Debbie Ellis had no idea her life was about to change until a student at Glen Lake School, where she works in the kitchen, called out to her as he went through the lunch line this past May.
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Kasson Township resident Debbie Ellis may lose her home of 25 years in a sale that occurred unbeknownst to her early this summer. The house of stone was built in 1930, according to Kasson Township assessor Susan Baatz, after the original home burned to the ground. Now it is in danger of being torn down to make way for an encroaching gravel operation.
With a face as weathered as one of the boulders from his fields, and a blunt demeanor to match, Glen Noonan presents a formidable figure in the complex social and geographical landscapes of Leelanau County. This farmer, businessman, political fixture and quiet benefactor to many has plowed his fields, herded cattle, shaken cherries and picked apples, mined gravel, raised seven children with his late wife Ella, been the backbone of some key local government boards, and helped shape virtually every realm of life for the region’s residents for over six decades.