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If you're looking for a special gift for a loved one this year, Elberta quince jam, made from quinces from the Elberta quince tree next to the Eco-Building Products/Elberta Beach Market building, is available by donation at the Village Office. Emily Votruba made the jam and Jason
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Parks & Rec and your fellow villagers gather this Thanksgiving Sunday from 5 to 10 for hanging out and leftovers at the Life Saving Station (1120 Furnace Street, at the Waterfront Park). Come and share your leftovers potluck style or just try everyone else's. Soft drinks and coffee
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Jason Soderquist has painting of the Amphitheater, and it looks terrific. Go check it out when you get a chance.
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Update: At tonight's special council meeting, which was attended by several members of the public, council discussed a few options for our immediate, emergency Department of Public Works needs: required water operations and testing, and plowing. Elberta's backup water operator, Dave Bissell, who works full time
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From Suz McLaughlin: "COMMUNITY fundraiser for STANDING ROCK, Wednesday, November 16, at Grow Benzie, 5-7pm. Soups from local cooks & chefs, breads and dessert...$5 donation. Let's show OUR community support for the WATER PROTECTORS of Standing Rock! Their mission is still moving forward, they are on
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A dedication ceremony will be held today at 2 pm at the new Benzie County Veterans Memorial, located behind the Watson Benzie dealership between South St. and Grace Road, west of US 31. Arthur Melendez, an Elberta resident, veteran, and volunteer with the Benzie County Veteran Affairs Committee, said there
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Submit your bid here! http://villageofelberta.com/quilt-bid-form/Lot no. 1, the one and only Elberta Solstice Festival Quilt. It's a full/double (54" x 75") coverlet handcrafted out of Elberta Solstice T-shirts and donated as a benefit to the Village by artisans Rosemary Tanner and
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For Benzie County totals, go and keep refreshing here. Here is a pdf of elberta-gilmore-election-2016-results. Scroll down for visuals of all the data.
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GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT PREVIEW for Village of Elberta and Gilmore Township Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Open from: 7 am to 8 pm Our Polling Place: The Village Community Building 401 First Street Elberta, MI 49628 Complete Michigan voting instructions, including "write-in" instructions, are available here. PDF Download: Ballot
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Council Meeting Report, October 2016 By Emily Votruba Holly O'Dwyer chaired this regular council meeting in the absence of president Diane Jenks, who resigned from Council and the Planning Commission effective October 13. New Shed on Crapo A Zoning Board of Appeals public hearing was held before the
Farmers' Market
The last day of the 2016 Elberta Farmers’ Market is tomorrow, Thursday, October 13, from 9 am to noon. Let’s show our gratitude to our market master, Sue Oseland, and the local vendors who have nourished us since May, and make a strong showing for the final harvest of
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The City of Frankfort and the historic Garden Theater come together to elevate the human spirit through film, with 20 award-winning features at the 8th Annual Film Festival, October 20–23! As usual, some of the year’s inspired independent filmmakers will be on hand to share their stories: Bill