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By Emily Votruba Tuesday night's fundraiser for Paul May, our local beef/lamb/poultry/dairy farmer who has bladder cancer, raised over $21,000, with more coming in, according to one of the event's main volunteers, Becky Noffsinger. Chef Glen Noffsinger, who did the cooking for
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Well, this Alert writer doesn't know. But here's a letter to the editor of the Record-Patriot that appeared this week. We obtained it from Suz McLaughlin, who received it from the letter writer. McLaughlin said Mr. Zetterberg and his family own property near Pt. Betsie and
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Download vrp-20130822-180203.m4a undefined Tonight the Zoning Board of Appeals, with new members Holly O'Dwyer and and Mark Held, after hearing public comment and a statement from Loy Putney's attorney, Brad Putney, decided to continue the hearing on September 4 to give ZBA members more time
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UPDATE: County clerk Dawn Olney sent an email today, August 26, at about noon with an agenda attached for either a continued or rescheduled meeting on the Sheriff millage issue, to be held tomorrow (Aug. 27) at 1 pm, same place. 8 am, County Commissioners Room, Benzie County Government Center,
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Sometime between the afternoon of August 20 and 12:30 pm on August 21, Sharyn Bower posted this notice. Loy Putney is appealing the stipulation of council that he house no more than 1 person per 165 sq ft at the Bay Valley worker housing apartments. Since Putney had already
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Download vrp-20130815-190543.m4a undefined It was another nearly three hour meeting, with lots of decisions made and some deferred. President Reggie Manville was back, after a three-meeting absence. Employee benefits were discussed and a vote was taken on Linda Manville's proposal that employees begin contributing 20% toward their
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By Cheryl Gross for Plant It Wild Plant It Wild is offering "Shade Gardening with Michigan Native Woodland Plants and Ferns" by the landscape expert Brian Zimmerman on Wednesday, August 28, 7 pm, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Michigan native plants will be for sale at the program. Shade
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On August 16, percussionist and harmonica player Trina Hamlin will fill the Conundrum Café with her passionate ballads and bluesy sounds. An hour prior to the 8 PM concert, St. Ambrose Cellars, known locally for their delicious meads, will be offering a tastings of their meads, red and white wines
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Katy denHeeten, born Kathryn McConnell, passed away this morning at 6 am. She had spent nearly two years dealing with cancer, humorously, joyfully, thoughtfully, and bravely. The proprietor of the Elberta Hideaway, Katy was a big Village booster. She got involved with the Elberta Alert right away and contributed several
Agriculture
During my three years in Ithaca, New York (which must have one of the premier farmers' markets in the country), I was spoiled by delicious organically raised dairy delivered to a porch around the block from where I lived every week, in addition to abundant options for nitrite-free, free-range,
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Benzie Shores District Library needs of volunteers for the annual Friends of the Library booksale. Volunteers able to do heavy lifting are needed for setup on Friday, August 16, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Setup, sales, and clean-up volunteers are needed for various shifts on Saturday, August 17.