5 YEARS AGO June 13, 2019
The dreams of a 5-year-old Traverse City girl will come true next week, thanks to two unselfish men. Sawyer Groleau and her mother, Lisa, will attend a special pre-release premiere of “Toy Story 4 “next Thursday at the Bay Community Theatre where actor and comedian Tim Allen will appear. Allen is the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the animated film which opens nationally a day later on June 21. *** Glen Lake Superintendent Sander Scott and the Board of Education are parting ways. Scott and district leaders agreed, in the process of his annual employment evaluation Monday night, that it was in the best interest of the district to work toward a “separation agreement.” “(Monday) night, as we neared the end of my regularly scheduled and annual evaluation, it became obvious to the board and me that the district might be better served by entering into a separation agreement between myself and the district as outlined in the contract,” Scott said. “I am fully supportive of this and am a willing participant in stepping away for the health of the district.
10 YEARS AGO June 12, 2014
Commissioners are contemplating a rare move for a Michigan county — voluntarily reducing the county’s General Fund millage rate. “To my knowledge, I’m not aware of this situation in any other county,” said county administrator Chet Janik. He was speaking Tuesday after the executive committee meeting of the County Board of Commissioners. Earlier, commissioner Will Bunek broke from what had been a rubberstamp procedure by calling for a property tax rate reduction. *** After Northport Village administrator coordinator Greg King walked out of his third meeting out of frustration, he figured it was time to retire. King last week announced his retirement as of March 30, 2015 — his 66th birthday. “I have been thinking about retiring for a while now,” said King, an Ohio native who made his announcement official last Thursday during the Northport Village Council meeting at the Leelanau Township fire hall. *** The newest section of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail opened a little earlier than expected — good news for those who enjoy hiking, biking or just taking in the outdoors. “The trail is fantastic,” said Tom Ulrich, deputy superintendent of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. “We’ve had a great response already from people who’ve ridden it or walked it. “People have said it’s beautiful, perhaps even more beautiful than the first section.”
25 YEARS AGO June 17, 1999
The Grand Traverse Band’s “Bingo Palace” closed, and will be used for tribal government office space. “Bingo just hasn’t been making any money for us for a long time,” tribal chairman George Bennett said. *** The Suttons Bay Rotary Club, in an effort to promote cherries, produced a 15-minute video touting the tart cherry and its healthful properties. The hope is to interest breakfast cereal companies and large-scale bakeries to raise the demand for fruit. The goal is to keep orchards producing so that growers don’t sell their land to developers due to glut markets the last several years. *** Cynthi L. McDonnell, accused of first-degree murder in the New Year’s Eve death of her husband, waived her right to a preliminary hearing and was bound over to Circuit Court. A plea bargain may be a possibility.
50 YEARS AGO June 13, 1974
Attorney Betty Weaver of Glen Arbor has announced her candidacy for Leelanau County Probate Judge in the Primary Election for this non-partisan office to be held August 6. Attorney Weaver has been an attorney since 1965, and has been involved in youth, church and zoning work as well as the practice of law in Leelanau County. *** The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners Tuesday went on record as supporting a resolution recently adopted by the Elmwood Township Board asking that the city of Traverse City abandon its use of the former Burke Coal Dock property for receiving, loading, storage and handling of coal used by Traverse City power plant.
75 YEARS AGO June 10, 1948
Warren Sodegren, Suttons Bay’s ace catcher, reported Sunday for duty with the New York Yankees on their class C farm in Newark, Ohio. Sodegren’s ability behind the plate was well known to big league scouts. He tried out with the Yankees last September, and with the Detroit Tigers this spring, made the grade with both clubs, then waited to see which would call him first. *** Captain Tracy Grosvenor put his island mailboat, the John R., back in the water Monday morning after a hurry-up paint job over the week-end and carried the mail to North and South Manitou without missing a trip. All Leland’s fishtown aided in the task ... or looked on.
100 YEARS AGO June 12, 1924
LOST: Between Herman Alpers and Provemont a sheep skin lined coat.’ Finder please return to Mr. Alpera or Leelanau Enterprise and receive reward. *** The following summer guests have arrived to spend a few months at their cottages: Mr. H. Starr and Mr. George Gaston and family of Indianapolis and Mr. and Mrs. Potter of Indianapolis. *** M. and Mrs. Chas. Erickson of Good Harbor are the proud parents of a fine pair of twins (boy and girl) born last evening. Congratulations.
