Activism
By Emily Votruba The Friends of Elberta met for the first time on January 15. In just a couple of weeks, they agreed on a mission statement and held an event, the Fire & Ice Skating party on February 9. The Friends' mission is to "preserve, promote, and
Gov't Watch
Download council-meeting-january-16-2014.m4a By Emily Votruba BREAKING: A special meeting of the Village Council will be held this Wednesday at 7 pm in the Community Building to deal with agenda items council didn't get to at last Thursday's meeting and to finalize the budget. A great
Gov't Watch
By Emily Votruba During its regular board meeting this Thursday, February 20, the Village Council will review and most likely adopt the proposed budget for fiscal year 2014–15. At least one council member and budget committee member won't be voting to adopt it. "We've
Activism
A new NGO, formed in late January, meets for the fourth time tonight at the Mayfair Tavern at 7 pm. The mission is "to preserve, promote, celebrate, and enhance the quality of life in Elberta." All are welcome. Agenda items for this meeting include a recap of the
Calendar
What better way to prepare for Valentine's Day than to learn about extremely poor communication among men and women of the early modern period? What: The Hammer of Witches: Witchcraft in the 16th and 17th Centuries, a lecture by Dr. Louis Yock When: Thursday, February 13, 4PM Where:
Alert Weather
While on our way back from a failed attempt to catch the fabled Elberta Jumper on film, we came upon Tommy Thomas, of Washington Avenue, who was out shoveling, as he has been for weeks now. The piles rise about ten feet high on either side of Mr. Thomas'
Agriculture
By Emily Votruba It's probably not anarcho-syndicalism in the making, but the City of Frankfort's planning commission under the leadership of Bruce Ogilvie has put together a fairly progressive and forward-thinking zoning ordinance. The comment period is NOW, and the public hearing is set for Tuesday,
Agriculture
The Northern Michigan Culinary Arts Community makes a second attempt to kick off its community dinner series at Grow Benzie on Sunday, February 9 at 5 pm. As with all NMCAC events, menus are volunteer-made from scratch and feature locally produced ingredients. Dinner is served at 5 and runs until
Community Alert
Clip out and stick on your fridge! Or, well, just write them down.
Culture Bluffs
By Mason Loney Each year, first-year high school students at Frankfort–Elberta High School and Benzie Central read Bruce Catton's Waiting for the Morning Train and create their own reminiscence of growing up in Benzie County. Mason Loney submitted this essay to the Bruce Catton Awards contest in
Community Alert
By Emily Votruba Former Benzie County administrator Chris Olson, who was engaged by the Village Board of Trustees to help them create both a deficit elimination plan and an internal controls action plan as required by the State of Michigan, has come up with a corrective action plan (CAP) for
Community Alert
By Emily Votruba Last night in a special meeting, council approved a deficit elimination plan to submit to the Michigan Department of Treasury. The penalty for failure to meet the revised deadline of January 6 (moved again to January 8 because of the weather) was a 25% reduction in revenue