County voters will be asked Aug. 5 to renew a half-mill property tax for two-year levy that provides additional funds for snowplowing and other maintenance activities.

The commission has sought and received the half-mill property tax levy from county voters since its first request made in 1986. If approved the property tax will generate $1,133,315 for [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Election 2008 - Road Commission seeks another millage win”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/07/30/election-2008-road-commission-seeks-another-millage-win/” });

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Mark and Laura Bramer of Traverse City are the winners of $500 in the Early Bird drawing for the St. Mary School Key Campaign held Monday.

They are the parents of three children. Genevieve, their oldest, will be in kindergarten in the fall and their second child, son Shawn, will be attending the St. Mary’s Holy [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “$500 won in Early Bird drawing”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/07/30/500-won-in-early-bird-drawing/” });

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The culprits made their getaway by horse and buggy.

And Leelanau "Sheriff Martin Brown and a posse immediately made a search," according to Traverse City's Evening Record of Sept. 28, 1906, which detailed the news of the attempt made very early the previous day to destroy the dam at Leland with dynamite.
At 12:30 a.m. on the [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Explosion at dam never solved”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/07/30/explosion-at-dam-never-solved/” });

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According to Jim Fowler, the tennis tournament netted (pun intended) $1,500. for the Park Boards Kids Summer Program.

Happy birthday to Elaine Wilcox, wife of Mr. Picky.
It’s almost time for the second annual Glen Arbor Women’s Club Running Bear 5K Run/Walk and 1/2 Mile Kids Run. The race is Tuesday, July 29, rain or shine. Staging [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Glen Lake News”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/07/30/glen-lake-news-36/” });

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Cherry harvest is in full swing.

Traffic is moving slowly up and down M-22. Spills of cherries dot the highway. The hum of tractors and shakers starting up in the early morning replaces the crows as a wake-up call. Cherry harvest is in full swing in the Omena area. Sweet cherry harvesting [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Omena News”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/07/30/omena-news-33/” });

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5 YEARS AGO
July 24, 2003
Leelanau County has been proclaimed a "quality deer management" zone by the Department of Natural Resources, meaning that only bucks with at least three antler "points" will be legal to shoot. The change will be in effect for five years as part of an experimental program set up by the DNR [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Looking Back . . . July 24″, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/07/30/looking-back-july-24/” });

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Joan Jackson of Northport, a member of the National Federation of Republican Women since 1957, addressed the group at its 70th anniversary celebration in Chicago.

Members of the NFRW from across the country returned to the Empire Room of the Palmer House Hotel to celebrate the founding of the organization in 1938. Its purpose was to [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Jackson addresses national GOP women's federation”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/07/29/jackson-addresses-national-gop-womens-federation/” });

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Name: Brandi Mikowski.
Town or township of residence: Suttons Bay.

BRANDI MIKOWSKI works at the Suttons Bay
Marina and this fall will be a senior at Suttons
Bay, where she plays on the soccer team.

Resident of county since: “Since I was born.”

Age and birthplace location: She is 17 and was born in Traverse City to Mark and Chris Mikowski.
Occupation: [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Talk of the County - Brandi Mikowski”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/07/29/talk-of-the-county-brandi-mikowski/” });

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Public Notice
NOTICE OF SALE

Default having been made in the condition of certain mortgage made the 30th day of November, 2006, by G.R. Construction, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, to Northwestern Bank and recorded on December 12, 2006 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Leelanau County, Michigan, at Liber 923, page 239, [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Public Notice - Mortgage Sale - G.R. Construction, LLC”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/07/29/public-notice-mortgage-sale-gr-construction-llc/” });

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If you live in the Village of Empire and want to run for a Village Council seat, the clock is ticking for submitting a petition.

At its meeting Tuesday, the council received a report from clerk Patricia Zoyhofski concerning village council elections. The council seats will be decided in the Nov. 4 General Election.
Zoyhofski said petitions [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Signature-gathering rules involving candidates change”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/07/29/signature-gathering-rules-involving-candidates-change/” });

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