovery if the membership followed his example. Fat chance of that.

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To the Editor: Kids today are offered too many choices. They have a veritable cafeteria of options and activities to engage in. The life of a child used to be more simple and unsupervised, but today it is jam-packed with activity. Children are structured to the limit. Many parents complain about infringement on family time, yet they continued to over-schedule their young children. It is well to realize that in order to operate effectively as persons, we need apartness, too. Moreover, we no longer encourage young children to engage in random activity such as running, skipping and hopping…even time to daydream. Daydreaming, if not overindulged in, is a helpful diversion for mind and spirit. Children are kept in such a whirl, attending meetings, taking various lessons and competing in sports, that there is scarcely time to eat, let along time for family ties to be woven that will hold them through the years. We’re living at such a fast pace that we are unable to process our lives with facility and balance. We need to inhale the bracing oxygen of the Spirit. Then we can exhale the spirit of serenity and strength and enjoy living. This is what gives life balance and wholeness. We’re so busy doing too many things that too many of us are merely existing. Let’s try living with balance. John Myette S. Spruce St., Traverse City

to avoid paying taxes. That growing stash of offshore money is the biggest problem with repeating this failed tax policy. Clearly, in the years since 2004, companies have pushed more money offshore in hopes of another tax windfall. If we provide that windfall, we will give even more encouragement to U.S. companies to move jobs, operations, and investments offshore, in hopes of another future tax break. Rather than encouraging investment in America, we would be encouraging U.S. companies to send their money elsewhere, making our economic crisis even worse. Think about it this way: If someone could invest $100 in Canada, and pay only 5 percent in taxes, or invest in the United States and pay up to 35 percent, wouldn’t they invest in Canada? The result would give the U.S. economy and companies that don’t move jobs overseas a kick in the teeth ... An army of lobbyists hopes Congress and the American people won’t look at those facts. They are wagering that, in this time of economic distress, Congress will fall for the same argument as before. But facts are stubborn things, and I hope the facts can break through the lobbying frenzy for a tax giveaway that helps a few companies but would actually damage our economic recovery. About the author: Mr. Levin, from Detroit, was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1978, and has been re-elected five times since. His present term expires in 2014.

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My subcommittee surveyed 20 major multinational corporations, including the 15 companies that repatriated the most under the 2004 law, and found that the billions in offshore funds weren’t used to hire workers. Despite repatriating more than $150 billion at a reduced tax rate, the 15 multinationals with the biggest repatriation totals eliminated more than 20,000 U.S. jobs. Those corporations also reduced their spending on research and development, despite arguments that the tax break would help U.S. companies spend more on developing competitive products. While payrolls shrank, these corporations spent more money on repurchasing their stock (to increase the stock price) and on increasing executive pay. Stock repurchases at the top 15 repatriation companies went up by 16 percent the first year after the tax break and 38 percent the second year. Executive pay went up 27 percent the first year after the tax break and 30 percent the next. The nine out of 10 U.S. corporations that don’t move jobs overseas and don’t have big stashes of overseas cash got no benefit from the tax break we gave to their competitors. Quite the opposite; they were put at an unfair disadvantage. Much of the money these corporations brought back came from offshore tax havens – countries with secrecy laws and a history of facilitating tax dodging. In the years since the 2004 repatriation, the corporations went at it again and actually increased the amount of money they keep offshore

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As Americans continue to worry about jobs and the economy, some lobbyists in Washington are pushing for what they claim is the perfect solution – allowing multinational corporations to bring money from offshore subsidiaries back to the United States at an extraordinarily low tax rate. They call it a “repatriation” tax break. Proponents claim the lower tax rate will unleash jobs and investment, but when Congress actually tried it in 2004, the result was just the opposite. Congress allowed them to bring home offshore cash at a one-time-only tax rate of just 5.25 percent – a fraction of what most Americans pay and of the top corporate tax rate of 35 percent. Proponents promised this special tax break would create jobs. The legislation was even called the American Jobs Creation Act. But a two-year study by the staff that of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which I chair, just found that the companies that took that tax break failed to create new jobs and instead boosted executive paychecks. It was a complete bust.

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If you write for a living, you obviously want somebody to read your stuff which is why so many political journalists are so envious of sports writers. Oh my. The Tigers and Lions have captured the state’s collective attention while events at the state capitol are routinely ignored. It’s not as if there is nothing going on around here; it’s just that when you are competing with sports, the readers attention naturally goes there and not here. Which may help to explain a curious figure that popped up in a statewide EPIC-MRA survey the other day regarding the Tea Party movement. Maybe you have heard about these folks when you don’t have your nose stuck in the sports section. They’ve been on the evening news battling anything that even remotely looks like a tax increase and if they had their way, the size of government would be about the size of a pea. Hence the question was: Do you support or oppose the efforts of the Tea Party movement? Total support was about 33 percent while 44 percent opposed, but then this number: 23 percent undecided. In the last survey, it was 17 percent who had no opinion. How can you be alive and not have an opinion on this movement? Just to underscore how unbelievable this is, other questions in the poll had far fewer undecided votes. It appears that six percent didn’t know how the governor was doing. Another one percent had no opinion on the president and four percent were not sure which direction the state economy was headed. Those numbers are normal, but, 23 percent with no feelings on the Tea Party? What planet have they been on? There is no question the T.P. crowd has had an impact on all things political, but their numbers are not trending in their favor. Last August 19 percent of the citizens were self-described as strong supporters. The new number is down to 14 percent.

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as 2000 the Band has not contributed to any candidate seeking office. I would not expect them to change from that. Especially with me sitting as chairman, I think that would be a conflict. Enterprise: You said in your press release that you were running to “promote respect and dignity for every citizen in our district.” As your opponents in Primary and General elections will assuredly be district citizens, do you pledge not to resort to negative campaign tactics that include bending or distorting the truth? Bailey: My political experience has been on positive campaigning. That is how I am, and what I expect to carry through this process. I will respond to negative campaigning, though. I will not be run over. Enterprise: Your final thoughts, chairman Bailey. Bailey: I appreciate this opportunity to meet with you, and share my responses with the residents of Leelanau County.

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Leelanau County has its first Congressional candidate in 13 years, and he is Derek Bailey, Tribal Chairman of the Grand Traverse Band (GTB) of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. Bailey, who will face strong competition, is seeking the Democratic nomination for Michigan’s 1st District. Former State Rep. Gary McDowell, a hay farmer from Rudyard, is also seeking the Democratic nomination. McDowell lost in 2010 to Republican Dan Benishek, a Crystal Falls surgeon who had never previously held elected office but had Tea Party support. Longtime Democratic Cong. Bart Stupak opted not to run for re-election, leaving the seat open. Enterprise staff writer Alan Campbell caught up with Bailey recently for a question and answer interview. Enterprise: There is little question that you hold the title of most outgoing Tribal Chairman ever for the GTB. How long have you been mulling over running for Congress? Since Cong. Stupak announced his retirement? Bailey: No. About a year and a half ago I was approached, initially here and there and from that point on it grew. Community members in northern Michigan would approach me, maybe at a gas station or a market, and then members of the media started suggesting it. I had some elders in the tribe, too, who mentioned it to me. Enterprise: You grew up where? Bailey: In Leelanau County, on Fort Road, through 12 years of age, and then we moved into Traverse City. I graduated from Traverse City St. Francis in 1991. I got a basketball scholarship to attend Glen Oaks Community College near Centreville. Then I graduated from Grand Valley State University with a B.S. in psychology, and then in 1998 I graduated from Grand Valley with a masters in social work. Enterprise: Can we start with a series of quick answers to questions about your stands on topics that will come before you should you win? Let’s start with foreign policy. Are we winning the war in Afghanistan? Bailey: I feel any time we withdraw, there is still going to be areas that need development and improvement. I do feel that it is time to bring our troops home. Enterprise: Please provide the most important change needed for the U.S. tax system? Bailey: I recognize the downward mobility of the middle class. I think we have to look at the large corporations to make sure they pay their fair share. Enterprise: Where do you see the most waste in federal government? Bailey: I think this is an opportunity with my campaign to hear the citizenship within District 1 with their thoughts of where wasteful spending is in our government. I know this is skirting it, but so early in my campaign I think it’s important to be a candidate who listens, and then advocates. It’s the spirit of my campaign. Enterprise:Your stand on abortion? Bailey: I believe in the sacredness of life from a traditional, native belief. This is one of the more divisive and complex issues in our country, and requires more than a simple yes or no response from me. Enterprise: What’s needed to get the economy going? Bailey: Everyone is going to mention job creation. But it is also job creation with livable wages for the citizens. Enterprise: And finally, your top priority? Bailey: Definitely the economy. I want to get the economy back on track, especially for District 1, and America. And to be a part of working together to move us forward. We need to find those commonalities. Right now the divisiveness has been tearing us apart. Enterprise: The only elected offices you have held have been with the GTB. Do you consider that an advantage or a disadvantage should you win the election? Bailey: It definitely is an advantage because of the understanding I have

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Fruit trees cut in Grand Traverse may be linked to ag damage here By Amy Hubbell Of the Enterprise staff

County deputies are in communication with their counterparts in Grand Traverse County who are investigating the destruction of more than 428 cherry trees just over the county line. After all, it would be difficult not to link the latest fruit tree damage to two instances of agricultural destruction that recently occurred just a few miles away in a Leelanau County orchard and a vineyard. Elmwood Township residents Mike and Laura Kroupa reported damage to their orchard to authorities last week. The orchard is located along M-72 near Harry’s Road. “We’re guessing that it happened sometime within the past couple

weeks,” Laura Kroupa said, adding that would have been the first week of October. “It would have taken hours and hours to do what they’ve done. The trees were cut and pushed over.” A $10,000 reward offered for information leading to the conviction of those responsible has generated some leads which officers are following, Kroupa said. “Some generous fruit growers have come forward offering more reward money, so we may be increasing the amount,” she said. Cost of replacing the nearly-mature trees — plus revenue lost while the trees mature — is $50,000, and will not be completely covered by insurance. In September, two similar incidents involving the destruction of grape

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County restocks with Dell computers New computers — more than $31,000 worth — are headed to the Leelanau County Government Center. Boxes should begin arriving within about two weeks, said Ron Plamondon, county information technology director, as part of a revolving replacement program aimed at keeping the county’s computer fleet up to date. Some 24 Dell computers and 20-inch monitors purchased through a statewide contract extended to local governments are on the way. “That’s about a normal year,” said Plamondon. “We’ve got about 160 computers. Probably last year and this year (the county purchased) a few more, so it will be a little less in 2012.” The purchase, included as a 2011 budget item, was made late in the year on purpose. The state contract called for a price of $1,485.97 per computer and monitor — a sizeable savings for the Optiplex 990 line that retails for about $1,800. Plamondon said prices often drop later in the year, which prompted him to hold off and then ask the Michigan sales representative to rebid. The new bid came in at $1,312. “The pricing has come down since July, which is why I try to wait to the end of the year to make these purchase.

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with some support when Mr. Plamondon is not available. But that arrangement has never been formalized.” The conversation was started by commissioner Richard Schmuckal, who said Plamondon did not return a call seeking help with his computer — and still did not return a call after he saw Plamondon in person in the county building. But Plamondon, when reached by the Enterprise, said he was on vacation when the first call came in, and did not think after a conversation with Schmuckal that a phone call was necessary. “There is a whole bunch of innuendos that aren’t true,” Plamondon said.

I had them re-quoted,” Plamondon added. The computers will be capable of running two monitors at once, which makes writing reports easier because a user does not have to flip through layers of windows to get back to a document, he said. They will come equipped with MS

Office 2010 software. So what will happen with the old computers? “We don’t know yet,” said Plamondon. Most are Dell Optiplex 270’s with 512 mg of memory and 30-80 mg hard drives. “They make good word processors and online computers,” said Plamondon. In the past, some old computers have been used for training at the government center.

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quires and equal number of Republicans and Democrats on the board. • Approved an update to the county Animal Control Ordinance that will, for the first time, create a three-year license. Rates, however, will remain the same. A one-year county license for dogs that are spayed or neutered costs $5 for one year — or $15 for three years. The cost for a license for dogs that are not “fixed” is $8 or $24. “(Dog owners have) asked for it. They ask, ‘Why don’t you have a three-year license?’” said Chelly Rouch, who as county treasurer oversees dog license sales. Roush said the three-year license was designed to match up with the length of effectiveness with a rabies vaccination. But you’ll want to pay on time. Once delinquent, the price for a oneyear license increases to $15 for all dogs. A dog’s owner would be able to license his or her animal for two more years for $10 or $16, depending upon its reproductive status and the life of its rabies shot.

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farms are off the market.” Luciani noted that agriculture is the regions No. 1 industry, even above tourism. “Allowing that farmer to sell those development rights and keep the farm is very important to us,” said Luciani. Added Lautner: “I don’t think you know about that very hot button.” Leelanau County voters in 2006 turned down a request for a millage to run a “Purchase of Development Rights” program to protect agricultural land. The program would have been run through the county. Despite the setback, the concept still has at least one follower on the board. “That’s just the opinion of one member of this board, and not the opinion of the entire board,” said commissioner David Shiflett about Lautner’s comment. In other action at the two-hour meeting, commissioners: • Appointed Eric Lind (Republican) and Bob Marshall (Democrat) to the county Board of Convassers, with terms to expire in 2015. State law re-

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the Crystal River Corporation. Based on 60 residential properties and the 45 authorized boat slips within the proposed SAD, the privately owned portion of the project would be divided by 105 shares. For example, if the next scheduled dredging were to cost $40,000 and 50 percent is paid by Glen Arbor Township, the balance would be divided among the 105 shares. This would amount to $190.48 over five years or $38.10 annually per share. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Only two of the property owners said they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sign the petition because they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t own boats,â&#x20AC;? Faulstitch said. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t agree with their logic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like someone saying they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pay for the road in front of their house because they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t own a car â&#x20AC;Ś I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pay my school taxes because I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any children at Glen Lake School. We all do to support our community,â&#x20AC;? Faulstitch said. Don Lewis of the Crystal River Corporation, which owns the two commercial properties in the proposed SAD, was present at the meeting. While he did not speak during the discussion, he signed the petition in favor of the proposal. Township attorney Dick Figura was expected to attend Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting but was not present. When reached by phone Wednesday morning he explained the legal process to establish an SAD. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After receiving the petition, the township must verify signatures and set up a tentative SAD,â&#x20AC;? he said. Then, the cost of the dredging project would have to be determined and a public hearing held to receive comment on creation of the assessment district. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After deciding whether to proceed, the township would have to determine

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Norse kick past Comets in districts By Mike Spencer Of The Enterprise staff

ANDREA HUNT pounds the ball back against Norsemen defenders Keeley Forrester and Miranda Schaub during Leland’s win over Suttons Bay Tuesday night. Hunt had six kills and five blocks.

Leland girls net first league title By Chris Olson Of The Enterprise staff

For the first time in its history, Leland Public School has won an out-right title in the Northwest Conference. The Comet volleyball team rallied from a first-set deficit of 24-21 to go on and sweep Suttons Bay in Leland’s final conference match of the season 27-25, 25-14 and 25-16. “It’s amazing,” said Comet senior Elizabeth McKee. “We worked really hard for this. “It has been a two-year program basically. It is really nice to show that this is what we can do.” The final point of the match was a successful block from McKee. The Leland gym was packed for this conference show down and the Cometheavy crowd roared its appreciation as the final point fell. “Feeling like this, this is amazing,” said coach Laurie Glass, after the Comets improved to 36-11 overall and 7-0 in the league. “We did a good job in the front row. It was a real team effort.” Suttons Bay didn’t give this match away as the Norsemen stood toe-totoe with Leland from the opening serve. It even looked like Suttons Bay was going to take the first set when it was up three on set point. But, instead of focusing on needing three points to tie, McKee said her team focused on just getting the next point. “We’ve been building the confidence to get to that point for a while now. We know we can just focus on the next point,” she said. “It’s like we’re saying ‘We know we can do this, just relax!’”

Glass said Tuesday was the first time she saw her team take that step. “In past matches we have gotten into situations like this where they would kind of panic and worry about making it up all at once,” she said. “Tonight I noticed they relaxed and played to the next point.” “We seemed to be a little too much up and down,” said Suttons Bay coach Laurie LaCross. “Overall, I thought we blocked well and our serving was consistently good.” The night’s charged atmosphere wasn’t just about volleyball. Leland also hosted its second annual Dig Abby night, which included a raffle of items donated by businesses around the county and northwest lower Michigan area. Funds raised from the raffle and related events will help Abby Gross, a Leland student who is battling brain cancer, and her family cover medical and related expenses. As part of the night Glass read off each winning raffle ticket, a process that took about 45 minutes and was done after the second set. Both Glass and Suttons Bay coach Laurie LaCross said the delay didn’t seem to impact their players’ performances. “They didn’t lag. If anything they were too excited and knocked the ball out of bounds four times in a row,” Glass said. “All of a sudden its 4-0 Suttons Bay.” For the night, McKee had 16 kills and 10 digs, Hanna Schaub had 30 assists and Maggie Osorio had 16 digs. For Suttons, Bay Jordan Smith had a team-high seven kills and 12 digs, Miranda Schaub had 12 assists and Koriama Guillen had 11 digs.

Suttons Bay’s boys soccer team didn’t play its best Monday night in the Division 4 district soccer match against rival Leland. But the Norse did get to play on. Second-half goals by seniors Mason Darling and Miguel Villanueva lifted the host team past the visiting Comets 2-1 and into district semifinal action Wednesday night against Bellaire. Should the Norse advance, the district finals are set for 7 p.m. Friday night at Coast Guard Field in Traverse City. “After the game we talked about making a good run at districts like we have the last few years and sometimes, you have to have a game like this where you did not play your best, but you found a way to win,” S-B coach Randy U’Ren said. The loss for Leland was a tough pill to swallow. The Comets had dominated first-half action, doing everything but put the ball past S-B keeper Aaron Orban. “I feel awful for the kids,” Leland coach Joe Burda said after the Comets finished the year at 13-7-2 including two ties with the Norse. “We really thought this was our year ... at least win the first round. “Suttons Bay was the one win we really wanted.” The Comets possessed the ball a lot in the first half, missing scoring chances wide and over the top off Orban. The Comets also missed a rebound shot late in the first half. “We definitely controlled the tempo in the first half,” Burda said. “We just couldn’t put the ball in the back of the net.” “Our guys got totally beat in the first half, but they played better in the second half and they found a way to win,” U’Ren said.

LELAND’S Ian Duval, left, and Sutton Bay’s Clyde Woods try to get the first touch Monday night in Division 4 district soccer action. And the Norse can thank Orban for giving them the opportunity, who came out of the net to thwart scoring chances including one on Leland scoring phenom Dylan Joliffe, who finished the year with 40 goals. “Aaron had to make a couple of great saves, but honestly, we’re used to that,” U’Ren said. “We’ve had other games where Aaron just carried us.” “Leland was on the attack in the first half and our defense was kind of shaky,” Orban said. “I didn’t want to have to save as many shots, but I kind of had to step up.” Suttons Bay, which had played Leland to four ties in recent history, finally got on the board with 32:26 left in the match.

Darling took a deflected ball from Tim Mueller from about 25 yards out and drilled it low and past Leland keeper Mike Farese. “Tim got stopped by two people and the ball came out and I just let it go and it went it,” Darling said. “I knew I was a little far out, but coach told me to test the goalie so I did. “I was ecstatic.” Mueller also created the second scoring chance, finding some space around the right side of the defense. He blasted a shot off Farese and Villanueva headed it into the net with 24:44 to play. “It was just a great individual effort (Concluded on Page 15)

Korson leads county boys in TC Invite By Mike Spencer Of The Enterprise staff

Caleb Korson enjoyed the tailwinds Saturday at the Traverse City Central Cross Country Invitational. But they were too far and in between all the headwinds to suit the top St. Mary runner. “It’s not that it was so cold,” said Korson, who still led Leelanau County runners with a 25th place time of 18 minutes, 40 seconds in the 5K footrace. “It’s just the wind and the rain made it tough.

“The tailwinds were nice, but the headwinds ... there were a couple spots where it was right in your face.” With Korson setting the pace, the Eagles finished eighth (232 points) well back of the host Trojans, who won with 53. Suttons Bay was ninth (270) and Glen Lake was 11th (325). In the girls event, Glen Lake ran sixth with 164. The host Trojans were first with 18. St. Mary had only two finishers. For Korson, the TC invitational was a chance to compete with some of the big boys and get ready for regionals.

CALEB KORSON of St. Mary winces at the finish line Saturday in the Traverse City Cross Country Invitational. Korson led the county runners with his 25th place showing.

“There’s a lot of big schools here,” Korson said. “And with the wind and the rains, I think I did all right.” Although Korson finished well back of Clark Ruiz of Big Rapids, who won the race in 16:18, he wasn’t discouraged. “It’s a tough course, a lot of hills,” Korson said. “I was going to try and go out fast and maintain it for as long as I could, which I did. “But I didn’t maintain it for as long as I had hoped.” With one more week left before the regionals, Korson is hoping to shake off some early season injuries and qualify for the state finals again. “Where I wanted to be at the start of the season is not where I ended up,” said Korson, who was the regional runner-up a year ago. “I’m not quite where I want to be, but I think I can still qualify for state’s. “I just might not do as well in state’s as I had hoped for.” Sam Holmes finished 31th (18:49) for St. Mary while teammate Drew Poduba was 76th (20:43), followed by Ryan Schaub (108th, 22:13.5) and Jack Garthe (110th, 22:41.5). Suttons Bay was led by Alex Kraft, who took 32nd (18:56). Ryan Smith (59th, 20:07) was next for the Norse, followed by Sam Wynsma (77th, 20:45) and Graham Kelly (117th, 23:05) and Tanner Smith (141st, 29:07.6). “The temperature wasn’t that bad, but the wetness made things miserable,” said Suttons Bay coach Mark Smith. “And we’re running against Division 1 schools on the most challenging course we’ve run all year. “It was a tough day, but we got through it.” (Concluded on Page 16)

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Leelanau tennis star smashes state records By Mike Spencer Of The Enterprise staff

Tennis phenom Fisher Sutherland set the state record for victories at 142 and career tournament wins at 32. The 17-year-old Glen Arbor native says he hasn’t done anything yet. Sutherland, who ended an unbelievable prep career at Traverse City Central on Friday in his second match of the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 state finals in Kalamazoo, plans to take his game to Spain this winter and see where his talent can take him on the junior circuit. “I’m not good yet,” said Sutherland, after winning his 142nd match at the state finals and then bowing to the No. 3 seed in the quarterfinals. “This was just high school tennis. “I’ll know more once I get to Spain.” Sutherland, who was seeded No. 6 in the state tournament, finished this year 37-2 at No. 1 singles. He defeated Josh Schechter of Birmingham Seaholm 6-3, 6-0 before losing to defending state champ Jim Beckwith of Battle Creek Lakeview, 2-6, 6-4, 4-6. “Both players had a pretty good stretch,” TC Central coach Larry Nykerk said. “It didn’t look like that guy had an answer for Fisher. “But he turned it around and found a way to change the outcome.” “I had him, but I tensed up, got nervous and let up,” Sutherland said. “I thought I had a good chance to win the state title and should have won. “I just didn’t perform.”

Sutherland had performed well over the years for the Trojans. He shattered state records that 1997 TC Central grad Andrew Hamilton had held. “The wins are not untouchable,” Sutherland said. “But I was surprised how many I got because we played a lot of tough matches.” Sutherland’s net gains can be attributed to the personal coaching he got from his dad, Mike, and uncle Tim Sutherland. “I started hitting short court tennis with Fisher at 3 with his dad and I spent thousands of hours on the court with him,” said Tim Sutherland, who also coached the Leelanau County team this fall. “And the voice still in my memory is ‘Five more minutes Uncle Timmy.’ “Fisher ate, slept and breathed tennis.” “Fisher’s been great,” Nykerk said. “When he started, he was barely 13 when the season ended. “That’s amazing in itself.” Sutherland played his first year at No. 1 singles in the fall of 2007 beating out Doug Burke. He played behind Burke at No. 2 singles his sophomore year. Sutherland then took a year off and went to Spain, but it didn’t work out because of injuries. He came back, and despite some knee injuries due to growing, played No. 1 singles the past two season. “He had some injuries with growing and it slowed him down some,” Nykerk said. “I don’t know what his record would have been if he wasn’t injured. “The injuries impacted him.”

FISHER SUTHERLAND, a Glen Arbor native, returns volley Friday for Traverse City Central in the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 state finals. Photo by Scott Keyes, Mid-Michigan Sports Scene Sutherland’s strength on the court, according to Nykerk is his baseline game and forehand. “He can hit flat or with big topspin and inside and out,” Nykerk said. “He’s got a great swing and volley.” “Fisher has a huge forehand and an all-court game he continues to improve,” Tim Sutherland noted. “As

L TIM SUTHERLAND, center, talks with Becca Brown at the end of the Division 4 regional tennis tournament on Oct. 7 at Traverse City Central. On right is Brown’s double partner, Maria VanderWerff.

Leelanau tennis team had satisfying season By Mike Spencer Of The Enterprise staff

Tim Sutherland has coached over three decades of tennis. None of the seasons were as satisfying as the one Sutherland just completed as head coach of the Leelanau County co-op, co-ed squad. “This was as rewarding a season as any I have ever coached,” said Sutherland, whose squad included players from Glen Lake, Leland, The Leelanau School and St. Mary. “Our team slogan was from Day 1 ‘4 schools-1 team’ and it manifested itself over and over with the challenges this team faced and overcame.” The Leelanau team posted a 5-4 dual meet record, led by freshman sensation Sam Holmes who went 14-4. Holmes was recently named the team’s Most Valuable Player. The Coach’s Award went to No. 2 singles player Leif Mohrman and No. 3 singles player Peter Myers. “I knew we would be young and inexperienced going in and I was looking for some respectability and stability in the program,” said Sutherland, who will return his top four players. “That is a good start for next year. “And we have a lot of kids that will play in a winter tennis program at the YMCA that will go after school and Sunday nights. That is a first for the

program and can only help our skill level for next year. ” The Leelanau team ran into a tough regional, as three teams advanced to the state finals. The squad managed just two points at No. 1 doubles (Joel Sneed/Ross Guilbeau) and No. 4 doubles (Becca Brown/Maria VanderWerff. “One of the goals we had this year was to get better every day and this team improved as much from day one to the end of the season as any team I have had,” Sutherland said. “We learned to play with enthusiasm, great effort and focus and enjoyed being together every day.” The Most Improved award went to Amanda Lodge, Maddie Fink and Lindsey Boone. “The team developed a closeness,” Sutherland added. “There was a bond. The players cared about each other and played for each other made the season special. “This was truly a season where the value came not from wins and losses, but the life lessons we learned as a team.” Sutherland wants more players out for the team. “We need more athletes in the program and are getting to that point even with football and soccer as competition,” he said.

he grows into his body, his game will continue to get stronger.” Sutherland said he has no secret to his success. “When I’m out there, I don’t think about anything in particular,” he said. “I’m just out there working as hard as I can.” And he doesn’t plan to stop working

hard. Next month he plans to take his game abroad for some intense training. “I have no clue where I’ll end up,” he said. “But I want to see how good I can get and maximize my potential.”

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The second annual Dig Abby fundraiser and volleyball event at Leland Public School brought a capacity crowd to the high school gym Tuesday night. Amongst those in the crowd was the event’s namesake, Abby Gross, and her family. Gross’ older sister Carly also plays on the Comet varsity volleyball team. Dig Abby was first held last year. Most high school volleyball teams in the county as well as the region were hosting Dig Pink nights as a way to raise funds to fight breast cancer. When the Leland school community learned that Gross was diagnosed with a form of brain cancer, it mobilized and

“When something like this happens to your family, it’s scary and overwhelming,” she said. However, Gross said her family have never felt alone given the support they have received from their family, friends, the school and community. When Leland scheduled its Dig Abby night for Oct.18, Gross said she asked Abby if she wanted to attend. “She said ‘Of course, Mom. It’s because of them I keep fighting,’” she said. “It is so hard to express our gratitude, no words to explain what it has been like for us watching our child in the fight of her life. “There is no end to the gratitude we feel for all the support and help we’ve received. ‘Thank you’ just doesn’t seem to be enough.”

organized a raffle. The good news for this year is Gross is close to ending her chemotherapy treatment, according to her mother Jeanne Gross. They have been traveling to Chicago for her treatment every two or three weeks since last October. “Her final session is sometime in December,” Gross said. Jane Lang has organized both Dig Abby raffles, as well as performing her duties assisting Leland coach Laurie Glass. So far this year’s event raised $4,000. “The numbers were down a little this year,” Lang said. Gross said having her daughter fight through cancer and under go a tough treatment regimen at times has left her feeling helpless.

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The Leelanau County Soccer Club (LCSC) will cap its inaugural season on Saturday with its Leelanau Romp and Stomp. Soccer matches will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Myles Kimmerly Park in Maple City, and events will continue until 3:30 p.m. “Our goal for the day is for all of the soccer players to have fun, fun, and more fun,” said Clayton Ball, volunteer for LCSC. “This has been our goal all season long — helping young players to develop a passion for the game.” Moon Doggies Hot Dog cart will have Hot Dogs, Chilly Dogs, the famous Walking Taco, and pop and chips at the park. For more information and the game schedule, visit the Leelanau County Soccer Club web site at: http://www.lcsoccerclub.com/ leelanau-romp-and-stomp.htm *** The Glen Lake Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk and 1 mile Fun Run/Walk will be held Saturday, Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. The events, sponsored by Running Fit and Buntings Cedar Market, are a fundraiser for the Glen Lake boys and girls varsity cross country team. Over a dozen turkeys and other prizes will be awarded (randomly from a list of participants). Registration and packet pick-up begins at 8:30 a.m. Runners, walkers and jogging strollers are welcome. Entry forms can be picked up at the Glen Lake Athletic Office or either of the Traverse City Running Fit Locations — Downtown on Front Street or South Airport across from the Mall. For more information, contact Glen

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THE SUTTONS BAY volleyball team celebrates a kill early on in the first set of its match at Leland Tuesday night. kills, Gerding 11 kills, and Weston had 37 assists. Glen Lake hosted T-C Christian on Thursday and lost 25-19, 21-25, 15-25, 18-25. Gerding had 13 kills and Taylor had 12. Weston had 32 assists and Butts had 20 digs. On Thursday Leland hosted Northport and Grand Traverse Academy. The Comets defeated both teams, downing Northport 25-9, 25-13 and G-T Academy 25-18, 25-12. The Mustangs defeated the Wildcats 13-25, 25-20, 25-11. Northport coach Elizabeth Wodek said the three-team meet was a good warm up for districts. “We were right there with G-T Academy. I know we didn’t win the match, but I told the

girls I felt like we did because we stayed close with them,” she said. For the night, Dylan Burguard had six kills, Samantha Mork and Autumn Huck each had four kills and Nina Muller had three. Chelsie Wack had 12 assists. Suttons Bay traveled to Pinconning Oct. 12 to play the hosts as well as Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central and Bay City Western. The Norsemen lost to Pinconning 25-15, 21-25, 12-15, Saginaw Nouvel 25-20, and to Western 25-12, 25-15. For the day, Miranda Schaub had 16 assists, Jordan Smith had 10 kills and Kailey Capron had seven. Koriama Guillen had 19 digs

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really focused with all the adversities.” The Lakers have a chance to match last year’s 5-4 record and finish above .500. But Angers feels 5-4 won’t be good enough to make the playoffs this time. Last year, the Lakers had signature wins over bigger schools like Benzie Central and Kingsley and picked up bonus points for those victories. “I would never-say-never,” Angers said. “But we got a ton of playoff points for those two wins last year.” If the season ends Friday night, Angers will be disappointed but not totally upset. “We’ve lost four games to playoff teams and we were in most of them,” he said. “But I expect we will arrive Friday night ready to compete.” Angers, who had a bittersweet weekend because his Michigan State Spartans beat Michigan 28-14 on Saturday, said he was just happy to get home safely. “We were home by 3 a.m.,” Angers said. “We got the kids home safe and they had a nice boat ride. “But I couldn’t help but be pleased with how our kids got off the bus and boat and competed like they did and fight together.”

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The Suttons Bay football team heads into Friday night’s game at Lake City knowing it’s the end of the line. And that hasn’t happened much since Joe Trudeau took over as the head coach. But with a 2-6 record and postseason play impossible for the first time since 2008, it’s the reality. “I know there’s a big difference,” said Trudeau who had guided the Norse into the playoffs in 10 of the previous 11 seasons. “Normally we’re in the playoffs and you never know what the future lies. “But the kids they want to play well, knowing it’s the last time, especially for the seniors, that they’ll play football.” Lake City, playoff bound with a 7-1 record, will be a formidable challenge for Suttons Bay which has been playing out the string after starting out 1-5. “Lake City has speed, a lot of speed,” Trudeau said. “We haven’t gotten a film, but they play the spread offense and the same defense.” The Norse are coming off a 20-7 loss last week at Whittemore-Prescott, also a 7-1 team. The visitors gave the host Cardinals everything they wanted before succumbing in the final minutes. The Norse spotted the Cardinals 14 points, just six in the second quarter after Anthony Bell scampered 19 yards with just over eight minutes left in the half. Bell finished with 15 carries and 103 yards. After W-P went up 14-0 on Tyler Janish’s 28-yard touchdown pass to open

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The Glen Lake football team chartered a bus for its final road trip Friday night. Turns out the Lakers needed a ferry. “It was like that 1987 movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles ... with a twist,” said Glen Lake head coach Jerry Angers after the Lakers used a bus charter and two boat rides to reach St. Ignace after the Mackinac Bridge was closed temporarily due to a traffic fatality. The re-routing delayed the start of both the junior varsity and varsity games and unfortunately the inevitable, a 14-13 loss to the unbeaten Saints. The defeat dropped Glen Lake to 4-4 on the season, all but “officially” eliminating the Lakers from postseason play. The Lakers host Forest Area Friday in the regular season finale. “It was a great football game,” said Angers, who thought treating the players to a charter over the school’s “yellow big cheese wagon” would make for a more comfortable road trip. “We just gave up one big pass play and that was when the feet went out from under one of our players who had a pick.” Playing the Saints was almost a moot point until St. Ignace coach and athletic director Marty Spencer arranged with a friend at the Arnold Line Ferry from Mackinaw City to take the Lakers to Mackinac Island and then to St. Ignace. One of my kids said “Heck or high water, we’re going to play! They went in as Private Ryan, they were storming the beach in Normandy,” Angers said with a smile. Hunter Brengman put the Lakers on top with an 11-yard touchdown run with just over two minutes left in the first quarter. Just eight seconds and two plays after John Eby hooked up with Curtis St. Louis for a 4-yard TD pass for St. Ignace, G-L quarterback Carter Lee took the option 71 yards for a 13-7 with 1:17 left in the half. The PAT kick, however, failed. “I was pleased that the team regrouped and answered the bell,” Angers said of Lee who netted 96 yards on six carries. “Carter has run a few options that way. “He’s just a great athlete and he made

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Glen Lake delivered the first blow, but still bowed out to Traverse City Christian Monday in the first round of the Division 4 soccer tournament. The Lakers fell to the Sabres 4-1 at home, ending a season in which Glen Lake went 10-6. Drew Black scored Glen Lake’s only goal 26 minutes into the contest off a cross from Darryn Schulte. However, Christian scored three unanswered goals in the first half and added a fourth in the second to advance to the semifinals. Despite the loss, coach Mike Hasselbeck said he’s proud of this team’s accomplishments this season. “We played some great soccer and beat some tough teams,” he said. “We

got better during the year and didn’t lose any games I thought we could win.” Among the performances he’s most proud of are one-goal losses to county rival Suttons Bay and a 1-0 win over Leland within the last week of the season. “It’s been a lot of fun, especially since there are so many people in my grade playing,” said Kenyon Fatt, one of seven seniors who played their last high school game on the pitch. “To go from barely getting any playing time (as freshmen) to what we were ... was great.” Fatt is also proud he played a part in helping soccer gain a foothold in the school which for years had just offered football. Also playing their last game for the Lakers were Black, Austin Flees, Luke

Wichtoski, Schulte, Jake Therrien and Jake Stricker. “We know that younger kids will see what we’ve done and know that they have soccer as an option,” Fatt said. In its last regular game of the season, Glen Lake lost to Leland, 4-0 as Eli Saffel scored two goals for the Comets. T-C Christian advanced to the second round of the tournament yesterday where they were scheduled to play Northport, which drew a bye in the first round. The game came one week after the Wildcats fell to the Sabers by a 9-1 score in the regular season finale at home. Northport’s Armando Hernandez scored his team’s only goal on a penalty kick in the first minute of the contest.

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Norse kick past Comets Continued from Page 10 by Tim and a great finish by Miguel,” said Darling, who was standing nearby. “Tim did all the work and he got a great cross,” U’Ren said. “It was a good save by the keeper, but then we had people crashing and were there to head it in.” Leland refused to call it quits. It got an unassisted marker by James Simons, who beat Orban with 16:56 remaining. “Their goal was a defensive collapse,” said Orban, who had 10 saves. “I laid out my body hoping for a save, but he kind of shot under me.” Leland appeared to get new life after lighting up the scoreboard. The intensity picked up at 15:48 when Darling went off the field for 10 minutes after receiving a yellow card for a hard foul. “I went for the ball, he made a great move and I missed,” Darling said. “It was an accident. “I didn’t mean to do it. It was a good call, but it was the longest 10 minutes I’ve ever had to sit.” The 14-2-2 Norse, however, were able to hold off the hard-charging Comets for the win. “It was a much more even game at times in the second half,” U’Ren said. “We had a little bit better play, and at times they really pressed us when their life was on the line.” “The last four regular season games ended in a tie,” he said. “We were waiting for the time to beat them and it came down to the first shot in the districts.”

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MARIA VANDERWERFF of Glen Lake leads teammate Maddie Bredin in the second mile of Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cross country run in Traverse City.

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SUTTON BAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Alex Kraft, with stocking cap and tie-dye t-shirt, leads a pack of runners near the two-mile mark Saturday in the Traverse City Central Invitational.

Glen Lake was led by Kenyon Fatt (88th, 20:52) and Reed Deemer (116th, 23:02.9). For the Lady Lakers, freshman Kaitlin Grigg set the pace. She was 25th in 22:12.5. McKenna Turrill was 33rd (22:54.9). Katie Stowe was 69th (22:19.5) and Raegan Weston took 70th (25:52.5). Maddie Bredin completed the scoring 84th (26:50.6). St. Mary was led by Ashley Grant who finished 68th in 25:17.4. Lorena Lang, the only other Eagle runner, was 98th overall in 28:02. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was cold, but once you got going it was warm,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Grigg said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was pretty satisfied with my time. â&#x20AC;&#x153; Grigg, who runs well on flat lands, struggled

with the hills like most of the other competitors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This gave me a challengeâ&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And so did running with the bigger schools. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It makes me run a little faster to try and keep up with everyone.â&#x20AC;? The Lakers ran without Jan Lively (illness) and Emma Velis (injury). Kelsey Grigg also ran ill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Today our goal was to have fun and run,â&#x20AC;? G-L coach Ryan Schut said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a stay in shape day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Going up against the big schools is a good thing.â&#x20AC;? Glen Lake will compete in the Bear Lake Invitational on Saturday while Suttons Bay is at Manistee and St. Mary is at Mount Pleasant.

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KAITLIN GRIGG of Glen Lake leads teammate McKenna Turrill near the mile mark in Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Traverse City Central Invitational.

ASHLEY GRANT of St. Mary leads Glen Lakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Katie Stowe toward the finish line Saturday in the Traverse City Central Invitational. and then went after them,â&#x20AC;? said Turrill, one of the many two-sport stars at Glen Lake. She also competed on the equestrian team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coach just said to pass every Kingsley person and I just tried my best,â&#x20AC;? Kaitlin Grigg said. Leland, which ran fourth, was led by Katie Pershinske (35th, 24:48.16) and Savannah Gross (36th, 25:01.72). Schut said the Lakers were the top middle school team a year ago, so he was expecting good things this fall. But they overachieved at this jamboree. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a little bit of coaching, but a lot of talent,â&#x20AC;? he said. Suttons Bay ran third on the boys side with 113 points. Benzie was first at 21. Glen Lake was fifth with 131 and Leland took seventh with 154. G-Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kenyon Fatt led the county

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Empire V-C reviews park proposals The Empire Village Council is revisiting provision in the village parks and recreation plan to improve North Park. At its work session meeting last Thursday, the council reviewed funding priorities for improvements to North Park. Priorities were set after a series of public input sessions in 2009. The council had planned to apply for a Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund (MNRTF) local-match grant to pay for the improvements in 2010, but set the request aside after a review of its budget showed the village didn’t have enough funds to supply the match. The council set a priority of resurfacing the tennis courts, with an engineer estimate cost of $70,000, and establishing a paved walking track “I don’t think this a time to charge $10 a day for parking at the beach,” she said. Other council members did not agree. “I don’t believe it’s unfriendly to charge for parking at the beach,” Trustee Sam Barr said. Baja said her plan was a rough draft of ideas to be discussed or discarded as

Township board trims administrative tax fee The Empire Township Board reduced its tax administration fee after a review of its fiscal year 2010-11 audit. At its meeting Oct. 11 the board reviewed the audit done by Tobin and Company PC of Traverse City. The management letter provided with the report stated overall the township is doing a good job of maintaining its books. In a phone report, clerk Christine Neiswonger said there was an issue with the accounts with Tobin and Company noted. The township collects a 1 percent tax administration fee on all

tax eligible properties to cover the costs of collecting those taxes. The board approved reducing the fee to .5 percent. Neiswonger said the report showed the township is collecting too much with fee. “We should be collecting an amount equal to 60 percent of our cost for collecting the fee,” she said. The management letter states the township is collecting $13,571 more in revenues than needed to cover the tax collection costs. “We recommend that the Township roll back its administra-

tion fee until reserves are used. Once reserves are used, the Township should re-evaluate its expenditures to determine the amount to levy,” the report states. Included in the audit report is a statement of revenues, expenditures and balance for the property tax administration fee for the 2010-11 fiscal year. The township collected $47,746 on the administration fee and $5,635 for its summer tax collection fee for total revenues of $53,381. Total expenditures were $39,810, leaving a balance of $13, 571.

the council saw fit. At its Sept. 8 work session, council members agreed they didn’t want an entrance area on Lake Michigan Drive to restrict traffic into the beach parking area as the village street also services private residences and could back traffic up on Niagara Street. The members also agreed they didn’t want to use an automated parking pass dispensing machine as the machines are expensive. “We have a limit as to how many vehicles can park at the beach,” she said. Trustee Dan Davis said if the council can find a way for the village to make money charging for parking, he would support it. He said if that happens, payers are not guaranteed a spot. “A season pass would be the best,” Davis said. “Make it affordable like the season passes for state parks, so people will buy them, but not necessarily use them.”

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MSU alumni meet at Opera House The Michigan State University Grand Traverse Area Alumni & Friends will be hold its annual reception and open house next Thursday, Oct. 27. The event, which starts at 7 p.m., will be held at the City Opera House in Traverse City. There is no charge for the event. Featured speaker will be Traverse City’s Terrie Taylor, an internationally acclaimed MSU Distinguished Professor of Internal Medicine and osteopathic physician. The reception will include appetizers provided by Grand View Catering. For more information, contact Tom Emling, by email emlingt@msu.edu or by phone 231 218-9947.

around the exterior of North Park. The total estimated cost for both improvements is $90,000, with the local match being $17,500. Trustee Karen Baja said she would ask a village resident who has a foundation that gives money for projects like this if his foundation would provide the local match grant for these items. In other business, the council discussed improvements to Wilce Street. Trustee Sam Barr, the council’s street administrator, said the village is interested in improving Wilce from M-22 south to Lake Street. “The last time Wilce was paved was 1953,” Barr said, although the street has received some tar and chip treatments since then. Barr did not have a cost estimate for the project.

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With the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore receiving national attention this summer and fall, the Empire Village Council wants to make sure the Lake Michigan Beach Park doesn’t lose its natural beauty while maintaining some semblance of order. At its work session last Thursday, the council reviewed three proposals for charging for parking at the beach and possibly banning dogs as well. The council will also ask the Empire Township Board for financial support for maintaining the beach. Trustees Cile Plumstead and Karen Baja presented plans for charging a beach parking fee. In Plumstead’s plan, neither Empire village or township residents would be charged for parking. Under Baja’s plan, Empire township residents would be charged for parking at the beach. Baja said since township residents don’t contribute to the upkeep of the beach park through property taxes, they would have to pay. Both proposed plans would provide a per-day charge for parking at the beach. Plumstead sent the council an e-mail outlining her ideas as she was absent. Her ideas included charging $5 a day for parking with violation tickets costing $25. The village would have two parking attendants on duty from 11 a.m.-

6 p.m. Memorial Day to Labor Day. At the beginning of the season the attendants would only work weekends until school is out. Plumstead’s plan would ban dogs on the beach from during that same time period and dogs would have to be on leashes during off hours. Under Baja’s plan, village residents would get a seasonal parking sticker for up to two vehicles, provided they are current on all village fees and property taxes. All other beach users would pay a $10 a day fee. Illegal or improperly parked vehicles would be ticketed by village parking “ambassadors” at a cost of $40 per ticket. There would be a seven business day grace period for people to pay their tickets, after which the penalty would be $10 a day for each day the ticket is not paid after the grace period. Baja’s proposal would ban pets at the beach from Memorial Day to Labor Day and impose a $50 fine per pet for those who violate the ban. All three proposals encourage the use of the drop-off loops and working with the Empire Lions Club to use part of Johnson Park as overflow parking during the summer. Council President Susan Carpenter left the meeting prior to the council’s discussion on the matter, but said before she left that she opposes charging township residents. Carpenter also said she believes charging for beach parking could be perceived as unfriendly.

ELMWOOD TOWNSHIP The Charter Township of Elmwood is seeking volunteers to fill vacancies on its Parks and Recreation Committee, which meets on the second Wednesday of each month. Township residents interested in serving should forward a letter of interest by October 31, 2011 to: Connie Preston, Elmwood Township Clerk 10090 E. Lincoln Road Traverse City, MI 49684

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Leland adopts budget amendments By Amy Hubbell Of The Enterprise staff

An improved financial situation is reflected in budget amendments adopted this week by the Leland Board of Education. The board voted unanimously Monday night to increase its revenues by $60,533 to $4,573,319 and increase its expenditures by $10,570 to $4,789,323. On the revenue side of the register, the increase is attributed to a $25,000 contribution from the Leland Education Foundation (LEF), upping the non-profit's help $61,000 for the 20112012 year. State revenue reflects a $23,467 reduction in per pupil foundation allowance and a $50,000 lump sum for completing “best practices” as defined by the state. A federal grant for preparing rural students for school

also came in at $9,000 than budgeted, business manager Sandra Potts said. The changes bumped the general fund revenue by 1.3 percent. Amended expenditures were up by an even smaller percentage. This is attributed to the addition of one classroom aide in the elementary school an increase in work assignments for three secondary teachers, a reduction in the secondary textbook budget and use of a long-term substitute to replace Spanish teacher Bruce Randall. Randall taught the non-core classes at Lake Leelanau St. Mary. Amendments to the food service budget reflecting an increase in both revenue and expenditures were also approved. Revenue increased 11.5 percent to $228,450 due to receipt of a United States Department of Agriculture grant for $24,900 to work toward more “from scratch” meals and $6,000

from the LEF for a farm-to-school pilot food program. The additional grant moneys were reflected equally on the expense side of the budget. The athletic budget was amended to reflect $7,000 in expenditures resulting from the dissolution of the boys baseball program which will now be fielded cooperatively through St. Mary. In other business during the monthly meeting, moved up 90 minutes so that board members could attend the Comets’ district soccer game in Suttons Bay, board members heard a presentation by Brian Dykstra of Dennis, Niergarth & Gartland about the findings of the 2010-2011 audit. Leland received a clean, “unqualified” opinion, meaning that the school followed accounting rules appropriately and that the financial reports accurately represent the position of the district.

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have on Leland’s other spring offering for girls — softball, which has been suffering from a decline in participation. Gann said even with the new girls team, there could be enough participants to field a softball team, but not by much. “It’s certainly viable,” Trustee Janine Fierberg said. “We need to talk about it.” While board members agreed to consider making girls soccer an official school “sport”, they also noted that the school has offered cross country as a “club” sport for the past three years. “Club” sports receive no funding from the school district. “We haven’t given them support. That’s something we need to talk about,” Fierberg said. — by Amy Hubbell

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Leland Public School may offer a new spring sport for girls based on discussion at this week’s regular monthly meeting of the Board of Education. The board Monday night discussed adding girls soccer as a high school sport, perhaps next spring. Board members questioned Principal Charlie Gann, the former athletic director, as to the Michigan High School Athletic Association deadlines for dissolving cooperative teams and implementing new teams — specific to girls soccer. Leland students have participated on a cooperative girls soccer team hosted by Suttons Bay, which also included players from Northport. However, in order to participate in the program, Leland athletes had to pay $325 per season. “Dissolving a cooperative or start-

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Teaching students to take the test By Eric Carlson Of The Enterprise staff

Do public schools spend too much time administering standardized tests to determine how well students are doing? Even the most experienced professionals in the field of education disagree. Take Liz Venie who spent nearly 40 years teaching math and other subjects at Suttons Bay Public School and at St. Mary’s in Lake Leelanau before spending another decade serving on the Suttons Bay Board of Education. “There’s no question that kids are over-tested,” Venie said. “I am a strong believer in assessment and accountability — I’m just not certain that all the time and expense we devote to testing is the best use of our resources.” Over at Glen Lake Community Schools, fifth grade teacher Agnes Carter has been in the classroom nearly as long, but has a slightly different take on stan-

dardized testing. “I think that tests like the MEAP (Michigan Educational Assessment Program), can be very useful tools for teachers to determine where there are gaps in what their students are learning, and how to correct those deficiencies,” Carter said. “The State of Michigan says that there are some subjects that students need to master, and it sets standards and benchmarks that students should achieve,” she explained. But are some teachers spending too much time “teaching the test?” “I think some of them are,” Venie said. “And it’s a shame because there are so many other, better ways for teachers to assess how their students are doing that don’t take up so much time, effort and money.” Carter, on the other hand, said that it’s nearly impossible for any teacher to “teach the test.”

“Teachers should be teaching to the standards and benchmarks,” Carter said. “When you’re teaching you don’t know exactly what’s going to be on the test or what the answers are. So, it’s impossible to teach the test – but it’s important that you meet the standards and benchmarks.” Both teachers agreed that trying to determine how well schools are doing compared to each other by comparing standardized test scores from district to district is a dangerous business. “Every school district faces unique challenges,” Carter said. “And it’s just not fair to compare schools based on test scores alone.” “There’s so much more that goes into educating children that’s simply not reflected in test scores,” Venie said. “The answer to the question of how our schools are doing is sometimes a very subjective one.”

Push to meet state measurements Continued from Page 1 things are better or worse — they’re just different. For example, my older daughter’s class had nearly 100 kids in it. Now, the size of a graduating class at Suttons Bay is down to nearly half that.” In addition, budgets at most public schools have been cut and squeezed substantially in the 14 years Woods has had school-aged children. “I’m always amazed by how much more our school board, administrators and teachers are able to do with less and less money,” Woods said. “The demands on them just keep bigger and bigger, but what they have to work with just gets smaller and smaller,” she said. Over in the Leland Public School district, mom and businesswoman Molly Crimmins agreed wholeheartedly with Woods’ observation. Crimmins has three children. One graduated last year and is now attending the University of Michigan. Her two younger kids are still enrolled at Leland Public School. “Over the years we’ve been here,

things have been changing continuously,” Crimmins said. “But that’s not always a bad thing. For example, keeping up with changes in technology is something we absolutely need to do for our kids – but it costs money, and takes effort,” she said. “When you think of how many kids from this little school make it into really good colleges and go on to do so well in the world, it has to tell you we’re doing something right,” Crimmins said. Indeed, Leland has some of the highest American College Testing (ACT) scores in the state, coming in with an average “ACT College & Career Ready Benchmarks” score of 32.1 out of a possible 36. The state average is 20, and the national average is 25. The ACT test is required for all eleventh graders in Michigan as part of the Michigan Merit Exam (MME) — in which Leland is also the top scorer in Leelanau County. On the other hand, according to the system set up through “No Child Left Behind,” Leland failed to make “Adequate Yearly Progress” and scored only a “B” in Michigan’s “EDUCATION YES!”

(Yardstick for Excellent Schools) scoring system. That system bases much of a schools’ letter grade on MEAP scores, and whether scores are improving over time for certain “sub-groups” of students. Leland superintendent Jason Stowe explained that the district’s “B” grade and its failure to make AYP last year were based on a “reporting error” for which he accepts responsibility. “Part of it had to do with the fact that five kids, migrant students, left the district just as testing was under way, and we did not report that accurately,” Stowe said. “Overall, though, I’m very proud of our record; and the most meaningful and accurate measures like the ACT and MME show that we’re doing very well indeed.” For the record, Northport, Glen Lake and Suttons Bay all achieved AYP. Glen Lake Elementary got a A as did Glen Lake Secondary. Suttons Bay Elementary got an A; while the Suttons Bay middle and high school got a B. Northport also garnered a B.

Champion cottonwood can’t be saved Continued from Page 1 we need to cut those limbs,” Suzanne Lederle said. But two of three road commissioners voted to decline her offer, instead authorizing commission manager Herb Cradduck and engineer James C. Johnson to determine if the trunk is in good enough shape to leave as a land mark. The tree will live on, at least in another form. Grafts have been taken and clones created. Some of those clones were planted along north Lake Leelanau at the John Suelzer Memorial East Leland Park in East Leland. Commission vice chair John Popa, who cast the lone vote against the motion, wanted to give the public more time to review a Sept. 13 report from the Bartlett Tree Experts company of Grand Rapids. The report, paid for by the now-defunct Leland Champion Tree Fund, states the tree is in such bad shape that recovery is not likely. Bruce R. Fraedrich, vice president of research for Bartlett, wrote that the tree is exhibiting branch death on the east side of the tree with dieback progressing from the lower branches up to the crown. Possible reasons sited for the tree deterioration from the bottom up include a lighting strike at the base of the tree, an underground natural gas leak or a rootrotting disease. None of the theories were proven. In his prognosis, Fraedrich predicted branch mortality to continue over the next two to five years. “I would expect that the tree will decline to the point that removal will be necessary within five years, but this decline could certainly occur much more quickly,” he wrote. Prior to the Road Commission taking action, Jim Champion, Kate Vilter and Jerry Culman, remaining members of the Leland Champion Tree Group that was formed in November 2006 to save the tree, spoke about their decision to disband. They recommended that the tree be removed. Champion, an attorney from Leland, reading from a prepared statement, said the Leland group met with different experts in recent weeks to discuss the future of the tree. Liability is a growing

concern, he added. “We have worked diligently for over five years, successfully extending the tree’s life and bringing joy to countless residents and visitors to Leland,” said Champion. “We would like to thank all of those who contributed to this success and to our preservation cause.” The Ledereles, who reside in Fishtown, left the meeting just prior to the commission’s vote. Suzanne Lederle said yesterday she was frustrated as it appeared commission chair Lee A. Bowen and member Glen M. Noonan had already made up their minds. Lederle said she is still willing to work with anyone who wants to save the tree. “Of course I don’t want branches to fall on our neighbors,” she said. “I just wanted the public to get a chance to talk about his before any decision was made.” Lederle continued. “This tree is a landmark in Leland. It is easily the most visible tree from Lake Michigan. Families

have their picture taken around it during the summer.” The Leland Michigan Chamber of Commerce also asked the commission to save a 10-foot section of the trunk to create a carved sculpture or maybe even a large bench. Commission manager Herb Cradduck said anyone interested in getting wood from the tree should contact him at the Road Commission office before next Wednesday, Oct. 26 by call 271-3993. Rich Lahmann, president of the Leland Chamber, passes by the tree often. At his store, Reflections Art Gallery in Fishtown, he treasures a photo his dad took of the tree. “He looked up into the tree and took this photo. Just about everyone who comes into the store comments on it,” he said. Lahmann said the Chamber supports use of the trunk, which measures 76 inches at its widest point, in an artistic sense.

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SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS caution against reading too much into any particular set of data to determine how a school is doing. In the case of graduation rates, for example, Sutton Bay’s rate is low in this snapshot, primarily because of statistical anomalies associated with influxes of migrant students and a historically high percentage of special education students at Suttons Bay, according to principal Raph Rittenhouse. Similarly, low scores on ACT College and Career Ready Benchmarks noted for tiny Northport Public School have

Eastport. The Coast Guard suspended its search Sunday as did local responders, citing rough water. The search resumed Wednesday morning with assistance from Antrim and Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Department. “We have divers on standby just in case they see anything with sonar or the underwater remote camera,” Det. Sgt. Clint Kerr said. Farr, a resident of Northport for the past five years, works as a caregiver at Northport Highlands where he is very popular with the residents. A prayer vigil is set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the pavilion at Northport marina park. Not far away, Farr’s 26-foot sailboat is in slot No. 66 in the marina. He retrieved the vessel on Sept. 28, fearing it would be pulled from its mooring off North Shore Drive in nasty fall weather. “That’s why it doesn’t make any sense to me,” Kelly said, referring to the timing

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as much to do with the fact that in a class of only 10 students, the performance of just one or two students can skew the averages very significantly, according to superintendent Jeff Tropf. In the State of Michigan, the overall state average for ACT benchmarks is 20 while the nationwide average is 25. Part of the difference between state and national scores may be attributable to the fact that in Michigan all eleventh grade students are required to take the test while in most other states only college-bound students take the test voluntarily, according to state officials.

Couple offers $83,000 Continued from Page 1 the meeting. “My wife (blank) and I would like to extend an opportunity to get the YES vote out and have a positive outcome” on the township’s millage election, the husband wrote. “We are willing to match 50 percent of the dollars generated for each of the three years the millage will be in effect if voters agree to pass the millage on Nov. 8.” On Nov. 8, voters in Suttons Bay Township will be asked to decide on a proposal to raise property taxes by 0.25 mill for three years to help pay for development and maintenance of all township’s parks. The matching funds from the anonymous donor, however, would be used only to help develop Herman Community Park, a newlyacquired property on the corner of County Road 633 (Center Highway) and Herman Road. In the first year of the levy, the quarter-mill is expected to generate $55,113 in tax revenues to support the township’s parks and recreation programs. If that amount is raised, the anonymous couple is offering to “match” it with $27,556.50 of their own money, specifically for development of Herman Park. Over the threeyear life of the levy, their contribution could total nearly $83,000. In addition to serving as an elected township board trustee and on the township’s Parks and Recreation Committee, Drozdalski is also a key volunteer in a private fundraising campaign for the township’s Herman

Prayer vigil planned for missing man Continued from Page 1 Jay E. Farr, 58, set out in a canoe about 7:30 Saturday morning to bring in his 10-foot dingy moored off North Shore Drive. His girlfriend, Kathy Kelly, reported him missing just before 9 that evening. “The last time I saw him was when he kissed me goodbye Friday night before he went to work,” Kelly said tearfully. Leelanau Township fire and rescue used a 25-foot boat in their search on Sunday from 12:30-3:30 a.m. and 8-11 a.m. Sixteen volunteers walked the shore from Seventh Street north to Northport Point overnight with no sign of the man. “It was very windy and rough,” Northport Fire Chief Hugh Cook Jr. said. Sunday morning a Coast Guard MH-65C rescue helicopter from Traverse City and a rescue boat from Charlevoix joined in the search. Later that day, Farr’s canoe and dingy were recovered on shore near the Antrim County community of

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of Farr’s attempt to retrieve the dingy. She doesn’t believe he was wearing a life jacket. Farr and Kelly grew up on the same street in Waterford, Mich. But it wasn’t until 1 1/2 years ago that they moved in together in Northport. An outdoorsman, Farr had recently purchased a new hunting bow that he was looking forward to trying out. Farr is also known throughout the community for lending a helping hand to others. “He’d mow lawns, shovel snow or take garbage out for the elderly,” Kelly said. “He was always doing something for others, even if he (himself) was hurting.” Farr has grown children and two grandsons who regularly visit he and Kelly. Her 5-year-old granddaughter, who lives in the area, has also been a frequent visitor. “She keeps crying and wanting to know where her ‘Papa with the moustache’ is,” Kelly said.

Community Park project. Private funding for the project has been funneled to township government through the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation. Drozdalski explained that the anonymous donation would be handled like other private donations have been handled over the past several years. Tying a donation from private citizens to the outcome of a public millage vote, however, is unprecedented in the township — and maybe in the county. The Enterprise has confirmed that none of Suttons Bay Township’s elected officials are among the anonymous prospective donors attempting to influence the Nov. 8 election. In the November 2010 General Election, some 60 percent of Suttons Bay Township voters rejected a nearly identical millage proposal. Nonetheless, development of Herman Community Park got under way this summer – paid for, mostly, by privately raised funds and grant money from a variety of sources. The 126acre property itself was acquired from the family of the late Ralph Herman A grant from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust fund covered $270,000 of the $555,000 purchase price. The remainder of the acquisition costs came primarily from other grant sources and private donations. Currently, the township has about $220,000 in its coffers to complete an estimated $357,000 initial phase of development of Herman Park. Already, land has been graded, a driveway, parking lots and some landscaping installed. Last week, volunteers planted 30 fivefoot tall conifers along part of the park’s perimeter. The trees were paid for with grant funding. “Eventually, this park will be developed,” township treasurer Kathy Herman said at last week’s township board meeting. “Raising some additional revenue for it just means it will be developed over the course of a couple of years rather than a decade or more, and everyone can benefit from it sooner.” Township supervisor Rich Bahle said he’s seen numerous case studies indicating that the presence of parks and other amenities in communities ends up bringing in more revenue to the community than is spent developing those amenities. “Years ago, people pooh-poohed the idea that Suttons Bay should develop a marina,” Bahle said, “and what a boon that’s turned out to be for our economy – bringing so many visitors who spend money here, and new residents who support our community and enjoy the quality of life."

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APPLES FOREVER If you’re looking for a historic apple, Leelanau County is the place. Or if you seek a modern variety — the Honeycrisp, which has taken the market by storm — you’ll also feel at home here. Locally grown apples representing young and old varieties are mainstays at county fruit stands this week. It’s been a good year, at least volume wise, for apple growers, with the crop statewide projected to increase 78 percent from the dismal showing of a year ago. “Honeycrisps are my most popular apple, no question,” said Bill Casier, owner of Sleeping Bear Orchards in Empire. He sells apples wholesale, and at a stand on M-22 just north of Empire Village. “I usually take four or five bushels to Georgia (where he winters) with me, and everyone loves them so much that when I get back up north, there are all sorts of shipment requests,” he said. “With shipping, it’s $100 a bushel. But that doesn’t phase them. They just want those Honeycrisps.” Lots of people are Honeycrisp fans. The apple variety has skyrocketed to popularity after being developed at the University of Minnesota in 1992. They’re crisp, juicy, and big enough to be a nicely-sized snack. Other varieties growing in Leelanau Courty are senior citizens by comparison. In fact, many of the county settlers’ original plantings are still producing oldies but goodies. Some of the oldest trees are located within Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. “We believe the oldest tree is at the Miller Barn,” said Marla McEnaney, a National Park Service landscape architect who surveyed the Lakeshore for

the Port Oneida Historic Landscape Management Plan. “The varieties (at the Lakeshore) have been identified as Sweet Bough, St. Lawrence, Gravenstein, Duchess of Oldenburg, and Wolf River.” McEnaney says that historic apples in Port Oneida are specified for the region. With fruit trees there ranging from 50-160 years of age, they would have to be hearty to northern Michigan. Generally parts of small family orchards, many trees still standing in the historic district continue to grow apples. “A reconnaissance level survey of the trees found that while the trees are beginning to show the effects of age and limited maintenance, many are still producing fruit,” McEnaney said. The Kilchermans of Kilcherman’s Christmas Cove Farms in Northport started growing apples in 1975. While their trees are relatively young, they specialize in rare and antique apple varieties. Many of their varieties date back to the 1800s. They classify antique apples as those that originated 50 or more years ago. “The Duchess of Oldenburg is one of my favorites for pies,” said Phyllis Kilcherman. co-owner “Wolf River is super-duper for pies or sauce. It dates back to the 1800s and the first tree found in Wisconsin. The Gravenstein is a superb apple for applesauce or pies, too. It goes back to 1873. It’s also good to eat fresh if you like a more tart apple.” The Kilchermans, however, are changing with the tastes of apple aficionados “We do grow one of the latest varieties, Honeycrisp,” said Phyllis (Concluded on Page 11)

CHRISTMAS COVE FARM has orchards farmed by John Kilcherman and a farm shop managed by his wife, Phyllis. “I like to think we’re a good team,” Phyllis said. That teamwork shows in the color and quality of each apple available for purchase.

It’s time to send in your snowfall predictions for contest By Amy Hubbell Of The Enterprise staff

There’s still time to enter the Enterprise snowfall contest. But rather than pull a figure out of thin air, you may want to consider the fact that the amount of snow falling on the county varies greatly based on location. Snowfall measurements for the Enterprise contest are taken at the Road Commission garage in Suttons Bay, which over the past 50 years has recorded nearly 60 fewer inches than its counterpart in Maple City. “Leelanau County is pretty funky in that we can have three feet in one spot and five miles down the road a couple of inches,” commission clerk Joe Nedow said. “The sun can be shining at one place and there’s a blinding blizzard someplace else.” Between the winters of 1959-60 and 2009-2010, more than 7,300 inches of snow were recorded at both garages. However, records show that Maple City had about 58 more inches of the white stuff — about five additional feet — than Suttons Bay. In fact, snowfall at Maple City outpaced Suttons Bay for 33 years of 50-year period. Why the disparity in snowfall? “The main thing is lake effect,” said Jeff Lutz, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gaylord. “The variety of wind flow combinations which create snow bands are greater for Maple City than Suttons Bay ... Suttons Bay’s not in the best place to get it.” Even the lowest snowfall during that period, 72 inches in Suttons Bay, was significantly less than what fell in Maple City. Some 84 inches was recorded in Maple City. Oddly, during the snowiest winter on record (231 inches in Suttons Bay during the winter of 1995-1996) there was a big difference — a 45-inch difference between the two sites.

Apple Facts Michigan ranks third in the nation in apple growing, and Leelanau County does its share to help. According to a 2009 analysis, Leelanau County had 1,503 acres planted in apples — one of the best showings in northern Michigan, but far off No. 1 Kent County’s 9,300 acres. But Leelanau can brag about having the most acres in cherries, the No. 1 fruit crop in terms of acreage in the state. About 47,000 acres in Michigan are planted in tart and sweet cherries, compared to 44,189 acres planted in apples.

That year, only 183.6 inches of snow was recorded in Maple City. What’s expected this winter? Lutz said it will be a La Nina winter, meaning colder-thannormal water in the equatorial Pacific resulting in a wetterthan-normal winter. But that’s not the end of the story. “There are other oscillations that could impact snowfall,” Lutz said. “There could be extreme variability in temperatures which bring mixed precipitation events rather than snow.” Snowfall last year, also a La Nina year, was 121 inches at the road commission garage in Suttons Bay. This year, we’re asking contestants to predict the amount of snow recorded between Oct.22, 2011 (Saturday) and April 21, 2012. The winner of the contest will receive $200 cash. Second place, $100; third, $50. In addition to a snowfall guess, we are also asking for the total number of points scored in the NCAA Men’s Basketball final. This will be used to determine a winner in the event of a tie. Only entries clipped from the newspaper will be accepted which means no copies. Entries must be received by 4 p.m. Friday or be postmarked by Oct. 21. The winners will be announced in April.

FOR THE RECORD The snowiest winter on record is 231 inches in the winter of 1995-96. The lowest snowfall was 72 inches in 1982-83.

✂ Snow fal l C ontest Entry Blank My guess for the total snowfall* between October 22, 2011, and April 21, 2012, is:

__________ Total INCHES of Snow* Entries must be delivered to The Enterprise by

4 p.m. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2011, or POSTMARKED by FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2011. Winners will be announced in The Enterprise next April.

—Tie-Breaker— The TOTAL of points scored by BOTH teams in the NCAA Men’s championship basketball game played in April, 2012, will be: _____ Total POINTS (both teams combined) Name: Address:

Phone: Send Entries to: Snowfall Contest 7200 E. Duck Lake Rd. Lake Leelanau, Mich. 49653 Only entries clipped from the Leelanau Enterprise will be accepted—Limit One Entry Per Person

(*As measured by the County Road Commission in Suttons Bay)

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Today’s County Cuisine recipe comes from Chef Gene Peyerk of Leelanau Pie & Pastry Bakery. While it may appear that he is strictly baking sweets, Chef Gene is now offering lunch from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. daily. The lunch menu includes pasties, pot pies and his homemade soup, which changes daily.

The soup is served with a chunk of freshly baked bread, and the clam chowder on Friday is served in a bread bowl and is very popular. His soups won acclaim with the students at Glen Lake School when he was chef there, and he is hoping the locals will come out to try it. He also has soup to go in the deli

cooler every day until it sells out. Leelanau Pie & Pastry features fresh baked pies, pastries, bagels and breads. It also has coffee from Leelanau Coffee Roasting and ice cream by the pint from Moomer’s. The shop is located at the corner of M-204 and Eagle Highway in Lake Leelanau. Call 231-256-0115.

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2 tsp. basil 2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. pepper 10 oz. frozen spinach, drained and chopped 4 zucchini, sliced 16 oz. white northern beans 16 oz. kidney beans 1 lb. rotini pasta, cooked and chilled grated Parmesan for garnish

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Procedure: Saute sausage until cooked through and remove from pan. Add carrots, peppers, onions and celery and saute until tender. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, chicken stock, sausage and seasonings to pan. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Add spinach, zucchini and beans and simmer for 15 more minutes. Add cooked, cold pasta just before serving. Garnish with fresh grated Parmesan cheese.

Participating restaurants in the County Cuisine feature include Art’s Tavern, blu, The Bluebird, Cedar Rustic Inn, The Manor on Glen Lake, Martha’s Leelanau Table, Riverside Inn and Sugarfoot Saloon.

Inland Seas cook going South to the Pole By Eric Carlson Of The Enterprise staff

The cook on the Suttons Bay-based schooner Inland Seas will be feeding a group of scientists at the South Pole this winter. “Actually, it will be summer in Antarctica when I get there around the first of November,” said Kathy Kane of Traverse City who worked this summer in the galley of the Great Lakes schoolship, feeding students and crew. Although it will be summer in the southern hemisphere, temperatures will still remain deadly cold — even colder than at McMurdo Station on the Antarctic coast where the biggest research outpost is located. “I’ll be going to a much more remote location and a much smaller outpost where it’s as cold as it gets,” Kane said. She said she will be providing meals for researchers manning the U.S. Antarctic Project’s facilities at Amundsen-Scott Station. It is located hundreds of miles inland from the Antarctic coast at the earth’s geographic South Pole. Kane said she was notified of her selection to join the group at the South Polelast month. Her employer will be Raytheon, a government contractor providing services to the U.S. Antarctic Project. Kane said she was required to undergo extensive physical and background examinations before being selected for the job. She will leave Traverse City later this month for orientation at a Raytheon facility in Denver, then stop in New Zealand before traveling to Antarctica in early November. A 36-year-old Traverse City native, Kane said she has been in the food service business for many years, mostly as a caterer. Among her most unusual jobs was a stint providing meals aboard the now-defunct “Dinner Train” based in Traverse City. She said she developed an interest in Antarctica after viewing a documentary about it during the Traverse City

KATHY KANE, the Inland Seas Education Association ship’s cook, is going to the South Pole to cook for scientists there. Film Festival three years ago. Earlier this year, she saw a posting online for a food service job in Antarctica and decided to apply. “I was really a little surprised when I heard back from them and was offered the job,” Kane said. “The job pays well, but I expect to return to Suttons Bay and the Inland Seas Education Association for the next schoolship season.”

Free workshops for growers set for Oct. 28

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Michigan State University Extension and the Michigan Land Use Institute will offer two free workshops to help farmers improve their marketing skills. The workshops are set for Friday, Oct. 28 at the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Station in Bingham Township. The first program, entitled “Certification to Differentiate Your Products” will begin at 9 a.m. It will be followed at 1 p.m. by “Wholesale Pricing and Food Aggregation Strategies.” Those who register in advance for either session will also be treated to a free lunch at noon. The morning session explores the pros and cons of using different kinds of certification as marketing tools, including the Food Alliance and Organic

Certification programs. The afternoon session considers how growers can best use wholesale markets to boost their sales. Other panelists include Vicki Morrone, MSU Extension organic vegetable and crop specialist, Rich Pirog, of the C.S.

Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems, Jim Schwantes and Judy Reinhardt, of Sweeter Song Farm and Evan Smith, Cherry Capital Foods operations manager. Further information is available by calling Jim Sluyter at 941-6584, ext. 15.

Fishtown Preservation brunch Sunday A benefit brunch for the Fishtown Preservation Society will be held Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bluebird in Leland. Tickets are $30 per person and include a buffet brunch with your choice of mimosa, bloody mary or wine, plus door prizes and music.

Tickets are available at the Fishtown Preservation office, the Bluebird, Reflections in Fishtown, Tampico in Leland and Case-Daniels & Rae in Suttons Bay. Further information is available by calling 256-8878.

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The Cleveland Township Board last week awarded a $5,793 contract to B&B Salvage of Cedar to clean up the township-owned property in the Scenic Mountainview Estates subdivision. B&B Salvage was the lowest of two bidders on a project to remove junk and debris inside and outside of structures on a lot formerly owned by Robert Steven Saffell. The township acquired the property from Saffell earlier this year following settlement of a lawsuit against Saffell in Circuit Court. The settlement was reached after more than a decade of failed efforts to get Saffell to comply with township zoning and nuisance ordinances as well as the state Construction Code. In August, Saffell filed to appeal the settlement agreement he signed and helped draft earlier this year, but no further court documents have been filed since then and the property remains unoccupied. The township boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s action at its regular monthly meeting Oct. 11 came on the recommendation of township maintenance chief Robert Fox who solicited the bids for cleanup last month at the direction of the township board. The board voted 3-0 in favor of Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recommendation. Absent were township supervisor Tim Stein, and trustee Cynthia Shimek. Township clerk Jan Nemeskal chaired last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting. Demolition of the structures will occur only after results of an environmental study are analyzed, and a formal plan is adopted by the township and the Leelanau County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority. In other business at the meeting, the board formally changed the date of next monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regularly scheduled meeting from Nov. 8 to Nov. 9 to accommodate the Nov. 8 election. Also last week, the Cleveland Township Board heard from a group of about 10 Wheeler Road-area residents who were apparently confused about provisions of the townshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zoning ordinance, the process for addressing zoning concerns and the pace at which township government operates. Members of the group alleged that a property owner in their neighborhood was violating the zoning ordinance and is planning to open a bed-and-breakfast business. They said they had appeared at the Oct. 5 township Planning Commission meeting to voice their concerns and expressed disappointment that the township board was not aware of the issue and would not take action at its Oct. 11 meeting to stop the property owner from proceeding. Township trustee Walt Daniels pointed out that this was the first time the township board had heard of any such concerns.

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Building construction permits rise to beat cold weather A surge in the number of building permits issued by the county Construction Code Authority has brought the total and value of new construction in the county above that of last year. Forty-three permits were issued in the past two weeks as contractors scurried to get projects underway before the weather turns colder. It is three times the number issued during the previous two-week period. The estimated value of the projects for which permits were issued totaled $3,447,619 and was anchored by a new home, garage and “teen room” on Northport Point, a $781,070-project. As of Oct. 13, estimated value of projects for which permits have been issued this year totaled $18,808,390, edging the 2010 tally at this time by $187,117. 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 — Ovide Pomerleau Revocable Trust (Ziemba Construction) addition of covered porch at 11915 S. Pokagon St. ($5,400). VILLAGE OF NORTHPORT — Richard and Nancy Deering, new foundation for relocated existing garage at 675 N. Mill St. ($11,250); Robert and Christie Newell (Ralph Korson Builder) addition to single-family residence at 415 Shabwasung ($90,340); David and Nicole Arbury (Richard Parker Building) new residential garage at 10915 N. Shore Dr. ($112,160). VILLAGE OF SUTTONS BAY — Theresa Mulcahy (Building By Day) replacement of deck at 213 S. Shore Dr. ($9,440). BINGHAM — Jens and Maureen Hensel (Martin Fessler) new 4,284

square-foot, single-family residence with attached garage at 10150 E. Palisades Lane ($289,490); Karen Wach (Maple Hill Builders) addition to single-family residence at 2625 S. Cherry Tree Lane ($7,100); James and Jill Egan (Steven Nevi) new single-family residence at 10733 E. Anchor Way ($231,810); Heatherlee Yorty, new residential accessory building at 3295 S. Lee Point Rd. ($17,280); Timothy and Kathleen Doyle, demolition of existing post frame building at 7694 E. Sierra Dr. ($1). ELMWOOD — David and Cathie Martin (Shugart Builders) addition to existing garage at 13937 S. Morgan Hill Rd. ($18,480); David Mertz and April Stuck (Midlake Builders), addition/alteration to single-family residence at 9803 E. Avondale Lane ($162,420); James and Marie Schueller (Flowers Brothers Construction) detached garage at 12778 S. Sunset St. ($15,680); Jennifer Johnstone, addition to existing garage at 10521 S. Walnut ($4,800); Jonathan and Marissa Wege (Paul Mauer Contracting) unfinished basement for new residence at 10008 E. Leeward Shores ($59,360). GLEN ARBOR — Robert and Janice Buchanan (Paul Mauer Contracting) addition to single-family residence at 7700 W. Deer Trail ($83,870); Up North Ventures (Glen Arbor Cabinet Shop) change from residential to commercial use at 6260 W. River Rd. ($58,514); Jeffrey and Eva Demeter (Maple Ridge Construction), new 3-story single-family residence at 5792 S. Lake Isle Ave. ($257,040); Powell Family Residential Trust (James Cooley) demolition of existing residence at 6939 W. Harbor Hwy. ($9,500). KASSON — County of Leelanau (Thomas P. Dunkin) commercial postframe building at 8505 S. Cold Springs Rd. ($28,800); Susan Bejaoui (Robert

Witkop Builder) post frame building for personal storage at 8950 S. Maple City Rd. ($48,000). LELAND — Ron and Pam Ward (Maple Home Builders) interior demolition at single-family residence at 506 S. Fourth St. ($5,000); Robert and Dolores Hughes (Boone Construction) 1,499 square-foot addition and attached garage to single-family residence at 1400 S. Manitou Trail ($181,190); John/Kacia Morris (Biggs Construction Services) two-story addition to single-family residence at 6079 E. Ryan’s Way ($40,800); James Simons and Shirlee Affhalter (Easling Construction) basement/crawlspace garage foundation at 420 N. Manitou Trail ($35,720); Don and Judy Kunz (Easling Construction) new singlefamily residence at 5777 N. Leland Woods ($273,040); Don and Judy Kunz (Easling Construction) detached garage at 5777 N. Leland Woods ($12,480); Leland Community United Methodist Church, heated entry/walk at 106 N. Fourth St.($16,000). LEELANAU— Henry Kalchik, addition of den and bathroom to single-family residence at 5310 N. Swede Rd. ($94,320); George and Betty Schaeffer (David Webster Construction), demolition of single-family residence at 12935 N. Northport Point Rd., ($1); George and Betty Schaeffer (David Webster Construction) new 7,200 square-foot, single-family residence at 12935 N. Northport Point Rd. ($728,140); George and Betty Schaeffer (David Webster Construction) detached, finished garage with teen room at 12935 N. Northport Point Rd., ($52,930); Steven and Lynn Thoburn (North Cornerstone Building Co.) addition of two decks/stairway to existing single-family residence at 14237 N. Forest Beach Shores ($5,900); Robert and Sandra Olson, new detached garage

at 13188 N. Forest Beach Shores ($12,920); Evon Easling (Maple Hill Builders) basement foundation at 7075 N. Marja Dr., ($62,060); Don and Jean Goheski (Northern Log Homes) new single-family residence (2,284 square feet) at 9656 E. Seth Rd. ($209,840); Ruth Brooke (Cresthill Renovation) interior alteration of 420 N. Brandon ($20,000); Northport Point Golf Club (Hammertime Construction) new deck around tennis courts at 232 N. Northcott Dr. ($57,752); Trustees of Northport

(Kal Excavating) demolition of open air, wood frame structure at 11922 E. Camp Haven Rd. ($1). SOLON — Daniel J. Patterson, post frame addition to existing post frame building at 8353 S. Solon Park Rd. ($41,600); Susan and Donald Bugai, foundation and unfinished basement for manufactured home at 7101 E. Hoxie Rd. ($33,600); Jane Deering (Bufka Building Services) residential detached garage at 3061 E. Whitman St. ($33,600).

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Home sales in Leelanau County slowed somewhat in September, although 2011 is still on track to become the best year for Realtors since 2008. Some 23 single family dwellings were sold last month in the county for a total price of $7,780,438. The value was down slightly from September sales in 2010, and off 26 percent from 2009 — but well above the bust months late in 2008 when the recession settled in. Only $5 million in home sales were recorded in September, 2008. Figures were provided by Traverse Area Association of Realtors (TAAR). Mark Carlson, Leland branch manager for Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors, said two factors continue to battle for control of the county real estate market: a surplus of homes on the market, with many of them owned by banks; and positive publicity in recent months that has added value to the Leelanau brand as a place to live as well as visit. “I think the tourism rate was up this summer,” said Carlson, who has 17 years in the business. “I believe that was in part because we had good publicity through Pure Michigan, and I think our Leelanau County brand is out there. Some of that I attribute that to local efforts, such as the work of the Leland Michigan Chamber. They promote us. “And Leland, from what I could tell, was pretty full this summer. People stop in and look, and they may not be the buyers today but they may be the buyers of tomorrow.” But Carlson does not see a great appreciation in real estate values because of negative factors on the market that are shared across the nation. Included are more homes than buyers. Carlson reported that some 650 single family homes are now listed for sale in Leelanau County, substantially more than were available during the heyday of the county real estate market. From January through September of 2005 — what many consider as the peak year of the boom — some 217 homes had been sold with a value of $83.3 million. During the first three quarters of 2011, some 195 homes have been sold with a value of $55.4 million. The median price of homes sold in 2011 was $200,000, down substantially from the nearly $300,000 median price of 2005. Another factor: the number of foreclosed homes on the market, which

Housing Units Sold In Leelanau County

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Carlson expects to continue to hold down prices. He said six of the sales — including the three homes sold for the lowest prices — in September were bank-owned transactions, while five years ago only 1-2 percent of homes slipped into foreclosure. “I think the foreclosed properties have a very strong effect upon what’s perceived about our market. It’s driving prices. And I think we’re seeing a little bit more of that reflected in home listings from the people who are not in the foreclosed home business. They are moving closer,” said Carlson. And not all homes command the same respect within the market. Carlson said the strongest segment of home sales seems to be those priced at $250,000 and less. The toughest sell comes in the $300,000 to $650,000 range of prices, he added. Another nuance has developed, he added, in that some demand has materialized for homes listed between about $650,000 and $1 million. But “millionaire” home listings in Leelanau County are plentiful and unappreciated. Some 64 single family homes are listed with prices over $1 million. Leland Township has the most listings at 17, with most along Lake Michigan. Glen Harbor has 13 single family home listings over $1 million; Empire has 12 listings and Leelanau Township eight. Sales of such high-end homes, have been “basically non-existent,” Carlson said. He does not expect any major drop-off in home prices in Leelanau in the future.

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Senior report sparks debate on true needs How much help should the Leelanau County Commission on Aging offer to residents 60 years old and older who may not have a great need? That was a question posed at a County Board of Commissioners meeting held earlier this month during a report by COA director Rosie Steffens on 2010 activities. The COA is funded by a .275-mill property tax levied across the county. Answers went across the board. Steffens defended the programs, pointing specifically to a voucher offered to older residents good for $6 toward a restaurant bill in Leelanau County. Residents buy the vouchers for $3. “It helps those clients no matter what their income level is, it helps the restaurants, and it helps the economy of Leelanau County,” Steffens told the board. Commissioner Richard Schmuckal was the program’s most assertive advocate, saying that excluding older residents from the benefits of COA programs based on income would amount to “class warfare.” He pointed to a friend who buys meal vouchers as an example. “He pays taxes, he pays a millage for this program. Why should he be penalized?” asked Schmuckal, rhetorically. “When you start singling people out, I have someone who will come and debate you all day long about why should he be penalized because he was successful.” “I hear from a different set of residents,” countered commissioner Melinda Lautner, who said voters believed their support for the COA millage was based on an effort to keep older residents in their homes. Steffens said that she, too, runs into a conflict when residents appear to push the limits of the social safety net. She said a resident came into her office seeking 10 vouchers for the home chore program to have his driveway plowed while he was wintering in Florida. “I said, ‘No, that’s not fair ... at least he was honest enough to tell us he was going to leave,” she said. The restaurant voucher program is one of dozens run by the COA, which will operate on an annual budget of about $1 million in 2012. The bulk of monies available come from the dedicated property tax ($653,278) and its growing fund balance ($213,117). Some programs are means tested,

while most are available to all Leelanau County residents 60 years old and older. The Senior Dining program has become very popular, growing from 233 participants budgeted in 2007 to 635 budgeted in 2010. The program’s budget in 2010 was $64,800. Participants may buy up to two vouchers each month. Also not means tested are two of the COA’s biggest programs. They are: • The Homemaker program provides “qualified workers who help with basic, routine household tasks to maintain a clean and healthy environment for older individuals with functional limitations,” according to the COA report. The program has grown from a budget of $100,457 with 115 participants in 2007 to $152,223 in 2010 with 207 participants. The average age of clients is 82. The actual amount spent by the COA in 2010 was $107,833. • The Outdoor Home Chore program also works on a voucher system, with an annual limit of 30 vouchers allowed to each client for “outdoor maintenance work.” The program has grown from a budget of $36,250 with 132 participants in 2007 to $144,000 with 540 clients in 2010. The actual cost to the COA in 2010 was $120,906. The list of activities open to all seniors has grown after the COA sought requests from independent contractors to work with seniors — and the topic of who should benefit from COA programs has not gone away. At a COA committee meeting last month, the owner of Leelanau Computer Repair discussed a program to provide technical support to seniors. The firm's owner, Steve Stanton, asked for direction from COA members for a program that provides computer services at half the regular rate, with a limit of $50 per senior. Stanton is included in the minutes as asking, “Help me determine who I should offer the discount to: those who need it or those who ask for it?” He also didn’t feel comfortable asking clients about their income levels. Suggested board member Mary Tonneberger in the minutes: “As long as we have some programs that are means tested and some that are not, this service fits into the non-means test.” The COA operates four “unmet needs” programs that are provided only to clients whose income is at or below 200 percent of the poverty level. Two

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programs provide assistance in purchasing hearing aids and eye glasses. The other two are for: • “Unmet needs, miscellaneous.” The program allows the COA to help residents in “emergency situations and only after all possibilities have been exhausted.” Requests are honored for up to $1,000. The program’s budget provided $15,000 to serve 23 clients in 2009 and 2010; however, just $7,040 was spent in 2010. • “Unmet needs, heating assistance.” The program honors requests for up

to $500. The 2010 budget set aside $30,000 to serve 80 clients; some $19,958 was spent. Commissioner David Marshall suggested that the COA board look at reassessing its priorities given the state of the economy heading into winter, providing more funds to programs such as heating assistance. “It seems that it might make sense to go to a needs-based (requirement) on some of these, and switching the monies over to ... the kind of basic living things,” he said.

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A plan to provide a new “netbook” laptop computer for 9-12 grade students at Northport Public School is on hold after the teaching staff raised objections to the physical size of the computers. At its meeting Oct. 10, the Northport Board of Education unanimously approved upgrading the school’s wireless system. In a phone report, board president Thomas Wetherbee. said the wireless upgrade will cost $18,868 and include 24 new transmission nodes and a new computer server. This cost is part of a $45,868 tech-

nology plan the board approved last month. Wetherbee said work should be completed by the end of November. Some $27,000 is now earmarked to purchase 45 netbook computers. The computers would be given to all students in grades 9-12 to be used for school work and for accessing school assignments from home. “The problem is as we’ve talked about it more and what the teaching staff has let us know is netbooks are really small and maybe too small for writing papers and completing assignments,” Wetherbee said. The netbook computers are considerably smaller than regular laptop computers.

“The screen is only 10.1 inches long diagonally and the keyboards are smaller as well,” Wetherbee said. “They are really only meant for viewing your e-mail, checking things out on the internet, or writing quick notes.” The board directed the school’s technology director to check out the cost of purchasing larger laptop computers. In other business, the board unanimously: • Hired Michele Grantham as the elementary school special education teacher, and Joshua Vander Muelen as the physical education, health and elementary technoloy teacher, for the 2011-12 school year. Grantham pre-

viously worked for the Southwest Michigan Autism Program based in St. Joseph and was a job readiness instructor with the Berrien County Intermediate School District. She has a degree in special education teaching with an endorsement in teaching autistic students from Western Michigan University. Vander Muelen has a teaching degree from Central Michigan University and is certified as “highly qualified” in English, physical education and technology. • Approved the annual special education services agreement with the Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District.

Public Sector for $7,106 to equip five computer stations in grade class, grades one through four. Insight’s bid for keyboards, docking stations and speaker boxes was the lowest of four submitted. The highest

was from Wyant and came in at $8,316. Board policy states that bids must be solicited when the anticipated cost is $5,000 or more, Superintendent Joan Groening said.

Solon park log sale nets township $11,500 Solon Township coffers are nearly $11,500 richer after the sale of logs harvested from Joe Vlack Memorial Park. The township received $11,437.69 for 259 cords of red pine selectively cut from the 38-acre park off South Cedar Road, Clerk Shirley Mikowski said. Township officials worked with registered forester Richard Cooper to

identify trees to be harvested. The actual removal was performed by Dan Bundy Logging, Inc. of Lake City. “It really should be done every 10 years,” Mikowski said. “I don’t know the last time it was thinned.” The park includes a large pond which has been stocked with fish. A concrete dam, which keeps the pond level steady, has been needing repairs for some time.

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• Property Low Maintenance Plans in the Leelanau County A second levy ofMaintenance one-half mill •participation • Private Road • Monthly MitigationBilling Plan which proapproved by voters last summer willGrading be Hardous levied to support the Cedar Fire vides federal grant money in the event Department, which it operates jointly of a major event/disaster within the with Solon Township. Funds generated township. • Learned that Novak Masonry had by the half-mill levy will go toward the township’s $60,000 contribution to fire completed the improved handicap access approach to the township hall department operations. Both levies will appear on the approved by the board in September. • Changed next month’s meeting December 2011 tax bills. from Nov. 9 to Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. at the In other business the board: • Adopted a resolution confirming township hall. Open Daily through October 23rd

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new memorial. The plaque, meant to honor Americans who died in war, includes some names of veterans whose deaths may not have occurred in combat. Perhaps more importantly, the name of at least one county man who died in Vietnam was left off the plaque and another man’s name is spelled incorrectly. The name of Tom Yagle from Elmwood Township is missing. The name of Melvin Wanageshek, who grew up in Leelanau Township, is spelled “Wonageshek.” Also, the names of several Civil War soldiers who died in combat are left off the plague, according to research compiled on behalf of the Leelanau Historical Society. Members of the Veterans Memorial Committee have discussed the issue at meetings for several years, but never determined a course of action. Commissioner David Marshall suggested that a new plaque be created to explain that all names of veterans who died in combat may not appear on the plaque, as the recording of history is a non-exact process. Some known corrections may be mentioned as part of an effort to explain to visitors that “our intent is to honor all these people who have made the ultimate sacrifice.” The suggestion seemed to carry support from commissioners, although no vote was taken.

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was directed to make a recommendation to the township board on whether a permanent joint planning commission should be established for the purpose of formulating a joint zoning ordinance for the village and the township. He said the township planning commission would take up the issue at its next regular monthly meeting on Nov. 2. “The township board will ultimately decide whether this occurs,” Nixon said, “but I can tell you that the idea is generally looked upon very favorably in the township.” Earlier this year, the two municipal bodies completed work on a joint Master Plan for the village and the township, and both have officially adopted the plan. The Village Council has since decided that it favors permanent establishment of a joint planning commission and creation of a joint zoning ordinance. The Suttons Bay Township Board is expected to make its decision before the end of the year. Village manager Wally Delamater noted that some members of the public may be confused about the possible establishment of a permanent joint planning commission and a joint zoning ordinance for the village and the township. “This doesn’t mean the whole village government and the whole township government are merging,” Delamater explained. “The Township Board and the Village Council will still be separate — and the tax structures will remain separate with only village residents paying for the extra services they receive within the village. But sharing one planning commission, one zoning ordinance and one zoning and planning office will save everyone money.”

The Village of Suttons Bay and Suttons Bay Township will continue to move forward on plans to consolidate zoning and planning functions despite a Village Council member’s proposal that funding for joint zoning and planning services be eliminated. At a special budget workshop meeting last week, the Village Council’s representative on the village Planning Commission, trustee Jim Munro, suggested eliminating from the village’s 2012 budget some $36,000 the village pays annually to Suttons Bay Township for the services of zoning administrator Steve Patmore and staff planner Kathy Egan. Munro’s proposal was not well received by fellow members of the Village Council during their regular monthly meeting Monday evening or by several members of the public in attendance at the meeting. The chairman of the village Planning Commission, Jason Harrall, and the chairman of the Suttons Bay Township Planning Commission, Tom Nixon, both urged the Village Council to maintain its contract for zoning and planning services with Suttons Bay Township, and expressed high praise for the work being done by both Patmore and Egan. Patmore and Egan also provide services to neighboring Bingham Township through a contract with Suttons Bay Township. However, Munro noted that almost no new development is occurring within the Village of Suttons Bay right now, primarily due to the poor economy, and that the services provided by the joint

zoning and planning office may be more than the village needs. “We’re spending $36,000 on this contract for zoning and planning services, but the village has been getting maybe $8,000 worth of services,” Munro said. “But nobody can predict when or how the economy will change,” said trustee Donna Herman, “and it would be premature for us to act on a proposal to eliminate funding for these services since we’re still working on combining our planning commission and zoning ordinance with the township,” she said. Village Council president Larry Mawby noted that the current contract for zoning and planning services with the township does not expire until July 2012 – and it was likely that considerable progress would be made toward permanent establishment of a joint planning commission and a joint zoning ordinance for the village and the township before then. Indeed, considerable progress was made toward that end during several public meetings held almost simultaneously last Wednesday, Oct. 12, in Suttons Bay. While the Village Council held its special budget workshop meeting at the Friendship Center, the Suttons Bay Township Board held a joint meeting with its planning commission and its Zoning Board of Appeals at the Suttons Bay-Bingham fire hall. At the same time, the Village Planning Commission held its regular monthly meeting in the Suttons Bay Township office. Nixon said that at the special joint meeting last between the planning commission he chairs, the Suttons Bay Township Board and its Zoning Board of Appeals, the planning commission

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Didn’t take wallet or phone. • Sunday, 12:33 p.m. — Lake Leelanau — black and white collie running out into the roadway. Happens multiple times per week. • Sunday, 1:52 p.m. — Cedar — motorist arrested for operating while intoxicated. • Sunday, 7:30 p.m. — Elmwood Township — loud party in progress. • Monday, 1:48 a.m. — Empire Township — vehicle on the side of the roadway, no one around. • Monday, 6:11 p.m. — Solon Township — deer blind stolen sometime within the last month. • Monday, 6:38 p.m. — Solon Township — daughter missing, gone about an hour walking dog. (Girl did return.) • Monday, 8:37 p.m. — Suttons Bay — loud music coming from unit. Music has stopped. Caller is satisfied. No report. • Monday, 8:48 p.m. — Solon Township — caller found tree blind on property he cares for. Property owner said no one is allowed to hunt on the property.

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Leelanau County Sheriff Michael F. Oltersdoft has been elected president of the board of directors for the Michigan Sheriff’s Association. Olsterdorf, who was sworn in by Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Young, Jr. at the association’s fall training conference, begins his term on Jan. 1, 2012. SHERIFF MICHAEL “There is OLTERSDOFT no greater honor than to be chosen by your peers to be their leader,” said Terrence L. Jungel, the association’s executive director. “Sheriff Oltersdorf has earned the respect of his fellow Sheriffs not only in Michigan but on the national level as well. His leadership comes at an important time in the association’s and state’s history as all of our budgets and talents are stretched nearly to the breaking point.” Oltersdorf has 40 years of law enforcement experience and is currently serving his fourth four-year term as sheriff. He started his law enforcement career with the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office in 1971, working as a patrol deputy, dispatcher, detective, undercover narcotics officer, fatal accident investigator, police academy instructor, police motorcycle instructor and marine and snowmobile program coordinator before retiring in 1990. In 1991 Oltersdorf joined the Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office as a patrol deputy, a position he held until he was elected Sheriff in November 1996. Oltersdorf is also a licensed residential builder and private investigator. He has been married for 31 years to Victoria and they have two children, Cayman, 29, and Jonathan, 27. The Michigan Sheriffs’ Association (MSA) was established in 1877 to represent the state’s 83 elected Sheriffs it’s the oldest Law Enforcement organization in Michigan.

Following is a portion of calls received by Leelanau County dispatchers during the past week: • Friday, 10:40 a.m, — Cedar — mailbox blown up about 8 p.m. last night. • Friday, 2:13 p.m. — Solon Township — gravel train and pick-up property damage accident. • Friday, 7:50 p.m. — Elmwood Township — two minors in possession. • Friday, 10:09 p.m. — Cedar — caller reporting that a male has pushed her on the ground and she thinks he needs to go to jail. Subject taken into custody. • Saturday, 1:12 a.m. — Elmwood Township — vehicle flipped over, no injuries. Alcohol may have been a factor. • Saturday, 10:44 a.m. — Empire Township — National Park Service reporting a 12-inch poplar blocking Wilco Rd. Tree cleared by Glen Lake Fire Department and Empire Village DPW. • Saturday, 8:58 p.m. — Northport — caller reporting her boyfriend missing. Last saw him at 10:45 p.m. 10/14.

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documents state. Leelanau County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Doug Donaldson said the amount Leeds owes for the wedding is around $30,000. As to how far Donaldson will pursue the case is up to the Homestead owner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If he wants to go to trial, we will go to trial. If he wants to try and work something out, that option is there as well,â&#x20AC;? Donaldson said. Leeds, a real estate broker, was waiting for a deal to close to pay for the wedding, Donaldson said. If found guilty, Leeds faces a maximum penalty of two years in prison with fine of $90,000, which is three times the amount payable of the check.

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KYRSTYN THORNTON, left, former University of Michigan rower and Suttons Bay grad, chats with ex-teammates Andrea Johnson and Lena Pfeiffer after a workout Sunday.

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MICHIGAN ROWERS train Sunday night on South Lake Leelanau under the watchful eyes of head coach Mark Rothstein, in motor boat with megaphone, and other coaching staff.

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The University of Michigan’s women’s varsity rowing team got some additional dry land training — extra running — when Mother Nature whipped up some whitecaps Sunday on Lake Leelanau. The high winds and wave action kept the Wolverines off the water when the team was scheduled for some afternoon exhibition races between teammates and members of the Lake Leelanau Rowing Club. The U-M rowers did get back on the calmer waters just before dusk. It was the second workout of the day as the Wolverines were also up at the crack of dawn at the Fountain Point Resort. “We missed a couple of rows because of the winds so that’s been frustrating,” Michigan head coach Mark Rothstein. “But anytime you have white caps, it’s not rowable.” Rothstein said the women’s team would rather put their oars in the water. “I’m sure they’d rather row than run,” said Rothstein, sending the women out for a long run after they got news the mid-afternoon trip on the water had been delayed. “They came up here to train. They want to get out.” The Wolverines, who were on fall break, are in the middle of the fall season. Rowing is a spring sport, however, the U-M has exhibition matches against other Big Ten schools. They have a trip out to Boston this Sunday for the Head of the Charles, before paddling in a novice team (freshman) event with Michigan State on Sunday, Oct. 30. The fall season closes with the Belleville Classic on Friday, Nov. 4. “We compete in the fall to see how we measure up and we do a lot of training,” Rothstein said. The LLRC novice rowers, under coach Sophie Ordway, were interested in seeing how they’d measure up after just a couple of months of training, too. But the high water kept the beginners on shore. “I wanted to row very much,” said Leslye Robinson, a novice and president of the LLRC. “If the winds were to let up, we might go out. “But we’re too much the rookies. What Sophie tells us to do, we do. She’s the boss!”

MICHIGAN COACH Mark Rothstein, center, talks with Lake Leelanu Rowing Club coach Sophie Ordway, right, and LLRC president and novice Leslye Robinson Sunday about how weather was causing a change of plans to race.

WOMEN ROWERS from the University of Michigan stretch out Sunday at the Fountain Point Resort on Lake Leelanau. The team was on fall break trying to get some training in. Robinson said the club members were disappointed they couldn’t get on the water. “I’m really bummed about not going out, but it probably wouldn’t be too much fun with the water slopping all over the edge of the boat and fighting the wind all the way,” she said. “Oh, well!” Ordway said some of the LLRC members went out in a motorized boat in the morning to watch the Wolverines in action. “That was very educational,” Ordway said. Rothstein said he would have love to have shown some of the local rowers, especially the youth, how it’s done. “Rowing is one of the fastest growing sports, especially among the women sports,” he said. “The growth has been dramatic in the last 15 years. “Part of it is the interest. The other part is gender equity.” Either way, Rothstein said this state has a chance to make some waves. “There’s no reason why Michigan can’t be one of the best high school rowing states in the country,” he said. “ ... because we have more water than anybody.”

DOZENS OF OARS are beached near the shore at the Fountain Point Resort Sunday after high winds and waves postponed a scheduled U-M women’s rowing exhibition race.

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“My Red Spies are my oldest trees,” said Casier. “Those are great apples for pies.” Techniques used in apple growing in Leelanau County have changed over the years. “Orchards were one of the first improvements made by homesteaders,” McEnaney said. “At the turn of 19th century, orchard technology advanced, representing the professionalization of fruit production. There were fewer varieties introduced with greater developments in standardizing production and advancing science, namely the introduction of pesticides, fertilizers, and irrigation methods.” Nowadays, apple growers have balanced science and business, introducing new varieties every year. “The Zestar is gaining popularity,” said Casier of a new apple in his orchard that was released in 1998. Also developed by the University of Minnesota, the Zestar is an early apple that is on the softer side. “This is the first year we’ve had Linda

Mac and it is good,” said Kilcherman. “It’s a multipurpose apple. “It is sweet, and juicy, and crisp. An ideal apple. We sell a lot of these.” Finding an apple perfect for growing conditions in Leelanau County can be an inexact science. “John was at an apple conference about 10 years ago and some other farmer was raving about a specific type of apple, saying it was the best he’d ever had,” said Phyllis Kilcherman. “So John planted about 10 of those trees and when the apples came in, they were the worst darn apples we’d ever tasted. “It just goes to show you that something that grows well elsewhere may not grow well here in northern Michigan.” She hopes John will invent his own varieties of apples. “I think my husband should make an apple after me,” Phyllis said with a laugh. “It would have to be sweet, crisp, and juicy. And beautiful! That would be an ideal apple.”

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Operatic tribute hits high note locally By Erin Bernhard Enterprise intern

Margaret Bell loves the sound of most music, but an opera hits a high note with the director of the Leelanau Children’s Choir (LCC) and Youth Ensemble (LYE). Bell can’t wait to see the first opera ever performed at the City Opera House on Friday, Oct. 28 — an operatic tribute to Mario Lanza. It’s part of the first Traverse City Wine and Opera Festival. “As a huge opera fan, I am very excited that they are bringing this program here,” Bell said. Bell believes the opera is an important event for the region. “I see any event like this as an opportunity to reaffirm the importance of a program like LCC and LYE that allows the serious singer another place to be with like-minded individuals,” Bell said. “All of the members of both choirs are multi-talented kids and they love to sing and work very hard to become even better singers.” Mario Lanza is a predecessor for great operatic tenors including Luciano Pavarotti, Joseph Calleja, Jose Carreras, and Placido Domingo. His artistic ability spanned acting, singing, and dancing, but his great love was always for operatic performance. He starred in many Hollywood films in the 1950s, seemingly as symbolic a character as Elvis Presley was for rock and roll at the same time. As charismatic and professional as ever, he was also quite modest. He and his wife, Betty, had four children and settled in Italy in the latter years of their short lives. Lanza died of a heart attack at the age of 38, and Betty passed five months later in 1960. The Bellini Bel Canto is a quartet of opera singers based in metro Detroit. Aaron Caruso is a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and will play Mario Lanza in an upcoming Hollywood film portraying the singer’s life. Baritone Dino Valle will portray George London, with sopranos Eva Evola as Kathryn Grayson and Kimberly Swan as Frances Yeend. These characters sang with Mario Lanza during his lifetime and became operatic sensations in their own rights during the 1940s and 1950s. “Traverse City is a growing town and is attracting a lot of quality performers,” said Tony Ciccone, owner of Ciccone Vineyard & Winery. Ciccone Vineyard is one of two Lee-

OPERATIC BARITONE Dino Valle, left, and Traverse City Opera & Wine Festival sponsor Tony Ciccone enjoy a glass in the Ciccony Winery tasting room last summer. Valle will perform in the upcoming “Tribute to Mario Lanza” at the end of the month. lanau County wineries sponsoring the event. “There is a need for opera and people are impressed when they hear it. “We’re just hoping to sell enough tickets to pay our bills.” Ciccone is a long-time opera fan. He traveled to metro Detroit last month to see the Bellini Bel Canto perform and decided to invite them north. “There are a number of opera lovers here who go to the theater, go downstate, and some people travel to Europe just to go to the opera,” Ciccone continued. “A lot of people have moved out of Detroit where they were used to having those op-

portunities. People who retire here and love opera don’t have many opportunities unless they want to travel.” An Operatic Tribute to Mario Lanza is being hosted by Ciccone, 45 North and Tabone Orchards & Vineyards on Old Mission Peninsula. “We are looking for an opportunity to cultivate a little appreciation of wine and opera in Traverse City,” said Mario Tabone. He is happy to co-sponsor the event with his longtime friend Tony Ciccone. “We want opera here and we want to enjoy it but we also want to promote the wine business,” said Cic-

A mini-show by Sue Quinlan, an award-winning pastel and oils artist living in Leelanau County, is underway and will run through Friday, Oct. 28. The event is being hosted by the Glen Arbor Art Association. Quinlan earned her degree from Michigan State University in fine arts and attends workshops taught by nationally known artists. Her work has been shown in national, regional and local juried exhibitions. Quinlan’s seeks to express the moment of a scene, person or an event while she’s in the midst of it. If she cannot bring out the paints or pastels at the time, she sketches, making notes to remind her of the colors and the essence of the instance. Her work will be on display Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the GAAA. Further information is available by calling 334-6112.

includes visits at up to eight wineries from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. each Sunday. “Toast the Season is lots of fun, giving you a chance to experience the Leelanau wine trail, enjoy a great gift bag, taste some great wine and sample our food pairings,” said Lucie Matthias of Chateau Fontaine. “It’s also a good time to get a start on holiday shopping in our tasting rooms and at all the unique shops and stores in Leelanau’s villages.” The tour will feature a special wine and food pairing at each of the 19 Leelanau Peninsula member win-

eries. Participants will be given a commemorative glass, an LPVA ornament, a souvenir wine key and a holiday gift bag featuring local food including cocoa-coated chocolate covered almonds from Grocer’s Daughters Chocolate in Empire and Michigan cherries from Cherry Republic in Glen Arbor. Tickets are $50 per person or $75 per couple. Couple ticket holders received two glasses, pours and food at each winery, but only one gift bag and ornament. Tickets are available online at www.lpwines.com.

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STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF LEELANAU NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent’s Estate Case No. 11-11593-DE Estate of KATHRYN M. BARR, Deceased Date of birth: February 25, 1930 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent, Kathryn M. Barr, who lived at 12911 Sylvia Street, Traverse City, Michigan died February 14, 2011. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to William D. Barr, named personal representative or proposed personal representative, or to both the probate court at 8527 E. Government Center Drive, Ste 203, Suttons Bay, MI 49682 and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. October 4, 2011 David M. Kipley (P27376) 134 S. Cedar Street, Ste 2 P.O. Box 108 Kalkaska, MI 49646 (231) 258-8282 William D. Barr 12911 Sylvia Street Traverse City, MI 49684

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Vintners plan self-guided tour next month The Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association (LPVA) will host its annual “Toast the Season” wine tour next month. The self-guided tour — Nov. 5-6 and Nov. 12-13 — will include a gift bag featuring local food items and

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cone. “Most people don’t know anything about opera, and yet have a big musical camp in their backyard. “Of course, there is a business aspect to it. We want to sell wine, too.” Ciccone is hoping to turn the first opera into an annual week-long festival. “Our hope is to have some sort of operatic group performing over two or three days,” Ciccone said. “We would love to have a full operatic performance.” Ciccone is hoping operatic followers give the northwestern Michigan tourist industry another shot in the arm. “It’s a jewel, this place,” Ciccone said. “The climate, cherries, vineyards ... these things all come together to create the ‘jewel of the north.’”

Suttons Bay Township Notice to the Public The Suttons Bay Township Planning Commission will conduct the following Public Hearings on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at the Suttons Bay Township Office, 321 N. St. Joseph St., Suite C, Suttons Bay, MI: 1. Continuation of the Public Hearing to consider an application for a special land use permit submitted by Nicholas Carlson to operate a creamery at 7984 S. O’Brien Road, Lake Leelanau, MI, 49653. 2. Public Hearing to consider an application for a special land use permit submitted by Bluestone Partners, LLC to operate a winery and tasting room at 780 N. Sylt Road, Lake Leelanau, MI 49653. Property Number 45-011-019005-00. The application and site plan may be reviewed at the Suttons Bay Township Office during normal business hours. Written comments may be directed to the Suttons Bay Township Planning Commission, P.O. Box 457, 321-C St. Joseph St., Suttons Bay, MI 49682 or sbaytwp@centurytel.net and will be received until the time of the hearing. Sandra VanHuystee Suttons Bay Township Clerk

Board Meeting October 10, 2011—7:30 p.m. Leland Township Library Munnecke Room, 203 E. Cedar St., Leland The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Harry Larkin, with Clerk Jane Keen, Treasurer Shirley Garthe and Trustees Susan Och and Steve Plamondon and 12 guests present. The agenda was approved. Minutes were approved for the September 12 meeting. The Treasurer’s Report was approved. The following board actions were taken: • Authorized the supervisor to sign a settlement agreement with DeVere Construction • Authorized the supervisor to seek a proposal for a line of credit for Phase Two of the Leland Harbor renovation • Authorized sidewalk repairs at NJ’s Market, Lake Leelanau • Adopted a resolution to add delinquent sewer bills to 2011 winter taxes with an added penalty • Agreed to renew support for the Leelanau County Hazard Mitigation Plan • Authorized a group of citizens to continue to investigate a donation of paddle tennis courts at Hancock Field • Approved bills and accounts Board comment and public comment were heard. The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 p.m. Minutes are on file at the Leland Township Office, 112 W. Philip St., Lake Leelanau, and on the township Web site at www.leelanau.cc/ lelandtwp.asp. Jane M. Keen, Leland Township Clerk

Empire Township Notice to the Public The following is a synopsis of the October 11, 2011 regular meeting of the Empire Township Board. A complete copy of the minutes may be obtained by contacting the Clerk at 231-326-5349. Supervisor Bolton called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Members present: Deering, Neiswonger, Manning, and Noonan. Minutes of the 9-13-11 regular meeting were approved. Supervisor Report: 1)Motion was approved to adopt Resolution 02-2011 that extends the medical marihuana moratorium on the establishment of medical marihuana dispensaries or caregiver facilities within the township for a period of six months. 2) Motion was approved to adopt resolution 03-2011 that adopts guidelines for the Supervisor, Assessor and the Board of Review in granting or denying poverty tax exemptions. 3.) Due to the election being held on the board’s November scheduled meeting night, a motion was approved to hold the November regular meeting on Monday, November 7, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. in the township office, if the hall is in use. 4) After review of the auditor’s remarks that the township collects more tax administration fees then are allowed by statute, motion was approved to reduce the tax administration fee from 1% to .5%. Other actions approved by motions: 1) A letter of support will be sent to the County for their efforts to obtain granting to update the Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. 2) 2011/2012 budget was amended. 3) Monthly bills were paid. Meeting was adjourned at 8:25 p.m. Submitted by Christine M. Neiswonger, Clerk Approved by William B. Bolton, Supervisor

Public Notice IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY IN BANKRUPTCY OR HAVE RECEIVED A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY AS TO THIS OBLIGATION, THIS COMMUNICATION IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT IN VIOLATION OF THE AUTOMATIC STAY OR THE DISCHARGE INJUNCTION. IN SUCH CASE, PLEASE DISREGARD ANY PART OF THIS COMMUNICATION WHICH IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE FOREGOING. OTHERWISE, FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES US TO ADVISE YOU THAT COMMUNICATION FROM OUR OFFICE COULD BE INTERPRETED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU ARE NOW ON ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY OR HAVE BEEN IN THE PRIOR NINE MONTHS, PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AS YOU MAYBE ENTITLED TO THE BENEFITS OF THE SERVICEMEMBERS’ CIVIL RELIEF ACT. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE YOUR HOME To: William T. Lee and Diane P. Lee 10245 East Carter Traverse City, MI 49684 County Leelanau State law requires that you receive the following notice: You have the right to request a meeting with your mortgage holder or mortgage servicer. The person to contact and that has the authority to make agreements for a loan modification with you is: Orlans Associates, P.C Loss Mitigation Department, P.O. Box 5041, Troy, MI 48007-5041, (248) 502-1331. You may contact a housing counselor by visiting the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (“MSHDA”) website or by calling MSHDA. The website address and telephone number of MSHDA is: (www. mshda.info/counseling_search/), telephone (517) 373-8370, TTY# 1-800382-4568. If you request a meeting with the servicer’s designate within 14 days after the Notice required under MCL 600.3205a(1) is mailed, then foreclosure proceedings will not start until 90 days after the date the Notice was mailed to you. If you and the servicer’s Designate reach an agreement to modify the 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. You may contact attorney of your choice. If you do not have an attorney, the telephone number for the Michigan State Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service is 1-800-9680738. Dated: October 20, 2011 Orlans Associates P.C Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, MI 48007-5041 File Number: 426.2867

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or by visiting the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (“MSHDA”) website or by calling MSHDA. The website address and telephone number of MSHDA is: (www. mshda.info/counseling_search/), telephone (517) 373-8370, TTY# 1-800382-4568. If you request a meeting with the servicer’s designate within 14 days after the Notice required under MCL 600.3205a(1) is mailed, then foreclosure proceedings will not start until 90 days after the date the Notice was mailed to you. If you and the servicer’s Designate reach an agreement to modify the 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. You may contact attorney of your choice. If you do not have an attorney, the telephone number for the Michigan State Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service is 1-800-9680738. Dated: October 20, 2011 Orlans Associates P.C Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, MI 48007-5041 File Number: 708.0230

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 Cynthia M. Devitt, regarding the property at 303 W. Harbor Hwy Maple City, MI 49664. 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: October 20, 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: 11-49625

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. MORTGAGE SALE – Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by WILLIAM M. BAXTER, AN UNMARRIED MAN, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), solely as nominee for lender and lender’s successors and assigns, Mortgagee, dated February 16, 2007, and recorded on February 20, 2007, in Liber 931, on Page 293, and assigned by said mortgagee to GMAC

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

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Mortgage, LLC, as assigned, Leelanau County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Ten Dollars and Twenty Cents ($150,010.20), including interest at 6.375% 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 venue, at the Leelanau County Courthouse, 8527 E. Government Center Drive, Suttons Bay, MI 49682 at 11:00 AM o’clock, on November 11, 2011. Said premises are located in Leelanau County, Michigan and are described as: Part of the Southwest 1 / 4 of the Southeast 1 / 4, Section 23, Town 28 North, Range 13 West, more fully described as: Commencing at the South 1 / 4 corner of said Section 23; thence North 00 degrees 16 minutes 59 seconds East, 702.50 feet along North-South 1 / 4 line to the Point of Beginning; thence continuing North 00 degrees 16 minutes 59 seconds East, 411.60 feet along the North-South 1 / 4 line of said Section; thence South 87 degrees 18 minutes 33 seconds East, 1059.94 feet parallel with the South line of said Section; thence South 00 degrees 03 minutes 47 seconds West, 411.67 feet parallel with the East line of said Section 23; thence North 87 degrees 18 minutes 33 seconds West, 1061.52 feet (previously recorded as 1061.83 feet) parallel with the South line of said Section to the Point of Beginning. The redemption period shall be 12 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. GMAC Mortgage, LLC Mortgagee/Assignee Schneiderman & Sherman, P.C. 23938 Research Drive, Suite 300 Farmington Hills, MI 48335 GMAC.011750 13-3

MORTGAGE SALE – Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Kevin W. Milroy , a.k.a. Kevin Milroy, unmarried, and Suzanne M. DeCastro, a.k.a. Susan DeCastro, unmarried of Leelanau County, Michigan, Mortgagor to The Huntington National Bank dated the 25th day of March, 2004, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Leelanau and State of Michigan, on the 6th day of April, 2004, In Book 796, Page 576 - 578 of Leelanau Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due, at the date of this notice, for principal of $143,594.74 (one hundred forty-three thousand five hundred ninety-four and 74/100) plus accrued interest at 5.860% (five point eight six 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 4th day of November, 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 Kasson, in the County of Leelanau and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit: Situated in the Township of Kasson, County of Leelanau and State of Michigan: The East 165 feet of the Southeast quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 20, Town 28 North, Range 13 West, Kasson Township, Leelanau County, Michigan. Commonly known as: 2500 W. Empire Hwy Tax Parcel No.: 45-007-020-005-10 The redemption period shall be one year 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: October 6, 2011 By: Michael I. Rich (P-41938) Attorney for Plaintiff Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A. 2155 Butterfield Drive Suite 200-S Troy, MI 48084 WWR# 10071735 6-27

located at: 2455 E Cherry Ln, Cedar, MI 49621-9411. 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) 593-1309. 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 October 14, 2011, foreclosure proceedings will not be commenced until 90 days after October 14, 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: October 20, 2011 For more information, please call: FC D (248) 593-1309 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer and/or Mortgage Holder 31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, MI 48334-2525 File # 271070F02

Village of Northport Planning Commission Notice to the Public The Village of Northport Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, November 02, 2001 at 7:00 p.m. This will take place at the Northport Village Hall located at 116 Nagonaba Street, Northport, MI 49670. This Public Hearing is for the purpose of reviewing and receiving comment from the general public concerning an application to the Planning Commission for a Special Use Permit. This request is for the construction and operation of a Wind Turbine to be located on a portion of Village of Northport property. The Village of Northport has entered into a “Site Lease Agreement” with Leelanau Community Energy L.L.C. to construct and operate a Wind Turbine on a portion of the property where the Sewage Treatment Plant is located. The purpose of the Wind Turbine is to supply electricity to the Sewage Treatment Plant. The applicant is the Leelanau Community Energy, L.L.C., 7621 N. Gills Pier Road, Northport, MI 49670. The subject property is approximately 68.22 acres of which the Village of Northport is the owner. The tax parcel # is 045-042-103-004-00 and is a metes and bounds description. The actual area designated for the Wind Turbine Site that includes an access road is approximately 2 acres. This proposed site would be located along the West property boundary line. This proposed site area is located along a ridge that runs adjacent and parallel to the West property line. The request is for the construction and operation of a 120 kilowatt Wind Turbine and the construction of approximately 700 feet of access road. This turbine tower will be a tubular monopole 140 feet in height. The turbine blades will be 66 feet in diameter for an overall height of 173 feet. Any and all interested parties should attend this public hearing and voice your opinion in respect thereto or written comments may be forwarded to the Village office; or direct any comments or questions to the attention of the Administrative Coordinator at the Village offices (231) 386-5182; Ext. 13. The application, documents of the request, a site drawing along with profiles of this project can be reviewed at the Village office. Greg L. King Administrative Coordinator

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Leelanau Township Notice to the Public Board Proceedings Tuesday, October 11, 2011 Leelanau Township Library 119 E. Nagonaba St Northport, MI 49670 7:00PM Supervisor Neve called the meeting to order at 7:00PM. Board members present: Jim Neve, Denise Dunn, Deb Van Pelt, Ed Reinsch, and Gary Fredrickson. Thirty-nine citizens and four staff members were present. Public Comment was heard Tom Oehmke, Tom Buehler, Tony Lentich, John Lesko, Ben Walraven, Ruth Steele Walker, Bill Collins, Patty Sherman, Bobbie Ditzler, Lisa Drummond, Neil Barnett, Pat Bush, and Fred Gordon. Agenda set as amended. Approved minutes of September 13, 2011 regular Board Meeting as presented. Approved minutes of September 22, 2011 special Board Meeting as presented. Current bills were approved in the amount of $61,075.54. Reports were heard from Fire Department; Hugh Cook, and NEMS; Pat Burguard. No report for the Planning Commission; Ed Reinsch. Motion for approval of the Position Statement regarding the Timber Shores Property as a Recreation Facility for the township failed. Motion for the Board to proceed with the study and obtaining a grant for the Timber Shores Property failed. Approved seeking bids for a new ambulance to replace the townships 1993 Ford ambulance and replace two stretchers. Approved the step pay increases for two EMT’s. Approved Township participation in the Leelanau County Hazard Mitigation Plan update process. Discussed a current Revenue/ Expenditure Report. Public Comment from Tony Lentich. Meeting was adjourned at 8:40PM. Deb Van Pelt Leelanau Township Clerk

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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.

NOTICE PURSUANT TO MCL 600.3205a(4) NOTICE is hereby provided to Ellen Gibson and Gerald Gibson, the borrowers and/or mortgagors (hereinafter “Borrower”) regarding the property

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Public Notice STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF LEELANAU NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent’s Estate File No. 11-11605-DE Estate of ARNOLD F. SARYA, DECEASED Date of birth: 5/16/1934 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent, ARNOLD F. SARYA, DECEASED, who lived at 13901 S. Bayview Court, Traverse City, Michigan died August 29, 2011. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Constance M. Sarya, named personal representative or proposed personal representative, or to both the probate court at 8527 E. Government Center Dr. - Ste 203, Suttons Bay and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. Date: October 11, 2011 Jeffrey R. Wonacott P43987 101 N. Park Street - Suite 100 Traverse City, MI 49684 (231) 929-4878 Constance M. Sarya 13901 S. Bayview Court Traverse City, MI 49684 (231) 946-8939

Public Notice STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF LEELANAU NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent’s Estate File No. 11-11591-DE Estate of GAYLON EDGAR CHARTER, DECEASED Date of birth: 10/22/1947 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent, Gaylon Edgar Charter, who lived at 106 East 5th Street, Northport, Michigan died 09/06/2010. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Maxine Charter, named personal representative or proposed personal representative, or to both the probate court at 8527 E. Government Center Drive, Ste 203, Suttons Bay, MI 49682 and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. Date: 10/06/2011 Joseph J. Zimmerman P22736 412 S. Union Street, P.O. Box 987 Traverse City, MI 49685-0987 (231) 947-7900 Maxine Charter 106 East 5th Street Northport, MI 49670 (231) 386-7671

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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 Danny W. Giroux and Linda L. Dargis-Giroux, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for lender and lender’s successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated March 22, 2006 and recorded March 28, 2006 in Liber 895, Page 587, Leelanau County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Seven Hundred Eighteen and 60/100 Dollars ($350,718.60) including interest at 6% 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 NOVEMBER 18, 2011. Said premises are located in the Township of Leelanau, Leelanau County, Michigan, and are described as: Land situated in the Township of Leelanau, County of Leelanau, State of Michigan and described as: Parcel 3: Part of Government lot 1, Section 25, Town 32 North, Range 11 West, more fully described as: Commencing at the Northeast corner of Section 26 (Northeast corner of Government Lot 1); thence South 00 degrees 22 minutes 26 seconds East, along the East line of Section 26 (East line of Government Lot 1), 650.07 feet for the Point of Beginning of the described parcel of land; thence continuing along the East line of Section 26 (East line of Government Lot 1) South 00 degrees 22 minutes 26 seconds East, 363.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 29 minutes 35 seconds West, 1327.37 feet to the centerline of Lighthouse Point Road (County Road 629); thence North 32 degrees 12 minutes 42 seconds East along the centerline of Lighthouse Point Road (County Road 629), a distance of 431.46 feet; thence North 89 degrees 29 minutes 35 seconds East 1095.00 feet to the Point of Beginning of the described parcel of land. 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: October 20, 2011 Orlans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, MI 48007-5041 2683 File No. 617.9593 20-10

local government is clearly defined by the courts and/or the legislature; and WHEREAS, It is the intent of the Township to maintain a land use status quo pending final adoption of any proposed zoning plan or changes regarding Michigan medical marijuana caregivers as defined in MCLA 333.26421 et seq. (MMMA). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Empire Township Board of Trustees hereby finds that a moratorium on the issuance of any land use or other permits which would allow the location or establishment of a medical marihuana dispensary, or care giving center, or other medical marihuana related facility, is necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare and that no other action short of imposing such a moratorium can adequately protect the public health, safety and welfare; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Township Board hereby extends the moratorium previously imposed upon the establishment of medical marihuana dispensaries or caregiver facilities within the Township for a period of six additional months, to allow the Township Planning Commission and Township Board to consider amendments to the Township Zoning Ordinance and to the adoption of any other drug control ordinances BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in compliance with section 18.7 of the Empire Township Zoning Ordinance, the previous moratorium shall be extended immediately upon publication of this resolution in a newspaper of general circulation. The foregoing resolution was offered by board member Neiswonger and supported by board member Deering. Voting For: Deering, Neiswonger, Bolton, Noonan. Voting Against: Manning. The Supervisor declared the resolution adopted. William B. Bolton Empire Township Supervisor Christine M. Neiswonger Empire Township Clerk CERTIFICATION The undersigned, as the duly elected and acting clerk of Empire Township, hereby certifies that this resolution was duly adopted by the Empire Township Board at a regular meeting of said board, at which a quorum was present, held on October 11, 2011, and that copies of the resolution were transmitted and published as directed. Christine M. Neiswonger Empire Township Clerk

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MEDICAL MARIHUANA MORATORIUM RESOLUTION NO. 02 - 2011 WHEREAS, on the 12th day of April, 2011, the Empire Township Board of Trustees adopted a resolution declared a moratorium upon the establishment of medical marihuana dispensaries or caregiver facilities within the Township for a period of six months, to allow the Township Planning Commission and Township Board to consider amendments to the Township Zoning Ordinance and to the adoption of any other drug control ordinances; and WHEREAS, during such time period, the Empire Township Planning Commission has carefully considered the matter of what kinds of land use controls should be placed on the medical use of marihuana; and WHEREAS, during such time, there have been various appellate and other court decisions which have failed to date to establish a clear pattern of legal versus illegal activity in the use of medical marihuana and the role of local and state government in regulating such use; and WHEREAS, it appears that it may be several more months before the role of

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 Jennifer K. Liske, Single Woman, original mortgagor(s), to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Mortgagee, dated August 25, 2008, and recorded on September 5, 2008 in Liber 986 on Page 971, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Chase Home Finance LLC as assignee as documented by an assignment, in Leelanau county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Four Thousand SeventyThree and 71/100 Dollars ($154,073.71), including interest at 7% 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 November 18, 2011. Said premises are situated in Township of Solon, Leelanau County, Michigan, and are described as: Part of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 27, Town 28 North, Range 12 West, Solon Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, more fully described as: Commencing at the centerline of County Road No. 616 at a point where it intersects the East and West 1/4 line of Section 27; thence North 28 degrees 00 minutes West 65 feet along said centerline; thence North 76 degrees 40 minutes East 427.89 feet; thence South 156.07 feet to the said East and West 1/4 line; thence West 385.83 feet to the point of beginning. Also Part of the West 1/2 of the Northeast

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Empire Township Notice to the Public

Thursday, October 20, 2011 1/4 of Section 27, Town 28 North, Range 12 West, Solon Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, more fully described as: Commencing at the intersection of the East and West 1/4 line of said Section 27 and the centerline of County Road No. 616; thence North 28 degrees 00 minutes West, 65.00 feet, along said centerline, to the point of beginning; thence North 71 degrees 13 minutes 50 seconds East, 117.71 feet; thence North 78 degrees 43 minutes 20 seconds East, 310.91 feet; thence South 76 degrees 40 minutes West, 427.89 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 MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: October 20, 2011 For more information, please call: FC S (248) 593-1304 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525 File #272439F04 20-10

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 Karen J. Anspaugh, a single woman, original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Mortgagee, dated July 5, 2007, and recorded on July 12, 2007 in Liber 947 on Page 290, and assigned by said Mortgagee to The Huntington National Bank as assignee as documented by an assignment, in Leelanau county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Five Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Two and 09/100 Dollars ($205,972.09), including interest at 6.375% 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 place of holding the circuit court within Leelanau County, at 11:00 AM, on October 28, 2011. Said premises are situated in Township of Solon, Leelanau County, Michigan, and are described as: Parcel A: That part of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 20, Town 28 North, Range 12 West, Solon Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, lying North of Kasson Road, also being described as: Commencing at the South quarter corner of said Section; thence North 01 degree 55 minutes 28 seconds West, along the North and South quarter line of said Section, 1878.22 feet to the centerline of Kasson Road and the point of beginning; thence continuing North 01 degree 55 minutes 28 seconds West, along said quarter line, 113.77 feet; thence South 88 degrees 14 minutes 08 seconds West, 658.04 feet; thence South 02 degrees 02 minutes 14 seconds West, 506.57 feet to the centerline of said Kasson Road; thence 404.56 feet along said centerline on the arc of a 527.55 foot radius curve to the right, long chord = North 46 degrees 30 minutes 52 seconds East, 394.72 feet; thence North 68 degrees 29 minutes 02 seconds East, along said centerline, 384.56 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. Dated: September 29, 2011 For more information, please call: FC F (248) 593-1313 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525 File #371785F01 29-20

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 Mary Jane Vansicklen an unmarried woman, as her sole and separate property, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Flagstar Bank, FSB, Mortgagee, dated September 16, 2005 and recorded September 30, 2005 in Liber 874, Page 27, Leelanau County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Nationstar Mortgage LLC by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Five Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Eight and 34/100 Dollars ($105,478.34) including interest at 5.75% 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 NOVEMBER 11, 2011. Said premises are located in the Village of Northport, Leelanau County, Michigan, and are described as: Situated in the Village of Northport, County of Leelanau, State of Michigan, and described as follows: Unit 4, Homewood Cottage Association, according to the Master Deed recorded in Liber 556, Page 820 and designated as Leelanau County Condominium Plan Number 97, Leelanau County Records, together with rights in general common elements and limited common elements as set forth in the above Master Deed and as described in Act 59 of Public Acts of 1978 as amended, and further amended in First Amendment to the Master Deed recorded in Liber 716, Page 318, and further amended in Second Amendment to the Master Deed recorded in Liber 833, Page 64. 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. 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: October 13, 2011 Orlans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, MI 48007-5041 File No. 426.3016 13-3

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560.57 feet; thence South 1 degree 46 minutes 30 seconds West, 271.88 feet; thence South 34 degrees 40 minutes 30 seconds West, along the Westerly line of State Highway M-22, a distance of 198.12 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence South 34 degrees 40 minutes 30 seconds West, along said Westerly line, 100 feet; thence North 60 degrees 19 minutes 30 seconds West, 200 feet; thence North 34 degrees 40 minutes 30 seconds East, 100 feet; thence South 60 degrees 19 minutes 30 seconds East, 200 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 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: October 20, 2011 Orlans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, MI 48007-5041 2683 File No. 575.0101 20-10

Centerville Township Notice to the Public Synopsis of Regular Bd. Meeting for Oct 12, 2011. All board members were present. The Bd confirmed levying .5849 Mills for Twp Operations and we are collecting the .5000 Mills for Fire/ Ambulance Support as previously approved by the township voters. This levy will appear on the Dec. 2011 Winter tax bills and is the same as collected in 2010. The Bd approved resolution 2011-04 confirming participation in Leelanau County Hazard Mitigation Plan which allows federal grant money in the event of a major event/disaster within the township. Novak Masonary completed the improved handicap access approach to the township hall as approved last month that was required by the Help America Vote Act. The next Twp. Bd. meeting has been changed to November 16, 2011 at 7PM at the Township Hall. Regular minutes are available at the Township web site at http://www.leelanau.cc/centervilletwp.asp or by request at 228-7663. David Wurm, Twp. Clerk

Public Notice NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT; ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW. ATTENTION POTENTIAL PURCHASERS AT FORECLOSURE SALE: In the case of resolution prior to or simultaneously with the aforementioned foreclosure sale, Members Credit Union may rescind this sale at any time prior to the end of the redemption period. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited to the return of your bid amount tendered at the sale, plus interest. Default having occurred in the conditions of a Mortgage made by Jeffery Scott Stiebe and Lynne Marie Stiebe, husband and wife (“Debtors”) to Members Credit Union (“Members”), dated March 22, 2006, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Leelanau in the State of Michigan on March 28, 2006, in Liber 895, Page(s) 517, Mortgage Modification dated August 28, 2009 and recorded with Leelanau County Register of Deeds on September 24, 2009 in Liber 1027, Page 888, et. seq.,, et. seq., on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due as of the date of this Notice the sum of $390,289.60, which amount may or may not be the entire indebtedness owed by Debtors to Members together with interest at 6.20 percent per annum. NOW THEREFORE, Notice is hereby given that the power of sale contained in said Mortgage has become operative and that pursuant to that power of sale and MCL 600.3201 et. seq., on November 11, 2011 at 11:00 a.m., in the main lobby of the Government Center, which is located at 8527 E. Government Center Drive, Suttons Bay, Michigan, that being the place for holding the Circuit Court and/or for conducting such foreclosure sales for the County of Leelanau, there will be offered at public sale, the premises, or some part thereof, described in said Mortgage as follows, to-wit: Situated in the Township of Empire, County of Leelanau, State of Michigan, is described as follows: PARCEL A-2 Unbuildable, Access Parcel: Part of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4, Section 12, Town 28 North, Range 14 West and bounded as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of said Section 12; thence North 88 Degrees 16’00” West along the South section line and South Bow Road, 316.00 feet; thence North 00 Degrees 41’30” East, 400.00 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence North 88 Degrees 16’00” West, 100.00 feet; thence North 00 Degrees 41’30” East, 560.00 feet; thence South 88 Degrees 16’00” East, 100.00 feet; thence South 00 Degrees 41’30” West, 560.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. SUBJECT TO AND PRIVILEGED BY a private, non-exclusive easement (30 feet in width) for ingress-egress and the construction and maintenance of public and private utilities, the centerline of said easement being described as: Commencing at the Southeast corner of said Section 12; thence along South Bow Road and the South line of said section, North 88 Degrees 16’00” West, 379.00 feet to the intersection of said easement centerline and the Point of Beginning; thence along said centerline on the following courses: North 23 Degrees 51’48” East, 121.97 feet; thence North 00 Degrees 41’30” East, 110.00 feet; thence North 56 Degrees 58’42” West, 47.32 feet; thence North 21 Degrees 30’41” West, 63.91 feet; thence North 14 Degrees 31’57” East, 42.99 feet; thence North 36 Degrees 07’13” East, 45.81 feet; thence North 20 Degrees 30’16” East, 37.40 feet; thence North 18 Degrees 03’04” West, 30.50 feet; thence North 43 Degrees 16’15” West, 42.00 feet; thence North 15 Degrees 04’02” West, 33.85 feet; thence North 13 Degrees 17’37” East, 135.25 feet; thence North 05 Degrees 52’55” West, 317.93 feet; thence leaving said centerline, North 88 Degrees 16’00” West, 15.33 feet to the West line of said easement; thence along said line, North 10 Degrees 05’58” West, 30.66 feet to the Point of Ending of said easement. PARCEL B: Part of the Southeast 3 of the Southeast 3 of Section 12, Town 28 North, Range 14 West and bounded as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of said Section 12; thence North 88 Degrees 16’00” West, along the South section line and South Bow Road, 316.00 feet; thence North 00 Degrees 41’30” East, 960.00 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continuing North 00 Degrees 41’30” East, 355.06 feet to the South 1/8 line; thence North 88 Degrees 08’22” West along said South 1/8 line, 168.00 feet; thence South 10’05’58” East, 363.09 feet; thence South 88

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Degrees 16’00” East, 100.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. SUBJECT TO AND PRIVILEGED BY a private, non-exclusive easement (30 feet in width) for ingress-egress and the construction and maintenance of public and private utilities, the centerline of said easement being described as: Commencing at the Southeast corner of said Section 12; thence along South Bow Road and the South line of said section, North 88 Degrees 16’00” West, 379.00 feet to the intersection of said easement centerline and the Point of Beginning; thence along said centerline on the following courses: North 23 Degrees 51’48” East, 121.97 feet; thence North 00 Degrees 41’30” East, 110.00 feet; thence North 56 Degrees 58’42” West, 47.32 feet; thence North 21 Degrees 30’41” West, 63.91 feet; thence North 14 Degrees 31’57” East, 42.99 feet; thence North 36 Degrees 07’13” East, 45.81 feet; thence North 20 Degrees 30’16” East, 37.40 feet; thence North 18 Degrees 03’04” West, 30.50 feet; thence North 43 Degrees 16’15” West, 42.00 feet; thence North 15 Degrees 04’02” West, 33.85 feet; thence North 13 Degrees 17’37” East, 135.25 feet; thence North 05 Degrees 52’55” West, 317.93 feet; thence leaving said centerline, North 88 Degrees 16’00” West, 15.33 feet to the West line of said easement; thence along said line, North 10 Degrees 05’58” West, 30.66 feet to the Point of Ending of said easement. PARCEL C: Part of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4, Section12, Town 28 North, Range 14 West and bounded as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of said Section 12; thence North 88 Degrees 16’00” West along the South section line and South Bow Road, 316.00 feet; thence North 00 Degrees 41’30” East, 960.00 feet; thence North 88 Degrees 16’00” West, 100.00 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence North 10 Degrees 05’58” West, 363.09 feet to the South 1/8 line; thence North 88 Degrees 08’22” West along said South 1/8 line, 110.00 feet; thence South 00 Degrees 41’30” West, 355.68 feet; thence South 88 Degrees 16’00” East, 178.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. SUBJECT TO AND PRIVILEGED BY a private, nonexclusive easement (30 feet in width) for ingress-egress and the construction and maintenance of public and private utilities, the centerline of said easement being described as: Commencing at the Southeast corner of said Section 12; thence along South Bow Road and the South line of said section, North 88 Degrees 16’00” West, 379.00 feet to the intersection of said easement centerline and the Point of Beginning; thence along said centerline on the following courses: North 23 Degrees 51’48” East, 121.97 feet; thence North 00 Degrees 41’30” East, 110.00 feet; thence North 56 Degrees 58’42” West, 47.32 feet; thence North 21 Degrees 30’41” West, 63.91 feet; thence North 14 Degrees 31’57” East, 42.99 feet; thence North 36 Degrees 07’13” East, 45.81 feet; thence North 20 Degrees 30’16” East, 37.40 feet; thence North 18 Degrees 03’04” West, 30.50 feet; thence North 43 Degrees 16’15” West, 42.00 feet; thence North 15 Degrees 04’02” West, 33.85 feet; thence North 13 Degrees 17’37” East, 135.25 feet; thence North 05 Degrees 52’55” West, 317.93 feet; thence leaving said centerline, North 88 Degrees 16’00” West, 15.33 feet to the West line of said easement; thence along said line, North 10 Degrees 05’58” West, 30.66 feet to the Point of Ending of said easement. The redemption period shall be one (1) year from the date of sale unless the property is established to be abandoned pursuant to MCL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be the later of thirty (30) days from the date of sale or fifteen (15) days from the date the notice required by MCL 600.3241a(b) was posted and mailed. Dated: October 6, 2011 Members Credit Union By: H. DOUGLAS SHEPHERD IV(P64560) BRANDT, FISHER, ALWARD & PEZZETTI, P.C. Attorneys for Members 1241 E. Eighth Street, P.O. Box 5817 Traverse City, Michigan 49696-5817 (231) 941-9660 File No.: 3231.0980 Ad #15927 13-3

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hereof the sum of One Hundred Ninety Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty and 88/100 Dollars ($190,730.88) including interest at 5% 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 OCTOBER 28, 2011. Said premises are located in the Township of Leland, Leelanau County, Michigan, and are described as: The following real property situate in the Township of Leland, County of Leelanau, State of Michigan, to-wit: Parcel B: Part of Government Lot 4, Section 4, Town 30 North, Range 12 West, Leland Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, more fully described as: commencing at the Northeast corner of Lot 12 of Lakeview Highlands, said point being 1290.45 feet South of and 1610.72 feet West of the East quarter corner of said Section 4; thence South 89 degrees 04 minutes East, 48.4 feet (recorded); thence South 8 degrees 51 minutes West, 66.53 feet (recorded); thence North 89 degrees 52 minutes 30 seconds East, 809.61 feet, previously recorded as South 89 degrees 04 minutes East, 811.39 feet along the Southerly right of way of Brooks Street to the Westerly right of way line of Highway M-22; thence South 37 degrees 08 minutes 20 seconds West, 391.55 feet, previously recorded as South 38 degrees 00 minutes West along said right of way line to the point of beginning; thence South 37 degrees 08 minutes 20 seconds West, 135.0 feet along said right of way line; thence North 52 degrees 51 minutes 40 seconds West, 297.0 feet perpendicular to said Highway M-22 right of way line; thence North 37 degrees 08 minutes 20 seconds East, 135.0 feet parallel with said Highway M-22 right of way line; thence South 52 degrees 5 1 minutes 40 seconds East, 297.0 feet perpendicular to said Highway M-22 right of way line to point of beginning. Parcel A: Part of Government Lot 4, Section 4, Township 30 North, Range 12 West, Leland Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, described as: Commencing at the Northeast corner of Lot 12 of Lakeview Highlands, said point being 1290.45 feet South of and 1610.72 feet West of the East quarter corner of said Section 4; thence South 89 degrees 04 minutes East, 48.4 feet (recorded); thence South 8 degrees 51 minutes West, 66.53 feet (recorded); thence North 89 degrees 52 minutes 30 seconds East, 809.61 feet, previously recorded as South 89 degrees 04 minutes East, 811.39 feet along the Southerly right of way line of Brooks Street to the Westerly right of way line of Highway M-22; thence South 37 degrees 08 minutes 20 seconds West, 526.55 feet, previously recorded as South 38 degrees 00 minutes West along said right of way line to the point of beginning; thence South 37 degrees 08 minutes 20 seconds West, 135.0 feet along said right of way line; thence North 52 degrees 58 minutes 50 seconds West, 170.62 feet, previously recorded as North 52 degrees 13 minutes West, 170.5 feet; thence North 49 degrees 11 minutes 20 seconds West, 126.65 feet, previously recorded as North 48 degrees 01 minutes 20 seconds West, thence North 37 degrees 08 minutes 20 seconds East, 127.24 feet, parallel with said Highway M-22 right of way line; thence South 52 degrees 51 minutes 40 seconds East, 297.0 feet perpendicular to said Highway M-22 right of way line to the point of beginning. Parcel C: Part of Government Lot 4, Section 4, Town 30 North, Range 12 West, Leland Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, described as: Commencing at the Northeast corner of Lot 12 of Lakeview Highlands, said point being 1290.45 feet South of and 1610.72 feet West of the East quarter corner of said Section 4; thence South 89 degrees 04 minutes East, 48.4 feet (recorded); thence South 8 degrees 51 minutes West, 66.53 feet (recorded); thence North 89 degrees 52 minutes 30 seconds East, 809.61 feet, previously recorded as South 89 degrees 04 minutes East, 811.39 feet along the Southerly right of way line of Brooks Street to the Westerly right of way line of Highway M-22; thence South 37 degrees 08 minutes 20 seconds West, 256.55 feet, previously recorded as South 38 degrees 00 minutes West along said right of way line to the point of beginning; thence South 37 degrees 08 minutes 20 seconds West, 135.0 feet along said right of way line; thence North 52 degrees 51 minutes 40 seconds West, 297.0 feet perpendicular to said Highway M-22 right of way line; thence North 37 degrees 08 minutes 20 seconds East, 135.0 feet parallel with

said Highway M-22 right of way line; thence South 52 degrees 51 minutes 40 seconds East, 297.0 feet perpendicular to said Highway M-22 right of way line to the point of beginning. Parcel D: Part of Government Lot 4, Section 4, Town 30 North, Range 12 West, Leland Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, described as: Commencing at the Northeast corner of Lot 12 of Lakeview Highlands, saidpoint being 1290.45 feet South of and 1610.72 feet West of the East quarter corner of said Section 4; thence South 89 degrees 04 minutes East, 48.4 feet (recorded); thence South 8 degrees 51 minutes West, 66.53 feet (recorded); thence North 89 degrees 52 minutes 30 seconds East, 436.41 feet, previously recorded as South 89 degrees 04 minutes East along the Southerly right of way line of Brooks Street to the point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 52 minutes 30 seconds East, 373.2 feet along said right of way line to the Westerly right of way line of Highway M-22; thence South 37 degrees 08 minutes 20 seconds West, 256.55 feet, previously recorded as South 38 degrees 00 minutes West along said right of way line; thence North 52 degrees 51 minutes 40 seconds West, 297.0 feet perpendicular to said Highway M-22 right of way line; thence North 37 degrees 08 minutes 20 seconds East, 30.59 feet parallel with said Highway M-22 right of way line 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: September 29, 2011 Orlans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, MI 48007-5041 File No. 671.0111 29-20

line of the North 1/2 of the North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 34; thence South 00 degrees 08 minutes 28 seconds East 667.17 feet along the West 1/8 line of Section 34; thence South 89 degrees 19 minutes 43 seconds East 237.57 feet along the South 1/8 line of Section 34; thence South 00 degrees 01 minutes 37 seconds West 18.44 feet; thence South 89 degrees 19 minutes 43 seconds East 311.28 feet parallel with the South 1/8 line of Section 34; thence South 00 degrees 49 minutes 41 seconds East 259.40 feet along the West line of Warren Street, to a point recorded as 29.0 feet North of the South line of Fifth Street; thence South 89 degrees 54 minutes 13 seconds West 165.79 feet, recorded as 166.0 feet; thence South 00 degrees 52 minutes 47 seconds East 224.00 feet; thence along the centerline of a creek on the following courses: South 68 degrees 18 minutes 50 seconds West 88.00 feet; thence North 54 degrees 06 minutes 01 seconds West 36.00 feet; thence South 68 degrees 48 minutes 17 seconds West 21.00 feet; thence North 85 degrees 13 minutes 27 seconds West 83.00 feet; thence North 25 degrees 06 minutes 35 seconds West 26.00 feet; thence North 03 degrees 32 minutes 30 seconds East 22.00 feet; thence North 51 degrees 04 minutes 00 seconds West 14.00 feet; thence South 65 degrees 34 minutes 06 seconds West 79.00 feet; thence North 62 degrees 20 minutes 18 seconds West 31.00 feet; thence South 40 degrees 53 minutes 58 seconds West 11.00 feet; thence South 24 degrees 30 minutes 02 seconds East 18.00 feet; thence South 29 degrees 25 minutes 10 seconds West 29.00 feet; thence South 76 degrees 30 minutes 04 seconds West 106.00 feet; thence North 54 degrees 52 minutes 54 seconds West 19.00 feet; thence North 15 degrees 00 minutes 39 seconds West 65.00 feet; thence North 40 degrees 14 minutes 55 seconds West 91.00 feet; thence North 81 degrees 49 minutes 28 seconds West 49.00 feet; thence South 75 degrees 23 minutes 10 seconds West 42.00 feet; thence leaving the centerline of said creek, South 00 degrees 52 minutes 35 seconds East 63.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 56 minutes 32 seconds West 462.06 feet along a line that is 328 feet North of and parallel with the North right-of-way of Third Street; thence North 00 degrees 52 minutes 35 seconds West 490.63 feet; thence North 89 degrees 19 minutes 43 seconds West 604.73 feet along the South 1/8 line of Section 34; thence South 00 degrees 26 minutes 14 seconds East 858.07 feet along a line that is 33 feet East of and parallel with the West line of Section 34; thence North 89 degrees 56 minutes 32 seconds West 33.00 feet along the centerline of Third Street; thence North 00 degrees 26 minutes 14 seconds West 858.42 feet along the West line of Section 34 to the South 1/8 line of Section 34; thence North 00 degrees 30 minutes 12 seconds West 1319.33 feet along the West line of Section 34 to the point of beginning, containing 63.28 acres of land, more or less. Subject to and together with an easement for ingress and egress over the West 33 feet of the South 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 34 lying North of Third Street, as recorded in Liber 209 of Deeds, Page 647. Subject to all applicable building, use restrictions, and easements, if any, affecting the premises. 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. Dated: October 20, 2011 For more information, please call: FC F (248) 593-1313 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-2525 File #357086F01 20-10

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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 Wayne H Mervau initial trustee of the Wayne H Mervau declaration of Trust, dated March 11, 2002, original mortgagor(s), to Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, a Subsidiary of IndyMac Bank, FSB, Mortgagee, dated May 3, 2005, and recorded on May 13, 2005 in Liber 853 on Page 689, and assigned by mesne assignments to Financial Freedom Acquisition LLC as assignee as documented by an assignment, in Leelanau county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Four Hundred Eighty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-Six and 61/100 Dollars ($482,336.61), including interest at 5.45% 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 November 18, 2011. Said premises are situated in Village of Northport, Leelanau County, Michigan, and are described as: Part of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 34, Town 32 North, Range 11 West, Village of Northport, Leelanau County, Michigan, more fully described as: Beginning at the West 1/4 corner of Section 34; thence South 89 degrees 58 minutes 10 seconds East 2033.07 feet along the East-West 1/4 line of Section 34; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 35 seconds West 456.44 feet along the centerline of Warren Street; thence North 89 degrees 39 minutes 00 seconds West 429.00 feet parallel with the South line of the North 1/2 of the North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 34; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 35 seconds West 214.50 feet parallel with the centerline of Warren Street; thence North 89 degrees 39 minutes 00 seconds West 247.39 feet along the South

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Leelanau County Road Commission Notice to the Public Public Hearing-Leelanau County Road Commission The Board of County Road Commissioners has scheduled a public hearing during Tuesday, November 15, 2011 regular meeting at 1:20 p.m. at the Suttons Bay garage located at 10550 E. Eckerle Road, Suttons Bay, Michigan. The purpose of this hearing is to hear public comments on the proposed 2012 Road Commission budget. Any questions about this hearing should be directed to the Road Commission office. Persons with disabilities requiring special needs are asked to notify the Road Commission 24 hours prior to the meeting Joel T. Nedow-Clerk 1:00 p.m. on October 13, 2011

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

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The incredible Indian summer that we had for a week and a half may have disappeared, but lots of people were in town enjoying fall colors. They were undaunted by the winds and rain on Friday and Saturday. Sunday was a beautiful, crisp, breezy fall day. Jim Scarlett and his friend Pete Gallavin from Grand Rapids came up last week in time for the nice weather and combined some work bringing in boats with some golf and watching the Tigers at the Knot. Randy and Nancy Cooper were up from Cincinnati for a long weekend, and really enjoyed all of the different weather that the county provided. They also enjoyed various eating spots in the county, including breakfast at North End in Northport. Dennis and Kathy Turner were up for the weekend from Dayton, and were spotted dining in numerous local establishments. Greg and Margaret Travis were up for the weekend, and also enjoyed a breakfast at North End. Mike Biskupski was in town for a whole week, so he got to enjoy the eighty-degree days, as well as the onset of fall. Bill, Tish and Crystal Renz were here from Cincinnati. They managed to pick some apples in the Omena Heights Orchard, even though the winds had blown off most of what was left. The Davis/Valmassoi Cottage was full last week. Don and Penny Valmassoi from Okeana, Ohio, and Jim and Gayle Davis from Northern Kentucky are all here, along with Jim and Gayle daughter and son-in-law and two grandchildren, also from Northern Kentucky. Don and Penny and Jim and Gayle are here this

week also. Sarah Chenault is in town from L.A. for a visit with her mother, Melissa, and to attend a friend’s wedding. Cousins Jim Wickemeyer from Battle Creek, Luke Robinson from Cincinnati, and Steve Hessel from Corvallis, Ore., are at the Rule Cottage this weekend for some work on the cottage. They will be joined at times by their Omena cousins, Rink Smith and Debby Disch. What was it about some Omena women who “do not go in the kitchen?” It turns out that this is the group that has been playing pickleball since early summer at Mike and Kathy Bosco’s pickleball court. In pickleball, there is a “NonVolley Zone,” often referred to as the ‘kitchen,’ so the goal is to stay out of it. Some woman must have named it that. Phil and Susie Goldman were in Chicago last weekend for Phil’s 50th class reunion at New Trier High School. They had a wonderful time, and got to see friends from his childhood. They got a tour of the school, which was largely unchanged, although it there had been many improvements and upgrades. New Trier was, and is, a huge school. There were about 1,000 in Phil’s graduating class. The breadth of the offerings is amazing. While they no longer offer Russian or Greek, which they did when Phil was there, they offer almost every major language. One of the speakers at the program was classmate DeWitt Jones, who was a well known National Geographic photographer, and who spoke about the importance of his high school education in opening his mind to creativity. Two generations of Smith women, all with ties to Omena, were in Chicago recently to retrace some of their family history. Rat Renz, whose parents were George and Helen Smith of Evanston,

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OMENA PICKLEBALL players dressed in special attire and enjoyed a light moment between action recently. From left, are Laurene Kolberg. Mary Tonneberger, Sharon Kron, Nana Kennedy, Judy Knorp, Linda Kemper, Susie Goldman, Barbara Graves, Kathy Bosco, Marcia Biskupski and Kanda McKee. Photo by Jim Miller

Thursday, October 20, 2011

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Area men fought under the New York state flag in Civil War

ROWS OF CANNONS used in the Civil War by Grand Traverse area men. General Store, was slightly wounded by an enemy artillery fragment and did not leave the field until the Battery had been withdrawn. McClelland would be promoted in September of 1862 to 1st Lieutenant as a result of his actions at Malvern Hill. Samuel McClelland would distinguished himself throughout his service during the Civil War, having been singled out by his commanders numerous times for recognition; as did the rest of the men from the area that belonged to Battery G, 1st New York Light Artillery. Two years later he would be promoted to Captain, and commander of the Battery, effective Sept. 5, 1864. The men of Battery G who were from Northport and the greater Grand Traverse region fought at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and all the other battles that the Army of the Potomac was involved in from 1862,

Looking Back… 5 YEARS AGO October 19, 2006 Members of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians are facing yet another delay in electing members of their Tribal Council. The tribal Election Board has postponed — for a second time — the tribe’s Regular Election which has been rescheduled for Oct. 24. Instead, a hearing will be held in Peshawbestown to consider campaign allegations against two of six candidates on the ballot. *** County equalization director Laurie Spencer thinks there are plenty of county property owners that are cheating on their taxes by improperly claiming a “homestead” exemption. People who claim the exemption on a “principal residence” can avoid paying up to 18-mills in property taxes in some jurisdictions — money that is sent to Lansing to help fund public education. *** Suttons Bay Township officials have gone to Lansing this week to make a pitch to the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund board for more than $400,000 in grant funding that may help the township purchase a 122 acre parcel on Herman Road at County Road 633 for development as a township park. 10 YEARS AGO October 18, 2001 County Commissioners voted 5-0 during a brief special session to accept the resignation of administrator John L. McCurtain. The resignation agreement approved by the board came after a lateafternoon visit from board Chairman Jean I. Watkoski. McCurtain was given the choice to resign or be terminated. *** The Inland Seas Education Association has secured an option to purchase the site of Northern Lumber in Suttons Bay to create a permanent home and education center for the study of the Great Lakes. Inland Seas’ $900,000 agreement for the Northern Lumber property is the first phase of a three-phase campaign to provide funds for the acquisition, construction and operation of the new center. *** Officials of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources say that a ban on

hunting on a portion of public lands on South Fox Island is needed to prevent further damage to an historic lighthouse. According to letters received last week by hunters who hold special permits to hunt deer on South Fox, the possession or discharge of firearms on the southern 115 acres of South Fox is now prohibited. 35 YEARS AGO October 21, 1976 David Allen, Leelanau Township supervisor, said this week that Leelanau County may soon have a 1,236 acre state park in keeping with the beauty of the area north of Northport in which it is established. A plan incorporating the wishes of township residents expressed in a series of meetings has been drawn up and will be considered by the state Natural Resources Commission then forwarded to the State Legislature for final approval. *** Cedar is going ahead with plans for a third annual Polish Festival next summer – but with a new format and extra stress on the ethnic nature of the event. *** The National Park Service now has a previously promised $12.3 million “in hand” and will proceed with plans to purchase more than 400 properties for the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Leelanau and Benzie Counties. 60 YEARS AGO October 18, 1951 The Suttons Bay Chamber of Commerce adopted a resolution Tuesday night to continue its efforts for the establishment of a NorthportManistique carferry route. Prosecuting Attorney Marion H. Yoder, secretary of the now inactive Leelanau County carferry group, will act as a one-man committee for the Chamber of Commerce, which has been active in promoting the carferry plan since it was introduced three years ago. *** Keith Commins of Cedar is putting up a new kind of sign on the 160 acres he and his father, Lewis D. Commins, own 1/2 mile east of Maple City. The sign says “Deer Hunters Welcome.” Commins is hoping hunters will take care of the deer damage problem there. The deer have damaged 350 three-year-

old cherry trees. *** William Johnson, Leland postmaster, is preparing to move the postoffice business from the Lederle building across the street to his own building. 115 YEARS AGO October 15, 1896 Nearly all the country schools will be open some time this month. Teachers should see that the school house and grounds are in proper condition. *** Christ Telgaard of Northport has built a fine sail boat for O.J. Cordes and A. Mason. *** Subscribers to the Enterprise who wish to pay their subscription account in wood please bring it at once. *** Donny Brook. Hiram Shultz visited in Suttons Bay Sunday. Mrs. Livingstone visited on Irish street Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fogarty visited with their daughter, Mrs. Will Sanborn of Omena, on Sunday last. *** We will take some good ripe apples on subscription account.

until the end of the war. In December 1862 the Army of the Potomac, then under the overall command of General Ambrose E. Burnside, fought the ill-fated Battle of Fredericksburg. On the 13th of December, Samuel McClelland, in command of one section of Battery G, was ordered by his commander Capt. John D. Frank, along with another section from the Battery, to a position about 400 yards from Fredericksburg on a slight elevation. Under heavy fire from enemy infantry and artillery, these four guns of Battery G opened fire on the Confederates. During this portion of the Battle of Fredericksburg, Capt. Frank reported six casualties; one enlisted man killed and five wounded. Andrew J. McKillip from Traverse City was the enlisted man killed. Later in the war on May 12, 1864, at 4:30 a.m. on a rainy Thursday morning at Spotsylvania CourtHouse, Va., General Ulysses S. Grant threw everything he had against the entrenched Confederate line. This part of the battle raged until the early morning hours of the next day, when the Confederates finally retired to a new line. Battery G suffered eight casualties during the battle of Spotsylvania, two men killed and six wounded. William E. Sykes, who was from Northport, was one of the men wounded during the action. He had been re-elected Sheriff of the county in 1860, and was also owner of the Exchange Hotel in Northport which was located near the mouth of the creek. He died on May 31, 1864 as a result of those wounds. Sykes was 44 years old when he enlisted in 1861. Martin Barnes and Albert Powers from Northport were also members of Battery G. Powers was the nephew of Rev. George Nelson Smith, and was originally mustered in as a musician. Barnes, a school teacher, was the son of Norman and Clarissa Barnes who had arrived in Northport in 1858 along with their two other sons Albert and Edward. There were three other men from the Northport area who also left during the late summer of 1861 with the others, but it appears they may have chosen not to join Battery G after the reorganization, and cannot be conclusively connected to Battery G.

Approximately 14 other greater Grand Traverse area men belonged to Battery G, 1st New York Light Artillery.

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Editor’s note: Larry J. Flees of the Northport Area Heritage Association is working on a book about the first 50 days of Grant’s Virginia Campaign in 1864 in which the greater Grand Traverse area men who were with the 26th Michigan, 1st Michigan Sharpshooters, and Battery G, 1st New York Light Artillery participated. He is also a member of the North-South Skirmish Association. At the start of the Civil War in 1861, the village of Northport was in its infancy. Only 12 short years had passed since Rev. George Nelson Smith arrived with his family to start the Indian mission of Waukazooville. In 1854, the sale of lots for the new community of Northport had already started, with the Plat not being officially recorded until the summer of 1856. During the next few years the community of Northport had become the center of activity in this Northern Michigan region, and the village saw the arrival of a large number of pioneers looking to stake their future and settle in this area. The political debate of that era, which culminated in the Presidential election of 1860, would drag this new community into the ultimate debate at the national level with the outbreak of the Civil War. No matter how it may have tried to avoid it, this remote community of Northport would be pulled into the National conflict. On July 21, 1861, the first battle

of Manassas took place. Four days later news of the battle reached Northport. The patriotic spirit of some of the men of the community of Northport, along with several other greater Grand Traverse area men, was exhibited when they left aboard the Evergreen City to join the Union Army the following month. Most of these men enlisted in Busteed’s Battery C, Chicago Light Artillery on Sept. 2, 1861. However, due to an incident involving the officers of that artillery outfit, on Nov. 2, 1861, the company was declared without competent officers and the men were forced to choose an artillery outfit to join, or be assigned to the regular Artillery. Most of the Northport and greater Grand Traverse area men chose to join Battery G, 1st New York Light Artillery in an attempt to retain their original organization. Their first major operation was Gen. George McClelland’s Peninsular Campaign during the summer of 1862. During a rearguard action at Malvern Hill on July 1, their Battery of eight 10-pound Parrot cannon fired 981 artillery rounds. As a result of a very determined enemy whose repeated charges were very nearly up to the muzzles of their guns, the commander of Battery G, Capt. John D. Frank, ordered the men to over-load their artillery pieces in order to save them from capture, and as a result ultimately ruined their cannon. Their rifled guns, which were no longer serviceable, were soon replaced with six 12-pound smoothbore Napoleons. During this action at Malvern Hill, Samuel McClelland, a 2nd Lieutenant at the time, and who was also from Northport and owner of the local

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German kids enjoy Glen Lake area Ashley (Bear) Harriger has a little bit of “Octoberfest” in her home this month. The Glen Lake junior and her sister Allison are hosting two of the 20 students from Havixbeck, Germany visiting Glen Lake School. “It’s crazy how much difference there is between the cultures,” Harriger said. “But it’s also cool to have someone from Germany living with you.” The Harrigers’ guests, Wiebke Oelkers and Johanna Kruse, are participants in what has become a 12-year tradition between Glen Lake and a “sister school” in northwest Germany. Every odd year, students from Havixbeck make the trip to Glen Lake where they stay for 10 to 12 days, shadow host students in the classroom and visit sites like the Sleeping Bear Dunes and other landmarks. This group arrived Oct. 12 and will return to Germany Monday.

Next spring a contingent of students from Glen Lake will make the trip to Havixbeck. Retired Glen Lake teacher Patrick Niemisto has made the trip with students and continues to be part of the program today. “It expands the students world view and understanding of other people,” he said. On Friday, students learned about local history with a trip to the Empire

Area Heritage Museum and are scheduled to make a trip to Mackinaw City yet this week. “It’s just so funny to me how they don’t eat certain things like peanut butter,” Harriger said. They may not eat peanut butter, but they appear to be having a great time based on comments posted by Oelkers on Facebook. “I ( ) America … I ( ) everything here.”

Long among presenters for woman’s event A conference for any woman in “transition” will be held Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Oleson Center at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City. “Reinvesting the Rest of Your Life” is a one-day event designed for women who are thinking of a new career, recently divorced or widowed, retiring, or anyone asking ‘what’s next.” Presentations and guest speakers, guided reflection and interaction with

like-minded women make up the format. The day is guided by life coach, Nancy Ballinger and author and coach Megan Raphael with guest presenters the Rev. Robin Long of Suttons Bay Congregational Church and Libby Robold. The $99 cost includes materials and lunch. Registration is required and may be completed by calling 995-1700 or at www.nmc.edu/ees.

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Church Directory… Beulah 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.

Burdickville

Glen Lake Community Reformed 4902 W. MacFarlane Rd. (Co. Rd. 616) 334-4563 Pastor Andy Bossardet 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

Cedar

Holy Rosary Church Rev. Fr. Donald Libby, Pastor Phone 228-5429 CHAD L. BEERS and Mindy Lou Jock have announced their engagement. The Traverse City couple plan to be wed May 12, 2012 at St. Wenceslaus.

Empire

Suttons Bay grad Beers announces engagement Mindy Lou Jock and Chad L. Beers, both of Traverse City, have announced their engagement. The bride-elect is the daughter of Cindy Jock of Manistee and Carl and Susan Jock of Roscommon. The bride-groom elect is the son of Dr. Royce and Margie Beers of Lake Leelanau. Jock is a Houghton Lake High School and Ferris State grad, receiving

Empire United Methodist Church Rev. Brenda E. Gordon 326-5510

a doctor of pharmacy degree in 2008. She is a pharmacist at Munson Medical Center. Beers is a Suttons Bay High School, Albion College and University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry grad. Beers has a doctor of dental surgery degree, and owns Beers Family Dentistry in Traverse City. A May 12, 2012, wedding is planned at St. Wenceslaus Church, Gills Pier.

Tech officer speaks at St. Mary cannot let that stop you,” Vesper said. “Don’t make the same mistake twice.” Erik Zehender from Fountain Point Resort on Lake Leelanau attended a St. Mary business expo last spring. He was so impressed with the initiative, he invited his friend, Vesper, to visit the school.

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St. Philip Neri Catholic Church Rev. Zeljko Guberovic Rev. Mariano Dellagiovanna 326-5255 Saturday Mass at 5:00 p.m. Sunday Mass at 10:00 a.m. Weekday Masses at 9:00 a.m.

Gill’s Pier St. Wenceslaus Church Father Andrew Buvala, O.F.M. Mass: Sunday 8 a.m.

Glen Arbor

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

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First Baptist Church Our Father’s House (SBC) Pastor Richard Blaser 7474 M-72 W. 947-9176

Worship Service: 9:30 a.m. Fellowship Hour: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study: 10:30 a.m.

Sat. October 22 $9

Sunday School for all ages: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Youth Fellowship (1 st & 3rd Sundays) 4:00 p.m. Wednesday: 5:45 p.m. Kingdom Kids

Bethlehem Lutheran Church 6012 Lake St. (In the Heart of Glen Arbor) Pastor Daniel L. Krause 334-4180

Greilickville

Northland Community Church 9105 E. Fouch Road Pastor Caleb Palmer 231-946-9693

Empire United Methodist Church 10050 Michigan St. Empire

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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 10-2-8

Gregory Vesper, chief technology officer at DICOM Grid Inc., spoke to St. Mary School students about faith and innovation Friday. After discerning GREGORY the religious life, VESPER Vesper, a Catholic, then went on to work at NASA. He then moved to Cyclone Commerce and is now at DICOM Grid Inc., a Phoenix-based healthcare IT company. Vesper helped to organize creative teams focusing on new innovation. He met the late Steve Jobs (Apple, Inc.) a number of times and spoke about Mr. Jobs as one of his favorite innovators. Vesper told students one of the many highlights of his career was being part of a team which built the applications and processes for a business-to-business computer system. Vesper received his bachelor of computer science degree from the University of Maryland College Park and received his masters in church history from Catholic University of America. Vesper told students that faith in God gives him courage. “You will make mistakes, but you

Saturday Mass: 4:00 p.m. Sunday Masses: 8:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. (Extraordinary Form) Go to www.holyrosarycedar.org & click on calendar for all masses/devotions/confessions

Sunday 9:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Wednesday 7:30 p.m. “Jesus is Lord”

When Wilhelmina became queen of the Netherlands, she was only ten years old. In her first public appearance as Queen, she stood on the balcony and stared at her cheering subjects. “Mama,” she asked, “do all these people belong to me?” “No,” came the wise reply, “you belong to all these people.” That was the way our Lord felt. He said, “Whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant.” And He practiced what He preached. He added, “The Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many.” You were born to live for the Lord and to minister to men. Are you doing it?

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. Barrier Free Nursery available

Worship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday School: 10:00 Choir Wed. 7:00 p.m.

St. Gertrude’s Church Warren at 7th Street Father James Doherty Parish Office: 271-3744

Leland Community United Methodist Church 106 N. Fourth St. Linda Farmer-Lewis, Pastor Phone 256-9161 Website: lelandcumc.org Services: 9:30a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Nursery Provided • Barrier Free

Sunday Mass: 11:00 a.m. Thursday Mass: 9:00 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.

Maple City Maple City Community Church 89 Church St. 228-6900 Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 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 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: 11:00 a.m. Nursery Provided

Bethany Lutheran ELCA 220 W. Nagonaba, 386-5037 Tom W. Otis, Pastor

Keswick United Methodist Church 3 miles S. of Suttons Bay on Co. Rd. 633 Pastor Patricia Haas Sunday Worship - 9:30 a.m. keswickumc.com

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

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A PIRATE at heart, volunteer Jane Haugen greets visitors with an “AHOY MATEYS” outside of the Lighthouse on Saturday.

Haunted howling winds fit mystique of Lighthouse By Erin Bernhard Enterprise intern

No special effects were needed. Saturday’s wind and rain kept the spooky mood alive at the Grand Traverse Lighthouse’s annual Haunted Lighthouse event. “I’ve been here before and I love spooky things,” said Grand Blanc’s Marielle Moen, a 14-year-old who was visiting for the weekend. “It’s cool that it’s so dark outside because that makes it even scarier.” “This is the coldest and windiest it’s ever been,” said fifth-year lighthouse volunteer Judie Martin, who was manning a post at the top of the tower. “People still seem happy to be here, though.” Martin, who has worked the haunted event four times, is no stranger to hearing the howling winds inside the lighthouse. That, coupled with the cobweb, spider, and skeleton decorations, gave the Lighthouse a definitive haunted feeling. “We definitely had a slow start Saturday,” said Stefanie Staley, the executive director of the Grand Traverse Lighthouse. “But we did get about 1,000 people here.” Staley said the event, hindered by cold and wet weather, drew half of what it has in the past. And most of them were adults. “That told us that most of the people were coming for the fall colors and stopped in,” she said. Lighthouse volunteers dressed the haunting part, donning witch and pirate costumes to masks and fake blood. Haunted tours were led through the main house and the tower, which was completely lit by candlelight. The dining room table hosted a gourmet meal of human brains and heart, in keeping with the zombie-like feeling on the first floor. As visitors traveled upwards towards

the tower, the building became less spooky and more fun, with silly ghost cutout wall hangings and skeleton statues throughout. In the basement, the real haunted house was filled with strobe lights and a horror movie soundtrack and was made complete by volunteers jumping out from dark corners to startle unsuspecting visitors. “We knew we were going to have the grandkids here for the weekend, so we decided to come up,” said Ed Borstel of Traverse City, who was there with his wife, Patty, and grandkids Skye and Zac Thomas of Burt. “This is our first time out here, but the kids seem to be having a lot of fun so far.” The Borstels also took the opportunity to look past the spooky decorations to learn about the history of the lighthouse, as well. “This event is always wonderful, even if the weather isn’t as good as last weekend,” said Jane Haugen, another lighthouse volunteer. “This is by far my favorite weekend of the year.” Haugen acted as greeter for the event, having donned a full pirate’s costume and attitude, as well. Visitors could hear her grunt “arrrgh, ahoy mateys!” from the parking lot to the beach. Visitors were encouraged to purchase lunch, which included hot dogs, potato chips, and various drink options. The lighthouse shop was also dressed up and housed activities, including face painting and temporary tattoos, for kids of all ages. In keeping with the day, volunteers were encouraged to use accents and creepy gestures to embody the historic lighthousekeepers they were impersonating. Each had his or her own take on the day which, combined, provided a well-rounded look at both the history and folklore of the lighthouse. “There’s so much history out here,” said Patty Borstel. “It’s no wonder the lighthouse is haunted.”

FIRST-TIME LIGHTHOUSE visitors Ed and Patty Borstel of Traverse City and their grandkids, Skye and Zac Thomas of Burt, make their way to the beginning of the haunted tour.

THE GRAND T R AV E R S E Lighthouse was decked out for the weekend’s H a u n t e d Lighthouse.

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MARIELLE MOEN, 14, of Grand Blanc puts her face into a pirate cutout in one of the many Haunted Lighthouse activities for the young and old.

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Bryan Borchardt bryan@serbinrealestate.com

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Great Value! Level 2 acre building site w/ hardwoods in Empire Township. $28,900 MLS# 1724706 10 Acres Near Empire - Distant Lake MI view from large parcel w/rolling topo, mixed woods & meadow. Close to National Park, beaches, & shopping/dining. $121,000 MLS# 1729558

Bob Price

Rob Serbin

bprice@serbinrealestate.com

Ron Raymond

Jane Darling

rob@serbinrealestate.com

ron@serbinrealestate.com

jane@darlingproperties.com

10-20-11

Simply Adorable Turn-key (furnishings included) cottage w/250’ shared (50’ private) Little Glen frontage. private dock, sandy beach. Ideal vacation spot or summer rental! Vintage knotty pine w/modern updates. Wrap-around deck w/ built-in seating. Detached garage. Currently enrolled in rental program. $425,000 MLS# 1729852

THE LEELANAU ENTERPRISE

STEVE MALESKI MAINTENANCE Lawn Services Docks & More

Thursday, October 20, 2011

COX’S PIANO SERVICE

231-271-6974

James L. Cox, RPT, M. MUS.

Provemont Maintenance House Checks • Opening & Closing Painting • Decks • Flooring Drywall Repair & Much More

Bill VerSnyder (insured) home: 271-4073 • cell: 231–357–2824

Registered Piano Technician, Piano Technicians Guild U.S. Army Band, Retired

Leelanau Painting Co. Licensed-Insured-references

231-360-1822

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

E. O. PECK MASONRY LICENSED & INSURED • • • • •

Basements Driveways Flatwork Fireplaces Stonework

(231) 228-6615 IN BUSINESS FOR 30 YEARS

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 “Peaceful Residential Senior Care in Beautiful Leelanau County” Licensed for 6 seniors. Large, clean rooms with private bath. Call us for a personal tour & availability.

J ON H EDGCOCK Master Electrician

License #62-08810 Serving Northport & Surrounding Communities for 25 years

Painting & Wallcovering, Inc. Residential & Commercial Owner Robert Novak 231-228-5800

Licensed & Insured Free Estimates

Complete Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, Water Softener & Generator Service & Installation

231-228-7663 wurmsresidence@yahoo.com

Tom Kalchik Enterprises

New Construction • Remodeling • SERVICE Residential 24 •HOUR EMERGENCY • Commercial • Factory Certified Technicians • New Construction • Remodeling • Residential EaEteEs • Commercial • Factory Certified Technicians FR m sti E es at FR stim

Licensed & Insured

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

For all your construction needs & handyman services. Remodeling, Garages, Decks Tile & Hardwood Flooring Painting, Drywall, Power Washing

Call: 231-360-9126 Free Estimates. References. Serving Leelanau & G.T. Co.

urphy asonry

Brick

Block

Stone

• Cultured Stone • Fireplaces • Foundations • Chimney Repair Curtis Murphy (231)271-0123 Licensed & Insured

www.murphymasonry.com

256.9019

Leelanau ree Service

Devette & Ford

Insurance Agency, Inc.

Glen Arbor • 334-3022

Licensed & Insured

222 W. MAIN, LAKE LEELANAU

Responsible Insurance, Responsive Agents

6669 W. Western Ave.

Excavating Complete Excavating Services Licensed & Insured 231/228-6898

SUTTONS BAY, MI

112 S. Main Street • Leland 49654

Home, Auto Life, Health, Business, Marine…

WEBER

Northern Star Construction, LLC

“Serving your automotive needs since 1933”

Serving Leelanau County Since 1919

Service Work & Repair Generator Installation New Construction

Accepting Students of All Levels & Ages

“Now Offering Drain Cleaning”

www.rodmoore-mechanical.com 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE

Plumbing & Hot Water Heat Licensed & Insured Boiler #314770 Master Plumber #8109453 5011 N. Swede Road Northport, MI 49670 tomkalchik@gmail.com (231) 432-0444

Interior Exterior Painting-Staining Drywall Repair Complete Deck Restoration

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LEELANAU PIANO STUDIO Nancy A. Skriba, NCTM 231.944.5130

NOVAK

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Trimming—View Trims Complete Removal Land & Lot Clearing Wood Chipping

Curt Lennerth

231.590.5919 NO JOB TOO SMALL OR TOO BIG.

Suttons Bay New Construction or Remodels

Fully Insured • Free Estimates Ask about our snow removal & seasoned fire wood

231.386.7079 231.357.3821

386-5338

JonHedgcock@Gmail.com 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

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

CRANE SERVICE

Commercial and Residential Lifting

233 E. Kasson Rd. Maple City

Licensed & Insured

Lee Miller Mortgage Loan Officer 231-922-5838 lee.miller@huntington.com Your Leelanau County Full Service Mortgage Lender.

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

New roofs - re-roofs Storm damage repairs Locally owned and operated Servicing Leelanau County and surrounding areas

231-922-5000

CONSTRUCTION

Licensed Builder • Custom Homes Remodeling • Additions • Decks • Roofing • Siding 231-645-5600 Steve Habegger

Junk Cars - Loose Metal- Tin - Appliances Mikeal Williams • 6315 E. Lincoln Rd. • Cedar, MI 49621

231-929-7378 231-313-0877

Wooden Furniture Repair Caning ❂ Veneer

Circle, Carbide, & Chain Saws

Dave DeNoyer

208 W. Louisa St., Lake Leelanau, MI

231.946.7214

AUTHORIZED GENERAC DEALER Never Feel Powerless™

GLEN LAKE ELECTRIC, INC 231.334.7488

AGENCY, INC. Personal, Business & Marine Insurance

231/271-3623

glenlk@localnet.com • Since 1971

LEELANAU LAND SURVEYING

POWERS PAINTING Interior & exterior repaint specialists

Painting • Staining Deck Cleaning & Sealing Pressure Washing Wallpaper Removal Drywall

For fast, personal service, call

231/256-7352 FRED LANHAM Licensed Contractor

Licensed • Insured

Excellent References

www.powerspainting.com

228-2140 • 632-9000

nderson ppliance s e r v i c e In Home Repair on all Makes & Models

228-5158

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

(231) 334-4463

Mark Mikowski

ELECTRICAL SERVICES COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL INDUSTRIAL WIRING

Generator Sales Emergency/standby power Installations & Upgrades

“Serving Leelanau County Exclusively” Since 1987

231-642-1718

Lakefront Specialist Sidewalks Patios Boulder Walls Outcropping Steps Versa-Lok Flagstone & Seawalls

10960 S. Shore Dr. Suttons Bay, MI 49682

(231) 271-3492

Over 28 years experience Hang • Finish • Texture Spray • STO Insured

Cell

brezacoust@yahoo.com 633-2400

231-835-0844

Firewood For Sale Seasoned, split and delivered. 231-386-7816

Seasoned Firewood

Insured * 231-256-2859

Business & Services

Brick & Flagstone ♦ Beach Restoration ♦ Hydroseeding ♦ Retaining Walls ♦ Seawalls ♦ Waterfalls ReLandscapeMyHome.com

(231) 267-9267

Julius Bunek Plumbing Heating Electrical AC, LLC Contracting & Service

Inside Storage Cars, RVs & Boats. Call B & L Rentals & Storage. 256-0179

Coco Sews 994-2020 Alterations, sewing, mending, repairs. Call Maralene Roush at 228-6248.

Tom Mastick, Bldr. Construction projects of any complexity. New Homes - Remodeling - Finish Carpentry. 386-5544.

Advertise your business in the

PLAMONDON Oil Co., Inc.

Miscellaneous For Sale Several Pond Sailboats. Large selection of paintings & prints. Aged fine California wines. 231-256-7120

Hair Salon Business For Sale 7 Chair Salon well established high traffic area in Traverse City Actively working now. Working & Retail Supplies Included. $15,000

Call 271-6872 7 am -10 pm

Leelanau Enterprise Business & Service Directory For as low as $3.84 a week Call for details 256-9827

Commercial For Lease/Rent Retail/Office Space 550 sq. ft., Suttons Bay. $650/mo. lease + util. hoot44@earthlink.net

BOB DOES WHAT? He’s a . . . • Handyman • Licensed Electrician • Repairman • Remodeler • Painter • Builder • Drywaller • Jack-of-all-Trades • Door Fixer • Garage Door Fixer • Window & Door Installer

Office Spaces 105 & 275 sq. ft in Suttons Bay. Use of conference room. Copier & fax use available. Larry L. Graves. 271-3721.

Storage BAHLE PROPERTIES

. . . kind of guy Get your Honey-DOO list together and CALL:

Self-Storage Units

386-7544

Bob Campbell

All Sizes Currently Avail.

The Yankee Craftsman

10 x 10 10 x 20 12.5 x 30

Northport, Michigan

Yard/Garage Sales Junk-In-The-Trunk

444444444444

Ready to burn. Split. Delivered. 231-386-7295

Business Opportunities

Sewing Wanted

256-9144 Shingles • Metal Low Slope Tear Off • Re-Roof Whole or Partial Jobs Residential • Commercial Licensed & Insured Free Estimates

Dock Removal Fall Clean Ups Lawn Mowing * Firewood General Maintenance Cottage Watch Snow Plowing

Expert Alterations Since 1980.

♦

Miscellaneous For Sale Will buy 1 Bold line & 2 Regular lines. Call Leelanau Enterprise 256-9827.

Steve Maleski Maintenance

228 6285

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Just $14.00!

Fall is Here!

General Contractor

Lake Leelanau

Len Allgaier 10707 S. Slope Drive • Elmwood

Raymond L. Bufka

Buyers of all scrap metal

RAY’S SAW SHARPENING 231-256-9862

Home Inspections

General Announcements

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Please call Rich

231-271-5800

Sale -Rent a Space-$20. Saturday at Chestnuts of Suttons Bay. 624-0775

Moving Sale 832 S Pit Road Lake Leelanau 1 mile up Schomberg Rd. from M-22

Oct. 14-15-16 9am-6pm Oct. 18-19-20 1pm-6pm Oct. 21-22-23 9am-6pm (All leftovers 1/2 price on Fri. & Sat., Oct. 22 & 23) All household items including: Dishes, furniture, bed, power tools, power washer, snow blower, grill, Christmas Decor & much more!!!

Too Much Stuff? Quick! Call Quick Storage 231-334-4135 Maple City Rd Just South of M-22

5-5-11

Thursday, October 20, 2011

929-8075

Oil Products

Huge Garage/Partial Estate SALE

Call Your Local Mortgage Expert

Serving All Of Leelanau County

Sat. & Sun., October 22 & 23 408 S. Grand Ave., Leland In a “last hurrah” before the next (Brrrr) season, come enjoy this GREAT SALE filled with quality, interesting, partial contents of a local cottage, a downstate home, an upstairs storage area, and a partial estate. There’s something for everyone, including: large set Woodard patio furniture; lots of kitchenware and lovely home decor items; furniture: sofabed, antique commode & rocker, dresser, chairs, bookcase, quilts, tables, lamps, mirrors, frames, nice children’s items: standing easel, toybox, toys, 2 vintage sleds; lots of excellent linens/pillows; TVs; variety of tools, tool boxes (one is FULL of vintage wood chisels, spokeshaves, etc., pressure washer, lg. dock box, Christmas decor incl. vintage creche figures, much more! Sale open from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Turn at the Early Bird, right at Grand Ave. to 408. Watch for signs. No early sales, please.

Bill Walters

.....since 1970

• Architectural Design • Licensed Builder

Additions/Subtractions o Garage-Studios o Homestead Specialist o Farmstead Restoration o Pergolas, Decks, Ramps o Re-roofing • Cottage Maintenance • Free Consultations o

Brian Duddles

Competitive Rates Fast Service In Leelanau County

326-4003

Cell: 231.342.5669

Family gene puddle in Leelanau since 1857

with Fuel Oil Gasoline & Diesel Fuel Motor Oil Printed Meter Receipts FUEL STORAGE TANKS

Budget Plan Available

One Call for All…

256-9261 Prompt, Dependable Service

Lake Leelanau

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Downtown S.B. 1 bdrm. apart. within walking distance to beach. $525 + util. 231-632-2847.

Marine

1980 40’ DeFever Trawler. Great condition! Two staterooms. Sleeps 4 comfortably. Located on West Coast near Ft. Myers. $59,000. 231-218-9920 or mho@charter.net

Apartment For Rent Lake Leelanau. $450 / month + utilities & security deposit. 231-256-0042.

Year Around Rental One bedroom. $500 / month + utilities and deposit. 231-271-6658. 10-13-11

Spend your winters in Florida on a great little yacht!

Looking for seasonal staff in our Mail Order Processing Center. Position is located in Empire, and has varied office tasks involved. Looking for highly motivated, organized, and flexible people to join our Holiday crew. Please visit www.cherryrepublic.com/employment

for more details.

Year Around Rental 2 bdrm. house on the Narrows in Lake Leelanau. Incl. W/D, cable TV, snow removal. Also has private dock for boat. $800/mo. 231-649-6714.

L Leeeella an na au u C Ch ha alleettss & & W Wa atteerrssp po orrttss

231-218-6888

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

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Year Round Rental PACKAGING FALL JOB FAIR

WINTERIZING

BOATS & JETSKIS

9-29-11

ALL MAKES OUTBOARDS/INBOARDS WEEKENDS SUTTONS BAY MARINE

231• 645 • 4623

Cherry Republic Warehouse in Empire is hosting a Fall Job Fair on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Candidates must be able to stand for long periods of time, lift 40 lbs., and be willing to work some nights and weekends. Please visit our website at for additional information, and to download an application.

10-13-11

www.cherryrepublic.com/employment

Real Estate Rentals

Fall Services

2 bdrm. duplex, garage. W/D hookup. Refs req. $550/mo. + sec. Inc. snow plowing & garbage. 228-6615.

Looking for a business?

Suttons Bay Studio

Need a phone number?

Large studio- 1 block to marina & beach. $490/mo. incl. util. 271-3950.

Go to

Vacation Rentals 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

NEW LISTING

LeelanauPages.com

NEW PRICE

judy@judylevin.com 71 Fourth St. Suttons Bay, MI

martincodepuy@centurytel.net www.glenlakerentals.com

(231) 218-7653 TEXT ME!

Certified, Insured, Secured Call today! (231)334-4556 www.glencraftmarina.com

Help Wanted Add To Your Income Perfect for the more exp. J & J Food Shop & Lake Leelanau BP looking for fill-in/part-time help. Ask for Jeff.

Recently remodeled 3 bd., 5 mi. N. of Cedar on French Rd. Avail. mid-Oct. $600. 314-225-9736 314-862-9806.

3 BR Winter Rental 2 BA. Furnished newer home near Glen Arbor. $800 + util. 231-334-3902

For Rent Village of Empire 3 bedroom, two bath, furnished, attached two car garage, walk to town. Available now through May 31st. Ref. req. $1,000/mo. + sec. deposit.

Ask for John, The Martin Company 231-334-7000

Harold’s Haven Now Booking Summer 2012

OUTSTANDING!

on North Lake Leelanau

“High Waters” 3 Br 2 ba $2000 weekly. www.vrbo.com/171338

“Little Dipper” 1 Bedroom 1 ba $1000 weekly. www.vrbo.com/172706

231-256-7203

3 BD/ 2 BA, 1400 sf, 1400sf unfinished basement. Vaulted ceilings, open floor plan, Wooded neighborhood near Golf Courses.

$157,900 MLS# 1729277

9-22-11

9-1-11

Boat storage Inside/outside/rack Pick up and delivery Winterization Shrink wrap Off-season boat consignment

10-20-11

Farmhouse For Rent

Spotless Home! On 20 acres includes 9.8 conservancy land. 3BD/ 2.5 BA, 2400 sf. 40x60 pole barn. Horses will love it! $414,900 MLS# 1723302

Yacht Club Condo! 3 BD/ 3 BA. 1850 sf. Direct waterfront on the Bay. Sunrise, swimming pool, tennis courts, club house. $439,000 MLS# 1722707

Jefferson Hills in Suttons Bay. On-topof-world! Gorgeous Bay Views. Perfect to build walk out lower level. $199,900 MLS# 1718174

Must SEE this ! Beautiful & quiet parcel in Cherry Homes. Access to Bay waterfront, 4 beaches, playground, clubhouse. $12,500 MLS# 1713147

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Historic flavor, Modern perks • Meticulously finished, artisanal detail • Imaginative design, energy efficient • 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, full basement • 24’ ceiling in front room, loft den • 9’ ceilings for big-house ambiance • Blocks to amenities, Lk. Mich. beach

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The Perfect Blend of Woods & Water Beth Burrelsman

803 W. Front St. Suite A Traverse City, MI 49684 www.BuyInLeelanau.com

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Greater Grand Traverse 534 E. Front Street Traverse City, MI 49686 8-27.269302

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www. O l te r s d o r f. c o m

Land contract possible. Call Tom @(231) 649-6797

SLEEPING BEAR BAY

LI NE ST W IN G P NE R W IC E

231-883-2015 (cell) bethannb@kw.com

Asking $495,000

#1723116

Call Christine Stapleton 231-326-4000 or 888-313-3990 www.cdstapleton.com

• Water view lots • Dock & hoist privileges • Community building • Shared access • Groomed trails & open space

On N Lk Leelanau awaits your Signature Home Design. Over 1-ac. with 125’ hard-sand bottom frontage. Alt Septic app’d.

8-11-11

1800 Sq. Ft. Garage Workshop & Buildings $279,900

Search ALL Area Listings

New Neighborhood Village of EMPIRE

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

Solid 2 Bedroom Home 15 Acres of Opportunity

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(231) 271-7777

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 $895,000 MLS# 1726340

Contemporary home with 23’ Sleeping Bear Bay frontage. Open floor plan. Excellent rental history. Walk to Glen Arbor.

MLS# 1726338 $1,195,000 (BOTH)

$450,000

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300’ on Little Glen

3 acres; 4,000 sq. ft. home (approx) $2.25 million. Call 615-758-8319.

MLS#1713453

2208 N West-Bay Shore Dr, Suttons Bay

This contemporary cedar sided year round home offers a living/dining area with two story cathedral ceilings, 1823+ sq ft of finished living area, a main floor master bedroom suite, waterside year round sun room, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 ceramic tiled baths, basement, oversized 2 car attached garage, large waterside decks and 100’ of direct frontage on West Grand Traverse Bay! Tranquil very private waterfront setting with English gardens creates an additional outdoor recreational space! $410,000

Enjoy panoramic views of Suttons Bay and Stony Point Peninsula from this year round direct water front home featuring 2 main floor bedrooms and baths (private master suite), open kitchen/dining/living room with bay views and a fireplace, large waterside wrap around deck, a partially finished walkout lower level with a 3rd bedroom and 2nd fireplace, newer high efficiency furnace, air conditioning and a long 2 car garage on a very deep lot! Only 3 miles from downtown Suttons Bay! $315,000

Dan Matthies Peninsula Properties, Inc. 231-256-9942 or dlmatthies@aol.com

231 334-7656 midisher@yahoo.com www.shannonrealtyglenarbor.com

Big Glen Lake

Denise Branch, Broker (231)590-7994 Cell Sheri Sutherland, Sales Assoc. (231)620-9338 Cell www.LeelanauProperty.com

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118 W. Main Street P.O. Box 655 Northport, MI 49670 (231) 386-5403 Office (231) 386-7093 Fax

We do everything the big names do, but with small town friendliness and efficiency!

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Wonderful 3 bdrm, 2 bath Lindal Cedar home with 87 ft. of Stoney Point frontage in Suttons Bay (1727207) $385,000

Hardwoods Buildable

(1/2 mi north of Leland off M-22)

www.appraisalsbysheridan.com

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9 TRILLIUM

165’ x 165’ Lot

Michael L. Sheridan, SRA Senior Residential Appraiser. Appraisal Institute. State Certified General Appraiser.

N orthern Leelanau

$79,900

Beautiful Leland Lot

Real Estate Appraisal & Consultation

Peaceful, secluded Tamarack Cove - Big Glen’s sheltered northeast shore. 1,474 sq. ft., family home gazes over tranquil turquoise waters. 3 bdrms., 1½ baths, spacious living/dining/kitchen area w/wonderful split stone natural fireplace. Large 26’ x 14’ lakeside deck. Incomparable sandy beach & lake bottom. 2 platted lots 4 & 4A. Private, rarely offered location. #1730242 $1,400,000

P.O. Box 34 Leland, MI 49654

231.271.5691

THE NORTHPORT

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 10-20-11

1027 S Nanagosa Trail, Suttons Bay

MLS# 1728901

SHANNON REALTY, INC

Vineyard & Winery Properties 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.

$249,900

Walk to Glen Lake Schools from this quaint dwelling, located on 8+ wood acres

10-20-11

Sugar Loaf Area Contemporary home overlooking Sugar Loaf “The Old Course” golf course. Open floor plan. Close to Good Harbor Bay & National Park

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Please call Pam DePuy 231/334-7000 office 231/590-1351 cell martincodepuy@centurytel.net www.martinrealestate.com

CONSTRUCTION L.L.C. Empire — Traverse City

(231) 933-1599

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Arts Tavern Glen Arbor

334-3754

Blu 5705 Lake Street, Glen Arbor

334-2530

Bluebird Restaurant Leland

256-9081 Glen Arbor - Fabulous custom home at The Homestead on the ski hill/golf course. 6 bdrm., 3 Â˝ bath, 3,500 sq. ft. home offers main level master suite, hardwood floors, natural stone fireplace, 3 season porch & private deck; plus a separate 1 or 2 bdrm. apt. Terrific location to all area amenities. Virtual tour. #1716241 Newer Price: $499,000

228-7445 Fishtown, Leland

256-9834 6-16-11

Funistrada 334-3900

Please Call: John Martin 231/590-3770 cell 231/334-7000 office martinco@centurytel.net www.martinrealestate.com

Good Harbor Grill Western Avenue, Glen Arbor

334-3555

231-947-9800

231-264-6604

231-334-6116

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

THE LEELANAU ENTERPRISE

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COMPLETELY RENOVATED FARMHOUSE, 3 BR, 2 BA, 2000 sq. ft., country kit. layout, formal dining rm., spacious living & family rm’s., den/office, built-ins thru-out, gorgeous master BR., classic barn & numerous outbuildings, open pastures & hardwoods, 3 car gar. w/ above storage. $239,000. (1728289)

GREAT PLACE TO START OUT IN LEELANAU CO., 3 BR, 2.75 BA, 1830 sq. ft., main floor offers open floor plan with cathedral ceilings, spacious master suite w/private bath, finished w/o L/L, heated work shop, central a/c, 1.5 acre wooded setting w/views of West Bay, quite Cul-de-sac St., $239,900. (1723531) 10-20-11

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Little Glen Lake

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South shore - 8018 W. Latter Dr. Floor to cathedral ceiling windows capture lovely views of Alligator Hill from the great room, kitchen/dining room, master bdrm. suite & spacious deck. 3,200 sq. ft., 4 bdrms., 2½ baths. Welcoming, fresh interior features hardwood floors, tile, solid wood doors & trim. Private location. #1721158 New price: $895,000

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The Leelanau Enterprise 7200 E. Duck Lake Rd., Lake Leelanau, MI 49653

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EMPIRE TOWNSHIP VERY CLOSE TO THE NATIONAL PARK... away from it all! This 10 acre, heavily wooded parcel is perfect for someone looking for an “Up North”-styled property. A portion already cleared for a new home w/walkout. Beautiful trees & gentle rolling terrain make this a perfect location for wildlife enthusiasts. $75,000. Please call Jeff Rabidoux. (1719862)

GLEN ARBOR CENTER CORNER OFFICE located between Glen Arbor Township hall & Western Ave. Grill. Immediate possession. $700/month + utilities, & percentage of C.A.M., which includes snow removal; parking lot mtce.; trash & common area janitorial. Extra costs will average about $120 per month. Please call John Martin. (1730963)

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P.O. Box 7, 6400 Western Ave. Glen Arbor, MI 49636

MILLER HILLS ESTATES DELIGHTFUL, NEWER HOME on 3 acres minutes from Glen Arbor, Glen Lake access & Lake MI beaches. Beautifully maintained interior features granite counter tops, birch floors & cherry cabinets. Large, finished basement plumbed for a wet bar. The airy sunroom, spacious wrap around deck, newer stone patio & walkway, 24’x24’ garage & mowed fire pit complete the total package! Virtual tour. $349,000. Please call Pam DePuy. (1720390)

BIG GLEN - BURDICKVILLE SANDY BEACH, SUNSETS. Custom cedar sided, 2,600 sq. ft. vaulted great room w/stone fireplace, lakeside porch, boathouse at water’s edge. 3 bedrooms; 2.5 baths with an indoor “endless pool”, forced air, Natural gas, back-up electric & central air. Virtual tour. $1,295,000. Please call John Martin. (1726966) GLEN LAKE HIGHLANDS FIVE 10 ACRE PARCELS some w/distant views of Glen Lake & S. Manitou Island. Countryside vistas looking down Burdickville Valley. Reasonable covenants to protect your investment. Parcel #1 is $99,600. Parcels #3 - 6 are $125,000 each. Please call David DesAutels for more information.

E. TRAVERSE HWY. 37 VACANT ACRES only 6 miles from Traverse City! Rolling pines forest w/ some open areas. Horse ranch or farm possible. 10 acre splits possible w/ Township approval - but seller prefers to sell as one parcel. $189,900. Please call David DesAutels. (1719861)

BROOK HILL COTTAGES JUST 3 STEPS DOWN from the parking lot make this quarter-share residence very unique...all the views without all the stairs! Beautifully furnished one bedroom residence w/jetted tub & separate shower & sink in the bathroom. Cathedral ceilings & plenty of windows provide wonderful light; while the fireplace enhances the warmth of the residence in the cooler seasons! Spectacular views of Lake MI, from both the living & dining rooms & deck! Efficient galley kitchen with a breakfast bar. $99,950. Please call Jeff Rabidoux. (1729970) GLEN FOREST HARDWOOD BUILDING site on 2.67 acres in a small development which features underground utilities, paved road, rolling topography, & proximity to thousands of acres in the National Lakeshore. $34,500. Please call David DesAutels. (1730350)

LITTLE GLEN LAKE IDYLLIC SETTING - 206’ on north shore. Historic farm house circa 1900, 3,332 sq. ft., 4 bdrm., 3½ baths updated in 1993. Expansive family compound: 3 car garage w/700 sq. ft. unfinished 2nd floor, 12’x30’ lakeside deck w/hot tub & 300 sq. ft. gardening studio. Main home & garage w/103’ listed for $995,000 & beach cottage w/103’ listed for $749,000. Endless possibilities. Virtual tour. $1,495,000. Please call Pam DePuy. (1719846)

GLEN ARBOR RARE WOODED - VIEW LOT & spacious 1,468 sq. ft., 3 bedroom, 2 bath home in Glen Arbor. With low maintenance lawn & exterior. Enjoy the large family room-sized screened porch looking out to woods in conservancy into perpetuity. Close to all Glen Arbor amenities. $329,000. Please call David DesAutels. (1729783) W. BURDICKVILLE RD WOODED 4.99 ACRES off Burdickville Rd. Residential zoning allows 4 building sites. Walk to Big Glen Lake public access, & Burdickville Market, LaBécasse & Funistrada Restaurants. $119,000. Please call Pam DePuy. (1705658)

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“You’ll feel right at home.”

NEAR GLEN ARBOR WOODED BUILDING SITE near National Lakeshore land & Alligator Hill. Great depth. Big trees. Close to Glen Arbor. $175,000. Please call John Martin for more information. (1728143)

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