Politics
Meeting date: January 20, 2011, 7 PM The Alert aims to report as thoroughly and accurately as possible on Village meetings; however, we usually have just one reporter per meeting, and some topics may be missed or misconstrued. Please submit any corrections to elberta.alert@gmail.com, or simply comment
Culture Bluffs
The Benzie County Players presented Skin Deep at the Mills Community House for five showings in January. Debbra Eckhout, Rachel Evans Higgins, Josh Stoltz, and Mark Vandeperre starred in this new comedy written by Jon Lonoff and directed by Steve Elrick. Reviewers’ summary: The play was about a spinster woman
Alert Reader
Frankfort City Superintendent Josh Mills responds to “We Didn’t Start the Fire…” Doug Holmes has always been supportive of the Fire Department, attended every meeting, and voted on the establishment of pay for personnel and approval toward equipment expenditures. I’d like to make a few clarifications regarding fire
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The Alert recently spoke with a longtime Elbertian about Edison Berryhill, an unsung hero of Village maintenance... There really ought to be a monument to Mr. Berryhill, who was our department of public works person for many years. He collected garbage twice a week and took it to the old
Calendar
Wednesday, 5th, 7 pm, Village Community Building, Elberta Parks and Recreation Committee meets. Tuesday, 11th, 5:30 pm–9 pm, Grow Benzie, 5885 M-115, Benzonia, Potluck Workshop "Building a Living Soil," with ag guru Craig Schaaf. Part 1 in a series of 6 hard-core gardening workshops. Saturday, 15th,
Calendar
Wednesday, 1st, 7 pm, Village Community Building, Elberta Parks and Recreation Committee meets to discuss trail maintenance, sledding party, Elberta Arts Council, Elberta Alert newspaper Thursday, 2nd, 6 pm, County Sheriff's Office, 505 Michigan Ave. (US-31), Beulah: citizens' Public Safety Committee , organized by Sheriff Rory Heckman, meets.
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Is anyone deep-frying a turkey or anything else for the holidays? Several area residents use vegetable oil to power their diesel cars, and they'd love to come and get your leftovers. You'd be doing them a favor and keeping the grease out of BLUA and the
Infrastructure and Planning
The last meeting of the Doug Holmes–led Elberta Village Council convened last night. Next month, December 16, will see the new council members under Reg Manville take the reins. Attendance was high, at 18. Among the luminaries present were local developer Scott Gest and newly elected District 3 county
Open Season
What's that sound ringing out at the indecent hour of 8 am? You crack open an eye, curse the sun coming in through the curtain, and, there it goes again. For the past week or so, shots have been heard several times a day as hunters "sight
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If the village could get a grant to revamp the power/phone/cable lines to underground status, the problem with tree height and growth would be mute. It would be so nice to have a clear view of the bay (without utility lines) and it would make the commercial area
Culture Bluffs
The Elberta Parks and Recreation Committee held its regular meeting last night at the Village Community Building. In attendance were new member Arthur Melendez and prospective new member Jennifer Wilkins, along with chair Bill Soper, Connie Manke, Village president-elect Reg Manville, and Lisa Schrader-Confer. Trustee-elect Linda Manville came out of
Calendar
Visit the public Elberta Alert Events Calendar here. Wednesday, 10th, 7 pm, Community Building (behind the old Bay Valley Inn): Elberta Parks and Rec Committee meets to discuss new arts initiatives, use of public space Thursday, 11th, 7 pm, 670 Crystal Ave., Frankfort: Friends of Betsie Bay meets to discuss