Community Alert
By Emily Votruba ELBERTA LIBRARY—On June 13, 2013, the Parks and Recreation Commission held its last regular meeting before this year's Elberta Solstice Festival. At the beginning of the meeting, Connie Manke, P&R's president and a longtime, beloved member of the commission, announced
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Do you have a pet or 10? Do you know someone with interesting animal friends? Let us know at elberta.alert@gmail.com.
Agriculture
If you have an idea for a story in this series on the amazing careers of your fellow Elbertians past and present, let us know at elberta.alert@gmail.com. By Pat Moyna My father, Earl Moyna, the Elberta rural-route mail carrier from 1920 to 1953, being a civil-service employee,
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The Alert obtained this printout of the proposed free WiFi coverage area from Frankfort City Council member Richard Haan. This is just a preliminary plan, not final; if you're interested in this issue, contact a Frankfort City Council member or attend one of their regular meetings, on the
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By Mary LinkAl Bryant, a local taphophile (someone who studies gravestones) gave a presentation for the Benzie Genealogical Society monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 8. Showing pictures of tombstones of the famous and infamous, including his distant cousin, Clyde Barrow (of Bonnie and Clyde fame), Mr. Bryant explained the symbolism
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Michael Murphy holds certificates from the Great Britain Dry Stone Walling Association and the Dry Stone Conservancy of the United States and is a certified instructor with the Dry Stone Conservancy. He designs and builds walls, stairs, walkways, benches and special features in dry stone. He will be teaching a
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1. So you're the new chef at Stormcloud Brewing, and you're a 1999 Kalamazoo College English major with a music minor. Does your cooking have a deep structure to it? And how does that relate to a universal grammar, if such exists, of breweries? Well, I
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Alert reporter Chip Marks spoke with Chris and Victoria Mekas about their new combination coffee and flower shop, which opened for business May 15 in the old Java 429 spot on Main Street. Chip got this response and some great photos. We took occupancy of the commercial space at 429
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By Emily Votruba On May 25 at 7 pm, Frankfort–Elberta's very own Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre company will transform Oliver Art Center into the House of Capulet for "An Evening in Verona"—a fun theatrical party with a purpose. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at
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By Marilyn Maslo
Gov't Watch
By James Ward April 9, 2013 ELBERTA LIBRARY— Present: Carl Noffsinger, Doug Holmes, Ron Beyette, Sharyn Bower. Guest: Don Tanner, James Ward Don Tanner, our county commissioner for District 7, spoke about the reorganization of health care services. Benzie County is among the 21 counties in the Northern Zone that
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Starting next Saturday, Memorial Day weekend, Betsie Hosick Health & Fitness Center will offer a free yoga class at 1 pm. Eric Pyne will teach this weekly class. Betsie Hosick is located off 115 at 102 Airport Road, near the Frankfort Airport and next to Charlie's Natural Food