Culture Bluffs
By Ann Sinclair Located on beautiful Betsie Bay in Frankfort, Bayview Grille has earned its reputation as a popular destination for great made-from-scratch home-style food and Michigan-made beers and wine. Located in the building that once housed Celia’s by the Bay, Bayview Grille is the pride and joy of
Gilmore Township
In late April this year, Marvin Blackford, longtime tax assessor for Frankfort, Gilmore Township, and Crystal Lake, retired, and Gilmore and Frankfort contracted with Barbie Eaton of Brown and Associates. Ms. Eaton kindly took the time to answer a few questions about her new position. 1. What is the role
Community Alert
By Emily Votruba Village garbage pickup, provided by Allied Waste (Republic Services) of Manistee, is every Friday morning. Put your trash out by 7 am to be safe. In the event of a Monday holiday, service will occur the next day (so, in our case, pickup will be Saturday). You
Gilmore Township
Regular meetings of the Gilmore Township Board are held the second Tuesday of each month at the former Elberta Library, 704 Frankfort Avenue. By James Ward January 14, 2014—Present: Ron Beyette, Carl Noffsinger, Sharyn Bower, Laura Manville, Doug Holmes. Guests: County Commissioner Don Tanner, Bob Delanoy, James Ward. Don
Gov't Watch
Download special-meeting-may-5-2014-theft-of-village-property.m4a By Emily Votruba I'll post a summary of last night's Special Meeting soonish. In the meantime, here's the audio and the documents I tweeted to the Facebook feed last night. Full audio of meeting: Police Report in the Case of the
Community Alert
The "Road Ends" sign the Village installed last June has apparently been removed (not by the Village). Jennifer Wilkins sent this photo yesterday, May 3.
Community Alert
Via email from president pro tem Robin Rommell today, Village President Reggie Manville has come out of his leave of absence to call a special meeting for this coming Monday at 7 pm to discuss the following: 1. Theft of Village property 2. DPW Superintendent and 3. Parks and Recreation
Community Alert
By Kimm X Jayne For any of you who list a property on HomeAway.com or VRBO, be aware of this scam going around. Someone reserves your place and sends a cashier's check, but before you get the check, he or she "realizes" they overpaid you
Community Alert
Elberta Parks and Rec has made installation of a new Tot Park fence a priority for this summer. The current chain-link fence is in bad condition and doesn’t fully enclose the play area. The Commission has sought estimates for a sturdy, attractive new fence that will fully enclose the
Community Alert
The following story, by J.J. Swander, took first place this year in the annual Bruce Catton Awards event. Each year, freshmen at Frankfort–Elberta High School compose essays inspired by their reading of Catton's Waiting for the Morning Train, about his life growing up in Benzie County.
Agriculture
DRAFT Preliminary DEQ Report on Cold Creek Spill Audio of April 10 regular Beulah Village meeting.
Community Alert
By Emily Votruba On Friday, April 11, Stormcloud Brewing Company and the Betsie Current newspaper present a spelling bee to raise money for a great cause: local education. If you are a mature, brewery-going person with an orthographic bent, find yourself a partner and register to spell competitively by sending