Community Alert
From the head of the Employee Relations Committee, Robin Rommell: "We are having a reception at the Village office this Friday from 3:00 to 4:00 to show off our newly renovated office space and to give Village residents an opportunity to say goodbye, and a big "
E Beach
Baby's breath: Nice in a wedding bouquet or a prom corsage (maybe), but not so nice when it takes over your whole beach, pushing out native plants that naturally grow almost nowhere else besides our unique shoreline. You can help work to remove these shrubby masses from our
Calendar
Now available on Etsy! Ask for the volume discount of 5 calendars for $15 The Elberta Farmers Market opens its 2017 season on May 18 at 8 am, and you'll be all ready for it with the first-ever Elberta Farmers Market Calendar! On sturdy, glossy cardstock, this one-page
Community Alert
It's spring cleanup time in the Village! New this year: CURBSIDE scrap metal and appliance pickup, as well as car batteries and marine batteries. If you have some of these items ready to go, kick 'em to the curb Saturday, May 6, before 9 am. As for
Community Alert
Grow Benzie continues its project of greening up the county with several spring events. Now is a great time to get your gardening synapses firing, and GB is going to hook you up to a clean power source. This coming Tuesday, April 11, it's the State of the
Community Alert
A community meeting will be held this evening at Platte River Elementary at 7PM and a Board Meeting on March 13 at 7 pm in the Middle School Computer Lab to discuss the recommended closure of Platte River Elementary. Matt Olson, Benzie County Central Schools superintendent, sent out a fact
Community Alert
February 16, 2017 Meeting By Emily Votruba Eight members of the public showed up, representing about 2 percent of Village households. Public hearing on the Village's FY2017–18 budget The proposed budget was posted on the Village website as of February 3. The adopted budget can be viewed
Book Review
By Charles W. Buck No—this is not a review of the old John Wayne cavalry movie of a similar name. This is about a book by a writer from northern Michigan—Elberta country. It is a war story. It is a story of exceptionally brave people. It is not
Community Alert
Support the Elberta Solstice Festival by joining them January 28th at the Cabbage Shed for a night of music, food, and fun. Delicious food provided by the Cabbage Shed and Jim Barnes (Elberto’s Taqueria). 50-50 Raffle, Pool, Darts, Foosball and Cornhole throughout the night. Live music with Jake Fysinge
Community Alert
A group of Villagers will meet at the Village Office this week at 6 pm on Wednesday, Winter Solstice, to go caroling throughout Elberta. All are welcome. Songsheets will be provided, so don't worry if your lyrical knowledge is a bit rusty. Warm up your pipes and your
Community Alert
By Emily Votruba Regular Meeting, November 17, 2016 On the way to the regular council meeting, Linda Manville saw a coyote cross the road in front of her. The meeting was held at the Life Saving Station for the first time ever as far as anyone could remember. The room
Community Alert
UPDATE: Here's an updated list of the remaining sign inventory. Call or visit the Village Office during regular office hours or schedule an appointment. http://villageofelberta.com/elberta-used-street-name-sign-sale/ It's 11 am and there's been good turnout for the antique street sign sale at the