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Preschool a staple;why all the dessert?

Preschool is a bit like gardening. It’s best to amend soil early and often, as even the best of seeds won’t grow in sand.

A group of preschool educators and promoters in Leelanau County believe they are one nutrient — a steady fl ow of public funding — away from growing the best chil-dren possible through a stepped up and professionally staffed network of pre-kindergarten options.

The group, Leelanau Early Child Development Commission (LECDC), only recently gained non-profi t sta-tus. Among its members are two county commissioners, one of whom heads the group. That’s David Marshall of Glen Arbor.

In an attempt to secure fi nancing to fund a tuition-based program available to every family in the county with a young child, LECDC got a little ahead of itself in asking the County Board to place a millage request on the Nov. 6 ballot. A review of the request by a law fi rm representing commissioners found that such an education property tax could not be levied by Leelanau County. The proper venue would be local school districts — you’ve probably heard that some of them are already struggling for cash and pre-vented by the state Constitution from asking for more — or perhaps the Traverse Bay Intermediate School district, which would regionalize the issue.

We had written in a news story last week that LECDC was affi liated with the Leelanau Childrens’ Center, which may have left the impression that other groups were not involved. Actually, many other organizations are working with LECDC, including local school districts and even a couple small, preschool providers. Many people are in favor of this concept.

That’s because after recovering from sticker shock, it’s diffi cult to argue with the concept LECDC brings to the table. Early childhood education advocates say that young children growing up under proper guidance are more suc-cessful and less likely to be a burden to society. The old “eduction is cheaper than incarceration” argument has real numbers behind it.

Ah, about that pricetag. The group was planning to seek a new one-half mill property tax, which along with other sources would provide grants of up to $9,000 per student to educate our youngest of residents. To be blunt, taxpayers won’t pay that much. They may not agree to pay anything, as we’d venture to guess most residents of Leelanau County were raised by their mothers with help from an occasional babysitter in the form of grandma or a neighbor kid.

While times have changed, the thought that parents should act like and fi nd time to be parents has not com-pletely faded from society.

We were surprised that LECDC was not prepared to explain the nuts and bolts of its bold concept, including systems of accountability to the County Board. An explana-tion of how the group would avoid problems entrenched in public schools also would have helped.

Despite being rebuked in its fi rst attempt, we do not expect LECDC to go away. It’s now a non-profi t organiza-tion, which will open up the possibility of receiving grants and donations to at least partially fund its goals. Offering fully-funded preschool for families needing it remains a laudable goal.

In fact, if we could pick and choose among govern-ment’s indulgences, we’d be inclined to include preschool as a staple — after getting rid of the dessert tray.

Waiting on DarwinismAs a followup to an editorial published last week calling

for a moratorium to limit the lighting of fi reworks to one hour or less after sunset, county prosecutor Joseph Hubbell advises patience as the answer.

Commissioners, meeting Tuesday, spent some time dis-cussing complaints they’ve handled and late-night barrages they’ve heard. There’s little county government can do, although some municipalities plan to enforce ordinances to limit fi reworks. A new state law allowed citizens to buy a powerful array of fi reworks.

“My other thought is that sooner or later, Darwinism will come into the picture and the problem will take care of itself,” suggested Mr. Hubbell.

Too bad we can’t hide out on the Galapagos islands while this all plays out.

Leland Foundation thanks arts

auction supportersTo the Editor:

The Leland Public Schools has, for many years, been blessed with a magnificent community of support-ers that generously give of their time, talents, and treasures.

This year was no exception.On May 19, the Leland

Educational Foundation hosted it’s Annual “Arts and Inspiration” Auction. This primary source of yearly funding raised over $40,000 from over 200 caring and devoted people. We want to express our deepest gratitude. This allows the LEF to supplement Leland’s world-class education.

A very special thank you to the Fountain Point Resort for, again, graciously hosting this event at their beautiful and historic resort in Lake Leelanau.

Angie Butz & Jody ArensCo-Chairs, Arts and Inspiration AuctionThe Leland Educational FoundationS. Ski View Circle, Cedar

Freya is the perfect choice in Loki’s absence

The last time I used this space to write about what I’m fi xing to write about right now, I ended up catching a whole lot of grief from my lovely wife.

The impending death of our 12 year-old family dog Loki was just too sensitive a topic for an Enterprise column, my wife told me shortly after the column appeared in print back on Jan. 5. At the time, I was contemplating how much our family life would change after we lost Loki — which we fully expected would happen this year.

This past winter we knew Loki was having more and more trouble staying steady on his feet and mak-ing it outside in time to avoid mak-ing a mess indoors. His eyesight was failing, he was in pain, his allergies were bothering him more than usual, and car rides to the vet were becoming increasingly fre-quent. The vet visits were espe-cially hard because Loki really dis-liked riding anywhere in a car — it made him sick.

A German shepherd — huskie mix, Loki was the puppy we found at the Cherryland Humane Society shelter when our two children were 5 and 3-years-old. Loki grew up with the kids. He also grew up with a couple of cats he seemed to regard as siblings. Loki was exceptionally smart and sweet.

We fi nally put Loki to sleep on May 1. One of our closest neigh-bors happens to be a veterinarian. He and his wife made a house call; and one couldn’t ask for a better experience under the circumstanc-es. My wife, a registered nurse with a background in critical care, noted that Loki ended up dying more peacefully, with less pain and more dignity, than many human patients.

We always knew we’d get anoth-er dog. Our two children are still at home — but not for much longer — and they missed Loki as much as we did.

We all under-stood how much easier it would be to take a vacation after school got out last month if we didn’t have to worry about what to do with a dog. So, we did take a little trip down

south in June (in the “off” season when you can take such a trip a lit-tle more cheaply) to show the kids New Orleans and a few other desti-nations along the Gulf Coast.

When we got back, however, we knew what our fi rst order of busi-ness would be. Actually, my wife knew exactly what she wanted to do immediately upon our return — fi ll the void left in our lives when we lost Loki, and fi nd a new dog.

Apparently, my wife was check-ing around online and ended up visiting the Cherryland Humane Society shelter one day after her shift ended at Munson. Of course, she immediately found “the” dog, and breathlessly phoned me at home to let me know.

I insisted that my wife come home, sleep on it, and let the kids and I visit the shelter and the dog in question the very next morning when the shelter reopened.

Of course, my wife was abso-lutely right as usual. The German shepherd-boxer mutt she’d met at the shelter was perfect for us. The kids and I named her Freya, and brought her home the day we met her. Freya was at her new home waiting for her new mom as soon as mom got home from work that day.

Mom, by the way, has given me permission to write about this.

Freya really is perfect. Exceptionally smart and sweet, our new puppy quickly made it over the house-training hurdle, and became good friends with our cats.

Oh, and it turns out she has aller-gies – just like Loki. Also, she’s been on four car rides so far. Each time, she got sick and threw up in the car.

Like I said, she really is the per-fect dog for us.

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Correction:No, Nancy Telgard did not shirk

her responsibility as Leland parade marshall, which was an impression left by parade coverage in the En-terprise last week. Telgard, the ma-triarch of the Bluebird Restaurant, was not the grand marshall, as the story stated. The 83-year-old busi-ness owner watched the entire Fourth of July parade from the front yard of her son Cris’ house. She may have missed a parade or two through the years, but not by choice. She could be found in the Bluebird kitchen, pre-paring for a post-parade crowd.

Our apology for the false impression.

Thursday, July 12, 2012 THE LEELANAU ENTERPRISE Section 1, Page 5

In this space last week a noted labor leader revealed he is praying that GOP Gov. Rick Snyder will eventually stand-up to the conservatives in the House GOP caucus.

Apparently God is a UAW member because the governor may get his chance sooner than later.

The issue: Creating a Michigan Healthcare Marketplace.

The governor wants one. The House Speaker not so much.

Speaker Jase Bolger says, “Having the state establish a healthcare exchange is not something we want to do.”

Oh. Oh. Looks like the two Republicans are on a collision course.

Normally Speakers and Governors from the same party play nice and con-frontations, if there are any, are discreetly handeled in the back room.

But there was no way to shove this one out of view.

It started earlier when the GOP con-trolled senate passed the governor’s mar-ketplace plan but it arrived in the house to a cool reception. No, make that frosty.

Egged on by a caucus that wanted to run for re-election by berating the Obama administration’s health care plans, the Speaker politely placed the issue on hold until after the Supreme Court ruled on the issue.

The governor, who has been stiffed by his own party before on other agenda items, took it like a man and waited for June to roll around.

Well June rolled around and the high court rolled out its decision and House Republicans felt like there were rolled as

the court upheld the law instead of bury-ing it in the elephant burial ground.

What unfolded next is a striking and unintended peak at the philosophical spread between the governor and his fel-low Republicans.

In a business where the words you choose reveal the real you, the contrast-ing press releases on the court ruling were breath-taking in their contrasts.

Speaker Bolger (R-Marshall) did not mince his words.

“I could not be more upset ... I am mad and disappointed.”

The Senate GOP leader Randy Richardville (R-Monroe) admitted he respected the high court decision but “Regardless of its constitutionality, socialized medicine is wrong.” This is the same guy who allowed the market-place bill to clear the senate.

Now you would expect the state GOP chair to let it all hang out and Bobby Schostak did not disappoint.

“Obamacare cripples job creators, dis-courages economic growth, and creates new taxes on wheelchairs and insulin pumps.” Sorry about that handicappers and diabetes patients.

Which brings us to the governor who refused to join in the partisan mudsling-ing albeit he did not “agree with every-thing in the law.”

The governor did lament that the ACA “misses the point” on what is really needed in the health care system namely prevention and he believes it is a “detri-ment to economic recovery…caused by the massive uncertainly regarding medi-cal costs which discourages job creation.”

But that was it.No snarly reference to ObamaCare,

harming the middle class, being disap-pointed and mad, nor the bromide about socialized medicine or wheelchairs. It’s just not him to engage the president in that kind of bashing.

What was him was his call for action while the others just wanted to pound their chests.

“We must act quickly to avoid an undue burden on Michigan residents ... to establish the MiHealth Marketplace.” Either the state acts or the feds will impose a marketplace on the state.

The speaker concedes that point and he did toss in a sop about wanting to work with the governor on this so that citizens would have “access to healthcare that is market-place driven.” But they appear to begin the work from opposite ends of the fi eld.

Can they fi nd a middle ground?Of course. Will they is quite another

question.Who will bend remains the sticky

point and a real test of whether the gover-nor will have to stand up to those conser-vatives to get what he wants.

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Extending Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail “Along the Shore” is best route

By Len Swanson E. Traverse Lake Road, Cedar

The Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail from the Dune Climb to Glen Arbor provides an opportunity to enjoy the natural beauty of the Park’s dunes and landscapes without exposure to roads, road traffi c or residential neighborhoods.

This same standard of experience should be continued along other seg-ments of the trail. A similar “Along the Shore” route was proposed to the Leelanau Scenic Heritage Route Committee, providing trail users an exposure to the sights, sounds and smells of Lake Michigan, (view pre-sentation at www.AlongTheShore.info).

The “Along the Shore” route, which proposes a trail set back from the beach in the dune transition area, paralleling Lake Michigan between CR669 and CR651, following historical roads and using existing gravel roads and road-beds which served houses along the shore through the 1980’s. The topogra-phy is similar to the Dune Climb to Glen Haven segment: fl at, stabilized transition dunes, no mature forests, no wetlands and low cost construction methods. The “Along the Shore” route

would also provide trail access to improved public facilities and parking at CR 669 and CR 651.

The “Along the Shore” route has the following advantages as compared to Traverse Lake Road options, namely: no extensive boardwalking across large wetland areas, no expansive bridging over Shalda Creek, no major forest clearing of mature trees, no destruction of 60’-high critical dunes protected by state law, no substandard user experi-ence along a county road, an absence of safety concerns for users on the road, no impact on the road’s scenic beauty, no crossing the front yard of private residences, and much less expensive construction costs.

The “Along the Shore” route follows the northern boundary of the “Proposed Wilderness Area” just as Traverse Lake Road options follow the southern boundary, leaving the core area of the “Proposed Wilderness Area” similarly intact. We believe it’s possible to accommodate the “Along the Shore” route by moving the northern border of this area south only 200 hundred feet or by defi ning a wilderness exclusion, as has already been done with the Cottonwood Trail. The “Proposed

Wilderness Area” was modifi ed in the past to accommodate other proposed portions of the Heritage Trail.

Mansfi eld & Associates, Inc., as part of a professional review, set forth the environmental advantages of the “Along the Shore” route. They also identifi ed various errors, inconsisten-cies and inadequacies in the Park’s Environmental Assessment Report, raising legitimate questions about the Park’s determination of no signifi cant environmental impact. Currently, the chosen Trail route runs parallel to Traverse Lake Road and the Park has received over 200 written petitions opposing the various Trail options along Traverse Lake Road.

We invite people to gain an under-standing of the opportunities with the “Along the Shore” route by visiting the informational website: www.AlongTheShore.info.

The Heritage Trail users certainly deserve a world class experience paral-leling the Lakeshore. We believe that we can work together to create a supe-rior legacy!

— Author is a local Real Estate broker and citizen coordinator for Little Traverse Lake Property Owners.

Fireworks not patriotic but

harmfulTo the Editor:

The fi rework season is in full swing. It begins the end of June and lasts through September on Lake Leelanau.

I would like to remind everyone that fi reworks contain toxic heavy metals that damage our lungs, trigger asthma attacks, pollute the water and cause cancer and digestive illness in humans, pets and wildlife.

The loud noise triggers PTSD in veterans, causes miscarriages in deer and terrorize family pets and wildlife. They damage the natural beauty of Leelanau County.

Fireworks are not patriotic. If you have money to spend on them, why not consider a donation to veterans organizations, homeless shelter, ani-mal shelters, conservancies or food pantries. That would be a cause for celebration!

I wish all my Leelanau County neighbors a peaceful and relaxing summer.

Julie ChaiS. Sunnyview Rd., Traverse City

Young who get healthcare should vote for supporters

To the Editor:

Corey Frost is thankful because he does not have to worry about getting sick. He can remain on his parent’s policy until age 26.

He does not mention that he is worry free because of the much maligned Affordable Care Act which passed the House with not one Republican vote and only a handful of Senate Republican votes.

He is old enough to vote. He and others who are benefi tting from this law should choose candidates who will support the act which has given him so much peace and not those who would repeal it.

Thomas F. HinsbergE. Lafayette #1001, Detroit

Retenbach deserves primary support

To the Editor:

Remember Carolyn “Peachy” Rentenbach who for 18 years owned and ran the award-winning La Becasse Restaurant?

Well, she’s up and running for County Commission in District 6 — Cleveland, Empire and Glen Arbor Townships.

We know who she is and how hard she works. And, she knows Leelanau County.

Let’s support Carolyn “Peachy” Rentenbach in the primary race on August 7th.

Molly PhinnyE. Traverse Lake Rd, Cedar

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Obama’s usurpingsTo the Editor:

Why elect Romney? Perhaps this line from the Declaration of Independence will be an inspiration for the November election:

“... when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object envinces a design to reduce them (the people) under abso-lute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such govern-ment (Obama), and to provide new Guards (Romney) for their future security.”

Obama’s track record speaks for itself:

He has usurped religious liberty through its hospitals by forcing them to provide the murder of unborn babies and other services that go against their beliefs (impeachable offense), and taking away their tax exempt status.

He has refused to dismiss an attor-ney general after his own govern-ment found him in contempt.

He has usurped the people’s medi-cal rights by legislation that creates rationed health care and takes away their right to choose their own doc-tor, and forcing private insurance companies out of business.

He has abused his executive privi-lege by appointing people with a lack of integrity.

He is putting on the people exces-sive new taxes that will put a strain on their fi nances and a strain on our economic recovery.

He refuses to remove greed from our free enterprise, stifl ing economic recovery.

He has appointed judges that leg-islate from the bench instead of interpreting our laws.

He plans to impose environmental regulations and mandates that will create runaway infl ation, stifl ing even more our economic recovery.

He plans to sign (July 27) an inter-national treaty that will violate U.S. citizens right to keep and bear arms.

He has interfered with U.S. free enterprise by burdening the taxpay-ers with stimulus money.

Enough said? There is probably more.

Thomas BairdWalnut Drive, Traverse City

Thanks to all Glen Arbor parade

marshalsTo the Editor:

I would like to send out a word of thanks to all of the people who took time to volunteer as parade marshals at the extra warm Glen Arbor 4th of July parade this year. Your help is invaluable for keeping this annual event safe and fun for everyone!

Tim BarrWestern Ave., Glen Arbor

National Parks are being exploited by special interests

To the Editor:

The synergy being created between government and business interests is creating a corrosive environment that is leaving our national parks wide open to exploitation by special interest groups, private businesses and overzealous public offi cials.

Millions of dollars of federal grant money and private donations are being used to mount a cruel and greedy assault on the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The government is so desperate now to stimulate eco-nomic activity that they are pawning off our national parks and private orga-nizations and businesses are rushing in to cash in on this new opportunity.

President Obama’s Great Outdoor Initiative announced in 2011 has opened a Pandora’s box of potential ethical and legal problems which is always possible when government and business get too cozy. When that hap-pens it becomes very diffi cult to do anything to stop them.

A full and impartial investigation of this project will reveal the underlying truth of our governments failed social and economic policies and why our national parks should not have to suffer because of it.

Construction of non-motorized trail systems is leading the U.S. Department of Transportation to use federal funds to engage in unorthodox transit sys-tems throughout the national park sys-tem which were never intended to become part of any mass transit system in the fi rst place.

Congress must act to place some effective limits on how much private and federal money can be used to con-struct facilities like the Heritage Trail. This will protect our national parks and preserve the integrity of the national park service. That is a lot more impor-tant than the bicycle rodeos the pro-trail promoters have envisioned.

Chris CrowtherP.O. Box 303, Glen Arbor

Good samaritans’ deeds not forgottenTo the Editor:

Thank God for good samaritans. While putting our boat into

Suttons Bay, Dr. Paul and Dee Dee from Eaton Rapids helped us with an injury.

They took time out from their vacation to drive me to their condo, treat my wound and put us back in the bay to enjoy the day.

His compensation I asked? “Pay it forward and do something good for someone else.”

Consider it done and thank you Dr. Paul and Dee Dee.

Mark PriskornE. Valley Hills Drive, Traverse City

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Bingham voters deserve more info about fi re millage

To the Editor:

As a resident of Bingham Township, I am commenting on Eric Carlson’s June 21 article about the request to renew a 2.3 mill property tax for joint fi re and rescue in Suttons Bay Township and Bingham Township.

The personnel in this department joined a union right after the last millage was passed and started sala-ry and benefi t negotiations. No information has been released about these closed door negotiations or the cost to both townships.

Before this millage is passed, I believe that the people that will be paying it should know where their taxes are going to be spent.

We are providing 24/7 Advanced Life Support ambulance service to Leelanau Township and Leland Township. It appears that our ALS ambulance service is inadequately utilized in Suttons Bay Township and Bingham Township. Leland Township will pay $7,500 per year. Is this adequate reimbursement?

We also need to judge if we need full time, professional staff provid-ing 24/7 Advanced Life Support ambulance and fi re coverage. This is particularly true when 20 percent of their runs go to Peshawbestown.

While everyone is grateful for the periodic equipment donations from the tribe, their lack of a commitment of a regular portion of their 2-per-cent tribal casino revenue sharing funds to fi re and rescue services places an unfair burden on the town-ships.

Do we need this level of service? Do we want to pay for it?

Ross ArdW. Bay Shore Drive, Traverse City

Hats off to NPS for new trail

To the Edtior:

Hats off to the National Park Service for the construction of such a beautiful trail.

My daughter and I just returned from a bike ride on the newly opened section. The trail is both beautiful and safe.

It was a pleasure to see people of all ages enjoying the park; bikes, scoot-ers, runners, walkers and wheel chairs everyone was having a good time.

I encourage those who have not had the opportunity, especially those who may be opposed in some fashion to give it a try. I don’t think you will be disappointed.

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