“Dance Leelanau” students are pictured on Saturday performing at their annual “Sway into Spring” show at the Bay Community Theatre in Suttons Bay.

Students at Northport Public School this Friday will have the unique chance to learn about the science behind a hot air balloon and how it works. Through the RE/MAX of Michigan school balloon program, a balloon pilot visits schools like Northport to share either an indoor or outdoor science presentation, along with an outdoor inflation demonstration.

The Leelanau Historical Society will present a virtual program, Thursday, May 9 from 6 to 7 p.m. Thomas Henthorn, the Wyatt Professor of Public History and director of preservation studies minor at the University of Michigan-Flint.

The Elmwood Township Board decided to change its harbormaster role back to a yearround position after initially advertising it as a seasonal position, as it was with the previous harbormaster, Pete Moon.

Northport Public School kindergartners and third graders joined in on Northport’s annual Arbor Day tree planting ceremony last Friday.

Guests at Maggie and Walter Campillo’s recent birthday party were able to play “pin the tail on the donkey” with Herb, the family donkey. No harm was done to the animal as tape was used to affix the tail. “No children or animals were harmed,” their father, Sean said. “All was in good fun.”

Voters in the Suttons Bay Public School district will head to the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of a $18.34 million bond proposal for facility improvements. The bond proposal passage would allow the district to address issues related to “campus safety and security, energy utilization and management, replacement of boilers, and removal and replacement of infrastructure that is outdated, reached the end of its expected service life, or in a state of disrepair, according to Casey Petz, school superintendent.

A missing Centerville Township woman was found Friday after a search which included use of K-9 and drone. Deputies responded to a report Friday afternoon in reference to a missing female Alzheimer patient who went for a walk about 10 a.m.

April 26 was National Drug Takeback Day, and the Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office marked the occasion with an event in collaboration with Catholic Human Services, Up North Prevention, and the Leelanau County Substance Misuse Prevention Coalition. Here, sheriff’s office personnel pose with the 1.6 million pills deposited in a collection box in their lobby since 2013. From left: Lieutenant Todd Roush, Sheriff Mike Borkovich, and Undersheriff James Kiessel.

12:56 a.m. — Bingham Township — Caller saw two people on his property and thinks they were trying to let his dogs out.