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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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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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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
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Gilmore Township polls closed at 8 pm, and at 8:15 the results were in: 257 votes cast (Nonpartisan, 10. Republican, 144. Democrat, 103) PROPOSAL Restore and renew millage for Council on Aging, .6600 mill for 5 years YES 187;NO 43 CONGRESSIONAL: United States Senator R Clark Durant 36
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A very awesome Reflections by the Bay tomorrow: Shipwrecks of Sleeping Bear Dunes! a talk by Ross Richardson, who should know. 7 pm at Benzie Shores District Library. Explore a treasure trove of history without having to squeeze into a diving suit.
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The Zoning Board of Appeals, minus recused members Reg Manville and Ken Holmes, voted unanimously to uphold zoning administrator Carl Noffsinger's initial denial of a land-use permit to Loy Putney, who back in December 2011 petitioned to use the former Bay Valley Inn property as worker housing. The
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To learn more about this project of the Elberta Historic Preservation Committee, go to the Apron Savers Facebook page, and check out the Ann Arbor Car Ferry Memories page while you're there.
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Getting excited for this Saturday, when the Solstice Committee puts on a bunch of awesome fun for kids, to raise money for more awesome fun at the kids' tent at Solstice Fest. Check it out: Starting at noon at the Waterfront Park, it's relay games, a dunk
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The Village will hold Spring Cleanup again this year, on Saturday, May 12, from 9 am to 2 pm. You may bring as much of your cr*p as you like, at a rate of $20 per full-pickup-truck load; no tires or hazardous waste, please. Ken Bonney and crew will
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About 55 people turned out on Wednesday night, April 25, as the Village Council, sitting as the zoning board of appeals (ZBA), attempted to hold a public hearing on the land-use permit denial issued by zoning administrator Carl Noffsinger for Loy Putney. Putney has purchased the former Bay Valley Inn
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ELBERTA WATERFRONT PARK—Joanne Bartley said it was the largest turnout for an Easter egg hunt she’d ever seen in her five years running the Chamber of Commerce event. The Waterfront Park lot was full, and cars spilled over to the shoulders of 168 on this bright, mild-for-April morning