5 YEARS AGO September 12, 2019
The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners is considering filing a complaint with the Michigan Attorney General to identify and prosecute individuals who may have violated state laws by blocking state and county roadways without proper authority during a bicycle race on Aug. 25 as part of an Ironman 70.3 event. At its regular monthly executive meeting Tuesday morning, the county board agreed in a 7-0 vote to seek a legal review of a draft resolution the board may adopt next Tuesday evening calling for prosecution of “those who authorized or performed the closure” of state and local rights-of way affecting Leelanau County during the Ironman event. *** Fourth-generation farmer Alan Skeba would rather look at cherry trees from his porch, but he grew tired of losing money to produce a crop that not enough people wanted. “Those days were tough,” said Skeba, reflecting on a decision made in the spring to pull 28 acres of tart and sweet cherries from land his grandfather bought in 1914. “And even through cherry harvest I had a tough time going up there because that’s all I’ve done.
10 YEARS AGO September 11, 2014
A torrent of rain that pounded parts of Leelanau County for 12 hours washed out roads, played havoc with computers and sent Lake Leelanau flowing over its banks. Overnight rainfall totals varied from 1.73 inches in Northport to more than six inches in a localized area south of M-204 between Lake Leelanau and Suttons Bay. Storms started blowing over the county about dinner time last Thursday, and continued through about 8 a.m. Friday. *** Greg King planned to step down next year as the administrative coordinator and zoning administrator for the Northport Village. Health issues and the ever-changing political climate altered his retirement plans. Last week, King turned in his resignation. “Politics is pretty thick in Northport right now,” said the 65-year-old King, who resigned abruptly on Sept. 3. “The best thing to happen for the village was for me to leave early.” *** A Leelanau County icon has died, leaving only good memories — as well as hundreds of descendants — in his wake. Glen Noonan, 87, died at home Tuesday evening. Noonan was known as a kind and gentle man who loved God and was always grateful for what he had been given in life. And while he accomplished a lot, he remained modest to the end. Noonan, patriarch to the largest farming operation in the county, was the longest serving road commissioner in the state of Michigan.
25 YEARS AGO September 16, 1999
Two county public schools may receive good financial news in coming weeks as enrollment appears larger than projected. Northport and Glen Lake schools have reported much higher than expected enrollments. Extra state aid may benefit the schools. *** The preferred site for the new county facilities located near Lake Leelanau has no access to 40 of its 46 acres. County administrator John L. McCurtain presented commissioners with a checklist of items that need to be addressed to further pursue the property. *** There has been some confusion between “baiting” and “feeding” deer. Deer “baiting” used by hunters to attract deer, will be allowed from Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 in all but northeast Michigan. The Natural Resources Commission is clamping down on recreational and supplemental feeding of deer.
50 YEARS AGO September 12, 1974
An intense drive to get out the 18-year old vote and overall success in getting a large voter turnout did the trick for Suttons Bay Public Schools in its fourth and this time — successful attempt Monday to get voter approval of its request for 15 mills. The operational millage request was approved by a 652 yes to 444 no votes, a record turnout of voters in the Suttons Bay District. *** Dalton Cup was captured by Northport which barely edged out Lake Leelanau Sunday 10-9 in a Leelanau County Baseball League game played at Leland’s Hancock Field, in an upset victory over the season’s undefeated League Champion Lake Leelanau team. Credited with the victory was winning pitcher Dale Horn. Northport’s player- coach, who struck out three and walked seven, gave up a total of 11 hits in the slugfest game as compared with only 8 hits allowed by two Lake Leelanau pitchers.
75 YEARS AGO September 9, 1948
Vandalism in the county reached a new low over the Labor Day weekend when unknown persons entered Suttons Bay’s new 60 passenger International school bus and with razor blades or sharp pocket knives slashed the leather upholstery on the seats to ribbons. The busses were parked behind Herman Fischer’s garage, and it was he who discovered the damage early Tuesday morning when he boarded the bus to pick up the first load of youngsters. *** Two representatives each from Bingham and Suttons Bay townships and the village of Suttons Bay met Wednesday with Supervisor B. J. Miller to draw up a final contract for new fire equipment to be bought by the townships and maintained by the village. A committee, headed by Kenneth Hoyt, appeared before a joint session of the township boards Monday-and recommended that they buy a two and onehalf ton Dodge truck with a three ton motor from Leelanau Auto Company.
100 YEARS AGO September 11, 1924
The marriage of Mrs. Sarah Wilson Floyd and Mr. James T. Barrett of Indianapolis Ind. took place last Saturday at the residence of W. C. Nelson. Justice Nelson officiating. *** AD: CLINTON L. DAYTON Attorney and Counselor at Law Traverse City, Mich. Does general law business, contracts, deeds, mortgages, wills and all other legal documents carefully and correctly drawn. Titles to real estate examined and perfected. Collections promptly attended to.
