The Record-Eagle reports that Tendercare, Inc. will open their new long-term care facility in Suttons Bay today. The 62 residents at Tendercare's Northport location will be moved to the new 72-bed center next to the Suttons Bay school. All employees from Northport will be moving to the new location and Parkside Management Services is developing Northport Highlands, a senior housing complex at the Leelanau Memorial site. That project will include a mix of independent and assisted living and is expected to open in 2007.
Read Tendercare moves to new location Monday in the Traverse City Record-Eagle and/or visit the Tendercare web site.
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that efforts to preserve Fishtown got a major boost in the form of a half-million dollar donation from the foundation of fundraising total to $1,227,000 (and halfway to the Dec 31 goal of $2.5 million).
Read Foundation donates $500K to help preserve Fishtown in the Record-Eagle and/or visit the Fishtown Preservation Society web site.
Photo credit: Janice Sue - Photo by Keith Burnham
The Enterprise reports that an idea to close Northport High School in three years and send all 9th through 12th grade students to Leland or Suttons Bay for courses was presented at last week’s meeting of the county collaboration steering committee. The school district’s largest class of 21 students will graduate next spring. The entire high school student body numbers 57 for an average class size of just over 14.
Read High school could close under 'idea' in the Leelanau Enterprise.
News from the Week
The week's top story was a Leelanau Enterprise report that the executive committee of the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners would consider a recommendation from the county’s Solid Waste Council to approve imposition of a $29 per-household fee in the seven townships where voters approved the surcharge and ask for a voluntary payment of the fee from residents of the townships that rejected the measure. According to this week's paper, it sounds as if this plan is moving forward. We also link to an interesting feature on Leelanau Independent Women for Democratic Action (LIWDA), a non-partisan, progressive, political action group.
The Week's Weather
We've had a lot of rain over the last week, and temps have been none too warm.
September 7, 2006: Mostly sunny & upper 70s (80Ëš/55Ëš)
September 8, 2006: Cloudy, rain & 70s (78Ëš/55Ëš)
September 9, 2006: Mostly cloudy, some rain & low 60s (62Ëš/48Ëš)
September 10, 2006: Partly cloudy & low 60s (64Ëš/37Ëš)
September 11, 2006: Mostly cloudy & low 60s (64Ëš/50Ëš)
September 12, 2006: Mostly cloudy, scattered showers & low 60s (62Ëš/53Ëš)
September 13, 2006: Cloudy, rain & upper 50s (60Ëš/53Ëš)
Click for the Leelanau News Archive for September 8-14, 2005.
The Glen Arbor Sun has an interesting feature on Leelanau Independent Women for Democratic Action (LIWDA), a non-partisan, progressive, political action group.
Co-founder Celeste Crouch said "This little group we had, the four of us, we decided to take our discontentment and turn it into positive energy. We created a forum and a way for (women) to get involved and make a difference."
Read more at the Glen Arbor Sun!
The Leelanau Enterprise reports that the executive committee of the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners will consider a recommendation from the county’s Solid Waste Council to approve imposition of a $29 per-household fee in the seven townships where voters approved the surcharge and ask for a voluntary payment of the fee from residents of the townships that rejected the measure.
I got a chuckle from this too:
Solid Waste Council chairman Bill Perkins noted that he had been criticized by an opponent of the county's proposed recycling fee by suggesting that those who take their recyclables to Grand Traverse County or anywhere they have not paid for recycling services were like "shoplifters."
"Actually, I checked with the county prosecutor's office, and 'shoplifting' is not the correct term - so I apologize," Perkins said. "The correct term, I am told, is 'larceny by conversion.'"
Read Recycling fee plan may be salvaged in the Leelanau Enterprise. Photo credit: Before Recycling by Ed Karjala.
Sleeping Bear Dunes, photo by Derek Graham
The 2006 Tour de Leelanau will be held next Saturday (Sep 16). The Tour de Leelanau is a point to point open road race for the top professional and amateur cyclists in the Midwest. The men's course is just over 100 miles long and starts in Leland at 10 AM. The women's race starts at the Homestead at 11:30 and is 66 miles.
You can get much, much more information at the Tour de Leelanau website and see more photos by Derek (and others) of Michigan's most scenic bicycle race by searching Tour de Leelanau on Flickr.
The above photo of clouds over Leelanau School is by Mark O'Brien and is one of many images available for purchase as a photocard or print. Visit Mark's catalog!
The Week's Weather
We saw a good deal of sun last week with temps in the 70s. Labor Day weekend was gorgeous! Lake Michigan is getting colder but there's still brave folks swimming there. We're seeing the first turnings of the trees, so colder weather is probably not far off.
There wasn't much to speak of in the way of news.
September 1, 2006: Mostly sunny & 70s (75Ëš/48Ëš)
September 2, 2006: Mostly sunny & upper 70s (77Ëš/48Ëš)
September 3, 2006: Mostly sunny & low 70s (73Ëš/50Ëš)
September 4, 2006: Mostly sunny & 70s (75Ëš/57Ëš)
September 5, 2006: Mostly sunny & upper 70s (78Ëš/55Ëš)
September 6, 2006: Mostly cloudy & low 70s (73Ëš/53Ëš)
Click for the Leelanau news archive from September 1st - September 7th, 2005!
The annual Festival of the Senses will be held September 14-24, 2006 across the Leelanau and Grand Traverse region. It features artistic, athletic, culinary and cultural events including symphony concerts, art exhibitions and gourmet meals. Highlights include:
Lily, photo by Andrew McFarlane
The Leelanau Almanac (and blog ... and blogger) took a vacation to the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. As a result, no news or weather was recorded. Temps were generally in the upper 70s, there was a good deal of sun, some rain and it was breezy at times.
