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At about 5:15 Monday, the Alert got word from county commissioner Don Tanner that law enforcement officials were headed to the crowded scene at the east end of Betsie Bay to put a stop to both the fish saving and fish snagging taking place there. Per the DNR'
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Since the word began to get out last Thursday about the potential salmon spawn crisis, a number of ideas have emerged to deal with the problem. The DNR has already been inundated with phone calls from concerned fishermen and business owners. As the Alert reported Friday, Fisheries Management is issuing
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By Emily Votruba Historic low levels in Lake Michigan (the lowest since 1961) have caused extreme low water in Betsie Lake. Thousands of salmon are dead and dying as they try to breach the sandbars and get into Betsie River to spawn. Don Tanner, Benzie County commissioner and a licensed
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Per an email received today from Dennis Holcombe, chair of the Gilmore Township planning commission: "I talked to the DNR this morning. They had just returned from a site visit here in Elberta, they walked the area. Their analysis is that the level of Lake Michigan is the lowest
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By Emily Votruba A group of concerned fishermen are mounting a campaign to avert what they feel might be a failure in this year's salmon run. Thousands of fish are dead and dying in the low water of the Betsie Bay trying to make it up into the
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By Emily Votruba and Bob Kenison Judge James Batzer will hold the first hearing in the Platte Valley Auto Sales fraud case (no. 9498) Tuesday, September 11, at 3 pm at the Benzie County Court House. In the motion, filed August 30 and obtained by the Alert this morning, September
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Sheriff Rory Heckman said this morning that the Sheriff's Department is in the middle of its investigation of alleged fraud perpetrated by Platte Valley Auto Sales owner Dave Purchase and his sister Brenda Purchase. Asked if any arrests were planned, Heckman said, "We are right in the
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By Emily Votruba Bayshore Tire and Auto is saddened by but not implicated in the financial scandal at Platte Valley Auto Sales, according to Caitlin Davis, who runs the front desk. Dave Purchase and Steve Hubbard are no longer business partners in the Bayshore shop. Steve is in the process
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8 am! Meet at the Elberta Beach parking lot. BYO gloves. Bags are provided. Sponsored by Friends of Betsie Bay.
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Come one, come all! to free movies Monday (August 20), Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at the Elberta Waterfront Amphitheater. It's the first annual Mushy Peach Festival, featuring films generously supplied by local auteur and Benzie booster Rich Brauer. All the films were shot locally and with local themes.
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At tomorrow's Farmers' Market (7:30 to noon) not only will you find the area's best produce, flowers, and foraged items, but the new TOTEBAGS are in, as well as more T-SHIRTs in various new and improved sizes.
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The deadline for submitting a minimum of 6 signatures on a candidate petition was today at 4 pm. Here are the candidates: Trustee Candidates (3 open slots): Joyce Gatrell, Ken Holmes, Bill Soper, Dave Bower, Jennifer Wilkins Treasurer Candidate: Laura Manville