Leelanau County Commission District 1 candidates address Internet access, affordable housing, climate change, Sugar Loaf and combating racism

Today we’re featuring the candidates vying to represent District 1 (southern Elmwood Township), which was left vacant by Ansorge. The candidates are Democrat George Bowers, a farmer in Greilickville, and Republican Rick Robbins, a former first responder and law enforcement deputy in Kalkaska.

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Protect American democracy. Restore our values. Fire Trump.

This particular election season falls during dangerous times. The United States, our democracy, our code of honor, our ability to keep our fellow citizens out of harm’s way, our time-honored identity as a nation of immigrants, all seem more fragile than ever before. At the polls on November 3, or beforehand if you are voting by mail, we must team up and elect Joe Biden as our next president.

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From Republican to hippie: my evolution, a party’s evolution

I was raised in Shelby by Republicans. In the 1960s my father, Robert R. Wheeler, was the Republican chairman of Michigan’s Ninth Congressional District, stretching from Grand Haven to Traverse City up the shore of Lake Michigan. Republican activism ran in the family: my grandfather Neil Wheeler had been elected state representative in Lansing for one term (two years) in the 1930s.

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The Things We Carry on Munson’s COVID Ward

I have seen some truly painful things while working at Munson’s COVID ward during the Coronavirus pandemic. One of my nurses spent 45 minutes trying to set up a FaceTime chat, a Zoom call, anything that he and the patient’s family could think of so that they could see him and talk to him. They never did get it figured out that day. I hope they managed to before he died the following afternoon.

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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore turns 50 with virtual celebration

Twenty-five years from now a future superintendent of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will open a time capsule stored in a metal lockbox and read a letter written to them by Scott Tucker, the Lakeshore’s current superintendent, on the occasion of Sleeping Bear’s 50th anniversary on October 21.

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Glen Lake School purifies air during COVID with bipolar ionization filters

Glen Lake School is one of the first schools in the region to use innovative, bipolar ionization filters in its ventilation systems to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading inside the building.

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Leelanau School staff, students test negative for COVID

The Leelanau School, the private boarding school just north of Glen Arbor, reported in a media release today that no new COVID-19 cases have been found among the student body and staff.

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Bahle’s Golf, Bayside Coffee for sale in Suttons Bay

The Bahle family is listing Bahle Farms Golf Course near Suttons Bay for sale. The family is represented by Cory Beuerle and John McIntyre of Century 21 Northland.

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Glen Lake Chamber hosts SHOPtober to encourage “shop small and eat local”

From staff reports SHOPtober, a new fun event designed by the Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce, will be held in Glen Arbor this October. The town-wide promotion is being held to encourage locals and visitors alike, to “shop small and eat local.” For every cumulative $350 spent on either retail and restaurant purchases in Glen […]

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Yoga4 remains flexible, adapts during pandemic

“It’s all about remaining flexible,” yoga and fitness instructor Christen Landry said in the Sun’s January 2019 article “Practice, replenish, explore with Yoga4”. Success requires the ability to remain flexible; it’s all about adaptability, and Landry can attest to theimportance of these qualities as she has walked alongside the transitions and changes at Yoga4.

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