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2007 District Basketball & Volleyball schedules

Girls Volleyball In the Class D District Draw for volleyball, Leland will play Northport in first round action starting @ 11 AM this Saturday (March 3rd). Championship match will be after the first game with the winner playing TC Christian for the District Crown. In Class C at Kalkaska, Suttons Bay faces Kalkaska in the […]

Leelanau Players present Almanac of the North

The Leelanau Players present “Almanac of the North”, adapted for the stage and directed by Scott Craig. The play contains scenes selected from the works of such noted Michigan authors as Ernest Hemingway, Bruce Catton, Jim Harrison, Lynne Rae Perkins, Kathleen Stocking and Anne-Marie Oomen, interspersed with musical numbers based on northern Michigan themes coordinated […]

Snow Day!

Nearly a foot of snow has closed Leelanau and Traverse area schools this morning. Here’s hoping that all you kids get a chance to play in the snow today … and how cool is it that Michigan kids get these random holidays through the winter? Photo credit: Snow Day by Andy McFarlane

Northport Promise web site launched

The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that the web site for the Northport Promise, a pledge to pay college tuition for students who graduate from Northport Public School and attend any public post-secondary school in Michigan, is now online. Donations to the Northport Promise are being accepted by the Leelanau Township Community Foundation. Read Northport Promise […]

Nonprofits: Tell Your Stories!

Experts in outreach, communications, and media relations from the Chicago-based Community Media Workshop will be at the Hagerty Center next Thursday & Friday (Mar 1-2) to present two days of training on how to tell your stories to provide better programs and strengthen your nonprofit group. The two days feature chances to meet one-on-one with […]

Kaleidoscope: Saturday Art Classes at the GAAA

The Glen Arbor Art Association invites students in grades 7-12 to register for Saturday art classes. Kaleidoscope is designed for students who enjoy making art and want an opportunity to expand their artistic skills. Cost for a four week block is $20 or $6 per session and all supplies are included. Limited to 10 students […]

More Sugar Loaf news, some of it even good

This week’s Enterprise reports on a new wrinkle in the already wrinkled tapestry that is Sugar Loaf. Cleveland Township resident and former planning commission chairman Charles J. Ryant Jr. has announced his intention to circulate a petition for a referendum on a zoning ordinance amendment that the Township Board adopted to streamline the Planned Unit […]