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Leelanau Essentials—the workers who keep us safe during the pandemic. Meet the Grand Traverse Band Family Health Clinic staff
NewsWe reached out to Mari Raphael, a registered nurse at the Grand Traverse Band Family Health Clinic and a tribal member, to hear how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting life for the tribe. The Leelanau Sands Casino is closed, and the tribe will begin furloughing workers next month. Nevertheless, the indispensable Family Health Clinic remains open.
Leelanau Essentials—the workers who keep us safe during the pandemic. Meet Kelly Kieft and Scott Mills
NewsMaple City lacks a grocery store, so Kelly Kieft and Scott Mills stepped forward to organize a pop-up food bank in front of Pegtown Station during the coronavirus pandemic. They encourage the public to drop off donations of ready-made food items, like soup, in a large bin near the wood shed located at the end of the driveway at the couple’s house at 8510 S. Maple St., in Maple City.
Leelanau Essentials—the workers who keep us safe during the pandemic. Meet Suttons Bay’s Food Relief volunteers
NewsJim and Ann Muennich launched Food Relief last month together with members of Suttons Bay Congregational church. Local restaurants are paid menu-prices for repacked lunches, which are then distributed to individuals and families. The goal is both to help people in need and to provide a revenue stream for local restaurants. Initial meals were purchased from Suttons Bay restaurants V.I. Grill, Streetside Grille, and 45th Parallel Cafe and distributed during Spring Break to school-age children. Food Relief has since transitioned to focus on providing meals for seniors. Donate online at sbcongregational.org.
Borkovich, fellow county sheriffs defy Gov. Whitmer, claim they will selectively enforce State’s social distancing executive order
News“The governor doesn’t wear a badge. The governor doesn’t carry a gun. It’s just an [executive] order,” says Leelanau sheriff By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Leelanau County Sheriff Mike Borkovich and his fellow sheriffs in Benzie, Manistee and Mason Counties today released a press release stating they would defy Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order […]
Sleeping Bear Dunes closes trails, trailheads, picnic areas, parking areas, and boat launches during pandemic—effective immediately
NewsSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore reported today that it is closing trails, trailheads, picnic areas, parking areas, and boat launches until further notice, effective immediately. These operations are to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Leelanau Essentials—the workers who keep us safe during the pandemic. Meet Michelle White
NewsThrough Central United Methodist Church in Traverse City and Leland Community United Methodist Church, Michelle White and a team of local volunteers cook meals, gather donations and deliver the meals to those in need during the coronavirus pandemic.
Leelanau Essentials—the workers who keep us safe during the pandemic. Meet Little Traverse Inn’s Nicole Anderson
NewsFrom staff reports They are doctors, nurses and healthcare workers. They stock the shelves, slice the deli meat, and run the registers at grocery stores, they deliver your meals curbside, delicately pinching the paper bag between gloved fingers. They are the EMS first responders, the firemen and the cops. They are the distilleries that turn […]
Leelanau Essentials—the workers who keep us safe during the pandemic. Meet doctor Cyrus Ghaemi
News“Being able to continue to care for members of our community in such a tumultuous and challenging time is a real privilege,” says doctor Cyrus Ghaemi.
Sleeping Bear Dunes may close popular trails if visitors don’t obey social distancing
NewsSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore superintendent Scott Tucker is considering temporarily closing popular trails to the public, including Empire Bluffs and Pyramid Point, to limit large crowds from gathering on warm spring days during the coronavirus pandemic.
Leelanau Essentials—the workers who keep us safe during the pandemic. Meet cashier Sarah Allis
NewsEven as our communities, our society, shut down, as we stay at home and socially distance ourselves, these essential workers of Leelanau County show up every day and walk to the front lines—to fight for us in this world war against a murderous pandemic. We honor them, our Leelanau Essentials.