Northwoods Hardware in Glen Arbor has a supplier who has modified their production line to produce face shields that meet Johns Hopkins Medical School and Munson specifications. Face shields are an essential part of the PPE required in hospitals, however there is a nation-wide shortage, and there is a critical need for them at Munson Healthcare.
Nathaniel Feldpausch—a firefighter and emergency medical technician (EMT) with the Glen Lake Fire Department since 2018—is among 19 first responders across Leelanau County who could get sent out with extra protective gear on COVID-19 medical calls.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced this morning that she is extending the state’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order until May 15 in order to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The order was set to expire at the end of April. However, she will ease restrictions on some activities that may make life, commerce and recreation easier on many northern Michiganders.
Glen Lake Community Schools has been delivering free breakfasts and lunches to families of its students who qualify for free- or reduced-price meals ever since schools closed on March 16.
Photos (l-r): Cherry Republic owner Bob Sutherland (photo by Taro Yamasaki); Jamaican workers employed by Anderson’s Market in 2017 (photo by Norm Wheeler); Leelanau Fruit manager Ben LaCross (photo by Madeleine Vedel) By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Farmers and retailers in Leelanau County who rely on seasonal migrant and guest workers are sweating through the […]
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in response to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control, Unites States Public Health Service, and Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
We 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.
Maple 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.
Jim 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.
“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 […]