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 opening game at 10 AM.
Boys Basketball
District play for Boys Basketball will start Monday March 5th at Leland with Leland taking on Northport @ 7 PM. On Wednesday St Mary’s and TC Christian will play and Friday will be the championship game @ 7 pm.
In Class C action at Kalkaska, Suttons Bay faces Kingsley at 6 PM on March 5 and Glen Lake follows at 8 PM vs Kalkaska. If victorious, Suttons Bay would face Traverse City-St Francis and Glen Lake, Forest Area on Wednesday with finals Friday.
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 by Norm Wheeler.
The ninety minute production will be performed at the Old Art Building in Leland on March 2 and 3 at 7:30 PM and on Sunday afternoon March 4 at 3:00 PM. Evening performances include a dessert reception with the director and cast at the Bluebird. The play benefits the Leelanau Players and Inland Seas Education Association. Call 231-271-3077 for ticket information.
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
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 information online in the Record-Eagle and click the big logo below to visit the web site.
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 communications professionals from the sponsor organizations and from area institutions such as Northwestern Michigan College and Interlochen Center for the Arts as well as chances to meet and hear from area journalists including representatives from the Traverse City Record-Eagle, Great Lakes Radio Consortium, Interlochen Public Radio, TV 7 & 4-WPBN/WTOM-NBC, Northern Express, Traverse Magazine, and others.
Call the Land Information Access Association for details at 929-3696 or visit their page on the conference.
Photo credit: Bufka Barn by Andy McFarlane.
An Initmate Moment by John Clement Howe
News from the Week
The news included an update on the Sugar Loaf situation, a vote by Northport's school board to commit to keeping the high school open and a report (with lots of photos) from the TC Kite Derby.
The Week's Weather
This week we broke free from a long run of sub-20s. Unfortunately, we skipped right past moderate cold and went full on to "springlike." While the Homestead, Crystal and most trails still have good coverage (and falling temps should keep it that way), we did drop a fair amount of snow over the last few days.
February 15, 2007: Snow & mid teens (17Ëš/3Ëš)
February 16, 2007: Partly sunny, windy & 20s (26Ëš/0Ëš)
February 17, 2007: Light snow, windy & 20s (26Ëš/19Ëš)
February 18, 2007: Snow & teens (19Ëš/0Ëš)
February 19, 2007: Early clouds, afternoon sun & upper 30s (41Ëš/10Ëš)
February 20, 2007: 30s with a good deal of sun (35Ëš/19Ëš)
February 21, 2007: Mostly sunny & 40s (46Ëš/21Ëš)
Click for the Leelanau news archive from February 16th – February 22nd, 2006!
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 per class. Scholarships are available. Registration is currently being taken for the following classes:
February 24: Cement Self Portrait Sculpture/Colored Pencil Exploration
March 3: Completion of above projects (must have been in February 24 class)
March 10: Acrylic Painting on Raw Canvas
March 17: Handmade beads/jewelry
For details, check the Glen Arbor Art Association web site.
There was a great turnout for last weekend's TC Kite Derby. The TC Record Eagle has a report from the event, which apparently is Michigan's largest winter kiteboarding event.
I was there and talked with a lot of folks. I was pleased to find that there were quite a few from out of the area and for several, and that for many of these, this was their first visit to the area.
This photo is one of a set of 15 or so photos from the TC Kite Derby that you can view on Flickr.
The Enterprise reports that the Northport Public School Board voted 5-1 to commit to keeping Northport High School open. According to the paper:
Northport High School junior Betsy Shiner has one more year of school to complete before she moves on to college and embarks on the rest of her life … "We live in a small town, we should have a small school. I love being at school. It’s great to have a family here like we do at this school. We get more attention from the staff. We need to take advantage of that and keep it open."
Read Board: Keep school open in the Leelanau Enterprise and also see the Northport School web site.
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 Development (PUD) approval process for Sugar Loaf. Ryant apparently has issues with the lack of concessions required of developers who apply for PUDs.
The article also notes that Kings Challenge golf pro and manager Chuck Olson is now working for John Sills and that he is confident the course will open this spring. Olson did say:
"From the customer’s perspective, nothing’s going to change at the golf courses, but in terms of reuniting the golf course properties with the ski resort – what's happening now appears to be a step backward rather than a step forward."
Read Referendum plan, suit cloud Sugar Loaf’s future in the Leelanau Enterprise.
Leelanau Hills: A Steal of a Deal
