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Free Treats at Conundrum Café Halloween Night
Conundrum Cafe will be open to Trick or Treaters of all ages on October 31 from 6 pm to 8 pm. It's their way of saying "thanks" to the community! Free treats for all. Ain't that sweet?
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New Business: Eco-Building Products Open House!
Next Wednesday! Delicious free food, beer and music at Eco-Building Products' open house beginning at 7 pm. Come and meet our new business neighbors in the old Elberta Beach Market building: owner Jim Barnes and staff Greg Kindig and Lisa Richter. We kind of feel like we should be
Community Alert
What Do You Think of Our Plan?
The final draft of the Village of Elberta Parks and Recreation Plan for 2009–14 is now up on the Village website. As soon as the official notice is published in the Record-Patriot this Wednesday, the official five-week public comment period begins. This is a very important document for the
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Issy Stapleton Responsive, Expected to Recover
Good news from Eileen Stapleton, Matt Stapleton's mother, via Janet Buck: Issy seems to be "about 95% OK" and is continuing to make progress toward a full recovery. She was unresponsive for three days and today "came out of it." The possible brain damage
Culture Bluffs
Perfect Donut
This perfect automotive donut was executed at the intersection of Washington and Bigley sometime in the middle of a mid-August night. It remains visible today. A similarly circular vehicular sketch was created at the intersection of Bigley and Lincoln. Perhaps the artist would like to see a statue of Allen
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Give a Local Kid a Better Start to the School Year
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Talk Time with Mabel Little
Back in December, Alert youth editor Merren Garber interviewed Mabel and Allen Little. Today, June 29, the venerable Elberta couple celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary. UPDATE 6/30/13: Patricia Little, Morris's daughter, wrote on Facebook to say that her mother was called Patsy, and that her grandfather
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JR's 2nd Annual Fireworks
A free fireworks display comes once again to the Village, brought to us by J. R. Duncan, when night falls this Saturday, June 29. All are welcome. Duncan said last year the fireworks could be seen from River Road, but you might want to get a better view. Duncan suggests
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Proposed Free WiFi Area
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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7 Questions for Stormcloud Brewing Company Kitchen Master John Snyder
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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Rainbow, May 21, 2013, about 7:30 pm
By Marilyn Maslo
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New Sleeping Bear Birding Trail Is First in State
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (from Douglas Cook, president, Benzie Audubon Club) April 2013 MICHIGAN'S SLEEPING BEAR BIRDING TRAIL CONNECTS THE DOTS Michigan’s coastline and habitat diversity have long been a draw to bird watchers and nature enthusiasts. Birders and eco-tourists spend millions each year in the enjoyment of