Last night the moon was full over the river. Some small dog was barking. Far away an ambulance wailed through the night with a sound like wolves. Under my window, people were saying goodbye after a late party. And then finally the moon went down, the town was dark, and all I could hear was the soft sibilance of the current in the black and gleaming and moving waters of the river.
Reader's Forum: America: A Prophecy
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First Lady’s Final Words
After she strongly suggested that her husband run for governor, Sue Snyder sort of sat back to watch what would happen never thinking that eventually she would find her own voice as First Lady of Michigan.
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Housing needed, not ‘teaching hotel’
To the editor:
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Opt out Empire
To the editor:
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What went wrong with county projects?
It’s the time of year for top 10 lists and Leelanau County is no exception. The Enterprise’s list of “top ten stories” for 2018 appears this week, with the sale of the county weekly making No. 5.
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Volunteers make Leelanau special
Will 2018 be remembered as the year of the volunteer?
In Leelanau County, that would be quite an accomplishment. For years, volunteer armies equipped with private donations have made huge impacts on our quality of life.
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Coming Events
Organizations wishing to have their public events listed in this calendar can email Amy Hubbell at amy@leelanaunews.com or call The Enterprise, 256-9827, before 5 p.m. Friday.
TODAY
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County Dates
Get Outdoors
Now that we have snow it’s time to get out and enjoy it! There’s an open house Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. to show off the 7-mile trail system at Leelanau State Park.
Reduce, reuse, recycle
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Public Notices For Leelanau County
Michigan law requires local governments to inform their citizenry through public notices published in newspapers of record for their communities. These notices provide residents with an easy path for following the work of their elected officials. Public notices for Leelanau County can also be accessed online at Leelanaunews.com.
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Belanger Services Set
Geraldine M. Belanger Lake Leelanau, died Dec. 29, 2018 in Traverse City.
She was 93.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Martinson Funeral Home of Suttons Bay, with a rosary at 7 p.m.
A funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5 with visitation at 9 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church of Lake Leelanau.
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Daniel F. Brzezinski
CEDAR – Daniel “Danny” Francis Brzezinski, 81, of Cedar, passed away on Monday, Dec. 24, 2018 at Grand Traverse Pavilions surrounded by his loving family.
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BETTY D. MAYNARD
TRAVERSE CITY – Betty Deane Maynard, 98, of Traverse City, passed away Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018 in Traverse City.
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Harold L. McGlothlin
A graveside service will be announced next summer for Harold L. McGlothlin of Elmwood Township who died Dec. 24.
He was 91.
Harold was born Nov. 22, 1927 in Flint, the son of Chester Lee and Vera (DeViney) McGlothlin. The family moved to Saginaw where Harold grew up, graduating from Arthur Hill High School.
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Storm ushers in new year
[img_assist|nid=216546|title=|desc= GEORGE WELLMAN of Centerville Township moves some of the layer of snow that fell over the weekend. Wellman’s effort was short-lived as the first significant snowfall of the season fell on New Year’s Eve, dropping eight or more inches of heavy snow.
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Local groups share windfall
[img_assist|nid=216544|title=|desc= DISCOVERY PIER in Greilickville, the Leelanau Trail, and other local nonprofit organizations will benefit from more than $2.16 million in state funding announced this week.
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Top three stories for 2018
We can’t remember how long it’s been since elections were at the top of the Leelanau Enterprise“top ten” list of stories – especially in a mid-term election year with no presidential candidates on the ballot.
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CHILDREN, PARENTS, grandparents and caregivers rang in the new year Monday with their own ‘ball drop’ at noon at the Great Lakes Children’s Museum in Elmwood Township.
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Montessori move-in
Children, families and staff from Leelanau Montessori Charter School Academy began 2019 by moving from leased space in Suttons Bay to a new facility — all their own — in Lake Leelanau.
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Scott to speak
Leelanau County photographer Ken Scott will be the featured speaker at the next Talk About Art program, Jan. 20, at the Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC).
Scott, a self-taught photographer, will discuss capturing images in the region in winter, and the spectacular ice caves that formed on Lake Michigan in 2014.
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