CEDAR — For the first time in the 29-year history of the Ed & Irene Fleis Education Foundation there were twice as many applicants as there were scholarship winners.
“This shows the financial needs of Leelanau County students, and those with Leelanau lineage, are real,” said Ted Fleis, Foundation president. “And the Fleis Foundation is happy to help those families in need.”
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