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The Village Parks and Recreation Commission will for the third year in a row sell fabulous Christmas trees from Needlefast Everygreens as a fundraiser for P&R projects! This year the sale will be held in the Farmers' Market Park Pavilion, with festive lights, excellent parking, possibly cocoa,
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This report was given to me by two Village officials (on separate occasions). The officials asked not to be named. One of them said I should publish it on the Alert site and Facebook page, the other asked that I wait to do that until after the council meeting tonight,
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From Dawn Olney County Commissioners Meeting November 5 2013 Draft Minutes THE BENZIE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS November 5, 2013 The Benzie County Board of Commissioners met in a regular meeting on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 448 Court Place, Government Center, Beulah, Michigan. The meeting was called to order by
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November 6, 2013 Hey, everyone. Well, last night was fun. With the help of social media, roving volunteer poll reporters, friendly poll workers, and our tech-savvy friend Aubrey Ann Parker, we were able to bring you election results for several districts in real time over Facebook. Next time we hope
Activism
By Robert Bruce Bushway UPDATED 11/7/13 On November 5, supporters of the activist group Anonymous rallied all around the world to protest corporate greed and government corruption. Here at home, while some citizens in Benzonia were lined up at the fire station Tuesday to cast their ballot in
Crime
By Emily Votruba On November 5 (tomorrow), county residents will be asked to approve a funding increase for the Benzie County Sheriff’s Office. The 1.5 mill "public safety millage" will replace the jail millage (.9 mills) and is meant to allow the return of 24-hour road
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A new "Little Free Library" has opened for business in Elberta. It's located on the front porch of the Conundrum Café at 603 Frankfort Avenue. Books are available 24-7. If your inner book worm is turning and you feel the need (the need to read) "
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Conundrum Cafe will be open to Trick or Treaters of all ages on October 31 from 6 pm to 8 pm. It's their way of saying "thanks" to the community! Free treats for all. Ain't that sweet?
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Attention, cineastes! The Frankfort Film Festival runs next week, Thursday through Sunday. Tickets may be purchased online here or at the box office. Below you can see a chronological listing (by showtimes) of this year's films. 2013 Film Fest Schedule
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Next Wednesday! Delicious free food, beer and music at Eco-Building Products' open house beginning at 7 pm. Come and meet our new business neighbors in the old Elberta Beach Market building: owner Jim Barnes and staff Greg Kindig and Lisa Richter. We kind of feel like we should be
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Download village-council-meeting-on-em-crisis-october-17-2013.m4a Brief update on tonight's meeting: Council voted to table the topic of the deficit reduction plan until they receive further guidance from the state, preferably in writing. The only documentation of the state's interest in seeing a deficit reduction plan cited a report
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The Alert received this letter and photo from Mr. Embertson on October 12. Note that Elberta does not in fact own all of the beach area in question, and so far the Village Council has not proposed to voluntarily sell any beach access to satisfy the Treasury Department. Dear Alert