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Roving Alert reporter and photographer Jen Wilkins informs us that Ken Bonney and Charlie Hendershott removed the dock tops from the Marina Park inlet yesterday, as directed by Council. She says: "It looks good. They even stacked them nicely at the end there for anyone who wants them to
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Herewith are three handouts from the Planning Commission meeting of April 9, 2013, provided to us by Planning Commission chair Bruce Ogilvie: the Annual Report for 2012, the most recent draft of the Medical Marihuana Caregiver Facility (Land Use) Ordinance, and the Alternative Energy Ordinance Draft. "These ordinance drafts
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Read our March interview with Gretchen Eichberger here. Dress, an original theatrical dance production created and directed by Northern Michigan folk culture maven Gretchen Eichberger, brings together amateur and professional dancers, musicians, poets, and activists to explore a woman’s experience of rebellion, sensuality, ecology, and piety. Cast members reside
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SATURDAY, APRIL 20thEarth Day...just about13th ANNUALBEACH-TO-BEACH CLEAN UP10 am to 11 amStart: Elberta Farmers' Market PavilionEnd: When Trail & Beaches are cleaned!Bring: Friends and NeighborsGloves and EnthusiasmWe'll Provide: Coffee & GoodiesFriends of Betsie Bay have been dedicated stewards of the Betsie Bay area for 13
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By Emily Votruba Next Tuesday, April 16, beginning at 7 pm, the Elberta Planning Commission will hold two public hearings at the Elberta Library (704 Frankfort Avenue). The public is asked to consider the Commission's proposed definition of "apartments." If approved by the commission and the
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UPDATE (5/6/13): The Road Commission said today that the project is expected to be completed before the end of June. The stretch of Grace between Forrester and M-22 will be closed until then. By Emily Votruba Photographs by Jennifer Wilkins We got a call from a concerned citizen
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Starting pulling out all that stuff you've been meaning to get rid of. The Village will hold Spring Cleanup on Saturday, May 11, from 9 am to 2 pm. You may bring as much of your cr*p as you like, at a rate of $20 per full-pickup-truck
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County Commissioners Meeting Draft Minutes for April 2 2013
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UPDATE For the third year in a row, the Benzie County Water Festival convenes this coming Friday at Benzie Central High School from 3:30 pm to 9 pm. This year's theme is: “Under The Surface,” focused on youth and lesser-understood impacts to our water resources. Once again
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On February 25, the League of Women Voters held a forum on new education legislation and how it might affect local control of schools. Jonathan Maue took this video and has generously let us post it here. The League of Women Voters is a national nonpartisan organization. The Benzie chapter
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On February 27, the Benzie Conservation District hosted a forum on the process of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a natural gas extraction practice that, in part because of fairly recent technological and chemical innovations, is creating a natural gas boom across the nation. Jonathan Maue took this great video of