Leelanau Almanac for the Week of February 26 – March 4, 2009
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News from the Week
This week saw the return of Sugar Loaf to the news with a report that Leelanau County is seeking stuimulus money to facilitate the resort’s redevelopment (Jason has nothing on the Loaf!). Other stories from the week included Gen Netxt, a new group for young professionals in Leelanau County (is it 4 U?), unfavorable reactions at plans to combine MSU Extension & Hort Research Station budgets and then slash them (agriculture is a bright spot, so the state of Michigan will try and kill innovation), a photo of the Glen Haven Canning Co., and the 2009 Boys & Girls Basketball District Tournaments (boys start next week).
The Week’s Weather
The week’s weather featured more sun than most weeks in July … though the subzero temps meant nobody was fooled!
February 26, 2009: Sunny & 30s with evening rain & snow (36/28)
February 27, 2009: Mostly cloudy, windy, light snow & low 20s (26/4)
February 28, 2009: Sunny & teens (18/-7)
March 1, 2009: Sunny & teens (16/1)
March 2, 2009: Sunny & low teens (13/-9)
March 3, 2009: Sunny & low 20s – a beautiful day that looked like this (26/-7)
March 4, 2009: Mostly sunny & 30s (39/3)
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A little Leelanau tie-in with the Obama administration is Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, who is expected to be confirmed as secretary of health and human services.
The Governor is said to have a “wonkish understanding of health policy” and is the daughter of former Ohio governor, John Gilligan. The family has had a summer home in Leelanau for years and are darn nice folks.
Congratulations to Kathleen & the Gilligan family.
Girls District BB will start tonight at Northport. Leland plays Wednesday @ 7:30 vs winner with finals on Friday March 6th. I can’t find info on Suttons Bay and Glen Lake’s district – all I know is that they play in Kingsley!
Details coming tomorrow on the rest of Districts.